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

matter wish Ia have nothing to do with
f-h that can talk, 50 swim away a.
soon you please" Then he pnt him back
.nto the watrr, and the fish daried straight
down IN tn hotlnm and loft long streak
@ blood hehlnd him.
When the fisherman went home 10 hls
wife in the ditch ne ibid har how he had
caught gerai f.n, and h"w II bad told
him II WAS an n bsnird pncr. and that
on hesri & il speak he had lei il 90 again.
-" Did You not ask II for any thing ?.
said the sfe " No" said The man, " what
should dsk ii Tor - " A." sad the WIFE,
" ". live very wr'lchedly here m this
dirty ditch, do 60 hack and 'ell tho hsl'
thd we Nau a little ootiag..'
The f.hsrman did MOI much Ike the
business however. he vent To thesra, 4
when he came there the water looked MI
yellow AID grern. i u he stood at the
Wal edge. and siid,
% nun Of the see,
Csne bither 70 me,
For Alice, my Wife,
The plague oi ny life,
Ha,h sent me 10 hega boon Of thee"
Then the FISH camr swimming to linn
and said Well, what dns she want Z"
"Ah," answered the fisherman" my wlfr
says that when | hid caught you, ought
~ have asked you for something before |
Jet yuu K again she doea not Ike living
in the ditch, and wants n lille cottage"
$50 home then" sid the fish, d" SHE is in
the cottage aready.' So the man went
bone, aud saw his wife standing al the
door of a cottage" "Comr in, come ia"
4 - a. -. Vi,
th~ ditch ~ 4 d there MAS a parl ur.
aud'a bec chamber, and a Kitchen; and
behind the cottage thee was y htlle gar
dea With all safts Of flowers and fruits, AID
a court-yard full ol ducks and chickens.
Alri" id the fisherman, " how happily
ue sh N i've" +" We VIII try TO do So at
least" lid his wife,
Ever, thing WRIT right for week o
two, Andth dame Alice SAID, a Husband,
there Is not room enough IN TIN, cottogr,
thu court yard aud Gnl den are great deal
Toe snail; | shnnld like To have lalg,
stone castle 10 lisrin; 40 e. To the fish
gan, ani tell him 10 give us a castle
W.T." said the fisherman, - do not
like 10 goio hlm again for perhaps he
would b" tnsfl W. ought 10 he content
with ttp cottage" i" Nousansr,n SAID hls
wifi, he wall de- il very willingly; 10 a.
long and ny.'
The fisherman went bntrGis heart vas
vsry heavy, and when he came To the sea,
II looked Niue aud gloomy, Though II was
quite calm, i te went closeto IL and sand,
q Oh man OF the sea,
COME listen te me,
For Alice my wit-
The iiagne OF nv life.
Hath seut a,e TO beg a boon Of thee"
Wei what does she want now ?" >aid
she hsh, " An SAID the man very 'sor-
rontuily, "nt Wtfe wants to live IN
stone castle. y" Go home then" sand the
fish. " she is standing AT the door of Il al
ready So away went the fisherman,
and found his wifi standing before great
castle. Ser" sid she. j. not this
grand ?" With that they went into the
castle together, aud found great many
servants There, and the rooms all urhlv
FURNISHED snd fell of golden chairs aud ia
blrs and behind the castle was garden
and wood hats NIL. long. full of sheep,
and horses and deer and in the court
yards were stables and cowhouses " " clip
sad thr man, now will Ne live conten-
III $50. } -. :: A.. .f, =,
yea ana hspIy IN TN, heaa''t"i ea'ti' for
'ne resi- 81 "er h''s.
r''h'ps we may SAID hrs NE, " but
Ie' Us consider ana sleep upon II before
VIZ MAXI up our Minds So they "en' to
peu,
me NEXT mofn'9g' when dame Alice
e""N,' " was broad day ighti and she
9"gg'a 'o' fisherman with her elbow, and
saio' ger up husband, AID best" your
seii. Tor We must be King ct all the land.'
" tie. W.T. said che man, why should
We WISH To- he kng VIII not b. leng.'
Then MN, sa'd Allce. " Ba wife,
answered I'll" iaherman," how can yau la,