Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-08-18

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THE RECLUSE. Il
4 TALE, Fou SpEn On sAcE.
ltwasone Of thosobleak, chilly eve
nings III the latter part cfSeptember,lE
When the summon can scarcely be
said To be gone, nor the Autumn to |
have set III, that i solitary sact pas
scnger was seen winding hisSdevioasl
way along the rugged side ofaa steep
mountain, in the WesterE secticn of
the State Of Maryland. The stfNn-N
gcr was cnvclopcd in 4 large cloak,
iii the ample foldso which his figure
was screened from all observation, his
slouchcd hat concealed the upper part
Of his face, and eilectually haflied the
IenuuIring eye Of curiosity. He struck
off from the main road which ran di-
Irectly over the summit Of the noun.
ltain,a and entered narrow path which
wound round its sides. This path
was SO narrow and SO uncertain, and
lin discourse dangerous, THAR did
Imam traverse it,cx9ept now ara then
some boldajventufous youth from the
lreighboring village, would fearlessly
lgan the summit, and then return in
triumph, 70 boast that he had "went
around the sheep path
! IA large straamof water, which t
This scason was much swollen, RUSHED
oyera rocky precisice, and tell with
Ii Tremendous roar into the ioamlng
bed beneath, and leaving The side OF
| the mountain, rolled away, till itsyio-
lence was lost in the more powefig!
current Of the Potomac. From the
\ apex oil the mountain could be seen a
Transferable hut, partially ssisroundvu py
''fstunted pine trees wiiauEi any VIM
i doW$, and apparontly without even 2
II doof, which together with the loaell-
4 ness 0fits situation, might convey q.
nyileabut that Of being INHABITED by
y 4
a human beng.
But not even lts romantic and al-
, most inaccessible situation could se'
!, cure ii from the unsuitable curiosity
Of the Inhabitants 81 the village. The
only tenant Of this cabin had first up
peared Id the village about i've year
! before the date ofIny story. He theT
= visited il merely 10 buy provlsloaslan'
was not soca more than once q month
: Each visit he made, the wonder in
creased as to who he was; and a
! length rose to sucha hight, that par
: ty was made up Of men and boys, t
ilfoIIow the mysterious stranger an
!, discover his residence.
U, According to arrangement, the pai
4 tyheld themselves in readiness to SC
Z out az a moments warning, when th
!, wonaerfua iran Should next appear
: ! the town. Various we're the opmlor
n concerning him; various we're tn
! fears that he might be q supernatur
= spirit, and at once this apprehensio
70 became so predominant, that the G.
- pedition was nearly abandoned; b.
!, one or two more courageous than Il
: rest, ridicued the idea, and re-assu
: ed tile coniideAGe Of the party.
Re The stranger at length sppeare
and his entry was hailed by the thro'
oil mo IN Of sashes, and the intense ga
nj Of men. women and children. Ho
x-tinr Supplied himself with his acc'
lis toned stock Of provisions he depart
et towards has home.--The junto folio
wi ed at a short distance; the strang
J, a disregarding them, pursued his W
a. with speed, g. atlength tnrnedoli III
We the narrow path which HAYES tten
il ted to describe. Theparty were son
yiIlI what intimdated, but each was asI
we med TO be first TO stop. They ent
1ptI ed the path--confusion as to pre-.
Knce ensued-a young man WISH
ar. to show bold example by taking
not dead, cndeayorcd to do so by pass
re- the man who stood before him
nan path was not wide enough for boil
his the youth lost his footing, and '
ere precipitated into the yawning gull
70 meath. A cry Of horror induced
tho recluse 10 look around. He disc