Better Than Men

ating resort in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, establis

place. The hotel is situated about four thousand five hundred feet above the sea-level, and is ne

y any one who has a cool head, a sure foot, and sufficient endurance; but there are two or three which ought to be undertaken only by experienced mountaineers. I made several of the lesser ascents alone, and, in ea

le table at the top was simply wonderful. As far as the eye could see, in any direction, were mountain peaks, none covered 167 with snow,

me a deliberate and careful stare, they concluded to come on, and presently they discovered a little clump of stunted grass growing from a crevice between the rocks, which they proceeded to despoil of its dwarfed seeds. When they had finished their scanty meal they looked about for something else to eat. Feeling sure of their desires, I crushed a 168 soft biscuit into sma

l appearance. When I rose to my feet their surprise made them appear still more comical. They were inclined at first to scamper off, but, upon reflection, concluded they would see the whole show; and, as I moved 169 over to the edge of the tabl

trust themselves within reach of a specimen of that tribe of superior animals which delights in the destr

olly consisted in the fact that

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