The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-14

Believe could sleep standing without
any support behind me, I'm 10 tired and
sleepy" said Fred. Truth Is, don't
want to descend any more mountains for
q eoon's age. 1t wasn't so bad coming
up
well. I reckon. not" said Ned. I'VE
didn't walk very Ear, IL you'll remember.
l believe those steeds OF ours carried M
a part of the way"
well. I'd almost forgot about those
burros- ! d. hope they are stiH ut the
place where we left them" said Fred.
"Wish we hadn't Iugged these guns along.
They're getting awfully heavy. and we
haven't needed them'''f
Yes, but fellow never knows whom
he might have cali for them responded
Neo- "An the mountain Hons aren't
killed Jet. I've heard that one was seen
on the south side Of this mountain last
week" 4, 4 -
And so they trudged on and down. talk.
ing TO pass the time away. After goInx
Distance Of what seemed to them several
miles they began to wonder II they hsd
got onto the wrong trail, for no burrcs
had they Jet found.
NO, We couldn't have rot on another
trail" said Ned. Ser Their. In hut ana
on this side Of the mountain. Won kno,- -
Then Fred stopped suddenly and caught
no'o Of his cenpanion,s arm. "say.
pard' DO you suppose we could hay. no,
sarted-started hack on the wrour ND,
OF the mountainrs
Something like fear seized Mad rn,
ne said: Il don't remember COMING IA
tnat Immense boulder that we had IA
crawl round near the summit Do vou,
II does look 4 bit or, I declare
nut oeing brave fellows they went
rlsnt on, following the stespest and most
erooked trail it'hsd ever been their mis-
.or.u1e 70 go over. Almost exhausted.
tney found themselves at n miners cabin
about midnight Tapping on the door
tney asked the old miner who opepea n
IL ne could tell them where they were
les, they were on the south aide n,
oid Mount M, about halfway nm
You mean about halfway dovn,
laughed Ned, "fOr we've spent this murb
OF the night In descending"
Now, whatil we do about our bur-
rosy asked Fred. ''The poor little he.st.
VIII stand there and wait and wait tor
us It's measly shame that we,rs
such pair of greenies."
But II was decided TINT they couId M,
possibly 90 back for them that night so
they coHtented themselves TO stay vith
the old miner the remainder of tbs MIN,
and return to their "steedsi' the foIio,.
Ing morning -
Bright and early. after breakfa., ,,,.r
their saod host, the chums', startad hscs
over the tedious trail OF the nlrht ha-
fore. After the long Climb and then H.
descent on the other side. tbev .r,yra,,
at the place where they had Isft th.,r
burros. But no burros were there Tho
ground where they had stosd showed
signs of the apimsIs'. nacaSInexa.. .nd
they had yuceeeaeS in ioo.sning ,h.I-
brides aud had taken them selves OF
"Well, after MI our consideration 90
them, the little beasts hadn't enorsb
CONSIDERATION for us to await our rr-
turn cried Ned. TDUn't catch me vast
ing sly strength Sand tine on them
again. can telf yor
well. It's walk home. and v,,ho,t #.
bite to eat, too" xaid Fred In n hungry
tone. Gee. mountain climbing ISM
what
We must take the bad with the good
pard, said Ned, ssBesiaes. ia do r. al,
over again to see the pictures we saw
from the top. Nothing really gosd n