Part 24 (1/2)

At eve he would hear the sa to follow the voice It inflamed his love His will, his senses, all thatto the fatal passion

He went to a good priest for advice

”Father Walter, what shall I do?”

”Shake off the spell, or it will end in your ruin”

One day Her on the Rhine The boat drifted near the Lei Thethe water with countless gems

Herman took a lute and filled the air with music

It was answered from the Lei Oh, hoonderful! The air seemed entranced with the spiritual ht The priest also heard it

”The Lore! In the nain, let us make for the shore!”

[Illustration: HERMAN'S EYES WERE FIXED ON THE ROCK]

Herman's eyes were fixed on the rock There she sat, the siren!

The priest plied the oar, to turn the boat back

But nearer, nearer drifted the boat to the rock

Nearer and nearer!

The s

Nearer and nearer!

There was a shock

The boat was shi+vered like glass

Walter crossed himself, and floated on the waves to the shore

But Herain!

Mr Beal's narrative nearly filled the evening A few stories were told by other members of the Club, but they were chiefly from Grimm, and hence are so with a free translation of a poe, in 1786 He was a physician and a poet He belonged to the spiritualistic school of poets, and his illustrations of the power of mind over matter, in both prose and poetry, are often very forcible The following poeive you a view of his estimate of physical as compared with mental power:--

IN THE OLD CATHEDRAL