Forest leaves . nger of the forest to gain this entrancing vision. Hewas recalled to himself by the girls mother telling her to go to the latter did not feel inclined to do so until she had heard from thenewcomer, of his adventures in the woods. Then the wrath of the oldman burst out violently, lie severely reproved Undines disobedence and FOREST LEAVES. 9 unbecoming behavior, especially before a stranger. Undine quickly re-torted. If you want to chide me and wont let me do as I wish, then stayalone in your smoky old hut, and swift as an arrow, she flew from theroom and fled into the
Forest leaves . nger of the forest to gain this entrancing vision. Hewas recalled to himself by the girls mother telling her to go to the latter did not feel inclined to do so until she had heard from thenewcomer, of his adventures in the woods. Then the wrath of the oldman burst out violently, lie severely reproved Undines disobedence and FOREST LEAVES. 9 unbecoming behavior, especially before a stranger. Undine quickly re-torted. If you want to chide me and wont let me do as I wish, then stayalone in your smoky old hut, and swift as an arrow, she flew from theroom and fled into the darkness. The knight and the fisherman sprang from their seats, and wereabout to follow the angry girl, but the old man. considering for a it was useless to try to find her. This was not the first time she hadrun away. God keep her from harm, he said reverently. The knight so urged the old man that he at last consented to makean effort to find the lost one, but it was indeed, as he said, useless. She. seemed to have vanished like one of the wonderful beings whom Sir! [ulbrand had met in the forest. When the two men returned, the old woman had retired. The\piled on plenty of dry wood, the old man brought out refreshments, andthey soon found themselves conversing like old friends. At the slightestmovement outside, they would open the dour and peer out into the dark-ness, but the wanderer did not return. They became very confidential. The old man told the knight Undinewas only his foster child. Fifteen years ago. he said. Cod blessed uswith a beautiful child, the joy and light of our lives. When she wasabout six months old. I was obliged to go to the citv with m\ goods. On 10 FOREST LEAVES. my return home, ( )h, the sorrow that awaited me. My wife came to me;the baby was not with her. I said, My God, where is the child? WithHim whom yon have just called, dear husband, she replied. I went sor-rowfully with her to our cottage, expecting to see the little corpse, andthen
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