The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-11-11
back, trained ponies being kept Tor
the purpose. n

back, trained ponies being kept TOR
the purpose. n
The ascent being six miles,
naturally preferred to ascend by
pony express, out the gentlemen
went up on foot The ascent ct
the best rate Of speed, pony express
or otherwise, can not be made in
less than two hours So il being
half-past seven when We started,
it would, - o consequence, BE- halt.
past nine when we reached the top,
and half past eleven at night before
We could accomplish the descent.
We made what speed We could to
get up before sunset, and my guide
told me he and my pony, Ross, had'
been up once already thasaay.
The ascent is long and tedious,
and if the ponies were not trained
to perfection, and marvalously sure
footed, it would be very dangerous.
It was wonderful to see my little
Rosa pick her way safely through
! miry bogs and loose, scattering.
rocks, and never once stumbling
but the most persuasive eloquence,
as we'll a. the most ferocious thfeats
were alike unavailing to make her
move until the guide gave his ac-
quiescence, or showed he was ready
to go on, and then nothing could
deter her from following exactly in
his foot steps. This spirit Of de-
votion pleased me 1t reminded
me of some heroine of old romance,
who was willing to brave both flood
and fame, even death itself. to fol
low the lord of her affections /; aud
! thought of the heroic maiden who
gave her life for that reproach to
kni : sbthood, the unworthy Marmion,
nnd the luckless heroine oi Byrons
"Sara" o. woman it niays truly
be said "Out of the heart are the
Issues OF life" 1t is TO be regret
ted that she often wastes the whole
of her affections on the most un-
worthy objects; but in the great
day to which we are advancing. &C.
cordiug to the Revolution, woman
is to be winnow in the fan of pro
gress, and all her little foibles to
lall away ike cllaff from the grain;
but With me seeing is believing y
nd very much fear me that III all
ages woman will be woman still.
Aud Why should size not? In that
she fulhls her destiny, and il she
be 8 true woman has every viz ue
enough to make the scales Of JUS
tice balance decidedly in her favor.
But this is fearful depression on
the mountain side, and when We
were IN such hurry to get up. too;
We must at once proceed with the
more legitimate business of the
hour. It was all my little Rosa'a
fault. She reminded me so much
Of \ wo nan. AT this stage I sup :
posed we were nearly up. but
the g,6lfe told me we were just hall
way, and l came upon the gentle
men gathered around cool spring
refreshing themselves for the 9th
er aud by no means ''better half
of their journey. The: gave me to
drink Of that crystal spring, and
We again set forward. Thns tal
the mountain was covered with 4
long, sweet grass, very grateful tc
animals, as Rosa's stolen bites tes-
titled, also the heather and beau
tiful white flower, very tiny, the
name of which I have forgotten;
and on this lonely mountain side
heard for the first time the Seer
Lewis restless cries" The rocks
now were rugged and barren, and
the way become moro steep and
perilous. Here We met a gentle
man whose courage having failed
had turned about and was 'shome
ward bound" He told US we should
meet another fellow, and if we did
to tell him that he, his companion
"of little faith,'' was right eide ur
and going down at two forty speed
Steep, and still sleeper The
guide told me the lady who had pre-
ceded me that day had never bee,
on horseback before, and rode quite
to the top. 1t is not very chArita
ble thus to speak or think, bu
surely she must have no nerves. O
, no soul 1 am by no means unac
! quainted with horse's back, bu
Z | had no: been accustomed to rid,
up perpendicular heights at dis
tance Of four or five miles abov,
the level Of the eea, and to frapkl,
confess had not the nerve to do it
so. with the assistance OF the guide
I dismounteti, and made tue res
: of the ascent on foot, t,,he pony lead
ing the way and the guide bringing
up the rear; and though / felt m.
teetresting upon terra atnao.so dig
" was the height, and SO wondrou
the ecene aronud and beneath III
81 that I did not dare look back, AM
only gained the top by dint of tn
. .sost determined perseverance il
.'lookins onward, right oh,'' an
eventhen trembIed Il every lin !
Before We gos uq, ''the sun H.
sE.gone down Q 'er the lofty Ben Lo
/, mond," but bis tabroad hand O
light still rested upon the mount
ain tops sin holy heueliction
And then what world we gaze
upon. To the west, the north, ih
east, far as the eye could reach
we're mountain tops, like the bill
+ lows of = mighty ocean, speakin
in language, Enmistakabie to .
! humaa kind, the wonders OF Omni
T potance. Well art Thou terme
all mighty. Had Ethan Allen eve
stood upon that mountain heiRh