, 1873-10-23


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XT1L CI1lCtAuNy DlAll
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from tito fast-falling dropa OF rain. It wns
noarIy o'clock we woro not nmbitto,in to 90
int thor notl,or did tho dropping, dripping foli-
hKo Of tho pinb-forest, or tho wot graBB, offor
us gfeat inducements for stopping. But, stEont-
ly aud sadly, ITO concluded to camp. We first
stretched or piece ct eevSn Upon a sos p9lss
III cold md avoriug ll,,ldlo. And thon wo ii.
'''tsa 0''F efforts 1'.. to, to ,,,,a ~, ,,,n,
man Ingenuity o. to build lro in the midst or
b polting rain.storm, with no kindlings to spoak
Of oxcept tho branches Of treos, in1ood long
doadonod, but, for tho tltne bong,
party Whitfield, from dry board found
In the bottom ol tho wagon, nomo shavingB,
which another, gathering up sheltered from
rain under Ills coat-tais, while tho first, oarofu-
taloons, atr3lek match, carofuily sheltered it
intorost. @ until It burned Cd viii | sure Ire famo Ind
thon applied It to tho ehnyIuRs which tho other,
removing from their frBt sl,sltor, placed on tho
ground holding his hat carefully on tho loo gilo,
While tho rost Of l1s, gathering on tho windward,
With outstretchei coat.skirts, eought to
protect tho fsoble flamo from wind md
rain Tho Bhaviugs caugl,t,and q flame blazed
up encouragingly through the small branches
niled loosely aboro when a strong stream
Of water flowed from some ono'a hit straight
down INTO tho 1amo, mud, with O aickly fiokor,
II WENT OUT
In smoke and darkness. Wo then, for moment,
unanimously forgot the third commandment.
With commendable perseverance, We continued
to repeat this operation, the obliyiouBneaa to
said commandment md all, but wero getting dis
couraoed. whom our driver came, nlong aud said
-. t,Hd Ars u tnF1 f04-n1 N tpha n
SUCCESS, and soon had n glorious fro
burning, that glowed, and craoled, and
sent up great blaze, in tho
light md hoat Of which, as no grew warm aud
OF something yet In life worth living for. And,
On So sat ranged along tho odgo OF our sholter,
listening to tho constant drop Of the rain down
upon the thin canvas, and looking across tho
| rather against, tho. deep darkness beyond, that
seemed to rise IN ns d huge blnck wall, thero
was something in tho very weirluoss TINT
char1nod away our aouae OF discomfort. And
tho lttlo atrcarle of cold water, TINT, finding
thor way through tho canvas frequently. trickled
down IN car, or hend, or neck, or shoulder, In
atoad Of darnpening tho spirits, rather excited
THE sENsE OF THE 1uD1onous;
aloomiest aI1 1nss an' one of tho ,to company.
Aftor owhilo, some OF tho party searching out
the suots on which there was tic least leakage,
eproad down blankets, and lay down to such
HlufnbHTH Atu BuCl QTEA1u8 34. might DO HQB81Dk0
under ] the circumstances. Ono of tho ladies.
% upon tho etotind ITO ind would protect hor from ali but
perDondi ndicplarly-desco dampnoss was soon
NJ aiaUIv driftine away from warmth md shelter
~ .frao1n nf ico-;vatnr* and rrndunllv this
vnpne aonso % rinened into the certain conviction
tiat nunloroua streams, mado OF tho cold rain-
| f1rnr,s which had drinped down upou hcr blanket,
svorn nriotiv mcaninr;nu arnunf md beneath hor
| naraoi HHo did mt care ABOUT slcoping any
1nnro" n and putting tic rubber b,aakct, dry
aiic 3own, about her shoulders, took Beat BIZ
t1e u e rouo nc ~ aiont or and snt down to auict
meditntion-aud to dry, / took sent from tho
.rsyo, snroal h5nnkots over Il. and placcd tho
w,6Ia nt TX Inv wifo's diuposai. md spent tho timo
until midnight-e1cept whan I WAS pi1lng fuel
t sue an
III, iiioua Rh corrh in tho world aud really had no OK
ouBe at ali for not at once FILLING into calm and
sonT sorene ~ aimmbora. But
a'io1' e4a enE I1srueEp 70 See ALL TITS.
o.. ,,or+,a";onalv M eI,o AVER lay to norcoyo tic
aftFEont;ons aH NJ the flames OF NV earlior years
"' at Tnilnieht the rain ceayod. aid, spreading
h,ankot ~, n m {hc gronnd' stretched myself out
foot ~ +I,a f}ro md wnnt to sloop, only to bt
ooas;onal,u iatsrha;1 M tho fro waB r3ado tot
Int foT sa;X organs Of iocomotion, whoroupon
III fr;ona wit}, tLo Tit intconous to the droo1
iaio. M would remark that 'Io must have som,
roo,n in Which to build his ire and Tint, any
w%y fuD - wSa m only ~ getting little foretasto Of nj
fut,iro destiuy,"
Tn tho morning tho sun rose bright and cloar
and ,Ve aroao dull aud confused in ou
iicne M to whether or not wo wor
an n p1essurc-trip, Before noon, however, W
.voro oCan in condition for travelling. rid
Of al,ont milog along tho banks Of tic creek
and through groves Of pine, brought us to th
broad ereen Iottom.lands Of
"10' FRAZIER n1vEH
This Htrean, where We forded it, is or rod
watars f}ow swiftly over d bod of boulders al,
nebblos. It's sources aro nt tho hend Of til
Park, about 20 miles to tho south. We stoppo
here tor days flshing pitching or tent undo
tho shelter Of hugo rock TINT rises on the sout
bank Of tho stream, from tho smooth rivol
bottom, 30 Of Gu feet hign, and covors an aere c