Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-30

lighted to see him again with the SO
much desired plant and gave him so
large a sum of money that be forgot the
dangers he had run and went joyfully
home. Several weeks elapsed. The dame
appeared almost cured. Nevertheless,
she was not so entirely.
eff | had third balsam," said she,
81 am we'll convinced that should be
out of danger
She then sent for the peasant, who at
first was unwilling to come lnstigated,
however, by some evil spirit, he at
length yielded to the entreaties of the
lady.
Here am, madam" said he on en-
tering. "What do you want with mef I
hope that you do not require me to go a
third time for the balsam Heaven keep
me from doing so. had great deal of
difficulty to get back safe and sound
from my last journey. ! tremble get
when think Of it. -
The lady then conjured him in the
most pressing manner again to brave
the dangers which hitherto had caused
him but passing terror. She promised
him great riches and offered him a mag
nificent farm In short, she so CON-
pletely dazzled the rash peasant that he
swore, although it should cost him his
life, to go for the last time to pull a
balsam in the enchanted garden.
''If l come back from it, y thought he
to himself, II shall be rich, and I may
pass the rest Of my days in joy and
abundance.
He re-entered his house making these
reflections Nevertheless, he did not
again dare to undertake the perilous
voyage alone.
"My dear boy" he said to the eldest
of his children, IT must go to the chapel
which is at the summit of the mountain,
You will accompany me-.
They set off together The more they
advanced the more the defiles became
narrow and the mountains barren.
When they arrived on the banks of 6
lake which spread calmly and darkly
between two precipitous rocks, the ia
ther fell into profound reverie. There
was something in his unquiet looks sc
strange that his son involuntarily trem
BLEED.
"What is the matter with you, ia
ther?" he asked.
The father remained silent They con
tinued to climb the sides Of the noun
tain, and when they were near the gar
den the father said
EVIL spirits have misled me from
my earliest youth, and therefore I have
always aspired to the possession of grea
riches. have never had the fear O.
God. I have never had pity for men.
have led wild and irregular life. no
| giving myself the trouble to set goot
examples, which is the duty of a father
! am now called by satan, for ! mus
rob the lord Of the mountain of TIN
yellow balsam and the lord of the noun
tain will destroy me-
The son began to weep. "Father.
he exclaimed, 'renounce your project
Return to the house God is merciful
Wild, however, with despair, tn
father had already seized the spade ant
set to work. In an instant all the Gle
ments appeared to be COMPOUNDED to
| gether, the winds were unclaimed, tn
clouds burst, the brooks were changes
into impetuous torrents, groans issue
from all the plants in the garden TIL
mountain opened and from it's crest de
seconded, in the midst Of the hurricane
giant Of prodigious size, holding il
his hand an immense club. He took tn
peasant and hurled him in the air. Al
enormous rock fell down and covere
him with it's ruins. The son heard tn
means of his father, which gradual,
became weaker. For long time he re
NAMED astounded in the place. AT last
the sky clearing up, he rose and, thor
oughly frightened, sought the chapel il
order to recommend himself to God.
AT the moment at which the peasan
became no more, the lady of Liegnitz
who had appeared to be almost entirel.
recovered, suddenly died. New Yorl
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