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HILLDSFORD'S HERMIT.
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fll r IjmiMl I. n nrnllv IIMIn
, villnRo'on n i Ivor as pnro na
truth, lit tlio In-art of tlio
IroNnilflsj valley, with
mouiitnlns wnllliip; it In
north niul poiitli. Atthotimo
X wrlto of It had nil llio wpilflltcs of a
thriving town, including n population
which drippotl with nolf Kitiifnctlon.
Tills very contfortnhlo commodity was
o dcnso and universal that It fairly cov
ered tlio plnco llko n fog.
HlllHford'rt most rcmarkr.hloclt Iron was
hermit, nn unkempt and eccentric In
dividual, who llvod In a cnliln high up
do tlio North mountain, mid wan known
M 'Old Weaver." In winter, when tho
follngo was lofls ubumlnnt, hla miioll
dwelling could bo rocu from tho vlllngo,
llttlo speck of crudo architecture, tlio
noko from which curled nomctlmcs into
tho very sky. It was pointed out to vis
itors, who woro told, without loss of
time, of tho hennlt, his civilization defy
left habits and unspeakable nppeuranco.
jBut it wai difllcult to exhibit tho man
fctmsolf. Ho camo down to tho vlllago
t infrcquont iutorvals and then tarried
a!y long enough to procuro nomo Rtmplo
eccMitiea and departed without holding
speech with any one. Tho townspcoiilo
iuul tried to break into tho privacy of his
fcomo without avail. They had been rc
ulsed with looks nnd gestures which
kspired fear and helped to confirm tho
pinion that "Old Weaver was crazy and
fud hotter Ikj let alone."
And surely no man In his right mind
ould llvo tho llfo ho lived. Hid hair and
whiskers showed no respect for tho pro
tiling fashion in hlrsuto trimming, and
Mm clothes woro a slap at all decent gar-
rats. Ho rarely spoko at all, but when
did Ills words woro briefness Itwlf.
In summer thoy who went near his
ttbln Bomotimes found him Bitting out
side reading tho Bible, nn occupation
from which thoy could not easily divert
This caused somo to decldo that ho
ra "a religious crank," and helped to
atolpatotho theory that ho had com
itted some tcrrlblo crime. Hillsford
full of wonder nbout tho hermit
llfo and antecedents, but as there
i absolutely no way of llndlng out it
i obliged to remain in cruel ignorance
All It know about him was that several
jmn before the tlmo I speak of ho hod
arrived in tho village purchased a piece
? land on tho top of tho mountain,
mrod a cabin and begun n llfo of solitude
perfectly Incomprehensible to tho people
f the valley.
At last thoy mostly settled down to
4m belief that "Old Weaver had been
frosted in lovo." Everybody know that
iTo, if it did not run smoothly, could
jfet pcoplo completely. Tlds gavo him
SKoepUonal Interest In tho eyes of, the
eung and sontimcntal, although tho
hoatunngtnativo among thorn could not
flcturo him as having over been n per
laaago capablo of inspiring tho divine
JMHtcy.
never were moy nuiy scnsimo or ins
juo as a romanuo tiguro until niter no
d boon "written up" for a Now York
irnal. A nowtpapor oorrcstwndcnt.
his summer vacation, wandered into
aioru, and, or course, soon heard
it tlio hermit, sinco ho was all thero
loutsidoof tho usual and u..lnterest-
; in tlio place. Ho at onco spun out a
umn and a half of solid nonpareil,
mostly speculation, tinged with ucnti
tent, about tho curious recluse.
This had a good result. It dignified
She old man in tlio minds of tho Jlllford
Mtu. It lifted him from tlio rank of a
frazy old mountaineer to on eccontrio
aermtt, with extraordinary Bcntimental
feasibilities behind hhn. .J.-
It was often said that Weaver would
fee found starved or frozen to death 6omo
time. So every winter there was talk of
"looking after him," by tlioo In author
ity, but it ended in talk, as ho was not
exactly tho kind of man to dictato to.
tho vernacular of Simpson's grocery,
was "a hard ono to tackle."
In tho beginting of tho hermit's last
nuiiu jw uiu tuuitiiwtiii ouiiiu ii.invtu.
driven by cold to hla cabin, entered and
found him inoaalng on his nido couch.
Thoy spread tl.o news in Milford, and
"tho authoritlci" conferred together and
decided that It was timo to act Cut
what should thoy do with him? Nobody
could go up to his lodge on tho mountain
to tako caro of him; his wretched dwell
big contained no comforts. And nobody
wanted to tako him into hla homo.
