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meaning in
at populan legends
etraot a moral tale
mtly affolbrded, as
*t following,.ptok- 4
and given as simply
yes ago there liv- I1
li named Wils
to a =atl;wh
peter 4ob Ined him
, arod ~hie master,
Said olaging f
' ntow a favor.: C
w bhin. Hitmas.t
ghly etJimated his C
a eelle workman- 1
$ wbi he b becae a s
ake- im his part- I
, h~tted that he I
at tl young man's
with dough.
4, who,
ored by the
w e fom any
.He replied
'distant the'
theo reason of
opposite lived
able0 FWidow,
of nnon
years of age.
the young Ellen
tbheart of Wil
S he sa her through
open oor, neatly
the spi ning wheel,
vol warbling
it tb could no
as thi of calling
was or granld
d the dght of
i seldom
nt h sight, so
rtu ty for the
4 p, ion with
fair insp 1 hitn.
g Willa old wish,
.vat e pr Cnse for
el g; the igh for
fgt hint. no du,
fe te the iund tso
t: i trous t nu in
I)ame Marths
of lone. Tlo hast
s oistan n of his
n or hem e. She
she thought
* veryj worthy
Coenrteously
o.She of
alat nor, which
withl her
SWtilola
olon t
toee
ae m b ghest lee for
ensued; Ellen
tb#aset
·;~s P1
·: an bre
day he ,pit to 4s14 her, and -thought ed 1
thi atr ~Ehe country evenm aproved tree
her beart.: new
One 4ay as Willa.º:;pproached "'
the house Ellen DOaa 't meet him, and
woeping. She sobbed: itterly as he A
drew near, and exzolaed: lire
'Ah, Willabald, what a misfor- hini
Sban
" ow it, thens " cried he, with The
fal oice. t
"The have been robbed- of my
box of m y,'! abltwered the youth, app
in a tone of anguish. "I could And it rapi
nowhere thismorning. Some one has wau
stolen it.' `ou see all our prudence onl;
snd foresight has gone for nothing.~' wh
"Alasl" replied Ellen, "then mis- lea
fortunes never come single. Yester- to t
day morning a rich gentleman came
to our cottage. Ie ,asked for a drink ma
of water, and, when I handed it to and
him, looked at me earnestly, and wil
asked if I would go with him and be uing
his wife. I answered 'no;' but he anm
returned early' this morning and de- gre
manded me of my grandmother. His Tb
name is Werner ; he ilarich merchant flrt
from Ulm. Even now he ir sitting in I
the room yonder with my grand- lab
mother, drinkinking wie and telling her mo
of his house and lands; while hile ed
, servant, who standeby the chimney, fIl
confirms everything he says. But be tlu
comforted, dear Wlllabald. Let grand- to
mother say what she will, I will die toy
ther than be faithless to you."
Here DametMartha came out of the an
house, and commanded Ellen to go in art
directly. The poor girl was forced to
obey, and the old woman said to Wil- tee
t labald: "Young man, I am come to sl
Ssany to you that I think It best you tih
should come no more to my cottage. wl
A rich man is a suitor to my Ellen, sal
Q and it is my duty to do what Is for t
g her good. I say nothing of my initrlh l
Lt age. I could clieerulily bear hard- of
,f ship; but I wish to two her sarrotndted mi
bn y comfiirt and riches, I put it to I1n1
S iurself--wht could you offer the W
girl? Would you hllve her hind her- cl
self to poverty and toill now, when swe he
may phwe hers.lf, in eanse and atlhi- is
1nc0 t" 70
"Well, well, Dame Martll," cried yt
Willabuld, half choking with emotion,
"I say nothing of your conduct. If r
you clhoote to break an hoiest fellow's nt
Sheasu., and yotur own word also, 'tis
all the saut to you!" t
"n lut~ Willahil," persisytd the
- dame, "listen to tee !"
