The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-13
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MINERS DAUGHTER.
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A TALE OF THE PEAK.

| Iherc ~ no reA'lN ieAuN " pAftp' tngihnN 20 nt-
tie known as the Peal u Dsrbyshrs. Nstocs,
with ip tea garden trumpery, and mook-hsroi
wonders Buxton. " Oh its bleak hills and fashion.
able baihers; the truly noble Chstsworth and The
venerable HadIon, ergross a most al! that the pub
lie generally have seen ofthe Peak. hs talked o.
- land Of mountains which Ia reality are only
| hls hut rs true tesu;y lies In valleys that have
toen created by the rendiuS Of the earth in some
| primoyal sonvulsion. snd which resent Thousand
charms 20 the eycs u the lover Of nature How de-
lciously do the cry ats waters Of the Wye and the
Dove rush along such v,l'cys, daes, ~ they are
called. with what wild ,srioiy do',hc gray rocks
soar up amid their woods aad copsos How sirily
stand In tho clear heavens the lofty limestone pre-
c.pices and the gray oigos Of rock CLEAN from tho
bare green downs ere nercr called downs Whit
a genuine Saxon air Ia there cast over the poplls-
ton, what sa1on bluntEess lsAl u!es you IN their
! sreechi
II Is into the heart Of this region that we propose
| now to carry the reader. Let I'm suppose himself
with rs now the rosi from Asbfr IN the water
| 10 ri5cswol We arc At the Bulls Head, little
inn on thst road. There is nothing 10 create won.
| Ter, or suspicion Of a hidden Arcadia IN suything
| you seo, but smother step forward, .nd--lhcrel
There sinks world u valleys at your feet. 10
Your lC!i los the delicious AOnsol Dale Cd Finn
Hi liiis his gray head sraul!y H. Hothri.'s
Castle stauil irovely forth In tho hollow n his side
gray, and d2aola,e aud mysterious The sweet
Wye gees winding aud sounding At his feet. amid
IL, narrow green meadows grcen As the emerald,
siri ~ d'rk glossy sde-, Bcf re us stretches on,
equally beautiful, Cr-ssbrOos Dale: Little Edle
saows It's cutta'.s froui amidst its tree. and A. WI
aIysnc" the G0usscl n -de-su- N l4 stretch across
tho mouth % Mulor'1 Dale, and Eattlo with the 40
pee, Of s. much lie amid 80 much solitude
But our way 10 s,ill onward We resist the at.
traction OF Cr,lsbrcok village ou ts lofty cta!nencc.
and plunge 10 toe right into warilow Dale. Here
We are buried deep Ia wouds, ant yet bcho.d still
| decror the valley descend fellow us. There is an
Alpine feeling upon ". We are carried once more,
- iu dream, into tho Saxon Switzerland. Above
ms stretch the toIlost range. OF lofty preripiccA
snl deep amid tic woyIl arc heard the voices OF
children. TIos, come from % few work man 5 houses
couchcd q, the lot Of achltha rises h and bright
amid the SUI. That is wardow Cop; and there
moan to halt for a moment. Forwards les wild
region OF hills and valleys, audlesd mines but for
ward goes no road, EXCEPT such you CAL make
yourself through the tangled woods.
A. lhe foot Of War now Coy, teiore this little IAN
let ol Boliau.y Wick was built or tho slcu wns dig
nihod with the name OF Rsvcu Dali, there lived
MINER who had no term TO- h.s place Of abode lie
lived, 10 SAID. under War low Coy, suI thlt cou.
tented him.