Thero was tho county house, whero all
paupers wcro sent, but that was near
the county scat, soven miles away.
Thoy who wcro moat outspoken in tho
matter of having him "looked after" and
who owned tho largest and most com
fortablo houses, "hemmed nnd hawed"
when it camo to a qucbtlon of taking
Aim in. Somo ono, in n moment of hu
jaano feeling, suggested that tho Boven
alien journoy to tho poorhouso might
provo dangerous to tho sick man, and
night oven throw serious blamo on thoto
who becamo responsiblo for It.
However, after mueh thought nnd
tore talk had liecn put upon tho subject,
he poorhouso faction prevailed, and tho
JUt went forth that Old Weaver must bo
taken chnrgo of by tho county, willing or
unwilling.
Tho expedition set forth tho next
B&orning. It wns principally composed
ct "tho authorities," otherwise hard
beaded and dictatorial pcrbonnges, with
hat degree of heartlessness pocuiiur to
ibo clasti known as "prominent citizens."
A heavy snow lay upon tho ground, and
Nw mountain roads wcro unbroken. A
big sled, generously supplied with straw
sd lunch baskets, was made ready.
The departure of tliis hermit capturing
pedition was an event. Tlio poatofTlco
lemtm erased upon tho imnosinc apocta-
clo wrth envy In thnlr hcnrW, though
they cheered tho noblo tihilauthronlHts
roundly, Tho M'oiilo at tho corner drug
storo wcro nil outsido waving their hats
and making other demoiiHtrntions of
good will nnd Interest. Tho yarn
spinners at Himiwon's grocery lield
tltclr tobacco thinly between their teeth
nnd their hands In their trniifleri'KX'kcts
ns tho bUh! went by, This was their
manner of expressing a tery warm in
tercut. Women watched fioin doors,
windows and Krcluu, as women always
do, und a swarm of ,ntliuniiitllo small
boys hung on to tho sled until driven
back when half a mlla out of town.
Tho philanthropists reached Wenvcr's
cabin lato in tho day, after digging their
way through great snowdrifts. All this
hcrolo exertion mado them feci moro
dominant in spirit than over. Tlio very
II rut nip on tlio hermit's door had tho
sound of authority In it, doll voted iw It
wns by tho formidablo list of tho town
innrshnl, kicked by tho approbation of
tho other prominent citizens who accom
panied him.
Thero was no response,
Tho expression of decision on tho mar
shal's fuco deepened as ho liegan to beat
upon tho door with lioth Hutu and kick
It with tlio thick soles of his tremendous
boots.
Still thero won no answer.
Whllo thoy weio parloylng about
whether it uns timo to uso tho ax or
not tho closed shutter of tho hermit's
singlo window ojiened. rovenling his
haggard face, In which blazed a pair of
overt whoso wrathful lightning fairly an
nihilated tho prominent citizens!.
"What do you wnntV" ho asked, after
n moment of discomfiting silence, oe
thoy stood, wordless, under tho spcil of
hid unspoken anger.
"Wo licnrd you wcro sick," said the
marshal.
"Well?"
"Wo know you would need help," said
tho "justice of tho peace, "and so came
to try to do something for you."
"You havo put yourselves to unneces
sary trouble. I want nothing."
"Hut our duty as citizens will not
allow us to let n follow being suiter,"
said Deacon White.
"Your first duty Is to mind your own
business," said tho hermit.
"Hero la Ur. Horsolly, who will help
you right off, if you will let us In." said
Mr. Smollett, also n prominent citizen.
Tho doctor stood silent, uicdlclno caso in
hand, tho rigidity of tlio regular's codo
preventing his doing any trumpeting on
Ills own account.
"When I nm weary of llfo I shall send
for Dr. Horsefly. Until then ho must
excuso me," returned tho hermit, with
something llko merriment dancing in his
wild eyes.
Tho doctor colored under this deadly
insult, feeling It tho moro becauso tho
earth was yet fresh over his two last
patients. Tills off oiulvo defiance of their
authority was tho tacitly understood
signal for a concerted rally of tlio rescu
ers. Instinctively thoy drew nearer to
gether, and ono said:
tlioy would "put tlicmscivca out' to ao
auvthing for him again.
Two weeks Inter, when tho weather
was bitter cold, Hobby Hart, a sturdy
12-year-old, rushed Into his mothers
sitting room ono nfternoon, bursting
with nows. "Old Weaver's In town," ho
panted.
