The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-15
DIVA EVINA.

,.ly s,iot near the dense forest. lived Il
s.au; He had one daughter He call
n.r i.yina. His HIT was built on the
IT.. Of a lake No other habitation
=. he seen for miles. save little
nee on the other side of the lake
=, WAS the home of an old couple.
h lis cultivating small piece of
od managed to exc out u precariOus
i.,.nc, They had son. known as
rmuul Trout and other fish abound
" the lake. the forest was full Of
-;s AMI game. but. excepting an oc-
.,onal woodchopper. no human being
ever appeared there.
rr5,n early childhood Evina had found
psr pleasure i'll singing She learned
initiate the notes of the birds. and in
ur her songs surpassed these of all the
ris IN the forest Whenever Vermund
a.i her sing he dropped his ak or
:tei in his boat Then he began to
ink how nice it would be to have
ina in his own hut all the time. so he
auld not miss her voice and song
len the storm drowned every other
sl.iv Then he began to go to the vii
70 He sold fish and he bartered birds.
received money for his wares. and
yer did he return without some sweets
Evina He had heard in the town
' at people marry. and he told Evina
at they. too. ought to get married
that was necessary. they had told
' Il, was to sell some more birds and
ne more fish and then to give the
uuey to the priest. who would publish
et tans And Evina agreed.
The leaves of the trees began to turn
low and red. Only three more weeks
EIe TO pass before they would have the
bnaye ceremony performed During
clear and still autumn evenings
ina sang and sang Never before did
! sing as we'll. never before had she
En SO happy In three short weeks she
3u!d be housed on the other side of
lake Then she would not have 10
10 Nermund over the water
Ehe had been singing all the after
Sn Her happiness was complete, and
voice sounded more birdlike than
F before Then out of the forest came
ieral fine gentlemen.
Eve have been listening to you. We
be never heard voice like yours.
D the one who was tallest
'That is quite possible. said Evina,
b the dense forest is the best place
ping in. 1t is so wonderful in there.
fhey asked who she was. where she
d and they went with her to see
father Among themselves they
ped in language she could not un-
stand They looked at her; they
fe signs to each other; they talked
ply and excitedly.
D the hut they found Evina's father
ply engaged in making brooms. He
Seen fine gentlemen before. and he
i1w that they did not come to order
pms He ordered his daughter to
B still. for he wanted to hear what
avlsitors had to say He was almost
ttened when the tall man put Il
4lrt'l kroner bill on the table and
him that Evina must come to the
AMI sing there. In one year. so the
9r.ar told him. she could earn money
@sh 10 buy IL large farm for her fa-
q ina WIS amazed She did not know
Il city was. She had once been to
flllasc, md she thought the things
f1w there very wonderful But she
3ready to go to the city and willing
Ing there
pne thing only. beg Of you, said
Wait until | have married Yer
~ that could not be- After she had
fd riches she could return home, if
3hOse and marry Vermund. but now
pust so with them-go that very
her way she sang. She said good
'ermund in song. The gentle
stood and listened. They wondered
looked at her with admiration.
pne who looked the noblest. he who
the money to her father, wiped
PES with his handkerchief He was
% yet he had not even seen Yer
Ser before had Evina slept in so
Al oed as was given her in the city
fad never even thought of such
nfnl things as those that surround
fr Only the air seemed to te close
Peavy She felt an impulse to go
l'o the country. So in the midst of
'gat she got up. She would run
ga But the door was closed. securely
There she lay and cried until
},nsc Game They brought her coffee,
0lought her cake. but she could
Eer kind men came and taught her
M 10 DO when she should sing before
m people They gave her beautiful
s they took her to large house
M Biow with brilliant lights. They
{ {' ner how to bow. how to retire.
o return and bow again.
ia came the night when the people
10 listen to her When she appear
the stage she saw many heads
'osether; they reminded her of the
ops in her forest. She thought Of
uad She began in a clear. silvery
Those who heard her seemed to
Y ne lark as she rises in the air.
ana more joyful did it sound; her
mcteased in power: she sang as
81 10 sing when che sent greetings
tET hund across the lake.
len she ho1 Gu;ot,n5 H.. ,1, <I,o