New-York tribune., 1841-11-06

-. ,,igbted. and tying OR horses TO
= -. a ,ree. followed the path Tor 4 dis
s.e 1a--e twelye or fifteen rods, when the
.tI...Lso-.f'a scene wholly unique, and surpa>s-
,,ild rnagnifcence any thing NY eyes ever
tabeid burst up-n u stood FOR several minutes
mute with wonder surveying me sublime pro- peci
The peHcil of the painter, or the pen OF the post,
can alone do Justice TO this castle Of nature. Pic
rure TO Yourself pile Of c:s each lutting over the
other, and rising SIX hundred feet in perpedlcu.ar
hight the topmost rock hanging over the yawning
a1y-s already seeming TO ioppe 10 its iall. On
,our leit far away among the mountains the Wild
stream come tearing On, foarning da.aing, roaring
over the rocks and precipices until it rushcs be-
nea,h your feet, then vhirl. nady OF to the rght
with roar above which no sound can be heard
save the scream OF the wild bird which scars and
circles above your head. You look into the
ooyss and gigantic trees borne onward on the cata-
fact appear ike puny reeds, while the immense
isre., beneath your feet seems Ike a fed OF nov
ing grass No sig,i Of civilization or Of man mars
the prospect the mountains rear th-ir heads on
either ,ide ike guardian giants watching over and
protecting natures work-while rude clirs IKE
ike ,hit on which you stand appear Ike old ieu-
dal castles with ,urret, battleneHt and tower so
that YOU can almost fancy them the fortress OF some
ct those wild genii whom read OF IN Eastern
Story ! made an ambitious effort 10 cast stone
from the cliti into the stream beneath, but Ike
those who had tried before, got lame arm torn
trouble. Gen Washington is SAID to have been
the only man who mas succeeded in the attempt
Bu. this deem somewhat apocrypaal.
We had another vi-w Of the Hawksnest from
the ferrv above and looked at from this point one
wonders hoy the ledge of the cli retains Is place
projecting as it does, fifty yards over the river lie
recent rains had raised the waters some SIX or
seven feet. so that it was with much persuasion,
and considerable douccur that We induced the
erryrnan in his flat and with single pair OF oars
to undertake to put Us and our horses ac:oss, and
before we had 90, far into the stream | wished he
had not con.en,ed at all; we were borne down the
sireem several hundred yards. and did not gain
tue opposite bank Until our Charon with I'll mis- ex-
perence turned pale with alright.
From here we struck into mountain path pass
ing under huge lodges and immense preciP'ces.
our well trained horses bearing Us safely over a
track which. had we keen mounted on our New
England steeds would have been our last ride.
Arriving a, Fayet,e Court House we found the
court in session, and had opportunity ef witness
ing touch of Virginia Jurisprudence and West
ern eloruence. The court consisted OF five Ju>ti-
ces one barc-foo,ed one thing in huating shirt and
rnocca.ins and third little the worse for whis
kv bearing beard of forimgh;s growth. The
case on trial was prosecution for coming money :;
4 species of manufacture already quite iourshing,
and rapidly increasing in this section OF the coun
try. The evidence seemed quite plan-yet the
prisoners counsel, feeling the spirit OF Patrick Hen
~ burning in his veins-coud not iorcSo the ol-
por.unity of piing up cliff OF eloqucnce a high
and more than the Huwksnes,; " Gentlemen, said
he. at the close OF II two hours harangue, believing
al the top IF his lungs, :" Gentlemen. convict my
ellen, on this evidence and you will violate every
rule of eyidence-rules old as jurisprudence IL
>elf rules upon which the shFerstructue OF !lber-
~ now rests and has repOsed undsturbed by the
storms of faction since the day when julius Cesar
landed on the shores OF Britain; yes. gentlemen,
pronounce him guilty upon this testimony and You
shake the citadel of liberty sap the foundation Of
personal security; make the heart of the patriot
tremble for the de.tini-s of his country, and swa
low up the very taJerndcleS OF my client He
took hi, seat, and after pause, man who scanned
to act rs presiding Judge recovering slowly from
uch tremendous burst, says Well. Billy, what
90 you say - = Let him slide, Colonel" Whats
Your opinion Jake p - don't care, just as YOU
say" g Ahcm-it Is the opinion oi the court that
the prisoner has been making bogus; we must
pa, him in the Jug until Superior Court There,
the court : adjourned, for we are getting mighty
dry.
From Fayetie Courthouse we rode twenty
miles to the head ot Coal River, upon the invita-
ZION of the old hunter whom met at Fayettc.-
He had been summoned in as a witness, and when
first saw him he was standing near the Court
House door, leaning on his rife, noble looking
hound crouching beneath his feet both appearing
10 feel that they had got into strange world
His costume (the hunters mean, not the hound 81
was pair of butternutcolored rowsers fitting tight
10 the skin, over which were drawn pair OF moe
casins OF deer hide \ sky blue coat. homespun,
the skirt reaching his heels, with metal buttons,
seemed to have been assumed for the occasion,
while vest OF unianned deer-skin manifested that
he vet retained portion of his ordinary hunting
sarb: his head was decllcd with drab-colored
round-crowned felt hat, having brm turned up
all around, and thong OF cocn skin tied around It,,
more for ornament than Thus stood lonesome
David and ii Wit his cabin that {. and NY
self pushed twenty miles into the mountains. Well
did he deserve the appellation OF Lonesome for
u more lonely. retired, dcsolate abode man never
chose for u habitation. Every thing within his
cabin denoted the pursuits oil the occupant. from
tue bed OF bearskn to the drinking.cup OF the
mooses hoo And tins had been his home for
fifteen wears; rntil he had lost all knowledge OF
events passing in the busy world, and was "a un-
initiated ana unsophiSticaied the savage His
wife brawny, Drowned female, seemed fit COM
pauon for SO rude being. She retired early in
the evening and left listening 10 the hunting
tales Of her spouse. As We're sitting by the
hearth. with no light but such shed by &
few faint embers caretslIy drew from my pocket
loco-foco match and ignied it by drawing it
across the sole Of my boot. swanny, said
David, ~ YOU can I do that again. repeated
the operation By thunder. We seen it; but /
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Amused with his amazemeRt, | drew u third match
across his own clothing and ignited it. He seized
the burning sulphur between his thumb and finger
Rniil II hurnel him nlrnnsI 70 the bone He jumped