llut the impetuous youth was al-t
it rely several paces off." She called n
after him, but the sound of her voice at
did not serve to chelck the mad speed ,
, at'which he rushed ºm. )Despair drove b,
him, and he slacked not his pace till V
She found himself in the open fields, b
night gathering around him. It was
darker than night, however, in his own
breast. l i threw 1 hinitself on the ll
t grotultd, and cursed himself and his b
I destiny, fort nto ter '5 would conme to
hil relief. When ie thought, to, of ,
Ellen anid her wretehedness his heart
was like to break. b
Soomen hours must have pi.ased utn
marked in thile indulgence of his grief,
cr for it was late when hI rose, iliid tried
'r to Ilindl his way lhomiwarid. After li
sih wanderig about some tiime without t
Ir- being aible to discover the rend, lhe
a found that lie vwas in a church-yard. I
U 'The till spire of the church was vial
IP' ie In relief against tlhedriftiiig clouds. I
"There is thie ]louse wvhere tihe pco
pie go to pray," murmured the youth, m
bitterly. Hlave I not also plrayitd,
have I not toiled, have I not~unied
myself Hlave I not striven to keep
my iioal fLom taint of sint Andwhat 1
is my reward? Ellen is lohst to me.
Prayers gll not give her back, else
could I p4aye,t tothe Fiend hinm
self, and promise to be hi, so she
would be mine !"
Scarcely hadl the distracted youth
u uttered these wild woNrds when a sound
Sof shrill laughter near startled hinm,
ci 4 looking round, he saw a figure
Sbhieh hd had no dtlfeulty in recog
n l g by the Afiery eyes and Zaniel
k as the fiend lhe had called upon.
I am here," cricd the stranger, in
arse tones, "at your service( and
to do yoi~tr bidding; asking only
all service in return."
h-er'What is that?" Willabald mus
'saVd coluliJge to sny, tholugh h!trem
he w over. ".
ths Y hn are, aI I happen to know
ith Joy tnd, "anq prcellent smith. I h
rf Ave of wuk for you. Follow me;i
take you to a spot where lies
lartha oneof my subjects. You must
r r_,. me an iron railing sond his
1gl'e you
* e h, n re I to askl I
ho urse I~'ung man.
o.At
ontt o begin,mandthle railing
hour' w cointedbythe dclock strikes
S'tisde, you are tree; ifnot,
ed eo g to forever."
faV fom ', instant, but a
~o4 )6e th ildbhi t came rushing
~of the brain; the passionate
. atch Eltn 1m hise rival
-ery un- hi pnu he, e pledg
ed himfroself. "e a dni1 cou
tract, ar.d htl gp te fiend to. i
new-mete grave: :
'To your work, l lad," he cried, Byt
and vanaibed.. ; :. ;
At the same instint Willabadls WIN
fire spring ,o4t the,ground besides Ai
hini, and oaws a glimpse of several
bars of iron and the tools of i tradeu
The clock on the oburchlt4wi struck
tw!ve, and stamting, he betook him
sef to. wtork. So diligently diai he
apply hId . that the work .
rapidly is hand; the AI` ,
was almost finished. Aingle earew I,
only *as anting, to complete it,
when the dull sound of the clock was
heard strlking one, and Willabald MI
to the ground insenAible.
When his senses returned it was Fra
morning, the sun was shining brightly, 'r
anSl he thought all that had passed a Ito
wild dream. But a sight of the rail- " A
ing, nearly finished, around the grave,
and a-rnsty bar of irim lying on the
ground convinced him of his reality.
There was, however, no trace of the
fire, and the tools had disappeared. po
Full of shame and repentance, Wil- T
labitld hastened to the church to pray wig
more earnestly than he had ever pray- 0
ed before, for the pardon of his dread
ful sin. . His heart was lighter after
the prayer; but he could not go home
to work that day, and wadly he walked
toward Dname Martha's cottage. o
Ellen came to meeot him, as before, C
and shed tears as she tlhrew lher armsWr
around his neck. I
"This time," she said, "they are
tears of joy. When you left us 5o
suddenly yesterday I also came from
the house and into this little garden,
where I might weep undisturbed. I e
º sat there long, Willaaldt, long after In
r dusk, when, as I leaned my hlaul on
Ithe table yonder, thinking hopelemhly
of you, a felmale figutre approached
Itiae. She had the formll of lay dear
Smotlher. She smiled very sweetly,
I Willabild, tund said: 'Weep not, my No
- child, but pray--priy for your lover;
i he isn very great danger.' She valn- Ti
Sished before I could thank her; but I
retembered her words and prayed for
r1 you, Willahald, all night long."
i The young mall shuddered, but
raised his eyes upward in thankful
Items.
