—Geo. M. Vickers.
- [372] By permission of J. C. Beckel, Esq., owner of the copyright.
Lost in the Mountains.
See you that[373] yellow thread, that, snake-like, winds
High up the mountain side, now hid, now seen,
Now lost[374] to view amid the shelving crags
And stunted pines? That is a rugged pass,
Called, hereabouts, The Devil’s Trail. Just where
We stand,[375] I stood one Autumn day, and heard
The legend from an aged mountaineer,