Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-02-26


of this one man wealth The cold region
Uf the north. almost within the Arctic Circle
sent him their tribute ~ the shapc Of furs
hot Africa sifed for him the golden sands q
her rivers, and gathered up the IVORY iusks a
her ruHt elephants oui of the forests thi
east came bringing him the rich shiwls an,
spices and teas, and the cllulrcncc of da
mouds, and the cleaning purity of larp,
pearls. The Orran. not tu br hchlndhand
with the earth welded up her mighty whale,
that Mr Gaihcrpold might I'LL their OIL. ant
make puGt on it b. the original cum
moj,ty whl, II might, It was gold within M,
grasp. IL might b. said of hm. as of MIda.
IN the fable. that whatever be- touched with
his finger immediately glistrncd, and grew
yellow. aud was changed into sterling metal,
or which suited him siill better. into piles oI
cuin. And When Mr Gcthcrruld had bncunr
~ very rich that j, would have taken him a
hundred wear, only to count his wealth. h,
hythourht himself Of hls native valley, AMI
resolved tn go back thith"r. and cud his diyS
where be- was bon. With this purpu>r ~
view, h" scn, a ,kilfil architect ., build han,
such palace a. should be ht for aman - his
vast wealth TO hive IN.
A. have Sail above, u hal already been
umorrd IN the valley that NJ. Gathcrguld
had mpcd out 10 hc The prophetic parsonage.
~ long and 'aluly luokrd for. and that hls
Vslgr was the perfect and undcniablc slmill-
tudy II The Great Stone Pace pc"plc wrr,'
the more rraAy To believe that this must ncrls
b. ih' fact, when they bthrll tn splendid cJ.
lhcc that ru>'. ~ II hy cnchlnlmnni. on the
site oi his fathers old weather beaten farm
huusr The exterior Mas oi marble AMI NJ
dlgIugly whtr that 10 srrmcd ~ though The
whole structure might m'lt away IN thr sun.
shine. like those humber ones which Mr.
G1th"rruld, m h., young play-days, h'iurr
h.S huryrs were rilicl with the touch 0t trans
mutation, had been accustomed Ia build Ui
SNOW l, bad 70 richly oru1mcutrd pUriicu.
supported hy ull wIiar, beneath which was
a luity door. studded With silver knobs, and
mldc ot a kind uf ,1ucratci Wnod that had
b'ru brought from hnyuud Ihe 80. Tho win
iOW~ from thr trur a. the ceiling ul each
stately apartment, were composed respective
ly, Of but cue cuumUu, pane of glass. ~
tIgsPlrruily purr that u Was said 10 h. il-
0rr maiium than even the vacant atmosphere
llJrjly auylsDdy had brru permitted io ,nc
'hH Interior ui ihr, palace but u Was rrIuri-
1l. and with guud ,rmhltucr Of truth. a. b.
iar murs gorgeous than ihr outside whatever
w., iron ur bras, lr other huus,>, W1s SILVER
ur gold iu thu, 1nd Nr G1,hcrroll b,d-
chamber, especially. miH such a gIiuuur
appearance thli uu ordinary nan Would have
he % able 10 clos. h., eyes there. Bot. 90
Oh ohrr hand, Mr GHhcrruld was ~ ln-
urad 10 Wrllth, that perhaps be- could not
have du>ri hl, ewes, u1lr,, where lhc CLEAN
ui u Nas certain To hud II, way beneath his
ryrld
lu Dc time, the mluSiun Was finished
next cmn The uphul,trrur,, with magnificent
iumtur. then whole tunp of black ami
WhIt- 'ryauis. the harhiurrr, uf Mr. Gath.
rrrui Who, iu hl, "WU majestic person was
'Nprcti iu arrive at sunset. Our friend H..
nest. iulnwhIr. bad bryn deeply srrcd by
fhH ndHl that thr GREAT mnu. the noble m.u,
ihr MIiul Prophecy. a0'r ~ many agr, 81
delay At length MS "a H. mady mlu-
It .st io l.s native valley. Tie knew. huy
De- e.. it7. .iF- r.sT A. U,r.F.nU
yt., it wr,h VI GGh-rruh. with b.,
vast wca.h. might, transform hms,li into au
angel q bsu'fcrure. and assume a control
over huun a.'ur~ lz Wrdr lud hruiguaut as
thH sn'Itul 'h. Great Stone FBcr.
