DOLPH HEYL1GER.
Bt wabhieqteh ievirg.
. u tins -put tne nrue" Docter m a tor ter tor
rible fume lie threatened vengeance
en any ene who should affect tbe v&lue
of hU property by exciting popular pre
judices. He complained loudly of thus
bring in a manner dispossessed of his
territories by mcre bugbears: but he
secretly determined te hare the heuse
exercised by the dominie. Great waa
his relief, therefore, when, in the midst
of his perplexities, Delph stepped for- i
ward and undertook te garrison the I
haunted house, The youngster nnu been
listening te nil the 6terles of Onus Hop Hep
per and Peter de Groodt; he was fend of
adventure, he loved the tnnr cleus, mid
his imagination hed become qitlte ex
cited by these tiles of wonder. Besides,
be hed led such nn uncomfortable life nt
the doctor's, being subjected te the in in in
telerable thralldeni of eaily hours, that
be was delighted ct the prospect of
having n heuse te himself, even though
ft should be n haunted one. Ilia eficr
was eagerly accepted, and it was de
termined that he should mount guard
that very night. Ills only stipulation
was, that the enterprise should be kept
secret from his mother; for he knew
the iioer soul would net bleep n wink if
ehoknew that her 6ea was waging war
with the powers of daikness.
When night canto en, he set cut en
this perilous expedition. The old black
cook, his only friend in the household,
had provided him with n little mcs3 for
supper, and n rushlight; nnd Uie tied
round Ids neck en amulet, given her by
en African conjurer, as n charm agahut
uvil spirits. Delph vva3 ccccrt;d en hli
way by the doctor and Peter d? Gice.lt,
who had agreed te accompany him te
the heuse and te we lilm ir.fi' ledged.
The night vvns overcast, and it v. as veiy
dark when theynriivcd nt the grounds
which surrounded tin? tampien. The
texten led the way v. ith n laut rn As
they vvalk-1 tic- i f cTrla,
the Gtful light, catching from bush te
bush, and tree te tree, often startled the
doughty Peter, nnd made him fall hack
upon his followers; nnd the doctor
grabbed still closer held of Delph's arm,
observing that tle ground was very
slippery and uneven. At ene time they
were nearly put te n total rout b a bat
which canie Hitting nleut the lantern;
and the notes of the Insects from the
trees, and the frogs from n neighboring
pond, formed n uient drowsy and doleful
concert.
The front deer of the mansion eiened
with n grating sound, that made the
doctor tin u pale, Tliej enterid a toler
ably Luge lull, such as is common in
American country houses, and which
servcsusit sitting room in warm weather.
Frem hence tlwy went up n wide stair stair
ctbe, that groaned and crcukeel its they
trod, every step making its p ntii.iil.ir
ncte, liLe the key of a haipischerd. This
led te another hull en the second story,
from whence they cnteied the room
where Delph waa te sleep. It was large
and scantily furnished; the shutters were
rleeed, but us they wcie much broken
there was no want of a circulation of
nir. It npiienrcd te have la.ni that
saered chamber Known among Dutch
housewives by the name of "tliu licst
bedroom," which is the liest furnished
room in the lienise, but in which bcnice
ou body te ever permitted te sleep.
Its splendor, however, was nil at
an end. There were a few broken
ui tides of fuimture nleut the room,
and in the center btoed u heavy deal
tahle nnd n laige mm chair, both of
which had the leek of bt ing coeval with
the mansion. The llroplnce vvua wide,
and had been faced with Dutch tiles,
rcpioenting Seni)ture stones; but tome
of them hud fallen out of their places,
nnd lay stuttered about the hearth. Tlie
sexton had lit the lush light; nnd the
doctor, looking fearfull nleut the room,
was just exhorting Delph te he of geed
cheer, nnd te pluck up a stout heart,
when a neise in the chimney, like voices
nnd struggling, struck n sudden panic
into the sexton. He took te Ins heels
with the lantern; the doctor followed
lurd after him; the stairs gieaned and
creaked as they hurried down, increasing
their agitation and speed by its noises.
The front deer blammed after them; and
Delph heard them scrabbling down
the avenue, till tie bound of their leet
vv as lest in the distance. That he did net
join in this precipitnte retieat, might
have been owing te his possessing n little
mere courage than lib companions, or
pel haps that l.c h id caught a ghmp-e of
Uie cause of their dismay, in ft nest of
chimney swallows, that came tumbling
down into the flre place.
Heing new left te himself, he tccurcd
the fient deer by a btreng Lelt and bar;
and ha ing seen that the ether entrances
were fastened, he returned tohNdcselato
chamber. Having made his Mippei Irem
the basket which the gcexl old cook had
provided, he lex-keel the chamber deer
and reined te reft en n mattress in ene
corner. The night was calm and btill;
nnd nothing hroke iqen the piofeiind
?uict but the lonely chupingef neritket
rehi the chiranev of n distant chamber.
The rushlight, which 6toed in the center
of the deal table, shed n fecble yellow
ray. dimly illumining the chainl er, nnd
making uncouth shapes and shadows en
the walls, from the clothes which Delph
had threw n ev er a chair.
With all his boldness of heait, there
was something rubduing in this desolate
scene; and he felt his spirits Hag w itlun
him as he lay en his hard bed and gazed
about the room. He waa turning ecr
hi Ids mind Ids idle habits, his doubtful
prospects, nnd new and then hcav ing a
ncuvy bign, us no iiiougnien ins lxxi
mother; for there is nothing like
heavy sigh, as he thought en his lioerold
meiucr; ter mcre ts nothing like tlie
silence and lenduicss of night te bring
dirk shadows ever the brightest mind.
U nnd by, he thought he hcaul a ceuud '
as if roine ene was walking below stairs.
He listened, nnd distinctly heard a
6tep en the great stair cac. It np- '
preached solemnly and slowly, tramp
tramp tramp! U vv as evidentiy the tread
of seme heavy personage; and jet hew
could he have get into the heuse w itheut
making a nehe? He had examined all
the fastenings, und was certain that
every cntrance was becure. Still the
steps advanced. tramp tramp trampl
It was ev Went that the person approach
ing could net lu a robber the step was
tee loud and deliberate; a robber would
either Ihi stealthy or precipitate. And
new the foelbteps bad ascended the stair
case, they were slowly advancing along
the passage, rebounding through the
silent nnd empty npartnic nts. The v eiy
crukethad ceased its melancholy note,
and nothing interrupted their awful dis
tinctness. The deer, which had been
locked en the inside, slew ly swung ejicn.
as if bclf moved. The footsteps entered
the room; but no ene was te be seen.
They pasbed slew ly and audibly across it,
tramp tramp tramp 1 but whatever
made the bound was invisible. Delph
rubbed his eyes and staled about lum;
he could see te every part of the dimlv
lighted chambci; all wa3 vacant; yet still
he heard thoe mysterious footsteps,
solemnly walking alieut the chamber.
They censed, nnd nil was dead silence.
