Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-10-07
s5tstatfatattp,
[ masa'd the broad and biascd oak,
Scsrehd ey shei,shlainss iisid glare i
Hslisv As slcm lsom branch to root,
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Aud sii its shriveiied arms we're bare"
II vas piercing night ia rnil-wiater
and aleng the rounded hills towards the
Clifton neadows. the IN ,oniisht spark
ied an thc bright and taickiy-crusted
saows With peculiar spleadosr. Ear
81. the faint but perpetual roar of the
icy river was heard, aod the dark for.
tsts beyond it were dimly seen in the
distance, like heavy cloud ia the wes-
tern Logsxnn. The intermediate cosn-
try preseated few seaitacy trees. and,
save here and there, a rugged group
Of oversrswn shrntbery was seen above
the snow. enc wide and yast uncultiva-
ted waste appeared. II was the CHI
ia which the fancy OF an honest Ger
nssn could not faii to coI5urr np tbcu
saud phantoms his shrieking ghosts
c,ied from the creyices of every sap
less tree his witches role ea the
pale m,pn beams, in the distant and
scarcely pesceptihle mist that sprea a
elm veil over The beautiful slarsS and
the wandering spirits Of .eparte irieads
peepcd, Ike premature reSui rcc'ieals .
from behind every thicket
The hour OF eleven had drawn itish,
and the waichful family that inh ,bi ed
the crazy cabin s~ the bordcrs OF this
barren country, h,~: eytinap;sheA e thsir tr
blaxiny piae Rights, buried Up me.
aires. aud sprinkied over the smokefns
..Lo., a.. sraoaf,,, az salt, the ma.sck
virtues Of which Dispersed she glios...y
train, and insured them peace'o'
rest when two travellers passing ="
IONS the broken road that leads srsm
shs village towards the ford above .ae
falls. One bore the aPpeasance o. a.
old man. infirn with ages has croaV
brimmed hat hid his face, but 9 ,me 'nl'
~ray Iockslwaye around his shouiAers
:.ni he sleaged forward ON hisSjads'
hofae like one sutfe iny with tat,gus 9
sfeer1 r1I;tades behind ham was ths ap
pendc9e Sf : 's,sanger, a. large, o'ae'
.,or1s - toro which sweiled w''h th
sssS sSro, Z ccpisined, The osher wa
y, I sikls11ch y soung man, whoa ihe goo
Seo,ls i;1liexuished 70 be 2 hard
ssccd,uI X i, III sUms sGfnss ected
suide te frav4lIers, ard some'.mes, =
e. ia sor,6 Science, run out pasenee
I.c,ls ,nd was. withai, better acQassn'
"a wish the csuns.y than Aay nun N :
H.'ie1 The old mans horse soneume
aud soneIines gaa before e bfeak g
s'sr; %s. s eot,.ess. shosghtshey disco
cred trs;ts 81 mys,ery i this aud
svsrv tb;.r tha$ partook Of myste!
bsded mischief according to the.r COZ
eeplicos. they followed The n,"nss
trayeIlers across the barress*ssn. tne me
ewes, until they dissppeued, aad 'n'
Iav seyera anxious hours dreaming
murder. robbery and tlood' mo
than once tley thought they hsasa !: !
piercing cry Of despair, mingled WI
he roar of the waterfall; ana mo
than once discovered symptoms 10
dusky room that spoke Of death wa
cut. .:us
before sunrise he reported that
had out the stranger safely across
ford a.d left him to pursue ms 20
ney. Suspicion wSs hushea ,o' 'ae y,
n,cnt, for the character o. tne ~
mau was good, the traveller was Hn1
60 have assessed money, but ne
been called down the river on pusu
Sf such urgent importance, that y
necessary for him 70 reacn ,.ns ~
ford that night, and he had. Win :
Guilty prevailed on Harlo's 70 % acc v
vuny him to the wes' ern road. /.
the stranger was none knew, anu
FAR all was fair. But he never ss.S
the ford, and no trace vss heara "
from that niyht: Suspicion v"