Ills mother looked up from her sowing
machine with Interest. Llko overylxxly
elso In Hillsford sho know tho history of
tlio fruitless slego of tho hermit's cabin.
"Yes, Iio'h hero; nwful sick, too; out
of his head, and is lying on thu floor in
tho back part of Hunt's grocery. They'ro
goln' to tend him to tlio poorhouso at
Johnstown."
"Not in this tcrrlblo weather," said
Mrs. Hart, looking alarmed.
"Yes; right oir. There's no ploco hero
for him, they say,"
"No plnco for n poor old sick man In
all Hillsford? Wo uro not so bad as that,
Hobby, I am sure."
"Oh, but I heard Judgo Mnrklo and
Dcncon Whito and all of them say bo.
It's settled."
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"Como, como, Weaver, this Is no way
to do. Wo aro hero in tho friendliest
spirit, nnd nro sincerely anxious to havo
you taken caro of. You aro a sick man.
You ought not to bo alono as you arc."
"Well, what do you proposo to do with
mo?"
"Why, why tako you whero you will
bo properly cared for. of courBO,"
answered Justico McCracfccn.
"Now, that is kind, I admit," said the
hermit, and ho looked at them with a
strange, amused expression in his eyes.
Believing that thoy woro gaining ground,
thoy grow bolder,
"Yes, wo wish to bo kind. Wo can't
let you perish up here, you know."
"well, whero do yon proposo to toko
mo?"
"Hem, h'mi why, you see, Weaver
you seo HUlsforu has no hospital
and"
"Dut you hnvo fixed upon somo place
for mo, I presume?" questioned tho her
mit, in tho tono of ono about to sur
render. "Y-o-s," ipoko up another. "Wo
thought wa would tako you to Johns
town." "Ah, that's tho county seat, Isn't it?"
"Yes."
"And tlio county houso la near thero,
Isn't It?"
"Yes."
"Well, that's a good enough plnco for
any ono who wonts to go thero. I don't.
Now it Is timo for you to leavo," and ho
siiut tlio wtnuow.
Tho besiegers conferred together and
again began to beat upon tho door. Feel
ins moro courageous when Weaver's
wild oyes wcro not on them thoy called
to him that ho must consent to go with
them, or thoy would tako him by force
Tho window opened onco more and re
vealed tho gaunt form of tho hermit
grasping a Bliotgun. Instinctively tho
attacking party fell back a few paces.
Tho hermit spoko: "I will blow tho
head off any man who again lays a hand
upon my door. I am In my own house,
on my own ground, nnd thero Is not law
enouiih In tlio rcmiblto to permit you to
enter and lay n hand on a man who Is
neither criminal nor pauper. Had you
como hero proffering privato charity I
should havo resented it, but 1 should
havo respected you. As it is I will kill
you liko dogs If you trouble mo a mo
ment more." And ho pointed the gun
at them In a way that was convincing.
Qrumblingly thoy moved away, "uo's
right," said tno justice, who had a mor
tul fear of firearms; "he's not a pauper,
Ho owns this ground and ho owns tho
houso, If ho won't como with us wil
lingly wo bIiuII hnvo to let him alono."
"lio's as crazy ns a kite," piped Up two
or three others, anxious to cover up their
chagrin.
"Ho ought to bo confined ns n dangur
ous lunatlo," said tho doctor, In whoso
bosom still rankled Weaver's poisoned
arrow.
Thoy reached Hillsford In a crestfallen
framo of mind, all agreeing thitt tho her
mit might dlo a dozen times over bcfqro
"I WILL KILL YOU UKK D0CI8."
"Perhaps not," said Mrs. Hnrt as sho
began to put on her bonnet and cloak.
Sho was, perhaps, tho poorest pcraon of
refinement and education in tho town
and tlio most benevolent. Sho was a
widow, whoso only dower weio a boy of
13 and a girl of 0 years. By sewing nl
motit night nnd day sho managed to keep
tho wolf out of eight.
Accompanied by Hobby sho went over
to Hunt's to seo tho hermit, nnd nt onco
know that ho was sick unto death. As
tho Bled which was to transport him to
Johnstown drow up nt tho door Mrs.
Hnrt touched tho arm of Judgo Husscll,
who scented to bo clothed with moro
authority just then than nny of tho other
"prominent citizens" who hovered about,
and said;
"I will tnkocaroof Weaver If you will
send him to my houso. Ho is a very sick
man, already greatly exhausted by his
journoy down tho mountain. Tho drive
to Johnstown niluht kill him."
