The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-22

the saddle, and cuffed her telling her to
cease her tumult, when the man SAID:
Here's a. girl for you, grandma,
though in truth she's too handsome TO
be your drudge" And with a laugh he
went off to water and feed his horse,
while the cid woman. having looked
very curiously at Jacinta, led her into
the howell, gave her bread to eat and
milk to drink, and bade her stretch
herself on a heap of straw in closet
that opened off the kitchen.
This Jacinta did, but slept little by
reason of THE old woman and her grand
son, who talked through the greater
part of the night; and even When the
man lay down to rest the woman, 10
Jacinta's terror, continued to talk to
the he-goat, asking it questions and
seeming to unraVel strange answers
from it's bleatings. And Jaclnta cross
ed herself in the extremity of dismay,
saving: Because of the sin commit
ted in the chapel 1 am delivered to
perditfon. And then she sighed most
corrowfully, "Oh, that my lord, the
count, were here"
EARLY in the morning the old crone
dragged her from her heap OF straw
and set her alt work to make "a IRE
and to bring water from the river, and
all dav long she 1abored, suffering
curses and many blows, while the man
and the woman lay idle in the shade.
But toward evening there came another
man at a gallop, who, leaplng doWh'
ran to the first, calling him Drouher
and telling him that a gentleman rooe
that way. and, not knowing where NE
was. must be benighted by the time
he came to the village; his horse was
good, the equipment of 1T most nand-
some. and doubtless there was money
in the riders purse.
To all this Jacinta listened, but then
the two knaves leant their healds SO
close together that she could near no
more, and when THE old Womam came
and heard what her gramdSonS Wills
pered to her she cast a wary glance at
Tacinta, and babe the girl take a hunch
of bread and a pitcher of water and be
off to her straw, for she had no more
need of hen. that night; SO Jacinta went
To hon, closet and barred the door of 1t
for fear and lay quaking, while 6he
three talked low in the room without
and the black fe-goat bleated 1nceS-
sanity.
Then al storm broke, with thunder,
lightning, and a flood OF rain, and IN
the midst of the turmoil there came tine
sound of horses hoofs that stopped be-
fore the door of the novel.
Jacinta raised her head to listen, and
nresently she heard the voice of "a gem
tlen1an asking for shelter, and the old
crone's voice answering with such
snloothness as it's cracked tones could
achieve; and there was "a stir in the
room without as though preparations
were made for the strangers entertain
ment. An hour went by; Jacinta
heard heavy steps pass over the thresh-
hold; then voices said: We bid you
good night, my lord. We lie by the
horses, If you have need of US" And
then all was still.
Now the crone had charged Jacinta
ON no account to betray her presence
by amy noise or to come forth from
the closet, promising her a sound beat
ing in case she should disobey; yet a
very great desire came on her to see
who the stranger might be, and TO
warn him that he would sleep in more
safety did he mot sleep too soundly. for
having heard what the young men said
of mis- horse and his purse, she con-
ceived that they meant no good by
their hospitality. But for fear of be-
ing beaten she lay still, and from
WEAKNESS fell into a restless slumber
And a dream came to her, wherein