Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-11-25

ed. "Oh my good sir, replied she in sup
plicating tone, "do not hurt him, for he does not
know what he is doing. Most likely some wicked
people have been giving him strong drink ana a
musing themselves with seeing his mad trolcs.
When this is the case he is like a wild beast,
and runs after every body he meets with he
would have certainly bitten me if you had
not come to my assistance. Oh SIR, can never
thank you enough but Bernard shall know It all
Bernard shall know that 1t is you who have
saved me-.
These words were spoken in quick cheerful
tone, expressive only Of Joy but ali at once she
stopped, hung down her head clasped her hands
before her face, and began to weep bitterly. was
much affected and felt ndescrbably interested for
this artess being, from whom | again gently n-
CURED her name, and that of her hdeous pursuer.
al will tell you the whole story" answered she
IN low tone, ''if you will not think | talk too
much about myself"
In the state of confusion which this curious af-
fair had thrown around me, scarcely knew wheth-
er to consider the poor girl as deranged in her in
tellect her pale and exhausted appearance, the
mournful expression of her fine large eyes, aud
the negligence of her dress, altogether tending
to excite suspicious that this must be the case
She however, began her history in the following
words
81 know very little about the wretched crea-
ture from WHOM you have rescued me. Down in
Man, because his eyes and his bristly hair have
n remarkable tinge of greenish grey but no one
knows his real name, nor where he comes from
He is often lost sight of for whole months together
and then appears again on sudden, exactly the
same as when he went away. Sometimes the
hunters have seen him leaping about, on the very
highest SUBMITS of the rocks and mountains, and
they have frequently found him, at broad daylight
asleep in some hollow tree. In general, he is
perfectly harmless but occasionally, he runs
after people, and frightens them at these times
he is often caught and soundly beaten and at
first he will only laugh ]; but afterwards when he
meets any body, will put his hands together di-
rectly and cry out, "Be good, be good, as though
he were frightened. In winter, he sleeps now
here, and now there, in any barn or stable where
he get shelter, and charitable people give him
food and clothing but in summer, nobody takes
any concern about him. There are some old peo-
pie in the valley, who once wanted to take him,
and have him taught some employment; but
they say it was in vain, and that he could never
be brought to learn any thing
Here my new acquaintance discontinued her
narration and my curiosity was satisfied as far
as related to the monstrous vision had beheld.-
But now felt douby anxious to hear something
of her own history, and earnestly entreated her
to crafty me in this particular; assuring her that
If my assistance or advice could in any way be
useful, she might consider both as at her service.
"Oh Sir cried she with interrogating look,
while slight blush tnged her pale cheeks, ''who
or what can you be to speak to me thus" No
BODY has ever said this to me before. When Ber-
nard hears of it how grateful will he be for your
goodness - At these words she looked up to-
wards the rocks, which in giant masses be-
hind us and an expression of the deepest me Ian
choly was once more visible in her countenance.
.And who is this Bernard that you speak of p
said |, "and who are you yourself, my good girl,
and what is your name - "My name is Maria
and am poor orphan, answered she, in scarce.
jy audible voice, standing up and casting
ious look towards the heights. "Bernard is the
best and brarest man in the whole country, and
he-he is engaged to be my husband" Here her
distress once more interrupted her; and she adj
vanced few PAGES up the mountain, and asked
me if | would walk with her little way, and she
would tell me more, and perhaps might see Ber-
nard before the day over. Upon this we be-
gan to ascend, and soon reached considerable
height, whence we could command view of the
greatest part of the romantic valley beneath us.
The sun had nearly sunk, and It's parting rays are
VISIBLE only on the highest summit of the rocks,
whose towering peaks rose around us in awful
majesty glowing like burning gold. The inferior
heights were for the most part, enVeioped in dee p
shadow ; the valley and It's humble dwellings Jay
stretched in solemn stiffness beneath us, over
spread by a veil of bluesh vapour; while the yes
per bell of distant church or chapel all that
reminded US of existence III the world below.
Exhausted and breathless, Maria seated herself
on a stone, and gazed around her with anxious
and eager eve. "How much further do you in
tend to go my good girl?' said l. at is getting
late. and this would be dangerous road to re.
trace in the dark" "Alas, Sir answered she
81 scarcely know where to go or what to do
Since Yesterday, / have been prey to the most
frightful uneasiness. 1t is four days since
Bernard left ME he went up these rocks to hunt
the chamos, and took with him provisions for only
two days. promising me faithfully to return at the
end Of that time. And now-oh If | should
have lost all that is dearest to me IN the world
For two evenings came to this spot to wait for
Bernard, and bring him refreshments, as always
used to do and many time has he forgotten all
his fatgues, when we met SO happily and took
our supper together but alas it is in vain that
I have brought it to night shall only have to
carry it back again myself" AT these words she
again turned mournful gaze towards the rocks
and chasms, and big tears rolled down her pallid
cheeks sPoor girl,'t thought |, show happy
should be if could assist relieve you Yet
all words of comfort appeared vague and I'M
meaning, that did not attempt to sooth her, but
allowed her grief to take its course. We slowly
ascended to another little height and the artless
creature related to me how she had come there
the evening before, waiting for her lover in sor-
row and alarm, and had called him loudly and Of
ten, but was answered only by sullen echo from
the gloomy ravines that, filled with dread and
anguish, she had gone down into the valley, at
the risk of her life, in the dark, and had bent her
course towards the chapel of the Holy Virgin
ssThere" said she, 81 threw myself on my knees