Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . LEONARD MOLER,THE ENTBANCE TO WEYERs CAVE Altliougli Mr. Moler has sometime since surrendered the officeof guide to his son, a likely andintelligent lad, thirteen or four-, \ teen years of age, he on this occa-sion agreed to resume it, in spe-cial compliment to the appearance, enveloped in along, shroud-like gown—origin-ally white, but now stained to abrick-dust red by frequent explo-rations of his subterranean do-main—a slouched hat, and a greatkey in his h
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . LEONARD MOLER,THE ENTBANCE TO WEYERs CAVE Altliougli Mr. Moler has sometime since surrendered the officeof guide to his son, a likely andintelligent lad, thirteen or four-, \ teen years of age, he on this occa-sion agreed to resume it, in spe-cial compliment to the appearance, enveloped in along, shroud-like gown—origin-ally white, but now stained to abrick-dust red by frequent explo-rations of his subterranean do-main—a slouched hat, and a greatkey in his hand, seemed likely todash again the reviving courageof the ladies. But Crayon ener-getically interfered. Hush! ev-ery one of you. Youll talk eachother into hysterics infive minutes. Forward—march! A brisk walk of halfa mile, partly along thepicturesque banks of theShenandoah, and part-ly ascending a steep zig-zag path, brought themto a small wooden build-ing set against a rockin the side of the key grated inthe lock, and the boltsprung back with a hol-low sound. With whatsensations of mysteri-ous awe, with what sink-ings of
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