The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-09-05

| Ice.' do not distress yourSelI ABOUT tna',
for can easily satisfy your wish, said the
tall woman with the javelin. 'Shall | trans
form him into blind and n6rm beggar for
you? You have only to pay me the price OF
the transformation Sand what would the
price be?" eagerly inquired Otto 'Fhe
right eye.' 'Gladly would give it 10 be
really avenged
I" The young man had hardly uttered the
words, when the promised change was at
fected in the riclf bourgoise, and Otto found
hims, If at The same moment blind of an eye.
He felt at first somewhat dismayed; but he
soon consoled himselffor his loss by rene M
bering that his remoiaing eye suficed 10
sight of his encmy's misery.
In tie meantime they continued 10 walk
on for several hours without seeing any end
to the gloomy forest; the road was each mo-
men, becoming more hilly and rugged. o.
to, who was beginning To feel some what ia
ligued, looked with an anxious eye upon.
The chariot in which the youhg9sl female of
the party lay half reclining at her ease. 1t
was SO ingeniously constructed, that the
deepest ruls hardly gave it more than gen
tie swing. All roads must appear short
and good in this char o. he said, approach
ing il with wisful look: Il would give a
great deal to have one like lis that all you
wanl?' rejoined the second of his compan-
ions. | can SATISFY your desire in mo
menl' She struck with her foot The char-
ot which bore her. Ii seem 10 unfold itself,
and second chariot, of exactly the same
graceful and easy proportions, and drawn by
TWO fine black bullocks, presented itself to
his astonished view When he had some.
what recovered from his amazcment, he
banked the young girl, and was about To
step into his newly-acqulred vehicle, when
she molioned to HIM to stop. Il have,' said
she, fulfilled your desire, but | do not in
tend TO make worse bargain than my sis
ter; you gave her one Of your eyes, ! re-
quire one Of your arms
"Olto was al first somewhat disconcerted
at this requests; but he was beginning TO feel
v cry weary; the chariot seemed waiting
most ;invitingly 10 receive him; and as be-
fore told you he had never been accustomed
TO resist the impulse of the moment. So,
after some slight hesitation, he agreed TO the
bargain, and found himself seated in his
new carriage, but at the same lime deprived
of his right arm. They now proceeded for
some time on their journey without inter
ruption. The forest seemed TO stretch IT.
self into interminable length. Quo soon
began to feel the cravings of hunger and
thirst. The old woman clad in rags soon,
perceived it. " You are becoming gloomy
nv lad," said she. "When the stomach is
empty, d,scoura cement is not far distant |;
but possess sure remedy again st wan
and despair" "What is il, iben?n inquired
the young man. "You see this dugon, which
carry often TO my lips?" she replied. II
contains forgetfulness of pain, joy, and the
brightest visions of hope; whoever drinks OF
IT becomes happy and will not drive with
you harder bargain than my sisters, for J.
only require in exchange one half of your
BRAIN"
"This time the young man rejected the
offer. He bega o.feel sort OF terror a,
these successive bargains. But the old hag
induced HIM 10 taste the liquor in the flagon,
and when he had once done SO, it appeared
to him so delicious, that this resolution gave
way, and he acceded to the bargain. The
promised effect was not 10 ng in making it.
self felt. Scarcely had he quaffed the
tempting beverage, when he felt his strength
revive. his heart became joyous, and full OF
confidence; and when he had sung all the
songs he could remember, he quickly fell
asleep in his chariot, perfectly Indifferent as
20 what might become of him. When he
awoke his three companions had Disappeared
and he found himself alone al the entrance
of a village. He attempted to rise, but one
side of his body seemed paralysed; he tried
| to look about him, but the one eye which
now alone remained to him was dim and
uncertain; he tried to speak. but his tongue
filtered, and his IDEAS were confused. Now
a, length he began TO comprehend how grea,
were the sacrifices 10 which he had so light.
Iy consented. His three fellow travellers
mad degraded him from the level Of human-
| ly--a crippled idiot, no other resource re-
NAMED for him than to beg his daily bread
from door to door during the remainder OF
his days" la7g
Here the old Anabaptist ceased. An
drew struck his fist upon the table and bursl
into noisy laugh. i" Ma foi!' said ho, 81
hnk your friend Quo was fool, Father
Solomon, and that he only got what he de-
served, AS to his three companions, they
we're thorough sharpers whose names
should be glad to know, thai may take care
20 avoid them.o
cit is easy 10 tell you that" saidihe old
man: /" for their names are we'll known to
III. The name Of the tall woman with the
avelin is Hatred; that of the young girl re-
clining in the chariot is Sloth; and that of