The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-16

Is "A mystery nobody yet has found,
For they never came back to land
THE MAN WHO WANTED NOTHING.
Ky ELIZABETH CCMINCs.
l. wae warm wetJ' eT. ami little Oper
ing Olive WIS sick Hi: g"andmot her
Sati he was feeling his tech. ard the
learned Dr.. H. Ilum said His f-brile
condition $ ucr&sionrd Ivy an absence Of
the m list }ra necessary t. maintain til"
mic 'y-adjuste,i equilibrium ni Nature IN
the vital functions of his physical cos
mos. T,ke him. without delay, to the
cool retreat of Blbbling Fountain
When FIIootsi, Opening Olives father,
heard ills learned speech, he gave orders
that his family should get ready to start
down the Min without delay. "Ah,"
said he, sorrowfully, to Sing Flu, his
oldest son, fine lad of ten or there
abouts, ''oi what avail is it to be Niceroy
| of Fuh-kieu aud Che khan if cannot save
my baby from disease and death?'' But
| thn NicCroy's position did do something
| 70: the baby; for, that very afternoon.
| Sc ma, the venerable poet. sent Filootsi
an invitation to make his delightful
country houses his own; and this cour-
esy he wond not have extended to any
one else.
B3hhling Fountain is spring upon
| the side u Drum Mountain, which, as
perhaps you know, overlooks the beauti.
full R,v,r Mn, the Hudson of China, and
| Se-ma's house was the most beautiful
AMI well appointed there. His invita-
ton was at Cuce accepted, and early iu
the morning, the family left Fuh Chau
Opening olive went with his mamma in
| a paldrIGir, and after them came his
grand mother also III palanquin. His
g,and father, who was unhappy when
separated from his wife. followed in a Sc
| dll chair, and after Him came the purses,
ami maid servants in odd wheel barrows
| prov " itu SAILS. ! he ldnl lily doctor
was borIe in front o, Opening Olive in il
sedan caair, aud before him went Sing
Flu and his tutor, Shing Tt, o. horse
| hacH; 50 you see it WAS a long proccss Il,
! thou n the Niceroy could rot accompany
1t. Banyan trees slut III the grounds
Ji.at Surro ndyd s. ma 5 house, save Just
III front of it. There WIS Il wide view
Of the beautiful valley, with its green
rice tields and apricot orchards, aud the
| shluin. river.
:. ma and his two graudsons welcomed
| pretty daugter welcomed the ladies at
| the side verandah. Sing Flu, his grand
father, and his tutor, we've led into "a
small sitting room. But great round
! doorway led into a second apartment, and
as tLe crimson curtain wa, swung one
! side, there was IL deli ghful impression OF
space aud coOluess. Around tue circular
dool way was this sentence, in golden let
| tiers: ''Nd asst chasms may be filled. but
the heart of man is never satisfied.
| Tea was brought in, and circular uays,
which were divided. into little BOXES, in
which were different kinds of candied
| fruits, which She boys and the grand
father enjoyed, but at which Sc ma and
| Shing fe could only look.
"Ah," said the old poet, lifting his
teacup. while Shiug Te lifted his-for
! people drink tea together, slipping in
concert III China-'a scholar must
| always .emember that his stomach can
ruin his brai;:: he must munster to the
| Aigher wants. ana let the lower starve."
"Well, we'll, distinguished song -wri
! ter, cried he grandfather. What's "a
man who eats nothing? He dies soon,
let me tell you. AS for ne. hate a nib
bier. Give me a man who is solid on his
| LEGS. Good brains i'll weakly body are
| Ike a cart without Wheels
Aud the boys, fearing, perhaps, to
hay. weakly bodies, iel! at the sweets
With uch Z st they had the tray $ empty
IN a tNinkhng.
w '''A' ii''i htt : ''i'S u h1o d"dh-
enel hy tne songs ii inuumerable birds.
N"aiIo"s twlttercd, thIushts Whistl,d,
ahd AXIS waIbl, d; aid as lie opened his
eyes he saw, jnst opposite his bed, "a
pretty plclure of "A little house, with
rec, siid fields, and men at work, all
made out ot the tiny, shining feathers Of
the kIrgh.htr. lie heard his grandfather
20 by, Whispering TO Lis pane OF, and,
, after rubbing his eyes and stretching
him>e. t. make himself grow, he soon
Slipped uut to Join him. But there were
twenty acres of garden, Sing Fu's atten-
Liun WAS distracted and the grandfather
Was not in 81. hit. the paths were full of
quaint musiacs made of shells and COL
oi,d pebbles At some distance from the
house was large pond, fed by three
mountain brooks, which had been led
into It. Nearly half of its surface was
covered with the lotus, and the large,
tulip. Ike flowers were just opening
Ga wcnt Sing Flu from one delight IL
suruyist to another, and he soon found
that. O. the further side of the pond,
there we're carefully constructed series
of dams, which l,t tie water into an
other rurd. where swans sailed: al d ON
the rchbly beach was IA pretty boat.
When he reached the sc md pond the
SWANS come up, expecting cake; but, get
ting noue, they Missed at him spite fully.
and 5 tilcd away. Sing Flu then climbed
into the boat, after pushing it almost
into the water, for he thought he could
overtake them. But there was a strong
bamboo rope securely tied to the stern,
aud to "A dragon tree not far away: and
after he had rocked the boat into deep
water it stopped.
If | can't catch those kissing swans
might catch fish, if had fish hook"
thong ht Sing Fn.
He had tShed in the fountain behind
his fathers house. but never with a real
hook for the golden carp in it were too
pretty to he eaten.
Oh?' he sighed. 1--we only played
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