New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-01
lose 10 one bot. q TO &c. ruddenly eatsuelsd and

DER prza mo The kos. when, 20 ihsh gres' ssoniso
Esnt tAy found he sea moas.er, whom he1 ln.sL
nas;cns had pictured half Sab, nothing more nor
ess .A.n any ordinary human benz, win nS,ihg o.
he fsn about him except some sesee on Ln7 80
hone They soon carried their esplve on sno'e; "n-s
; eu-ic1s crowd already awaited biz arriVaIi snr
mid re tunult sud c.amor OF the peope, sn9 .oeH
exclamation, OF ss,onishueni, they conveyed BAN 20
FRANCISCAN convent. Inc monks, and seiIe me. u
corseqzelee in The plsee who hsd ioiow ,ne Tsa
row examined tLis singular being more cos., 80
.adres SEQ him hrs; Of a in ne language Of me
Nv, then in Italian, French, and o;o.T aiilev's ~
he Wild man did not rely by Q sinsie sodl, o.
bAed rot 20 comprehend in the SO htee' 80 re
vas Sid :: him and altogether pore OF ~ .L ,oy
sIpresEop of perfect imbe,hty. p1ous monk, 40.
,ethrking himself that be wa posEoty possa;
An evil scirit set % work with the cas'2nay -
ia for driving out devils but ail the noly
so--s p-oved unsvaing, snd od noI seen - ~ 80
a. .Echss, in,nression on this stupid being. 10 tns
,s,ner ne coz tnued 70 live fDr some days 10 INC
tent ed and clote Cd By the benevoes -.
&c 1s. rfac.ly harmless; allowed then 70 90 "na
80 thax neased with him. but notnlnS be 81" VI
lead caused il him the least apparent ln.sren. 20.
5ons nen OF rank visited the convent In order % so
rim: bat hey could find 20 clue 70 M oeauy
he come from or Whist be- hsd been.
~ sfte- .he frat excitement about hin had someNna
sbsed. ne one day suddenly pronounced IN distinct
one Of voice the name of Lierganes. lbs ~ord nc
repes-ed seyere times but no one present knew WAT
he desired 10 intimate by IT, the little town. obsc ife-
" situated in remote district OF the king1 n, was
oerf.c-ly unknown TO the good monks. kecoiiect
Ina: the couItry was Spain, and The ceniury the
H. and you will NOT be surprised a. this waot
Of geographical knowledge on the part o. the holy
oornerhood.
BIT /. 20 Glanced TIA. young workman in Cadz,
hearing every talking about this strange being,
And tie unineDiebe expire ssion he had made use OF,
pjc rmed his companions that be himself came from
place named Lerganes, and that II was sInaI t1wn
n ne ror.h of Spain, not far from San:llana 1his
sews produced great effect ana the we men nyE
1ega- tc conjecture that their guest had used only
Or ~ord ard this word the name OF village, the
o-obabry vas hat be was born there. !hey mere
upon wrote 10 the secr=tnry Of the Inqu-hon, himself
native Of Lergapes, giving him all the particulars OF
the affair. This gentleman imneda'ey interested him-
sefD the business and "a he happened to know some,
thing of the family OF Maria de Ia vega and had head
OF he myser ous disappearance OF her son francsco,
| he wrote 10 the widow and her children to ask them
whether during the last FIVE years, they had received
any tidipgs of their missing relative They replied IN
the negative and that every one, ootn IN Lier;anes
| and at Bilbao considered that ne was drownedi iof
that on the occasion Of his las bathing in the river
alter having been swimming down the stream, all
trace of him had vanished and hh clothes alone re-
| NAMED on The shOre. ~,
The Secretary Don Domingo reported this inselli.