His house was one Of those little solid. ggay lime.
stone cottages, with gray Hae Stone roofs which
! stound IN the Peat |, had stool under thst lofty
| pre- iroe when II. woods which nov b. oonscly
TN the valley 70 bnu,wly planted. There had
teen a mine near q, which had no doubt teen the
| occsdon ofrs erection in so solitary place; Tut
that mine was NOW workei.out, and DAVID Dlustcr,
| lie miner, now worked at a mine right over tie
| hills ia M.iler's Dale. Uo was seldom Al home ex-
cept at night, and on sundays. Ills wife, beside.
| keeping Ter little house, and digging and wedding
~ tie strip d garden that lay on the steep slors
above the house, Gcnlmoi IN wIIh stone wall also
hcnmcd stockings tOr franc" oTk Il inter IN Ash
| lord whittier she went once or twice in the week
| They had hr,o children, boy and two gits
The boy WAS about eight years OF age the girls
| were about ave aud ak. These chIdrea wore
taught Their less Jns Of spelling and reading by tie
mot CT, amongst her otArr nlltiarious tajss Tor
| she WAS ouc OF those who called regular pod-
| Gcrs. She was quiet, patient, aud always doing,
| though never IN a hustle, Sic not Que + Lhose
who acquire a character Tor vast industry BY doing
| 'vcrthins IA mighty hurry, enough they con'riyo
I
| plea ul rcs1.n. bIt, ana which rcslng "a liI'
they Away terminate ny IN exc 4uatl g. at they
| must ie ur, though for tuoy bGyo world of work
to do BETTY Dun sCr on tho contrary, Nyas Look
| ed on A. rather "a slow coach" II you rttuarked
! that she Lari. WORKING woman, the r,ply
wa, We'll, sizes always dOIug-ButL's work -
| uCy done bus tnou sue zoos nt uuIry LcTsou 20
The TACT was, Il ny vas TAN, spare woman. OF no
worry strong Cousttut Ga, iut OF uutirng sIiIit
Her pleasure and rust were, when David came nome
~ night, ~ have las supper ready, sud !. st down
| opposite to uiIu n. the Httr round table, and help
! A.u, giving hit now ami then 80 the ca drun,
| that came aud ttuJd round, slough IL " hpd hal
| their suppcrs, and were ready tor, Ell as soon a.
| they seen Something OF her "daiN'
| David DunsIcr was one Of those remark ably tall
fellows that you see about these hills, who seem of
| all things the yCIy worst u4aQu men ~ Green into
| the little mole uJlus On tho BIN sides that tlu can
| lead-tniucs. But David did lnsunse to burrow nm.
! der and through the hard lmest NE rocks ns vii
/ AS any Of .heln. lie was = Lari-Aorking man
| though liked sup OF Lcer, Us moot Derbyshiro
men do anu aultt4mcs Gale home none Of tho sub.
| crest. lie WAS naturally oi "a very Lasty temrcr
aud would uy into steAl raspB; aud II be were nut
out by anything in the working OF the mines " the
Conduct oI his fellow wutkuUu, TO would sta AWAY
! rom home Tor days, dTIuN lus at IdesNcl or tlo
| Rul'I Head at tnC tup 90. housAl Dale, vr down At
| Tie AnrTa' Arms q Aah,5ra hy-Hater
| Betty Dunstrr bore All mis- patiently. Shelookoi
| on these hing somewhat as mAtteTs Of cuur,e Al
| that time, and even nov, how few u.lnera do n,t
| drink uni "rull bit. an they cail IT, she va
therefore, tolerant, aud lea tie stems blow over
ready alw avs ~ persuade her husband ~ 70 home
| and sleep vi bis drink Gnd anger, but Il lie were
too violent leHyIug Ia TIL another atteinlt might
| succeed better. Sue was very fond VI Aor children
| and not only taught item Uu week dA their lea.
SONS aud to AClp uCT t. scam, hut also took thcr 4,
tic Methodist ChsI 81 Ia " lldsei," 40 tAty called
! IidcswelL whittier whenever she could shr cnt,,d
David. DAVID too Ia his way, was iUnd oi the child
ron, especially OF tie boy, VINO was called DAVID At
| Yer b IN. lie was quite wrapped az, in The ind. In
| A. tl. min II a. III LI.utt