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

,ress tlirectin9 ne zierx tssi familiar
,ss'a An kiesl ai<fsf inn4 Il - Soaa-
l,.f. ,..s lnssEzsif ~xsbinx. Il s~sss a.
,s4gs - sgeek wor.s Il god eAaer a.
ite assa- xnsl bii g fear Hot the seytiss
- ,ins drras rsaEss-
~ snssefing ever lbs sEupsndoas hills
ssa1 Dean iAtx rsslnss. esaery'si ~ lAst
epog Z tovsrsns illz boxing out apon
ne vatsrs os tas great laEe. There ~as
A solesaafty : grand ~ unsEa asstle II
Tie view. h-s~sd my hrsd IL Tesef-
tnfe to the creator Il such marvellous
't@aary. NV sol sas fasnt with eLle-
tson. SAX down aIoa the earth and
elos.d ny eyes g. shnt oat Ia S.Azxitllg
hgkt. | feu into a half wakefssl. nall
sleerful dreaE-e dreaa 81 >lsSOm
Hoz lons lay IN this delicious sls.n1per
I kn5~ not. SuddezIy. uapalively
o..ned nv eyes. % behold -sih. We fates.
an angel frota heaven. ~ abe ss-nisd
T. re a. <ars-d into the DESTROYS DEPTHS
II those unfaihsznzbi~ ewes
A divinity, A daughter u the godsi
Sso stool uasiesticalig nn Abe e-lee Il TIE
chr. her perfect physique distinctly out
line~l against tho cls4r sky. she was
cio<hes Ia pure white. with ssasso
bunch % Wild yiolets At her thruat. Her
features were startiingly classic: the
neck and shoulder. partly barei. were
like Parian marble. 80 spotiess IN their
tlaxxiinz " bitterness. her hair, unccnhaei.
feli IA shitnInering waves below ~
seAisl-.'g golden nsrshes - eiltrap the
hearts 81 hlen;~ her eyes. r1yaling Ia
. color the violets - her throat. were
trimming with heavenly light. while
a bewitching smile played about the cor
nsrs OF her perfect mouth
And + Awed. inspired by this GLIMPSE
q an Eve ia paradise. could not i10ye.
until. my divinity turning 10 70. boend-
/ Cd toward her But she was gone-like a
mist she fied before me. Over hills aal
halls leaped. bruising my hands with
| f4rsh branches AMI hazarding my life IN
! tbs mad chase la vain. had lost her.
| When tho realization II the fr1itlcssness
ii my search dawned upon me | sat
,iown exhausted 10 collect my scattered
thoughts
Coed heavens. what had | been dciEgi
/. the hoary cyuic. the irrepressible scoti-
or Il love aud us bold intrigues.
Was il not all wild deliriumf II
rus. b.. had been duped. enslaved.
captivatcd by mad. insane dream.
Away with such bosh. VIII 60 and
eat a good dinner.
The Is nothing like a well cooked din
aSr 10 bring one out Of ihe realms Of TO
nance into tho cruelty sensible plane of
realism.
Tho illusion has not been dispolled.
The same phantom >came "a mo IN tho
night. tho same thrilling eyes looked in
crrosatively into mine: the same ire
sistible smile challenged my daring. and
awoke-aione. / felt out Of patience
with myself With the desire 10 forget
this tantalixing witch maiden | resolved
10 throw myself in the crowd Of pleasure
seekers at the resort.
But Oh. the rssistlessneSs of fate! Pass
ing through thafaRTer stalls, saw again
the form Of my kity. The eyes looked
worlds into mind seemed entreating-
Fly ~ draw mo her. l followed to
where she stood behind huge punches OF
purple piolets: but. laughingly throwing
ne a spray from knot OF flowers in her
hair. she vanished again like will-o.
the-wisp.
| passed my hands over my eyes in per.
plexty. Surely this was TO delusion
She was fiesh and blood like myself.
bad seen her in crowd Of mortals
Farewell. cynicism. Welcome. lovel
am conquered.
And SO. day after day continued ths
search for my witch maiden. aud day
after day successfully she eluded me.
One night while sitting ON the COO
vcrnndas II the hotel. she glided past ms
-spiritiike. radiant with the reflectes
| light Of the stars. | stretched nav arm,
toward hrr-she was gone. And yet
hoped increasingly. She had looket
rpon me not dislaiafnlly, but ever with
teasing pleasure in Der eyes. woult
win her in the end.
Life took on new phase. II was M
longer the dull. lstless. half hearte,
thing it used 20 be-. bat an eager. am
bilious. consuming fire. Theirs was some
thing 10 live for-something besides thu
mere qualification Of nay own selfish
desires. | would live fCf her-for IN,
| beautiful witch maiden. To make hel
lnppy what = God gwen nlissionl
New aspirations. new ideals. new hope
came surging through MY being. films
ne with n strange ecstasy-an exquisit,
yearning. Happiness. All. now knew
as meaning.
How laughed az my old time scorn o
! love. my condemnation OF wornankind
] was fool ths.n--now am wise.
What a heaven is open to me. Tn
worthy that am. dare 10 kneel befor'
J the thToBe ami crave the love Of It's sccp
J ter qEeen--my peerless witch maiden.
! II was the fuil Of the moon. A cain
Almost divine had settled upon the sta
kisss1 ,ifz q the hills. while all natur
slepf only TIRE fond. caressing murmu
) II the waters - they touched the shore
! and again rece.ie,i disturbed the woir'
! enchsn,meut = the night
; walked aiong the beach. Ny fanc,
! rsveird IN pictures - fhe future. I saw
rnyeeif ~ q surartrous home. surruundo.
b. ali the eleganciss and iBxuriss Of lif
my sweet witch maiden. the gaar,liai
angel over all. the dear companion 81 m
JOYOUS hours. the zyuplfhizer q ever.
! tfaught. my solace IN as earthly trials
4 Sudden splash in ~ water ard
cry n distress. ieok ~. Sec
nvrnrh iattirx 81 fis fcusaIixht. S.