Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

Won By a name that makes me shudder wheH
1 hear it." 4!
"a name?" repeated Unorna in surprises
and with considerable curiosity.
ga name-a word-what you will-no, Z
cannot tell you, nd besides it must be un4'
true" :
Unorna was silent for a moment, and the1
understood. She laughed aloud with perAi
feet unconcern. =.
ST knowp' she cried. "How foolish oF
mel They call me the Witch-of courseF
Sister Paul's face grew very grave, and
she Immediately crossed herself deVoutlys
looking askance at Unorna as she did sos
But Unorna only laughed again.
"Perhaps it is very foolish" said the nun,
"but cannot bear to hear such thing said
of you"
"It is not said in earnest. Do you know
why they call me the Witch? lt Is very
simple. 1t is because can make people
slesp-people who are suffering, or mad, or
in great sorrow-and then they rest. Thae
is all my magic"
"You can put people to sleep? Anybody?''
Sister Paul opened her faded eyes very
wide. ''But that is not natural" 4" she added
in a perpIexed tone. "And what is not
natural cannot be right"
"And is all right that is natural?" asked
Unorna thonghtfully.
.'It is not NATURAL" repeated the others
"How do you do it? Do you use stranga
words and herbs and incantations?
Unorna laughed again, but the nun
seemed shocked by her leyity,and she forced
herself to be grave.
mo, indeedP' she answered. ~ look
into their eyes and tell them to sleep-snd
they do. Poor Sister PAUL. You are be-
hind the age in the dear old convent here!
The thing is done in half Of the great hos
pItals of Europe every day, and men and
women are cured in that way OF diseases
that paralyze them in body as well as in
mind. Men study to learn how it is done
it is as common to-day as a means OF healing
as the medicines you know by name and
taste. II is called hypnotism.
Again the Sister crossed herself
ST have heard the word, think" she
said, as though she thought there was some
thing diabolical in it. "And do you heal
the sick in this way by means OF this
thing?"
Sometimes" Unorna answered" There
is an old man, for instance, whom I have
kept alive for many years by making him
sleep-a great deal" Unorna smiled .
little.
''But have you no words with it? Moth.
ing?"
''Nothing. 1t is my will. That is all"
''But if it is of good, and not Of the evil
one there should be prayer with it. Could
you not say prayer with it, Unorns ?''
~ dare say could, replied the other,
trying not to laugh. "But that would be
doing two things at once-my will would be
weakened"
SIT cannot be of good" said the num-" Il
is not natural, and it is not true that the
prayer can distract the will from the per-
formance of good deed" She shook her
head more energetically than usual. "And
it is not good, either, that you should be
called witch, you who have lived here
among u.s."
"It is not my fault r. exclaimed Unorna,
somewhat annoyed by her persistence. "And
besides, Sister Paul, evea if the devil is in
it, it would be right all the same"
The nun held ap her bands in holy horror
and her jaw dropped.
"My child my child | How can you say
such things to me"
"It is very true" Unorna answered,
quietly smiling at her auazement. "If peo-
pie who are ill are made WELL is 1t not a real
good, even if the evil one does it? Is it NOT
good to make him do good If one can, even
against his will ?"
"No, nol'' cried Sister Paul in great dis
tress. "Do not talk like that-let us not
talk of it at ALL Whatever it is, it is bad.
and do not understand 1t, and I am sur6
that none of rs here could, no matter how
we'll you explained it. But IL you will do
1t, Unorna, my dear child. then say