Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-19
CLOUD,CHiLDREN. /
A Story for Little Girls.
From the st. Louis Republican. ]


away up in the blue sky-ever SO
much higher up than the swallows
can hy, or even tue great brown
eagle, whose dizzy flight no human
eve can follow, as he cleaves the
clear air above. the topmost crags
of the mountains, and perches up
on some purple peak, gazing down
on the wildly tossing sea and all
the white ships thereon. homeward
bound. This festival and pageant
was very curious. as we'll as beau
tiful, / assure yOn; for it was the
occasion of the uniting in marriage
of the .queenly Moon and Night.
that mysterious prince of whom so
many persons are afraid.
King Eneas was there to give the
lovely bride away, and his four
daughters, sometimes called the
four winds of the earth, were there
and acted in the capacity of brides
maids.
The Prince of Night and his
bride, who was attired in gauze
robe--the color of your young
canary-trimmed with marvellous
puffs of white illusion-left all the
wedding guests at supper and pre-
pared to begin at once their we'd
ding journey toward the West.
The bride, as you may think,
cared very little for all the delica-
cies- placed before her, and was
only desirous of setting out on
their long journey, naturally anx-
ious to escape the curious glances
favored her by all her cousins the
stars--who dropped in in groups
of twos and skies. Venus came,
arrayed in great magnificence,
quite late, and was pale with envy
at the Moons gorgeous appearance,
especially so at sight of the frosty
necklace and tiara of amber and
pearls given tn, bride b., her grand
uncle. the sun
knowing we'll the naughty dis
position OF the beautiful Venus,
the Moon debated some time the
question of bidding her to the nup-
tials. but she finally decided it
would be too gross a breach of
an;taI,ia ,nessang.r was 1eIerata1
NJ u,hni. ao,arr.lsome cham
thongbt # \ Great oversight no, to
SEND linn hut rs AIe,cnry wa most
fleet of all her relatives. the Moon
dispatched him forthwith.
The Prime. who ha' m Irric' the
vonng Mnn, .,Ihoit al fins .nrly
anJ hl,nk r ton.nr nu.,ared M
ali his tin, l,um,r ON his orea,ion.
and WINS az Han, os tbe most fast
;1;ons couIs Gn,,ra II. loved
ou;ot N snI;,.,4o n,,cb moro tbon
GREAT disnl,,v and confusion. and
was fna,l, as snvion. as thr Noon
IN he riI of ali the fin rnrrnlons
company and AVA over .hc sleep
inc eortb on his wedding tour.
.J think T ,,nnll wr9n ~, well.
nv dear the n,io,s Venus said,
with n elipL, sn.cr 1T j. very
ch;lIr ont nnl nf,ar the heut and
wnrr If a',ccna like ihis. | fancy
!. mirbi Lr the Easiest thing imag-
;nallp Ia cat,h vour death of cold"
" AL Snoil the effect OF that
Lowell, dross and he tiara. necklace
and 6rn.rlpt, by swathing them in
n Le,,sd az cloak? Ii must not
lie tbonrht III Il least she shonld
submit II tn. her husband. the
Prince Who locked really too
Grand for ANYTHING. in his duublet
and trnnks Of black velvet, with
white silk stockings. u silver belt,
and diamond bultops to his waist
coat PRAY do az Won think best.
nv dearest" he said. as gallantiy
as anv king could have said to his
newly. made wife. -
"Rnt I must give it as my opin-
ion that such advice comes from
;l.natured persons = not loving
fr;en1s Venus sees that Won are
srnremelv beautiful in your bridal
nt,;re ond II il because of her
tv, ;osrnns and I onv;ons natnre fiat She
,naipms ,,;n.os a," Wv saa Won enyelnne ana
S;5n '' ,onr ~ IoveI;ness Do Won
n,uG .h;n,, wv NV sarl;ng that 7 shoula
'n,nm, IN, my 80 from cold when I
can s 40 we'll prevent it. Remember,
1T om monarch of all survey"
The moon had no thought but to
obav her lord and master so the.
mantle Of swan's.down was packed
awav with her. other possessions,
and that memorable voyage com
menced
They began IL alone and unat-
tended as ali newly married people
should when thew undertake this
delightfnl iourney. and thev were
we'll on thar wav and very happy.