"Really, Mrs. Hart, you're always do
ing too much for others. Young Dr.
Clay was in hero nbit ago, and ho said
tho old fellow oughtn't to bo moved so
far. But you'd better think twico before
you tako him. JIo'U bo an awful
charge."
"I know that," sho answered; "but I
will tako him and do tho best I can for
him." So tho hermit was put upon the
Bled and delivered at Mr. Hart s liko a
halo of merchandise. Tho widow's un
selfishness kindled a temporary flame of
tho Bomo nature in other breasts, and for
tho moment volunteer help wns plenty.
Sho took advantage of somo of this to get
her patient bathed and harbored and put
to bed in a comfortable, Christian way.
Then began for her weeks of caro,
work nnd anxiety. Tho sowing machino
was silent, with tho unpleasant, conse
quence of low finances. Contributions to
tlio comfort of tho sick man fell nway aa
timo passed and tho affair becamo an
old story. Young Dr. Clay nlono re
mained faithful. Tlio donations of others
had dwindled down to advice. All in all
Mrs. Hart hnd "a hard poll of it."
At Inst tho hermit becamo convales
cent. Finding himself in a homo where
refinement and kindness prevailed, ho
foil into tho ways of its inmates as nat
urally as if ho bad been accustomed to
civilization nil his llfo. Ho talked geni
ally and charmingly, and seemed pos
sessed of aa much information as any
man of tho world. Clad in hh right
mind nnd conventional clothes, ho lost
his character of hermit entirely. Many
of tho signs of ago, too, had disappeared
under the good offices of tho tailor and
tho barber. Ho did not look a day over 45.
Ho was quito well now, but ho showed
no disposition to return to his Bcml-sav-ago
llfo, so far as any ono outsido of Mrs.
Hart's homo know.
Christmas was almost nt hand. Hills
ford was busy baying its presents and
getting up festivities. At Mrs. Hart's
tlio preparations wcro on a scalo bo
shnplo that thoy were almost pathetic.
Two days before Christmas tho town
had something new to talk about. A
middlo aged gentleman and lady of tho
upper class, apparently, arrived at tho
Hillsford hotel and asked for Weaver.
Whllo thoy rested and dined they wero
regaled with tlio story of tho hermit's
queer doings, tho InelTectunl attempt to
send him to tho poorhouso, tho widow
Hart's Interference und everything.
Then they wcro piloted to tho Hart door,
nnd for two days afterward;" although
tho town was almost eaten up by curios
ity, it could find out nothing at all about
them.
It got tho wholo story on Christmas
from Tho Weekly Chronfclo.
itara mat Mra. Carolina nut m numea nrgst
before Ut to Mr. Vincent II. Wfer, of New
York. Tlio ceremony took pUico t tho bride's
homo at 8 o'clock. The Rrooin't ulrter, Mm. C P.
BtoYcnuon, and her huaband, aUo of New York,
and two or thrrn of tho bride's closcat friend
wero tho only Rtimta.
lira Hurt, now Mm. Wearer, as ercrybodjr
mown, In one of tho inodt highly rrtpcctal Utile
vt Hlllnfonl. Although far from rich, aha has
been philanthropic to nn extraordinary deRTco.
Urcry ono known how W oarer, tho hermit, fell
nick ono day early In tho winter when ho camo
Into town to buy aome mippllefl, and Mra. Hnrt had
him removed to her cottage, to prevent hialxHng
taken to tho county houno at Johnstown. Hut not
until recently did any one know Hint Herman
Wearer tho hermit, and Vincent II. Wearer tlio
celebrated author were one and tho Mine.
It ban been generally believed that our hermit
had been the victim of noma cruelty at Cupld'a
hand, nnd for thl rraaon had deaertcd tho so
ciety of hla fellow men. Wo learn from good
Authority that thl dlagnont won Incorrect. Ha
lived In hla mountain cabin bocauan ho could thero
deroto hlmaelf to the work of writing hla books
without tho riak of being lured nway by any of
tho thousand dlvcralon which tempt him from
hi toll In tlio city. HI character of coinl savago
wna nftaumed to protect him f rotn Intruders.
Mr. Weaver renlly did not llvo In hit mountain
lodgo half tho tlmo liowas mtppoMOd to. Often,
for month together, ho v ould bo nlwout, mixing
with tho nlU nnd litterateurs of thn metroK)ll.
