The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-09-08
CHAPTER XXX.

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her virtues. Despite the sad re-
collections Of his recent bereave-
ment. the exceeding beauty of
the Recluse, as imaged by kal-
eidisa to his eyes as his future
bride, stole upon his affections.
When he and Lioma arrived at
the rock ON which they had left
Dongotha and Olita, after the
chase and overthrow of Hogugcu
the day was too far spent to now
plan and undertake any other ex-
pedition; 50 they concluded to re-
main there until the next morn
ing.
The events of the day constr
tuted the subject of their con
versation. Olita, when she heard
of the story OF kaleidhsca, ex-
pressed a desire to 90 alone, on
the next day, TO the lake, while
Olatha, Dngotha and Lioma--
should remain at Il short dis
tanee, and try her success in
summoning the enchantress to
the surface. The iolea pleased all
Of them. and it was accordingly
settled. that, early on the next
morning, she should make the
experiment The party then made
preparations to spend the night.
Olita slept on the top of the hi
Oh rock, and her companions at
its base. Olatha and Lioma lay
on the same side of the rock,
not far apart Dongotha lying
on the opposite side.
Olatha SAID to Lioma, wheq
they were lying near each other
and which social proximity they,
doubtless, selected for confident
ial converse.
Did the enchantress assume
the exact shape Of Olita, when
she repreentd thy future wife,"
She did, answered Lioma .
aaHd. hence, | state to thee
that she would mot personate OF
any fictitious being my only
doubt was, whether | should ev-
er be so fortunate as to possess
her"
''But that doubt is dead now,
answered Olatha.
cit is, responded the happy
youth, land thou need not ev-
er doubt but that thou wilt some
time meet with the lovely being
exhibited to- thee; lovelier | will
confess than all | have seem, OF
dreamed of, IN this mountaln-
land, saving ever my adoG@d OH
tag thou wilt meet with her. and
she shalt be thin.
"Lovelier | will. too confess
replied Olatha, THIN al have
seen, or dreamed Of, i'm all this
mountain land, saving everymy
1utha, my adoresl, aeplored Iu-
tina
Olatha spoke, ,nHonscIosuly, so
loud that it startled the echoes
from their cavern who seized his
closing exclamation, and, slight
ly transformed and Gliding it,
made it ring from mountain pre-
cipice to mountain precipice. Mi
otha, my adored, restored Iutha.
Ny renowned father was
right" said Olatha, half solilo-
qusing and half addressing Iii
oma, when he said:
Sink not, then, in despair, my
son; for it may also be that thy
sacrificed idol may reappear, UNI
der other form, no less fair and
no less beautiful, and thy torn
heart may be healed. My father
was right and the Great Spirit,
whom he worships, has SENT his
messenger, Echoe, to proclaim !:
Miotha, my adored, restored Iu-
tina.
Olatha again forgetting hum
self, i'm his excitment, raised his
voice too high, and again the
night echoes made his closing
exclamation ring from mountain
precipice TO mountain preciplce
1t rang so clear, and so distinct
ly syllahled, that Dongotha said
out loud, in his sleep; WHO now
calls thee. Miotha, my sweet.
my beloved sister
Il am now satisfied. Lioma, ex
claimed Olatha; my trouble has
been the fear that MiotAa might
be the worshipped idol of Don
gotha's warm heart and that the
treacherouS enchantreSs had so
woven her spells, that | was to
rob him of the rich heritage
But thou hast just heard ham, ia
his sleep, call Miotha his sweet
his beloved sister. My father was
right, my Ituha is transformed
into the no less fair and no less
Miotha. and she rs my
destined bride. But when. or
or how, we are to be unit
ed, soon or late, on earth or IN
the bright palaces of the sun, by
priests below or saints above. |
know not, and. cannot divine.
Olatha had turned from Lioma
and was now gazing upwards.
with his eyes fixed ON a bright
star, that looked loveliest of all
those shinin orb. Have / lis
tened too fondly to the mocking
echoes. and too hastily struck
from my memory thy pure image
and replaced 1T with that of per-
haps the mere creation of the
Is brains If so, wrong
ed one, forgive me.
With the mental exclamation,
the starlight was shut out from
his vision by the closing of his
eyells, and Olatha joined his
IN the world Of sleep !;