Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-30

70 hear me call, bear in mind that two
witches on the rope mean lower
three twitches haul up, while just n
twitch means stop where you are.
Are YOU all ready9'
yes" answered the other boys.
They were quite pale, anu looked q
good deal more anxious than Archie
did.
Archie let himself slowly over the
edge of the cliff, facing 1t, while tho
other boys paid out on the rope Their
companion gradually disappeared from
sipht. They could hear his clear voice
CRYING out every few minutes: "All
right. boys! Lower away" Therope
~uncoiled foot by foot. Archie was
nov well down the face of the cliff,
and not far from the eagles eyrie.
Suddenly there was a fierce rush of
wings from above. The parent eagles
dartcd down so close to the intrepid
boys head that one of them brushed
his cap off, and it went whirling down
to the base of the cliff.
Archie slashed about MN WIN MS
sword, and the eagles wheeled away
for a minute; then they came swoop-
ing back, tiercer than ever M
boy was now but a few feet above the
shelf OF rock, n the young eagles
were adding their harsh cries to the
screams of the old BIRDS Inc Boys on
top OF the cliff, no longer abe u near
their companions voice, n termed
by the cutlery eneath them, ceased
lowering on the rope. Archie was
fighting off the eagles win Ill MS
might, and had no chance TO give n
signal. Finally, he struck one Oh the
great birds a telling blow which broke
its wing; and as 1t went screaming
and tlutterlng down the Gill; the other
eagle ceased for a moment us nerce
attacks. Ihen Archle Braspeo ''o
rope in front OF nm ana pniIeo SnarP-
ly upon it twice HIS blood was up
and he was bound not TO BACK OUT
now thai he was so neal .ne COW
eted prize. mus reassureo' MS oih
panions continued TO let MN down Il
little further-there ms leet ha'o
touched the ledge ana ne cans QUIZ
and at the same tlme' signals 10 'ne
boys; Hold where you are
hut at TINS instant 1he lhluria'eu
mothe eagle seeing inc lh'aoer IA
the very midst OF her precious oroou'
oashea upon nun ike d "hlrl"in"'
II STRUCK her 'alohs lh'o MS oro"n'
CURING mar, before nc coulu inaAe -"
motioh 70 oeleho hiliSeli' INC pom
OF the dow vas lhtehse' ou1 fortunate
" the brave poy uiu nov LOSE Ills ~
possession ne SUN aelo the s"oru III
MS r'gn' naho, ana, nhahinR d qu'1h
upWaru .irus' WIN w. nc o"uen ~
eagle uhoer one outsPreau wing an"
drove the point OF the Diaae oeep ih'o
'tS breast II great piru gave con
vulSlVe movement, lts 'plons relaAeu'
ana IL lell' wounded ana Struggling
AT Archle lee1 WIN quick move
and IL disappeared down the CHE
Dnrlng .hls struggle the eagieVs 'ao
huuoieo tose.her Ill the 'ut.nes' cor-
ner Oh the leuBe' against INC roch'
lhough hail-olihueo anu stunned ny
'ne pea.lhg oi .he h'o.he, e'gies
wings aoou. hi' heau anu S"ouiuer''
Arcile crep. aiong 'he shei. ol roch'
seizea one Oh the struggling plroS' anu'
IN splte OF us herce resistance WIN
oeaR anu ealons' unrusV IL ihVo 'he
canvas sack linen ne gave .he slgnai
10 De drawn up ~ was hot uh.il he
was zen OF '"elVe ecu above 'he leugc
mat ne remembered 'he nag out'
LOOKING down. ne Sd" tha1 1t hao laiieh
Ihe rochs' curing 'hc s'ruSs ie WIN
the eagle anu Jay partly
over the cage OF 'he saell,
Inc boys ABOVE hauieo Oh 'he roPe
WIN a Will, ana, III d much shor,er
time IMAM IL haa taken Nun 10 inaNe
the descent Archie ROUND h'insel az
'he top Vi 'he CHI once more ana ou'
u oaneoi Inv Dioon was u
ao"h MS race ana heeh' however anu
Tor a rev moments ne lelt as II ne
shou'o lalht from weakness Out nc
made a sIrohg eHor6 ana recovered
himsell' HIS companions were trelh,
Dlng WIN ihiilsleu 'error' oiSiiay anu
Joy.
'oh' archie III SO glaa you We gov
PACK aiiVe' ctlea DICK, throwing MS
arms afSuhu ms pro.her ) hech' puV
now you are Dleeoihg' ana no" pale
you look. ave you very oaoI! hur'!
NO i. hothing a. all Saiu Archie'
rather 1aihtly' .one Oh the eagles
scratched me d niue 1lease uhoie the
rope l want 10 lie down ana rest d
rev minutes .
nan an hour rest WIN hatIui Oh
coo' water Drought from a nelghpor-
ing spring reireShea Arch'e 50 thaV ne
SAT up II began 10 Joke aoou' ms al
venture must nave looked 1unny
enough hghtine the eagle with that
chair tled 10 my oack!' ne crled' .but'