The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-31
CASTLES IN THE AIR.

10 lGeJ Oh SOU! ne Hdu u SLndli, Iulh1
peaked, red face. He was very eXcit-
able, and talked all over his body. ln
he was all gestures and at
titudes, and like ali such very demon
straliye men, his motions were AS un-
graceful as his emotions were uncalled
lor. 1t was one Of his disagreeable, &C.
centric, and vain pecullaritles to speak
loudly andi theatrically to his acqualnt-
ances, regardless of place, persons, or
propriety. lie fanCied this was lnde-
peudence; ana fancying himself great,
he fancied it was his prerogative.
In his native city, nearly every resi-
dent knew him, and had learned to look
at him without staring at his gyrations
and grlmaces. But strangers often
paused TO scan the phenomenon, and
consider whether he was cioWp,
madmau, or monkey. lie was nall
crRZeu. And on account OF what? n 9TH
ing which had happened to MN. lie
had lost nothing--nGlthGrl love nor prop
erty: not even Judgment; for all he mad
ever had-and all was Httle-Ae re-
tanned. Then what?
In the early part of the century his
father had taken it into his head to
build a house which should eclipse in
size all other houses in tne city. That
was the height OF his ambition. Nine
stories high! A fact, reader. Nine
stories hign, and of brick, too; when the
majority Of the houses were OGDEN, ana
few could boast OF even four stories.
And The elder Fungus, energIZed by
his inOrdinate love OF show, carried his
resolution into effect. In due time the
monster house WIS finished; oomed high
pyer all other houses, and stared at
heaven. and earth stared AZ 1t.
But the staring did not loug continue.
One fearful night the wind blew thun-
Geriugly, aud the rain fell ataractiously
aud the house fell Il anominlouely-tO
stories OF lU-never TO rise again.
NIt has lost it's head, Ike It's owner"
said the people who visited the ruins Ill
crowds on the following day. Ana the
structure was therefore called tungus'a
| Folly"
Iaud still remain; but TIE toolnardy
| builder mad spent MS all i'll its erection
| and having ruined himself, the WreCk
| passed into other hands.
! Rut neither he nor his family could
| ever be reasoned out Of the cUnceit tAat
| the erection Of such prepOster0us man
sion was not great honor to them
| The man, to be sure, had proved that he
could build such a house; but the wind
| mad proved that it coull blow it down.
and in one night, ana ruin both the
house and himself.
| La tlme old Fungus died, and Wen
into a small house. But he lett tnt
| gtory of his folly as an inheritance to
| Ills children.
AS Sam.grew up, his fathers folly was
ever III MS mouth. He, Like A.s Iatner
| mad a passion tor making people stare
| and f MS laLAer had not buut u folly
| Sam. might nave Dulit one himself. Bu
LIQUORS were easy. Ills 'ather bullt anJ
sam. was buru 20 talk about it. Ii
neYer " as introduced w man withuu
IiulurmluS nam that MS IaLAer DullL Fun
igus' Iully. Anu If the man Aappeuel
noL TO nave heard OF II, he was SeL uOW
py sam, as something less than d Dal
bulan. ~ IAan "Itn!n the pa'e OF civil
lZ4Llun, on the snufeS OF America, Wh
nsuu,. nyard ol Fungus' Ioly cUuldn'
be nucn.
Poor Sam.l He cit that such ignc
trance le6seneu (not Iessoheu) uls iamlI
consequence. BY the way, we shouI
STATE tnaL sam. naa Iolly o! MS own
liz was greater than his latners; 1t wa
urinKiug 100 mucl.
Wuen mounted oil his rum and hi
Ilather's TeuoWn, sam. was pecullarl
interesting companion Tor a small party
tnen ~. WAS ELOQUENT, lhen ne " a
Fl nod. then he Was eldL:d, and the
u ',,I4ind, ''I YDo wags Knew TINS, an
ne,yat pyery favorable opportunity t
',n,,T sam out and tickle tnelr q,
,,n,intanrns.
A",SS5 .,Snm' wasn't it YOUR father, or was
eo,na niuer Mr.. F1ngus, tnat built th
oo,,1rnted Fungus Fully?"
~ Iatnnr o. course, WHY, thour,
, o,I I.naw hat. Everybody KNOWS i
yT|.',, Wal none OF your llttls mean lol
- = '''iO fiyn..Torv houscs. such as YOU bull
an-,,nys " nuI pevple 1--we IN and tnit.
, tnnY,rn n"" ;'.'' ;rreaI. it Was q granu, magni
vy onVI t9,elnp nine-story house, tD;
eGn"l eIm m LNe Tower OF BaDei. an
= Commanded u view OF the expansl,
> T,m,Ie,ne and the admiration OF su
/ roItmuInp benoluers, Excuse me, 2:
/ linn. II | AIN getting little warn
: nnt Ihat. that imperial ed feel M
=. NeIi can it so-W4s my laLher's nous
5 Fungus Folly. o! it was a gree
: Ihuusy,n
) "AIways heard so. Heard of tt
, house wien | was i'll Alrlca," q gontl
; nan y"u d neruaps saw "Ieafu of
~ Turnnu. Heard OF IL away out IN Il
Eas, indies. Everybody said it was
i sumner, Take another punch, Sam; tai
'ui1i lily. But how dld it happen to g
, | II,tn,,, dnu, 20