Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-16
A WILLIAM NORRIS oounrsAlp.
How Golden Walter Met n Fair Lady and
tho Talk That Followed.

The World Beyond tho Wood" VIII
liam Morris latest contribution 10 lltera-
turc contains among other stories one
about certain Golden Walter who thrice
saw mysterious lady, unuttcrnbly beau
tltul, and.u last mado her acquaintance.
Tho episode Is described In the following
curious language;
After ho had gone awhile and when rs
tho summer morn WIS at It's brightest no
e''y little way ahead gray rock rising
up from amidst Ola q Of oak trees, so
he turned thither stral. ,Atway, for In this
plain land he had seen no rocks heretofore,
and as no went no saw that there was
fountain gushing out from under tho rock
which ran thence ia fair little stream
Aud when ho had the rock and tho foun.
tain and tho stream cionr before him, 10,
child of Adam sitting beside the fountain
undor tho shadow N tho roci, lie drew "a
little higher and then he saw that II was
woman clad In green like the swurd whorc-
on she lay. She was playing with the
yelling out Of the water, md sho had
trussod up her sleeves to the shoulder that
she might thrust her bare arms therein
Her shoes Of blncl, leather lay on tho grass
beside her, and her feet and legs yet shune
with the brook, Belize amidst the splash
ing and clatter Of the water, she did not
hear him drawing nigh, so that he was
closc to her before she lifted up her fnco
and saw him, and he behcld her that 1t
was tho nnlden Of the thrice seen pageant
She Redeemed when she saw him and has
tily covered up her legs with her gown skirt
and drew down the sleeves over her arms
but otherwise stirred not As for him, no
stood still, striving to speak to her, but
no word might h. bring out and his heart
hauf eltrn1v ttrN f., o., l.
In clear, sweet voice wherein was now
no trouble; Thou art an alien, art thou
not for hayo not SEQ thee bcforep Yea,
he said, | am an allen. wilt thou be good
to MOP She said, And why notY'
Thon Walter told about his adventures
on divers interesting occasions after which
the young woman said;
Some thought hath taken hold of me
and know II not May happen In little
while | shall know what troubles mo
Now hid thee depart from mo little
and ! will abide here, and when thou com
cst back IL will either DO that | have
found 1t out or not and In either case
will tell thee. She spoke earnestly to him,
but ho said How long shall abide away
Her face was troubled as she answered
him, Tor no long while He smiled on her
md turned nwny and went Il space to tho
other side Of tho oak trees, whence she was
still within cyeshut There he abode un.
I'll tho time seemed long to him, but no
schnolcd himself md forborc for he said,
Lost she send me away again So he
nbldrd until again tho time seemed long
to him, and she called not TO him, but
once again he forhore to go. Then at last
he arose, and his heart beat, md he from
blcd, and he walked back again speedily,
md IA thu ftguttI,p t.Ftt.
standing by the rock Of tho spring, her
arms hanging down, her eyes downcast.
she looked up at him as he drew nigh, and
her face changed with eag ,rncss as she
said' | am glad thou art come back,
though it he no long while since thy do
pOrturo lsooth To say IL was scarce half an
hour in nlD. Nevertheless / have been
thinking many things, and thereof will
now tell thee. He said; Maiden. there Is
river bctwiEt US, though II be no big
ono. Shall l not stride over and come to
thee, that we may sit down together side
by side ON the green grpss2 Nay she said,
not yet. larry awhile til have told thee
OF mnttors. l must now tell thee Of my
thoughts I'm order, Her color went and
came now, md she plated tho folds Of her
gown with restless fingers. At last She said
Now, tho FIRST thing ia this, that though
thpu mas seen mo llrSt only within this
hour, thou hast set thine heart upon mot
have mo for thy speech friend and thy
darling And II this be not so then is all
my speech, yea and all my hope come TO
an ond at once Oh, yea said Walter. even
so It IS, hut how thou Inst found this ont
wot NOT since now for tho FIRST tlmo
shy IL that thou art indeed my love, and
my dear, and my darling. Hush, she said,
hush, lest the wood have ears, and thy
speech Ia loud. Abide and / shall toll
thcu how l know It, Whether this thy
love, shall last l wot not nor dost thou.
But surc is my hope that il may DO so, for
also, though II be scarce an hour since
/ set eyes ON thon, have cast mine eyes on
thee to have thoc for my love, and my
darling, and my speech friend And this
is how wut that thou lowest me, my
friend"