There was want thing mero appalling in
this invisible v Dilation than there would
have been in nnv thing that nddrcssed it
self te the evenght. It was nwfully
vagueaud indefinite. He felt his heart
beat ngaiiwt his ril,; u cold sweat breke
out upon his forehead; he la for seme
tnue in a btnte of violent agitation, noth
ing, however, occurred te incrente hh
alarm. His light gradually burnt down
into the tecket, and he ft 11 asleep. When
he nwoke it was bread daylight; the sun
was iiecring through the cracks of the
window shutters, Ynd the birds were
mi rrily tinging about the house. The
bright, cheery day toen put te flight all
the terrors of the preceding night. Delph
laughed, or rather tried te laugh, at all
that IutLjnsjed, und endeavored te pe r r
made himself that it w as a mcre freak- of
the imagination, conjured up by the
stories he liad heard; but he was a little
mizzled te ilnd the deer of his room
locked en the inside, notwithstanding
that he liad positively teen it swing open
as the footsteps had entered. He re
turned te town in a stale of conric!ereblo
perplexity; but he determined, te say
nethin&fiat hj jsubjecluatll Jdideubts
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another night's watching. His tilence
was a grioveu disappointment te the
gossips who had gathered nt the doctor's
mention. Tlicy had prepared their minds
te hear direful talcs; end they were nl-me-A
in n rage at being ncsured that he
had nothing te relate.
The next night, then, Delph repeated
his vigil. He new entered the heuse
wllh seme trepidation. He was partic
iter in examining the fastenings of nil
the doers, and securing them well. He
I ckKl the deer of Ids chamber, and
placed n chair against it; then, having
dispatched Ids supper, he threw himself
en IiU mattress nncf endeavored te sleep.
It vrns nil In vain -a thousand crowding
fancies kept him waking. The tlme
slowly dragged en, as if minutes were
spinning out themselves into hours.
As the night advanced he grew mere
nnd mere nerveus: nnd he almost started
from his couch when he heard the mys
terious footstep again en the staircase.
Up it come, as before, solemnly and
slowly, tramp tramp tramp! It ap
proached along the passage: the deer
again swung open, as if there had been
neither lock nor impediment, nnd a
strange looking figure, stalked into Uie
room. It was en elderly man, large and
A strong looking Jlgure ttalktd Me the
room.
robust, clothed in the old Flemish
fashion. He had en n kind of short
cloak, with a garment under it, belted
round the waibt; trunk hose, with great
bunches or bows at the knees; and a pair
of lussct beets, very large nt ten, and
standing widely fiem his legs. Ills hat
was bread and slouched, with a feather
trailing ever ene side. His Iren gray
hair hung hi thick masses en his neck,
and he had n short grizzled licard. He
walked slowly round the room 113 if ex
amining that ull was safe, then, hanging
his hat en n jieg beside the deer, he sat
dew 11 in the elbow chair, and, leaning
his elbow en the tuhle, he fixed his eca
en Delph with an unmoving and deaden
ing stare.
Delph was net naturally n coward;
but he had tiecn brought up in 1111 im-
filicit belief in ghosts and goblins. A
heusand stories came sw arming te his
mind, that he had heard about this
building; and, as he looked nt this
stnmge personage, with his uncouth
gaib, his nale visage, his grlzzlj beard,
mid his fixed, staring, llsli like eye. Ids
teeth began te chattel, his hair te rise en
his head nnd n cold sweat te bleak out
all ever his Ixxly. Hew long he re
mained in this situation he could net
tell, for he was like 0110 fascinated. He
could net take his gazoeff fiem the spec
ter; but lay staring nt him with his
whole intellect absorbed in the eentcm-
Clatlen. The old man remained seated
ehind the tahle without btirriug or
turning nn eye, nlways keeping a dead,
steady glare upon Delph. At length the
household cock from a neiglibeiitig
farm clapped his wings, nnd gave a loud
cneerlul crew that rung ever tlie liclus.
At the sound the old man slowly rese
and took down his hat from the iieg; the
deer opened and closed after him; he
was heard te go slowly down the 6tair
case tramp tramn trampl an
when he had get te the bottom, nil wa.
again silent. Delph lay nnd listened
earnestly; counted every footfall; lis
tened and listened if the btcps i.heuld 10
turu until, exhausted by watching and
agitation, no fell Inte u treimit il bleep.
Daylight ngain brought fresh com age
nnd assurance. He would fain have
considered nil that had paused ae a mere
dream; vet there steed the chair in
which the unknown had stated himself;
theie was the table en which he had
leaned; theie was the icg en which he
had hung his hat, and there was the
deer, lecLid precisely as he himself had
locked it, with the chair placed against
it. He hastened down stairs nnd exam
ined the doers and w widow's; nil wroox wreox wroex
nctly hi 1110631110 btate In which he had
left them, and there was no apparent
way by which nny 1 eing could have en
tered nnd left the heuse without leaving
seme tiace behind, "l'oehl" said Delph
te himself, "it wa3 all n dream:" but it
would net de, (he ineiu he cudcaveicd
te thake the fccene off from his mind, the
mero it h united him.
1 heugh he persisted in a strict silcnce
an te nil lli.it he had seen or heard, vet
hi3 leeks betrajed the uncomfertnhlu
night lie had passed. It was evident
that there was something wonderful hid
den under this mvbtcrieus reserve. The
doctor took him into his study, locked
tlie dee nnd bought te haven full and
confidential communicatien: but he
could get nothing out of him. l'rau
lUy took him aside into the pantry, but
te as little purpose, and Peter de liroedt
held him by the button for a full hour in
tlie church) aril, the vcrj plaeotegetat
the bottom of a ghost story; but came elf
net n whit wiser than the icst. It is al
ways the case, however, that one truth
concealed makes a dozen current lies.
It is like a guinea locked up in n bank,
that has a d07.cn paper representatives.
Defero the day was ever, the neighbor
hood was full of rejierts. Some said
that Delph Hevhger vvntched in the
Intuited heuse vv ith pistols leaded with
lilvcr bullets; ethers that he had n long
talk with the specter without .1 head;
ethers, that Dr. Knippcrhausen and the
ter.ten had been hunted down the Uow Uew
cry lane and ipute into tow n by a legion
of ghosts of their customers. Some
shook their heads, nnd thought it n
fchame that the doctor should put Delph
te pass the night alene in that dismal
house, where he might le spirited
away, no ene knew whither; while
elhera observed, with a thnig, that if the
devil did cairv elf the veung&tcr, it
would U- but taking his own.
'ihche 1 union) nt length reached the
eniB of the geed Dame llej liger, and, as
maj 1 e supjK scd, tluevv her into a terri
ble alarm. I'er her son te have opposed
himself tedangu from living fees would
have been nothing se dreadful in her
ej ea as te dare alene the terrors of the
haunted house. She liastencd te the doc
tor's, and passed a great part of the day
in attempting te ditbuade Delph from re
peating his v igd; the told him a ecore of
talcs, which her gossiping liicnds had
iust related te her, of persona who liad
icen carrieu cu
when watchins alene hi
old
ruinous houses. It was all te no
clfcct. Delph's pride, as wcllnseurie&ity.
waa plirutd. He endeavored te calm the
apprehensions of his mother, and tons tens tons
bijre her tint there was no truth in all
the rumors she had heard; she looked at
him dubiously und shook her head, but
finding his determination was net te Ihj
el aken, she brought lum u little thick
Dutch liilile, vvith biassclasjis, te take
vv ith him, ns a sw erd vv hcrew ith te light
the iKivvirs of darkness; und, lest that
might net Ijo sufliticiit, the heusckcciicr
gaveliim the Heidelberg catechism by
wav of a dagger.
