The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-09
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mountains may w. scaled, whence ihr
rambler mas .aias ihr rar.s. hrr.r~
and most expanded views II Rli.inlAm,i.
Many YEARS HEp. whrn travelling
through tue mountainous se.nsfy II
Rhsinlanl. ehancei h. remain for
som. time NJ tina, pleasant watering.
place, Ems. During my stay. mad.
the acquaintance III an arssl German
named rnl Hall.r IL was man ras.
scssesl u 4 kindly disposition. alhei, II
Il thoughtful -~ur what some PERSONS
would dsrignnt. IL Knmlar anil melah.
choly--tsmr.ramens. N.rs rnf.ls IN.
decd was he Ia he seen in my entertain.
nicnt III u festive character. can not
dcscrihc him better than hy saving that
his was nature both tender and
thoughtful. Ii IL easy enough IL pick
M companions or associates M Ems, or
other German watcring.plaees. where
one secs such diversity If character
such picturesque groupings Of the great
human iam,lv--that one is enable 10
take novel view oi life. Soon after my
first meeting with Halter. party Of ex-
cnrrionirir arrived M Ems. and. like
most sight-sr.rs were prolisal III their
description III I'll. wunirIs Witnessed
during their travels. W. were made ~.
utnnt.i with the fact that they were
but recently returned from Bohemia,
AMI were favored with u glowing de-
scription Of certain cavcrns they had Wis.
itcd. Paul Halter listened To tho con.
vcrsation; hut | could see hy the *
preston Of his conntrnance TINT tho
words uttered liz tho party Ind marked
effect upon him. Toward evening, when
W. were alone together, he henvcd II
lcep.drawn sigh, and sai.l, "Those pco.
pie have opened u wound airesll. have
good f.ason IL remember the caves about
which they were aiscoursing M pleas.
nntlv.
You II calculated. "lIow 1o?"
!" II yun carr ID listen IL the narrn-
tive, ! will tell you," lie observed, sen
tentionsly. and then you will know
why IL In TINT / nm the moody, melnn.
choly man you see me.
III course / III once nssentc.l 10 his
proposal. mud. after little hesitation.
he proceeded to narrnte the following
story 81
HUNTED HEAR.
lon will not b. much eheere,l hy the
account nf my trials anil sntl.rings.
which Ind 80 sad MI ending, saitl Halter.
: but there IL. to n certain extent, nj all
times melancholy pleasure in making
known ones secret gri.is ur troubles
y sympnthiging friend like Yourself.
Many, mnny years ago | WI. STAYING
with \ fcllow.stnlcnt named Marcus.
~ lovely valley In Bohemia.
MN the accepted Huitor OF his sister,
karinc, who WAN my first, nv last, and,
indeed, my only love. During my visit
We had made many little pleasant .xcur.
sions, Tor | VIVA not then the gloomy
misnnthrope yon know now. One ,lay
i waa arranged for party III in III ~
10 the cave, III which you have already
Ind description. so one iine. glorious
summer afternoon We found ourselves.
after journey III about three miles,
standing before the wild anl
Jagged rock. of liz entrance. Onr
party consisted Of myself. MI English
gentleman named Ncttlcfol,l. my college
ci'nm Marcus, knrinc, and her sister
ARat--tllc last-namcd being fair.
haired, bright-eycl little girl III II. who
was. OF course, child-likc, delighted NJ
hcing permitted 10 accompany M npon
such M expedition. While WI werc
waiting for the party to asst mile, Il
feeling 81 depression came over me. 1
was all NJ once subject 10 strange prc.
sentiment Of cvl, which, aims | after.
ward found WINS but too we'll grounded.
Marcus, who WAS much better acauaint.
cd with the nature Of the snbterra, can
cMverns tl,an my VI us, struck LIMIT.
with which no ignited three torcLrr'
Tine OF thcse he gave u me, smother 10
Mr.. Nettlefold, and the Inst liz carried
himself. W. then entered the hateful
odions cavern, Ana proceeded IL climb
over the rough blocks IL stone hrnp.,l
one upon another NJ its ba.e. On Tho
lett, the adjacent caves frowned ON ~.
nnd our lights failed To penetrate their
gloomy rccesscs. ] need not enter into
any heightened description af Ia. M.
pearance u the several cavern1. ia Won
have already received an account IL them
from the purity who hive ~ recently ~.
rived 1T Ems.
III course, ! am ready 20 admit the
wondrosls effect u tho stalaetites con.
tanned tllsrein--thcsr pos,..sn Il charm
Tor the exsursionist, but they huy. mons
Tor me. Ito not usually indulge in iIlc
Efonnlless f.nrs, Int must. nrv,rtIrI.sx
frankly confess that soon utter orr NV,
entrHnee ] hni nerions Thought. III I'M.
dcayoring T. pcrr,ln,l. our pnrt, II VI.
turn: indeed. | should have don. ~ hnl
i not been that Mr.. Nettlefnll wns !,
the time too fur ahead. Marcus. Who
- ]. 'Asbs'nA nHttslIlHN q tlle com.
Ing Hanger, urged ns on toward IN.
ponds. Both his sisters .t.,nlnl M.
proposition, ~ there was M help mr. III
.on W went. w were obliged W
thread our way with the ltmost caution
having to crawl through miscrubiv
small opening. shudlered, hut suid
nothing, list should 10 accused of COW.
af''iee. At length ~ Reached the ,lc.
Hired spot without my serious mishnn
and found ourselves Ii the d.epest N.
c,nscs II the cavern, fnr removed from
fh. external world. W. became aware
~ drought of wind nv the iiirkeriuu ~
our torches. and discovered 10 tle rirbi
q the pond narrow passage which eyi.
dently led further into the cave. Taken
aHosrtoeF. the rave presented 4 most