The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-11-18

breast.
How so, my dearest bir1ie?"
Follow me and you shall see."
Lit e White thorn jumped up. Robin
smote the air with his wings, once. twice,
thrice. and was away, flying over the glis-
tening, fraeant moor, toward Il sea And
every now aud then it perched on a gorsp
TUT or shrub Of white health, and chirp-
Ell loudly, Follow me-" The child fol
lowed gladly, and the bird led her down the
moorside among gray lichened granite
rocks, then over buckwheat field, where
the tiny whitish pink pin-points of flowers
were slipping the dew that dripped from
thrir leaves, then out on the yellow sand
strewn with Shepherd's purses and kelp.
In the hay were seven little holms, usually
surrounded by laughing blue water, but
now the tide was out and a strip OF oOzy
sand led to them. Rotin Rcdbreast stayed
bis fight, and said,-
DO you see anything on the beach?"
"Yesl | see a pair of wooden shoes
brightly polished. shoes that have not yet
been Drowned at the fire, and a staff of hol-
ly that has not yet been lopped Of its leaves
and berries"
"Fut on the shoes and take the staff.
L have done so.
Now, walk along the sands to the first
Of th5 seven isles go round it till you reach
cliff before which rank sea-rushes grow. :"
And " hat them"
,''Pluck the ruShes and twist them into
rope
What ncxt?"
"Then strike the rock thrice with Your
staff, and cow will issue from it, lay the
rush rope rbtna is neck, AID lead it home
to your mother"
White thorn followed these directions
implicitly. She walked lightly in her wodd-
en- shoes over the treacherous sand, she
wove her rope of rushes, struck the rock,
and from il came forth COW, with skin
as soft as that of mole. with eyes gentle
as those OF snaniel, and with beautiful
white full udder White thhfn threw the
haltsr round its neck, and led the beast
home to her mother, who was over joyed to
see it. But how was her wonder intreased
when she began 10 milk little Sea-c,w, as
White.thorn ca led her. The milk spirited
between her fingers and flowed without
Cessation, like water troth one Of the moor
springs. ii zabeth filled all the pals,
then all the pots, jugs k tiles, and mugs,
with milk and Still the stream flowed.
Run, White thorn. to your uncle Joseph,
and borrow courle of pals" cried the
widow. And thu child skipped over the
heather to the farm, aud told the farmer
the wonder.
The news socn spread, and half the vii
lage came to see. Every one brought a
pail or pitcher. They found Elizabeth
seated BY the COW, in a great pool of milk,
which poured trom the sea-brast, flowing
in d willie I'LL over the the thcreshod. and
was lost in the moor ssnd outside. Never
was more delicious milk tasted, nfver was
ricter cream seen. Joseph gazed in aston
ishme Mt; he tasted the milk, smackcd his
lips, tasted again, shook his head, and hen
said: -~z~-- ...5...
"Dear sister, you know how have a.
ways loved you. You have, AIN certain,
true sistelly affection for me, and you will
not refuse me the cow when ak you for
it, ard offer instead all my CO vs..
Elizabeth replied: "Sea-cow is priceless.
How could | give her to you for 2oar cat
tie? She is worth more than all the cows
in thd village"
"WelI thin, try dearest sitter. will
give you my farm and farmhouse; the
stables, the carts and horses.
Then Elizabeth yielded. She took the
key OF the houses, she Cit turf in the
ficlds: drank out of the WE'LL lit fire on
the hearth and cnt handful of hair out OF
the horses tails, as evidence that all these
now belonged to her. Then she gave the
Sea COW to her brother, and he went away
to a large tcwn, where the demand for
milk would be as inexhaustihle as was the
urp IL, Rat Az IA ,,rinl l,,
sh' loved her Sea-cow dearly; and all day
long her checks were wet with tears. At
evening She went into the stable to STE if
d the cattle we're Supplied with hay, and
then she sobied aloud "Oh, why is not
dear Sea-cow hcre?" she walled. Imme-
diately She heard lowing behind her, end.
on looking round, saw her Sea COW return
ed. After the first transports Of delight
were over she asked, stroklng the creatures 5
soft hide:
"Who has brought you back to me, pref
ty ps'?', ,
could not I've with your uncle, who is
wicked and avariciOus man"
Alas! my mother will have to give tip
the mouse aud farm, how that you have
cone back. y
''Not so, replied the COW. 'For your
grandfather had left all to your mother but
the brothers destroyed the will. aud robbed
your mother ni what is rightiully hers
But you Will be recognized, my pretty
darllng.''
Mot if you will do what bid you
Pluck three clover leaves and briug them
10 me. So. .
Wtite,thorh obeyed; ard, while the
COW mnhched the green leaves, she. called,
a- hidden, Robin Redbreast, three times. -
Now, the third time she called, all at once
the COW was changed into beautiful horse,
to White-thorn's great delight.
You will certainly hot be recognized
now, said shc, 'snd | shall henceiorth
call yot Sea horse.
The widow was rjoiced when she heard
what had taken place. Next cay she
brought the horse out TO lade it with corn
for the market. Imagine her astonishment,
when she saw the back of the horse lepg-
then to accommodate as many sacks as she
deemed fit to send to market so that Sea-
horse ;il0he could carry more than all lie
others horses in tho village. Th:s was soon
known to the second brother, Phillips, who
came, examined it, and bid for it his mill,
his horses, and all the pics he fed The
widow accepted the Offer; the mill became
hers; ind the Sea4horse was transit rred to
brother Phillip, who lett the place with the
horse to go to q town where the amount to
be carried would be equal to the capacity ci
the horse bearing. But White thorn was
sad at heart, and at, night, when she went
to. the stable, she sobbed, and said;
"Oh, dear Sea>horse, why are you moi
here?" Then she heard neigh behind
her, and looking round, she saw that Sea-
horse had returned.
uncle, said the animal; $50 have return
cd to you. Now fetch me tLree clover
leaves, and while | am eating them cal
thrice on Robin Redbreast"