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BILE pallet, and feI! into a deep slumber.

BILE pallet, aud feI! into a deep slumber.
The next morning, harsh words for the
FIST time, answered to his wife's anxious
as 10 what had been the cause of
ithis.strange accident. Without tasting the
simple morning meal, he shouldered his axe,
and wendell his way moodily into the re-
cesses Of the forest, leaving q deep shadow
',,nver the brightness of his home. As he
disappeared through the trees, his wife
pressed her little pres to her breast and
wept- aloud tss
Days and months, weary and sad, .olled
ION, and the noble farm of the woodman be-
came a wretci,ed ruin. He saw his once
loved cot and its inhabitants whitening dali
ly before his eyes, yet he sought the fasci-
mating being who gave him a aeeting heav-
en- for lasting pain. The dropping wretch
no longer raised his hand to labor, but lin
gered listlessly through the glades of the
forest craving for the appearance Of the be-
ing who was to lead him, at such a fearful
cost, to lands of vision and madness.
Morning, with her rosy fingers and bslmy
breath, opened the wild flowers through the
woods and ~vallies, shooting as if in sport
her golden arrows through the Whispering
leaves, starting the birds from their sleep 20
sing their mathis.
Night gathered UP the dark folds of her
robe, and retreated majestically before the
coming light, leaving her sparkling gems Of
dew trembling upon every stem aud flower.
With downcast looks and melancholy
brow, came the young mother. Her eye be.
held not the flowers that strewed her path,
and her ear was deaf to the early songs OF
the birds tears trembled on her eyslids, and
fell unconsciously down her pale cheek
Her lingering step ceased as she approach
ed a rustic basin, formed Of rude blocks Of
I~stone. into which the water had been turn.
: eG from some ~neighboring spring.
!. As she raised the yessefwhich she CARR
ed in her hands to immerge it in The spark
ling, waters, she was startled to see then
: bubble and rise until they leaped over theil
stone boundary in copiDus streams to he,
I, feet. Hardly had she time to wonder a
the strange phenomenon, when she behelt
a dwarf like figure rise from the mist. H,
5 was dressed in q quaint costume and loopee
e up hat, which was dripping with moisture
> apparently not at all to his Inconvenience
ID for he leaned upon the edge of the basin
while his little figure continued still hal
submerged with a comfortable and satisfied
look.
j As she continued to gaze at the odd OBJ
iect before her, undetermined whether t.
s stay or fly, he politely raised his hat, ant
. babe her not to be alarmed.
u have come OUT said he, 'this morning
on purpose to meet you, and try and remed,
q the sorrow which is devouring you. So,
remedy for you must understand I am til,
n natural universal doctor In fact your hu
{ man doctors apply 10 ne upon all occasions
indeed, without NE they could not exis
: though :hey never let their patients know
Z it, for if they did, they would all, poor de
luded wretches! come direct to me, ant
a ruin the whole Of the fraternity.
q have more power than any spirit, fair,
q or gnome that exists; the whole earth itsel
is under my control. These mighty treel
would never raise their towering head
= without me;n no flower would bloom at thei
n rugged feet, nor the soft messy carpet, 81
t grateful to your feet, live for a moment, i
| did not sustain it with my magic aid.
am ordained to yield continued good wher
everI am present. i creep amidst the will
flowers and bid them bloom; | climb tn,
d snake. like vine, and hang it with the ricI
clustering grape, and all the fruits of tn
earth await my to burst ihei
bonds and yield treasures to the humal
race.
Il wander into other lands, and bear bacl
rich aEonies laden with jewel, and gold t
deck the brow of noble beauty. | dasI
down from rocky heights headlong, to fer
IN tilise the tesming valleys. My voice j
heard like the roaring thunder. and sno
like the softest music in the shady solitude.
las whisper On my way through the reed
ID and water-lilies. Where | an not, al mus
droor and die.
Il have watched you long, when 20
sought me in your early days Of Happiness
and love, until young blossoms like your