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

Woius vi CoIlIlOTl, out I've nedIi ner Uol
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 les--lies tina,
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 10 listen TO your song!'
A greved and mourning sound was
heard, and died away slowly-slowly, in
the distance.
The youth rushed down from the
mountain, and roamed suiIeny by the
sea-shore. Although it was broad sun
shine, the sky looked dark, and there was
no light upon the earth, The pleasan,
birds were gone; crows cawed in the air;
and the wagons creaked more harshly,
since Mary died.
All at once, a tall figure, with bras,
trumpet in his hand, walked up and blew
a loud blast in his ear.
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 a gloomy way here. Men
say you are in search of lost home.
Just see what wondrous balloon I'll pre-
pare for you'
lie put his trumpet TO the edge Of the
sea, and blowing strongly, large bcaui.
full bubble sailed upward.
There's travelling cquipage cx-
claimed the trumpeter. Spring on that,
and you may ride to Jupiter, or Saturn, il
you choose ...
The youth jumped astrdc the bubble.
1t went bobbing hithqs 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 aIoll again. 1t kept very
near the earth but the gidly youth
thought he was high up in the blue and
he felt great contempt for the pigmies tina,
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, fddling with all his might; and
the trumpeter blew stouiy to keep him
aon.
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 o
the youth.
At this, he exclaimed sharply, "A pref
ly sight are you two, jigging about OF
soap bubbles, in that ridiculous fashion
Is it possible you are such fools as tc
think you initiate me, sailing on rain,
bow =
is il rainbow you call it, sir ? said
the monkey, with grin: its nothing OF
earth but bubble J
This made HIM SO angry, that he triet
10 knock them both down; but the Jug
gler hit him on the forehead with one o
his ivory balls, and he mmbled down
scnselcss on the beach.
When he came to himself, he was lyn.
in a cave, on bed of sea-weed. A beau
tiful fairy figure stood before him, with
garment of transparent silver gauze
through which her graceful form was Wis
IDLE. She held towards him goblet 0
wine, aud, lwirlng round like an opcr
dancer, began to sing;
"fOliow me, follow me,
To the caves OF the sea,
Where beauty Is glowing,
And bright wine is flowing
Follow me, follow me, i..
.. 10 the caves OF the sea"
Il will follow thee to the end of tn
world, beautiful siranger' exclaimed tn
youth.
lie tried TO rise, but he grew dizzy, AM
leaned against rock to recover hi
strength. As he leaned wiihered ros
fell on his bosom. When he took i, up
a lovely face, with golden locks, and sa,
earnest eyes, looked out from 1t, and sal,
in low, pIaintiye tones, Remember Nj
lry' 's
lie kissed it desoutly, then turned It
look at the gay, dancing stranger. Blu
10 her beautiful face was twisted into
resemblance of the monkey. She grin
ned, as she said, It's nothing but bub
bic = and so, with awkward hope. wen
,umbing down on four feet into the bidder
recesses Of the cave.
The youth again kissed his preciou
rose. The mild, earncs, eyes smiled up
on him, and the lips said, why seek yo,
not your Mary, and your home ?
1T is--it mus, be so 7 Ire exclaimed