The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-10-18
5rlrrt Misrelluny.
NAUSICAA.

Ulysses, full of days and wisdom, and
cences, lived peaceably in his palace of
lthacus Every evening, seated between
his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus,
he told of his travels, and of the wonder
full adventures which had befallen him
during his wanderings. When he had told
all his stories, he began again and retold
them
The adventure which it gave him the
greatest pleasure to relate was that of his
meeting with Nausicaa. daughter of Alci-
nous.
Never" he used to declare, "can for
get how beautiful, how gracious, and help
full. she was to me. For three lays and
three nights had been floating on the sea,
hanging convulsivelv to a spar of my
broken raft. when at last big wave hurl
ed me into the mouth of river. gained
wood, where covered myself with leaves
and then fell fast asleep. | was suddenly
startled out of my slumbers by the sound
of Splashing water. and, on opening my
ewes and looking round me, | saw num-
Der of girls playing ball on the river bank.
| arose and advanced towards the most
beautiful of the crowd
Yes. yes. You've already told us all
about that" interrupted Penelope, impa
ticntlv.
That isn't unlikely" replied Ulysses,
dryly.
But where's the harm" queried Tele-
machuS, wonderingly.
Ulysses continued:
II can see her vet in her chariot driving
the mules, and can hear the bells iingling
The vehicle was full of the purest, finest
white linen and woollen robes which the
princess and her companions had just
washed in the river How proudly she
stood in the chariot, the evening breeze
blowing through her hair"
And them" demanded Telemachus,
eagerly.
And then, when We entered the village,
she begged me to leave her so as to give
no occasion for scandal. But from the
hearty manner in which | was received at
her fathers palace when | presented my
self there, it was evident that she had been
speaking of me, and that in a very kindly
strain
"Do YOU think she is married now de-
manded Telemachus.
4, g., ,1I h1,t q
was not even engaged
Did you tell her that you had SOM
Yes, and that was burning with i'm
patience to see him.
Did you say anything else nice to her
about me-
Yes, that did, although knew scarce
lv ANYTHING about you, for, when | went
away, YOU were little baby in arms
Penelope, wishing to see her son mar
| ricd, introduced him to the daughters of
all the neighhoring princess-but in vain.
Not one of them pleaSes me. | know
of some one better than all of them
"Who may that be-
| ''Nausicaa.
How can you say you know her, when
| YOU have never seen her
But am going to see her, answered
| Telemachus
***
One dav he said to his father:
NV heart tells me, oh, illustrious faith
er, to 90 in search of Nausicaa. Although
| have never seen her, my heart is CON
sumed by love of her If you oppose my
wish, will grow old dhere-unmarrled.
Ulysses replied:
Il have noticed that, since | spoke OF
NauSicaa, YOU have lost all interest in life
Take thirty sailors and set out on your
search, if YOU will But first let me warn
YOU of the dangers of the voyage. If the
winds drive YOU towards the island of Pol
vphemus. take care not to land there, il
YOU can avoid it. In ease, however, the
tempest drives YOU ashore, hide yourself
and then escape by sea as quickly as you
can DO not try to see Cyclops. | blind
ed him, it is true, but he is still to be fear
ed. Avoid, too, the land of the Lotus eat
| ers, or, if YOU are driven ashore there, dc
not eat of the fruit which they will otfe
to YOU Keep away from the kingdom o
the blonde Gree, who changes men into
swine. But, if it be impossible to keel
] awav there is n plant which will counter