The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1823-1824, 1824-03-04

nave an lued VI his. VII my 'eIt as enteT-I
ed the door, sat an old and respectable
looking lady. sowing the seams Of shirt
cut out of the coarsest linen ever saw
wrought into such garment On myl
right was quite genteel and neatly dress
ed young lady, knitting; and at the upper;
end Of the room, directly before large logf
fire, carelessly reclining in an old chair.
sat the person named. He rose, and
with great ease and dignity, offered me a
seat. His dress was buckskin hunting
shirt, hanging about half way between his
hin and knee, with standing collar made
of the same material, but dressed with
the hair on it he had on a waistcoat under
liz: it was tied around his middle with
leathern string: be had on buckskin pan
falcons. coarse yarn stockings, and heavy
shoes; and on his head he wore hessian
leap. This hunter-dress however could mott
conceal the fact which his manner and ex-
pressive not what he would seen to be.
He is tall and slender; thin visaged, with
a brilliant black eye, an aquiline nose, and
black whiskers, extending from the lower
point of his ear nearly under his throat,
and luxurant suit OF jet-black hair, three
or four inches long, all over his head, from
which before | left the house he carelessy
drew his cap, His complexion is dark j;
his skin somewhat sun-burnt, but hand
somely tinsed, near the cheek-bone, with
a roseate hue. He is taciturn almost to-
responsiveness, only speaking when asked
A question, and then as if he condemned
social intercourse. He has been seventeen
years resident of the solitary spot where
Il found him. He came here from Ken
lucky, when quite lad, and has lived for
: many years with no other companions
THAN an old black woman and his dog,
The old and young lady Ihave mentioned.
y Jas being in the house, ascertained to be
his mother and sister whom he told me he
{ had not seen for seven years until yester'
|day. As soon as have eaten my dinner
l|if it does not rain too heavily, | intend
, taking lantern and going back to the
house"
!, Tuesday Morning. Esd Dec.--The vino
and rain continued all night with consl'
t derable violence. ruse before day. as
y|felt little uneasy. and could not sleep
1 The first object saw on opening my cabr
o door was my last evenings companion
II Mr.. Walker, entering the cabin of large
boat above me, with his rifle in his hand
: He soon came out again, and passed ra'
s pidly down the bank of the river. He
looked at me. and was near enough t.
! have spoken, but did not. Ii is probably
t the last shall see ofhim, as the wind has
v sufficiently abated to warrant me in NOV
ing. He is mysterious being | never
heard the sound ofa sweeter voice, than he
possesses. lis deep, copious, aud manly
J but SO happily softened that the tone j.
'tperfectly musical.
n Trenton, Nv. J.) March I.
# A strange animal has recently appeared
in this neighbourhood, which has excite'
. the curiosity of many, and some alarm
&c His size is that of large dog, coIou
IS brown, with long tail-flies with fleetnes
'e at the approach of man. His head
hin farm of a cats, and his track upon tn
lie snow does not resemble that Of any anims
+ known here. Is supposed to have kille
land eaten sheep-keeps mostly in the ope
- ieds--he does not leap fences, but clint
y over as going up stairs-the hunters hav
e not been able. with goud horses to overtak
N him-and the dogs keep at very repec'
al ful distance in chase. When he stops al
lie ooks round, they stop also.
mi
m The Canadian Times states, that :" RI
,,|port is current in town, that the Paris
- Priest of SauIt, St. Louis, is said to hav
&c detected sguaw in the act OF stealing tn
a. clsth which covers the altar of the church
m and having secured her, sent for the chlel
lIof her tribe, and informed them of he
i. crime. stating that it was necessary tina
: the offender should receive the pun'sl
" ent which her offence deserved. The
~ assented, and Immediately offered to carr
req her to Jail in this city. But this offer di
Id not satisfy the Reverend gentleman. VIII
said she must reiceve severe and sun
to mary chastisement, and proposed that sh
us be Immediately ,chipped. He went so IA
. as to commence this punishment with nj
own hand; and was initiated by some
" the chiefs. The woman was then lihel
ng ated and on leaving the place, said SOM
thing to this purpose. Fray for me, m
il brethren, for you will see me no more
no This parting declaration was little thougl
90 of at the time; but the fact, that sine
.Ithat day the soiIaW has not been heard O