The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-08-25

About 3 year ago. 4 the course Of
mv travels. found myself one even
iDg after sunset II one Of the nosi
mountainous regions Of SwilzeEis1d.
/ had lost ny way, ard was yainly
seeking the path BY vb'eh b2d
cone, N order % return-
Just then the moon, rising Ike
sT7er crescent from Lake Z1rieh,
threw : pale glimDer O. The icy sun.
mits Of The distant glaciers By T.
light I discovered shat apqe2red %
be tie path I sought walked
hastily. that l might soon reach TIE
village were / intended . pass the
Bight
The solitary gloom around na6e
/ ne redouble ny pace l descended
from mountain = mountain, 2ne
scrambled from rock 10 roek Is well
a tie darkness would permit After
slipping down half 5 dozen times and
encoautering various di1eUlEies,I felt
pretty well used Up, and discovered
that / had losl ny way
Hoping that some solitary cottage
would perhaps afford shelter % los-
and weary Traveller, I toiled OF
though Tot without great danger
( Tupenetrable lodges extended bef0T'
ne Ike dark clouds; trees that hsC
) existed for ages s.oOd si0gle soE
: erect Ike specires, the moon shooting
$ her pale rsys through their moaning
branches 4 deslhly shu6der "a
!. through nv veins
Af1er long and fruiiless wandering.
s5rayed into 5 small foOtpatb, ere
sbsse sides hung huge masses G
rocks which threatened every I'D
!. nent 70 crush ne By their tzlL
After s long sad tedious walk
reached s sudden bend IL the patti
which led 70 3 deep ravine- Beyonc
This 8 large mountain loomed Up Il
ghe distance. At the foot Of i sP
Desred s hat il which , light ST.
F glimmered
To cross over i was simply impos
Z sible; one false step and sbould b
dashed to pieces n the sbyss beneath
( TO reach It by any other road va:
ous Of the question for 81 endless
chain Of jagged elizs stretched ou'
Ike barrier before ne
Z Compelled, therefore, % decide OF
remsini0g for the night II the oPe1
ar. lried 10 fnd some place where
/ [ co1ld sleep without risking nv life
( bv fail into the yawDiug ehssm Be,
Dezth Ny vslise served a 3 pillow
and s. the moon now sbone brightly
/ l could see By nv watch that i vas
near nidnight
was tired as s dog, and soon Eel
into q slumbe-, from which l was
aroused By The syaBd Of footsteps
listened, b1l al was silent | be-
-an 70 think Il was 81 Illusion. and
Ess Just composing myself TO sleep
again. when | heard : voice close by
+ ne singing
I The tones were those Of vosng
girl, and the trembling accents seem
I ed 70 proceed from heart oppressed
F by sorrow-
/ arose softly. and discovered that
she was kneeling on the zT09Bd-
gathering plants which she bad
placed n = basket beside her
II answer 10 the question whether
ste could not direct ne 70 some hu'
xbsre could pass the nigh, she
very kindly pointed out that Of be'
Ipzreats, the one that | had previous
. " noticed
We soon reached 8 mountain Tor
rent. across which was hanging
bridge.-Sbe glided lightly over, and
when at short distance from the hat
{ | inquired:
Are you lot afraid 10 Be or
alone in this wild place al this tins
Of night"
"ob, 70. nv heart feels 10 fear
Il Is for nv William, who Is danger
ously III, aud IN the hope q s4vins
bis life / would remain out al nigb
in far more lonesome and dange-
Gus place.
But wby gather these herbs =
midnight - / isGsired, IN surprise
Because they have BOs 50 mnel
: virtue when gathered Al any othe
time"
And Ehy no: !"
Because their spirits are abrOar
at no other h0ur"
Daring this conversation We reach
> ed the hat 4 light stall b1Faei
dinly in the ro0u-sAe sane whicI
/ had seen on the rock The gi'
FASTENED before me spszk 10 William
TIE old nan whom had seen :
: The window came cot % meet ne
3 His eoanteasnee inspired ne with II
? s2ect- Frank aad honest, Ike q trO
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