The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-06-12
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. and the humble habIlaions Of The people ,
}, BOuY hollow on the north. The panes l
the bulginR window frame are ked an
20 IN the Od-iAshioned chimney bat th
=, plot OF ground around the house. looks fresl
y and pretty with rows Of growing vegetable
and flowers. Surrounding the ooitage tn,
sceIeTy Is hne. Away TO the northeast
gllsteIhng through the trees, Ia Nom Rink
: ef's rock, with the colossal statue ~ Penn
Gaping its topmost point, Beyond Is Ger
mantown, la the valley In Struggling Wis
sahicton, ard mile or more awav ara rus
TIC Ro1btr5ugh ard grimy Manayunk.
RlttenhousetUwn, with its old ouuion aud
older fuses, plays hide and-sek among
he trees behlHd the Protecting h'iow OF
Blue hill. In the east the ciyi, alden
behind the trees, but under tus clear sky
the monuments Oi Lsursl Hill uId Mount
Vernon slis'en in the distance.
A visitor yesterday ratified The door OF
the dilalidaied cottage, and q mo ent la
ter 10 was cautiously optIfa &" u ltle,
wizsned old man showed mis- iAe
"ls this Michel CIrist'H h1u,
The old mans beaG..ise sye uk.ed
restlessly as he strove o. ciy.ue tlr utieet
OF the intrudeT's visit.
| Yer, " he answered, IDEALLY.
| Ana you are
| "Michel Carria."
| The herm'?h
CLEAN OF ofTesentmeaE hasa.f 1000 G!s
eyes.
"Wnom people call the ttru,u ,"h sad.
The Old man turned ard put hi. ...ls up
on the door,
Have you any business with IL b,
asked, Sharply
I,s; may come IMP"
"No ore ever comes here, +" he sal sac.
piciously. rnPn, ahuckiing 10 himsg. mud
running his bouy ti1gers through hil lIIs
hair, he continued: "Ptople are airait ug
me-airaid Of an old man because liz Aap,
pens IN like his own company better thRn
tnat oi anyone else. You'e not a'ra,d?'
turning suddenly 10 the visitor.
without waiting for an answer he led the
way irtU the shanty, A dilEp,tated stove
in the corner was pulling - volume OF pine
wood smoka iu'o the room, and over thu
lime tbr kettle was hummug. A table
and n pair of chars made from barrels and
bound with sir'ps ut Goth we're the only
furniture IN t.r loom, but the hlor was
Uttered with Cu-i8us Uddg and ends, and on
ih- wall Il ',t-l.ck mu k.', with powder
horEs anu d Ig.ty cuilrg- with pair W
,ust'rr spur, gave the psce All sir Of war.
Under the stove AL rmGc'g,ed ca bluked
in wonder NJ the intruder.
SIT Gown--s't doTr," said he Id mar,
waving his hand t1wsrt on NJ ~ n' barrel.
chairs. Standing A. the'Eb and lacking
6oHU a. the visitor with mingled curiosity
sud Impitishc-, the recluse Ir-.eItpd :
EIriEiug apparrauc.. His lunc hi'r Java 10
the ready pate iGCa strangely c,dgverous
LOOK. Wih nj, bnnv fingers he incessantly
pushe1 Irt cir from hl4 forehead unG Us
Consistently btu.b .b,i 70 back over Il Drow
aud II u MI ~ rs apa!u. His form US bent
ard Ms clothing t'aui'ated
"NOu have lI.ed all t.o1.?' was 0sgrt.
"ies: WY shNu T. & no.
gIvecely)
For a long tim,2'
"Ys.; on, why do you wish NE?
W., /. ,F,s.. f.,H
~ 1t Iuiluencei by sudden r-5 .f.'a:
1T yO1 really wait tu know, IN b ,"r.
The day the h'sf post OF tots snn-
intn the Crourd--nr 'ather the s!G' Y th--
preC-ced IL, tor the old place hiss been blown
down oace a,d worn ut once--was twenty
one year, sgO. l'v" Oeeu be~s aver since"
"lPs 'uns time
"Yss, bHt not 20 lone 10 a rl-J who
hstes the world ard is pc ople Is | D.. ~
Hates them?'
Yes, hates mem. Would You hsye ne
20 over story Of wrong ind Uppres.iou--a
nsppy youth and n brighter manAOpi-
seal u, pro parity, lovc-bliehted - tee
ptrtdy 0ta voman AID the connivsuCs Of a
n,iitsu "nsld?"
The lac ot the rscuss became waite
wi'u pss lln, and the words were sssC
bstws'n H'a Tee n. Halt rising ne Cljuched
his IT, ami brought it down or .hr able
with rrasr.
SAY - ne almost shrieked, j y.l we're
such man would ycu fine sat go live
ior twenty years away fronl prop u de-
spiss md who despise yCu because they
Can not understand whit - Cius4ed ie is?'
80 yer" said the reclu.e, gr1Tiug cslmer
and chuckling and bUbbH.E over 81 dia.
boical delight, "thHy call ne old Nick
and tho Old Mar G! the Wopd2,' sud say
Am hermit and a realuse, aud whisper
dark things about ne and Eeep tie chill
,rer IN the house w., ! come in sight.
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