Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-04-13
From the Mem York Mirror
THE STRANGER.
A TALE FOUNDED on FACT.
EY EENRYG. EEL.

Ell HENRY Ge DEAAss
HonxEr is a village in Shropshire.
Like all other villages in Shropshire,
or any where else, it consists pr'nci-
palIy Of one long street. with good
number Of detached houses scattered
here and there in its vicinity. The
street is on a slight dccIiv,ty, on the
sunny side Of what in England they
call a hill. Il contains the shops OF
three butchers five grocers, two bakers.
and one apothccary. On the rignt
hand, as YOU go south, is that very ex-
ceilent inn, the B.uc Boar: ard on the
left, nearly opposite, is the public ball,
in which all sorts Of meetings are held.
and which is alternately converted into
q dancin.-srhool, q theatre, IL chapel,
a ballroom, AN cx,,ibition-room, or any
other Kind Of room that,nay be wanted.
The church is little farther of, and
the parsonage is, as usual, white
house, surrounded with trees at one
end ofthc village. lIodnet, is, more
over, the mariet-town o! the shire, and
stands in rather populous district;
so that, though Of small dimensions IT.
self, it is the ralIying place, on any ex-
traord.nary occasion, Of a pretty NUM-
crous population.
One evening in February, the mail
from London stopped at the Blue Boar,
and a gentleman wrapped in travel
ing cloak came out. The guard hand
cd him small portmantcau, and the
mail drove on. The stranger entered
the inn, was shown into Parlor, and
desired that the landlord and bottle
OF wine should be sent to him. The
order was speedily obcycd, the wine
was set upon the table, and G'lber,
Cherryripe h,mselfwas the person who
set il there. Gilbert next proceeded to
rouse the siumberiEg tire, rcnarking,
with sort Of comfortable look and tone,
that it was a COLI, raw night. Ills
guest asscntrd with nod.
"You Call this vi,l.ge Hodnet, do
you not!' said he, inquirsngiy.
Eyes, SIT, this is the tozrn of iiodnet.
(Mr. Cnerryrlpe did not like tine term
"y.llagc.') .'And prcttler little place
is not 10 be found in Fog laid."
$50 l nave heard; and as you are
TO. upon any Of the great roads, be-
lieve YOU nave the reputation OF being
"A primitive and unsopn'sticated race.
"Privit,ve aud soiIsticated, did you
say, sir! Why, as to that, 1 Cannot
cxac,i, speak tut i. there is no Marin
in II. / dare say we are. But you see,
sir, am a viutner, and don't trouble
nv head much about these matters.
$50 much the BETTER said the stran-
ger. smiling. "iou and ! shall be-
come better friends. lmay stay with
YOU for some weeks. perhaps months.
In the meantime get me something
comfortable for supper, and desire your
wife 10 look after my bedroom.
Me. CherryriPe made one OF his pro-
foundest bows, and descended to the
kitchen, inspired with the deepest re-
spect Tor his une expected guest.
Next day was Sunday. The bells
ofthe viilag. church had just finished
ringing, when the stranger walked up
the aisle. and entered, as il at random,
n pew which happened to be vacant.
Instantly every eye was turned towards
him. for a nv " fa,e was too important
an object in Hodnet to be left unno-
ticed.
"Who is he?"
GWhen did he conner
",.ith whom does nc stay!"
allow long will he be here?'
";tow old may he be9'
"Do you think he is handsome!
These and a thousand other CUES
lions flew about in whisPcrsfromtongue
TO tongue, whilst the unconscious OBJ
jeci OF Ill this interest cast his eyes
calmly. and yet penetratingiy, over
the congregation. Nor was It alto
ce,her TO be wondered that his appear
ancc had caused a sensation among the
good people of l!odnct, for he was not
the kind Of person whom one meets
with every day. There was some
thi,.c both in his face and figure that
distinguished him from the crowd.
You could not look upon him once.
and then turn away Wits indifference.
His high Roman nose, his noble brow
his almost feminine lips, and beautiful
/, regular tseih-his palc but not del
,catc cheek. bis protuslon Of dark and
curling hair. his black bright eyes,
whose glance. wahoa: being keen. was
in.ru>e-all, taken together. produced
an effect which nigh, have excited at
te.t,on on a wider stage than that OF