Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-08-16

! is full OF sorrows. Giants and sOrcerers,
the enemies of mankind, walk abroad in it,
and are scattered throughout lis length. -
Every night they are lifting their voices TO
the Power of Evil, and every day they
make themselves busy in casting evi, in he
hunters path, You have long been their
victim, but shall be their victim no more
The spell you were under is broken. Your
evil genius is overcome. have cast him
down by my superior strength, and it is this
strength now exert FOR your happiness. -
Ascend, my son- ascend into the skies and
pariake of The feast have prepared for you
IN the stars, and bring with you those you
love.
The food set before you is enchanted
and blessed Fear not to porteke Of it. 1t
Is endowed with magic power to give i'm
mortality TO mortaIs, and to change men to
| spirits. Your bowls and kettles shall be
no longer wood and earth. The one shall
become silver. and the other wampum -
They shall shine like fire, and gllsten like
the most beautiful scarlet. Every female
sha Il also change her state and looks, and
no longer doomed to laborous tasks. She
| shall dance and not work-she shall sing
and not cry
MY beams. continued the voice, shine
family on your lodge, but they have pow
or to transform 1t into the llrhtness of the
skies. and decorate it with the coors Of the
clouds. Come. Osseo. my son, and dwell
no longer on earth, Think strongly on
my words,a and look steadlas,y at my beams
My power is now at It's full height. Douot
not--delay not. 1t is the voice of the
Spirit of the stars that calls you away to
happiness and celestial rest
The words were ineligible to Osseo
but bis companions thought them some far
off sounds Of music, or birds singing IN the
woods. Very soon the lodge began to
shake and tremble, and they felt it rising
INTO the air, 1t was too late to run out,
for they were already as high as the tops of
the trees. Ossco looked around him as
the lodge passed through the topmost
boughs, and behold their wooden dishes
were changed into shells of scarlet color
the poles of the lodge TO slittering wires of
silver. and the bark that covered them into
the gorgeous wings of insects. A moment
more, and his brothers and sisters. and
their parents and friends, were transformed
into birds of various plumage. Some were
Jays, some partrldges aud pigeons, and
others gay singing birds, who hoped a bout
Displaying their glttering feathers and
singing their songs.
But Oweenee still kept her earthly garb
aud exhibited all tho indications Of eXtrcme
age. He again cast his eyes in the direc-
ton ofthe clouds, and uttered that peculiar
yell which had given him the victory at the
| hIIln Lon In sad
beauty of his wife returned, her dingv
garments assumed the shining appearance
OF green silk, and her cane was changed
into silver feather. The lodge again
shook and trembIed, for they were now
passing through the uppermost clouds, and
they immediately afterwards found them
selves in the Evening Star, the residence
of Osseos father.
My SON." said the old man, chang that
cage of birds, which you have brought
along in your hand, at the door. and | will
inform you why you and your wife have
been sent for" Osseo obeyed the dlrec
tons, and then took his seat in the lodge.
PITY was shown to you" resumed the king
of the star, son account of the contempt OF
your wIfe's sister, who laughed at her i'll
fortune, and rldIcuIed you while you were
under the power Of that wicked spirit
whom you overcamc at the log. That
spirit lives in the next lodge, being small
star you sec on the left of nine, and he has
always felt envious of my family because
We bad greater power than he had, and
especially on account OF our having had
the care committed to Us of the female
word. lie failed IN several attempts Ia
destroy your brothers ln-law and sIsters.in
\ law. but succeeded at last IN Transforming
yourself and your wife into decreplt ole
persons. You must be careful aud not lei
the light OF his beams fall on you while yol
are here, for therein is the power of hi
enchantment ray OF light is the bow an(
arrows he uses"
Osseo lived happy and contented in tht
parental lodge, and in due time his wifi,
presented him with son, who grew vi
> rapidly, and was the image OF his father
lie was very quick and ready in learnIn!
every thing that was done IN his grand
fathers domnions, but he wished also {,
learn the art Of hunting, for he had hear,
that this was tavorite pursuit below. II,
crafty him his father made him bow ant
arrows, ana nc tnen let The 0rdS out OF tn
cage that he might practice in shooting
, lie soon became expert, and the first da
brought down bird, but when he went t
pick 1t up, to his amazement, it was
I beautiful young woman with the arrow
, sticking in her breast. 1t was one of hi
u youngest auns The moment her bloc
Tell upon the surface of that pure and pot
!, less planet, the charm was dissolved. TN
d boy Immediately found himself sinking, bu
s was partly upheld, by something like wings
}. TILL he passed through the lower cloud.
n and he then suddenly dropped upon high
y romantic island, in large lake. lie wa
II pleased on looking up, to see all bis aunt
o and uncles following him in the form {
>, birds, and ho soon discovered the sllve
o lodge, with his father and mother, descer
liz IL.