The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-03

Shtufuhl - NAH monday M llc tcanX
College, Niagara, aud unless boy has
greatly misbehavcd he can 20 off bounds
on that day. II j. greatly enjoyed IN
excursions to the Falls and the romantic
spots around the river. One Saturday
three years ago (writcsa former student
AT the Collcgc) was master Of the day.
and when the report of absent ones was
handed 20 me AZ the supper table
noticed the names of three II the small
est boys, Kelley, Park and Very. They
were new boys, all three Of them. and
sat AT my table. ! asked the bows near
me whether they knew any thing about
them or not. II was thought they had
gone down the road towards the Devils
Hole. supper was over and they did
not appear. The boys marched into
evening school, and three Of the larger
boys were just starting to hunt the
missing ones when two Of them came in.
Park and Very. Parks clothes were
torn and muddy. Very had horrible
looking face, bruised black and blue.
and very bloody They were 50 tired
and frightened that neither of them
could say u word. ''Whcre i KcllcyP
Where Is KclleyP'' This only made
them the more excited. II was only BY
degrees that we found out that they had
gone down To the river near the DEVILS
Hole 10 play and 10 hunt fossils. and
that NJ the suggestion Of Kelley they
had undertaken 10 return by the river
along the rocks 10 the whirlpool
stairs. They got along well nj
first. Then il grew darker. After
number Of serious falls down
the rocks, and eager crawling up again.
they came upon the Ladders. They did
not know whittier this would lead them:
but SO rejoiced were they to get little
higher that they clutched the rotten
rounds up. up, up. and then the roots OF
the trees. still higher and higher, not
daring 10 look back, and with hearts full
Of joy they AT length recognized the
woods and the level land. They could
not rejoice in their own escape without
thinking of pur Kelley. Then they
lived over all they had gone through the
two or three hours before. Without
Kelley they feared NJ first 10 20 back 10
Deveaux, but the dark night and their
bruises hurried them along.
=" But where is Kclley9''
/" don't know 1 don't know,-
they both cried. Here came 4 sobbinr
period
lie went down.
Into the water?''
- don't know. We could not see
him.
WAS i very stecpp Did he % into
the riyere-
"Yes--I don't know"
This was all we could learn about poor
Kelley. The larger boys then started
with lantern and horn, and were to 90
along the top Of the bank blowing the
horn and swinging the lantern to give
the boy some encouragement in ease he
should see the light, or the roaring river ,
should allow him 10 hear the horn. .
The night was too black 10 attempt ,
descent at either q the three places men, !
Al ~ o'clock the three large BOYS re-
turned, but without clew. AZ III !
O'Clock the clouds broke, the moon came
up, and L was almost like daylight The 7
PRESIDENT, who had returned from Buff
falo, gave orders to have the upper
school turned out Ia scour the rocks. 4
the boys in the two lower dormitorics 10 I
remain in bed. The hunting party was
divided into three squads, each under
me command of a master. Onr squad l
was 70 descend the rocks by the Whirl- !
pool, another AT the Ladders. and the :,
other NJ the Devils Hole. They started !
,ff rather hopefully under the bright !
ny. With each party was some re- a
Ireslments for the lost boy, chicken and :
little brandy. The Devils Hole party K
COX wagon down the road with 4 lit n
er, mattress and blankets. y
The ladder squad was the successful
me. Within few feet of the loud and !,
erriblc river, under the shadow Of an II
immense rock, they found Kelley, who. !,
when night set in, had buttoncd his coat :,
,,ghtly, colcd himself up, and, taking
hngs calmly, had gone 10 sleep. The !,
tote Of the bugler awoke him as from !,
lream. With happy smile he met the 4, 1,
master and the bugler. With a hearty X
Thank yon." he took the chicken and !,
nth II a little brandy. and was then able i
scramble up the rocks, climb the had \,
ers and walk 10 Dcveaux. He was not
urt At ALL II appeared that he had al
lippcd on trcachcrous shale bed. and. IN
rs foremost, had slid down for 20 feet. III
lnding at the bottom with scarcely 4 an
ruise. M
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cry uppJ art.a =, ,,,.,,t 90, 4 -