"Early this morning," continued
the'mn.iden, "enu ihterr Werner, I
' went out to meet him, and told him tl
I would rather die thlui ha unw his i
wife. lleWna munch vexed, but with- In
d out anotllher' word mounted his horse i
i and rode away, folloltl by his sier- i
vatit. My granldmnothIer was augry,
' but my eonselelnce told inc in saetiy, w
11 Willubald, I am sure that I have theiI
, blessing of heaven."
I$ And the young smith felt the samie li
n assurancel , wlh'it ai few days nfter, his 11
i tbox of trHasure, was reI't.ore(l ti thint i
M by lis nmaster's dLauighter, wi, ill a
o lit ofjEialousy or love 1if' mischief, hadld
Ss;tolen it fromi him. I)aune Malrthah
tt could no longer withold her consent, tl
bqt before Wilhllbbld dalred to claim
I-Ellen as his bridhle lie colimNed his ll
great sin,.
i The lovers were W l00 itt d aind lived
r hapllily, rememblering Itheir paisI,
ut troubles only at warning lgauinst dis
Ie conItent, and a want of lsutliimis~slon to
'd Providenre." I
3i "Even if I haid been suffered to
Is. perish then," would Wllhtbald say.
- "Mly want of faith would deserve
h, such a dllool.* I
l, IBut the Irailing around the grave
ed was not the work of his tlhands; it
pi wlas there lefore lie went, to sleep in
at the churclh-yard. ils had been aI
1r. dcrii, alnd two had bleenl Ellen's vision.
in- A GOOD 03.
hOne day w1in the fiag shitI of an
Alncri'uicant Conunodore was lying in ll
td the bay of Naples, shie was ihonored
, by a visit liroml the King and royal
m f.mnily, with suiteB, who camen olut in
Sglded hbarges and the full paraitde of;
1 royalty. Thle ship was dressed Fromn
deck to truck in holidnay attire; side
boys were mustered at the ropes, the
marines preasted :ainar, the gtlns
nd thundered forthll a royal salute, aind
thle Commiodore wveomed his guests
to tthe qularter decki with the polite
nesse betfitting an officer of rank.
Oneof the suitef, a spindle-slhatnked
and gandily attired Neapolitan, stray
ed away fom the party, and cruising
Sabout midships, espied a windsatll, an
Sobject he had never seen before. As
it t was p#&a ed by the air, he
Is took it ias pillar, and folding his
ouarnns leaned against it, when it yield,
ed to his weight, and disappeared be
ik I low, heels over head, with a veloci~y
Sthat was etually ntarvellonus, as was
his easTo from any iInjury. The
bet mishap chanced to have only one wit
ine nss. This was a veteran tar who ap
Sproaching the quarter-deck, and,
ik touching his hat, said, respectfully:
k'eI beg pardon, Commnodore, but one
not, of thler are kinpS has feW. deO' the
ing Tras ia a eomplr¶t ofdise
nte cattle cxported, om Sthi country to
l t .urope. lyess tated it by shipping
Bdg- Bullock to (ologne.
Underm otheit Grey.
Tliuey a, eloom ioftiefeaot,
All whiS r thtle eblod gorya bas
In tha duk of etenuity esie; i*e
UnderT 'the end and thle dew,d
Wating tle juTlogiime day; that
Under the laurel, the Blue;
Under the wllow, the Gray. ivif
From the au lonie of sorrowht heof , hoi,
h'l desolate mourners gor,
Lovingly, laden with flowers,
Alike for the ftlend and the foe; e
Under the sMd and the dew, tll
Valling the jndgment day; t1ht
Under the rose, the blue; Blo
Under theo ilies, the Gray. Leet
So with an oequal splenldor, wih
The mdeorla n sounJeyrs gfal; IaI
With a toch impartially tniudrr, sli
On the bleo rin bloomingdfor all; . a
Under the sld and the dow, teu
Walting the judgment day; my
BroidWere with gold, the Blu e;
Mllowed with gold, the Gray. ch
so when the squmer allndoth, th
On forest and field of grain, 0
With a equal rmtnr tially tlet usle
The cooling drip of the rain;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment day; ;
Wet with rain, the Blue;loe;
Wet with gdn, the Gray. y01
Sadly, but not with ingpralding,
The generunn deed was alone; 11
In the storm of yearn tnow fadin
No braver battle vas won;
IUnder the sod and the dew, yO
a Waiting the judgment dayt; mI
' Under the blo noms, the Blue; Yo
, Under the garlude, the Gray,. Wi
Y o more sharll the wlr-cry sover,
Or the wicding river we red;. fl
They banish our anger fi~rvor
Wenorthey lnelthegravesofourda;d.