Ho ha even been noveral times to Kurope, whllo
tho peoplo of Hillsford Buppoxed lilui to Ikj within
hi solitary cabin.
Ucccntrlo ho l, to bo ruro. For Instance, wo
haw been told that licforo ho apoko vt marrlago
to Mrs. Hart ho put $30,000 In her luimo In n ruIh
ntuntlal New York bank nnd nettled a linmlsomo
sum upon each of hor two children. Hu wUhed
tomakohcr Independent beforo tho question of
marrlago wa discussed, nnd ho considered her
entitled to all ho could do for her for hat lug taken
him to her home, thereby aavlng hU llfo nheu ho
wnunt dentil' door.
Thl I a tnio lot o match, without doubt. Their
Christina gift In tho very best In Batita Clans'
pack. It I labeled "Iive," and comprehends tho
belter art of earth nuil n portion of heaven.
Mr Werner mndo n final trip to hU cabin on tho
mountain tho other day, and w roto across Its door
In big letters, "It I not good for man to bo nlono."
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver vt ill build n nplendld houso
hero for their tumincr home, but III Bieinl their
winter In Now York. They left yesterday to
finish tho Reason thero. Wo v. Ish them every hap
plnesa under tho aim.
This startling pleco of news caused
many an oyo to protrudo when it wns
read. "I nlwnys tiiought that Mrs. Hnrt
was a designing tiling. Sly, oh, so sly.
I'll wnrrantsho know that Weaver wns a
rich man or sho never would havo taken
him in," said a woman who, only a
month before, had expressed tho feat
that tho widow "would havo old Weaver
on her hands for life."
"LONG AFORE I KNOWED."
24 m-mvS0
BY JAME3 WnrrCOMD IULEY.
Tills delicious gem of tho Ilooslcr poet
Is hero presented, with duo apologies to
Judgo, which first printed it:
Jes' a llttlo bit o' feller I remember still
Ust to almost cry fcr Christmas, llko a youngster
wllL
Fourth o' July's nothln' to ftt-New Year' alnt a
smell I
Easter Sunday Circus day Jes' all dead tn tho
shell I
Lordy, though! at night, you know, to set around
and bear
Tho old folks work tho story off about thssledgo
and deer,
And "Santy" skoottn' round th roof, all wrapped
In fur and fuu
Long afore
I knowed who
"Santy Claus" wnxl
Cst to wait, and act up later a week er two ahead:
Couldn't hardly keep awake, ner wouldn't go to
bed:
Kittle stewln' on tho fire, and Mother scttln' near
Darnln' socks and rockta' in tho skreeky rocking
cheer:
Dtp gap', and wsmder whero It wux the money
went,
And quari with his frosted heels, and spill his
liniment:
And we a-dreamln" sleigh beUs when the cloak ud
whir and buzz
Long aforo
I knowed who
"Santy Claus" wux I
Size tho fireplace, and flgger how "Old Baaty"
could
Hanago to como down the chlmbly, llko they said
be woHld:
WUht that I could hide and seo him wondered
vt hat he'd say
Ef ho ketched a feller laytn fer htm thatawarir
Dut I bet on htm, and liked him, samo aa ct ho had
Turned to pat mo on the back and say, "Look a
here, my lad:
Hero' my pock Jes' he'p youraol Uko all good
boys does I"
Long aforo
I knowed who
"Santa Claus" wux.
WUht that yarn wux true about him as it 'poared
to bo
Truth mado out o' lies Uko that-un's good enough
fcr mo.
WUht I fitlU wux so confldin I could Jes' go wild
Over hangin' up my stockln's like tho little child
CUmbln' In my lap to-night, and beggln' mo to tell
'Bout them reindeers, and "Okl Santy" that aha
loves so well;
I'm half sorry tor this litUo-gh-1-sweetbeart of
afore
Sho knows who
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chlelly for tho manufacture of bosket ware.
According to tho census of 18bO, thero wero
In tho country 801 willow wnro establish
tnontB, with ft capital of $I,ai9,()t7, engag
ing 3,11 'J hands, paying annually tho sum
of 057,40.'5 for wages, and producing fl.OW,
831. Tho value of materials consumed was
1807,031, of which, howover, but a portion
was produced hero. Tho liniwrtatlou of both
raw and manufactured material will bo
greatly reduced, nnd tho demand for willow
waro materially Increased, If tho profit to be
derived from a systematic production of osier
becomes onco bo"'' geuwall understood.
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