Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-12-07

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'Pagauini' bones, being Wearyof petltiohing u
Cardinals for decent sepulture, determined to ho
conversation with Ole Buil's fiddle as to TIL
cause Of its rnsfortunes, and by means of the my,
FERROUS Odic force, was soon en- rapport with tn
familiar spirit of the Norwegian. x ., 8I.5fa a.
'fAhI" said the Bones, stSUEry to see you III
limbo-how ate you of for resin 7'' -
'tLoosen my pegs" replied the Eiddle-whicl,
has habit Of swearing genteely-thf l donot fee
as miserable as if never had breatheI the air
Cremona.'' 81. ma 5000 S,'s5.Iagf al
DWELL prison is a cold place, sole, the Bones
''and would not object to have little flesh my
self while communicating with you, for cold -
contageous-but it was fated that never shoul
know the pleasures Of the flesh. MayI be bfokei,
up into bone castanets and played by the Camp
belIS-[the Bones swear, too, it viii be perceived,
if Dc, not wish for a cosy tomb, snug grave,
luxurious coffin, this icy-cold night. But whaai
has happened to you, old Norway ! thought yoi,1
were snug at the. colony when yopr polIie bow
espped TO me the fact of your imptisonment.9
."Ahll you don't know my story, then I2'iit
emo; but of cuHTSe5 you must have committed
a crime. Prisons are for criminals and criminals
Gorprisons. In this just world you could but Lea
arrested and separated from your b9w-without som,
henious offence being proved against you"
every true. have been guilty. / deserve
my fate. 1 believed in the Beautiful, Twins
pered noble thoughts into Ole Bulbs ear. i re-a
minded him that money was Of noayail, unless as
an agentof good. j he Northern mind, toldliim,
is strong and brave. 1t has the courage of the
Vikings with the genius Of the Scads Its 81 Elk
ing fame! Il has coinm5nced TO travel abb Dad,
It has neep head in the divine notes of Lind; ito
has spoken in the musical words of TegneT; il hn
been cherished in the books OF Ftederika Bremen
and Emile GarIen, and has it not been recognzef
with sympathy 4eyen in HFe2 Help the grand old 1
Northern race in its efforts towards rejuyenes
cenceF' r'f teesi = - sa5F1 q; 81 SO Iia
ttW hirr-T' went the Bones in something like
Niger solo-7sfyou were a fool for your pains; anu
Ole was fool TO listen to you. You were really
guilty Of good action, and deserved your fate.
You should have told the man to ioaEd,up his mon
eyj to bnya costly carriage; clap some old feudal
crest on the back OF It.; dress mp his hlinkieS in
crimson and gold; drive slowly and respectfully
by the houses of the rich, andidnVe ouer the bod
les of the poor, and you would be wrapped this
moment satin, instead of being 50 eezed into
an old green bag, while he Reuld enjoy the appro-
baton of The whole "A Saxon family from Mrs.
Potiphar TO Mrs. Snallweed. 'siafs8sj 5aEY4
9 The fiddle was silent. "A few notes of sorrow
and repentance arose from its heart after awhile.
They shot up into the sunlg ich spread into,
a golden banner above the prison wallsT and then
descended slowly into a melancholy cadence, and .
were still as You listened YOU might have fancied
they were few deserted birds, Whose mates wersad
dead, taking farewell of the skies before their
fight into that land where there IS no music and
nc sunlight 81 did my master agIievousHrong,''
said the Fiddle; t1 induced him to Ihihbfef his
poor cpuniTymeni 70 help them with his purse; to
COLONY loE Ebsir go9d, instead q jaTring
Of the dollats and The dIHlesl Alas have ruined
qimH and as the faithful creatures poke, there
was sudden, sharp snap: One Of the strings of,
is heart had broken.t stg sis q gy.s
The finger joints tendeTlyi t0ucheds the wounded
string. Their kind sympathy aroused the Fiddle
onee more. and II asked what had been the fate of
the friendly BoneS-had they been bnTied-were
the Cafdinals appease and was their tomb COM
nodious and PLEASANT ~ 2 - Isl -
TIE Bones became siddenly Infatuated. ttEo,"