Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-25
THE WITCH MAIDEN.


bad nzsz losrt
Prom KY earliest years had always
sxiner1 a prcao1nccd aversion fer the
..retffcoat interest" - Kenelm Chilling
l. - f.essioSsiy dnhs that snaaking re-
..usi for selzdEine charms. / took rrlsle
ia NJ defensive attitude and plgzned my
sels On every poss.ble oocasicu with my
sf6if.l uvtiEerablcness and scornful in
ssEsrenrzrs toward the bind god u t--o
euiverz
And snoe had Just attained % tho
snsaEzz.lv sensible age x thirty far
e.esi-4ye. felt fos.live--thaf might bs
prun0uncsd '-ous 4 sanser. 80 10 speak.
and thar nee1 ~ ionssr fear the a<t-
fumes II t.1s weaker 81
ne s4y ahd zec&less period q youth
from r.1asxcn 10 twenty -eight--l had
pas-sd slniet,y AID happily, having ex-
per@ene,sd none &C the 'f<-ngs Of disI rized
lore az 10 lnAnisc - hiss u al alice
tion fetsrusd."
To insure my safety had not hvel
t1se hfe 81 . reciuSe and refEsssd al eoIr
cczcea With tie adorable fair. Ca he
rortSzry. bal 1lst made study q The
sex. a1d "a order 10 10 this elTecrualiy
and successfully must needs image
with them. i..visaiy aalter them. hype
critically worship a. The shrines OF
beauty md = nlcager intelligence. rush
the fashionable fss.rtsoIs. talk socie;y
chitrisaf unhl ! felt q driveling idiocy
creeping "a. and i've "a sg4ch ep.curean
STYLE thai | finally feb a sore victim 10
lnlsAscsfion-
Verify. lisia butterfly life Is not what
It's era. I'D sp T. BE-, soliloquizet land
g.. without further asio OF ceremony,
droprcd OFT ~ tie Inasseing crowd and
sorxnt tho sevel y commonplace
AZ. these soc.ai csstcsi What hollow
rsockertes. what monumental hes,
The seal waters glis;eE with clean.
sparkling surface; there -re beautiful.
LEAR cut WAVES that fash a thousand
binding hShts. tho white pillows roll on
IA naaenifcence Of state. and the view to
xne standing en- the hot, burning sands
i one OF awe ard q grandeur unrlvaled.
But whs.n one leaps into those tempt-
fax dr~sps. lurod into them perhaps by
the 1-cn volco 81 Some false Lorelei--
wh.1t a deiux.oa. Ach. Hir4inei. II IL
Al mud an1 weeds beneath. The cnr-
rents arc cold aud they are tho currents
II paDi.c opsason and conventionslity!
Hinge monsters clasp rs IN tho death gfip
u their savage tcctacles. and these We
cal ayarica. jealousy. hypocrisy. aznbi-
ten and vainglory. each with its thou
sands of fendhsh allies All. II Is a nus
cradle - tcr-tl.ss social aPparitioni
Cccz1aohally enc comes upon coral
cave. rich II liz parity and stainless
beauty. ard one wonders how such a
marvel can exist ia al this ugly filth and
loafhsoms decay.
Al honor % 10 him who seeks 10 drain
away tho dregs of social SINS and brings
= sxect whOlssomeuess 70 unhealthfill
HI. Bat. ys sods' what n hercrslssn
t..sk. IS as 8, cylindrical fanaticisIn. holy
shoGxii il ~
Wcarzd sn.l iisgnstea with the hor-
rialo sn3ai. 4s.it ~ shiny deeps % lry
myself down Urssn the sun hathed shores
Of si1n2hcity ..ia unworilisncss.
Sofac said had hsca Disappointed =
lovo. (. a scosssr - filo grand .'sHioa,
- tas eternal sn.nly 81 marriage, Bat
What cared for tins = useless b4bisc Il
to- wosi,s--l was no lo,1scr q Il. lhvi
Ia tiaeq alst q nay own thoughts nature
nsy only mistress.
81 thsrty l was a bachelor and--a
ryutc. though - no means uisan-
.hrore. took hfe lnxuransiy ana com
rlaeentiy. College dsys hal come and
sns.e. 4 LAD wAndersa aiialessly aioat
heath blue italian ai<isv. amused u,y~ Z
fora time IN a GERMAN university and
h.>a nov. in response 90 an uaooaq1sr-
able longing. returned q my ratsvs
cInae. here % suffer tlss one calamity oi
my ,thsr.e.s trap4lsils.f happy exisi.,asc.
Hal I BAL Known - what fate my steps
vsrre ie4dif- mo Cauld sheimpenetrstls
v.s. es ~, faiare bat have been drlssn
aate All ile vissIn 4 that irnpe0sliag
gictzl t-en feF mcocnt visiblei All.
w.t. 1Limrg spars,i- what heaEiache.
whIt iateieral.s mrieruess.
~ enc n tiiess strange. iarxpl2cabls
srspti,scs So common 20 us al. / va
ur<-f % e..cene ~ early yoath. Thus
II wAs tl-ss 10 Tn itautifriig pdrt irss-gus
Aaa rop1.,sr summer rteovs known a,
g.. 90 fha -lrrs. IL LaSs Sichiru.
sys-sd rg 4if oEe glorious dag IA Juass-
es,s Il ts..lss rars. heavenly days ia that
dear usonta az sosss-
Tla, cd tiace lad 0uderzoDr dsrli
efiy rrvo,,ttienstry gsletans rphcsis siirs
I l,ed et4ssi - cali II lsone. Tie lazy,
dr~.sc1y asifalspherp q NE village had
beer ssl.c kfl.f-f into . more vigorous DC.
tse ffd tafsisaaska hsd disspg@ue'i
ut. Tx .afar q wrlith. Old customs
hs1 t--e ssosssc.lsd - new fights a
fslca ts.d cd laco< tsi b.. cropfse'l
aet ~ tae aew
Is ma.st - ss.e~tlt rstrcsF'ectlnn
t.f t.e-l oi1sirx re- sway ihroulfh -hs
tof-as,ifs retis af H. nark rfus 81
urs-n Re ts5 i.sens srd .its r.est alsva
be,1s 4 heant 81 the csty af tea dad
AZ been fsfer'e ene Nith r'e il nf
"a Lsrs anal eescae-i.,s<ir lausi -,