Tombstone epitaph., 1890-04-19
A WITCH STORY.

village that in one sense of the wort
 was nameleSs. It was known. however
 throughout the surrounding country q.
 the NaSot hamlet. It's dwellings were
 almost mere huts, small and nIeanly
 constructed, and the inhabitants lived i
 the m:st abject poverty. They barely
 eke. oul d miserable support by cutting
 wo:d from the forests surrounding them
 and selling it To purchasers in the city.
 Those of our readers who have ever travlIc;l through the south of France have seen scattered about the traces of
 tn almost lost r"cc. separate and distinct | from the mass of the inhabitants of the , country. In the riIdle ages this com muniiY was quite lar.;e. but they grad ually died out. under the injustice and oppression with which they were treated by their nci1hbors. Forcc; 10 remain Ly themselves. and cut off from all the social advantages of other people ire Tlcat interrmrriaycs were not slow in pin ucing a dwarftd and really inferior race. Some of these people managed to Elalp their way to this city. but it seems tl";t the feelings engendcred against them on the other siGe followed them here.
 In the eyes of the people. hotIl here ana iI France the NaGots were inildels. h. athens, prisoners. worshipers of Satan, and il was a favOritp suspicion with them that these I'oor wrctches lived chiefly on hu::an Llood. and that they were wehr- HolvCs-tlat is. possessed of power to nssumr al pleasure the form of d wolf, ,nl 10 pursue the destructive habits of L:l3t tgrriLlr monster
 Ti!c hamlet. however. had a friend in Cac EICn hcrshaw. venerable and worthy old gentleman. who was farlil- iarIy called Uncle Eben' This kind oil rlan itied ihe outc;,sts. and his heart ..lAr;i tu them as he daily saw the in- ,ns.ice which was heaped upon them.
 Uae day "Unc!p Ebpn" aLstractct,ly wandered beyond the limits of the ham let. when suddenly he was startled from his rcverie by a loud shout. Looking up he saw young girl flying in terror be, fore crowd of people who were pursu. ing Ter with houts and curses.
 Tn" girl saw E!m. and, rushing toward hial. fell to his feet and clung to his coat
 Save me, Uncle Ebenr" she cried imP!oria3ly.
 The good man waved the crowd hack stcrI:ly and den2anGcI what they wanted of tAc girl
 ''SLe is a devil--a welrwolf." said one 4 the crowd, stout. burly fellow We want her Efc before she fattens OF more of our L!ool."
 "Uncle E3en" gazcd at the crowd scornfriy for a moment. and then, driwirg the girl cla.er to him, said calDiy: "Ihis is no wehrwolf. Sine is one of Gals children. Let him who da.es touch her al hlS peril" He then DJ her safely Io the hamlet.
 w hat have you done. Marie?" asked ''Cncle- Eben. as they wart along
 "Nothing, uncle They found me near the edge of the forest and sail was wehrwolf. and thrcatencd to Eill me. ."
 "N' hat were you doing in the forest. my chill?"
 The girl blushcd and hung her head
 "No doubt you were there to meet lover. Is it'soP'
 The girl was still silent; Eut the blush ;'jc face answered him and he coutin. =I'I:
 ''lS he or your own r2cc, Marie2"
 lie is not. u!'clc. Iclclongs there and she pointed to the village.
 My good girl said the cd man. kindly, Il don't think this is right. You must be careful Of the Eeoplr in the vii laGe They don't consider you lhej' equal, and do not believe they will ar. honorable with you. Let them alone. c. you will have cause to repent"
 ''EIt Alfred To,nnl;i:ls is brave anG honorable, uncle" Maric exclaimed in dlSnan;ly. He loves FIG. though am d poor, downtrodIcn Nagot. And why s!!ollI he lot love mo? have brau:T. anu am as worthy of him as any Of thc women in the v..--age who sleer at rle as they r2s' rle ly."
 The girl spoke rapidly and with pos sion. C:id Ter ficc seemed to thc good o!l | n!;:l Ilore beautiful tllan anythins, he ha;. ever seen.
 L.;;rie was the daughter of an cd l widow living in sulG!l cott21c IIcI | '::o;Aer Lad he,n Eel ridden for raorv t.l;;:l year. G:,d now aHaitcd her G2s;c,,' t;r's coming with i.l1atiencc. She E.!cv that iL"I@ had gone to the forest. ard. | knowing the hatred winch w'2s felt fcl the Na%o:s. fe;;reI t!l:.t some harm haG | 5clall2n Lcr As the yOuas glri cntrrcG at last. she asked her sharply what i:aG detained her SO loaT; and MarIc told hci "f her adventure with the towrspcoplc
 Curse t!Ic;I! sl!ric,:ed thc ell Gan!c. 'Th2r murdered yoGr fat'!cr. child. ard now they wou!l t,.cc yuu from t:lc. O,l, that l were d wolf! l would tc;:r them warrant me. Girl, girl. if ever yca love one of them, ;:s did once when v2s yoGn:;, you vii repent it bitterly iOI E2d better Cic first"
 Marie s!iuGGercl. Twice in an hour sl.t l;>4 received t,.;s Warming. aHd she coulu Ec; s..:cIe C-T the fce!i,l:; which it threw 'svc- Ter. St-l SIe cCu.d TO: give up Ec: lJve for AlITcl, cvca lhoI,.;Il, Ee CiI I;c lo::g 10 the to~ns.cop!e. Ec w2sa yc,.:," i,!:,.l. few yC@rj elder t.::;G::l herself, GH, l!.d first met Ter in tie forest ;::d l2t s2yeI her. She IGd returned Lis r;:seicl from thc first. G:.d Gll of their meeting llal E>Cn he'd ll t'!e woo-S.
 O. tle morning whe:i GU story ope:, he h"d met her il the forest. and uroI hearing some orc approach Led plunSet into the wool 10 avoid Ni:ig seen wit Ilcr. and Marie had Ecen discovered by; rarIy of townspeoplc and was pt:r. ,icI b, shem. Had fas tallG2 uto thsix clutcL~