Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-23
DOWN TURNER'S POINT.

on your right, when the train gets
through the cut, you will have a fine
View Of the Grand Chasm," says the
polite conductor, lifting hisgilt-lettered
cap.
''Thank you very much" returns
the quiet little lady in dark blue,
quickly raising her eyes from the pages
of her guide book.
''Oh, Aunt Tina says shrill, excl
ted voice at her elbow, "let me go out
on the platform; dol I'll be Just as
careful and hold on TO the brake as
tightl"
Don't think of such a thing for a
momentP' in quick, decided tones,
while her alert eyes are upon each
movement of the restless bit of human
ity at her side.
She Is a quiet-looking little lady no
longer.
The train is approaching Tallulah,
Tallulah the Terrible, Georgia's great
est and most famous wonder, and the
passengers are in fever of impatie1ce
to catch the first glimpse of the tre-
mendous canyon along the dizzy edges
of which the railroad makes its way.
None more so than the wide-awake bit
of humanity referred to, who, boylike,
cannot understand why it is that his
twelve years of life do not entitle HIM
to a greater show of privileges-like
that, for instance, Of standing on the
platform like the other men are doing
He thinks his auntie unnecessarily
cautious and particular, yet he doesn't
get ugly about 1t at all. He has never
been a very headstrong, nor a very
disobedient boy, only somewhat VIII
full one at times, with strange ideas OF
his own, the expression of which, after
a fashion peculiar to himself, has gained
for him among his mates the title Of
''the queer fellow"
There is nothing IN the bare sides OF
the cut through which they are now
nassinp. nor in the monotonou:
stretches Of pine barrens left behind to
give even a hint of the grandeur of the
scene that now bursts upon their Wis
ion.
Down through a gorge 1900 feet II
depth, and over 1000 feet IN width g.
its narrowest point, dashes the Taiiuiai
river, over rlggedly massed powders
in foam-tossed cascades that throw
their spray In the air nearly loo feet.
On either side rise sheer walls o
solid granite, worn smooth as pollshec
silver in many places by the floods OF
centuries. and like silver glitterlng IL
the suns rays.
HThat is Turner's Point" says TIT
conductor. pointing Just to the right 0
them to a stupendous mass or rusge'
granite shelves, soil covered IN man.
places that juts out more PROMINENT.
than the others into the dizzy gorge
UWith but one exception" continue
the conductor, lit is the highest poln
on the chasm. and IS 1ull S1o iee' doo'
the bed of the river.
"A tremendous fall thatF' exciaiuh
nervous little gentleman tehlnd MN II
ssproyided any one wanted TO try IL.
"Shouldn't think they'd Particular
want to try it." returns the conduc1o
dryly. "yet some of them do"
ssGood gracious!" cries the nervou
little gentleman again, ''you don
mean to say that some one mas iaiie
down therer' .. .ora .
.ho mora adventurous have tried I
climb down by means of the ciump
of stunted verdure you see.
"And did they succeedF,
ssOnly so far as a partial uesceh
ohont one-third Of the way, peileVe;
Arrived at Young's Hotel, about u
C. nerson whose acquaintance
sought by our restless plt oi Swai
Otherwise Aunt Tina's nephew, o"al
Connor. Is Monk, the veteran eu,ue. ,,
81 saw, Mr.. Monk, SWAIN oieaf as
forth Immediately that he mas VI. ~
wortbv securely penned N an OUT . =,
.ho-rav corner of the veranda-
want YOU to take me down Iurnei
Fo.Isi o..Phewr, whistles Monk, thinkln
AZ. tho oueerest one he has had TO de'
tn., 'r rat Then apparently determll
WI W. 20 treat it all as huge joke:
i'e es.Ves " certainly, and isn't there som
o,Sa on the same order that ye
.id ,,id like a pleasure ride. for ihsIaho
over the Hurricane"
s.Yes, if you please" r,s.sel
..But, good gracious! oonS ;ds piI Iosir
cries the excitable little gu,1T, ,gs,,. All,
control of himself at once. ne nc tr,- tor
either way is not to be though. roma ~ mo
oooment unless you are eAl,1nc .hnr
nnIious TO quit this world 1or aiios1sa W. 20,
anAI9us ..Rut the h conductor said some Oh 81
-. down Turner'S Point.
"enS ny zoe one or two foolharuy eh ",
~ .o a certain distance, pub 'n' ~
hase' 0isd ~ enough to get pack, l ~ =.
were g"u AS to going down tnat !, WI "
ten STu, hnttom of the gorge-weh, II y
TO the Do.lo Di, ANXIOUS to get rid
yourself, the quickest e way "'
try the Hurricane. o,., of the who
liver" says Monk the iwsnirinS neni n sps
when when exhibiting the sIicape FAILS IS
s taeie known as the ne HatelShuSt abundant. sWa
AI4s They had been afraid to leave