The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-02-01

''''o Shi, w" trehipiinS all over, tnat
she at once had the effect Of cooling her
parents rage. He knew her extreme
scusitiveucss-knew that if he persisted
in his purpose his darling child would
he thrown into delrum.
The hand spike dropped from his
| hand.
''r".rlsc me you won't pnnish him at
all !! pleaded sweet little Claribcl, still
excited.
There, there. promise !. said Cap
tain james, kissing her.
He walked away, and she seemed now
contented, smiling throu h her bend-
ing tears upon Harry DelIer, the young
Swiss
The captain could not forbear giving
him a parting shot
'Yon haven't the spunk of chicken.
Mr.. Deller,' said he; Il don't know
what you'd do if we were in much
peril.
helicr's eyes flashed. but he con
trollcd himself, for little Claribcl was
tngginS at his knee, whispering, Never
mimdn
The wounded hand was well in a
couple Of days. Meanwhile DclIer's re.
iusal to chop off the doves head was,
by many OF the sailors, ked upon as
proof of his being decidedly "A chicken
hearted iellow'
The vessel was then at anchor.
Onc morning, about three days ar;cr
the event rccnrdcl, dove few out OF
the bin, and was, by the wind blowing
freshly at the time. carried some yards
from the ship. 1t alightcd upon the
edge of an iceberg, towering to the
height of our top gallant yard, and from
thence to the very summit Of the berg
With quick cry, Claribcl bounded
to the rail, aud, getting over Into the
main Chains she was, before any person
could prevent her, upon tho foundation
Of tie Gers-a broad, circular, jagged
piece of ice, upon which the base OF the
frozen pinuaclc was fixed
The upper part Of the lorlly mass pro
! jectei outwarS; the-a huge rocky shelf
uverhnngins the foundntion As it was
supported By rather narrow strip of
ice, and as it had beeu heard to crack
several tines hy those aboard the vessel.
we ail expected to see ii give way atany
momeut.
Judge, therefore, Of ur CONSERVATION
when we saw Claribel light is IA l.iry
rra"i'n@ up ;hc rugged side of the ice
iii. 1t seemed to US that no man, un
less II was an exp ricnccl climber, coull
mount that berg. His weight would
we believed, cause him to slip at every
step. Chribcl, however, owing to her
Ii=htne>s, went up the p,ecipicc almost
as easily a. ii she were Going up stairs.
At this moment the vessel, caught by
puff OF wind, swung round, sn that.
i"r several minutes, the little climbrr
Mas lost to our view.
The captain and the rest called to her
To come b,ck, but the wind WAS blow.ug
against us SO that we doubted il ne
we're beard
At lcug,h, there she stood upon tha,
huge oycrhansins mass Of ice projecting
Ir"m the summit OF the lottly berg. The
dove had Gown t" little ledge of ice on
the very cd-e Of the mass, aud Clurbel
stood looking down ut it. Not scemin.
TO see or hear us, She suddenly stopped,
aud actually slid to the ledge.
The ftoutcst heart aboard ship quail
ed ut the little ones peril especially
when "A loud crack was suddenly heard
aud the strip supporting the projecting
icc-rock was seen to yawn with a wide
crack
The captain turned pale Failing
from such a height. Claribel would be
dashed t" pieces on the jagged ice, fifty
feet Ielow, which, in sharp poin ts, pro
jected on al! sides
Still, there she was, laughiugly un.
conscious Of her peril, on the slippery
ledge, reaching out for the dove
The berg was npw oscillating with
the waves the cracking sound was heard
again.
TIE captain sprung to the quarter
boat. Half dozen men, among them