Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-03-29

spirit that she loved the young physi-
clan with a love hat was beyond the
power of words. -
"As he is loved by me so would l
be loved by him. They say the witch
has marvellous be9pty"-here she
laughed gleefully- 1t VI.
serge as q charm and wiz his heart, l
will reveal myself 10 him tonight,
though If he loved me | would it were
for myself and not my beauty's sake"
Little Alise, the blue eyed golden
haired pride of the village had caught
the fever. For days and days she
had moaned in pain. The young
physician babe the weary parents rest,
and sat himself TO watch beside her
couch. He loved the innocent child
who always brought him violets in the
spring.
Little Alise, he whispered, bend
ing oyer her, 'look at me, dost thou
not know met" She shook her head
im~patiently and stared wildly in his
face as she pushed back the damp ring
lets from her brow. Suddenly she
raised herself up. Look she said,
"who cometh in at the door,
The physician looked, but saw no
one. "None cometh in, little Alise."
NAY. canst thou not seer said the
child, rebukingly. 1T is She"
The physician looked again, but saw
no one. "Tis the moonlight thou seest
at the door" he said, soothingly.
Compose thyself, my child, and
sleep" .
"'Tis no moonlight at the door,"
she cried. Its my nurse; she has
come to put me TO sleep. Abr sink
ing back upon her pillow, 'her
hand falls like a snowflake on my
burning head. My sweet nurse! my
sweet nursel Go not away. Stay al
ways near me-"
Now what, thought the physician,
can have entered these children's
heads that they forever rave of a
nurse with snowflake hands. Then
he stared aghast, for at the other side
of the couch sat a maiden with starry
ewes and tresses like the night. She
blushed as she met his gaze and pointed
to little Alise, who lay with one small
arm wound round her head, sleeping
calmly.
Thy work is finished here" spoke
the maiden in silver tones. Little
Alise will soon get we'll"
Thy pardon" said the physician
c~ourteously, ''but thou didst not enter
by the doorl"
Yes, by the door," answered the
maiden, smiling.
Strange" unused the physician. Il
saw thee not"
Little Alise saw me-"
''Then thou heardest me assure her
it was the moonlight at the door. /
must have been blind indeed not to
have seen thee"
Nay, blame not myself, good ply
sician; thou couldst not see me-"
1T would SEEM" he said, eve re-
moving his eyes from her face, there
is strange magic in thy touch. How
calmly little Alise sleeps beneath it."
There should be magic in it,"
laughed the maiden, ''for they call me
a witch hereabouts." And, looking
archly at him, she passed out into the
night.
hNay, and is it soa" cried the physi-
clan, hurrying after her. "Art thou
she whom they say steals mems hearts
in the moonlight
YEA" she said demurely, II am
she; dost thou not fear met"
MANY would" answered the ply
stefan, gazing upon her earnestly.
But / do not"
Then thou thinkest / am no witchf"
Il do not know that, but l do know
thou canst draw mems hearts from
their breasts, though it is by another
spell than that woven Of the rays of
the moon.'"
She laughed rpplingly, and the
physician felt his heart beat madly.
maiden" he said, II have never
seen thee before this night. i know
not who or what thou art. Strange
power must be thine, for ! love thee
far beyond all telling"
NAY, thou gentle man" she said,
sinking, weeping and laughing at his
feet. "And dost thou love me sol"
Even SOP he cried, raising her in
his arms.
what sayest thou, beauteous
childf" he asked tenderly, as muir
muring some low words she dropped
her head upon his breast.
She twined her arms about his
neck and looked up at him with starry
eyes. Il love theel / love theel"
He raised one of her heavy tresses
and r~apturously kissed il.
THY ~tresses, love, exhale q perfume
wonderfully sweet. All" kissing her
trembling lips. Thy breath is fra.
grant as the breath Of flowers. Nay,
why dost thou struggle soi"
II feel It's growing late, / must
awayr
II will go with thee TO thy home"
"Nay," she said, breaking from him,
II go alone"
"'Tis much past midnight. Feares,
thou not meeting some foolish churl
who, installing thee for a witch, will
do thee harm"
"None can harm me-" she laughed.
FAREWELL"
STAY which way lies thy homea"
Through the forest there"
"'Tis a dark and lonely way, sweei
one, let me guide thee TO thy home
"The moon will guide me there; sc,
how bright it shines within the sky.
NAY, beloved, let me at least wall
a part Of the way"
Not one step burst thou 60"
"Stay yet" he cried, "the night i