New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-22
THE TRAVELLERS JOURNEY.


way through: -.
little time without meeting anything, until at last
he came to a beautiful child. so he said to the
child "What do you do here?"
And the child said, II am always at play. Come
and play with me-"
So he PLAYED with that child the whole day long,
and they were very merry. The sky was so blue,
the sun was so bright, the water was so sparkling,
the leaves were so green, the flowers were so
lovely and they heard such singing birds and SO
many butterflies, that everything was beautiful.
This was in fine weather. When il rained they
loved to watch the falling drops, and to smell the
fresh scents. When it blew, it was delightful to
listen to the wind, and fancy what it said, as it
came rushing from its home-where was that, they
wondered! --whsIling and bowling, driving the
cloud before it, bending the trees. rumblng in the
chimneys, shaking the house, and making the sea
roar in fury. But when it showed, that was the
best of all; for they liked nothing so we'll as to
look up at the white flakes falling fast and thick,
like down from the breasts OF million OF white
birds: and to see how smooth and deep the drift
was and to listen to the hush upon the paths and
roads,
They had plenty of the finest toys in the world,
and the most astonishing picture books, all about
cimeters, and slippers, and turbans, and dwarts,
and giants and genii, and fairies, and blue-beards,
and bean stalks, and riches, and caverns, and
forests and Valentines, and Orscns; and all new
and all true.
But one day, of sudden the traveller lost the
child, He called to him over and over again, but
pot no answer So he went upon the road, and
went on for little while without meeting any
thing until at last he came to handsome boy 80
he said to ths boy, What do you do here?' And
the boy said, " am always learhihs' oon4e anu
So be learned with that boy about Jupiter and
Juno, and the Greeks and the Romans and know
not what and learned more than could tell, or he
either for he soon forgot great deal OF It. But
they were not always learning; they had the mer.
riest games that everWere played. They roWed
upon the river in summer, and STATED on the ice in
winter; were active on foot, and active on morse
back: at cricket, and all games at ball; atprson
ers, base hare and hounds, follow my leader, and
more sports than l can think of: they had hoi-
DAYS, too had Twelfth cakes, and parties, where
they danced to midnight ana real theaters, where
the real EARTH and saw all the wonders OF the
world, at once. AS to friends-theg had such dear
friends, and so many OF them, that want the time
to reckon them up, Ihey were all young IKE the
handsome boy, and were never to be strange to
one another all their lives through.
STILL one day. in the midst of all these Pleasures
the traveller lost the boy he had lost the child,
and, after calling to him in vain. went on upon his
journey. So he went on for little while without
seeing anything, until at last he came to young
man. So he said to the young man. "What do
you do here2" And the young man said, 81 am
always in love; come and love with me.D
So he went away with that young man, and pres
entity they came to one of the prettiest girls that
ever was seen - just like Fanny in the corner
there-and she had eyes like Fanny, and hair like
aud colored just as Fanny does while am talking
about her. So the young man fell in love immedi-
ately-just as somebody won't mention, the first
time he came here, did with Fanny. Well! he was
teased sometimes-just as somebody used to be by
Fanny; and they quarreled sometimes just as
somebody and Fanny used to quarrel; and they
made up and sat in the dark, and wrote letters
every day, and never were happy asunder, and
were always looking out for one another, and pre-
tending not to, and were engaged at Christmas
time, and sat close to one another at the fire. and
were going to be married very soon--all exactly
like somebody won't mention and Fanny!
But the travelersiost them one day, as he had
lost the rest of his friends and after calling to them
to come back, which they never did, went on upon
his journey. So he went on for little while with
out seeing anything, until at last he came to a
middle.aged gentleman. So he said to the gentle
man, " What are you doing here?" and his answer
was, al am always busy; come and be busy with
mel
So he began to be very busy with that gentle
man, and they went on through the wood together.
The whole journey was through wood only it had
been open and green at first, like awood in spring.
and now began to grow thick and dark like
wood in summer; some of the little trees that had
come out earliest were even turning brown. The
gentleman was not alone, but had lady of about
the same age with him, who was his wife and
they had children, who were with them too. So
they all went together through the wood, cutting
down the trees, and making path through the
branches and fallen leaves, and carrying burdens
and working hard.
Sometimes they came to a long green avenue
that opened into deeper woods Then they
would hear very little distant voice crying,
sc Father, father, am another child! Stop for
mel u And presently they wond see a very little
figure, growing larger as it came along, running
to join them. When it came up, they all crowded
round it, and kissed and welcomed it; and they
all went down together.
Sometimes they came to several avenues at once,
and then they all stood still, and of the children
said, "Father, am going to India;' and another,
q Natl arT tn forfr unara
can - and another, Father, | am going to Hea-
yen." So, with many tears at parting, they went
solitary down those avenues, each child upon its
way; and the child who went to Heaven rose into
the golden air and vanished.
Whenever these partings happened the traveller
looked at the gentleman, and saw him glance up
at the sky above the trees where the day was be-
ginning to decline and the sunset to come on. He
saw, too, that his hair turning grey. But they
could rest long, for they had their journey to
perform, and it was necessary for them to be al
ways busy.
At last, there had been so many paintings that
there were no children left, and only The traveller,
the gentleman, and the lady went upon their way
in company. And now the wood was yellow, and
brown; and the leaves even of the forest trees
began to fall
So they came to an avenue that was darker than
the rest and was pressing forward on their journey
without looking d@wn it, when the lady stopped
"My husband said the lady, g am called"
They, listened, and they heard voice long way
uo"h bile aPeuue, Sayt Muthei' liotuei II W as
the voice of the first child, who had said, AZ am
going to Heaven!n and the father said, " l pray
not yet Sunset is very near. [ pray not yeti"
But the voice cried, Mother mother !" without
minding him, though bis hair was now quite white,
and tears were on his face.
Then the mother, who was already drawn into
the shade of the dark avenue and moving away
with her arms still around his neck kissed him and
said, "My dearest, am summoned, and I gol"
| And she was gone. And the traveller and he were
| left alone together.
| And they went on and on together, until they
came very near the end of the wood; so near that
| they could SEQ the sunset shining red before them
| through the trees.
| Yet, once more. while he broke his way among
| the branches, the traveller lost his friend. He
| called and called, bDt there was no reply, and
| when he passed out of The wood and saw the
| peaceful sun going down upon wide purple pros.
pect, he came to an old nan sitting fallen tree
| So he said to the old man, 90 What do you do
| here?" And the old man said, with q calm smile,
am always remembering; come and remember
| with me.n
! So the traveller sat down by the side of the old
man, face to face with the serene sunset; and all
| his friends came softly back and stood around
| him-the beautiful child, the handsome boy, the
| young man in love, the father mother and child
| ren--every one Of them was there and he had lost
nothing So he loved them all, and was kind and
| forhearing with them all, and was always pleased
| to watch them all. and they all honored and loved
| him. And | think the traveller must be Yourself,
dear grand father, because this is what you do to
! US, and what we do to you.
| CHOICE Liquors. Mr. S. Wolff, corner of Gravier
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