The Avalanche

The guide gave the word to leav the channel of ice and take to the rocks on the side, for a snowball or two had rolled down from above, and he was afraid more mightfollow. Scarcely had we got out of our trough and upon the crags wheu down came an avalanche with a vengeance, and we were within 20 feet of a tremendons discharge of thousands of tons of snow and ice, which swept down the track that we had just ascended. We were perfectly safe, but somehow the half hiss, half roar, reraained in iny ears for some time, and for niany nights afterward, when indigestible suppers or bad Swiss beer produced evil dreams, the avalanche was sure to fieure in them. -