Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1856-11-06

kicking like mad thing; and look a,
her now-one would think she was be.
witched." The word struck his own
ear. He cast sudden glance on Maud,
! and turned very pale. "Who knows y
he thought to himself; "we vexed Maud
this morning; perhaps she has bewitched
the bay mare out of revenge" Heplac-
ed himself between the gypsy girl and
his sister. 'Onsecond thoughts, Maud -
he said, ''you cannot be of any use here
III the middle of the road YOU may 90
home. Paul give me Eva's horse to
hold, and do you ride off to the Hall for
help; | will wait here for you. And
You, MAUD, pray don't stay here.
must insist on your not staying with me
and Eva"
Don't be baby, Horace" retorted
Maud, sharply; sand don't 60 to the Hall,
Mr. Paul, till | tell you to do so. Help
me to take your sister into my cottage.
Horace-Master Horace, mean-and
don't carry her home like corpse, when
nothing is really the matter with her.
Come. do as you are bid, and don't stand
there like frightened school-boy. Carry
her in your arms, and we will soon make
her well again"
Il carry my sister into your cottage,
Maud"' cried Horace, petrifed with a
maZement.
"1es, into my cottage, Master Horace,
i ''That certainly will not do, he cried,
tossing his beautiful bright head, and
/ looking very willful and handsome.
'1always knew you were acoward, Hor-
ace, in spite of your six feet, cried Maud,
disdainfully; "a great boy baby, and no
thing more. But your cowardice must
not be allowed to harm your sister You
may think me witch if you like, but |
must show her that | am nurse and
sister"
"Maud-sister--impertinent-house-
witch; Eva!" stammered Horace, fairly
aghast at the tone of command assumed
by Maud.
i Maud turned her back on him. and
gave a peculiar cry.
4 wild looking foreign lad, known far
and near as the Hobgoblin, rushed out of
the thin shrubbery as suddenly as astage
imp.
Maud said a few words in strange
language, and Lemuel caught up poor
Eva inhis long, sincwy, apelike arms. and
bounded off like a leopard with his prey.
The whole passed SO quickly, that nei-
Their Horace or Paul could interfere.
Paul flung the reins OF the bay mare to
Horace. and rushed after the lad calling
to him TO stop.
'What! is Paul Desprez SO far infect
ed with Oakenden folly, as to prefer per-
haps the death Of girl he loves, to her
life from the hands OF Maud, the gipsy:''
said the girl quietly. speaking with an
, unrufiied voice, though running by the
t young mans side.
1T is not you, Maud, but that vaga
: bond hoy. Oh, Maud, if you have wo
f mans heart in you, rescue her from hi,
, arms! lie will love herifhe sees her face
and hewitch her to love himif he breathes
f on her. Oh, Maud, give her to me.
, Nonsense, Paul. What madness you
; are talking. Lemuel is not a god; he is
, nothing miraculous. Let him carry her
: you are not strong enough"
''No, no." sobbed Paul, throwing up
his arms.
AT this moment Lemuel stopped to
open the little wicket gate leading thro
Maud's garden.
''IIere, Lemuel, let this young gentle
man take Miss Eva, said Maud, quietly
The lad looked astonished, but with
out speaking word placed his burden
i'll Paul's arms.
A fainting woman of Eva's height and
development is nolight burden; besides
Paul, never very strong, at this moment
was overpowered with emotion and ex.
hausted with his rapid pursuit: he stag.
gered beneath the weight of Eva, could
not move a step, and at last would have
, fallen had not Horace come up at that
| moment, and both together they carried
her into Maud's cottage.
, Horace shuddered rs they crossed the
threshold. The evening had come and
. the last RAYS of the sun made kind OF
, mourntul glory round the outer world
, while all within Maud's house looked
t dark and gloomy as the grave.
;, There said Maud. maiestically, point
, ing to deep couch covered with tiger'>
skin. The young men obeyed her gesture
and laid Evaon the couch. Horace look
edundignifedly frightened; and Paul, di
vided betweenhis artists appreciation OF
the arrangement of that cottage room
and his lovers agony at Eva's prolonged
faint, was distressed, excited and Devil
dered; while Maud was mysterious and
:. important, doing her best to convinc,
Horace Of her supernatural powers, and
, fx,V 10 hal, .bf4,t b.
thing worse.
, Paul noticed that she was prompt and
careful about Eva. and the most matter.
, of-fact nurse in a hospital could not have
been more quick and clever than this
t strange looking dwarf of the Hollow.
. She loosened the ribbon round the
, girls throat, and felt the blue vein:
carefully; she passed her hand rapidly
t through the golden food of hair falling
/ on the tigers skin, TO see if there was
: any wound on the head; and then she
took small bottle of some powerful es
sence, and shook a few drops over the
fainting face. Eva sighed, opened hel
!, eyes, moved restlessly; smiled softly
and few gentle pencilings of color
came into her cheeks like the first small
rays of morning. Maud stood by her
; her clasping fingers of dusky brown
/ holding that long pearl-colored hand,
and her falling hair of jet, dropping on
the golden tresses spread all abroad
Her ewes were fixed intently on Eva
who seemed as if under spell, con
strained to become gentle and loving
against her nature.
"Your hand is sprained, them" said
Maud caressingly, chatting that member
carefully.
"Oh, Maud.' cried Eva, with re
proachful glance, as if it had been Maud
who had done her that injury.