New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-13
NEw-YoRK, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 1s,

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course. out finding thst iuapracticable climbed on
the hill again and la, myself down By the heather,
Tor it twas very steep and mi oi deep holes With
grsatjatizue 1 lot TO ;he bottom. but when was
about TO cross the waterco1rse there i: looked very
deep and felr afraid It locked so deep tie dira
twilight get down as far as could By the root OF
tree and threw down stone ii sounded ver!-
hollow and was afraid TO jump. Tire shepherds
told rna atte1ward il had should probably have
killed myself II vas 50 deep and the bed Of the
torrent ;uIl Of sharp stones
then tried 70 ascend the hi. sgan .or there
was no other wax 10 get OF II but soon sank down
utterly exhausted When ahie 10 ger up asain
and look about Gle. II vss completely dark. saw
Ia below me light that looked about as big as
pms head thar knew 10 be from the inn st Row
srdinnan. but heard 20 sound except the rush OF
the waterfall and the signing of the night-wind
For the first few minutes tina, perceived hsd
got to my nights lodging. such as it was the pros
pect seemed appalling. l was very lightly clad
my feet and dress were very wet had only lit
tie shawl TO throw round ME, and cold autumn
wind had already come. and the night-raist was to
fall on NE, al fevered and exhausted as was. l
!ibL ~ I AultNeii ~ a.
did. live always miserable invalid had no
chance to keep myself warm bywalking for now ii
was dark, it would be too dangerous to stir.
Ny only chance. however. lay in motion, and my
only help in myself! Rni SO convinced was !! tthlsi
that did keep in motion the whole OF that long
night, imprisoned as was on such little perch OF
that great mountain. Hotr long it seemed under
such circumstances only those can guess who may
have been similarly circumstanced. The mental
experience of the time most precious and profound
for it was indeed season lonely. dangerous and
helpless enough for the birth of thoughts beyond
what the common sunlight viii ever call TO being,
may be told in another place and time.
For about two hours saw the stars, and very
cheery and companionable they looked; bat then
the mist fell and saw nothing more. except such
apparitions as visited Ossian on the hillside when
he went out by night and struck the bosky shield
and called to him the spirits OF the heroes and the
white armed maids with their blue eyes OF grief
To me, too came these visionary shapes floating
slowly and gracefully, their white robes would IN
turl from the great body OF mist in which they had
been engaged, and come upon me with kiss per,
vasirelv cold as that OF Death. What they might
have told me, VINO knows. if had bnt resigned
myself more psssvely % that cold, spiritlike
breathing
At last the moon rose. l could not see her. but
her silver light filed the mist. Then knew it was
two o'clock, and that having weathered out SO
much OF the night might the rest and the hours
hardly seemed long to me more.
It may give an idea of the extent OF the mountain,
that though called every nov and then with all
nv force, in case b. chance aid might be near
and though no less than twenty men With their
dogs were looking for me, never heard sound
except the rush OF the waterfall and the signing of
the nisht.wind, and once or twice the startling Of
the grouse in the heather 1t was sublime indeed
anever to be forgotten presentation Of stern serene
realities
Al last came the signs OF day the gradual clear
ing and breaking up some faint sounds from
know not what the little flies, too arose from
their bed amid the purple heather and blt me truly
they were very welcome to do SO. But what was
nv disappointment to find the mist so thick that
could see neither lake nor inn. nor any thing 10
rr,ide me- I had to go By guess, and, es IT nap
pened. my Yankee method served me well as
cended the hill crossed the torrentin the waterfall
first drinking some Of the water which was as good
at that time as alnbrosia I crossed in that place
because the waterfall made steps as 1t were to
the next hill to be sure they were covered with
water. but was already entirely wet with the
mist. so that it did not matter | then Kept on
scrambling as it happened in the right direction
till about seven some OF the shepherds found me-
The moment they came all my teyensh strength
departed though II unaded dare say It would
have kept me up during the day, and they carried
mo home. where my arrival relieved my friends OF
distress far greater than had undergone, or had
had nv grand solitude, my Ossienic visions and the
pleasure Of sustaining myself, while they had had
only doubt amounting TO anguish and and irult
less search through the night
Entirely contrary TO my expectations only sui
fered Tor this a few days, AID vas able to take
parting look at my prison as l went down the lake
with feelings of competency. 1t was a majestic
looking hill, that Tongue with the deep rayines on
either side and the richest robe Of heather have
seen any where.
Mr.. ). gave all the men who were looking tor me
n dinner in the barn and he and Mrs. s mnistered
to them. and they talked OF Burns really the ma
tiona! writer, and known By them. apparently as
none other IS aud OF hairbreadth scspes oy hood
and fell Afterwards they were all brought up to
see me, and it was pleasing indeed to see the good
breeding and good feeling with which they deported
themselves on the occasion Indeed this atven-
ture created quite an intimate feeling between us
and the people thers had been much pleased
with them before in attending OF their dances
al the genuine independence and politeness OF
their conduct They were willing and pleased 10
dance their H shand aiags and strathspeys Tor our
amusement, and did IL naturally and as freely as
thew would have offered the stranger the best
chair.
All the rest must wait awhile. cannot eoono-
r,ize time to keep up my record il any proportion
with what happens, nor can get out OF Scotland
on this page, as I had intended, without utterly
| sighting many gifts and graces
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