| pence TO the monks of the convent at Csdiz, with
whom be found the man-fsh had now been staying Tor
considerable period. After the lapse OF several
months, frisr also belonging TO the FRANCISCAN
order arrived one day at the convent ms irlsr,
| Juan Rosende by name had just retlrled from PHI
| primaie 10 Jerusalem, and soon made acquaintance
With the sppsren; ioot, whom he took under his esPe
cial ChaIge. He learned his history, and also VIVA,
bad occurred years ago at Bilbao aud as the good
friar was about TO undertake journey on foot through
the provirc OF Spain, for the purpose OF collecting
ans for the Holy Places in Palestine, ne took his
| dumb proege with him, thinking it possible that ne
| mig ht turn out to be tie lost youth 81 Lergases
In this manner the two companions Travelled through
the whole of Spain on foot and 1t was only 10 the
course of the following year 1880 that they arrived al
Santander. The fiar low went slightly out Of his
way in order 10 visit Lierganes. The road thither
Leads across toeraby high mountain, on the other
ride ofwhch, at the distance OF about mile lies the
little town. As they arrived on the summit OF
this mountain, whence the eye commands the range
of the entire district below the monk turned round "
his attendant and said, Hitherto have conducted,
you, my sor; it is now your turn TO conduct me-
The Young man, without any hesitation, or stopping
TO look much around him. thereupon led his friend into
the village and went straight on TO the house OF the
widow Maria de la Vega, his supposed mother. As
| she ran toward him, clssped him in her arms and
cried with tears in her eyes "Ah yes, yes thou art
indeed my FraIclsco-that art he who was lost TO
| me at Bilbsor
His TWO brothers, one of whom was the eeclesiastic,
happening TO be at home, recognized him also al once
with ioyfu emotion. They embraced him, questioned
him, and endeavored by every possible means to get
him talk, at least 10 give some tokens of sympa-
tiv; but this strange being remained not only dumb,
but as cold and nsensible as block OF marble. The
wandering priest left his charge TO the care OF
hs family and soon Quilted Llerganes the general
impre s,on being that the youth had through his long
rcsidenCe in the sea, lost his intellect and with II all
| recollection of his eaIly years.
Ii is very natural TO suppose that the news OF trsa
csco's turn should produce great sensation IN the
neighborhood. People of all ranks ocket to see this
ext aOrdinery parsonage indeed, several grandees In
yited i'm 10 spend few days al their castles in order
| TO observe lin moro infinitely. Here he was closely
examined and many men of the highest character ts-
serted AZ his back and s)me other parts OF his body
were covered with scales somewhat similar 10 those OF
| fish; While other individuals who saw him a few
wears subsequently, treated this part OF the story
fable. AZ regards the res OF hs person-he was SIX
| fee; IL hight neither particularly thin nor stON; has
figure was awkward; tie hair Of his head was of red
ISL tingc and quite short. He Lad color in the "a e;
and bis nails entirely destroyed If the salt wat
| G. bad couoded them. He could not endure shoes
ar d always went bsIefooted. If clothes were given
| him. he )ud wear them; If not, he would 20 with
pei feet Indifference without them. And the same as
regarded his food whatever placed before hin he
ate without evncipg the slightest preference for
Gish over another and his mother neglected TO pro-
vide i'm with meat, be never asked for any. Occs-
sonay he would utter few words, but without any
cohepncy, ev6e n;y meaning nothing by these sounds
He could tHd his way perfectly 70 places with which
be had been previously acquainted and his principal
(uI leymeI consisted in cary ing letters about the
! rei1 hboraood. HerCe we may conclude, tha; g.
though he replied TO any questions that put
10 him. lie fully understood the orders he received. lie
was even conscientious in the discharge Of these com
nissons, and the sender could always rely upon his
! puuctv Atty. Once be was dispatched with letter
from Lierganes 70 san;snder. broad sheet of water
traytised by erry-boa interrupts the way between
these two towns; and the present occasion the fer
ry.boat was missing whereuPou he Immediately, with
out reflection wsA ed into the water and across
20 tie opposite shore arriving IN San.ander in very
We cor dihon bat on being questioned Is 70 what had
! occurred he gave 10 answer, AID without saying
word cChyered the letels correctly and then returned
| to I.ieIgeLss.
| His relations never thought OF finding any steady