The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-20

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taina had provided n.yssif vIih "a
Alpine siaff, whose iron pofnt hsd 1 3 un-
usual length, asd miskt ssfve ne - I
powerful weapon Of dsfsncs In Gee oI
necessity, Bssidss thia wore my great
chAmois knife IL my belt
Arrived At the summit Of The rock, I lay
down, with half my body extsndsd over
the precipice, aud xased down into the
depths 10 discover the lodges. II WAS {
terrible sight. However sharp my nee
were other wise, they did mot reach The
bottom Of the sbyss that stared at me only
like q black chaos. The ledge with the
eagles nest was easily found, and lay
about seventy or eighty feet below the
summit on which We stood. There were
nesting, Is the lad had seen quite rightly,
two young eagles In their knotty, hard
bed Of twigs, the older possessors of
which, the male and female, In all proba-
biiity, had flown away In search Of food.
Since IL was still early In the morning, we
might expect that they would not return
soon, and determined 10 yet 10 work Al
once.
My two cousins now nut one end Of the
rope around the thick stump Of q tree,
that stood upon the summit Of the preci.
pice, while at the other end was fastened
a firm, wooden cross piece by the middle.
and in such a way that / could use II "A
q seat In the dangerous descent. Resides
this, I wound about NV bodva short rome
which, however. was fastened to he
longer one so that I should not be embar.
raised In descending and Ascending. This
was a measure of precaution. in case I
should slide from the cross.niece-
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lay cautiously down mon The rocks Win
my feet toward the precipice. ana. extend.
ed upon nv belly. pushed mvself SLOWLY
with both hands toward the verge. ard
hung oyer the abyss. whose whnls terri.
bic depth l now Overlooked. II was the
first time that I ever attemnted snch an
exploit. And it is a peculiar feeling 10
hover thus in the air. bich alof On
slender rope, that may break or slip of
any moment, and under you a black, ugly
chasm, whose immeasurable depth yawns
awfully upward. Had not the pleasure of
the chase thrilled oil my members. and
the fear Of my cousins' ridlcule restrained
me, I should have almost begged to be
drawn up again. l did not. however. but
only asked for my hat and staff, and slow
ly sank into the abyss.
You will spare me the description of
this descent-it is not associated with the
most agreeable "reminiscences Of nv hunt.
ing life. Suffice it to say that. after a
Journey through the air Of about five
minutes, | arrived In the neighborhood of
the ledge, beside which. to nv great Nv.
| deserted a smaller ledge. mon whose
surface | could find foothold. When the
young, still almost unfedced brood ner-
ceived me, thew opened their bills wide.
and lifted their featherless wings AZ II
they would ty away. Without paving
further attention IN than T cIench.d !
cleft Of the rock. nlantedT NV ioot mon
the ledge, and stood now, freely breathing
and successful, on nv feet again, knowing
that terra tifma was under me.
SILENTLY and With tbe lo.s, ros.;h,o
noise I made NV rranarst;ons rha s;Je.
nocrets nf NV coat We're 81 1arca that I
young earle had annie room n each ~
them Mt n he hindered in TAKING them
from the mast / mades signalt ~ nv CONE
ins above "a slacken the rone ana was
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