Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-18


me-nay, but only with your eyes, be-
loved and tell me how mortal I am
He kneeled down beside her now and
cast his arms about her fair body as she
sat in his seat. looking up at her with
eyes that changed slowly their wonder
for worship. Then he l0osed a hand and
drew down a thick curl of yellow hair
to his lips, and presently blindfolded
his eyes with its softness.
Il am answered" the woman said al
last THAT which is not mortal in You
has spoken to me immortal, and we
know one another. So xshe drew the
bandage of hair from his eyes and smiled
down into them-'you love me, Hugh z"
If ] know what love is, beloved "
You know the better now for having
waited to know it. Men have lost their
souls learning their lesson too early.
You shall lose only your body, Hugh
Not a sore loss, beloved. Ny body
has served me long enough"
yet / was drawn to that body, Hugh.
Ii has not served you all 50 iii, BE-
loved" She uncovered his eyes and
locked deep into them. laughing. / ain
beauty and / am love, and | have chosen
TO lie on the bosom of man whom the
tongue of the world knows not-a
dreamer who has achieved none OF his
dreams, a soldier whose sword has won
him nothing and there is beauty ard
success and strength in the world out
side. How is it you can keep me here,
Hush?"
Sweet shall never know"
Hush, unbelieyer Let us be man
and woman together for a little. My
feet are cold, and | have hunger and
thirst upon me, Hugh. Are you alone
here :"
Il have two serving-men.
You shall be my serving man tonight
Let your men sleep, and we will eat our
marriage feast together"
But you are cold. beloved Let me
bring wood to rlend the fire.
Nay: bring me food and drink, and
let be the fire. You shall warm my
hands, Hugh, when we have eaten to-
gether."
Dear, what will you eat? There is
only coarse bread here, but ] have red
wine in my butt, and there is honey in
the comb. / think, and store of apples in
the loft-Winter QueeniDgs, and the
like"
Bring me here the bread and wine
and honey beloved, and we will make Il
wedding feast of these. And bring me
Winter Queening that we may play
bali with it when we have eaten. Are
you quick handed at the ball playing,
Iugh?"
With you, maybe, beloved. | have
been slow at all games until today"
He went ont and came back soon with
the bread and wine in a basket ON his
arm the apple in his hand, and silk
coyerlet over his shoulder. He laid the
quilt down at her feet.
This for your carpet, beloved. Now
viii you eat!"
She drank half the cup of wine that
he poured out, and Hugh drank after
her; then they broke bread and ate the
honeycomb together.
I'VE have eaten and drunken and you
have not asked my name" she said,
when their meal was finished. SIS it
that you are very wise of a fool, Hugh
ORorkc?"
Herein ] was wise man, beloved
Tell me my name, Hugh?"
"Grania, maybe, because you shine so
bright, beloved?"
No"
"Esca, then, because your face is as
pale as the moon when she is young?"
mot Esea. Have you heard ever of a
woman that was bitterly wronged of an
0Rourke long ago, and died cursing him,
and has come back and back to cry for
the passing of every 0Rourke since
then?"
II have heard of her, beloved"
Il am she, the banshee of your house,
Hugh 0'Rourke; but for you / shall not
cry. Barren years have l abided in mine
anger, but now lift my curse, for my
love is put upon a man of the house that
wronged me. Do you take me for your
wife, 0Rourke, knowing this? 2"
Il take you to my wife, Ban-shee, III
the face of sun and moon, and / plight
troth to You past death, whether it come
tonight or in fifty years"
II take thee to my husband, Hugh
0Rourke, and lift off my curse from
thy house, thus and thus
The woman dropped to his feet, shod
in worn brogues as they were, and kissed
them; rose TO her knees and kissed his
hands and the hilt of his sword; rose
to her feet and kissed his mouth.
Then they went, handfast into the
shadowy upper end of the room, where
the climbing freight could no longer
find them.
And when the morning came, rosy and
wind tossed, Hugh ORourke came out to
his serving-men with life and the JOY of
life in his eyes, and he and the fair
woman clinging to his arm gave them
good morrow and went forth, laughing.
But, an hour later, these found the body
OF Hugh O'Rourke lying on his bed with
shut eyes and folded hands, long cold,
SO the serving men knew that they had
seen and hidden farewell to the soul of
Hugh O'Rourl<e and that all was well
with him at last.--The Sketch.
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