St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-26

| tne lanulOfh, 'tnercS no possible way
to get to Dolbadarn Tonight, not un-
less You take car from Mr.. ChOnes."
Il shan't have Il car from Mr. Jones. y
| said. Cant hire one anywhere
else r.
Evan shook his head; there was no
horse or car in Ahermaw except the
horses and cars owned by Mr.. Jones.
Then there is nothing for it but
walking,' said Il must 90 round hv
Llantair Bridge" But | didn't like the
idea of ten miles walk through the
mist and gathering gloom.
stop! said Evan. why shouldn't
you 90 over the bridge-the railway
bridge ?"
'lS the bridge passable, then 7 Can
| Nou get across ?"
80 dear. yes. The gentlemen from
the railway come over very often. and
to-day Hugh Pugh and David Morris
did come over from the DOlbrith
Quarry"
And what distance will that save
me n
Pour or five miles: YES. sure
And the bridge is quite safe 7'
'Oh, ii is very strong and safe in
deed !; or how should Hugh Pugh and
| David Morris come over, and the rail
way gentlemen too; YES, sure.
'And the railway people won't Oh
ject to my going over p
"Thcy've all knocked off work for
the day, and there won't he soul near
the bridge hut yourself"
Then of course I'll go over it
But found that there were certain
| difficulties in the way. The railway
ahn,5t 'l"nSrn >>S' an', eS'ih'E "l POM
inn tha+ 'nm tnrnd th ''',rt i,"ii '"e .'.1,e .l
t,,,.,, -. .'' ,n, ~. ''i''niH VI 'n'
nov 10 a, /" "' t Mtrae ~, cil"il.iti % WAS
''a i"',"Mr" .4 " 's'H'l'e 1i r ''"u. 'i'IeeI
I":'i Il,;'io w. VI " nlilt' ne I'lilnisiifo
J,;, "'o .InS'i -, ~ ',u "l P!ieS III my
,hi,h nno a,,.o h ',Ie "ei vi ..it iLNr' iinii'
kI M';lti, iose lluse piers "l 'lhlner [" 'he
'eiS't vi ""o", loI'H iSet. Along 'hese
"ele Ii''sSNt uaAhs: oeSIlilrn |" snP
l"lt ne Pl"'i"i''l vi 'lle "liuSe' whist
e''n !'i'l was strengthened ana sup
,"i'e"' an" "s'rGhsthehed ana supported
l.s n'lSn''i' ~ d" arrangement "l
'iVISI W I'e'"ls "n' tIeS'
w ntil lti,'iiTn &c 'le nank OF 'le rlNer
ti Ti'' ~! s"lu'' iN al nov ialliS' iouii"
,i"' 'neiT WIS '",lsiuela"ie Ilain
''o Ee',! nee.' nc sit,it "n'' ih' Ie'leS' per
- a"o". '' "n.l''leu '' "iusi EN"il' nov
.'i: wa" Pit'Iic" "l'n pan l"'
i,o"u vi i',s "Is 'ic
i;,L W. '' Il,.le ei"oI, ~ 'le ann '"'its'
i'', II NJ ins III ."c 'i''! ''''N """N t;
hn,. 'ni,' , M ,l''i. Nc.e nov "h n''Iu
LEI, '','t' .t ., ri"" so' ''irIi ,''le "iiIG!
t. 'i l.: "l "o:.lu ''i'"" 'lie
D"''' ,'ii'' '.oi' """n WIN '.ie s'iet"''
,'n' ei'"''' iii'' '' 'ne i"o' Vi 'ile ne'i-
''.
=, Du' Wy no, IeIl! lne Ilsni over
'''o wv nsAeu' ~,
vi E'ssi"ie' e"ii E'ai' mere
.I 0ii5lioMs anu Iulchsan"s al tIe
'a "'n,.i slue Millcl at tii'S '''i'e oi 'he t'ne
g. W. Jn7.'ous
-1;o,, we 'II n'"t'' n'li way 'l"ns t"c io'u
an, ,,' ' W. 'T?nS |;t.S 'iie eSt"'i 'li we
',",I S;.,:i. =" 'i!e ;I''ie li'l uoi' an ia"
u" '.i'li'"''H III "oil"" inS lne "'lsS'
T., do,,.,, ~ .t,ai'i '','''''' 7"''''"7 P'''
,i,. an .,.,
W as "''','o. 'I'''N t,oN' ~. d"
tho, "a ,'ia " rS ,L h"a He. """ II, ,l' III
I'I 'ii''' "" "p "n '"' li'' 'N'il
,Inr,d or1 ',2 't, 'Tt,; ,"l",,,'' VI
fa,o thn ,-;nJ h;ah L,Ioi i'S 81 l"I , -"
"a ;,'t;.T, II '',,n IS. '.'' ''','' i''oIii
i,I,.t n,ih LIE, I;aI "' n'''a' III o', i
,,,'I t;'In II,i" ~ ,'i1" i'""N "s,.i". IN" i
.- "','l .','e WE III our i'N"i' anu 'lIt
P"sS"St vi lll' stream "t''i''e'' lis h"'
/" very le" iliohlchis. approaching 'ilc
rii,' VI '"' W l. an l''SScu rope
i'"'ii 'i!c SUN rl 'ile "l'SN on I"
c'"ss :. l'ie,c 'Ii"' i"''''tu so,' "l Pi"!
l1Illl' i"o' OF SO from the water
euSe.
jumped; an" 'aiued S;'IeiH on 'Ie
palh' ana illeh io"nu thiI my WA!
"P""i"S WIS ny cliill"lilS IN" nearest
pier across winch were haile" I"l%h.
llIeGuiir S'aNeS' "hl'il 'onS' h"teu Mhu
Is called Il workman ladder. mad no
intention "i uliurr'"klh% any aci"ha'lt
icatS. ana the lde't "l cllmhihS up I"
til!t gid"N hel&h' u! S'ch rough ui'-
TcIIa"it supports was niN'3Stei"i enough.
| Wouidh Try II; W"'lid ." hack III
the boat t" dry iand once more. but
the boat had spun away on the tide.
and was now far out OF eaISh"t, or m
deed ryeshot either. There | stood.
then, IN the midst OF rushing. raging
sea, upon halk "i timhtr, embracing
a huge black pier. the head of which
was lost III the gloom ana mist over
head. | couldn't stay here | must get
across the bridge at all hazards, and
my only way was upward.
Up went Slowl y step by step, test
ing each frail spllntered Stave ere
trusted my weight to it. More than
one broke away in my hands, and fell
into the sea below. But when reach
ed the top, thought, then all tins dan
ger would be over l should find
ilrm' secure pla,loIih-a RAIL- Or al