lost his head completely. I could not 
keep away from his hoofs. He would 
not let me keep in front, I dare not get 
above for fear I should slip under his 
feet, or below him for fear he should 
slide upon me. I lost my _ balance 
again while dodging away from him 
as he plunged and balked, but man- 
aged to grab his mane and we both 
slid a horrible distance. I could hear 
Nimrod shouting on the bank, but did 
not seem to understand him. I had the 
stage, centre front, and it was all I 
could attend to. 
We were now opposite to Nimrod, 
but only half way across. Such an 
ominous rolling and tumbling of stones 
and tons of earth sliding down over 
the low precipice into the water! I 
expected to be with it each instant. 
Nimrod had started out after me. 
ae 
