The Penn's Grove record., 1886-06-19

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Once upon a time the Air, the Noun
tain, and the Sea lived u~ndisturbed
upon all the earth. The Mountain
alone was i%mmovable; he stood always
here upon the rocky foundation and the
Sea rippled and foamed at his feet,
while the Air danced freely over his
head and about his grim face. 1t came
to pass that both the sea and the All
loved the Mountain, but the Mountain
loved the Sea.
"Dance on forever, o Air." said the
Mountain; ''dance on and sing your
merry songs. But l love the gentle Sea
who in sweet humility crouches at my
feet or playfully dashes her white spray
! against my brown BOSOM"
Now the sea was full of joy when she
heard these words, and her thousand
voices sang softly with delight. But
the Air was filed with rage II
jealousy, and she swore a terrible re-
venge.
1.-THE, Mountain shall not wed the
Sea- muttered the envious Air. I'm
Joy your triumph while you may, y
slumberous sister; | will steal YOU from
your naughty loyerl'
And it came to pass that, ever atttr
that, the Air each day caught up huge
parts of the Sea and sent them floating
forever through the air in the shape OF
clouds. So each day the Sea receded
from the feet of the Mountain, and her
tuneful waves played no more around
bis majestic base.
Whittier art thou going, my lover"
ergsJ The Mountain in dlsmay.
Isle i false to thee laughed the
Ar. zoekingly. "She is going to an
ether love FAR away"
But tie mountain would not believe
10. Re lowered his head aIoft and cried
u1-s -teseechingly than before: "Oh,
E1l11sr art thou going, my beloyedr
: u not hear thy sweet voice nor do
11y sos1. white arms compass me
3hc-5-
TEs1 the Sea cried cut in an agony
Z helpless love. But the Mountain
heard her not, for the Air refused to
brl1z sGs words she said.
she i false whispered the Air. 81
an al51s an true 70 thee"
But the Mountain believed her not.
Day after d4y e reared his massive
head 4l0ts AID turned his honest face
70 tie recsGl1g Sea and begged her to
return; day after day the sea threw up
her Snowy arms and uttered the widest
lameaca.Io1s. but TIE Mountain heard
her mes, and day By day the sea receded
farther and farther from the Noun
tain's base. Where she nee had
spread her fair surface appeared fertile
plains and yerdant groves all pe0pled
with living things whose voices the Air
brought to the Mountains ears in the
hope that they might distract the
Mountain from his mourning.
But the Mountain would not be COM
forted; he lifted his sturdy head alOft
and his ~Sorrowing face was turned over
toward the aeeting object Of his love.
Hills, valleys, forests, plains, and other
mountains separated them now, but
over and beyond them all he could see
her face lifted p~leadingly toward HIM,
while her white arms tossed wildly to
and fro. But he did not know what
words she said, for the envious Air
would not bear her message to him.
Then many ages came and went, un-
til now the Sea was far distant-so very
distant that the Mountain could not be-
hold her-nay, had he been ten thou
sand times loftier he could not see her,
she was so far away. But, still as of
old, the Mountain stood with his ma
iestic head high in the sky, and his
face turned whittier he had seen her
fading, like a dream, away.
"Come back, come back, o my be-
lovedl" he cried and cried.
And the Sea, a thousand miles or
more away. still thought forever of the
Mountain. Vainly she peered over the
Western horizon for a glimpse Of his
proud head and honest face. The hori.
zon was dark. Her lover was far be-
yond; forests, plains, hills, valleys,
rivers and other mountains interviewed.
Her watching was as hopeless as her
love.
"She is falsel" whispered the Air to
the Mountain, ''She is false and she
has gone to another lover. Ialone am
truel''
But the Mountain believed her not.
And one day clouds came floating
through tie sky and lowered around the
Mountains crest.
"Who art thou?'eried the Mountain,
''who art thou that thou fllest me with
such a subtitle consolation? Thy breath
is like my beloved's and thy kisses are
like her Kisses"
ave come from the Sea-" answered
the Clouds. ''She loves thee and she
has sent us to bid thee be courageous,
or she will come back to them"
Then the Clouds covered the Mouus
tain and bathed him with the glory of
the Seas true love. The Air ragged
furiously, but all in vain. Ever after
that the Clouds came each day with
love messages from the Sea, and often.
times the Clouds bore back to the dis
tant Sea the tender words the Mountain
spoke.
And so the ages come and go, the
Mountain rearing his giant head aloft
and his brown. honest face turned
whittier the Sea departed; the Sea
stretching forth her arms to the distant
Mountain ana repeating his dear name
with her thousand voices.
Stand on the beach and see the seas
majestic calm and hear her murmur-
lngs, or when, in the frenzy OF Ter
hopeless love she surges wildly and
losses her white arms and shrieks-
then you shall know how the sea loves
the distant mountain.
The mountain is old and scar; the
storms have beaten upon his breast,
and great scars and seams and wrinkles
are on his sturdy head and honest face.
But he towers majestically aloft, and
lie looks always toward the distant sea
and waits for her promised coming.
FAnd so the ages come and 90, but
love is eternal.
Zeal Is the combination of will, intel.
lect, affections, passions and force, and