The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-04-15

into ravine; ard at points showed
.precipices with two or three hundred
feet sheer descent, The path curves
round the side of the mountain, and is,
| should Judge, mile in length.
On coming to the head of tie path
where it begins to thread the brink OF
the gorge, the caravan had halted; and
the chief muleteer, or cdp'taz, gave
some directions. Girths were frightened,
and then, at the word, the leading mule
started forward with his nose to the
ground carefully smelling out each step,
his bell tinklng ftiully.
The others followed Save the tinkle
of the bells, not a sound was to be
heard except now and then sharp
word from the copjtaz! " A Ia dcreche"
(To the right -" Pass nor alla" (Pass
that way" A Ia i2quierda" (to the
Ieft)-"Adahntap Move forward
there )-"Estcse ohi" (Stay where yon
re)--" Voya IN POGO atras" Back
little)-"Mo vaya tan de prtaa" (Not
50 fast there
Seavera and sat watching them till they
had all passed round bend Of the path
out sight, we then dismounted, some
what to the astonishment Of our peons,
Nothing would have tempted me to ride
along theSe pains prefer " Viu'' hy
own leg 10 NOSE OF NIUE III Suc's
places, Dut OF al the caravan ahGau VI
us lot person discounted, and our
Peo"S declared lhaV IL Is SAFER " ''''o
man walk
The second OF the later0s, winch we
! came to in the course OF an hour, Is
much like he first, Il trllle narrower, !
thought, and was passed in the same
manner; and at about eleven O'Clock we
reached the "cow- path"
a ( Iance at this third tadera showed
that what we had had was but Tor
taste Of what was to come, 1he mule
train had halted on the little plateau
above it. The capita2 was giving orders
rapidly; the women looked nervous,
pale and alarmed; and some Of the
children were crying in Their pahlers.
The path seemed narrow and rough
1t led down among rocks, at llrst, then
| bcndej along the BRINK Of acilh lcr sew
eral hundred yards; ana away down az
me lowest, WORST part o. IL, IL tu'i'a ~
right angles rouhd proJecll"8 rooA anu
thence leads up a steep Incline. -.
>, lhit Is the point OF gfeateS' uanEe''
for maj rottloh oi the pam i,"u'nE
DOWN 10 'hia Vu'n - "'ii'o't 40 f.e.p 40
lhe room oi houS'' iN'on'ns Wv" az
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''uu'
MY friend ara had cIlmncd out on
the rocks to the ielIoi lnc PAIN, III ordcr
TO nave good view Oh Vhe caravan az IL
wound down the 'oH'r" ana doubled inc
elbow. what lh!nk you OF inns,
Seaver? SAD to MN, / th'hE IL ~
an institution peculiar TO lhe country,
he sad.
I he mules seemed to dread the descent,
The head mule hung back end would not
start at the word; but a few blows from
thcmbenguc (whip) set him going, though
very cautiously with his nose closely
applied TO the path, Gradually the ami
nal worked his way down to the elbow,
then with sharp "squirm" 10 right,
rounded it and went up the incline out
Of ght beyond.
The second mule stopped short several
times. But the muetecrs shouted to
him and threw stones till he started On.
One after another the eight pack mules
went down and around. Then care the
eleven panier-muIes with the children.
Though foreigner and Il stranger, |
felt my breath quicken at the peril to
which the little things were exposed.
for therc seemed more danger 10 lhese
than TO the paoK-ahlmals, III lhat me
panIerS were larger ana more uhwieidly
than the pack saddles u modrfi u
padrc' the children crlea; 'om, mH"'e!
of tcmo! u am airald'( ne terra
A1o"dc W'm"S where are we G0ihg)
'h'po"aamc,, M maare! \lell me,
molher( "a "tmo m roraEo"'So' Il
nmo M. 9wr'""! NCheer up, my ny
tile heart, Cheer up, my little dear),
thelr mHthefs kept repeating TO quiet
lhem ihouBh they were lar from easy
themselves
one a'ler 'he o'her 'he Pa'''er,muleS
smel'ed lheir way Gown 'le pain ana
went rouhu tne lurh' 20 Sharply ana
'ney press 'he paSSe'S against me r'cK
~ 'he psho' Vhat l couIa Plaihiy near
the wlcSer-worK cracN!e' hght hah
| passed rOUnu out OF Slyht IN SAFETY, Dut