The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-17

last night. 1t is made of d kind of
stuff called green cheese, and is thou
sands of miles away from here. Lei
us go to sleep. So saying, he rel
lapsed into silence and aneonscioHss I
ness.t Not 50 Flutterina. His few re!
marks had been an anti-soporifc she |
could not get over.
The more she looked at the moonI
the more she wanted to know and to-
go. She continued to ruminate and
speculate till1she could no longer for
bear. "Silyie," said she, touching him
timidly with one of her fore feet, ".pray
tell me more about that moon" Non
sense, VI said he. This made her tender
heart ache for the first time. That ev-
,ening he had told her that she was not
only the prettiest but smartest, most
discreet little 1ady-moth in the world -
now an earnest question was called
nonsense. It must be remembered that
the stages of moth-life succeed each
other much more rapidly than those of
human life, but the gradations are
pretty much the same, Itwould prob
ably have taken man much longer
time to snub his wife in that style; but
then he has much more time to prac-
tice it afterwards, "Why wont you tel
me-" said she. eWhy can't I go and
see:it myself, It is Just above the
trees Firstly" said he, wakened
again BY this appeal, it is too much
trouble. Secondly, it is no usea Third
" you could not understand" Il
can understand as well as you, sir K
"No, you can't You are a lady-moth.
You have never seen the world, and
how your sex is treated there, OF you
would tnow that you can't understand.
Females havn't much mind They are
good for nothing but ito futters about
and lay eggsi9 With this sage and
loving speech he changed from his left
fore and right hind, to his right fore
and left, hind foot and gave himself up
to remorseless. repose.
Poor Fltterinai reproached with
ignorance and folly; yet told It was her
nature and destiny to be ever ignorant
and foolish! arHer heart was filed with
shame for she knew the charge to be
partly true, and resentment, because
she felt that she had a right to a kind
ness. and assistance that had been with
held 81 will go and see for myself
she said, (mentally, ofcourse); SO when
she thought her lord and master. was
EST asleep she kissed him, fondly, fol
she stu 1or7ed him), and set offtowards
the objectiof heia desires: thinking she
would make grand discoveries seefoi'f e!, {
silyie awoke. She might have learnt
q lessenfrom her bridal trip, but she
didn't. Neither people nor cnothlsiin'
variaBly learn from what they might
not even from experience. z On, or
she few, but the, distance seemed to
increase. Perhaps bSilFiel was right
she thought, when this was'efrst real
izeds 1sBut I Will 90 q little further
and then return A little farther, ant
little farther she went, and wher
hope began to flag, she felt ASHAMED
Of her inistrust Of Silvie, and her wan
of success. ,aa .s sia ss5i
; She thought he would be awake
! perhaps gone before she could agaii
reach tIletree from which she started
Could she find it. She looked down
with q swooning feeling, upon the dis
! tant earth. It appeared one blacl
dreary mass. She knew not at wha
part of it to aim her downward flight
! Still the beautiful living orb shon
sweetlJ above her. ~ L VIII 60. on up
l she saidA'better to- die in going t
3 light than to darkness" Her wing
; grew weary, her head dizzy, her eye
2 misty, but the delirious, yet divine Dc
sire to know, qlived and burned. e. ]
J absorbed her. Return was not no
; thought. off, Glory and aknowledg
9 seemed the only true, objects of pul
q suit. 5 We9qdon't know how far sh
went There are no ndile-stones e! o.
in space. We only know that Silvi
walked up in fEe morning and misse
L hef. CWithn sigh he began hisssDliti
: ry journey; but ere the sun had reacf
9 ed the ineridien he found anotht
8 companion more charming than than. q
g former AS he glided merrily alon'
+ Madam Golighta. hisnew love, stoppe
1t suddenly and erie bopt 'Qhsdsar q
y vie, what's thats He looked whel
d her eyes were directed and saw y y
$ dead body Of his poor little Fluttern
. ~Ohse said he, as he dropped down
n s ~ 4oo,. from the eve fartheSt frO