, 1874-09-19

hhnds. With 4 bosoeohing look, and tho tones of
a wounded bird eutroattnK tho hunter not to kill
or thp'ison IT.. Viola prayn THAT yon will not 30
noteven wtl, hor singing. sho will 10 sulin!
tub house. You phal1 nut oven By consoioua Of
her c1latsnco; only pardon llct this. But pra1
you. str, not to leave tho castle. You kno" ita
aeeIota now, Wo who ara bore love you 80
maoil No ono but you could DO uell manage
tloae poor nnfottnnatoH. really do not believe
eas Viola will visl. you again; bnt IT you should
t,ccidonsaiy moot her, yon will net with TINT
ihngs'I's hcngs nra ~ which every prosperous human
bocamo sttidony aware oil tho fact that my
porter aud wore shaking hantls In q friendly
way; but had already grown accustomed to OK
trAtrtanary proceedings.
Having assured him that I would romain. aud
that waa not angry with Viola, I begged no
nould no longer keep up tho role Of an itiiot in
my t,geto.il1o.
Nor tuo months ! novor once heard tho rotcs
Of my fairy. Twas like ono wl,o l,ab tost irioud
whom he nightly DRAINS Ia alive agalu, and who
pondera how htran3o it ii tllAt anybody can be
aiyo who Is certainly doaa.
About thts ttme d bold band Of robbern began
10 spread terror throughout tho noighborhood
tlsy lad brokon Into u,aiy Of the l,e.ghbnrilg
CASTLES, committing ,obborica, and slontng Who
evor opposed than. My noigllbo,s advjscd mo
to 10 on my guard, for . gentleman, .,appening
to nass my yil!agct had boon taken for ins and
tain that my turn would come. Hut was too
much taken MP with my creams to pay much at-
tontiou 10 tho warning.
Ono NuYember eyonlng-1t Wss nloet1ug BIT
stlck of rood on tho fire. nu.l Watching tho glow
Ing, whlatiing Hrlrit forms Into Which tho wood
becatne transformed, when suddenly wns
sronnel by . loud shout. which was quickly FOL
l0Weu by shot. -
T. 10 spring up, snatch my revolver, anl ruslt
into tho hall was ths nork Of MI Instant In tho
opposite door appeared two mAskod hgures. I
received them with two shifts. Quo OF them re-
turned my ro without effect, tho other foll. n1)-
parontlY badly wounded, and was dragged out by
l''s cotnra1e, mlo again shot at. tic through lilo
half-open door. partly covered myself with
nv own door, aud stood lendy to meet another
attack At tho nomont I became aware that
otlern wore ondcnvoriug to force I'LL entranee at
OH both aides. IN this emergency thought how
fortunste IL would have boon il the fro wora
burning less brightly. As it wns, presented a
distinct mark Tor tile robbors' aim.
Scarcely had this thought passed. through my
mind mllon the room became dark. aud, ~ | look
ed in astonlshtnent townrd The cllinney. vas
startled to sea that tho Efato aud tho flre Ind
vanished, md IN t'ielr place Htoad pnla whito-
rolea figuro, NTH lamp III ono trembling baud,
and slia'iing its tiume with Tho other. Sho was
tic embodied Plcture OF my dreams
After Hcconi's hesitation my fairy ran to
mo, soixcd my hand, aud drcw mo toward tho
opcn spaco IN thu chimnoy. when the oachantcl.
floor instantly bogan to descuud. Hero, thoa,
tIon Of tle chimney, with the tro-gra.o, asccnd-
cd into the Ano. leaving bnneath it an opening
which took ,1s half story lower. Detwean tho
ggounl-tloor and that aoovo it was Il Bpaso high
otoush for grown pogaon to stand upright, and
WHICH was yes not dlscoyeranle either from with
out or within.
NAen wa reachol q corner wal my strange
rcscucr again drow Elo to her, mud pushed back
Il bar in tho wall, wheu .Ac square OH mich xe
stood quickly ascondcd. Here, also, ~ in my
through which Was now 10 niagicaliy lod.
falt Us It wakea from, t. drea.ia. 4 moment be-
fore in mortal danger, uud now safe in this quiet
spot with 1uy fairy.
WAS tho being who had kissed mo undor tho
polnegranate-trcc Tho gatao countonahcc, thb
sarlo eyes, tho samo gI!cnt lips-atl noT also
again tue saluc sudden dlsappoaraMcol On
looking around 7 could 800 hor noHhoro:. But
THU tire what had Aeen. was no dream for In
q lew moments L heard tho alaru,-bo!l sound
from tile castle-towcr. Tho cusrapce to this
toUor also lad mover boon able 10 tlud 1t too,
tlson, Was only to be raachod FROM Viola's room.
Poor Child nu soon nj s.e lad imagined from
the shooting TINT my life was in danggr sho her,
self disclosed the protecting sccrot in order to
rosono me, and aftorward hassono1 to signal tho
bangor to tte fuuabit:i,ta.
In q short time | heard tho people noistly ap-
PtVrep'Hf aAy 4e"'He'tse' AA"a "No 4o44o"co "
a, sharp skivinisu OF tho voranda, ondtng With q
shout Of victory from n1y good peopio.
The robbers lad lied, .nkiug with them the
dangerously wounded man who had baen lit BY
my bullet. Another lay dead in tho court. yard
The gamokcopor Ind stabbed hIm wl.l his
butclor-knfe. Tho ro5bor had Yenturod to OPP
poss tho k,ng Of Lapiand. who had hurried np
to tho support OF his mighty friend Tho Gar
The remainder of'tho band wsro taIkeu together
within tho year.
hut tho faithful portor had bosu killed. Az
tho servants brought laMus, auA By their light
we raised from tbs grou,.d tho hIenling body OF
tho inau who had 30 doyotedly olTared hiusolf,
Eiula began to lnmout like 4 young bird stolen
from is nest. Sue threw herself Oh thu greul,i,
and wont into Hnch Paroxyulns OF grief TINT
boEan to fc1r for her reason.
Raising hor tonderly. assured hor rould
now take tho place Of The protector she lad
lost. At tlis sue cast her eyes down tremulouH-
ly, but tho toa,s rotlcd from undor tho long,
iia!f-cosed lasl,eH, 6I,o hal, then. unlorstood
NV Torla. Wl.oever eau understand words can
ce-tninly loarn to Hpcak thom!
a mouth has passed siu9o thS occurrence, and
duriug this titl1e llave taa1tcd 1nysolt with
teao.ng our mortal lan5npgo to Il fairy. 5[y in
atrnctionA Aase not boen without result. TN
now teaching hor that sh6rk sentence of our
marriage uerslco which ends with tho words,
"As God is my help-Amon." Whom Hho cntl
say tlu soutnnco correctly. Viola aud will stand
Bido By side ut the altar. and repeat 1t in turn.-
uarlsr,s |tesity.