Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-02-08
FNF BEAUTIFUL SIREN.

I'll y, oftbe isle of Avail, in the par
ii s1ct Cast, a maker of wooden
gbo. with his wife and two
IL ,.0 lived in a poor little mud
Id 'hich he had built himself by the
"a tore INST at the end Of the val
There are those who say that
lima Of il may be seen but that
d ardly creditable, for i u a long
n since then, and usually the cab
u q makers Of wooden shoes donot
u very long.
MI were not very rich, for they
u. orly their work to live on and
tnow makers of wooden shoes
II buy small farms. The hus-
a dug out the wooden shoes, his
III helped him as well as she could,
~ little boy and girl, who We're
large enough to work ON the
Il n vent every day to fish by the
N
81 n day. when the little boy WINS
81 ~ among the rocks, he heard
,eply a swee; musical song; aud
N IN IN the direction from whence
A6sd 10 come, he saw the siren
gas singing as she SWAIN among
n uaYes. and around her the sea
III Y brilliant that il daxzled you
y box at it.
very quickly 10 the cabin
\ bis father was working.
ii II papa, said no, do come and
Tierr Il a fish in tho bay Of
IN Moulin more beautiful than
have seen. IL sings, aud il
like gold"
81 Iise frp, papa" added the girl,
Y lad seen IL also.
sshnenaker and his wife hastened
lollos their children. but when
raehed the shore the siren had
n ppsarsd. They saw NO siren on
"a and heard no singing.
" I, Eas nothing said the mother.
children dreamed II all
De ~ was not so incrcdulons as
Ets. The next morning be told
thildren To go back to the edge
ny sater and watch attentively
M Il the beautiful singing fish
~ shos itself again.
i he litile boy went out, but AS
! a. NJ had gone Il few steps from
tatln b. ran back, crying out:
4 Nj. papa. the beautiful fish has
r.sl again: you can hear Il sing
hsfr."
ban they went outside they heard
slieions music In the distance: and
Fastened 10 go 10 tho sen shore,
q they saw the siFrsn. who sang
\ spByrd about on the waves.
4 kaf@l sometimes moro than
" Set above the winter.
4 = : not m ordinary iiili, AMID
iaotnakrr, Il looks Hike n hui
being
q ~, said his wifa. ''wc must Get
Il sa~ perhaps We can catch Il ]
d y hkg very much to see Il close
u sey MI wcut 10 work 10 get tho
rady, and then wllcn the pca
Il tigh th"y ST them, but in vain;
III = pIl the choicest hnii ON the
iac singing Fish did not come
'aks i, although they snw Il
y ~ day
~ shoemaker thought often 81
aundevilll fish. and devised many
40 70 get Il. One day he was
klhg on the shore, he Enw tbs
who, rradled by the waves and
aslerp, was floating nt u short
eatee from the shore. He went
: lhe water without making any
and slipped q large basket
e had, under her, and carried
eutn Y 10 tho land without wax.
neT She wus about the sire Of a
Y q eight years She had golden
and her white and polished
4 v Fesembled that Of n woman
4 instead of tcet Hhe had fins, aud
Gods ended with n tail Of u fish
Az said the shoemaker ns h'
0s,d al her. my little ones did not
a y y really the most cnriou,
4 6 That wus ever seen. IL IL hal
man and half fish"
" made these reflections on his
n heck 70 his cabin; and he has
gled y when the siren awoke ond
II 70 him:
~, shoemaker, you surprised ms
w was asleep. beg you to tak'
uaek TO the water, now that yot
~ SEN me close, and viii protect
~ NM all your family as long o.
4 No answered he, II win not pui
H. pack into the sen. | huv'
ged Tor You for n long time, ant
/ sl'e my wife and children. an
wv 70 take You TO the house 80
! ~ uley can see you: but when yo'
4 IN gsung a song, II my wife wishes
~ ~ carry you back to the plac,
4 %n which ! took you"
@Called his wife. Who WINS nance
/ GS nt' and he cried to her:
,;;s o@rle, come hero and see, ant
NJ. the children. 1 have the singel
ne good wnynnw 49,, G,lt ~ tn.