The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-01-10
THE ROCKING-STONE OF
TREGUNC.
4 BRETON LEGEND.
By Katharine S. NacqHoid,
Confined from Last Week
CHAPTER ".
WHAT THE WITCH SAID

While Silvestik stood undecided d
aud unnerved something touched him,
aud then, rubbing itself against his
legs, the creature purred The famil-
i ir sound revived bin, aud be felt
himself again, when lantern came
out Of the group of stones, and u
deep voice said,
"Tartare, Tartare come home /; it
is Iime.n
The cat left of rubbing against
Silvesiik, aud moved toward the Ian.
tern; the youth followed the animal,
striving to keep down fear
who art thou ?y He had not near
ly reached the light when this stern
question came.
| am Silyestik kergroes," he said
quickly, Il come to consult you,
Mother prsuie."
Come IN. my son, come in"-the
voice had sotleued. almost o fawn-
ing luud 10 it-''let Us see how a
poor old woman can help the rich
uniller Of NizJn.n
Siivestik started. 1t was oUly the
day before yesterday that be had
learned bis cousins kind intentions :;
bow could the DeWs have already
reached Ursule, who rarely went into
Keriua2
81 'rfch No, no, mother" be
laughed as be followed her, rejoiced
to fad that sne was, after ali, an or
dinary old woman; Il never expect
To be rich" "
He followed ter through an OPEN
ing in the d linen; then be paused
and looked round
Ursule was holding up the lantern,
and be saw that he Wa, la a sort of
stone vault. surrounded by upright
blocks of granite. Ia the midst was
puge sIone-iable, groovtd in the
centre, aud 10 Que corner, between
two lower stones, was dull smoider-
ing fire. As be looked round to the
door by which he bad entered, be
started violently. la the darsaes
above the entrance were two yellow
eyes glazing at him.
Come down, Tartare y V:sgle
said querplously. Now, siives'ik,
shall ! tell thee what tGou hast oome
10 seek 7"
Silvestik stared at her in wonder !:
while the cat spraLg down from its
post of observation; aad nestled op
rryale's shoulder.
! She was very witch.like as she
stood, the yellow light from the laL-
tern falling On her skinny cheeks and
uarrow spi,efui eyes Her face was
darker than nature bad made it, from
an incrustation of dirt, and tangled
grizzled bair fell oyer il from beneath
ap old rusty black hood
II am not yet the miller Of Nixon,
molber; my cousin is better, and
NAV recover-wbo knowsW
She shook her finger in bis face,
thereby displaying how lung-nailed
and crooked tbey were. ss,ivestik
drew back With q start. He felt as if
,hose brown claws could hook out bis
eyes DIS tasily as The yellow-eyed cat
on Ursule's shoulder could tear out
the heart of bird.
who knows 2pshe laughed. You
are cone, taen, to teach, and not to
question, young manyn
IL am come for advice, mother !;
but | have 20 money to re,ura for
it," lie watched Der face eagerly,
but in the dim light be saw no change
from The keen gaze she bad kept on
him since be entered her den Then
be uubuckled his broad buff leather
belt, and threw it on ,he ta5le be-
tween tbep, tbe metal clasp ringing
on ,he stones as it fell. 81 can ofer
,his,D be said timidly.
Ursule laughed,
What else e. She fingered the
belt. pus hing cut her lower lip con-
tenpiuou-ly when sbe saw how piain
/ The eInsp was.
Silves,lk looked puzzled. He tooh
off his hat and rubbed his forehead