Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-08

the stone that had been given him by
the blue-eyed maid of the castle-th
talisman that would command all things
belonging to the castle near the Isth-
mus. Then a hopeful light shot into
his face and he cried:
..Arabia Glori, in the name of the
ruby talisman-if thou belong at Pana-
ma CASTLE command thee to return
here
When the guards beneath the pine tree
awoke from short nap. behold their
prey from beyond the icebergs had flown.
Once more Del saw from Glori's back
the deserted ships near the 70th lati-
tude and the frozen solitude of North
Georgian Isles was passed over in
thrice. Hudson Bay with its stunted
| pine forests swan beneath him, and
/ family TO the upper air came the thunder
of the mighty Niagara, while the States
of the Union were marshaled in grand
review beneath flying Glori like proud
old soldiers; and Mexico Gulf-that
grand Quiet for all the subterranean
waters of North America-together with
West midas spicy brcezes, were met
and passed.
Southwest from the shore of the
Caribbean Sea, across Panama, in the
Pacific Ocean, stands rocky point
called Quibo Island. The mighty sea
| laundering on its desolate crags, the
weird screams of strange sea-faring
birds, the sobbiDg night wind that tells
| its tale of phantom ship that sails and
| sails but never comes to anchor there,
are Quibo' chief delights. Here it was
right in the archway of great cavern.
that Arabia Glori unloaded his burden
Eleptic, and with the ruby talisman in
| his hand Del commanded the great
stone doors to open.
Through galleries lit with diamonds,
through chambers sparkling with prec-
ious stones-here massive pillars
of FURNISHED gold, there columns and
arches Respondent with silver-an ag-
gregation ofuntold wealth and splendor
brought fromthe ocean deep and fashion,
ed to every form and purpose. with new
beauties falling uponhis eye at every
step, now walked our fortune seeker.
Presently Del came to one small
chamber ffiote beautiful than any he
had yet seen. Reclining Upon q gold
trimmed seal-skin robe, in elegant
crimson toga costume; was lady with
blue eyes and golden hair. She was in
deed fair picture with every wealth
the world can know around her. The
blossom upon her cheek, the roses on
her lips, the dropping dark gold eye
lash, the perfect outline of her figure,
Del Eleptic saw and held his breath.
She saw him and languidly wondered
she looked again with interest gather
ing in her eye-onee more and then
cry of Joy broke from her lips. She
had prayed for liberty-her rescuer had
come. He commanded in the name of
the talismanic ruby and the golden |
chains that bound her dropped away.
As she prepared to fly, Del loaded
himself with little sacks filled with gold |
and precious stones; then hand in hand |
they fled along the shining passage, all
bars and bolts and doors opening to the |
touch of the magical ruby, and reached |
the outer air.
Here she threw hel lovely arms
around Del's fair neck and thanked her |
preserver again and again; and if Del
asked her to accompany him life's
perilous journey through, it was not |
strange; and if she said yea and amen
while he kissed her rose bud lips, you
will not object; and again, when they
with their gold and precious stones
were securely mounted on Arabia
Glori's back and were travelling swiftly
toward the western plains of the United
States, if Del promised to surround her
with as many luxuries as she had left
behind with love and liberty thrown in
to boot, you will wink at it I'm sure,
and you will say that they deserved to
win at Father Time tremendous wheel
of fortune.
AT green, green grove, where
stream sang merrily by, they dismounted
and sat side by side. While he held
her fair white hand they talked of the
future as of a mighty homeward bound
train freighted with love and flowers;
as he softly pressed her warm white
hand the moments passed out on eter-
nal wings and Arabia Glori wandered
away over the prairie and was lost in
the gathering gloom; and when the
master would have recalled his steed he |
found that he had lost the ruby charm
and Arabia Glori would come out of the |
gloom no more.
So Del Eleptic and the beautiful maid |
with sweet blue eyes and golden hair
seated themselves again upon the bank |
of the cooling, laughing waters. and the
last rays of the setting sun stole softly |
across woodland and prairie and stream |
and kissed their happy faces good
night.
Lancaster, Wis, Nov. 7th 1888.