. Wyoming . on on therocks, by the help of which he hoped to attaina still higher point, or rather shelf, from whichit would be an easy matter to climb to thelevel ground above, and push their way towardthe distant Delaware River. The feat was too difficult for the rest of theparty to accomplish, which explains why thegrape-vine became so necessary. With the aidof that, and with Fred tugging above, therewas reason to hope that the ascent would bemade with little trouble. Accordingly, Habakkuk McEwen, withoutany protest, stood up against the wall, andFred, with gun and vine secured, so as to le
. Wyoming . on on therocks, by the help of which he hoped to attaina still higher point, or rather shelf, from whichit would be an easy matter to climb to thelevel ground above, and push their way towardthe distant Delaware River. The feat was too difficult for the rest of theparty to accomplish, which explains why thegrape-vine became so necessary. With the aidof that, and with Fred tugging above, therewas reason to hope that the ascent would bemade with little trouble. Accordingly, Habakkuk McEwen, withoutany protest, stood up against the wall, andFred, with gun and vine secured, so as to leavehis limbs free, mounted to his shoulders withthe ease of an acrobat. Then, straightening himself, he groped aboutwith his hands, and was fortunate in finding abroad ledge within easy grasp. It was a diffi-cult matter, even with such help, to draw him-self up, but by great care he managed to do so,and then found that by a similar maneuver hecould reach the ground above, where the waywas clear to the
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