The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-05-15

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rectiy $50 the fisherman was obliged 10
On and he nnuttered as he went along,
' thu will come to no good, u - too much
20 ask, the fish will be tired At last, a1d
taYn aye shall repent IT what ~ ha'h
doue.r He soon arrived at The sea. aud
tie ws,rr was quite black and muddy,
Il /, u,ghty "hai''nd bic" over II /,
but hr went 10 the -horf, aud SAID,
- man ri the ,ra,
Come listen to me-,
Fer Alice my VIE,
Tie plague Of M life,
Hath seni me- IN beg boon ofthee"
"What would she have now," SAID tn
fish. "Ah," SAID the fisherman, slg,
wants To- he Emperor" " TO hame,'
said the fsh, 4" SHE is Emperor already
So he went home ag,n and is h
came near he saH his wife sitting pn d We
rs lofty throne made ri solld gold, with
goat crown an her head fpll two yards
high, and nn each side If her stood her
guards and ,ticndtnts IN row, each dnr
| smaller than the other. from the laIlest
giant down To litlle dwarf no longer
thaG my finger And before her stood
rinces aud dukes and earls aud thr fish,
man went mp 10 he aud aid, ~ r., are
YIN emperor ~ F." Yesn sad she, am
Emperor :" "Ah" said the man. as he
gszpd upon her what II fine thug II Is
20 BIZ emperor :" " Husband" SAID she.
""hy should We stay AT being emperor
! will be pope next" 40 nife, wife y
sad BE-, d" how can YOU be poprH Thrre
Is but nDe pope Il Il linn IN chflstendom.'
E" Husband, said she, will be pop" thus
very day " Bnt, replied tn. husband.
"thr Ash cannot make you pope
" What nonsense % raid she If he cao
MAKE nv an emperor, hc can make me
pope; go aud Try hun" So the Gsbrr-
man went But when he came TO the
shore the wind aas aging, aud the sea
was tossed up aud down ike boiling wa,
Ger, nd the ships we're in the greatest
dslrrs- and danced upon the waves most
farluIy ~ IN, middle Of the sky there
was a liltle blue. but towards thu south II
"ns Ill red az # u dreadful storm "aS rising.
al this the fisherman was terribly fright
ened and irembled, 81 that hts koees
knocked together; but he went 10 the
shore md said,
o man Of the sea,
Come listen to me,
For Alice my VIII.
The plague OF ny life,
bath sent me 10 beg boon of thee"
What does she want now" SAID the
fish. Ah," said the fisherman, "my
wife wao,s 10 BIZ pope" =" Go home"
said the fish, " she is pope already"
Then the fisherman went horne. aud
found his vile sitting on u throne that was
two miles high aud she hid three great
rrowu, upon her head, anl around her
stood all the pomp aud power Of the
church. and on each sid. were two rows
ot hWnlng lights, of all sizes, the greatest
As Large ~ the highest aud biggest tower III
the world, and the least no o'ger than a
uall tnsh light. Wife" sal1 the fisher
man as he looked at all this grandeur,
" are Won pop' ," Yr.,' aid she, &"
am pope" Well, wife" SAID he, at is
graod hing to b. pope, and now you
must h. content. for you can be- nothing
greater will consider of that" said
The "Fr Then they went to bed bur
Dame Alice could not steep all night for
thinking what shs should be next. At
last morning came, aud the sun rose.
F" h." thought sh.. AS she looked At !,
through the window. "cannot nrrycni
The sun rising p Al this she was yer,
angry. aud awakened her husband and
sad :" Husband go to the fish and tell
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