The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-30

tQEee LOaQS. 106ee must De burned
and the ashes scattered on the roots
of the vine. which will then spring up
and bloom. When it is touched with
one of my feathers, it will become the
young Prince, the son Of the sick one.
and he will regain his health when he
is touched with the same feather"
The woman, on hearing these words,
ground her teeth and nearly drove her
finger nails into her palms, for these
were the husband and son from whom
the Ogre had carried her away. 'NoY,
wife" said the Ogre, if you awake
me again Twill give you a good beat
ing. Yaw, yaW."
But he was no sooner snoring than
she gave the fercest pull of ali, and
he reared and jumped out of bed, and
slapped her severely. What's this
for2' said he. Am I never to be
allowed to rest again?' 'sOh, dear
husband, said she, it was all for
grief of parting with you. I dreamed
hat a strange mar was taking me
away from you, and that I was going
with my own free viii, and that a
ship which sailed on land as
we'll as water vas bearing Us off. I
suppose I must have gripped you very
hard with the fright "Gripped me.
was pulled off me. But / forgive
you on account of your loyalty to me.
There Is such a ship. which sails as
we'll on land as on sea, but no one
can get il without being provided
with one of my feathers. You set the
feather on the ground with the quill
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it meets the ship. You then stick it
at the top Of the mast, and merely
manage the rudder, and away it goes
IN Whatever direction you please.
Good night, good wife; but be sure
you don't Waken me again2" No,
dear husband, and he fell asleep once
more.
When he was fast asleep she arose
quietly ana walked out, the lover fol-
lowing her. They came TO the water
fall, saw the dwarf, struck him on the
face with the first feather, aud he be-
came a. giant, ready to obey their or
ders. They laid another feather on
the ground, and on it went, the giant
pacing swiftly after it, with the w0-
man on one shoulder and the man on
t e other They had notgone far when
the heard a terrib enoise behind Inn.
and there was tie Ogre tearing after
them, with hundreds of armed men,
sprung from sae groun q his word.
Fast and far went the giant, but
the eF0wdw was pressing on him,
when the Ogre's wife turned round,
shook a feather at them, and they
all sunk to their knees IN the earth.
The Ogre had lost much of his power
with the three feathers. He stopped
to raise the men from their pits, but
was not able. Then he raised a troop
of tigers, bears, toads, frogs and drag
ons; but before these could come up
to the giant, he reached the ship.
Into it he sprung, and fixed the
feather at the mast-top. The man
took the rudder, the woman sat. at the
Prov, and away few the ship like an
arrow from a bow. A terrible up
roar came from the beasts, out there
was no more eel or heard Of them
or the Ogre.
When they came to the palace Of the
woman's true husband, they stopped,
got the sreckled cock, and brought
him into the vineyard, When they
put the feather into his mouth, he
/ scratched away till he came to the
three toads. These being burned,
their ashes scattered on the roots of
the decayed vine, aud it sprang up,
fi0ging out its beautiful ribbed leaves
and purple grapes The Princess
all this time was sobbing as
if her heart would break, and
then she touched the shrub
with a feather, and saw her young son
fresh and blooming before her, she
fell Ia a faint on the sod, for ahe re-
collected the life she had been obliged
to endure by the Ore. They brought
her to herself again, and. with all the
people around them shouting for JOY,
they entered the castle, There was
her husband lying nearlyElifeless on
his bed. She had not courage to come
near him. but the lover was not long
about touching him with the feather,
and his health returned. aud his sou
was IN bis arms in a moments. Both
then ran to the Princess. and i was
who could have the most of her. Sui
she cried and soDbed-but the giant
and the lover had no patience to wait
foT the end.
They euterod their ship oncesm0re,
and on il went over land and sea. TIL
they came to the enchanted palace.
There they were nearly frightened by
the awful appearance OF SO many
stone h4ures, one occupied this way.
another that, but ali stiff and still.
The first that the lover approached
was the Princess. He touched her
lightly with the feather, and while
you could wink, life anne upon every
( one in the east G. The lovers fell