Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-06

Stole softly from her place
Stole softly to the master,
And gently touched his head,
And started back in terror
The sch00lmaster was dead!
LOST DRIDEGR0oM.
In the rugged mountain district Of
Wales il situated mining village, noted
tell to their children.
Years ago in the little village of -
there was an humble, but neatly kept
cottage, where an old miner dweAt with
his wife and only child-a son. And
Aleck wss but young boy when be de-
scendod into tho mines with his father.
One evening, as the old miner was re-
turning homo from q neighboring vii.
LACE, his attention vas attracted BY
little girl. She was weeping bitterly. A
few broken, almost inartiCulato words
told that she had been deserted by her
mother. The child, weary and hungry,
had crled itself to sleep, and while abe
was sleeping, the unnatural parent had
forsaken her.
The old man was touched by the inci-
dent. Raising her tenderly in his arms,
he wendell his way homeward. Enter
ING the cottage he placed the light bur
den IN his wife's lap, saying:
"God in his wisdom has seen at to
choose our home from all other homes
in the village to shelter this deserted
child. Knowing your kind heart, wife,
/ did not fear to bring the little one to
you"
The dame pressed the good mans
hand affecti0nately in reply, and Amy
for ~ the child was oalled-was soon
seated at comfortable repast.
Aleck, on his return from the parish
school, welcomed the little girl with
every expression Of pleasure.
Years passed away, and Amy's child
hood days were spent.
Without great claims to beauty, there
was, nevertheless, Q charm about her
which all recognized.
The miner and his wife were not sur
prised when Aleck one day
asked them for their consent to make
Amy his wife, and to this request they
accorded their heartfelt blessing.
The day for the rustic nuptials was
named, and was locked forward 70 -
an occasion Of general rejoicing. The
happy day arrived. Work was Suo-
pended that all might join in the merry
Taxing the hand Of tho trembling girl
within his own, Aleek, according 20 the
long established custom Of the village,
led the way TO the vine covered church,
where the paxish priest blessed their
love. Tho children stroWed flowers BY
the Way-side and sang my SONGS. Each
guest had made modest Offering, bat
g no one would kleok Connde Tho nature
of his Gift, Wishing, - he did, - exC1Ss
an agreeable surprise.
when they had returned to the cot
txee Aliok kissed his wife, telling her he
would leave her but for short season.
He left the house, and, With ono last,
| lingering look at the doorway whore
Amy Stood waving merry adieu, he
hurried Of in tho direction Of the old
mines. and q curve IN the road oooa hid
him from view. Al his 1.-THE figure dis
Appeared Amy uttered Q faint sigh, sug-
Qostive Of dull f0rebodin9 Of evil or
1he fulinoos Of her nirthful Joy.
Days passsd, and search had bean
made everywhere. Weeks followed;
| then months. But tho bridegroom did
not return. Nor could his absence and
strange disappearance Be accounted for.
No ciew Vas gained By thoee who
searched untiringly. At length hops
~ abandoned. The widowed bride
cluna tenaoiously TO ono. idea, which
! eeomcd almost like folly, in life OF
doath, she would 60 her husband again
before she WAS called away from earth.
nm bolief AFFORDED her comfort and ~
neiehbors, while they did not 6haTe III
conviction, humored hsr in the th0ught
ana smoke regretfully Of the nd changes
that sorrow had wrought in her fEssh
Forty years were gone, and but fol
the ead, wistful faoe Of old Amy. and the
whispered stories Of peasantry, the I'M
aooountable diMppeazanso Of Aleoh
would have been forgotten. But the tale
told In an under breath By many Z
hearth vas, that Aleck had been carried
OF By an evil spirit with whom b held
compact. Many even went % TAR - =
say that his soul haunted The old cot
ta0e. and had been seen during stormy
NIGHTS In the mountains. Any indeed
aeSerted that she Often heard his voiel
calling her, and To light that burned
always from nightfail until dawn In hel
eassmsnt teld that her hsart evee kep(
viQil over his foeo.
The old cottage continued % b
thought haunted BY RhOoely visttcgs.
and because Of this Importation nono
would occupy il. Tho vomen Of the
village rarely passed the dead miners
houss, without Offering B prayer Tor the
reaGlom ooul.
The old mines having bsen worked, II
was at length determined that nev a.
cavAtions should b opened Amid n
0pesations mbtBxIAneouD muxsnW "a
hard minQiinQ with The sound q the
nick. Suddenly . WAtlinR cry fe0s ~
air, and the earth ssemed b 1embls.
Those above ruled IN teEIoe - the
mouth Of tbs pit. and the moss ieax1e1.
were about 10 descend. whom Tho call
bell Was runG VIOLENTLY. Eveey roRe
vas q onee put IN ueA vhile IN m1nse1
vsrs white and tEsmhling With ineensa
len.
10 every inq.i7 thsy aeeosdsd u e
most disoonnsseeo rSpaiee. w.. !.
i1nr1h from ons old man thsy eAxnsFsd
that thsy bad vcshed ses.dSy 9 ops1
oommua3oa&in bstvsen ~ ~ and
- "a rnine, bit 1nding onlf : snail
Ioha1ruaoiOa Is lngt . sfurdy blow vaa
Wv; 1hal vhsn he oiond e dna1 hA6
I'D frum befose thsir egounigbod
~ urnn 4 rockky I'D; - seemed 70 b
Soarina: that hio ohee1n looked freah
- fnir. ma thak hi dpo Voeo I'm rod.
In9sod a apuroanh1ha Mn tha9 hnd
| "a g fsiasf, 6Ilsd VIII . hs1ief that
| 4 vas q Ell spirit IN human euissthai
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