'Hie next night, therefore, Delph took
1111 his (juartcrs for the third time in the
old mansion. Whether dream or net the
sarne tiling wa3 n peated Towards mid
night, vviiiu everv tiling was btui, 1110
Mine sound cchtxtj thieugh the empty
hills tramp tramp trampl 'I he stairs
were again ascended, the deer again
I swiiii" open, t lie old man entered, walked
I round the room, hung up his hat nnd
seated himself bv the table. The same
fear and trimming came ever iioer
I Delph, though net in se violent a degree.
He lay in the same wa , motionless nnd
fascinated, staring at the flgure, which
re'-ird.'d him in before, with a di id,
I fixitl, chilling gare. In this nay they
renuuuetl fur 11 line- Ujua. till f.w de
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LANCASTER DAILY
grees, Delph's ceuragb began gradually
te revive. Whether alive or dead this
being had certainly seme object in hi
visitation; and he recollected te linve
heard It said, that spirits have no power
te sicak until they nre spoken te. Sum
moning up resolution, therefore, nnd
making two or three attempts before he
could get his parched tengue in motion,
he nddrcssed the unknown in the most
solemn form of adjuration that he could
recollect, and demanded te knew what
was the metive of his isit.
Ne sooner liad he finished than the old
man rose, took down his hat, the deer
opened and he went out, looking back
upon Delph Just ns he crossed the thres
hold, ns If expecting him te fellow. Tlie
youngster did net hesitnte nn instant.
He took the candle in his hand nnd the
Dible under his arm nnd obeyed the tncit
Invitation. Tlie candle emitted n feeble,
uncertain ray; but still he could see the
flgure before him, slowly descend the
stairs. He followed, trembling. When
it had reached the liottem of the stairs it
turned through the hall toward the back
deer of the mansion. Delph held the
light ever the balustrades, but in his
eagerness te cntcli a sight of the un
known he flared his feoble taper se sud
denly that it went out. Still there was
BUlllcient light from the pale moon
beams that fell through a narrow win
dow te give him an indistinct view of
the flgure near the deer. He followed,
therefore, down stairs nnd turnetl towards
the place, but when he get there the un
known had disappeared. The deer re
mained fast barren nnd belted; there was
no ether mede of exit; yet tlie being,
w hatevcr he might lie, was geno. lie.
unfastened the deer and looked out into
the fields. It was a hazy, moonlight
night, se that the oye could distinguish
objects nt seme distance. He thought he
saw the unknown in n footpath that led
from the deer. He was net mistaken;
but hew had he get out of the house? He
did net pause te think, but followed en.
The old man proceeded nt a measured
pace, without looking about him, bis
footsteps sounding en tlie hard ground.
ile passeti tiireugn tne ercnani 01 appie
trees that stoeJ near the house, always
keeping the footpath. It led ten well,
situated in a little hollow, which had
supplied the farm with water. Just nt
this well Delph lest sight of 1dm. He
rublicd Ids eyes and looked again; but
nothing was te be seen Of the unknown.
He reached the well, but nobody was
there. All the surrounding "ground was
open and clear; there was 110 bush nor
hiding place. Ile looked down the well
nnd saw, at a great depth, the reflection
of the sky in the still water. After re
maining here for some time, without see
ing or hearing anj thing mero of his
mysterious conductor, he returned te the
heuse full of nwe and wonder. He
belted the deer, groped his wav back te
bed, and it was long liefore he could
compeso himself te sleep.
His dreams were otrange and troubled.
He thought he was following the old man
nleng the side of a great river, until they
came te avessel that was en the point of
sailing; nnd that his conductor led him en
beard and vanished. He remembered
the commander of the vessel, 11 short,
swaithy man, with crisped black hair,
blind of ene ej 0 nnd lame of 0110 leg; but
the rest of his dream was very confused.
Sometimes he was sailing; sometimes en
shore; new amidst storms and tempests,
nnd new wandering quietly in unknown
streets. Tlie llgure of the old man was
strangely mingled up with the incidents
of the dream, nnd the w hele distinctly
wound up by his finding himself 011
beard of tne vessel again, returning home
w ith n great bag of money I
AVhcn he weke the gray, cool light of
daw n was streaking the horizon, nnd the
ceck3 passing the revcil from farm te
farm throughout the country. Ile rtise
mero harassed nnd perplexed than ever.
He wasbingularlyconfeundcilhynll that
he had Been anil dreamt, nnd ocean te
doubt whether his mind was net nffected
and whether all that was passing in his
thoughts might net be mero feverish fnn
tnsy. In his present state f mind he
did net feel disposed te return immedi
ately te the doctor's and undergo the
cress questioning of the household. He
made n scanty breakfast, therefore, en
the lemaiusef the last night's previsions
und then wandered out into tlie fields te
meditate en all that had bcfalled him.
Lest in thought, he rambled about, grad
ually appieachlng the town, until tiin
morning was far advanced, vv lien he w as
loused bv a hurry nnd bustle ureund
him. He found himself near the water's
edge in a throng of iieeple, hurrying te a
pier, where there was a vessel ready te
mnke sail. He was unconsciously car
ried along by the impulse of the crowd,
nnd found that it was n sleep, en the
Iieint of bailing up the Hudsen toAl teAl
lany. There w as much lXi e taking and
kissing of old women and children, and '
great activity in carrying en benrd bas
kets of bread nnd cakes nnd previsions of
all kinds, notwithstanding the mighty
joints of meat that dangled ever the
stern, for n veyage te Albany was an ex
pedition of great moment in these days.
The commander of the bloep was hurry
ing about nnd giving n vveild of orders,
which were net very bti icily attended te,
ene man being busy in lighting his plpe
and another In slurrying lib tnicker
bncc. The nppearance of the commander sud
denly caught Delph's attention. He was
short and swarthy, with crisped black
hair; blind of 0110 eye nnd lame of ene
leg the veiy commander that he had
seen in his dream! Surpi ised and aroused,
he considered the 6ccne moie attentively
andiccallcd still fuither traces of his
dream; the nppearance of the vessel, of
the river, and of n variety of ether ob
jects accorded with the impel feet image3
vaguely rising te lecollcctien.
