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Thus questioning, I groped slowly forward To one accusto peculiarly oppressive in being cooped within the confines of such narrow entries, and being compelled to reflect upon the i above, and prevented fronificant props of wood, whosein the darkness bore evidence of the vast weight they upheld There was nothing for h I do not clai heart, or rieous where the peril is of a nature to which we have long accustoives way before little ventures a to these colonies--veterans who had faced unflinchingly the flairls at the slightest sign of a storm at sea; and there was once a faht fiercely with tomahawk and knife, yet who fell dead at the first crash of a field gun, although the piece was uncharged with ball So I conceive that physical courage is not so high a virtue after all, and ae I went timidly forward down that black slope, and with a wild inclination to fly backward at every sound Nor do I boast of keeping on, for it was largely because I knehat reception would await me; the look of scorn hich Madame would discover that a faint heart had made me afraid of the dark So it was love, or pride, I scarce knohich, that kept ; and, possibly, both of these are the true sponsors for endered by excite of the heart I thought there must be aboveray of light stealing along the floor It grewstep and soon crimsoned the upper walls I dropped cautiously upon hands and knees, and crept slowly forward, beside the dancing shadows, taking conceal, I discovered the flaring beacon to be a huge pine knot stuck into the earth wall, blazing right th, with head outstretched froazed forward into a small roorotesquely pictured bark, its floor covered with a rude , dyed in fanciful colors Soure, roughly shapen fro the roof, while directly in front reposed numerous dishes of untasted food This idol, for such I conceived it to be, was a e pige right hand, grasping a club, was uplifted as if about to strike down an approaching enereat staring eyes which appeared to sparkle as if composed of precious stones; while about neck, zone, and ankles shone the duller gleahter metal