The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-06

/ pay for tho whole day. horses and every
/ thing. Suileuly the guide consented
In sadder mind aud with slower step
] IMAM az our ouoyaut setting out we re
/ traced our winding way" The guide
/ suddenly suggested we first should seek
| Tor path of outlet below. II was not
a happy Inspiration After a porilous de-
scent, and may wandering, no path was
found. The atmosphere again deceived
us. The raviue was far down, the "aus-
| tcrity Of rugged desOlation' was appall-
ing.
The wierd savaRery of everything that
met the eye, its reInoteness from human
LIE inspired the feeling that the ire
mendoUs forces of nature held you in
| their grasp, and you we're here prisoner
| torevever mOre-We were in a wilderness
of rocks and ice.
We were lost on glacier!
10 my excited mind the presence Of the
guide brought no reinsurance. The awful
heights were as fearful as the depths. for
they seem to menace and grow closer,
and the nearer they came the greater
their immensely. The scene appalled,
me
never could project my mental vision
into space and contemplate infnity with
ont feeling of aunihilation-an atom
and the starry universal And so it was
here.
We were slowly reclimbing, seeking to
regain the abandoned cliff path. The
stones rolled from under our feet as we
desperately cflng to those above US, and
we could hear them falling, falling far
beneath. What if l fell! The glacier
would inclose me in its icy arms, and
A cold and restless mass
Move onward day by day
A hundred years hence, when my exist
ence was forgotten, it would restore my
body TO the sunlight again, and, when it
thus cast me out, as a thing no longer
loved nor hated, mere drift from one cen
tury 10 the shore of another, the peasants
would gather and stare at the visitant so
strange. ] saw the procession TO the
mayor; the inquest; heard the verdict:
"A comely dame of Il by-gone century; a
cameo of rare beauty at the throat, gold
wedding ring; utterly unknown"
Thought Ks electrical These gruesOme
pictures flashed across my mental vision
as | realized nv peril. The path was re
gained, but our return was slow and pain
full, for now, utterly demoraliZed, feats at
first easily accomplished in the upright
position. natural and becoming to US, be-
came ilnpossibilitics
That position we abandoned. and often
grOve1ed our way abiectlY, prone to
Mother Earth The heat was intense.
thirst tormenting, and when, at last, a
point Of safety was reached, the relax
bblOu VI SLIdlAs uOJH pilA SlCdl anu mental.
induced extreme nausea. The alarmed
guide dashed rs with water, brought in
his hat from a waterfall fortunately
near.
We reached a hut of refreshment, kept
by a pretty mountain maid, called for
brandy and quaffed it with avidity. An
hours rest and another glass of the
blessed eau de vie and we faced the Mer
again Toilsome il was but no longer
d1nnAFCyC Midway M tho ioa. not
laughing EnClishman. Unlike most of
his countTymen, he was jolly. "Ah, I
recognized you at once, - he cried. Chow
so}" we exclaimed.
"a man IaSSed the inn who said on his
way across he had seen in the distance
two dreadfU1ly demoralized females, and
argued they had Just had a fearful ex-
perience, so, fearing some accident, came
to meet you"
We thanked him meekly. for, like She
ba's queen, "theTe was no more spirit in
u.s. With his kindly aid and that of the
sullen guide, we achieved the final ascent
and We're rubbed and stimulated and com
forted at the good inn until able to return
to ChamOuni.
To cross the Mer de Glaze twice the
same day, as shown, can be done, but to
cross the Mauvais Pas with an unsteady
nerve is an fnIpossibihty. Be sure of
your nervous system before. you try it, and
if my recfted experience will save some
pleasant tourist from the beguiling guide,
and so not make horror of what should
be a delight, this sketch has accomplished
its purpose.
All that is necessary to the enjoyment
of the Mer, and to take in its wonderful
surroundings, is to descend to the glacier
by the easy steps constructed by the inn,
go out on the ice, see the blue assures,
and then return. Even if your nerves are
steady the Mauvais Pas does not compen-
safe for the weary walk you must take to
reachit. ''
My dear" said to my daughter that
night on dismounting, "pay the guide
strictly what is due, but not franc for
pour boire,' for he called me a 'sacre
folle' to-day"