. Midsummer Eve : a fairy tale of loving and being loved . -, who, bendinghis head until his eyes were sheltered by his long shaggy mane, wentsteadily, though slowly, onward, as if conscious that his honoured mastersservices were required by no other than the fair Geraldine Raymond, theyoung widow of a brave officer, whose premature death was about to call. into the world before its time, an infant—who was destined never to feela fathers kiss or hear a fathers blessing. The cottage in whicli the youngwidow resided, was niar tbc pntfy vilhigc of Cloghreen ; it was slielteredby tlie deep woods o
. Midsummer Eve : a fairy tale of loving and being loved . -, who, bendinghis head until his eyes were sheltered by his long shaggy mane, wentsteadily, though slowly, onward, as if conscious that his honoured mastersservices were required by no other than the fair Geraldine Raymond, theyoung widow of a brave officer, whose premature death was about to call. into the world before its time, an infant—who was destined never to feela fathers kiss or hear a fathers blessing. The cottage in whicli the youngwidow resided, was niar tbc pntfy vilhigc of Cloghreen ; it was slielteredby tlie deep woods of MucROss—the venerable aiiiiky that never seems so A FAIEY TALE OF LOVE. beautiful aiul liallowed as by moonliglit—cbocred by the music of theTore waterfall, and blessed by the view of the tiny church of Killaghcr,which tops the rising ground. Now, however, the woods failed to shelterher home from the assaults of the fearsome wind, that rasped against thewindows, insinuated itself into every crevice, and lamented in sighs andmoans—not for her struggles, but its own. Her only companion was across-grained, but most faithful, attendant, who had been her I^urse,and looked to discharge the same office for the infant for whom shewai-ted. Kitty Kelly was not superstitious—at least so she said ; but shefelt it a sort of solemn duty to provide the
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