As he steed musing en these circum
stances the cantain suddenly called out
te him in Dutch, "Step en beaid, young J
man, or you il no leu neiitntir Jiewas
staitlcd by the summons; he saw that
the sleep waa cast loeso and vv .13 actually
moving from the pier; it seemed 11s if lie
vva3 actuated by bome irresistible im
pulse; he sprang upon the deck, and the
next moment the sleep waa hurried off
by the wind and tide. Delplt thoughts
nnd feelings wcie all in tumult and con
fusion. He had been rtrengly worked
upon by the events that had recently be
fallen lum, nnd could net but think thnt
there was seme connection between his
present bituatien and hU last night's
iiicam. He felt as if he was under su
pernatural influence, and he tried te nv
wire himself with an old and favorite
maxim of his, that "One way or ether,
all would turn out for the best." I'er a
moment the indignation of the doctor nt
his departure without lcav e nessetl across
ills mind, but that was matter of little
moment. Then he thought of the dis
tress of his mother nt his btrange disap disap
earaiice, and the idea gave him a slid
den pang; he would have entreated te Ik)
put en shore, but he knew with such
wind and tide the entreaty would have
Uvn in am, Then the inspiring love of
nirelty and ndvciiture enme rushing in
full tide through his liosem; he felt him
self launched strangely nnd suddenly 011
the world, and under full way te explore
the regions of wonder that lay up this
mighty river, and beyond theso hlue
mountain that had Umnilcd his horizon
since childhood. While he was lett in
this whirl et thought the bailsi.traiucd te
the biecze, the shores sex ined te hurry
away Ik hind him, and U (ero he pcr-fc-ctfj
lecevered lib self po&tes&ieu the
sleep was plow ing her v,a just Spiking
Devil and YimktrH, and the tallest chim
ney of the Manliattee-s had faded from
his sight.
I have raid that a voynge up the Hud Hud
eon in thoie (lavs was an undertaking of
seme moment; indeed, it uns as much
thought of nan vovae te Lurtipe is at
present. Tlie blte'ps wire often man
d.iVHeu the wnv, the caiilmiu navigators
taking in Kill when it blew fresh, nnd
coming te anchor nt night, and stepping
te send the beat nshore for milk for tea,
without which it waa iinpeskil4p for the
worthy old lady pasn'-ngcrs te subsist.
And there were tl'emui.'i Ull.edef perils
of theTimaati Hec an 1 the highlands. In
short a rudent Dutch bvrjer vvpSld
talk of sjchavovage fcr months, and
even vers, btfercluud; end never un un
derteiek it without pu'tin-jhU nflairs In
order, mskirg hi will, n 1 1 ivirj pray
ers said for him in the Ijuw Dutch
cluirt de
INTELLIGENCER,
In the course of such n voyage, there
fore, Delph was Kitlsfleel he would luve
time enough te reflect, nnd te mnke up
Ids mind as te wlmt he should de when
he arrived at Albany. The captain, with
his blind cye nnd lame leg, would, it is
true, bring his stronue elnvuu te mind,
and perplex him sadly for n few miv
menls; but, of late, his life had lieen
tnide up se much of dreams and realities,
his nights and days hail been be jumbled
together, that he seemed te be moving
continually in n delusion. Tlicre is al
ways, hovvever, a kind of vngaliend con
solation in n man's having nothing in this
world te lese, with this Delph comferteel
Ids heart, and determined te mnke the
most of the present enjoyment.
In the second elay of the veyage they
came te the highlands. It was the latter
part of n calm, sultry elay, that they
llexiteel gently with the tide between these
stern mountains. There was thnt jwrfect
quiet which prevails ever nature in the
languor of summer heal; the turning of
n plank or tlie accidental falling of nn
ear en ueck, wan cciieeei irem tne inemi-.
tain side nnel revcrberateel nleng the
shores; nnd if by chance the captain gnve
a shout of command, there were niry
tongues that mocked it from every cliff.
Delph gazeel about him In mute delight
nnd wonder nt these scenes of nature's
magnificence Te the left the Diuuler
lerg reareel its woeely precipices, height
ever height, forest ever forest, nwny into
the deep summer sky. Te the 1 ight strut
ted forth the bold promontory of An An
teony's Nese, with n solitary engle w heel
ing about it; while beyond, mountain
succeeded te mountain, until they seemed
te lock their arras together, and remllne
this mighty river in their embraces.
There was n feeling of quiet lumy in
gazing at tlie bread, green besoms here
and there scooped out nmeng the preci-
Sices; or at woodlands high in nir, nod ned
ing ever tlie edgoef seme beetling bluff,
anil their follnge nil transparent in the
yellow sunshine.
In the midst of his admiration Delph
remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds
peering nbove the western heights. It
was succcceleel by another, and another,
each seemingly pushing onwards Its pre
decessor, nnd towering, with dazzling
brilliancy, in the deep biue atmosphere;
andtiowmutterlngiiealsef thunder were
faintly heard rolling behind the moun
tains." The riv er, hitherto still and glassy,
reflecting pictures of the sky and land,
new showed n dark ripple nt n distance,
as the hreeze came creeping up it. The
fish hawks wheeled nnd screamed, and
sought their nests en the high dry tre-es;
the crews flew clamorously te the crov crev
iccs of the rocks, and all nature seemed
conscious of tlie approaching thunder
gust.
The clouds new rolled in volumes ever
the mountain tops; their summits Mill
bright and snowy, but the lower parts of
an inkv blackness. Tlie iniu began te
patter down in bread and scattered dreits;
the wind freshened mid curled up the
vvnvra; at length It eecmeel ns If the tal
lying cloud i were tern open by the moun
tain tops, and coiuplete torrents of rain
came rattling down. The lightning
leniied fiem cloud te cloud, and streamed
quivering against the rocks, splitting nnd
rending tlie stoutest lercsi iiccs. 1110
thunder burst in trcmendeiu explosions;
the peals were echoed from mountain te
mountain; they crashed uhiii Dunder
licrg, nnd rolled up the long tlefile of the
highlands, each headland making n new
echo, until old Dull hill seemed te bellow
back the Uerm.
I'er n time the scudding rack and mist,
and the sheeted rain, almost hid the
landscape from the sight. 1hcrewa3 n
fearful gloom, illumined still moie fear
fully by the streams of lightning which
glittered nmeng the rain drejs. Never
had Delph beheld such en abselute war
ring of the elements; it seemed us if the
storm was tearing nnd rending its wav
through this mountain defile, nnd had
breuglit nil the artillery of heaven into
action.
The vessel was hurried en by the in
creasing wind, until oho camote where
the liver makes n sudden liend, the only
ene in the whele course of itn inaivstie
career. Just as they tinned the point, a
v ielcnt flaw of wind camoew ccping dew n
11 mountain gully, bending the forest Iw Iw
feru it, nnd, 111 n moment, lashing up the
river into white fieth midfeun. Iho
captain taw the danger and cried out te
lower the sail, liefore the order could be
olieycd, the flaw struck the eloep, and
threw heron her licam ends. Kvei thing
was new fright and confusion; the flap
ping of the sails, the vv hlsthng and rush
ing of the wind, the bawling of the cap
tain and crew, the bhrieklng of the p.u p.u
hengcrs, all mingled with the 1 oiling and
bellowing of the thunder. In the midst
of the uproar, the sleep lighted; at
the same tune the main sail slutted, tlie
boom came sweeping tlm epiarlcr deck,
and Delph, who wnsgaring ungual eledly
at the clouds, found himself, in 11 mo
ment, floundering in the river.
