The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1900-08-01
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN
A BowLoER THAT WAS STARTED
ROLLING JUST FOR FUN

In a Trasedy-A Lucky Hound Into
the Air.
"More than 20 years ago." said the
senator in reminiscent mood, 7 was
doing clerical stunts at Hamilton, New.
and having about as enjoyable an ex-
1stence as have ever known, before
or since. yThe blue skies. the big noun
tains. the invigtrating air, the whole
some food and the Interesting people.
all around me made my Ire about as
good as life ought TO be this side. Of
the pearly portals. ny work. VAS net.
so combining that could not 81 away
on mountain walks pre3 frean iy
and one day / started o1k qfh my
dog for.a turn up Mount Tom. 1854 BE-
vond the town THE main highway
heading into the town from the west
passed along the side Of this monnriin
ana on over gap into the valley be-
yond
Il had q particuln object IN view,
and With my dog wandered along up
the mountain which was without vege-
tation except a forzy thieket Ia places
and the surface was covered with
rocks Of various sizes from faqftE
to q haystack After nwhliA f0f Aoine-
thing better 70 do / began 81 roll tlt8
stones down the mountain side, apd &
rapidly Developed into most
sport for the mountain was steep aud
the rocks went down with aNhoop
and q hurrah that stirred ssJle blood
70 watch them as they bounded along
never thought Of the road passing
along about 1000 feet down the hfll.
and as nobody happened to be going
BY, my attention WINS not called to Il
IA thar way. and kept on.
Naturally enough, my success with
the smaller stones made me ambitious.
and essaypd something
was q dandy. too. d nra
bowlder that would have He'd d
son II 1t weighed d nauhd. a
job 70 eet 81 started but I ppiFps
the rocks from undex Il "a the
side and loosenirix il up aII around
cot Il going at lastsln t0ee ara -
enjoy its progress downrshe ngstatr 81.
Il went slppl at irsk leubt
butt struck steep place 81 feet
down the all. and Il ieRpc Tia
restive horse from the Ss ssss
It went. bounding a dozen feet IL she
mir and jumping over gullies and
az II II were rubber. Aboat coo is
down, when Il was going at treH1e 3
doas speed, It lehped 80 feet into BE
air. and J was just going to let on
whoop when | saw y mule tears D
tho marrow road below aud directly Ia
the track Of the monster
The team was drawing two wagons.
as was the custom with the mountain
frelghters, and It was driven by old
Jerry Simpson. one of the best known
teansters IN the mountains. II simply
pafalyzed me- FOR / didn't see anything
but destruction for everything IN tie
way. There was no turning back or
whipping up 60 set out of the way, for
the. load was heavy and the road WIS
rough and narrow. stood speechiess
scared white. but the driver had seen
the rock coming. and. dropping or
the saddle mule. he broke back up the
road MS hard ns be could run would
lave run, too. bat my legs refused 70
act and stood fast and watched the
great rock go tumbiing down toward
rs victims l hadn't long 70 wait. Of
course. and just rs gasped at the last
bound Of the bowlder II struck an Oh
struction OF some kind and jumped
clean over the team and the road and
went crashing on its way down Into
the avIne below.
'efhen recovered my wits. and,
knowing that what had been doing
was entifeiy iiiexeusable, skinned of
no the mountain behind the rocks and
disappeared. trusting 70 Providence
that the old Jerry hadn't identified me.
I slipped around another way to town
and got In all right without having any
questions asked where had been. and
that evening | went over to the post
Office, which was a general loafing
place. and there found Jerry telling Of
his wonderful escape.
"'Derned ef didn't think II wuz
haystack. comm down the hill.' he
said. with somethln alive In it,
Have you any idea who rolled It
DOWN. ] asked innocently.
"Tn course l hain't- IF / hadn't
been in sich hurry and left my Win
chester in the wagon, I'd "a found out
mighty quick, fer seen him run, and
he had dog with him.
Il was a little nervous. but kept on
asking questions.
"'what did you have IN your wag-
onsY said.
"'Dynamite. Four tons Nv it.
"'Good LordP I exclaimed. there
wouldn't have been much left Of that
team. would thereT
Nor me. neither I reckon. be said,
shaking his head.
"'what did you think Of as you were
running up the roadY
"Not much nv anything, 1 guess,
but mostly ef they wuz goln to be able
to git enough NV Jerry Simpson meat
out Of that mule meat to have funer-
al with
Il don't know where Jerry is now"
concluded the senator; dead. sup
| pose. but l never told him who rolled
that rock down the hill, nor did ever
tell anybody in that town who did it,
because 1t came altogether too near be
ing a tragedy for it ever TO be con
sidered a joke."-New York Sun.
Pnpered with Bonds.
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