Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ... the fox'S path anecdote fearful accident. 17 continued to boil and curl around us during the whole of the time we remained on the summit, with the exception of a few brief intervals. We visited Pugh's hut, what he called his "hotel," a rudely built pile of large stones, but it was so damp and dark in the interior, that we were glad to exchange our quarters for the lee of the huge Carnedd, or mound of stones erected by the Ordnance surveyors. Here, although damp and rather cold from the high wind, we were comparatively comfortable, and we proceeded to discuss, with infinite zest, the contents of a basket of viands provided for us by our worthy hostess, Dame Walker, of the "Golden Lion." Whilst discussing our repast, we were entertained with sundry anecdotes by our loquacious guide. Amongst others he related an accident he had witnessed a few years previously, to one of a party of Oxonians, on the abrupt descent usually called Llwybyr Cadnaw, the "fox's path." These gentlemen, after arriving at the summit, had indulged rather too freely in stimulants, and commenced "larking," and performing sundry hairbrained tricks. In descending the " fox's path," one of them, more excited and daring than the others, started off at full speed down the precipitous path, to the horror of his now sobered companions. He of course, from the impetus acquired by his frantic career, lost all control of his movements, and fell headlong on the slippery way, which consists of loose rolling shingle: he was picked up insensible, severely cut and bruised about the head, and with one of his arms broken: for some time his life was in great danger. At the foot of this path, a short distance to the left, lies a small deep pool, called Llyn-y-Gader, the "lake of the...
