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comp <itioa On canvas &C In marble, viii
not one half the teaniy or the truth u
nature of these fortaitoss axsemb.ages O
graceful figures.
An hour had passed away not uupleas
sntly when the heroes Of the day arrived
They were to leap into the pool be6esil
from the summit Of . precipice ninet,
feet in height. Thirty feet below the edg'
. crag juts out fifteen feet from the face o
the rick. 1t Was necessary for the swim
mers to clear this projection. We wer
seated on ledge If rock near the edg
Of the water, to witness the feat the,
were about to perform. It vas q poin
Of view whence the swimmers were seeI
with striking effect as they first appeared
on the crag above Us, and paused for
moment on it's brink before taking thei
tremendous leap into the gulf beneath.
As we looked up to the summit Of tn
precipice, the powerful forms of thes
olive-colOred memorable specimens
the native races of the Paci6c-stood GU
10 magnificent relief against the darl
blue sky. Each wore o green wreatl
fastened on his brow-a trifing touch
which enhanc ed the resemblance to thos'
admirable products of ancient art, tn
bronze figures IF the flying Mercury il
the museum at Naples. As the first swim
mer gathered himself together for th
leap, there was breathless silence in tn
crowd, momentary glance of hesitation
in the countenance of the hero of Hilo
succeeded by that set look which maj
wears who has determined to do chiv
alrous deed or perish in the attempt
Then came q superb elastic bound, al
agile REIMBURSEMENT of the balance, an,
the athletic figure darted dowuwards lik
an arrow through the air, with tremen
| dous splash disappeared feet downward
below the CLASSY surface, and after a pro
longed immersion, rose again to the sur
face scath!ess, amid the enthusiastic ova
tons Of the crowd.
The great feat was followed by per
Torrance which, in less amphibiou
country, would have excited wonder.
was a, leap down waterfall having fal
of fifteen feet. Not only did the tw'
champions take the leap, but even tn
nymphs of Hilo, in numbers, followe'
them. After disappearing for few mo
ments in the seethiDg water at the foot o
the cascade, they reappeared laughing
and talking, evidently regarding the fea
as an ordinary bathing incident.-7noma
Brassy, II. r., in Ninssesnth Century.
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