Ter ence in his life, 0110 of his idle nc nc
cemplishmcnts was of tie te him The
many truant hours which he had de
voted te spotting In the Hudsen, had
made him an exjiert sw immer; j ct.wlth
nil his btrength nnd (kill, he found great
dilliculty in reaching the shine. His
disappearance fiem the deck had net
liecn netiexMl by thocrew, who were nil
occupied by their own danger. Tlie
sleep waa driven nleng with incenceiva-
-
FeunrJ himself floundering in the rixtr.
bio rapidity. She had hard work te
vv eather a long promontory en the east
ern shore, round which the river turned,
nnd which completely shut her from
Delph's view.
It was en n iieint of the we-stcm shere
that he landed, and, scrambling up the
rocks, he threw himself, faint nnd ex
hmisteel, nt the feet of n tree. Hy ilo ile
gices the thunder gust p.iswd ever. 'Iho
clouds rellcel avvnj te the 1 ast, vv hern
they lay piled in feathery masses, tinted
with the lest iehv rave of the sun. The
distant phy of the lightning might le
Men aboutlhe (kirk liases, and new nnd
then might le heaid the faint muttering
of the thumb r. Delph rose, mid sought
about te see if any path led from the
shere; but nil was sav age and trackless.
Iho locks were piled upon caeli ether;
great trunks of trees lay sh ittcred nlmut,
us they liad been blown down by the
strong winds which draw through these
mountains, or had fallen through age
'Iho rocks, tee, were overhung witn
wild vines und briers, which completely
matted themselveitegether.nnd epixscd
a barrier te nil ingrevs, evtrj movement
tint he made theeik down 11 shower from
the dripping foliage He attempted te
scaloeuoof these almost irrpeiidicular
heights, but, though stieng and ngilc,
he round it an Htrtiilcaii undertaking.
Often he was hupierti'd nicul by
crumbling projections of the rock, nnd
seiin times he clung te roots and bnnt lies
of treses, and hung nlmoet sii..jciiiled in
the nir. The weed pigeon came c leav
ing his whittling flight by him, and the
eagle ccrcamed Irem the brew of the im
iiendlng cllif. As he was thus tlamU-r-Ing,
he was en the point of wiring held
of u shrub te aid his am tut, when some
thing rustled among Hit, leaves, and he
saw nMiake quivering nleii" I1U0 light
ning, almost from under his hand. It
ended itself up immediately, 111 an uttl
tii'le of dt dance, v. ith Ihltened head,
distended jaws, nnd eiulckly vibrating
tongue, that plots! like n little flame
about its nieulli Delph u heart tiirnes!
faint w ithin In-i, and he li? J well nigh
1U go Its hcU a:.d tuml led dev.ii the
prjcipice. it.oteriMtti.teod ii thodc thedc thodc
fentivebut fcrim Instant; ittw?,nu in
itine tive movement of dcfciine; irnl Jlnd Jlnd Jlnd
iiigtl.erowauie attack, it glided aw.'v
into n cleft of the lock. Delph a eye fol fel
ia wed vv ith fnarful intt'O-l-" und ha saw
SATURDAY, JUNE
at n ginnce that he was In the vicinity
et n nest of adders, tint lny knotted, nnd
writhing, nnd hissing in tlie chanm. He
hastened with all speceHe esca pe from
co frightful n neighborhood. His imag
ination vvns full of this new horror; he
saw nn adder In ev cry curling v ine, and
heard tlie tall of n rattlesnake in every
dry baf that rustled.
At length he nucccedcil In scrambling
te the summit of n precipice; but it vvns
cev creel by n dense forest. Wherever
he could gain 11 lookout lietwcen thu
tree, he saw that the ceast rose in
heights nnd cliffs, one lising lieyeud an
other, until huge mountain!! overtopped
the whole. Ihcre vv cre no signs of cul
tivation, nor any smeke curling amongst
the trees, te Indicate n human residence.
Everything wns vv lid nnd solitary. As
he vv us standing en the etlgoef n preci preci
flce that overlooked n deep raviue
fringed with trees, Ids feet detached a
great fragment of rock; it fell, crashing
its way through the tree tops, elevvn Inte
the chasm. A loud whoop, or rather
yell, Issued from tlie bottom of the glen;
the moment nftcr, there was the report
of a gun; and a Kail came whistling ever
Ids head, cutting the twigs and leaves,
aiul burying itself deep in the lurk of a
chcftnut tree.
IXilnli did net wait for n second shot.
but made n preclpltnte retreat; fearing
every moment te hear the enemy in pur
suit. He Riiccccdctl, however, In return
ing unmeleatcel te the shore, nnd deter
mined te penetrate no farther into n
country selicset with savage perils.
He sat himself dew n, dripping, discon
solately, en n wet stone. What was te
Iw done? Where was he te 1 belter him
self? The hour of rrpose wan approach
ing; the bird were seeking their nests;
tlie Imt began te flit alwut in the twi
light, nnd the uighthavvk searing high
In heaven, ecemed te le railing out the
stars. Night gradually closed in mid
wrappeel everything In gloom; and
though it was the latter part of summer,
jet the breeze, stealing along the river,
and nmeng these dripping forests, vvns
chilly nnd penetrating, especially te n
half drowned man.
As he sat elroeping nd elespendent in
ibis comfortless condition, he pcrcclvetl
light gleaming through the dees near
the shore, where the winding of the river
made n deep bay. It cheered him with
the liepe3 that here might le seme human
hahilatIon,where he might get something
te appense the clamorous cravings of Ida
stomach, nnd, what was equally neces
rnry in his shipwrecked condition, n
comfortable) shelter for the night. It was
with extreme dilliculty that he made his
vvny towards the light, along ledgea of
rocks down which he vvae hi elanger of
sliding into the river, and ever great
trunks of fallen trees, nema of which had
been blown down in the Inte storm, and
lav se thickly together thnt he had te
struggle through their branches. At
length hoenme te the brew of mock lint
overhung 11 small dell, from whence the
light proceeded. It was fiem u flre at
the feet of n gieat tice that ttoed In the
mltUt of 11 grassy Interval or pint among
the rocks. The ihe cait up a red glare
among the gray crags nnii impending
treew, leaving chasms of deep gloom that
1 cRembled entrances te rnv erns, A small
brook lippltd elose by, N't raj eel by the
qulvciing reflection of the flame. There
vveiotwe llgurcs moving about the fire
and ethera Mpiatted liefoielt. As they
wrre lietween him nnd the light they
were in coiuplete shadow; but tme of
them happening te meve round te (he
opneiito side, Delph vvae ttaitled nt ir
ceiving, by the full glare fulling en
painted fcatuic i nnd glitteiingen bilvcr
ornaments, that he win an Indian. He
new looked move narrowly, and saw
1;uns leaning iigalnst n tree and a dead
icidy lying en the ground.
Delph began te doubt w hcthcr he vvns
net hi n werse condition than before;
here was the vcrv feo that hid fired at
him from thu glen. He endeavored In
retreat quietly, net caring te intrust
himself te these half human brings In se
savage nnd lonely a place. Itwiw tee
late. The Indian, with that engle quick
ness of eve se reiiiaikable in his race,
iHTCelvrd something Stirling among Iho
liiislieH en the lock. He seized 0110 of
the guns that leaned against the trie; tme
moment meie, mid Delph might have
hail his passion for adventure cuied bv a
lnillit. He hallooed loudly with (he In
eh in salutation tif friendship; (he whele
party sprang upon their feet; the saluta saluta
tieu'vvas r turned, and the straggler was
invited te join them at thu the.
