, 1874-01-31
moro beautiful rhaso Of her nature might
ioyor hAro bcon known.


at,tl thorn was lntlonl nov lnugl,tor md pratt1o
It, thu castle. hit It nus otherwise will, Eolf,
Tlloro was mono 10 I'LL tho placo In Ills honrt Tint
Edith lad rossesaed. AZ home lte WAS regarded
Ciroumatanoes loatcrca tho fcollng OF exclusive
affection wholl had boon growing Il, luis heart
and he felt loss than over able or tlosirous OF as
aocIasing will, tho younger children. Whon Glib
in eo1laoanone9 Of receiving elit'ding KICK IN
him to escape, md in!teoa oxpodltod hls topar-
turo by propMfsion with his own foot. Eo1f rar,
to tho familiar resorts In tho woods whore Edith
would 10 lkclyto lily If sio followed . courso
11o slept III tho wood; and before tho ann be
rogo. md continued his hoarcl,, At night Lo
went homo for food. Dut all tho day
10 rendered othne',I thro'ngh erake al and briof
strength OF mon, bis little heart fllod witt, tho
hope tint from tito oroBt ho should sec some
truce Of nor. Thon no would look around oyor
tho deHo1ato valoys and cali hor nanlc, mil
penetrated tho Bcrnb OF tangled forests, aud
tho stiffness Which may1ap had novor bolure
"Ep1T!1, EDITH"
until his piping voice broke with tho grief Of aia
hoart. 1fo would despair, md ait down In tho
midst Of wide heath crying and sobbing until
hind OF desperation possessed him, whom be
would jump up. aud rim along hopelcssly, fright
ening the ttnid rabbita to thor burrowa with his
fro, H. seot. ~ th,a ',n,'at,,sa1 arro o nt
movie I hi his mind mind bocsrne a,reco1' md liz l1va
wn9 Iut mniineaas
One day Eolf's mothor said to Gib. "Eo1f eats
wanIoraa o IN at nrt aud aaid t to % m ; To.or. @
row. Eolf. 70 vol to tLo woods. and bring in
dead boughs, and pile thom against tho hut right
up to the eRves-" Whom Glib returned from work
.x1.kA ~tr.1 t.At
yoxod, aud again sat up yawning. Glib lovod to
sleep, aftor his work, and reinGtnng awake an
noyol linn eyen moro than 1aolf's dlsohodlonco ;
80 whom tho child catno into tho hut, Glib seized
him by tho hair and bent him, and told him ho
Should faro worse II tho noxt night stuck Of
wood was not found.
But ho lever touched llia aon again; for when
Eolf was free he went out Of the door, and
No NONE PASSED m.
From TINT timo ho uyol totally in tho wools
bird and boast for food: Wien winter came he
mado fagots, and drew them before his cavorr,
burying himself il 1noss aud loavea, aud fur
and foathcrs. Ho became brown with exposure
to the weather; and ils fair hair, all tangled
md ragged, dosconded shout his shoulders. AS
years passed and lie grow, hia aspect became
still more. strange aud formidable, 20 tfat lie
was regarded with fear and dread throughout
all that country. In tho most diverse places and
times he would suddenly appear md scare tray
elcrs by rushing to them, staring iii their facos,
and rs suddenly disappear with wild cry Of
despair. II, sooinR him at q distance, they
spurrea OH their horaos to avoid lin, lo would
oycrtako them he would stretch ha arms
towards thom, crying in pitcous tono
Of Hupplicatiou, edith. Edithl" lie waH
never heard to say any word but this, aud it WAS
believed
he COULD srEAK NONE OTHER.
n -.
1t was Gibbs son, he ordered that tho lad should
bo captured aud troatcd kindly, yct with restraint
whilst his 1nnlneBs lasted. Also he took such
prccautton TINT Edith novor heard q word that
should make her remember with sorrow the
playmate of her childhood. But it was found
agility defoated tho groatcat efforts Of those
Bont to capture him indeed, those efforts woro
not very great, for tile poor raacals filled with
suporHtitious dread Of tho "wild man." woro
His: strange appearances, aldod greatly to
tho terror ha habits inspired. With
tho skina Of rabbits, and squirro1e, and
wolf lo had contraved covering
for his body which protected him olfoctually
e e s Ss Ss. ss TO- S's ss @ s's
supposed to be- And. but TINT he worslipod a
being Or infinlto grace and HWcetncss Instead
OF thing OF owl,
HE WAS ffEap.
AeA0 "@1 az wv - t"Sa."t HAAA4 oeAt sHt A1'a'
Tho changing soaHons, tho howors, the starry
heavens, tho song Of birds, neyor stirred a
fibre Of hia heart. What wero tho golden val
loye what the purple hill and tie silver riynlota,
to him II tho valleys nc found not Edith,
from the hills he Could but 500 tho doBointc
empty world, In tho water lo saw but tho ro-
Election Of his own Ead, weird faco. All, all WAS
barron, cold. dead lfelassnesA to him.
And now Edith was grown tall aud womnnly.
and her heart was old enough 10 choose out Of
the whole world one being for it's devotion.
And
suE LOVED nRows HAROLD.
It was not exclusive slte was not mad. Every
thing Of beauty appealed to her goutlor nature.
Every p,,nso oi life excited lor sytnnnthy. Tho
love for hor fontor-mother, whose gontlcuoss
and sweot simplicity ale shared, was hot duiu-
iBlcd bocauso she loved Hrown Harold moro.
Many d wooor lid gho; for tic famo Of hor
beauty and a1niabiiity eproal ali over Tho land,
Even tho Kinv'a son tourht lor hand hnt nl,c
gave it to Brown Harold, lie pooront Of ali lor
foyers. and no made hin tht richost. Nn;+hcr
the Earl nor his lndy wns ouito nloasn} wifi 3,cr
election: fhoy Would have Ind hor marrv ~ a
ryiuco but. When tLov found low trnly tl'oao