Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1883-10-27

exercise, gymnastics, rowing, cricket,
and the like. But nearly fifty feet 1t
was out of the question-it was imnos--
sibie-and we both knew it. Moreover.
we had no hope of help coming. There
was not the slightest chance of any ono
passing that way for the cliff was far
away from human habitation, an iso-
lated headland at the extremity of a
peninsula, where few more than half
wild sheep grazed; place, therefore.
where no one had occasion TO visit ex-
cept the owner of the said sheep two or
three times in year. Of all this we
were perfectly aware. "What's to be
done?" at last | cried. "But at any
rate don't get shaky."
Firm and clear came up the reply:
''Shaky old fellow No that shanSt.
and know yosx woB I. .eithcr l know
you won't let &C. We shall do vet, new
er fear. am thinking of plan" And
then, after moments pause. Il have
it. If you hold hard by the stake end
OF the rope, and slip the other over, I'll
slide down till reach some footing.
Wait till | shout that I'm all ready, and
then kick the rope out as far as you can,
that it may not come down on my head.
You understand" .Ail right" shout
ed back, instantly comprehending and
immensely admiring the ready wit of
the device. ''Be careful in moving
don't jerk give the rope twist round
your legs, and slip down slowly" 1t
was not without danger that this could
he done, and everything depended upon
steadiness and nerve Haste or furry
would in all probability have been fatal
He had to disengage himself from the
loopin which he was sitting, pull him.
self up a few feet. and get firm hold of
the rope with hands and feet above the
block; and to accomplish this, hanging
as he was in mid-air was no easy matter,
as the reader will readily understand.
In few seconds knew by the strain
on the stake end of the rope that he was
transferring his weight to it alone
''Now, them" he cried, "pitch away !;
I'm ready"
There was no tension now on the
longer end of the rope. With both
hands, therefore, | grasped firmly the
was able. ''All right my brother
shouted. ''Hold hard now, and I'll slide
down slowly We knew the rope was
not lOnS enough 10 Tedcn all the way
down to the rocks and powders where
the sea was grumbling; but we had
good hope that hundred feet or so
down he would find footing. In a
little more than minute | felt the ten
sion suddenly cease, and grew deadly
faint from the terrible fear that he had
lost his hold. The next instant, to my
! inexpressible Joy, heard his far-off
shout: Fright now, old fellow I've
got good footing, and will be up di-
rectly; it's all plain sailing now" ]
ran along the bron %, the cliff to a point
from which could see him. | seemed
scarcely able to realize that he was safe
till i actually did see him. He was
nearly half way down, and we waved
mutual congratulations to one another
After few minutes rest, he passed
along laterally for some distance, and
then ascended by an easy part of the
precipice which we had often before
traversed. AT last he set foot on the
green turf, where was anxiously wait
ing him. Each looked into the other s
flushed and streaming face, and i am
bound to acknowledge that, though we
tried very hard. we ANONYMOUSLY failed
to repress a little blubbering Cham
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