Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-06

edge Of the euIx cried to him the look at his
watch. Five minutes more had elapsed. The
blood was literally freezing in my veins. 1
called; j asked II any one was IN sight. The
gu de had Started thirty i've minutes ago. and
nor soul hal yet appeared. IL ~as scarcs'y
pl obsble that he conid cum 20 qli xiv, ~ We
had taken three-qnarters of hour 10 get 70
this SPOT, and be had To 20 and turn
felt that l could hold on but very little
longer. The fraIl support on which my safety
ao1e depended might yield at any moment and
b1eak beneath me. remembered that mad
long knife In my pocket, and resolved to make
use OF It to draw myself ont. informed my
eompsnion CT tn 9 project; he implored me to do
nothing OF the kind; but my situation had be-
come Noticeable. 1 made Q notch in the ice
nlgn enough 10 insert my hard in it; then about
Two rect above the little bridge I dug a hole
suheiently large for me to place my foot in it;
succeeded, and grssping these two points of
support, my back resting with all my strength
sell and Keep myself firm IN this new position
descended again upon the bridge. and began
another notch above the first 1 battered my
sell That should thus be able to escape from my
Iris0r, bat a single slip, false step wouId pre-
cipi ate me into the abyss.
was working diligently at NY second step.
when heard joyous cry above nae.
Here they areI Three men with ropes
them"
the narrow and slippery bridge, so as TO be able
70 seize the rope they Were about 20 lower, AMI
TIE it around me- saw the end of 1t swinging
about two yards above my head.
May God have mercy upon me- II is too
short
owe have another"
That was fastened To the fsst and let down
seized the end Of il. bound it strongly round
my waist, and grasping the rope with botn
hands, gave the signal for then, to pull up.
They began was saved A minute after
wares was standing on the glacier. L hal
passed fifty minutes IN the creyasse, durinr
Which time had happily lost neither my con-
ndence IN God nor my presence OF mind.
When I placed my foot upon trm ground
again an overpowering feeling of deep grat.-
luce to the Almighty who had delivered me in
80 great peril hlled my breast 1 fell on r1v
knees and tainted. When / again became cor,
scous our party was preparing to start for the
Montanvert. Before leaving wished to cast
nearly been buried alive. saw how completely
impossible it would have been for me to get out
CT II as had projected. The opening at the
top was too wide 10 have allowed me as reached
II 10 lean against the opposite wall. land without
that support the most agile of climbing animals
would have found it impossible to scale this per-
pendcular wall OF ice.
The guide had run to the inn, where he couIi
NOS ind single rope suitable for the purpose.
In despair he started for Chamounix; when on
the way be met two muleteers. Their aninals
we're laden with wood, tied on with ropes, which
be impiored them to give him to save q poor
traveller who had fallen into a crevasse. These
came with the guide to my assistance. TYING
them all together there were three-the ropes
reached the depth OF thirty or forty yards
where had been arrested in my fall.
Assisted by my deliyerers, i was able to reach
Hontanvert, where, In . good bed aud with my
bruises attended to, had leisure to dream
about the danger from which | had escaped
and the remembrance Of which often haunt
ne, both sleeping and waking. trust future
travellers, profiting by my experience, Will no;
run the risk Of penetrating into the midst OF
these Icy regions without providing themseIves
win axes and ropes, and especially WITH firm
confidence in Gods goodness, the surest Of sup
Iorfs, aadthe best safeguard here below.--Fteu