The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-16
For tho National Era.
STORIES FOB CHILDREN AND POETS
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For tho National Era
STORIES FOB CHILDREN AND POETS
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"Hol that's no story, Miss that's all true
we knew all about that long ago. Now. ri
show you how to do it Ladies and gentlemen,
MIR. William 3. intends to tell story
THE seventeen Pirates of the Blue Noun.
tains. Once upon time great MANY thou.
sand years ago, there was great band Of p-
rates who lived ON the top of an inaccessible
in a cave, and the cave was thop.
sand miles long; and all dsv ths ra.osr5 silent
and in the ayse.-e seey gaa up and hAssn I 10
asnee and sing aud as ana ana drink and make
th' MS ',St tremendous noise you ever heard.
And the robbers neyer drank drop Of water
in theiF lives it was always the stgolsesi -'.'-
Key ana they seVef used ~- ans
teeA ~ soup e' 80 - ser to make their
~ wash themselves whit was
Ways whiskey And they had no clock in the
cavern, because they were so noisy in the eve
nings that they would never have heard it; but
they had little owl, which they kept in a
dark cave by ITSELF and always exactly at mid
night this owl would begin, tn hoo, tn hoo, tn
hoo! and the noise it made was so strange that
it could be heard above all the racket of all
the robbers; and when the chief heard it he
called bis whole band to order, and they start
ed off on their midnight excursions
"Well, and -. oh, yes, then they oil
started off together-no they didn't-they all
started off separately-no, they went in bands
of sixteen men, and a captain to each band ;
yes and they went travelling all over the
world, and killed many thousand people; and
Just before daybreak they all returned TO the
cavern, and hid away their spoils. Well, and
one night n party started of, and their chief
was Capt. Orlando Green; and when they were
about 200 miles from the cave the captain call
ed his men to order, and spoke as follows
"Fehow- Murderers: have been your cap
tain for seven years, and have robbed and kill
ed about three hundred and fifty innocent men,
and the last time killed man, opened his
portmanteau, and found nothing in it but a
Bible and read the Bible, and find that am
q very wicked man, and now | intend to re-
pent and warn you oil to give up your evil
ways, and 90 off somewhere and lead peaceful
lives, as intend to do this very night, and let
any man prevent me if he dare'
"Well, and . oh, they all agreed to
let him go-no, they all agreed to make him
stay, and they gathered round him with their
swords in their hands, and told him he should
never leave the spot alive unless he promised
to be their captain, and live with them in their
cave.
"Well and oh, then he took out
his great large sword and fixed himself with
his back to a tree, and cried in voice Of thun-
der, Come on, then and one of the robbers
came up and Orlando Green raised his flash
ing sword, and struck him through the heart
and the robber fell, and died without groan
"Well, and then another robber came up
and Orlando raised his sword again and thrust
it through his side, and that robber fell, and
died without grOan and then another robbe
came up, and Orlando struck him on the necl
and took his head square of, and he fell, ant
died without a groan and then they kept rush
ing up, one after another and every time Or
lando struck, man fell dead, till at last ther,
was only one robber left, and he was the bold
est and strongest of them oil.
"Well, and oh, yes, then that rob
Der came up and caught hold of Orlando, ant
they began to fight and when they began Il
fight it was exactly halfpast twelve O'clock
and they fought and fought till the sun rose
and then the robber, raised his sword anC
struck-no =. oh-then Orlando raised hi
sword-no then they both raised their swords
no yes then Orlando raised his sword anG
struck the robber through the heart, and he
fell and expired without groan.
DWELL, and then Orlando resolved to go out
West; 80 he got large heavy wagon, and
bought all sorts Of things that he thought he
should want when he went to farming; he took
plough, a milk pail, and some corn to plant
and some boards to make pig.sty, and some
fish hooks, and some worms for bait and rife
and sideboard, and some putty, and some
morning glory seeds to plant round bis house
and thousand marbles for his children to
play with for he meant to settle down. and be
a good man, and have family
"Well, and yea and 80 he rode and
rode till he came to the brink of river, and
Orlando Green said, here will build cabin.
and dwell for cvermore!' So he got out of the
wagon, and fed his horse and as the evening
came on, and he stood by the river thinking
over bis past life, his remorse became 30 great
and overwhelming that it was more than he
could bear 10 he cast one lingering look at the
stars, and his horse, and his wagon, and plung-
cd into the water, and was instantly swallowed
by large crocodile
"Well, said Willy, looking round with an
air Of complacent expectation.
"But is il true 2" inquired Emma, anriously.
"Of course not; told you it was to be a
makeup"
"But they don't have crocodiles out West, y
cricticised Eunice, $50 that parts not true
makeup
"Ho. you find fault - what do you know
about it, wonder You're nothing but girls,
anyhow"
Eunice slowly turned those strange, gray,
wandering orbs Of hers on Willy, with an ex-
preston which made him stoop little, and he
said meekIy, "Now Euny is going to tell a
story"
EUNICE's sToRY--INSIDE
One day ! was alone, and set out to find a
new way through the woods; came to great
many paths, but | knew them all 30 ] wan
dered on till at last, about noon, ] found such
"A place az none of US ever saw before.
1t was deep, deep down in the forest and
above the boughs were heaped and dangled in
thousands, cloud on cloud Of leaves, till all