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


! their human counterpart was ~ long IN ma
king his appearance.
By this tim. poor Mr. Gaihcrrold Na,
dead and buried and the Oddesi Part uf IN,
matter was, that his wealth, which WAS III,
hody and spirit of his existence, had dlssIr
reared bciorr his death. leaving nolhing u
him hut living skeleton, covered over with
wTrnklrd yellow skin. Since tbe mcltinr q.
way ur hls gold II had very generally bccr
concrded tia, there was no such striking ~.
scmhancr. after all. bCiwiNt the iguoblr ia.
lures ~ the ruined merchant and that mars-
t,c face upOn the mountain side, SO the Isu
nlc ceased Ia honor him during ms lif-time
and quietly consirncd HIM Ia iUfgelfulnc.S af.
tor hls dccraSs. Oncc ~ Whllr, II IL iruc.
his memory was brought mp N connection
with the magnificent palace WAich h- hld
built, and which had long ago been turned
into a hotel for the accommodation of stran-
gers. muliliudcs of whom c"mc ~,rry summer.
tn visit that famous natural ctriOsiiy--tho
Great SiUnc Face. Thus, Nj Gaihcrrold,
being discrudlird aud thruwJ lu ihc ,hldc.
the man II Prophecy Vas 40 10 .,s.r.
T I, ~ hsppsRrd thl, a not!yr-lsnN sa,l ~ he
valley. many ycar llsiorr, had ealIsi,d as a
soldier. and, after a great deal m hard right
inc, had nov bccnme an llusirous command.
cr. Whatever he NAV be- called IN history
/ he was known 10 camps and ou The battle
field under the nicN-uame uf Od-hood-snd-
Thunder. Thus war-wom veteran. hrlug nov
inGm with are aud wounds, and WARY ~
the turmoil oi military HE, and of the rnl
IT the drum and the clangur oi the trumpet.
that hid ~ long bccn ringing M his ears. had
lately slgnlhri a purpose nj returning Ia hi
native valley, hoping tn find rrpu,u Whorr be-
remembered to have lrh II The inhabitants
hIs old nclrihurs aud their groWn-upc children,
we're resolved iu welcome the rrBuwuri war
ri0r With a salute ui cannon and Iuhllc dm-
ucr and all the more enthusiastically, n b,-
INC affirmed that nov. at last. thc lAon,s~ ul
the Great Stone Face h,d actually appeared
Nn ald-d,-clmp of Od.hl""i-aud Thunder,
travelling through the valley. va, ssad a. have
hryn struck with iho rr> mhlincr Moreover
the schoulu1irs and early acquaintance, ut
the Gru'ral. ven ready ~ testify upicr ulih.
that. Ia ihr hrst oi their rrcollcruuu, %, aiurr-
,ld General had beru rNcrudlugls Ike ihr
majestic imlgr, even when a huy, lnly TINT
the idea had never uccurrcd iu then ai that
psti"d Great, therefore. vas the 'NriiunpUi
throughout the valley and many pc,plc. ah'
had never thought uf glauclur at tAc Great
Stone Elcr iur years before. nov sIs-G their
time iu gaZiur NJ n, iut the slkc ut kruNiug
,Nlcily huW Gen. liluUd-lnd- Thunder luoSrd
Ou ihc day m the grand festival. Eam~i,
with an III, ycoplc uf the valley, lcii their
work, and prucccdcd to the sp", where the
SYLVAN banquet WIS prepared. Durlsr lltllc-
blast w,s heard hs-r,chIug a hlcs-ltr uu the
ruud things s't hSiurr thcm and ou thr dIsilu-
rur,hrd Friend OF Peace. iu who's" lIuor thcy
Wurc assuubic,l. Ih, tables we're arranged
In a CLEARED space Uf the uOuds, slut 90 by
surrounding trees, EXCEPT where a VITA up'u.
"a eastward, aud afforded distant view oi
M, Great Stone facc Over tn Gru-rll
char, Which WI, a relic irum the home ui
Washington. there was au arch ui ,yrdlul
laughs, with which ihc laurel prutusglN Iu.
