Year: 1869

The water rushed out of the cavern with amazing
velocity he could descend and stand upon th'
bottom again without fear. How this had beer
accomplished, he was forced to wait until the NOR
ming light to determine; and with the first bean
he saw great fssure had been opened, through
which the imprisoned waters found their way t
the valley below. This unlocked for preservation
again inspired dhim with confidence rendered mort
frm his trust in God. @s=a-t @zsE '--'s '..--


Through that tunnel, he saw way to freedom
1t was small, to be sure, but he could enlarge it
and he worked diligently until his strength utterly
failed him. The Ibex was entirely devoured. HI
had split the bones and sucked out the marrow
had gnawed them over and over again to appeast
his hunger For two days he had not tasted {
morsel Of food. aa The Ratchet slipped from hi
hand whenever he endsavored to strikea blow
and he was forced to abandon the undertaking
There was nothing left him now but to die. ''a .


Another day passed, and no help came. He
lay erouched in corner. wishing the end would
come, and that swiftly. His eyes were already
filmed, and his heart beat family. Then a strange
noise aroused him. He looked aloft and saw q
chamois vainly striving to defend itself from the
attacks Of two old yutures that were striking at il
with wing and beak. .r..aa...


1t was an unequal contest !; and at length the
animal, driven to desperation, attempted to lear
the broad chasms. The effort was noble one but
it failed of success The chamois missed its foot.
ing and fsl mangled and helpless at the very feel
of. the starving man. In an instant his knife wa.
plunged into its threat, and the warm blood wa
drained by his eager lips. This gave him new life
and he renewed his labor It was almost heicu
lean task. More than once he fell fainting beside
it. But hope was very strong within him. Still
he would have utterly failed had Heaven as
sisted him. t.5 ~ ...z hs~at


Again the .tohn was busy at its work of destruc
ton. Again the windows Of Heaven were opened
and the rains descended, and the foods came, y
and accomplished more in single night than hi
hands could have done in months With the NOR
ming light he crawled through the now large tun
mel; but when he reached the other end, he found
to his horror that he was on the top Of mighty
precipice His blood boiled; his brain seemed OF
fire; bis heart beat as if It would break through
ribs and flesh. He was, if possible, more desper
ately imprisoned than before. How was he to gel
down. Through bis bewildered mind suddenly
flashed the thought of the skins of the ibex and
chamois, he was not long in making rope O
them. He then cut deep hole in the ice and
drove down his alpenstock, fastened one end to it
and swinging himself of, reached the bottom ir
safety.


With cry of joy and prayer Of thankfulness
be FASTENED along the well known path, and wher
the bell of the little chapel, that reared its gildei
Cross in the Matter Valley, was toliugfor the even
ing prayers, he staggered, like drunken man
into the very midst of the astonished worshippers
even as the voice of the good priest was repeating
God is everywhere within and everywhere, il
the most threatening dangers, his voice speaks tc
me in tones of comfort, and says, CAN upon mt
in the day of trouble, and will deliver thee, and
thou shalt glorify mel" staggered towards the al
tar to kneel at it, but fell faintng into the arms o.
his wife, who again nursed him to health, strength
and manhood.