Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-28

lIc next morning lUCy lIUCcClCu on lilcll Jour
ncy, and soon came to u river which brought thcm
to a full stop, for there was no bridge, aud this
happened long before fcrry-boats were Invented,
aud tho water was to deep to be fordcd by the
little dwarf.
ado you know the reason why rivers never flow
up hill?" asked Fadladdin.
mot exactly" answered the other.
They can't they arc opposed by the force OF
gravity. But, being ignorant OF this, how do you
know they can't low up hill2"
"Why, because ] have seen hundreds of rivers
and brooks, aud never saw ono run up hill in my
ifo ] learnt it from cxpc ricncc."
"Pisb what is experience to a scientific deduc-
ton? If | had never seen q river in my life, or ii
there was no such thing in existence, | should have
known that it could not have overcome the great
principle Of grayitation."
"Ticn what would have been the use Of your
knowledge, my good friend? But don't.lct us stand
talking here, but follow up tho river till we find
some means Of getting over"
81 remember said Fadladdin, "grom reading an
ancient classic, that there is q bridge over this river
somewhere, and if We can find it, | will give you a
demonstration that knowledge is power, for if !
hai not knewn Of this bridge how Sould we have
ever got ovor the river"
Accordingly they passed up the banks of the
river, the little dwarf bcguiling the way by Civ
ing the giant a history Of the progress of bridge
building, the various materials of which they
were composed, the manner in which they were
put together, and various other particulars. Lie
was interrupted by their coming to whoro II
bridge had certainly been, at some sine or
other, but nothing 5ut ruins marked where it had
been.
"Thcrc," exclaimed Fadladdin: "thorc it is,
and how SHOULD we have found it but for my knowl-
edge of ancient history? Will you tell mo after
this that knowledge is not power.
"Nory we'll" replied the foolish giant; 'therc
certainly has been a bridge here at some time or
other, but it is not here now, and your knowledge
is Of little uso to us ut present. However as you
know all about bridge making, suppose you set to
work here are all the materials ready. Come,
begin there is no time to lose"
"Pshaw" exclaimed Fadladdin. "You talk
like q goose as you arc. | know how a bridge
ought to be made, but that is very different from
making one"
"IIcm!o quoth the giant. 'Knowlodgc is pow
cr." Saying which, he put the little dwarf in his
pocket, and wadCd across the river without diff
Guilty.
Pursuing their journey, night overlook them
on an open plain, without house or landmarks to
DC seen, but the moon was at tho full, the stars
~twinklod bright, and they found no difficulty in
pursuing their way. The drawf bcsuiled the
time by treating Wapwallop with q lecture on as
tronomy. IIo told him of the laws that governed
the stars, the planets, and all tho host Of heaven
which now had their eyes u ron them. lie went
on to explain the process by which vapors and
clouds arc formed, and was proceeding to still
higher matters, when suddenly they found them.
| oSlNSc III wv utAi A pittNh " itt Sou
ually cnvclopcd the moonr obscurcd the stars, and
spread over tho entire armament. 1t was dark
as pitch, and they tumbled about among rocks,
briers and pitfalls until the little dwarf was quite
exhausted, and would proceed no further! lie
sank down to the ground, and called on the giant
for holp.
"My dear FRIEND" said Wapwallop, "you I'M
derstand all about the moon, the stars and the
clouds; why don't you exert n little Of your pow
or over them, and send the clouds about their
-:z-. ~ -.-. E-1 n-u xr,,, .l r Al,
~quagmirc into which l have just plunged, ankle
deep? Come, bcstir yourself, and set this matter
right"
"Ah" sighed Fadladdin, in q feeble voice
"for q man that has two heads, you certainly have
less brains than justly becomes your share.
govern the planets, the stars and the clouds !
You might as we'll set a fly 70 guide the chariot
of the sun. Truly you are a blockhead like all
other giants 4 have ever read OF. l don't be-
lievc you have sense enough to make u marriage
lawful"
"IIemw quoth the giant. "K~nowlcdse is Ger
tainly powcr-therc is not the least doubt Of it,"
Saying which, he put the little dwarf in his
} pocket and managed at length to stumble upon
forest, where they agreed to rest their weary Limbs
for the night. All was darkness, rendered NOR,
intense by the thick branches Of the trees ant
the drcary silence was only interrupted by tin
C bowling Of tigers, wolves and other beasts of prey
gradually gathering around on every side. Thu
s little dwarf cropt close to the giant and, fcclin,
n himself now quito safe, and having recovered from
his fatigue, began to instruct the giant in til,
. instincts, habits and character of the various ami
. mails that were proving around. lie told hin
4 how many species of each there were, and in wha
+ they differed from each other, and finally talked
Wapwallop fast asleep. But he soon walked up
D by the outcrics Qf Fadladdin. and looking around
5 it seemed as though the lower branches Of the
trees wore hung with a thousand lamps. that glim
mercd all around them. Tho forest rang with q
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and the lights, as well as the music, approached
nearer and nearer. Fadladdin bosought the giant
to protect him, but he only laughed, aud replied;
you know all about the instincts, habits, and
varieties Of these animals, and knowledge is power.
Why don't you send them about their business,
and have done with them
"My dear friend, it is no laughing Natter
If l were as big and strong as you, l think, upon
the whole, | would not just now, mind being as
great an ignoIamous. But | besecch thee, my
dear friend to disperse these disaGrecablo visi
tors"
The giant laughed 50 loud that he made moro
noise than all the wild beasts together, but al
length, emboldened by numbers, and impelled by
hunger, they camo so rear that the little dwarl
was in aGonies, and the giant, breaking off a grea
limb of a tree, laid about him SO stoutly that the
bowling choir dispersed in great trepidation, an(
appeared no more that night.
There" said Wapwallop, "you see there is NOR,
: power IN my right arm, than i'll all your knowl
Q edge"-and this time the little dwarf was too crate
full to call him blockhead.
Emerging, on the morrow, from the forest, the,
came TO a town, whore they stopped to rest AM
/ refresh themselves, but were struck with the con
8 fusion which everywhere prevailed. The women
, were running about with their children in tlci
n arms, and terror was painted on every face. |
was with great difficulty that they could get any
" thing to eat, and at length were obliged to hell
0 themselves. As they sat quietly eating their food
a a horrible nproar arose at a distance, approached
a higher and higher.
SLrieks, groans and cries Of despair were hear,
ON every side, and before our travellers were awar
of tho danger, a party of armed Arabs, eager 70
plumber, and drunk with carnage, rushed in upoi
them. The poor dwarf was thrust through tn
body with a spear, and died on the spot; but tn,
giant, seizing the plank on which lac had been seat
ed, beStirred himself so Justly, that he soon clearc,
; the room of these ferocious intruders. Butt hi
could not bring his little friend to life again, an,
turning his face disconsolately towards home, for
ever left undecided tho question Of mental an,
y ph ySical supcIiority and whether "A novledno ,yo