The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-04-05

tremendous noise. III was little cOnpa-
nv of Vices to which Good llumor had
Joined herself, and who now pursued their
journey with the greatest delight. In
passing by, they gave, purposely as it
seemed, such rude jolt TO the boat Of the
Virtues, that it was very near capsizing.
Courage took fire, he seized the strange
boat, and was in the act to deal his blows
among the crew, when Humanity threw
herself between them and received on her
cheeks the cuffs which the contendng
parties designed for each other. This
pleased Good ilunor so exceedingly that
with one bound she sprung into the boat
of the Virtues, and in doing this gave so
violent a shove to that Of the Vices, that
it nearly upset, and was borne away.
Zeal and Love of Truth prepared TO send
after The Vices cargo Of insults, but Gen
crosby gave them signal TO be silent;
"for" said she, "vice carries its own pun
ishment with it,"
In the meantime the storm clouds had
disappeared, and they continued their
journey amid the most agreeable CONVEX
saiion. The Virtues visited many cities
one after another, and wherever they So
journcd they diil'used blessings. Trade
}ilouTished men became cheerful, many
marriages took place, and people could
not comprehend how il happened that all
went so gIoriously on earth.
One evening as the Virtues drank tea
in the good city of Jonkoping, and ca,
gingerbread TO it, they boosted Of their ef-
IecIs. Prudence, enraptured with the
bcnllicent achievements, was just rising
TO make a sort of royal speech on the in
1uence Of the Virtues on mankind when
her eye accidentally fell on Humanity,
who cast on her dubious glance. A
member Of the company here, after much
eXordium, made the motion that the Nir-
tues, as they could effect much more good
'if they did not all keep together, should
separate, and spread themselves over all
quarters Of the earth, IN order, like the
Apostles, 10 preach reformation TO the
world. This motion was received by all
with the most jealous appreciation, though
| must remark tha, Prudence and Moder
alton were not present; they had with
drawn shortly before the introduction of
this motion, to 60 in the city TO replenish
the company's stock Of sugar and coffee
which had pretty well melted away.
When they returned, they did not delay
putting themselves in opposition to the
adopted resolution, but Courage and Zeal
bawIed so loud hat the softer voices were
scarcely heard, and as finally Generosity
excited by Zeal declared herself for the
separation. Foresight dared no longer to
raise her doves voice, but bit her nails,
and at length won't out to order new pair
Of shoes for the Quincy.
The next day the Virtues separated,
and went eachby herself alone into the
world, after having agreed that day twelve
month 10 meet again in Stockholm by the
statue of Gusta,us Vasa, in the Paria-
ment House sq,are, and there to hold
"plenum' on thtir own and the nations
affairs.
Courage blackMed his moustaches with
iapis in(frnalis, and directed his course
to the north. On the way he met the
knight Don QuiNte, who advised him to
arouse the ambition of the fair sex which
had 50 long been suppressed, and TO in
cite them to Subsistence and self-de-
tense.
This pleased Courage extremely.
While the knights discoursed on the
eventful metamdphoses of the hitherto
so called weak sex, they rode past a
church out of which issued marriage
train. The new made bride was an ex-
'raordlnarly beautiful lady, who did not
seem quite stranger 10 Courage, for she
nodded friendly + him as she entered the
Garage; this plased Courage SO much
tha. he imme diaely selected her to be-
come the moddlepf her sex, and embrace
ed the first opportunity of introducing
himself 10 her. What took place in the
new household aier the interview, is
known in all the Office houses in the city
of X, and they lave pronounced there
upon. 1t is relatd that the lady immc-
dialely metamorpbsed, and the husband
nearly mad. Nohing was heard on, Of
/, Tho younu couple hnt nnurv words and
, menaces, which pecdlly proceeded to
blows. Finally ,h wife called out her
r husband to fgh, uel bu,upon this she
was, on the recor enda,ions Of her sex,
, clapped into lunac asylum, and the az
, fair gave great sandal in the city and
7 country around. I"
T Forsish, chancedia Stockholm to read
t a long article in a Newspaper on this oc-