I Ulnder the sod and the dew, g
Waiting the jndgment day; t l
h Love and tenltos, for the Blue;,
it lern ad love, for the Gray. fri
h ItrIe wT
Before her lay the brorad blo sea,
I t'the white lppedt wtves dashed leur t;,
lmuing tW her loret, n the ligou t sea
a li that cluthred overe el stately
little head.te , ft Bi
JShe w itl o nutiful, standing there
rwith her lovely edark gray eyes, with hi
" theat t stratnge wishful ,lighS t ill thetir
shadowy depth, time rose flush conu
nir ind g on her rounded heeks, l ts
Cl that ilurd Leigh, who stood plead- P
' wgirt her love, flt har, couly eyes it di
W alherlt in 'lifng e wisfr cl olg lovd thei
lold tsite h be us or -
hgyhim goming b
SYears before, his iuncle, Cuy Leigh,
the nmstneor of lie stately mnansioln
ov rlotoki thug me sea, Iid brought
ibane weith hm a sl ender, da'k-yed
nhild of teW , and treated hmer hac(tl
as he did his oWn niece O nid nephew, B
Clare a hihd Willard Leigh, whosed
to guardian olie was .
When RIne had first comek to Orak- y
lands she had been a rther picyullar
o Gypsy-looking chrild, bOt giving pro-l
ly. mice of beauty, a promise she hlnul
e now fulfillyed. As a hil( shel had
been stra ingely reserved and silent; ras
it a girl, though sometimes she coltd
in be very gentle, even very tender In "
ihler ilun er, she was still the same, hheri
Sreserve almost amounting o(o handturhe
. lnd wow, whei eighteen summems hade
passed over he headit, Willard Leigh
stood pleading for her love.
an "Can you not give me your love', 1
ih Rein , IIf you knew how truly,
red aind well I would lcherish it you
yal wonld not rehe nme, Ohq! my darling
in wil you giveo er some Ihope-twill
of you1 "
1 hlowly eino lether ryes rest for a
dle- moment on Ils handsome face, and the
the wistutl, mlealding pain he saw hi their
in depthsmade him beand fotrwarrd with
Riid an eager, questioning look, and then
rt her silkoen lnushes drooped, anrd whenl
to- sheo raised them'again they wore the
old look of silent ihnuteur.
ked "I can never f be our wife, Willard,"
.ay- she said, coldly; "and if you value
iAg my friendshtip yatou will never refer th
an tile subject again."
As And then she turned quietly a1wa0
e li he we;nt up toher own apakrtments,
his and locking the daoor, went over to the
ad, window, white and tearless, yet siuf
be- feriqg such agony as only passionate,
eity repressed natures like her could, feel.
was How long she stood there she could
The hardly could tell,'only the bright after
writ- noon waned and the evenlng shadows
map- began to fall.
und, A light tap at the door roused hot.
y: "May'I come in, Rein? I said a low,
one girlish voice; I want to asak to you."
44 Reine turned and opeiPgl the door.
A young girlentered, a slender girl
pfsoventeen, with falrt ohildjsh face,
.i'eyes and waving, tsle-gold
y to hair'; rIwbose greates beauitlay
ping lt ci-like innoeones ofher fac
"nie," shie said, piteously, "49P
- , '~. .
that be ?"
"BeoausaeI assoti
wife-beca - , I
who my mother na~s-ay itiayW
Theore tis along ollace
"You do not i b ae@i i wp W $
tell, thel judge, if ai your
would wish Willatn to ed
Would you wiah 1 ,m Wt w4 ' ,
Leigh who married a w
whose parntage he I
have heard the ighos "d tli
selves on the iatinleas tiof th r
name, and I wipneverb te afirst io
cast a shadow t.itbrighi Clare,
my mothanei op0 of the p40 aet 1
es in the gay cghditty o! rl when a
child of ten, In my horror of her , anId
tholife she led, fled from my hn o , ,
'"The rest you knt w-h w ytur 4oi
unele found me dying, starving, miles he
from Patis, and for " unle in Ble .'
likeness I bore to ouehpitad laovo and esil
lost took me to his home. Clame, dlo I
you wish me 'to accept Willh r 's t
loves"
'hi calinot tll,"l answered, lhei
hesitatingly.
