, 1876-10-14

hith Als 'ihs HHhs FoltHu my uce1tl luW 0oHni
"'rhc summer crcpt oil. and tho lot days
shortened their lcrce llrca, and the August hazo
was fn tho sky; tile goltsen.rol s>ok ont It's
nsai nfasssa Will sG s sy s s'y 2a rss a az els ss
! watched fnr the tlrst ehangu aong the dark
borsfcrR Of the wooIs,-for Tic rel leaves, and
tor Kogcsj btit Ono morning woke up mad
ID, dropping vines nroun,t tay win.low, a,,i u
hrt,a splash ot scarlet, like boo,l s!nscd across
Tie unplc-trccs. md t,U luyCr ta1tc riding down
t!Ie road, or strnying through the Salem wool to
"Ncyer, never morc hal had the last kiss
on my lips for Gyer, for none touched them afrr
Roger Vaue. The leaves turned crimson, ami
golden, md rltssct-hrown, an!l wlthcrca aud
dropped from the bare trees; tile dirk Novcm-
ncrer !nsne. No word had I from lim,-no
sign; knew not Il hn were anong t!Ic living or
dead, nntll Gideon hiles, coming hume IN tho
early wtnter from wcek's luuritey. tu Boston,
hcartl, TINT lie Ind seen gsy. young kogcr Vanc.
".You remember him, Mistress Estl,cr1 a
wel-fayorca youth, but son'rtlng ltgit.mind.
cd; a''.' yes my nv: hsm % anong goody co'npany,
and With n fafr young Indy on his nfnl. lie hull
no eyes for any OF tfIE wurshlpcrs hut her, n,Hl
! got 10 speech with him, else I mght have
+, ernFft tsslf kindly ,4sssaEe ior hIa frc'ds
and remembered low onco lie lIul crussetl u,1r
path as VIC uttered IN the woo,ls, Roger and i.
It WINS In vain. hal The pride Of the Evil One
whu fcll through prt,lc fran, ieayun, mud only
laughed under hts keen old eye.
Il So knew tlat Roger Faic was living, and
aatb aa Es M * Sc,r Gna Se orS h,,s s
ness Of hell crept into my soul. aud taught nc
hatred Of all mankind. / e)lrnuk nway from thu
sigIt OF human fuycs, aui IN gloom mid solitude
upon 5ts desnuir. o JHy yuin Iuautyl
% cruel dover that brought NV
fall! Two soft mouths Of carty summer,
against tho loug, tlrear winter's culd-tllc
tic iey walis Of ssiem 5ail,-tiie crowd on on
Witcll's 1llll the stranglng rope tic darkness
OF the deat1l.strugsle, ind lie tracklcss
abysses Of cternlty,--tlicsc things my fair fnce
dauFhterl" p'
Whit cry size paycl In the dead silence NJ
tho hight Il Glove siurp and alullacri,lG, and
seemed 10 freeze nv % se,,scs @ within me,@tur1, urn
ee l., and a Ami sn isa5 5 Ths fSst5l 5
above lcT head. and her n1,a.lowy iii,ure ~ swayeI
and wnyeti In Tho nrch hetyerm iii. t,,rtafr,a os
tho wo almost two centuries old shock Iur Wti,
II had TO feaf Of God or man, ;" murmurca on
tho voice again; Gnnd nv mouth was fiji OF
Bitter words. and tleflcti both In nv bcart onI
on ny llps. $50 '~''~~' '~''' ''' $500 '''>@
"In Tic glass / saw my beauty withering
/ p!ekcd ID the caflcr flower torcther: and vet tho
Mny-ilowers iInomcd on1y ,,ntc snrc tRen. t
wandered out to find tlIr,ii nnc Aprii day in tho
Old plnco where he and / had walked; nnsi, as /
aloud to tic merciiess powers above mo3to God
or Ratnn. to whnm wnMld nsrn snsj NV snri
That hour only to hayc Roger hnck araIn 3csiIa
me. And there wns ouc in tho wood that day
wo heard me. '"N "ooN ''''" Wy
4 Thu lanll was all asttr with cries of WITCH
croft and parsn, Mothar NV. ~ s ,,nn,ir
work, in The narno uf iiol. In the ionr inw
h[Il beyond Salon ylitnrn stooa tIe ptEbcts.
where I'D mistress Emrae Ind autrorct'. md
roodwifc Corey. ind tho old and frai1. and tia
stronp. yot,nr iimHs lad sw1r aaaInst thn az S
for nltiIess Hiobs to eibo a. TIcrn wcrc az cr,c1
tongues In Salem that whispered against mo,
ChinrSorth o to years 10 old IN thot Trehe
Aprll-whotn Roger Vane had loVe,li Thorn
were those who sworn to bitter threats TINT
and cries tint had another namo in
Tint stoio ont in LID fnrest In mat NV fn,,1
muster. and worthy f.oodnan GiIrs lad hcard i
% al ;G,s sm 70 sd hs sna through
nushrI frnm, INV ,r.r no ,vnIUm1 imv, Qninr,,
atrcct, had fallen In, and cried, Ia It's strange
fits, tliat Esther Chtlingwort!l tor1nonted him
and my old fathers honor and h[s Eray l,atrs
C0Alu flot saw Ne, nor my YOU'LL anti my poor,
fading bnauLy. Tley drnExcd me from Lis
house and cast mo Into salcin jall they locked
tho hcavy door, aud drew tho crcaki1ie bolts
fast, and left mo crouclletl under tho grated
window to stare up, In my blind anguish, nj tho
GLIMPSE OF tender sky tiIat 1ntl no pty for me-
none. God. like Roger had forgotten me.
ssTheu camo tho crowded c1l1rt-room, day
aftcr day; the solemn, unt!lncllinE faces Of tie
gray, old Judge; tho hot, stialng air, aud The
sunshine through tho rlartng row Of Windows,
and tho jcerlng, cruel women anti ,nulriless
men; the wrlthng children, who, In their lying
fits, played likn DEVILS babes With nv jfte, and
Rung 1t away: the Screams aud cursos lifted IN
nsninst mo; the slow, tpd voices OF tho wise old
mcn who were glrInI. mo to death for an ojI
,yltc's tale; nnd tnen the dark walls Of the jaii
the damp, tho Lev chill, tho silence. and tic
dcatl-ia-lifc, So, tlaY after div, 1 can1o and
went, and asked no mercy At thcitr hands. '''''
"Thero was onu face III the crowd that had d
pitying look for INC, Though It was only Young
lnds,-youug Martln browns, whom 1 had
counted ul.ill uuiy yoar aEo, but who ind
grown Of late to iook with MINIS eyes at mo. NO.
/ saw the hot rage and tho bitter tears on his
faco as lo stood With tho crowd In tho court
room, aud listened, aui could not sneak to mo;
and one night-a Wild, ralny n3Cht-ho stoIe I'm.
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