On nppre idling he found, te his con
solation, that the 11 irty vvns cohiehcI of
white men as well ns Indians. One', who
was evidently the principal personage or
commander, was seated 011 the trunk of
n liee liefore Iho fire. He was a large,
stout man, hemcwh-it advanced in life,
but hale nnd hearty. Ills face was
hrnnrcd nhnest te the color of nn In
dian's; he had strong hut lather jovial
features, nn aquiline nose nnd 11 mouth
shaped lilm a mastiffs. Ill f fr.ee wan
half thrown in shade by n bread I1.1t
vvithnbuck'n-tail in It. Ills gray hair
hung short hi his neck. He vvore a
hunting frock, with Indian leggings,
and inecciihiiiH, nnd n tomahawk in the
liiead wampum belt round his waist.
Ah Delph caught a dlntini t view of his
Krsen and featiiies, he was struck with
something tint lemindcd him of thu old
man of tlie hnuiited heuse. 'ihe man
liefore him, hovvever, vvns different in
his dress and nge; he vvns mero cheery,
tee, in his uhks t, nnd it was hard te de-
line vvheie the vague leseiiiDi.uiee lay
but a resemblance there certainly was.
Delph felt seme degree of awe in ap ap
peoachlng him; but was assured hy tlie
frank', In .illy welceme with which he
vvasie-celvcd. Ah he cast his eye-s itiieut,
tee, lie was still fuither encouraged by
jMrrciving that the dead liedy, which
had caused him seme alarm, was that of
n deer; and his satisfaction was complete
In discerning, by the savory shams
which Issued from a l.etlle suspendee! by
n hooked stick ever the lire, tli it (here
was n part cooking for the evening's re
past. Ile new found thnt he had fallen in
with a rambling hunting party, iiuch ns
often took phce in theso da vh nmeng (Im
Kltlers along thu river. The hunter la
nlvv.ivs hospitable; and nothing makes
men mero social and uncoiemeniousthnn
meeting in the wilderness. The com
mander of (he nartv neurrd him out n
dram of checi ing liquor, which he gnve
him with a inerrj? leer, (e wniin his
Inart.nud ordered 0110 of his followers
te fetch nome garments from a pinnae e,
which wan moercsl in a cev e clese by,
while these in which our here was drip
ping might bediied liefore (he fire.
Delph found, ns he had suspected, tint
the thet from the glen, w hieh had teme
be near giving him his quietus when en
thu precipice, was from the paity before
him. He had nearly crushed ene of
them by thu fragment of lock which he
1 ..-..1 t. ;. 1....1. 1 .1 !..i ..1.1 1 1. -
mm uiuu lieu; turn iiiu jet tin lint mini t,
hi the bread hat and liuckt.iil, had fired
at tlie plnce where he saw the huslii-s
meve, Biipjiesiiig ft tohefjOino wild mil
mal. He laughed licartil) at the bliiu
tl r; it lieiug what is ceiisidcrid 1111 ex
ceeding geed jo!.e among hunters; " but,
fnith, no I id," said he, 'if 1 had but
caught u glimpsoef jeii te take sight nt,
v 011 would have followed (hut nek. An
tony Vandcr ilev dt n isbcldem known te
miss hii aim," These last wertls were at
ence a clew te Delph's t tirlusit ; and
11 few questions led him completely
lido tlie character of the man bo be bo
feio him, and of his band of woodland
rangers. '1 he commander in the bread
hat and hunting frock was no lesnu er er
seiingu than the llefr Antony Vnnder
Hedcn, of Alban), of whom Delph had
many a time heard. He was, in fact,
the here of many a btery. Iieing 11 man of
iiiigulir hiunerj and whimsical habits,
that were matters of wonder te hU quiet
Dutch iicighberri. As he was u man of
property, having had a father befere
him, from whom he inherited large
tracts of wild land, and whelu barrels
full of wninpum, he could indulge his
humors without control. Instead of
stajmg quietly nt home, eating nnd
drinking nt regular meal times, amusing
himself by smoking his pipe en the
Unch befere the deer, and then turning
Inte u comfortable) bed at tiUht, he de
lighted hi nil kinds of rough, wild ex
peditious. He vvc3 never se happy as
when en n limiting party in the wildi r
nets, sleeping under trees or bark shed j,
or cruising ilewji Uie river, jer en teme
8, 1889.
woemanet int,e. ttsning nnd fowling, ftna"
living the Lord knows hew.
Hew as n great friend te Indians, nnd
(0 nn Indian mede of life; which he con
sidered due natural liberty and innnlv
enjoyment. When at home he had nl
wnyB several Itidhn hangers tin, who
loitered nbeut Ida house, Bleeping like
hounds in the ftmshhic, or prcjiaring
limiting mid Ashing tackle for some new
expedition, or sheeting nt marks with
bows nnd nrrevvs
Over these vtigmnt things Heer An
tony had ns perfect cemmnnd nsn hunts
man ever Ids pack; though they were
great iiulsnnces te the regular pcople of
hh iieighlwrhoed. As he was n rich
man no ene ventured te thwart his
humors; indeed, he hail n hearty, joyous
manner ntwut him that made him uni uni
versally popular. He would troll a
Dutch reng, ns he tramped nleng the
street; ball every ene n mlle eff: nnd
w hen he entered n heuse he would slap
(ha geed man familiarly en the back,
shake him byithe hand till he reared ami
kiss his vvife nnd daughters liefore his
face In thert, there was no pride nor
ill humor nbeut IJeer Antony.
Ucsldes his Indian hangers en he had
three 01 four humble frlrnds nmeng the
white men. who looked tin te him ns n
patron, nnel had the run of his kitchen,
nnd the favor of !cing taken with him
occasionally en hli expeditions. It was
with ti medley of such retainers that he
vvns nt present en u cruise along the
shores of the Hudsen, in n pinnace which
liu kept for his own teerentien. Tlicre
were two whlte men with him, drcsscel
partly in the Indian style, w 1th uteccnr ins
nnd hunting shirts; the rest of his crew
consisted of four favorite Indians. They
haellieen prow ling nbeut the liver, with
out imy definite object, until they found
themselves in the highlands; vvheie (hey
had iMSsed two or ilucednjn, hunting
Iho tlccr which still lingered among tlicre
mountains.
"It la n lucky clrcumslance, young
man," raid Antony Vandcr Ilevden,
"that you hnppenciUe lw Lnockeelovcr Lneckeelovcr Lnockeelevcr
boird today, aa te-morrow morning we
start early en our return homew ai ds, nnd
you might then have looked in vain for
a meal among the mountains hut come,
lads, stir nbeut! btirnbeutl loot's see what
iireg we hn) for nuppcr; the kcltle hns
boiled long enough; my stomach rriea
cupboard; and I'll warrant our guest is
In no mcveel te dally with his trencher."
