Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-16
A Brothers .KGGpGT!
MARY HARTWELL-C L-CATHERWOOD,

sThe Troll lmped back to the furnace, where every grinning dwarf cGpered at him. But he hammered his brains and con- densed them until they became magnetic, forcibly drawing or repelling objects. And when he put them back in his head he saw himself differently, and did not attempt the whirlpool again until ha had followed all the cinld's Notwithstanding his hands and feet to an amber glow, the very tint of light under water.
 ''Then he crept out and launched into the base of the Maelstrom. But it beat him down, and lashed him across the fAce with bodies, and stung him with sea-nettles, un- til he threw up his arms and was sucked among the dead in the reservoir, scarcely able to lift his nostrils over the brink So stubborn was the Troll, however, that he crept again to the furnace, and this time the dwarfs stuck their flame-like tongues in his face, and bent over and skipping themselves and twisting their tiny black noses in de- rision.
 "Without watching them, tho Troll tem- pered himself third time And after that trial of the Maelstrom he would not have lifted n finger for his life and the whole world besides.
 "The child came and smoothed his bruised limbs, saying, Poor little hill Troll
 "'rm ready to die,' said the Troll. But after he had rested n long time he added: l'n die trying It, though
 lover and over he tempered himself, over and over he tired the Maelstrom, astonished to find how life and determination did finger in him, until he rose through the whirlpool and drew up calm under his feet. 10 this day the Maclstrom remains conquered, and is no longer dangerous except in winter storms. And the whole worldwide did not care pin for the Troll when he was beaten just to death in his subterranean reservoir could not praise him enough"
 A prolonged snore from Nose covered the climax of this story. Adam dragged him up blinking like an owl.
 "T'whoO-oO!' initiated Adam. Wake up, chiclIen-eater. The story's told and the molasscs is n waXin'. You help me sling of these kittles."
 You mustn't let such back-achey, gruesomc yarns get into your head, Miss Phobe," said Tom Holmes. "It isn't healthy. Life's not tug; it's pretty much as one makes it. Here's Painter over the Hollow. He could be living like a decent Christian, but shuts himself up like a wolf. What if things haven't gone to suit him. A man can't boss tho world. A man expects to be trod on onCc in awhile, but let him take it with good grace and kick back if he can, and if he cant, grin about it.".
 "Pcuple who are out of the water can give such lucid instructions how to escape drowning" rctortcd Gurlcy. "You've al- ways had a good time yourself"
 There was some hustle in taking off the kettles and helping the sugar. The party shifted about, talking. When Gurlcy brought Phoebe White her sauccr of sugar, sho said to him:
 II wonder what thu; hermit IS doing across the Hollow: M&y be he's sitting be- fore his fire with bis ilelrC all bitter"
 "Perhups he is" said Gurlcy, smiling in- diligently. i've bC,u down in thc mouth myself when Was tOnrSomC.'
 Tom Holmes luullHd Ht her with the amused contempt winch experienced people always bCstnw oH vi9iOHlrl's
 'Go over and invite Painter 10 join us, Miss Phu'bC," he sugTcstrd
 I'd hlic to go and carry him some sugar, just to let him know there were human be ings in the world who could take Il thought for him.
 Do it." said Tom. "Im curious to know how hell receive you.''
 "I will" returned PhUbe White, ncttlCd, 'if some one plcascs to show mo the path Nose, you forfeited your hat. Redeem it by going across Black Hollow with me"
 Il don't care nothin' about that old hat," replied Nose, slouching into the lodge with jarful of the grained sugar.
 'WhatU you be up to next" disapprovcd Randy.
 'Nobody will go with her" said McArdle, easily. "It is too absurd"
 Not at all absurd,' said Gurley. ready with another saucer of sugar. "Win you take my arm, Miss White' I know every stepping.stone in the Black Hollow"
 Painter will shoot you bOth," said Tom