Wild scenes and wild hunters of the world . litary quiet. He hunted justenough to furnish him with food, and powder and shot—neverwent near any one but Uncle Jake, who made his purchasesfor him; and at the age of eighty-eight was found dead inhis cabin. He seemed sleeping calmly, with a serene smilestill upon his face, such as might have greeted his Mattieabove, waiting for him. His face in death alone had lostthat still and fearful expression of astonied ferocity, whichwas said never to have left it from the time of the deathof Mattie and his children. Monomaniacs are proverbiallyknown for th
Wild scenes and wild hunters of the world . litary quiet. He hunted justenough to furnish him with food, and powder and shot—neverwent near any one but Uncle Jake, who made his purchasesfor him; and at the age of eighty-eight was found dead inhis cabin. He seemed sleeping calmly, with a serene smilestill upon his face, such as might have greeted his Mattieabove, waiting for him. His face in death alone had lostthat still and fearful expression of astonied ferocity, whichwas said never to have left it from the time of the deathof Mattie and his children. Monomaniacs are proverbiallyknown for the frequently marvellous cunning displayed bythem in bringing about the accomplishment of the one object,which is the single thought of their lives. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord ! Who, at this time,in weighing the acts of this remarkable man, while wastingunder the long fever of his terrible vengeance, shall ventureto forget, Judge not, that ye be not judged ! It was ever thus that our Fathers of the Dark and BloodyGround were tried!. CHAPTER IX. THE HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY. JAMES HARROD OF HARRODSBURG. After all the bombast of hero worshipers, it is astonishing how little it takes to make a real hero ! Like many of those important discoveries in mechanics, which have revolutionized the world, the combinations are so simple, that whe nmen come to realize them, the general exclamation is, Why, pshaw, I could have done that myself! No doubt such wiseacres could have done it themselves, but somehow, they didnt do 231 232 WIID SCENES AND WILD HUNTEKS. it! and what renders the parallel still more complete is, thatwhen the humble mechanician has accomplished the work, haschained an element with a silken thread, he looks upon themighty achievement as nothing, and is bowed down withshame that men should so wonder at a thing so plain. Your true hero never understands why men should marvelthat he has only done his duty, and the plaudits of the crowdare to him only a heart sickening com
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