There was a bustle new in the llttie
encampment. One took oft the kettle,
and turned a part of the contents Inte n
liuge wixiden lievvl: another prcpareel n
flat rock for a table; while n third brought
various utensils from the pinnace, which
was mooted eJ'wc by; 41111 Heer Antony
himself brought nflask 01 twoef precious
liquor from Iilsevv n private locker know
ing his Ikkui companlenstex) well letrust
nny of them w ith the key.
A rude but hearty repast was seen
spicad; consisting of venison smok
ing from the kettle, with cold
bacon, boiled Indian corn, and
mighty leaves of geexl brown hourO heurO hourO
lield bread. Never bad Delph made
a mero delicious repast; nnd w hen he had
washed It down with two or three
draughts from the Hccr Antony's flask,
and lelt the jelly Hener sending its
warmth through his veins, and glowing
round hh very heart, he would net have
changed his situation, nt), with the gov gev
ei nor of the prev Ince.
The lleer Antony, ten, grew chirping
nnd Joyeus: told half ft dozen fnt stories,
nt which his white fellow era laughed Im
moderately, though the Indians, iw usual,
maintained an iuviucible gravity,
'i&-
"JViis if your true life, my beyl"
"This Is jour tiue life, my hey,"
said he, slapping Delph en the shoulder;
"n man is never 11 man (ill he can defy
wind and weather, tangu weeds and
wilds, 1 lecp under n tree, undlivoenbass
weed leaves!"
And then would he sing 11 stave or two
of n Dutch drink Ing sting, sw a j Ing n short
squab Dutch iNittle in his hand, while
his nij millions would join In chorus, un
til thu woedn echoed again ns the geed
old song has it:
Tlicy nil Itli n f lieut invlc the dements rlnc,
He been an I Im ofilee in o'er;
Te fiiiMlnst llicy wcut v Itli trim merriment.
Ami tfpjiKHt ttrerw lUjuer clllore.
Ill the midst of his jovially, hovvever,
Heer Antony did net lo-te sight of dls dls
rrclien. Though liu pushed Iho bettle
without re-Hcrvi) te Deljih. jet he nlways
took euro te help his fellow era himself,
knowing the Ix'ingH he had te ileal with;
and he was particular hi granting hut a
mode into allow nncu te the Indians. The
repast lielng ended, the Indians having
drunk their liquor nnd smoked their
tilpes, nev wrapped (hi mselves in their
lilanlttls. ifretihcd themselves en the
ground with their feet te the fire, and
seen fell asleep, like se many tired
hounds. The rest et the party remained
chatting liefore the flre, vv hlch thu gloom
of tlie forest and (he dampness of the air
fiem the late storm tendered cxttcmciy
grateful and comforting. The conversa
tion gradually moderated from the hilar
ity of impiicr time, and turned ujien
hunting netveiiturefl nnd e-xplelts and
penis in Iho vvildcineas, mnny of which
w cre m f.lrange and improbable that I
will net venture te reiieat them, lest the
veracity of Antony Vandcr Heyden nnd
Ids lemrades should lie brought into
question. Tlicre were many legendary
tales told also about the liver and the
ccttlemcntH en Its Imrders; in which val
uable kind of lere the Hccr Antony
heemed elecply versed. Ah (he slurdy
bush beater Hat In the twisted roeitef n
tree that sen eel him for 11 kind of arm
chair, elealing forth these wild tleries,
with the flre gleaming en his strongly
marked v isage, Delph was ngain repeat
edly ierplexed hy something that re
minded liim.jef the phantom of the
haunted house; seme vngue resemblance
that could net lie fixed iqieii liny precise
fealuroer lineament, but which pervaded
the general nir of his countenance and
tlgiiic.
'J he moon had just raised her silver
horns nlxive the round back of old Hull
lull, and lit up the gray rocks and shagged
feri.U, and glittered em the waving
hobem of the 1 lv r. The night dew vvii3
falhtnr. nnd thu late gloomy mountains
Ugan te Mjfleii mid put en ft gray aerial
tint in the dewy light. Thu hunters
htirrcd the fire, nnd threw en fresh fuel
In qualify the dump of the night nir.
They then prepaid! 11 leel of blanches
nnd drv leaves under ft ledge of rocks
for Deiph: while Antony Vandcr Hoy Hey
den, vv rapping himself up In a huge coat
made of skins, stretched himself befere
the lire-. It was home time, however,
U-fere Delph e-culd clese his eyes. He
lay contemplating (he tt range bccne be be be
eoeo lilm: the wild weeds nnd reeks
around the lire, throwing fitful glc.ims
en the facr-J of the sleeping uivnges
and (he Heer Antony, loe, who se
singularly, jet vaguely, lemindcd lilm
of the nightly visitant te the haunted
houfce. New and (hen he heard the ciy
of rome animal from (he forest, or the
hooting of (he owl. or the imte-aef the
whip-peer-will, which setmed (e abound
anion,; (hese sehfudes, or the splash of a
sturgeon, leaping out of the river, and
falling Kick lull length en Us placid sur
face. He contrasted all this wjth his
accustomed i.est in the ganet room of
the doctor's mansion, where the only
sounds he heard nl nilit were the church
clock telling the hour, (he drew.y veice
of the watchman, drawling out all was
well; the deee cueritur of the doctor
ciatincd nese n-eni Kievvntatrs, or tlie
cautious labors of seme carpenter ret
gnawing In tl.e wainscot. His thoughts
then wsndcted te Ida joer old metner:
what w euld she think of Ids mysterious
dluippca ranee? what anxiety and distress
would she net Ftiflci 'ibis was lha
Ihcught that would continually Intruda
itself, te mar hlsHircsent enjoyment. It
brought with It a feeling or pain nnd
compunction, nnd he fell r.tlrep with tlie
tears j et standing in his ewes.
Were this n moie tale of fancy, here
would Ik n flne opjierttuilty for weaving
in btrange ndv cnturej nmeng these wild
mountains and roving hunters; and,
after Involving my lure) In a variety of
erih and difficulties, rescuing him from
them nil by some inh..etd-.tm contriv
ance; but as this is al t lulcly n tme
rtery. I mtrt cen(cnt mvbclf with facU
and keep te Probabilities.
