The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-01-21
" WAS ROUGH ON THE LAO.
0ss Thee - Locked ss Proud They Did
Not Dsro Onss Him . lIfs.

When was in Switzerland ran across
half whimsical, half pathetic little Incl
dent which h<f-ii = Yankee boy Of II. II
didn't show much s~use on his part, but
plenty of pluck, which is not rs good a.
s-nse. ba, a goesi thing when IL is neeied
~ fetch fellow through
His party was going up 70 the khone
Glacier. and he In hsssiiess fashion did mol
ascertain that the pass divided above Hos
prnthai. the furra l-iag the correct road
while the 81 Gushari went 10 the left and
down into Italy. He was doing the trip on
soUs, lille tbe rsss uf bis party we're riding
Taking the foospath, which ~as shorter
eat than tho carriage road. he missed the
fork In the road and started of toward
Italy without knowing bis mistake. lie
could talk enough French 10 say Giaoe du
khons and that " as about all
lie ttadgrsi along the greater part Of the
day. stopping al a ~aysidr inn for u bite
of lunch and hottie II be~r and not until
be reached Airplo at tho foot Of 81. Gothaysi
did he b-sin 10 suspect thai all WAS not
right lie sa~ pretty valley with . tiny
glacier q, the esd.
"Khone da sias~s" hs asked Of the arss
Italian be met
lie poaH,e-i Ia the alstsnt ice. and the
man Dosid~i, - he wrnt on At rapid pAcr.
for IL was g-,,ing late IL was . b-auiifui
aud ts~2n-fal little yale. dotted with hum.
bic efaeian-s- Th~ t~ople werc polite and
hasie him sss.o.i evening. men. women and
eksidrrn.
II WAS MS until n~asiy sundown that he
n,ct an ia,~ili.~nI fellow who talked
frcsch ani casnprvt~ads-i his Rhone da
giac- QUESTION. lie a;us very much excit.
al. and by GESTURES mor~ than words indi-
Gated thai the lai was AWAY oil tho track.
aud that. in fsct, hs must r~srac- his steps.
After walking ali dAy this wss tough
ness. bs, there was oaiy ono thing TO do,
turn sl-sgs aud irtida~ siariliy back, SO
hack be wea, % AiFoip. aud after bite 10
eat up thc mountain Assic Ia the grandcsi
moonlight that rSer shans,
/ And -. fs-sts.lrr and weary. with pain at
hla hrAst 10 think 81 tbs Antirty O: his
T father wh~n be failed To turn up. he nearly
z walked the night out. landing a, fiosp~n'
thai ahoat Z 10 tho morning. Then be
harmed his mistake. waa told that the dill
isrnoc wouA to along at aud went 10
t-sl. II wRs the i-si ,hS, he conld do.
Att th. Diligence came along and was
etossirsi They could not give him seat,
- thsrw was nothipI Ia do hut climb again
! climb the read be- ought To have taken
thn day t~for~
Ba, shA. n climb ths, wAs, Il seemed
a. II his fec, wrrr "a heavy as iron shoes
Th.rc were ervai blisters ON them, and he
could scarcrly put onc foot above the
other
When We had trayci~l for several hour
. carriage eamc along. going the same way
~ be-. !, bad Americans for pa.srnscrs
Oh. II they would give him q ridei III
looked a, ,bcm csshingly. Two yoanl
i.di-. Ia the earriFa ~ looked at him with
iu,~rr~.. They had hesrl his story al Hos
prp,hal They said sftcrwarsi that tbcI
were dying 10 offer him vacant seat II
their carriage. but he had such rrout
look on hi. farr--heaven save the mark
tina, they did not venture lest he shouls
rrsrpt Il, And 40 trtwrcn his silence ans
their. he got no ride. hut was soon lief
t-hipd by the strangers. who told tho stor!
when they reached the glacier. and n
! licv,., the fears 81 his father. who was al
mos, frantic with grief aud anxiety.
1, wa. nearly d o'clock when he crep
down 70 the hotel ON hi. blistrrcd feet. q
cour-c he was the hero OF the night, an,
when the pcnpic learned 81 the miles o
mountain climbing iha; he had done the
mayvcle.i.
AZ forthe two Young ladies who pitiei bu
did no, invite him, they retired within thei
.bsl,. and hurried away ms quickly ~ the
e,,uld. - another romance was spoilc
hccaa.e the actors did not do the prope
\ thipe. and the wedding which would hav
taken placc In novel. did not come on
: Alas, how often II l. thus In tho bappcr
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