Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-23


the bazsrs of CONSTANT n6p1e futr in
these shops the twelve hand s0Inest young
men of Servis, dressed liked princes.
Then set sail, and when the vessel stops
between two. mountaina lands thou wilt
bein the Kingdom of the Indies. Take
! thy euzla ard sing with thy compaE.ans;
| and when the maidens of@the country
Icome TO. the. fountain, invite them to W ew
the riches of thy ship. Make them pres.
ents they Will De Charmed with thy gSn-
crosby, and will say, on returning to the
town, Viewer wasthere a finer ship, rich
CT treasurer, or more obliging shop keep
ers.' A woman and princess, the daugh-
ter of the King of the Indies Is doubly
curious amtise her all day, but as soon as
night co-lss on weigh anchor and set sail
When the Princess is on thy ship all viii
not. be OYER; she is a Magician, and may
bring mole than one danger on thy head,
But follow my cOunsels, and thou witt
S,,cceed'' fia.ti slaessssaGfF-i sesasaa aaisss
Saying this, the fairy spprosched the
brook which fell from the mountain, and
called salmon that wasswimmiDgu up the
stream. She detached o scale from his
skin, which she gave to Stoian. Take
this talisman," said she. If ever thou
art IN need of q service in the depths of
the sea, throw this scale into the water,
and call my brother, the salmon, to thy
add. s7i.'s ~ p g'.'i'.a.- 80 allz.s,f
Then, raising her eyes to heaven, the
Villa spied falcon pursuing dove. She
whistled and the Two birds perched upon
her shoulder. She plucked feather from
the crest of the falcon, and another from
The wing of the dove, and gave them to
Stoian. t''ie 90
.sTake these two talislnans,r said she
" If ever thou art in need of a service in
the air, cast these feathers to The wind, and
call my brother, the falcon, and my sister,
the dove, to thy aid And now farewell,
my brother. 1 have exhausted all the
secrets Of my art in thy behalf and thou
wilt never see memore -
Stoian thanked his sister, the Villa, and
did all that size had commanded him. The
ship stopped between the two mountains,
the maidens come to the fountain, listened
TO the songs Of Stoian, went on board the
ship, accepted the most beautiful presents
without much urging. and repeated that
night thr o'ighout the whole town" Never
was there seen finer ship, richer treas
uTes, or mere obliging shop-kecrers,"
The next day the Princess OF the Indies,
followed by twelve companions, repaired
to the shore in a magnificent palanquin,
drawn by the gentest and most beautiful
of elephants. She had ON her shoulder
little green paroquet, which diverted her
by its chatteIing. Stoian fastened TO meet
the lady, and did her the honors of his
ship; in every shop were displayed the
richest stuffs, and the richest jewels flashed
before her eyes-rings, bracelets, necklaces
and diadems. The Princess and her maids
were like larks before mirror; the day
passed without their being able to take
their sstonished and delighted eyes of AL
these wonders. ''is rs' ~ iH's
AS soon as night fell on the sea Stoian
weighed anchor and set sail. At the fret
motion of, the vessel the Princess was
alarmed; she fastened or deck, and taking
the paroquet on her finger, Dear bird"
she said, "fy TO my father and tell him
that strangers are carrying OF his child"
The parcquet took flight, but Stoian in
stsntly flung the falcons feathers in the
air, crying, My brother, the falcon, come
to my add"
And 10, black speck appeared atsr off
ia The ;heayens. Z II was the fslcon, which,
chewing The air, fell on the paroquet, ard
carried it TO rock to deyour it.
The Princes, looked at S;oian with dis
daiuful air, and cast her ring into the sea.
The ship instantly stopped as though 1t
had strained on shoal. In vain the wind
whistled through the sails-a hidden force
held the vessel motlonless.
Stoian flung to the wind the scale Of the
salmon, crying, My brother, the salmon,
come TO ny cid = 40 rs-.s~@-~, -
He hsd' rot done speaking when the
rich scales of huge salmon were seen
glistenipg ON The top of the water; the
nsh dived and seized the ring; where
upon the vessel began to float, driven on
by the most favorable of winds.
Toe Princess uttered CRY, and ran TO
rejoin her women. But the next morning,
at daybreak, she appeared again on deck,
and SAID 20 Stoian
"With one word | can turn this ship
into stone, and thou wilt rever more be-
hold thy country; nevertheless, if thou
wilt give me the water OF immortality, am
ready TO follow thee. Dost thou see. the
rock yonder, from which issues thick
smoke? There is the fountain, guarded
by two dragons that breathe fire from
their nostrils. No one has ever been able
TO foil the vigilance Of these monsters,
which sleep neither day nor night. If
thou canst succeed where all have failed,
and canst I'll this little flask, thou wilt
have no more devout friend or servant
than l."
For his sole answer S.oian seized the
flax, and flung to the wind the feather of
the dove, crying, lily sister, the dove,
come 20 my aid :"
Instantly s. dove whlter than snow
perched on Stoisn's shoulder, and seizing
the flask in its beak, scared in the air and
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turned, and Stoian was able TO ofer tie
Princess the water Of immortality.
"Thanks, my friend" said The Princess,
1.-The tenderest of accents. "Now thou
hast nothing more to fear from me; speak,
WHITTIER an thou conducting me?"
ITO my master, the Pacha," replied
sAhlg said .he, and eIoppiSs her ven
rest,of the voyage she did not speak word
The news Of Stoian's return filed Krou-
jevs!Z 18th rejoicing. Men fastened from
the town and the, country round about to
witness the entry of the Princess of the
lne'es. 1t was marvellous spectacle.
First, came the twelve maids of honor.
mounted esch on q black horse. Each
horse was led by the bride by one of the
companions of Stoian. Nothing could be
imagined more magnificent than these
young men with their rich dresses, jeweled
girdles, swords with silver scabbards, and
inlaid carabines But all was forgotten on
perceiving Sioian and his conquest
Though enveioped IN hong black veil,
which disclosed nothing but pair of mag.
nifcent black eyes, the Princess eclipsed
her companions as the moon eclipsed the
stars. Her write steed seemed proud of
It's burden. a the men admired her as
she RODE along, but the women gazed at
Stoian. Handsome, proud, and melancholy
he, won the gaze Of all
GA entering thepalace where the Pacha
was awaiting her, the Princess removed
her veil. At the sight of this wonderful