At nn early hour the uextMay, there
fore, nftcr n hearty morning's meal, the
encampment breku up and our udven
tutt'is embarked in the pinnace of An
tony Vnnder Heydcn. There being no
wi.,,1 r,tr Dm unit, tlie Indians rewtd her
igently along, keeping time ten kind of
cnnill 01 ene 01 tne vvmie men. nc- ;
vvns serene nnd lienutiful. the river with'
out 11 wave: anil ns tlm vcw-'l cleft the
glassy water it left a long, undulating
track liehlnd. The onus, who liad
seeiiteel (he hunters' lniimiirt, were fll
rend gathering nnd hovering In the nir,
just w here 11 column of I bin. blue rmeke,
rising from nmeng the tren-s. showed the
plate of their Inst night's quarters. Aa
they roasted nleng the bases of the moun
tains, the Heer Anten K)iutcd out te
Deljill a bald eagle, the rove reign or these
regions, vv he sat jicrchcd en a dry tree
that projected ever the river: nnd, with
eye turnetl upwards, permed te Is; drink
ing In tlie splendor of the ir.01 nlng sum
Their approach disturlxsl the liieiiarrli'H
meditntiena. Ile llrst spread one wing
and then the ether, tmlnucrd himself for
n moment, and then, quitting his htcIi
with dignified cemipesuie, wheeled
slowly ever their heads. Delph snatched
up a gun nnd sent n whistling hall after
lilm, Hint cut some of the ft nl hem from
Ills wing; thereiKMt of Iho pill leaped
sharply from rock te rock and nwnkened
11 thousand echoes; but the monarch of
Iho air sailed cnlmiy en. nscenihiig higher
and higher, nnd wheeling wide (y nn he
ascended, bcviring up the green 1 em of
(hu vvexieiy mountain, until he tllsn
peaied ever Iho blew of n beetling preci
plte. Delph felt In n manner rebuked
hy this proud tranquillity, mid nlniett re
proached lilmsrlf for hav in; te wantonly
insulted this nmlChtie bird. Ilerr An An
leny told him, laughing, (e renumber
that he waa net vet out or thu tcniteiicu
of the leiel of (he Dunderberg, nnd an
bid Indian rlioek his head und observed
thnt there wan liad lurk hi killing an
rngle the hunter, en the inntrary,
should alvva8 leave him n ports,, fbb
BIKlil I.
Nothing, however, eeciined te miT
them en their veiyngu. They pasrcv
pleasantly thieugh magnificent nnd
lonely si cues, until they came te where
l'oliepoin isiaiui ny, tine n iieauni;
lwnvi.i- nl ilinr.Tlii'niltv of (lie lihdil.inilii.
Here thev landed, iinill (he heat of thu
day blieuld nlwte or 11 bieen spring up
thnt might supersede the labor of thu
ear. Seme prewired the inlddiir.menl.
while elhera repeKe-il under iheuhadu 01
(he (rceii In luxuileiuiHUinmrr Indolence,
ioeklng drowsily forth upon Iho beauty
of (herccne. On Iho ene side were thei
highlands, vnnt and crugged. Tcnthi-red
te (he top with feitst.s nnd threw ing
their shadows en tlm ghisiy wuter that
dimpled at their feet. On (lie ether rldu
wan iivvide cxiutise of the river, llken
bread lake, with long, ninny reaches
nnd green headlaiula, nnd the distant line
of Shnwimgunk mountains waving along
n clear horizon or checkered hy n fleecy
cloud.
Hut I forbear te dwell en the particu
lars of their cmlse nleng the liver; tlifci
v agrant, amphibious life, caiccring acrert
silver sheets of water; coasting wild
woedlnnd sheres: banqueting en chndy
promontories, with the spreading tice
overhead, the river curling its light foam
te ene'n feet, and distant mountain, nnd
rock, nnd tree, nnd r.newy cloud, nnd
eleephhie Bky, nil mingling Iniaimmtr
bounty befere enu: nil tlds, though never
cloying in the enjoyment, would V'ViV,
leeiieus in narration. ti
wiwii encaiiiiH'ti iv 1 10 vvnirr siimxi
seme of the party would go Inte IheyvM
woeus ami mini, miicm iiuiii nan
r.emetliiieH they would iiiiiuee IheinRelvcsi
by Bhoetlng ut n 111.uk, bj leaiiing, by
limning, hy wrestling, and Delph gained
great fnverin the e-viiief Antony Vimelcr
Heyden by ids skill ami adroitness in till
(hese uxercIseH, which (he Hrrr consld censld
eicd aa the highest t.f manly ucvompIUi ucvempIUi
mentri. Thus did they coast jellily en, choos cheos choes
ing only the pleasant heuni for voyag
ing; sometimes In the cool mmnlng
dawn, BOinetlmea in the sober evening
twilight, nnd bemctimrnvv licit the moon meon moen
shhio spanghsl the cils culling wnvcii
that wlilspend along the nldeaeif their
little barlt. Nevcr lind Delph felt se
completely In his element; never had he
met with nn thing te completely te hli
taste ns this wild haphnzaid life. He
was the very man te second Antony
Vandcr Heyden in his rambling humors,
nnd mined continually en hi affections.
Thohcarteftheoldbushwlinekeryenrned
toward tlioeiinjr man, who itemed thus
growing up In his own likeness; nnd as
they approached te the end of their voy vey vey
aeo, he could net help inquiring 11 little
into bin history. Delph frankly told him
ids ceurse of life, hh evere medical
studies, his little proficiency und his
vcrv duhleu i prospects. The HcOfevvaa
shocked te ilnd that Mich nuinzihg tal
ents and accomplishments were te be
crnmKd nnd buried under a doctor's
wig. He had n sovereign centemit for
the healing art, having inner had any
ether phslclan than the butcher. He
I1010 a mortal giudgu te all kinds ej
study also, ever sinee he 1-td 1 cen Hogged
nbeut an unintelligible book when liu
wrunber. Uut te think that 11 eimg
fellow like Delph, of such weudwful
abilities, who teiild sheet, fish, run,
juuip, rlde and wrestle should Im obliged
te loll pills and ndminlstci juleps for a
living tvvasmor.btrens! He told Delph
nevcr te dciquir, b-it te "threw physic te
the dogs;" fm n young fellevv of hU
prodigious talents could nevcr fail te
make his way. "As you seem tohnve
no ucqiiahitaiice hi Albany,' said Heer
Antony, "ou shall ge hemu with me,
and lcmain under my toef until you can
leek ubettt ou, and in thu meantiiuaAii,
can take an occasional lout latlioeting
and fishing, for it U 11 pity such talent
should lie idle."
Delph, w he vvasnt the mercy of chance,
was net hard te be pcr&uaded. Indeed,
en turning ever inaltera in his lumd,
which lie did veiy sagely and deliber
ately, he could net but think that An- -teny
Vnnder Heden was, "somehow or
ether," connected with the btery of the
Haunted I louse; that (he misadvciKure
in Iho highlands, which liad thrown
them se strangely together, was, "some
how or ethci," te work out something
geed; in short, there is nothing t,ei con
venient as this "somehow or ether' way
of accommodating one's self te circum
stances; it is thu mainstay of n heedless
actor, and tardy reaxmcr, like Delph
llehger, and he who can, in this loose,
easy way, link foregone evil te anti I
pateel geed, possesses ft secret of h- ,
nebs almost equal te the philetcpuci u
stone.
l(V(iiliiediiM Aaturtluy.)
llurllculturitl Netm.
Nasturtiums cembine the beautiful
with tlie uscfuk The flowers nre at
tractive and the fruit makes delicious
pickles.
Remember that washing 6Uils nre ex
cellent for grape v incs.
The Massachusetts Experiment statieu
finds that w here fertilizers, rich In pet'
ash, are used for fruits, the latter shows
nn increase of 6ugar and decrcase of
acid.
Tlie Bubech strawberry has dene w ell
wherever tested. It new leeks as if it
vv ere the coming berry. It does net, hku
Wilsen, taper etf with small berries, but
its quality is second, and it U a pistillate
Sharpless. May Id or perhaps Jtasls
should be planted with it, .
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