The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-05-21
PENGELLY,s PERIL.


II was a bright July day IN those old'
happy, clothesdestroying, iesson-'hirk,
ing times, that one FRED fengeiiy ana
lay upon the summit OF one oil the large
cliff that frown in places upon the Corn
ish coast-vast granite piles IKE castles
placed there to protect the lar western
shores OF England.
Around US IN the crevices grew the
blue harebell and many miniature fern |;
brightcolored lichens covered the rocky
masses which forced their way through
the thin coating oil earth, while Tor our
couch we had the soit, snort neroage
which fed the active sheep oil the dis
trict. .
we were IN lazy mood, Tor we mad
about exhausted our STOCK oil amuse-
ments. We had been down upon the
shore, ana hunted In the rock-poois Ior
crabs, hsh' ana sea anemones; put the
heat OF the sun had induced a languor
which melted me to call upon Fred to
join me IN a bathe, which ne would not !;
though after the long ramble winch ioi-
lowed, FREQ nae proposed the very same
thing, when, OF course with boyish OBJ
stnacy' l must refuse.
80, In suiky humor we made our way
up bya gap, climbing from granite block
70 granite piock until we were upon the
summit OF inc Gill; wnere' aiter the IN
doient' picturesque iasnioh OF boys we
ioIies ABOUT ana TOOK our ease
LOOK al tne OLD guiisF eried FRED, at
last as mr peneatn US iaziiy saiiing
along we couiu see .ne SOIL gray wings
naruiy moving as 'hey pore 'he pirus
round some ragged peak or Jar OH over
the snimmsrlng sea-
well WHAT'S tne good OF looking AT
them was my iii-humored answer
LOOK AZ 'ha' one mes, On .ne pi' OF
iedge tnere' said fred' pointing 10
where q huge mass oil rock formed a
promontov running out ior some DIS
lance INTO the sea, its sides being the
breeding places OF hundreds OF guiis'
iariiy turning my head In the required
direction.
my companion however seemed 10
tnihk o'herwise, ana began mischieV-
eusiy 70 amuse himself oy throwing
nttie scraps Oh granite In the poihted-ou'
direct'on one and all, however, iaiiing
hr snort OF their aim.
Inc new interest awakened In my
schooiieiiow seemed 10 nave chased away
ms ianguo,' ana as 1 lay WIN my eyes
haii closed, ana the sun shaded from
tnem WIN my cap i saw MN slowly
ana iaooriousiy CHAMBER out on 10 the
summit Oh the granite pie, built up as
IL WERE OF layer upon layer OF vast
ume-smootned Diocks; ana then' after
making me signal whicn l was 100
n1y 70 answer oy waving MS cap saw
MN PeePing down' nrst on one slde,
'nen on 'he othei' as IL In search oil
gulis eggs, all OF which, however, knew
" ne nr on, Oh ms feaeh'
nan watch'u'' haii dozing' lay lazily
following ms motions TIL he shouted to
me- 'he cry being almost lost IN the
grea. Soi'ude-even the roar oil the
breaking waves iar below reaching my
ear win soi.eneu' iuiiihg SOUND, as IN
ght'er,ns fountains oil spray they leaped
over the spar-Veined rocks, to TALL back
In siiVery cascades 10 the restless sea
gave one hahu an idie wave IN an
swer 10 ms cry, and then listlessly
watched MIN Juggling ana toiiing, for
some purpose or.ancther, at large piece
oil rock.
Now he would heave 1t along for few
ieet' then he would stop to rest, and it
was only when l saw what he intended
10 40 that grew interested; then, crawl
ing TO the edge OF the elf, j eagerly
looked across the gap between us at the
great wall oil rock, ledge upon ledge Of
when was gray or black with sea-blrds,
Look oat| iancied l heard him
shout.
Ana theh once more he began heaylng
ana toiiing at the block OF granite, like
sisyPhus Oh old' untii he mad moved 1t
10 the extreme verge, where he stopped,
resting haif concealed from me by
rugged projection
Dut only ior Jew minutes when he
rose climbed iuiiy INTO sight and then
kneeied uo"h 70 urag up the stone
could not heip ieeling interested IN