New-York tribune., 1841-08-27

:.;o man standing six feet seven inches in his
oL;gs and exceedingly stout and welProPortioned As
,ner and wrestler, he Is well known al ie village gamer
While in eapng he would easily Guido the famous luve
IL fa Of old Christopher North would he fear to
,,,.- the fying tao. ETck aud Hirplin Hurcheon
wba ., hap-,tap and ouP, bate Christopher TIL sticks
He very strong having oftcnz1es carried lady in
his arms halfway up Mount Washington Imagine such
man. with rough, brown face well tanned By exposure 20
sun and wind but smiling beaeyoence upon you putting
FUR hat, winch brush has never been drawn with
omcSpIn aud panalooa shirt-coar open at
the mock and cOwh.dc shoes and y0u have glimpse
Of most and friend, Ethan \. Crawford 90 uP 70 nm
and ask mwhateyer question please be but ciyy
put and marx the good streaming out from Ms ey'
rs ne answer, you Reques; from him favor 70 yourself or
friends and how rea9iy and chcertuiy ~ moves
Follow YOUR questions and demands ASK tlsS
which YOU know he obtain COR YOU without great IN
convenience TO himself nouseted; nay more WORT MS
inss override his horses leave open his garden gate dirty
his paror and still he the mPcrt1roaoiy good
naturcd Ethan !. Crawford.
The family arc OF Scotch descent and lived for three
generation, among the told the following
anecdoe years ago, respecting the manner IN "Ach
the property belonging the Crawiords obtained
flosa old Governor Wentworth
The Governor who fond Of seeing human nature I'M
der every and in the absence Of all ceremony and con-
straint-a taste which the dignity OF his station prevented
from being gratifed his h0use-was in the habit
while he resided Marlborough, OF making excursions
vhou, ceremony and often unattended INTO the various
parts Of the State In these ne came npon the
new oghose OF the Scotch and hnclng the good
man away AT h- work he endeayored render himself very
agreeable to the bIxom wife home gnorant OF the high
of her guest the lady souy opposed h' profeTed
gaanos and the return OF her nssbandlfom the woods
complained to him of the ncivity OF the stranger Cra"
ford who Ike his descendants OF this day was man OF
great good nature rather ancng the appearance OF the
Governor and tired his long solitude among the noun
ains pissed of ae complaint good Joke UPON an old
maa and invited him stay all night The Governor AZ
sentcd and Crawford. adjusting h- ou'-odoors work. re-
turned the house. ms tongue loaded with Inquiries ard
his heart fall Of gse. The Governor was pleasant ana
fscetious the most became tee-ueared and oval TIL AT
last with friendly and familiar Sauaton betwlXt ie
guests shoulders and hearty and pro,racted snake OF inc
hand the gude-an declared he the best fellow ne mad
met vi sin The DAYS o the baie Glasgow, wha was aye
iou SIX days the and ended ms lie at last ae
drtJy night amans the snaw
As the night passed away the ale flowed more freely and
the .or rcsounded from the old atlcrs the Governor vii
enrnpired the host and the lady eve overcoming her first
dislike grew gracious merry-hearicd guest Early
the morning the departed not however without
insisting upon visit from hi, knd-hearted and hospiabe
landlord at his house in Marlborough, where under the
name Of old Wentworth he was; as he aedgcd, sufficiently
well known. The visit in the OF time was paid and
the attendants being appred of the jest had Crawford IN
troduced much his surprise and confusion into the
Governor presence Here he banquetcd and toasted
for days prncey manner and dismissed at
with deed Of thousand acres of land where he had
settled.
The evening view of the scenery from Crawford house
was exceedingly fine The afternoon had threatened rain
but as night care on the last ngere among the dark clouds
moved OIL leaving only those high masses OF white vaper
which among the mountains are the sures indication oil lar
weather The pale moon rode high among them, piowed
as they upon the deep blue OF the sky forming towers
and palaces and i,!rts changcu and eetng that the?
seemed Ike the creations of fairy land Some lofty pine
trees near the house in the greennes of their new toage
sighed gently the soft breeze that had sprung up in the
west and the uneven dark outline Of the mountains oomed
out IN the faint moonlight, with mysterious depth OF
shadow well suited the oemniry and stiffness OF the hour
Wearcd with the journey and the intense excitement we had
felt all the day party bae each other good night and
retired to rest assured by host that the morning would
bring bright sky fo our projected ascent OF Mount
Washington.