Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-02-13
FRIDAY; February l3, 1929. 5oGrT

ny people thought he loved hunting, merely for the
hardshps he encountered, for he never grew rich,
and often gave away what he had gained by weeks
of toll but he had only hmselfto provide for, and
without wife, or children, and with no object OF
peculiar interest to engage his attention. ne cared
little whether he spent the night on the highest peak
of Mount Washington, or in of the valleys, Sc
ven or eight thousand feet below It, There was
nobody be anxious about him. to count the i've
long hours while he was away, and he often boosted
that his home was every where.
But this could not last always-for Nash was yet
but Stripping and 1t Is not surprising that among
his wanderings, he should find girl pretty enough
to make him think it were well for hunter to have
home. He told strange stories to Nancy, lor that
was her nancy of what dreadful precipices he had
scaled, what chasms he had leaped, what fierce and
blood-t thirsty animals he had encountered, and she
listened till, like Desdemona, she lost her heart.
She was the gentlest of human beings, and tho
only domestic, had a heart as tender, and COM
plexon as fair as any born gentIewoman. 1t almost
overwhelmed her, to think of the hardships poor
Nash endured, while she enjoyed the comforts OF an
old fashioned kitchen corner, with forest OF logs
blazing in the chimney, and the privilege OF sitting
at the table with the conscientious Puritan family,
who would have thought it a sin to make dilfer-
ence on earth, when the Supreme Being made none
| in Heaven. 1t is not wonderful then that when
Nash proposed marrying Nancy, and promised TO
run no more hair breadth escapes, she should us
| ten to him and consent to become his lawiui wl'e
But it was necessary that he should make another
hunting excursion before they were marrled--he
said he must go once through histavourlte cap
of the mountains, and bring back subsistence Tor
| the winter 1t was In vain that Nancy assured nm
that she should want nothing Nash knew better.
and after many kind embrace, he set oil, pronls-
ing to be back IN very short time. Nancy's Idea
of time and his, did not agree-weeks passed away,
and winter came with its usual threatening as
pect-at length she heard accidentally, that the
hunter was about forty miles dstant.--Ihe strange
purpose came into her head of going % hint was
wonderful that such tmid, gentle being should
have thought of such thng-but she knew that
next to herself Nash loved the chase and she tear
ed thaperhaps, he hight content himself with huht'
ing bears and wolves all winter. The family tried
lizard to dssuade her from the wild scheme-but
she determined to go--and as poor Nancy belong
ed to nobody, nobody had right to controi her'
She wrapped herself in her cloak Cone OF the celc-
brated red riding hoods) and set Oft to follow her
lover through the gap. The snow was alrea-
i dy derp and there was not house Tor many u
mile. Storm after storm came on--the family win
whom she had lived became very anxious ABOUT her'
they said 9 it was distraction in her to go, IT was
tempting Providence, and she must take the conse-
ouenceso In the mean time Nash was unusually
successful, and began his course homeward. laden
with riches 1t was just one week alter Nancy 5
departure that he reached the little hill before men
toned 1t was late at night; the whole earth was
covered with a crusted snOw-you might walk Oh
the hill tops without making any impression. The
trees hung with cicles and gttered in the moon
light like diamonds Nash assembled the little hill,
when he came into the little valley through winch
the Saco runs he loved such scenes and such
eyenings--he thought of Nancy and wished she was
: there-he knew he could wrap her up in his large
moose skin and keep her warm. tie was not APT 10
} be imaginative, and yet all at once he Thought nc
perceived his mistress standing opposi'e to nun anu
: leaning her head against tree. lie strained ms
eye-baIls to look at the object +" Moong ht' sa'u
| he, g makes strange work Of things-my head was
always full of her, and he looked another way
but when he turned, she still stood there. liz
approached nearer the moon never shone or'ghte,
: and not an object intercepted its beams-they iei
upon the pale, unearthly countenance OF the NADER
: her eyes were closed as if in sleep-he took he
I hand !; it was cold and hard like marble wear!
and benumbed she had reclined against the tree
was sweet ito rest there and dream OF her lover
e She slept and awake no more! Her form was sight
t ly inclined forward. the glitterng branches oeht
over her, and her wnding-sheet was a rope oi ce'
i, Such is the tradition of Nancy's dill.
y The following short and beautiful quotation Il
: from the pages Of the elegant, the benevolent the in
y spired MACKENZIE. Speaking of those who pro
i fess disbelief in religion, he expresses himself Il
It the following heart touching manner =
/ "He who who would undermine those foundation
upon which the fabric of our future hope is reared
seeks to beat down that column which supports tn
l. feebeness of humanity ;-let him but think a m:
t, ment, and his heart will arrest the cruelty OF HI
% purpose would he pluck its little treasure ror
1t the bosom of poverty 9-Would he wrest its crutc
J. from the hand of age, and remove from the eye
'e afilictiun the only solace OF It's woe The way "
e, tread is rugged at best we tread however ,ls
T. err b. the prospect of that better country TO whcf
to we trust, it will lead Tell us not it will end IN tn