Nebraska advertiser., 1882-06-08

story and send IL home; wise men Will
get hold of il, and discuss it's meaning.
They will be divided into two classes;
those who see in it legend of the SUM
god, the princess being nothing but the
moon, and her companion the morning
star; the other class will see in the story
n corruption of the history of Moses.
Others, more learned, will compare this
legend with others exactly like IL in al
most all lands. 1t is, for instance, the
same rs the tale of Guinevere returning
for Arthur, and will quote examples
from Afghanistan, Alaska, TERRA del
Fucgo, Borneo, the valleys of the Leba-
non, Socotra, Central America and the
Farce Isles
Five weeks later Lal was married at
San Francisco The merchant who
lent her the schooner gave her country
house for her honeymoon.
"She ought" said Rex, "to have
married the man who gave her himself,
all his fortune, and his very life. am
ashamed that so good a man has been
sacrificed for my sake.
"No sir said the Californian; "not
for your sake at all, but for hers. We
may remember some words about laying
down your life for your friends. Per-
haps il is worth the sacrifice of life to-
have done SO good aud great thing.
If there were many more such men in
the world, we might shortly expect to
see the gates of Eden open again"
Unfortunately" said Rex, "thero
are more like Captain Wattles."
! "Yes sir; am sorry he is an Amcri-
can. But you can boast your Borlind-
er, who is, believe, an Englishman."
! The account of Lafs return and tho
death of Captain Holstius duly appeared
in the San Francisco papers. 1t was
accompanied by structures of some Sc
verify upon the conduct Of Captain
| Barnabas b. Wattles, who was COM
! pared to the skunk of his native country.
1t was this account, with these strict
ures which the Son of Consolation
found in the paper after posting his
packet of lies.
Further, Sydney paper asked if tho
| Captain Barnabas b. Wattlos, of the
| Fair Maria, was the same Captain Wat
ties who behaved in the wonderful
manner described in the California
papers.
He wrote to say he was not.
From further information received, it
presently appeared to everybody that he.
]
He has now lost his ship, and know
not where he is nor what occupation he
is at present following.
1t remains only To suggest, rather than
TO describe, the joyful return to Seven
Houses. We may not linger to relate
how Mrs. Rydqnist, who still found
comfort in wearing additional Grape to
her widows weeds for Rex, now kept 10
on for Captain Holstius, calling every
body's attention to the wonderful ac-'
curacy of her predictions; how Captain
Iachariasen first sang Nunc dimittis,
loudly proclaiming his willingness to go
since Lal was happy again; and then
explained, lest he might be taken at his
word, that perhaps IL would be well to-
remain in order to experience the full
ness of wisdom which comes with nine
ty years. He also takes great credit to
himself for the able reading he had given
of the mummickng.
The morning after their arrival, Rex,
looking for his wife, found her in the
kitchen, making the pudding with her
old bib on and her white arms flecked
with flour, just as he remembered her
three years before. Beside her, the
Patriarch slept in the wooden chair.
+" 1t is all exactly the same" he said;
"yet with what differenceP And L
have had three years of the kabobo.
Lal, you are going to begin again the
old housekeeping"
She shook her head and laughed.
Then the tears came into her eyes.
1.-The Captains like this pudding"
she said. "Let me please them once
more, Rex, while / stand here looking
through the window at the trees in tho
church-yard, and through the open door
in the garden, and when listen to the
noise of the docks and the river, and
for the white sails beyond the church,
and watch the dear old man asleep
there beside the fire. cannot believe
but that | shall hear another step, and
turn round and see beside me, with his
grave smile and tender eyes, Captain
Holstius, standing, as he used TO stand,
in the doorway, watching me without a
word"
Rex kissed her He could hear this
talk without jealousy or pain. Yet it
will always seem TO him somehow, as if
his wife had missed better husband
than himself, a feeling which may be
useful in keeping down pride, vain con-
ceit, and over masterfulness; vices
which mar the conjugal happiness of
many.
"He could never have been my hus-
band" the young wife went on in her
happiuess, thinking she spoke the whole
truth; "not even if had never known
you. But loved him, Rex"
THE END.
The first church-bell used in the
Darish Of OnaSaaick now Nauhuru NJ