The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-01-05


words Of comfort; but he heard her moi,
Soothing voices breathed in the evening
air but he rose and stamped on the
ground, and tore his hair, and screamed
Sing me these songs no longer! have
no home. They are all lles-lies thai
yo utter. Has Mary, not gone away for.
ever, even as the vision uf the primrose
vanished INTO thin air Find some Other
dreaming fool 20 listen to your song
A grieved and mourning sound wa:
heard, and died away slowly-slowly, il
The distance.
The youth rushed down from the
mountain, and roamed sulenly by the
sea-shore. Although it was broad sun.
shine, the sky looked dark, and there wa:
no light upon the earth. The pleasant
birds were gone; crows cawed in the air;
and the wagons creaked more harshy,
since Mary died.
All at once, tall figure, with bras,
trumpet in his hand, walked up and blew
u i'Nb uldot III MS fdI.
In the name Of the Furies, wha. did
you that for ? EXCLAIMED the angry youth.
pray excuse me, SIR replied the fig
ure, bowling low, you seem TO be creep
ing along in gloomy way here. Men
say you are in search of a lost home.
Just see what a wondrous balloon I'll pre-
pare for you'
lie put his trumpet to the edge Of the
sea, and blowing strongly, large bcaul,
full bubble sailed upward.
There's a travelling cquipager cx.
claimed the trumpeter. Spring on that
and you may ride to Jupiter, or Saturn, if
you choose ....
The youth jumped as,ridc the bubble
Invent bobbing hlthqs aud lhither, as the
wind carried it; and if it seemed likely to
fall, the stranger blew Justify on his trum-
pet, and sent it aIolI again. 1t kept very
near the earth; but the giddy youth
thought he was high up in the blue and
he felt great contempt for the pignies that
walked on the ground.
BY and bye, other figures came up be-
side him riding on bubbles. This irrita-
ted him, and he tried TO kick them out of
the way.
AT last up came monkey riding on a
bubble, fdding with all his might; and
the trumpeter blew stouiIy to keep him
al0ft.
Then came Chinese juggler, dancing
on bubble. and tossing about five ivory
balls the while. The blasts from the brass
trumpet came so thick and strong. tina, he
and the monkey kept close alongside of
the youth,
At this, he exclaimed sharply, "A pref
iy sight are you two, jigging about on
soap bubbles, in that ridiculous fashion
Is it possible you are such fools as to
think you initiate me, sailing on rain
bow =
is il a rainbow you call it, sir ? said
the monkey, with gin: it's nothing on
earth but bubble !
This made HIM so angry, that he tried
to knock them both down; but the Jug
gIer hit him on the forehead with one of
his ivory balls, and he tumbled down
senseless on the beach.
When he came To himself he was living
in a cave, on bed of sea-wced A beau.
ufUI fairy figure stood before him, with a
garment of transparent silver gauze,
through which her graceful form was WIS.,
ibIe. She held towards him a goblet Of
wine, and, twitIing round like an opera
dancer, began to sing;
''foow me, follow me-
To the caves OF the sea,
Where beauty is glowing,
And bright wine is flowing
Follow me, follow me, EH
10 the caves OF the sea"
Il will follow thee to the end Of the
world, beautiful s,ranger!' exclaimed the
youth.
lie tried to rise, but he grew dizzy, and
leaned against a rock to recover his
strength As he leaned withercd rose
fell on his bosom. When he took it up.
A lovely face, with golden locks, and sad
earnest eyes, looked out from It, and said
IN low, plaintiye tones, Remember Ma
yN
!Ie kissed it devouty, then turned to
ook at the gay, dancing stranger. But
o her beautiful face was twisted into
resemblance of the monkey. She grin.
ned. as she said, IT'S nothing but bub.
Die !! and so, with awkward hope, went
down on four feet into the hidden
ecesseS Of the cave.
The youth again Kissed his precious
ose. The mild, earnest eyes smiled up
m him, and the lips said, why seek you
lot your Mary, and your home ?
At is--it must be so = l,c eyrlaimpd