Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-10

ing looking.
What viich?s l asked.
Why, her that lives in the hut on the
hill; there's only one witch, SIR
Again the look of establishment. ]
signi6ed satisfaction was far from pos
sessing, and she continued:
Well, sir, she was standing staring.
and Ellen, thinking she'd heard what
we'd been saying, told her sharply to 60
off; but she did Mt move, so Ellen got up
and pushed her out, but not before she'd
cast an evil look and muttered to herself
ELLEN, / said, she cast an evil eye
On you.' She looked pale, but said in
her hasty way, don't care if she has,
mother
Il fell f1urried ike, and knew some
thing would come of it; but didn't say
anything to any one.
When Jack came home that night I
talked TO him a good deal. He didn't
take much notice al first, but at last be
promised to make it up with Ellen. /
don't know, sir, if it ever was made up
may be, you see, the witch wouldn't le,
her bring her mind like to do ii. for Jack
and her were never the same afterwards,
and Tom went to the cottage oftener than
ever. / used to be quite frightened at
Jacks look, when he'd come in and see
them two talking together; but | knew
poor Ellen was bewitched and couldn't
help teasing him. The neighbors knew
it, too for, you see, bewitehed people
have queer look about their eyes, and
grow thin and pale, ike Ellen did, till
they die quite away. | dreaded Jack
finding it out and it was long time be-
fore he did; for the people didn't like TO
talk about il before him. and when he
saw them whispering and looking at him
he'd think they were talking of Ellen
and Tom, and feel jealous-like and an
cry. AT last, one night, Ellen rushed in
to me with her face all pale and trem-
bling:
He's of. mother ? says she.
VINO, Ellen ?
sSne looked quite wild, and pointed te
the cottage. left her fainting like in {
chair, and ran over. He was standing
with his white face near the door, putting
his things together.
Jack says /, where are you of to?
Going on the tramp, mother; there
ne more work up at the Squire's.'
Jack, says I, is about Ellen
He never moved or answered.
jack says 1, putting my hand on hi
shoulder. for began to get fierce, think
, ing of Ellen and the child, Jack, thinl
of the little one
# 'Mother,' says he, 9 in such 8 quie
Il voice that | didn't feel frightened an
5 longer at his pale face mother say
n he, I've heard the neighbors talkin
Z about what has happened to Ellen, and
" know it's true. Ellen can't help it, bt
+ what's the use of my stopping here ?
o, She'll be better without me; she lool
N dying-like, before my very eyes, an
er cares nothing for me what's the goo
IS, mother ?
i let my hand drop from his shou
d. der; for you see, sir, knew it was tru
be and / couldn't answer il, though tri'
hard. Al last / said, Jack won't u
ry bid her good-bye?' ? For thought win
il came TO kissing her and the child, nj
ay be he wouldn't go through with it. I
went TO the window where he could 5
her lying in the chair, as left her, pa
and still. A fierce look came over
face, and he muttered something abo
as Tom
~ It's not his fault, Jack 7 says /.
I'D No. says he, not his fault-not h
so lit can't be helped-good-by, mothe
so Jack / said, for Gods sake sto
ay speak to Ellen olly one word
10 He went out of the cottage. v
oio almost wild. Ellen EIlenr / cal
out, rushed over; / shook her
'"u pointed to Jack in the distance, 90
ou further and further away but could
'he rouse her, she was quite gone. wat
ed him go over the hill without ol
'hu looking back, and we've never seen /
ies since
TO And Ellen ? l asked.
e % sir 2! when she came to. she seen
ere quite mad. She said she'd 90 after |
fter and take the child with her. eoul,
lien quiet her at all. Then she was verJ
the f1r long time, without any sense, "a
ing ing about JACK all day and night. :
and doctor said il was fever, and may
yer was; but We know who brought it
'oor though We didn't tell him. She got
lore ter al last, b1t her eyes looked so Ia
ork and strange they often frightened ms