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one of which was so deep that we barely escaped from being
upset.

over if small twigs.  Our walk up soon told on us, it was warm
and close, and we were now perspiring freely.  Mr. W. relieved himself
at once of his coat, this and our burdens were stored away and 
carefully hidden by a covering of twigs.  An ascent of another hundred
feet and Mr. W. had relieved himself of his collar and tie which was hung
on a tree; another hundred feet and his shirt also came off.  I
too found it warm enough to take off my coat which I then carried
carried on my arm.  By noon we were at the top.  Here a path
led out to bare crags.  It did not take us long to get out on
them.  The view has afforded surpasses description.  The crags
we were standing on, standing about perpendicularly up to a height
of 50 ft.  Below us we see the gradual slope of the mountain
soon reaching the undulating plain surrounded in the far
distance by the Catoctin the first ranges of the Blue Ridge.
A horizon of more than 180° is here afforded.  Here and there
is fast scattered about pretty plentifully may be seen little hamlets;
here & there also were small patches of wood but by far the
greater portion was made up of the checker-board like arrangement
of the fields, now pretty generally cleared and dotted off nicely
with the stacks of cut down corn.  How <s>quiet was everything</s> very quiet it was up.
        