,HmNCd, and surmouniCd hy hIs CuuulN's
hrnncr, bnrath which BE- bad von h.s ,lc,o.
uo,. Our friend Eamrs, rusod himself uu
lri"rs, In i"pz> ~ get glrS,. ri ths C.l.
rhraird guest but there was + .,iyuiy cruwd
ihuui the tables, ANXIOUS tu Irsr the iuIE's
aud speeches, and Ia catch Ftg word il1'
might idl from the General m reply, and
volunteer cumpluy doing duty - a guart
yuckrd uthlc,,ly with their bJNuuris 10 ans
particularly quiet p"r~uu among The thrunr
- Earnest, hciuU ui au ur"hirusNr chauc-
tHr, MS thrust quite into the heck ground,
Vhgrr hr could see mo- more ui Od.hlu"d-Jud.
Thunder physloguumy than II u had hrcr
,'ll blazing un the battlefield Iu console
himself. be- turned toward, ihe Great stone
Fac, which, Ike faithful and lung-rrnum.
Irrd iurud. luokcd back aud smiled upUu
HIM through the vista ui ihc Irst Mean
time, however, be- could uyrrhg1r tie remarks
ut various individuals, who were comparing
the iaiurs ut the hcru with tlc lace on tie
distant mouui1Iu side.
lis the same face, IN hair" cried one
man. cutting clp"r for ioy.
" Wonderfully Ike, that a ac, '' rcspon-
bed another
iLkc'--why, Icall IL Old.hlrrl-and Thun-
der hmscli, ~ mous,ruus lo'kiug.rlaSS
cricd a tmri And why not H. = the
creates, man Of lhis or any other age, beyond
a doubt. "
Aud then, all three Of the speakers gave
grrit shout, which communicated ClccincIiy
tu the crowd. aud called forth a rulr from %
Thousand voices, thai went rryprlgutlug for
milyS among the mountains, until yuu might
have suppNnl the Great Sioue Face had pour.
rI its tlundrr-brraih into the rry. All ihcs'
comments, and tins vast cuthus iSn, served the
more 10 interest our friend nor did hc think
IT questioning that now, at length the noun
tiIn-yisigr had found iis human counterpart.
Ii j. true. Earnest had lmlrincd that this luur-
lookad-lur pcrsnnlgr would appear ~ tlc char.
lctrr of a MN of Peace. uticrug wisdom, and
dulug g"ud, and making people happy. But,
taking a habliual breadth of view. With all
hs simplicity, be- contcnded that Pru'drncr
should chOusc its own metlud of blessing
mankini, and could conceive that tbs great
rnd might b, effected even by a warrior and p
hlo0iy sword, should lHsCru,ablc wisdom scc
III In onlcr Il ~.
"Thc General the General" - was now
the cry "llusl, silcGrr OA.H.0Od-and.
Thundcrs going To mats a speech. -
Even ~ iur the cloth hr,oR removed. the
General health hld bcCn dunk amid shouts
Of applause, aud he now stood upon his feet
Ia thank the company. Earnest s1w him =
There hcwas, over the shoulders OF the crowd.
from the Two glittrring cplulcis and enhrol'
lrrcd collar upward. beneath the arch of rrecu
houghs with in,errwncd laurel, and the han.
nrr dropping as ii to shade his brow And
there. too, visible in the same glance, through
the vista of the forest, appeared the Great
Stone Face And was there, indeed, such
resemblance as the crowd had testified Alas.
Ernest could not recognize a. lie bchcld a
war-worn and wca,hcr-bclicn counicnance,
full Of energy and expressive Of an iron-wlll;
hut the gentle wisdom, the deep, broad, ten
der sympaihirs wcrr altogether wanting ~.
Old.blood-and- -Thunders visage and even II
the Great Stone Face had assumed hls look Of
stern command. the milder traits would still
have tempered H.
This is not the Man Of Prophecy" sigh
cd Ernest TO himself, as he made his way out
Al. ..,t