The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-05

an 5n.ed' as nom dingIes apd ~ ' sarss
PACK TO her strains more villa = eaa.
q, ana ever, when sad. Alsema '' ~a., ss'a
70 cheer her soul. by caIIip~ :, aeus s.s
bright scenes of 0rOOlia the a. y 'a'hd 4.
place. he aVerred, she was sbor,I~ s : WA
never more to depart "''m
NOW, at the head Of the vaIso -
rose a tall, dark peak, prsS.D,; 49, ana !
oP .ne gnT profile Of human : u
whose shadow, every aftsrDoan D Aa
down the verdant side Of The NJ. e''ls
silent 7. phantom, stealing all over s1sS
"At tunes, when the phanto,
Aleema would take Yiilab fo,h . nsai
ing is approach, laying her down o"S va
shadow. disPOsing her arms in y A'
saying. ooh. APel dost acceut rb : ares
And at last, when it crept bevo0S \, Onds
where ne stood. and buried H. NM plac'
ley IN gloom; Aleema would ~. a~0i !, "a
fillah; Apo hath stretched b;n.. ~ > 'Ars'
N ArdaIr. 60. slumber whsre tbo = sep ."s
tor thou wilt slumber in his arm. s0u E4t|
And so, every night, sIept d..
in the arms Of grim APO. Haadsl
"One day when YilIab had o.
tne wild shadow, as something tbs, y.
day moved before her ewes, W5s,a Aa ~ ever
so beautifully still: she went for,S ~ -. ~ sai
watch IT, as softly il slid down c 'ON' .
peak OF a sudden, when he ,a aon q
Just edglng ehasm, that maJs 80 Ea
as Il Just parting its lips, shs be,ra !, ~ = \
voice, and thought il was ADo 81, ~
'Yillahl Yillahl" But now !, -, 'SGiag
the voice she heard while bathis~ 80 !. ne
pool. CHANGING Upward, she 1880
tilul oPen-amed youth, gazing dow va q
her from an inaccessible erSo d 'p@
senily, there was a rustling n ,bs - y
behind, and swirl as thought. S.: s.o''
darted through the air. The vou,1
ed forward. YiIah opened Der arm. -, ~.
celve him; but he fell upon the rI;s
was seen no more. As alarmed ~
tears, she fled from the seen, so. - q
out of sight ran before her tbro~- 90 ~'
wood. ''sA z
"UPon Tecounting this ,dvs,,..
Aleema, ne said, that the being sbe -.
must have been bad spin, CONF -
lest her; and that Apo had slam H., -
"The sight Of this youlb. 6lIsI ynt
with wild yearnings TO escape f,o. "a -
lonely Retreat for a glimpse or SOM ON =. :.
beside the priest and the pkaDtom ,n-,. -
vague thoughts Of worlds Of faiir bsyS'. ~
regions beyond Ardair. But Aleem, - - :
TO put away these conceits; avn =
ere long she would be journsying q O,o' !,
there TO Join the spirits she dinly EN-
bered. ''---'
"Soon after, he came to her win ,s.r
one OF those ever moaning Of pee
placing it to her ear, babe her IiSne.
being within, which in that 1.-THE ,bsii -
voyaged from Oroolia to bear her eom,,--
in ANNA.
Snow, the maiden oft held i. 70 her ar
and closing her eyes, listened and lis,.,.5
to its soft inner breathings, tillvisiOn, w.,
born Of the sound, and her soul lay b,
hours in a trance OF delight.
"And again the priest came, and brou,l,
her milk-white bird, with a bi.l is,. 5lars
and eyes like stars. 'ln this, lurEs ssJ
Of a maiden; it hath flown from O.OOFs a
greet YOU. The soft stranger wiHipsIy
nestled in her bosom; turning is brgh,ge
upon hers, and softly warbling.
"Many days passed, and YiIlah, he
bird, and the shell were inseParlbls. The
bird grew familiar; pecked seeds from az
mouth; perched upon her shoulder, and
sang in her ear, and ar night, folded 4
wings in her bosom. and, Ike a ssslOEL,
went softly to sleep; rising and alEnguyO
the maiden's heart. And every mornings
flew from its nest, and fuuered and chip
ed; and sailed to and fro; and bli,hsly sang
and brushed Villains cheek ill she Voks.
Then came to her hand, and YiIlah, Dos.
ing earnestly in its eyes, saw strange scs
there; and said to herself as she gazed-
These are two souls, not one
"But at last going forth into The GOyes
with the bird, it suddenly few from hsr
side. and perched in a bOugh; and thIOE-
ing back its white downy throat there gasa-
ed from Its bill clear warbling ct, Ike 4
little fountain in air. Now the song ceased
when up and away toward the head Of he
vale, flew the bird. Lii! Lii come baei,
leave me not, bleSt souls Of the mAidsns.
But on flew the bird. far up dsfle, wing
ing its way till spsck. 1t was shorty
alter this, and upon the evening Of = dsI
which had been tumultnous with sounds d
warfare beyond the lower wall Of the gen,
that Aleema came TO Yillah in alarm, ssy-
lng-'Yillah, the time has come 10 follow
Thy bird; come, return to thy home Il
Oroolia. And he told her the way she
would voyage there: by the vortex on ne
coast Of Tedaidee. That night beng
yelled and placed in the tent, the malden
vas borne to the seaside, where The caaOs
was in waiting. And setting sail quickly
BY the next morning the island Of Anna
vas no longer in sight.
Sand this was the voyage whose seq1s.
las already been recOunted. '-hslr'Isi
Aardi.