Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-02-06

heaved over his shoulder. Duncan's heart
Tainted within him, knowing it was all
over with Oscar, and most likely with
himself. The peasant seemed not TO have
Iobserved them, he crept into a bush Of
heath and took Oscar in his bosom the
heath was SO long that il almost closed
above them; the man had observed from
whence the dog started 10 The morning,
and basted to the place expecting to find
him sleeping hey ond the old earthen dixie:
he found the nest, but ihe birds were flown;
The called aloud; Oscar trembled aud
chung to Duncan's breast; Duncan peeped
from his purple covert like heath. cock
on bis native waste, and again beheld the
ruffian coming straigit toward them, with
| his staff still heaved, and fury in his looks !;
when he came within few yards he
stood still and beloved out !" Oscar, yIlo,
Iyho," Oscar quaked, and crept still closer
Ito Duncau's breast Duncan almost sunk
10 the earth i" Do him. said the
Englishman, g If had hold Of him should
make both him and the little thievish ras-
cal dear at small price they cannot be
far gone, ] think hear them !" he then
stood listening, but at that instant farmer
came up on horseback and having heard
him call, asked him il he had lost his dog
1.-THE peasant answered 10 the affirmative,
and added, that black guard buy had sto-
I len him. The farmer said that he met
boy with dog about mile forward. Du.
ring this dialogue, the farmers dog came
lup 10 Duncan's deB- -smeIed upon him,
then upon Oscar, cooked his tail, walking
round them growing, and then behaved
ina very improper and unciviI manner TO
Duncan, who took aIlpatientiy, uncertain
whether he was yet discovered. But SO
intent was the fellow upon the farIRer's
intelligence, that he took no notice OF the
discovery made by the dog, but ran off
without looking over his shoulder. Dun
cal, Eel! this deliverance SO great. that all
Ibis other distresses vanished; aud as soon
as the man was out Of sight, he arose from
his covert, and ran eyer the moor, and
ere it was long came to shepherds house,
where he got some whey and bread for
bis breakfast, which be thought the best
meat he ever tasted, yet shared it with
Oscar.
Though had the history from his own
mouth, yet there is space here which il
lis impossible to relate with any degree Of
Idistinctness or interest. He was vaga-
bond boy, without any fixed habitation,
and wandered about Herriot Moor, from
one farmhouse to another, for the space
of year; staying from one TO twenty
nights in each house, sccordingas he found
tile people kind to him. He seldom re.
sented any indignity offered 10 himself,
but whoever insulted Oscar, or offered
any observations on the impropriety Of
their friendship, lost Duncan's company
the next morning. He staid several months
at place called Dewar, which he said
was haunted by the ghost OF piper -
that piper had been murdered there many
Years before in manner somewhat mys-
|terious, OF at least understandable; aud
there was scarcely a night 90 which he
was not supposed either to be seen or
heard about the house. Duncan slept 10
the COW house, and was terribly harassed
by the piper; he often heard him scratch
ing about the rafters, and sometimes he
would groan like dying man, or COW
that was choked iD the band; but at length
he saw him at his side one night, which
so discomposed him, that he was obliged
to leave the place, after being i'll for many
days. shall give this story in Dunca,l's
own words, which / have often heard him
repeat without any variation.
/" had been driving some young cattle
to the heights of Willenslee--it grew late
before | got home. | was thinking aud
thinking how cruel it was 10 kill the poor
piper; TO cut out his tongue and stab him
10 the back. l thought it was no wonder
that his ghost took ii extremely i'll; when,
all on sudden, perceived light before
mel thought the wand 10 my haad was
all on fire, and threw it away, but per-
ceiyed the light glide slowly by my right
foot, and burn behind me; was not afraid
and turned about 10 look at the light, aud
there saw the piper, who was standing
hard at my back, and when | turned
round, he looked me in The face. p" What
was be ike, Duncan y /" He was like a
dead body but got short view Of him !;
for that moment all around me grew dark
as pit III tried to run but sunk power
less to the earth, and lay in kind of
dream, / do not know how long; when |
came to myself, got up, and endeayored
to run, bat fell to the ground every two
ls.eps. / was not a hundred yards from
the house, and am sure l fell upwards
of an hundred times. Next day | was
in high fever +; the servants made me a
little bed in the kitchen, TO which l was
confined by illness many days, during