The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-25

font }rOm the bVeket and cast II into the brasier
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Esfcd. % sSe cst niased Druid uttered deep and
n oiosds. and the voice Of Ruggicri hoarse and
brgkon, and half chpked by the. .,ynpor he tn
haisd. erose above the clamor. Thus ran ms
inyOoot1cn:
On the smoulderinz FIRE !is thrown
Tooth Of for and weasel bone,
Eyc ol cat and skull Of rat.
sS s socssa saos and sps 81 Ss gore
HenbAne, heuiock, helebCre.
Stiblum. storas, bdellion, horax.
Jnk Of cuttle- fish and feather
Of the ecreech owl. smoke together.
win his Jacobs etafr. tho aetrolcgcr then. pro-
ceedcd =? trace certain figures upon the hoor,
Aloud 4 m ystcal sentences. after which h. closed
ttle volume. ana resumed his spell.
HcnrceIy were the words pronounced, when =
dson ss sSdsssy ssod sers s @ aSo q
ger. About her withered meek and shoulders
tho wltchs wintry locts hung IN Vild disorder
her apparel VIVA losthy and forbidding as her
features. For amcment she remained with one
arm lesning urop \ staff and with the other,
suacarcd. - \ would seem. with blood. stretched
Whence coinest thoufs demanded he
From my Sabbath revel at Montfaucon., re-
p pSssed the niahtY Wouldst learn the pranks we
have played beneath the moon how eatfan
kaih riped Tor us--how. the dead baye danced
4
brewed philters -end confec!ed. poisons l.
hAl-..akfeBdl" And IN 4 harsh dscordant tonc.
~ a Sas eSsa ". wsSa sSes So hq M
SUMMONS must obey. There are mortals here
whose presence irets mel They arc not marked
& sen r s s'1sa p sSsts se rseS sse sHs revc
l have Qutttd. My aching bones are unanoint-
"a. sn4 the caldrcn boiis over Speak. and let
Daughter Of darknessi foul hag tha thou
art," cried huggfert. In voice of thunder
was y e bear thine accursgd strains that !
al tSsc. but viii deta,n thee .i II my pleSsnre
60 sewing. he eprinAled some liquid upon her
With pain 4. art thou cohtent TO tarry J"
u What *cuIdst hou2' demanded the hsg,
wncuitl have the potion which thou alone OF
NJ thy brood Of Tsrtarus can't prepare" re-,
i turned tho aattOic9er; The draught which will
1 tyr turn l2ye e bnic. aod hate to love Hast t5o9
% ssou as'fs nfs nee & devarta ~ "' " " 'e' '''
have that viii serve thy purpose bctter, re
siiycr rine fashioned ike wreathed Serpent
this enchanted hoop--thou shalt have it-but
take heed upon whom thou bcstowest It: thy
b0on may prove unlucky for thyselt for
Hath the witch's gift
lnayc tbst to me-" cried Ruggierri, impa-
T Ait there again. exclaimed the witch. ASH
sr cam omen NJ 1ns and 4 come Tho wssras
ss %s aipq sas Tsts
With blight and with ban
On love OF maid. and faith Of man.
Tsk9 4 with thse witchsk k kbcnison; or Madison;
Laughter the witch vanished.
Tho cavalier, meantime. had witnessed Rug
so@svhat cIy6ed BY astonishment. Prepared to
trvakkkn whole performance as the juggling ex-
kl6itlon OF 4 chsriatan, he was, neverthcless.
of0Nfly struck by the extreme ingenuity display
a by the assrologer In his contrivances-
49, eNfprieed at the extent Of his RESOURCES md
no nature Of the. confederacy required to give
9ereod upon the length Of time which Ruggier
he'd supported tbe character OF n Eaa&ician. and
that NE turret he inhabited had been erected
diminished. and his impationce to bring the
s00n0 to..a close. returned with greater vehe,
ono oman with his wsbes
~ it enabled him 10 revolve over some means OF
extricaling himself from the perilous situation
pliehing the purpose now dearest to his heart
that Of communicating to Esclairmonde the
eesrce q her birth; For sometime he was lost
h was the only one which could ,be adopted with
DON RS Sosom he usassened n his scarf 'ahs IN the
foJQs OF which he placed the letters. together
W. the knot q r,bands given ,li to him by Es-
him. cOntrlved in the gloom. unperccved.
q ewathe the baHdagc firmly round the body
of tho dog. This done. with heart elate.
he aroae, and advanced towards the astrologer.
. Al this iunciure II was that the witch disap-
DeaxOds huggicri heard his step, and. in q voice
II which rage struggled with terror. exclaimed
Retire -retire--sign0r-h or you endang-
or soul and body--tread not within that magic
.clrule the girl iH yours--be patient an instant.
Take thts ring-the witchs gift-it will render
your auit reestiess-and withdraw. or. by Or-
mass. | will exert my art to enforce compliance
With my injunctions."
no saying. Ruggieri thrust the ring upon the
cavaliers dnger, and stamped upon the floor.
Tho 5nttnr uttered an exclamation of impatience,
but ot that moment his ma tie was seized behind
with such unlooked-for energy that he was in
VQ1untnrily dragged several PAGES backwards.
omcang hie hand upon his poignard. the cava-
HI wae about TO free himself from his assai-
~. Who. he doubted not. was tho dwarf. but his
&o0lgn wNs checked by the relinquishment of
~ GrRep. and by the sudden opening Of a cur
fo1n. disclosing to his view. within small re-
ceNs, the sleeping agure of the Gelosa