Litchfield enquirer., 1856-09-04
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 Therc was | ccrfsfn isianl in tho seq, the oi,. lyiuhnbitnnts of WlticI wefe m old man. whose namc was Pr0spcrO; md hjs xlanei,ter Mifandn q very bconkifui y0aist 14a ync xsmc to thii island so yCung, tint shc had no memory o having seen any other human face than her ia thersa
 ,Thty lived in . cave or cell, made out of q 5 rock it was divided into several apartments ono of which Psospero called his stusly there hc kept his books, which chiefly trested of ma gic, study at that time much affected by all learned men; and the knowledge of ths art he sound yesy usefnl to hin for being thrown ny . sfF1rge chance upou this islaixl, which had been enchsntcl by ys witch called Sycorax, who died there sbort time before hs arrival, Pros pcfo. by sirtae of his art. released msu5 good spirits that 6ycorsx had imprisoned iu thc bo- dies of urge trees, because they had refused to execute her wicked comnlanls. These gcntle spirits we're ever aftcr obedcnt to the will of Pvspcro. or thcse Ariel was the clief.
 The lively little sprite Ariel had nothing tnis- chiesous in his nature, except that hc took ra- ther too much pleasure in tormcnting an ugly mons ter cd|lcd Caiiban. for he owed him . grudgo bccause he was the son of his old enemy Sycqrdx. This Caliban, Prosrcro found in tl,e N1k, . strange nisshapcn thing, fsr lexs hu- jn form than an ape he took him bome to Us crll, and tanglt him to spcak and Pros peso woald have been very kind to him, hut tho aBsd aatasc which Caliban inherited from his mother 6ycorax, would not let him learn any thissg good or useful therefore he was cn,- ploycd Ike slave, to fetch wood, mud do the snost laborious offices and Ariel had the charge of compelling him to these services.
 When Calihan was lazy and neglected his york. Ariel (who was invisible to aN eyes but Prepcro's) would come silly and pinch him, and sometimes tumble him down in the miFc ; and then Ariel in the likcness of an ape, woulsl make mouths at him Then swiftly changing his shape. in tlsc likeness of . hedgehog, It would Iic tumbling tn CaIiban's wsy, who fear cd the hcdyehod's sharp quills would prick his bare feet. With . variety of sucll-likc yexa- tious tricks Ariel would often torment him, whenever Oslibaa ncglected the work which pro<pcro commanded him to do.
 HnvIng tbesc powerful spirits obeticnt to his wiIl Prospcso conld by their means com maud the witds and tue waves of the seq. By his or1crs lhpy uised a violent storm. in the midst q which. and Struggling with the wild scarwaves thnt evcsy moment threatened to swallow it up, he showed his daughter fne largo ship. which 10 told her Was full of living tcioes like Themselves. | 0 my dear, fathcr,'' sail thc. !" < N your art you hayc raiscd this slrcHlIl storm, have pity on their sad distress See the veencf VIII hc dashcl to pieces. Pool souls tl.ey wilI perish. 1T had power, w0Nld sluk the eca beneath tho earth, rathel than tho good ship should hc destroyed, will alI the precious souls within her."
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