The Yazoo Democrat., 1853-05-11

not. Therefore we give il an insertion now. for
we think it of sufficient interest," to justifyit:
A ssSure-EnOugEI'' Wild Man OF the
Woods.
NO. |.
The Florence (Ala.l Gazette tells Of the cap
ture Of hermit up in that neighborhood, whose
claims to the notoriety Of The wild man. so
often told about, goes a long ways ahead of him
"Langville,' over insArkansas. 1tappears from
the Gazettels narrative. that something over
three years ago, a young man apparently about
twenty-five or thirty years Of age. stopped al
Bainbridge, noted landing situated at the foot
of the Muscle Shoals in this county. He gave
his name as Coins or Gorings, from Knox coun-
| ", East Tennessee. lie came with crowd Of
fiat boatmen, which annually descend from the
upper waters of the Tennessee, and tarry for a
season al the foot of the shoals Coins remain
| ed long after his migratory companions had all
gone their way. His conduct was observed 10
be sometimes eccentric, though always quiet
taciturn and approaching to melancholy. After
a time be took up his abode in one of those nu-
Tnerous caves, which are found in the high and
PERCEPTIONS bluffs, skirting along the northern
shores of the Tennessee river, from Shoal Creek
to Florence. The one selected by this poor out
cast was situated few hundred yards from the
ferry, and near the public road He was often
seen sitting at the mouth of his lonely CELL or
reclining on some projected rock, basking in the
genial rays of an autumnal sun. lie Stunned
all approach and many were the cold and heart
less jeers cast upon him by the passer by. Soon,
however, he disappeared, and all traces of him
were lost.
Two long years passed away. Years long to
be remembered as having witnessed. one at least
of the most dreary, protracted aud intensely Sc
we're winters that ever frosted the bosom of oul
, earth. One day last December. two men were
, hunting over the broken river hills attached tc
{ the plantation of Mr.. John j. Craig, and discov-
cred Coins an The holol9 Of large Chesnaat tree
Fhey knew him and conversed with him. but be
obstinateIy resisted all persuasions to go hom,
; with them, and warned them against any at
t temats to coerce him in. The men went hom
and reported their strange interview, and. il
company with several others, returned to tn
e tree, but Coins had gone-they watched The plac
: for several days, but he never returned. The
{: then procured pack of hounds, which had beei
trained to hunt fagitives, and secured the hills
5 the dogs soon struck upon a trail and dashed OF
under full cry for more han two miles to iii
mouth Of Shoal Creek, but, owing to the rugge
E character OF the country, the horsemen coul
not hardly keep up, and the fdgitives were los
in the waters Of Shoal Greek.
All further pursuit was then abandoned, an
: many believed the whole story fabulous, unit
last Sunday week. a boy belonging to Mr.. A. P
/ Neely reported to his master that he had seen
E man upon the bluffs near a noted cave on tn
G plantation Judge Posey. Mr. Neely immedi
, ately collected number of gentlemen and pro
i ceeded to the spot indicated. The day was on
!. of the most incement of the season on near
ing the mouth of the cave they dascouered ts
shipering form Of tte poor qeyetci buried beaeqt
t eossring Of strale.
e He paid no attention to their summons L
r come forth, and one Of the company (thought
e lessly, we hope) tossed in a dog, which maxim
). furious assault brought the hapless recluse /
: his feet. He then came ont in a stated alrnos
perfect nudity, presenting a picture Of abjes
misery and squalid wretchadness which utierl
beggars all description, and we shall no. afemF
r lit. He appeared perfectly sane but gave n
: satisfactory reasons for his singular conduc
e beyond general charge that the world ha
e treated him Badlys and he had determined I
a come out from it. He protested that he hs
I done no man harm, and begged 10 be allowed !
r continue his solitary life but he inslly agree
r to go home with Mf. Eastrage, which he di,
e and when we last heard of bim he was sul1erin
3 from violent cold contracted no doubt BY h
e sudden change from q worse than savage to ci,
! ilized life.
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