Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-05-19
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Now if there was anv ne !hing for
which Cheveignac had n mania, it was
saltwater bathing; and stood ut that
moment II fair chance for being we'll
ducked. Herries laughed and hallooed
from the bluff, and used all my author
ity in vain. Cheveignac had not achieved
perfect training; he had his freaks of will
fitness quite like the human beings Of his
acquaintance.
1t was directly made manifest that l
MUS. di,mouut or he carried into the
breakers. l got my feet out Of the stir
rups in haste, rolled over his tail. and
landed ist-drep in frotb asd foam.
l heard Hcrries' scream of laughter
as he paused halfway down the path,
holding his horses Bride. Fatal exulta-
tion! The next moment Brown Meg's
feet slipped from under her. A great
rush of sand overwhelmed biped and
quadruped; struggling, kicking. and half.
smothered they rolled together to the io,t
Of the bluffs.
Herries got up with sand in his boots,
down his back, up his sleeves, in his hair,
eyes, nose and mouth. l splashed my
way out on the beach and laughed in my
turn at brown Meg and her master, who
emitted in concert sundry indescribable
noises between cough and sneeze.
"Weal, my fine fellow, when you have
recovered gravity we will resume our
journey. Precious nonsense!" added
Herries, "to come down here at all! We
might have skirted the bluff, at u respec-
cable distance aud not cut all these
antics"
"And gone three miles round Gotham
Gully-since we couldn't fly across!
Pshaw, man; you're not hurt, a.d I've
the worst OF the bargain, after all. Now
to get round Helmet Rock before the tide
turns"
l whis,led to Cheveignac, who came
shOreward rolling and plugging like some
black sea-monster. He was dripping wet,
but the lower half Of my Iody quite
agreed with him, SO sprung t. the sad.
die and cared naught. We rode seward
down the long narrow prOmontory round
the bsse of Helmet Rock, which was only
9assabIe at low water. The reck itself
rose sheer eighty feet from the sand. and
intersected the smooth stretch If beach
that lay between US and the cabin Of
frontiers-man named Nixon, where We
hoped to find accommodation for the
night. NeitMr of US knew the Way, save
~ directed by an old miner at C.isaba.
Cheveignac, taking superb strides
around the corner Of the rock. aud breath
ing additional exhilsration in every bresth
of the wild SEA wind. very nearly ran over
tall man standing On the narrow xay
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