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for some three or four hours.
They bad los, each other. Br.cklsv 4,
alarm called cot, Alice little Al,e. -.
ter Alice Alice and ia suotLer lar, n
gsrtop Was doing the sane
Alice sister Alice Alice = cried I,
mockibg voice
Alice : Alice Alice = repeated sLril!.
er, but more subdaed voice
Aud Alice Alice Alice 2 died FAINT.
~ away IN tho forvst ss ~ the voices usrs
those Of people, become indistiuet aud sspa
rated -
IL IL difheulI TO describe the ssusa,,,p, NJ
those who lose tbemsolyes ia vague N.n.,,
ings, aud especially under such circun.,sn
ees because the awful ssreai,ie.-
sounds OF the stiliy, slumberous nirht.the
rustic IA the grass-the tinIid hare stirred
hsm bis cosy resting place the startled
Pesssaot-ths gh0stly outlius Of deer
"ho is later thau his eOmrades-the reed,
pool, AZ tue foot OF the dseliuiag boIlow
the echoes, that are awakened even bv =
~hisPrr-al these cOpspire to 6ll the Io,t
one With something vague aud uudshusd
PartAkIng Of eharsetsr akin to awe hu,
which 10 aPart from mere vulgar terror.
The Lady Alice was lost 10 th. gre,,
bonndless, fathomless, romantic frrst ..g
Nature having let lOose the great ,tobs ~
her PAnhsrmoBieon, poured sirsuge. ,nb,ls
melodies all around her, from n. tor,,o.,
trees, down TO the rustliDg grass At her fee,
froteus was at baud, ia all hi, cLang,,,
forms Robin Good follow was psreb,s %
TOE stump Of witbered fr by her side -
She laughed heartily, loudIy-and puck
tooS ~ up, and repeated it ia musical ceho..
thai blended With the soft, gentle Hailipy
OF The sighing birch. Far aWay. wksr. =
St@eA eipansv lay under a huge fringe nj,
forest trvca-aud which she karw was t,IT
marsh' halt reedy groye--M iiI.o the- " ,.p
began to show his lAnteru, 10 dau,e aud
eoruseAte, and expand, aud diminish hi.
hsht Aud Gow tell dosu broad whi,e lar.
OF silver rsdieuce the streaming moopti,bt
e1tnguishsd poor viii, aud the Lady Ahcs
sat her down.
Hush l-bSsrkenl What !, tb.t3
Through the silver sheen. with an F,i,,,,
tusn' OSt soitened aud sabdued, ADD b.aqr!.
'ai oey ond words, the wibd.hATps yIsI.ed
melody that was like the dim sounds of
larry music borue to the ear
Aud vas It no. fairy musiel Tn. old
creeds aud faith Of the propie-tho soner-
stitions which, devoid OF AL that Ia revolving
sId horrible. aud only associated with aii
forms Of 'Le bvautifll-tbe fairies IN. svI
van deities-the forms of old J.Iy,o,,
~"ieh we're peouliar TO our graudsires v,r.
strong then aud TIE Lady Alice. f.tiyu.d
"A Httle frightened si b,iuk lost. no.
ehiid but dreaded uOiUiug eyi,-eouIi NO,
devest from herself the ide. that rh. f.i,,,,
were oot--tLAt Comus, WitL lis jo,iy reyt
or Robiu CpOIicl!yW 10 bic form, might he
IN the Dryad.hauuting wood She AT i,
the shadow Of the sOfI mooushi.e. up,p n
swAtd as soft Aud viewed Ike as tboa,b il
were swans dosu.
Ihere fell lula peaee-a boly calm
mIngiing WITH the glorics Of the sbIuurpy
starry night Her wandering eve couv-rtrd
the mighty truuks into towering rIllars
Their IbterlHcing brsoeLv. iuto grugy,d
arches and dropping mo .u,hiur iuto Iau,c.
roof
Suddenly The moon, gliding on. seemed
70 cross MI open space among the eiapt
tross lt was like tbe folding door, ~ F,
vast ea'hedfsl oUP"niuR. aud pouriog ou,
Tue ighied sPIendors q tie interior. iikea
tiHe af"und aud about her ie.t. aud iben
tae acepen'ug Wiud bOtr 60 rcr safsa fi.l 2
sodud-a gathering ~ nj '5syrwtics m -
W'' slightly in mouptJHe, had slItHs 1T
OF chanting ASH mrg..ty DO late vrfs
performing 20 dit Vie music sua bs-,mr
vivid reaiiE-d aud .ll ia, rseogait. ls
Aidrg 20 tbe al.gs,vu. 10, tr. i,,.ilt.
HrouGd tbc uuuks ,a,ir great .o.r-. su..Ii
eoppie"s FvrwirR So th- u.t.rvsritg .f.,..
aud other effects u.-t mtauit r.Tt f..r,
aed fafi isel. giy- lY t.f soc tar, .t u...
aud someu kDseiirg 10 q catt,dr.i .f..,
aud the heavy. sstiliug. dyipa chant Lat
ed by, aud silsBoe, sWttt and ds,ic,yu. fell
agaiu
iio' ho Lo e vent cIat,sriug itsssot
across the lake
W boo vLoo ub08 o. vent pith Z more
prolonged aud hollow moan. Ike some dsy.
Ilfy, 10 Der Fryi-cbgtf
10 eject, The blight Hfds usksd up. aud
ohHpi"gs gatherings isugbings. shoatings
grew sruuni bsT add 'Ales Ahcs Der
Alice came nearer aud Besfsr A. sbs sfoss
sud walked 0n aud on. sBd cane 20 /. bssl
slrsded stoBe bridge crossing broad steam.
Hhefe sss osbeld tHo dshosd shapes before
her
Bmckly Edsefien .Ls cried.
'Aito- Alice dear Ahco have ue fgubd
700 Are you cold, ffiEbtsrsd ouri . ssd
toes slsscd sud smJrssed Der safmly
N'--s she 50 Hn. roiI not frstsasd. bat
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