The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-02-27

limbs and organs picked up at the four
corners Oft he earth, and haddled togo
tier without order or object. No one
plri tailed with anotbcr--his feel, legs,
hands, arms, ears and eyes, though cou-
pied, were not matcs-nor did they
appear 10 act IN concert eneh indiV.d-
nal agent being, rs IL were, independent
Of lis neighbour, and having 10 perform
separate and peculiar functions. Ills feet
dlSerged at un~measurcahle angles one
knee curved inward, and The other had
lis joints in the rear; the palm Of his
right hmd faced outwardly, and the
thumb Of his left stood in the centrc -
his arms differed q foot IN length, the
shortest measuring an English rll-thcy
seemed hung upon aXles, Tor he could
twirl them about, literally, aud IN oppo-
site directions, like the shalls Of two
wlndmisls ia a hurricane his ears were
lelther inverted or misplaced and his
Eyes, one yellow and the other brown,
stood awtully apart, SO that when the
yellow optic looked East, the other
stretched off in II i%our-point course. His
dalk copper vlsage, spockled with green
spots, seemed in a state Of oxydarion
and his black bristly hair, twisted into
thongs resembling rats tails, gave his
head the appearance ola caulker's mop.
Moreover, there was an enormous hump
upon his back-and finally, an inhumm
elongatlon OF The spine-sometlliue like
the appondages worn by dcmons--to
which adjunct, tho credulous natives
Were 10 ascribe his extraordinary
powers.
He dwelt alone, under a hieh cliff o.
verlldnging the sea, some twenty fur
longs northwest from Brant Point
where he scoopod a large caye,lhe loun-
! datlons OF which, consisting of several
lInee rocks, may now be seem, partly
] sunk IN the tide upon the beach below !;
all other traces having long since been
S obliterated by the perpetual da,hings Of
Q The restless sufge.-Althoueh no APP
paront connection could be dlscerncd d.
moDg the divers members of this shape
: less figure /; yet, there was an intimate
correspondence between soul and body
g the mind being equally warped and
conyoIuJed. HIS malicious iempera-
menl, united 10 his prodiaiaus personal
c strength, rendered him m object OF
= dread aud hatred To both mlnand beast
y and whenever he moyed---which wn.
Ii member straightforward, sidewisc, nol
IS ~dia9on1lly, bui II a injection partaklne
= oil each, Ike that OF a knight on a chess.
T. board.--all classes Of beings hurried
learluliy out Of his Wy. If nature
u had any uesign IN the construction ol
this paragon oiuelnc,s, il was, il may
i be saleIy sulmlsed, that ne might die
{ clams, oyett,ke oull-lrog5, aud irighton
owls.
5 The king Of The Kbluds resided al
: skwom, a hamlet lying far up The haf-
j. bonr OF hIo rtoo. He was "a warrior
d ofgrcat prowoss, though pcaccabIy dis
i posed /; and lis picture IS preserved u
this day upon lie Commonwealth cs-
d cnlehcon, with he motto, ense petit
= pl teldam, sub llbcrtato quiclem.' The
hand Of his only daughter had been sue
eessiully soil ned by "A Young chief OF
i that tribe. lie was tail ana agilc---shc.
= gentle and squaw-Iikc. A certain eve.
nng was appointed for the nuptials.
Il Ma turtle kIlewlt, and, bent on scheme.
: III most %liabolleal, launched his canoe
aiiel sunset, y padded towards Skwom.
d Il WIS a voyage 81 some niles, aud the
= tide set ag1insl HIM, so that he did moi
= land until midnight. Before HIM lay
the unguarded wiewdms, silently bask-
h mo in the white allelsonce Of full round
a moon. Proving through the village.
p he at length entered the open cabin n
e the young couple All WIS sill. Ia
n king from his neck a huge bug made OF
the SKINS OF rats 3nd squirrels, he hasii-
!, ~ drew it over the head Of the Stun
= bering bride and before Size US far
y awake, he had seated her II his ca
y noe, aud pushed from the shore.
Having torn off this suGocatiag head
j dress, she succeeded in ailHnul by
h violent shrieks, her sleeping friends -
s they soon mustered upon the strand,
. whence they could distinguish Tho I'M
t earthly yell Of MadturtIc mlugling cyul.
= tlngly with the cry Of terror. A ylgo-
e rous chase Immediately commenced, and
the monster, finding himself nearly o.
yertoken, when oil the peninsula Of
khoagtoo, plunged his adriahted captive
into the deep, and scrambled with re-
doubled diligence 10 escape his anragcd
pnlsucrs. This he effected while they
were engaged III seeking TIE half drow-