The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-28
The Chnd's story.


Once uponla time, ? good many years
ago, there was traveller, and he sat out
upon a Journey. II was a magic journey,
and was toiseem very long when he be-
gan il, and very short when he got half
way through. ,-f r..t.. i,
He travelled along rather dark path
for some little time, without meeting
anything, until at last be came to beau
tiiul child. SO he said to the child
What do you do here 70 And the
Child said, am always at play. Come
and play with mel"
SO, he played with that child, the
whole day long, and they were very mer-
ry. The s. KY 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 saw SO many butterflies; that
everything was beautiful. This was in
fine weather When it rained, they
loved to watch the falling drops, and TO
smell the fresh scents. When it blew, it
was delightfulto listen TO the wind, and
fancy what itsaid as il came rushing from
its home-where was that, they wondered
-whistling and bowling, driving the
clouds before il, bending the trees, rumb-
ling in the chimneys, shaking the house,
aud making the sea roar in fury. But,
when il showed, that was best of all for
they liked nothing so well as to look up
at the white flakes falling fast and thick,
like down from the breasts of millions of
white birds; and to see how smooth and
deep the driftwas 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 pic
ture boObs; all about scimitars and slip
pers andturbans, and dwarfs and giants,
and gent! and fairies, and blue boards
and bean. stalks and riches and cayerns
and forests and Valentines and Orsons;
and all new and all true. 'Aj
But, one day, of a sudden, the traveller
lost the child. He called to him over
and over again, but got no answer. SO
he wentupon his road, and went on for a
little while without meeting anything,
until atlast he came to handsome boy.
So, be said to the boy, "What do you do
here| And the boy said, 81 am always
learning, Come and learn with me.p
SO he learned with that boy about Ju-
piter and Juno, and the Greeks and the
Romans and / don't know what and
learned more than l could tell-or he
either, for he soon forgot a great deal OF
il. But they were not always learning;
they had the merviest games that ever
were played. They rowed upon the river
in summer, aud skated on the ice in win
ter; they were active afoot, and active
on horseback, at cricket, and all games
at ball; at prisoners base, hare and
hounds, follow my leader and more
sports than can think of; nobody could
beat them. They had holidays, too, and
Twelfth cakes, and parties where they
danced till midnight, and real theatres
where they saw palaces Of real gold anc
silver rise out of the real earth, and saw
all the wonders of the world at once
e AS 60 friends, they had such dear friends
and so many Of them, that want tbs
time to reckon them up. They we real
young, like the handsome bow, and wer,
ID never to be strange to one another al
their lives through. ra~'i
Still, one day in the midst of all thes
pleasures, the traveller lost the boy as h.
had lost the child, and, after calling 4
him in vain, went on upon his journey
, SO he vent on for a little while withou
seeing anything. until at last he came Il
a young man.. So, he said 10 the youn
man, "What do you do her" And tn
young man said, II am always in love
Come and love with me"
So, he went away with that youa
man, and presently they came to one 9
the prettiest girls that ever was seen
/. just like Fanny in the corner there--an
she had eyes like Fanny's, and sh
> laughed and colored just as Fanny doe
while am talking about her. So, TIA
: young man fell in love directly-just a
!, Somebody l won't mention, the fir,
time he came here, did with Fanny
b Wellel He was leased sometimes--jus
. as Somebody used TO be by Fanny; sa
they quarrelled sometimes-zjust a
e Somebody and Fanny used TO quarrel
, and they made it up, and sat in the dall
!, and wrote letters every day, and neyt
we're happy asnnder and were Away
/ looking out for one another and preten
J, ding not 20, and were engaged at Christ
: mas Time, aud sat Cips,' TO one ahoth'
by the fire, and were going TO be mat
10 ried very soon--al exactly like Some
y body won't mention aud FANNY
\ Bat the traveller lost them one day, q
4, he had lost the rest Of his hiends, an
after calling 10 them TO come back whic
B they never did, went on upon his j0arnel
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