Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20
NUMBER 81.

$50 dragged him on to his feet and
pushed him forward, for he was quito
imbecile, and seemed careless what id
with him. But as the exerc ise put his
blood in motion, he frightened up little.
Somehow, Icennot tell you now, ! get
him up 10 the summit, whittier l was
Dent on return ing once more. l dragged
him and pushed him TIL I got him there.
pointed out to him the sun shining
brightly over us, with the stars apparent
Mt the same time-quite great many
were to be seem while beneath us the
ice and snow was all glittering in the
sunbeams. We could have counted 400
glaciers; and there besides were tho
mountains of Dauphine and Of Tyrol.
The Swiss lakes and the counties ofLom-
hardy, and Piedmont, and Italy were all
spread about us like map. DR.. Pac-
card could see nothing, and would not
listen to my description. All said was,
Let me go 20 sleep, and you shall have
Martha That was the cold that made
him so ssupid. s-f. 40
ut was about eleven clock before We
got below the ice, and by that time l
was thankful enough to get on krm
ground. for my erertions in my onw be-
half and for my friend had completely
exhausted mo, and far at least an hour
we had been walking in the dark. s
Il made Preparations for stopping
there through the night, and said to tho
poor doctor, whom | sincerely pitied,
Now you shall lie down and sleep,
when wa have had some supper,
"Quite early tho next morning wns
wakencd by the doctor touching me on
the shoulder.
Balmat, said he, 'is this not oddG
The birds are singing" ...s
Not so odd either replied /, con-
sidering ii is broad daylight.' 4r
He groanod and fell back, say ing,
BROAD daylight, and i can see nothingi
1t seems cannot open my eyes"
II looked Mt him; his eyes were wido
open. lie was stone blind.
Il got him to the foot Of the hill, and
there we were met by the villagers, and
my Martha-yes, my Martha now, Tor j
had won fame and her, and knew that
nothing would over part us Again in
this world. Her eyes were red and swol
len with tears, and MS sho looked at mo
and her father they gu'hed out and wet
tod her cheeks. Indeed many of tho vil-
layers wept also; but i thought IL WAS
with Joy ut seeing us safe down among
them again; when | looked In the glass
| discovered that they were moved by
compassion for me, my face being quito
terrible to look on. i could hardly be>
lieve 1t WAS my own face | saw. My
eyes were bloodshot, my lips were blue
my cheeks were quite black, save for tho
blood that trlckled down from tho cracks
in my face and lips. For n long while
could not open my eyes fully IN the day
light, and had to sit in darkencd rooms
"But that was oil nothing. l had as-
cended Mont Blame, and done what no
other man in all the world from the DO
ginning of time had done, and had won
my wife, my Martha. She came every
day to me, bringing mo newspapers from
I'LL parts Of the world, aud England and
America rs we'll, telling how l, Jacques
Balmat, had ascended Mont Blance
That as.enough to forgot all my trou-
bles.
"Dr. Paccard recovered his sight In
about seven weeks but he was never
tempted to ascend again, nor did he ever
make fun Of me MS ho had. In fac., l
think every ons was proud ofmo, as in
deed they should be. Aud married my
own Martha, ard her father was pleased
CuSSetps HmHy Ma1oxhe.