The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-01
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"a Oh, you darling Robin !" exclaimed
White+thorn. .'Then shall have ]
little silver cross on my breast, and
new pair of wooden shoes, SO that i
need not run about barefoot any long
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You shall have golden cross, and
satin shoes. like great LADY," said
Robin Redbreast. I..,
FOLLOW me and yOu shall see.o
Little White-thorn jumped up. Robin
swote the air with his wings, once,
twice. thrice, and was away flying over
the glistening fragrant moor, towards
the sea. And every now and then 1t
perched on gorse tuft or shrub Of
white heath and chirped loudly Follow
me-" The child followed gladly, and
the bird led-her down the moor side
among grey -lichened granite rocks,
then over bnclkwheat field, where the
tiny Whitish-pink pin-points of flowers
were slipping the dew that dripped from
their leaves, then out on the yellow
sand strewn with shepherds purses
and kelp. Inthe bay were seven little
holms, usually surrounded by laughing
blue water, but nowIthe tide was ont,
and a strip of oozy sand led to them.
Robin Redbreast stayed his flight and
said ---' 800 49, .-.----s
p" DO you seq duYtQluR On Iu6 D6dCuG
4" Yesl / see pair OF wooden shoes
brightly polished, shoes that have not
yet been Drowned at the fire, and a staff
of holly that has not yet been Topped
of its leaves and berries.
Put on the shoes and take the staff. !"
1 have done So" q -3 IS
Now walk along the sands to the
first of the seven isles, go round 1t till
you reach cliff before which seR-ruahes
grow" ~. 80, --...Ll ~ sci H-.i T..
"And what then ?" --4i5
"Pluck the PUSHES and twist them
into rope.' .....-.-,-.. 'l.4..il Z, i
"What next?" iits m-av ID
"Then strike the rock thrice with
your staff, and COW will issue from it,
lay the rush.rope round its neck and
lead 1t home to your mother" 5tsi.f q
White. thorn followed these directions
implicitly. She walked lightly in her
wooden shoes over the treacherous
sand, she woye her rope of PUSHES,
struck the rock, and from it came forth
COW, with skin as soft as that of a
MOLE with eyes gentle as those of a
spaniel, and with a beautiful white I'd.
der. White-thorn threw the halter
round its neck and led the beast nome
to her mother, who was overioyed to
see it, Rut how was her wonder in
creased when she began 70 milk little
Sea COW, as White-thorn called her.
The milk spirited between her fingers
and flowed without cessation, like
water from one OF the moor springs.
Elizabeth filed all the pals, then all
the pots, jugs, kettles and mugs, with
milk, and still the stream flowed.
run, run, White thorn, to your uncle
Joseph, and borrow couple OF pails,p
cried the widow. aAndithe child skip
ped over the heather to the farm, and
told the farmer the wonder. -.-a
The news soon spread, and half the
village came to see. Every one brought
pail or u pitcher. They found Eliza.
of milk, which poured from the sea-
beast, flowed in ii white rill over the
threshold, and was lost in the moor
sand outside. Never was more deli
ciouS milk tasted, never was richer
cream seen. Joseph gaZed in astonish-
ment he tasted the milk, smacked his
lips, tasted again, shook his head, and
then said:
"Dear sister, you know how'll have
always loved you. You have, am
certain, true affection for me, and you
will not refuse me the COW when L ask
you for it, and offer instead all my
cows"
Elizabeth replied: "Sea-cow is price,
less. How could give her up for your
cattle. She is worth more than all the
COWS in the village" ann yr- EE
"Well, then, dearest sister, will give
you my farm and farmhouse, the
stables, the carts, and horses"
Then Elizabeth yielded. She took the
key of the house, she cut a turf in the
fields, she drank out of the we'll, lit a
tir6 on the hearth, and cut a handful of
hair out of the horses tails, as evidence
that all these belonged 10 her. Then
she gave the sea-cow to her brother, and
he went away with the beast TO large
town, where the demand for milk
would be AS inexhaustible as was the
supply. But the poor White-thorn
cried, for she loved her Sea-cow dearly;
and all day long her cheeks were wet
with tears. At evening she went into
the stable to see If the cattle we're sup
piled with hay, and then she sobbed
aloud. "Oh, why is not dear Sea-cow
here?" she walled. Immediately she
heard allowing behind her, and, on
looking round, saw her -Sea-cow re-
turned. After the first transports of
delight were over, she asked, stroking
the creatures soft side:
pretty pet?"
81 have returned OF my own accord
could not live with your uncle, who
is a wicked and avarioious man."
"Alas my mother will have give
up the house and farm, now that you
have come back" rfEf-s-
"Not sou replied the cow. "For
mother, but the brothers destroyed the
will, and robbed your mother, of what
is rightfully hers.
"But you win be recognised, my
pretty darling"
mot If you will do what bid you.
Pluck three clover leaves and bring
them to me-" 81 .v e..
White-thorn obeYed; and, whilst the
COW munched the green leaves, she
called, as 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. a .T-F-E1g
''YOu will certainly not be recognized
now" said she; "and shall henceforth
call you Sea-horse."
The widow was rejoiced when she
heard what had taken place.. Next
day, she brought the horse out to lade
it with corn for the market. Imagine
her establishment when she saw the
back OF the horse lengthen to accom-
modate as many sacks as she deemed
| fit to sent to market 30 that Sea. horse
alone could carry more corn than all
the other horses in the village. This
Phillips, who came, examined it, and
bid for Il his mill, his horses, and all
the pigs he fed. The widow accepted
the offer, the mill became hers, and the
SeR-horse was transferred to brother
Phillips, who left the place with the
horse 10 go to town where the amount
to be carried would be equal to the ca
pacity of the horse for bearing. But
White-thorn was sad at heart, and at
might, when she went to the stable, she
sobbed, and said-HOh, dear Sea-horse,
why are you not here ?" Then she
heard a neigh behind Der, and, looking
round, she saw that Sea-horse had re-