"Yocmean you cannot tell whether a j
you would sooner he should stoop to mIn
marry me or leave the holae of lis col
youth, but you rather think you
wvould let im gil" gy
Clare's tender mouth was quidering, ag
heone only laughed bitterly.
"Trust me Clare," she said; "lie kt
will neither do one nor the other, I
give you my promise; Leave me now, It
Clare; I wish'to lie alone."
Next morning l eeine was absent
from the breakiast table, and C(lare o
ran up to her room.
In a few moments ase came down -
again, a slip of paer in her lihand.
"She is not there," she said, " and ot
- this as on the table."
It was only a single line : h a
Goodr-bye. I go that Willard nay '
s tay. I can do no more, nor no less:
R'nwic. ki
re SHe had gone and left no clue be- q,
di hind her.
r* * * f hi
A tAir, clm evening in Juio, the s i
sh sun sinking to rest amid billows of
rl purple and gold; its last beams shed- li
h1 ding little rays of brilliuant light in C
(d I oiw of the windows of Woodland Cot
Shrith onel arm leaning on the M in
dotin iher hand supporting eq hed
R to other carressing the sont, dark
Shairo te o irl bse her, Mildredl
oGrahn sat loolrng out over the quieti
summer scene that lay before her.
A tail, slender woman, with soft
dark eyes andi hair, beauontiful stil l
- despite heIlr thirty-eilght years, desit
ar the silver threadA among hy ier he
0- the traces of some unforgotten 5a4rrow
nulo hter delicdt thae, ntd he rl t
ad ting besides her was Reinoe Deveroe.
"saine," Mrs. Graham said, gentlso
" tl I wonder hIow it was, in all my life
ino st nger ever appealed to my iheartt
has Lyou have done. From the noment
ony eyes first resmted on ur sorrowfl
Syoung eface I have loyryon aso my
g own baby girl, had shle obeen left to
Wie. OhI my baby; my habyil wih
thalt one great sorrow of my life iever
e' blightened on this, earthw"
'"Youry, little baby died?" teine
ng said, softly.
"Died"! Nho. Oh! had my darling
only died I would have boexn cotitent
to bow to God' will. No, my little
a child was stolen from me. I)o you
the know, hleine, it is a relief to tell you
eir of my pain; and, child, if you would
vith only tell me of your sorrow, my love
en and smplathCry would sutrely. comfort
the Then poor sornrowful Reine, out of
whose face all the bright bloom had
'd," fled, told her qwn lsimple story.
tue When Reihe had mpentioned her
St lover's nainad, Mildtred' aee had grown
pale.
ra3; "Leigh? I once knew a Guy Leigh;
nte, I wonder"
the "That was his uncle," ERinnesaid.
suf- 'Do you look like your mother,
iate, hmene?" Mrs. Grahnt asked, after a
l. I short il.ence.
nlld "No; not in the least. This is hi
ter- likeness."
tows Mrs. Oraham 1ited tmhe' miniAture,
and then alow cry left hZ i 5prl.
her. "Caroline Severtit"
gui who-Oth, Rehie, Reine! Does y~imr
fn heart not answet ItieV'
a4. dred q Gctllled 4loso' l
a p
" k4ow- - .
Sboiet e -oi " "
yI o. w - ,, . ...lk : a -t
d smi rg, a led oe y.
,e "moy' m Iolthe .e
Willard -looked from oa.. 14
,'sThe is my m oh, W O.
w, h stolen inu 9r _when-ihnl
knew how ngtr h prhe love id
to x monb, withs ate there wa s do
e ng, agnd M .
{ know all,:and- it. W
Wf beautiful elnened her loe
she miled:softly:
at {You. do not undeand, Willd '
1and, se id herself ho
Willard looked froan ,
Bi other. f
"Thi e ioes my morther, Wi rd.w
ws stolen n ron tier .ewhent a childk
know bow much pride loved thad the
xt- querO.
Samenment, soe flh anoir>lOe
srd wedinb , and Mildredm Grahcml
ovet reu lumion odd with i
he married thever of her yo uth, -w4
of beautionful thoneonaied her fir last,
anded s she said thello, linorlyt
elover, Willard TOieh; and L sttyi
Inu wiut betterr videtha aotied otho
sirbd Ih the pe,,ple weri Ienee
lovgwhelone ond w ith th e vaqesto.
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