Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-12-02

"You'd be afraid of the old birds. Just
let me get sight of it. I'll show you
how to 20 up to an eagles nest"
Arthur made some careless reply,
laug hing good naturedly as he did SO,
and they both commenced hunting for
the eyrie. For some time we could hear
them shouting to each other as they pur-
sued the search. They seemed at length
to have separated widely among the
cliffs, and for while we heard nothing
from them. We now discovered that,
instead of only one couple. there were
two pairs of the eagles, and this seemed
to be the reason that the boys did not
keep together. There might be two
nests. Supposing that the youngsters
would soon return, we did not pay much
attention to their absence, until startled
by what seemed cry of distress. The
eagles themselves were screaming, but
their shrill notes could not quite drown
the human voice that appeared to be
calling out in pain or terror.
'sIt's that Walt |" said one of our men.
"He's got into some trouble-broken
some of his limbs, likely enough-and
the old man will blame us for it. There,
hear that?
"Help, help!" cried the voice. ''Tm
hurt. Come quick. or shall be killed!
Oh, dear, what shall l do?"
1t was plain that the sufferer could
not be far off; yet, to bring him within
sight, we had to make our way through
some very difficult places. When we
did get view of him the peril of his po.
sition really terrified US. He was at
height of some three hundred feet above
the ground, upon the jagged face of a
cliff. In fissure of this his feet and legs
appeared to be wedged, while with his
hands he clung desperately to a small
projecting point.
"Oh, oh, obi" he cried, as he caught
sight Of US. "Get me out of this place.
Get me down from here. can't move,
and the eagles will kill mel"
He had good reason to think SO, for
the huge birds were sweeping close to
his head. swapping their fierce beaks,
and making noise with their wings,
like that Of ships topsails when she
is ''going in stays"
"You little scamp!" cried the second
mate, who was with us, show did you
ever get there? What will your father
say W uS, yOu yOuuS fiiihAus
''Oh, oh, OH" walled the poor fellow.
81 was going up to the eagles nest, and
1 slipped and got wedged in this crevice.
can't get out. Come up quick-quick!"
Some thirty or forty feet above him
was the eagles nest sure enough. 1t
seemed astonishing that any human crea.
ture should ever have had the reckless
ness to attempt such foolhardy feat,
and still more astonishing that he should
have been able to climb so far.
Upon a further view of the cliff we
were appalled,. Who of us could feel
like creeping from jag to jag up the side
of that almost perpendicular rock and
how, even in case of his being reached,
was the half.disabled boy to be got
down? To make the matter worse we
were brought to halt by wide chasm
directly in front of us, so that to reach
the foot of the preoipice it was neces-
sary to seek .out some place for crossing.
While looking for such spot, we
heard Arthur Clifford calling to his
young shipmate, and presently saw him
going up the side of the rock. 1t sur
prised us to see how fast he climbed.
We ran to long distance, until it began
to seem as if we were never to find o
place to cross, and when we finally did
SO, Arthur had almost accomplished the
ascent.
"Hold on Walt he cried; "don't be
afraid; I'm coming. just keep where
you are."
| "Oh, the eagles !" answered Walt.
One of them has just knocked my CAP
off Hurry mp, Art--Oh, come quick. =
| Some Of the rest of us attempted to
Chamber up, but we made wretched work