Full oifltI aud hop', Emc,t doubted no,
Hut Uhuih, pcurlr ,lli va, true. and that
ruw De- a, a. behold ihr living hkrnr~s oi
i1r~' wuuruus GaIur, uu tb" mountain sil.
While tr buy wl, .lill gazing yp the Wiley
Iul fwry1g. 1s D. always did. that the Great
Stone FIc returned h', 1lEs aud looked Kind.
IL al bun, Dee ruualInr ut wheel, was heard
sppruiclun alone ihr winding ruad
"ll"u b cuuHs cried a group Of prp-
pie who W., assembled tu vl,urs, the arm
val. lie conr, the great NJ. Gather
gold o."
\ c1rn1g. drawn hy four horses. dlshcl
ruuu dihr unof ih road Within u. thrust
parity uu, cthc window, .pp,arri the phy.
,lornumy uia liplr old man, with a skin as
yellow a> ifris own Midas hand hld trans,
mutsI II. j. had low forehead. snail
sharp eyes, uckrrud abuut with IuuumCrlblr
wrinkles, au very thin lips, which be- made
still thinner " pressing ihc.n iurcibly To-
gcih'r
"Th" ycrym1gr ofthr Great Stone Face"
shouted the Iopl' "Surc enough, the old
prophecy - rue and hcrcwc have the great
mlu CONE Iiast'"
And, wharr'1ily porpleNcd Ernest. they
seemed acim.y tu believe thlt here Was th"
likeness whil they spoke of Ny the rad
slde there clncnd to b, au old bcrgar-wu-
mbu and twoiilr b-rgar-chIdrru, stugrlcr,
from some taUlrrrgion, who. as the carriage
rolled onwan held cut their hands and lltr,!
up their dulel voices must pliioUsly he,cych-
lug charity. \ yellow claw-ihr very same
that had claw together ~ much wealth
puckcd itself It Of the coich-wiuiow. and
lrupt snmc c,'Ycr coins upon the ground ~
that, though u great mans name scented tn
have ben Gd'rguld, b. might Just ~ sal.
lbly have b',qnlcknamcd Scaucrroppcr -
Stll, ncverha>s. with earnest shout. and
evidently wIthi much good faith a. ever, the
pcopla bellows
II. Is the W image Of the Grca, Stone
Fac ="
hut Ernest tined sadly from the wrinkled
shrrWdnCss oi ht suriid ViStrc. and gaEeI
up the valley, Nrrc, anid gathering m II,
glid'd by the 10 sun beams, he could still
distinguish thuS'lorious features which had
l. lNiAiNe.'A Ail'liiINtN lNlh lll~ ~hNls u u'lf
aspect cheerd Ia. What did the benign
lips seem To say
lIc will co Fear not, Ernest-the
nan will come
The years wof on. and Ernest ceased To
be a boy. lie 10 grown to bc Young man
now. lie attrlct little notice from the 9th
sr inhabitants oihc VALLEY, cor they saw
nothing remlrkab IN his way Of life, save
that when the lab Of the diy was over, h,
stll loved To GO art and gz, aud m,dltatc
upon th, Great Sne Face. According o
/ their idea of the utcr, It was a folly, indeed,
I but parlonlble, lI,much as Ernest was IN.
dusirious, Kind n Mnclghb0rcy, and neglect
\ ed no duty for tl'slke of indulging this idle
habit. They knt not that the Great Stone
Face had become Teacher to him, and that
the scutmea,, wlh was expressed in It,
would enlarge theOung mans heart, and al