Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-12-18
The Enchanted Pipe.

One night. rs Count Ollie WAS
riding through the woods, he WAS
asiunishrd 10 see great hight
among the trees, where here was
no house. Stopping ibis horse, he
SAN the ground open II vacant
space between TWO great oar trees.
Stel oi stone ted down To two great
iron doors. through which strcanied
ihr li.hl thai had first attactcd him.
As he looked, Il woman and man,
dressed in white, caur MP the steps.
! holding baskets. which they Keep,
carefully covered. This woman aud
man looked neither TO the right nor
! left Neither did they ST. ~ To lii
/ their irli; bni came toward Count
Ollie with II slow. gliding motion.
Conut Oifr WAS terribly iiigh'en'
ed. A cold perSpira'lon started ont
of him; his knees hcut under him,
and luidiN knowing WHIST tie did,
he ca led uul in II loud Voice. "Nho
ar, Anu and what are yon dong
hcir.,'
Instantly the figure vanished; ="
did the s'rI,s, the opening, aud the
light. Count Ollie rode around
aud around the two great oaks; tut
the ground shuNe'l no trace of an
u,nning. On the next day hr came
again; hit saw nothing. He walked
. about the oaks, Int could see no
' place whep. could b~ hidden steps
= ar iron doors. The birds, seeing
him 81 busy. hogan 10 chipper and
litter about him.
: What dotoa want, Count Differ
said u snnrN Young hlackbird.
:. "Brtwrrn these trees" answered
Olifr lis flight ct steps leading
down 90 iron doors.
+ mo that is impnSsihie." said The
: hlackhird. Il have lived here ever
" since was ont Of the egg, and
J, have never seer amy Steps or doors
u Oliffr went home sad aud dlscon
l. tented. He could think Of nothing
u hnt wha, he had seen; and he nse'
: to walk every day, and ride ever!
4 might. through the forest hoping I,
=. see the wonderful sight again.
II One night, riding home unsuccess
T. fnl rs usual. he met an owl Ou, n
" late ~ himself.
u, "Hallo, romln,l.!7 cried the ow
" Il meet Nour every night. VIVA
! are Won huniing-micr or frogs
!" "Stone steps and irdh doors al
'e swrrcd Oifir. laughing. care m
~ mice and frogs And he told I'll
y owl what he had seen.
lt The owl listened, looking ger
~ wise.
~ "Yrs | know" said he. "Whi
~ you have seen i the palace of I i'm
u, In il arrall ih"tr'asnrcs Of the cart
'u The man aud The woman vi
II come ont are Day aud Night, brin
u" ing gifts 10 men
90; And how shall So" il again
e" asked Count Oliffe. IL nm dctt
"' mined to fiud and enterit."
're The owl shook his head.
IT. ..Ta find il. Count Olifie. yon ne
We only wait hN the great oak trees I
MT the grond opens. Then YOU mr
We wait iii. Da, aud Night come fort
-" aud hr careful to NY nothing. !
ne ter that 90 down the steps bold
itS but M the iron donrS there sits
me- giant with the keys. Beware Il
al you listen to mnthing. AMI do no
ing. before srizing the keys
hat .Irthat,sall, that is ras. rroug
an answered Olfte.
tile Not so easy as you THINK" 81
~. the owl flying away.
,dx Count Oliffr rtsle 'o the two oa
ion and iismonnied, There he wait
IL. man, bonrs till the ground open
aud and the man aud woman came !"
RIM Az before. He Watched them ~
lion lence. and went boldly down
.nt steps. At The foot Of the steps
- of tat. jolly piat. smoking =
Law. while the keys of the palace b'
ines hs,srly IN his eirdle.
her. Give me the key Of the pala
With said Oliffe.
.rt. "Yes. nv SON." said the gii
is,, III yuu viii first smoke n pipe v
over me. II has been a great man, i
IN n dwd years since any one has smo
with me-"
"Thprr irmoharm in that thor
feel Oliea. who th~ught. bpside, tina
=. shonld Ike to SNAKE on, of su'
dub. pipe as the giant heudled-s