Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-11

eolored arches are made that you see after
shower. We are bound for the Rainbow
Sea-"
1.-The RAINBOW Sea?' said Emily. II
know where the Mediterranean Sea is, and
the Red Sea, and The Caspian Sea. I've
heard of the White Sea too, and the Black
Sea, but my teacher IA yer SAID anything
about the Rainbow Sea, and it isn't on the
map, I'm sure"
There are a good many things that
teachers and school books don't tell You
anything about, replied the captain --
'Ihey are very much afraid that young
people will live in the Kingdom of Fancy.
Now I'm going to show you part OF that
kingdom, that is, I'm going to show it to
You if this ship holds ont, Put on more
sail" he called to his sailors,
"How soon shall we reach the Rainbow
Sea? asked Emily.
"As we measure time" replied the little
man, 1--WE shall be there In another day.
As mortals measure time, we shall be there
III a few seconds.
What do you meaE2' asked Emily En-
MIS-
Don't you know" replied the captain,
that the apparent length OF life is proper
| toned to the size of beings? With us one
| OF your minutes is long time. Lie down
now, and rest. ! will call you when it is
| time" Emily lay down on the deck and
was soon asleep.
I'VE are nearing the Rainbow Sea-" said
the little man, at length, and Emily sat up,
and looked about her. The river was grow
ing wider, The bubble-ships had drawn
nearer one another and were sweeping to-
wards the sea. Every little captain. and
every little sailor stood ut his post. En-
ily's bubble-ship was one of the foremost
of the fleet. and in a few minutes it had
passed the mouth Of the river, and had en-
tered the Rainbow Sea, Rainbow Sea, in
truth. As far as Emily could see, the wa
tiers danced and cleaned, violet, indigo,
blue, green, yellow, orange. red. The crest
of every wave was rainbow. The foam
that followed each ship parted into hun
dreds of rainbows. Emily saw the sea was
crowded with bubble-ships that grew
brighter in hue as they sailed further
across the sea.
"Oh! this is glorious" she cried, turn
ing to her tiny companion. where are
they all goine2'
They are going to the Rainbow Isles
that lie far away beyond the sunset We
shall reach them by-an3.by.'
"What will you DO there2'
"We shall give our rainbow hues for the
next shower and ] and my companions
shall be dissolved into the mist Of which
We were made.
II thought the rniabow huos came after
shower, said Emily
80 they did but dout you know that
nothing in nature is ever lost2 disappear
only to appear again. These hues will
mount TO heaven in the bosom of the next,
and you will see them from your window.
They viii shine many and many n time
long after you can see them no more"
Mount to heaven in o cloud2' said En-
lily, doubtiully "why, my teacher says that
the rainbow is caused by the decomposition
of sunlight as it passed through drops of
rain. There are two reflections and one
reflection in the primary bow and
Don't talk of your teacher here, said
the little man. "The explanations of NOR
tails do not suit the Kingdom of Fancy /
tell you that rainbows are sent TO the sky
from the Rainbow Isles
"Bnt let M explain, said Emily. "There
is one reflection, aud ---'
Az shls great shOut arose nom all the
bubbe-ships. Captains and sailors cried,
Throw her overboaril We want none of
the philosophy OF mort0ls herel"
Don't throw me overheard, said Emily.
an explain. The sunlight enters the
drop OF water, and is refrac---'
Ohl what a hubbub there wasl The lit
tie captains shrieked, and two or three OF
the little sailors seized Emily, and dragged
her to the side of the ship. Just M they
were about to push her overheard, Just as
she could see the dancing rainbows almost
under feet, the strange feeling that had
come over her on the piazza, came over
her again, and she lay awake in her little
bed, and heard the rain beating against the
windows.
You've had bad dream" said grand.
ma Ennis who stood by her bedside. You
can't go to school to-day for it has rained
in torrents all night, and the brook has
risen so high ms to sweep away the bridge"
Emily rub>sd her eyes, well" she
said, II thinf it is not strange that
dreamed ab6h the Rainbow Sea. - Bright
Side.