Telegram-herald., 1890-04-24

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early par4 ef lAsE fsbEusry as decided
% sake t1s sE<nbS Hs secured as =
zzsas one Bryza kilD4r1a said - -
shs ssroEzes1 aad z1os1 sgEs-fsosed Easa
Il The Arr1A isizat& sad brys1 IN
sone " gsnEls re 2Oas1rsEess
-sTe mazas kn0s, SIR. EAss iss 40 ss.y
icb yoln down - ella Il 20 nlss
saa shtsp doEn Ys'iI GO into tks say
Iss mizhsy zisy fsr ys % be saytn' yell
r.. bat II ye we're AKIN ms I'd sas,
kstaY houas. There's van csd SPOT IA
th.e t-fD, az. It's sb04s h2lf-~sy so~a-
II % zsre On : oshe- side q sh.t ye'd
~ al rixht Tain al there z - 90 Is
~ climb down the b-g crack . putin
yer knees 4gia van side and yer back
.zainst the other side aad letriu' yer
self down by slippin' yer knees nrst
and then yer back I'll ye are Al the bot
ton. Bat II 70 are the siasibls mza l
taxs ye 70 be. ye Nill stay away from
the cliffs altogether. Nov that's ny aa-
vice 70 ye. OF course - esa take It or
rot iist IS ye pl.se."
But ths tourist was not 30 DO
frightened Seeing that be was de-
terminsd - 20. Bryan began 70 get
ready. IL procured piece Of rope,
fifteen feet long aad ss thick as a
elothes-line. What happened next Is
best told in the language Of the tour
tsL
eve arrived az the ellis at about two
o'clock In the afternoon OF . bright
cleas day IN the early par. OF last Feb
ruary." said he. Following Bryan's
example, l laid aside my bat, coat and
shoes. and stood In my stockings at the
upper end Of the secret path Tie
stockings which i wore were one
quarter OF an inch thick. The wool
hber Of which they were made clung %
the rock and prevented my feet from
slipping The hrst twenty-five feet OF
the descent was comparatively easy.
The path led down a natural stairway
Of irregular steps from two 20 Ave feet
IN height cut out OF the rock By tho
force OF the waves Then the path ran
ous over the sheer face Of the preci pice
% shelf OF rock twenty-five feet be-
low. This was the longest step in the
rude stairway. AZ one place in this de-
scent hung over the breakers churning
al the foot OF the rocks two hundred
feet below.
bryan went FIRST There were few
minutes OF anxious suspense on nay
part, and then his CHEEKY: All right,
sir. escended 20 me. l noticed as Bryan
went down that his hold on the rock
was very insecure. In several places
there was no more than room for the
tips OF tho fingers IL was like trying
70 hang on 20 the holdings OF q kitchen
door with the fnger nails. hesitated
FOR several minutes 1t would be a
great feat 10 accomplish, for Bryan had
said that no tourist had ever before at
tempted so reckless q trip
"'Aro re comm. STRIP came from Bryan
on tho shelf below.
"'All ri~ht, Bryan, I'll be with you IN
q moment | replied, screwirg up my
courage 20 tho proper pitch.
Il lay face downward on the rock
with my feet toward the edge Of the
cliff and worked my way slowly out
ward as had seen Bryan do. Before
you could count ten was hanging be-
tween sea and sky, clinging to the rock
with my finger tips and feeling along
the face OF the cliff with my toes until
they secured temporary resting place.
Careful. careful. sir cautioned
Bryan. Now grab that rock forninst
yer hand Aisy. aisy wild yer left futF
my hngers were bentlike fish hooks.
could feel my muscles harden under