Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-07-28
Island of Perpetual Youth.

/ known to us as Ossian, told in the Phil
delphia Times by Edgar penfield. Some
| day, when yod read the poems, you will
remember Ushcen and know how he
lived and died.
| A long time ago, before the vast deep
of the Atlantic had been explored. or
America had been discovered. many tales
were told of strange lands that vOyagers
had visited and of islands that had been
seen, only to disappear until there grew
up belief that these islands were en-
chanted. These wonderful tales are still
told and it is one of them that | am go
ing to relate now.
At that time there lived in Erin il
mighty race called the Feni They were
tall of stature and correSpondmgly
strong and brave. They engaged i'll
many adventures and wars, but at last.
in one terrible battle they were all killed
except the King, his handsome Usheen
and Il few followers
1t is about Csheen that this story is
told, for he was the last of his race, and
| he lived to see new people spring up IN
place of the old, the people that today in
habit the Emerald isle.
One day, shortly after the disastrous
battle, the king and Usheen, with SOM
of their men, were out hunting, but they
were sad because of the loss they had
sustained, and entered into their sport
i'll only a half-hearted way. Suddenly
they beheld in the forest il slender white
steed coming toward them. 1t had hoofS
of gold and between its ears was Il SILVER
crescent On its back was beautiful
young girl clad in radiant white that
glistened with many embroidered devices.
Her hair was of the color of citron and l.
shimmered in the light that seemed tn
surround her like a nimbus. Her eyes
were as deep as the still pools i'll some
quiet ocean cove and her skin riyaled the
Wilderness of her robe and the redncss OF
the flowers that We're twined in her hair.
why are We sad at your sp0rt!" sh.
asked of the astonished men, and when
they had told her, they asked her who
she was and whence she came.
II come from far away she answered.
land many lands have | visited. | am
seeking for Usheen, the hero and bard,
for even to my distant home his fame
has Travelled.
Have You then never seen CsheenF
asked the King. How will YOU find
him.
lie is NJ. quest" said the maiden.
Forever will | seek him.
Then T'shecn stepped forward. and,
kneeling beside her house, said:
"Fnir enc. | am sheen. Tell me thy
ramc and let your quest end here. for,
/ if YOU will. | would wed with thee.
Il am glad" said the maiden. smiling.
"Kuow that | am called Nam, hut ii
you would we'd with me. you must come
to the Island of Perpetual Youth. There
will we dwell forever. and YOU shall have
hundred men to serve You, Il hundred
youths for your companions. Il hundred
swords, hundred arrows. and hum
dred Silken robes
But how shall | reach this island:"
said I'sheel.
''You have only to mount this steed he
hind me. said the maiden. 1T will
carry MS both
So Cshcen hadc his father and his
/ friends farewell and mounted the Steed
behind Man. Swiftly it carried them.
nor seemed tn feed their weight. Thus
they soon came to the sea, and the Stccd
Sprang from the cliffs into the waves.
which were firm beneath its tread.
Then Man began to sing To UShecn.
and 50 sweet and raviShing were her
tones that he knew not how long they
Travelled over tine watCrY way whether
il were days or months. Strange sights
were all around him wonderful islands,
shifting as the clouds: tall coral reefs
that looked like castles with their hnc
network rising like rampartS above the
waves.
Then. too. I'Shccn saw wild deer rum
bning over the seas pursued by rcd-cared
dogs: or maiden would hold up Il golden
apple to them as they SpCd by. and
Youths winged arrows of gold. There
were little children. too. dancing in cir
cles upon the waves. or riding upon the
SwcllS. or playing hidC-and-Scck in cave
under some great breaker.
Presently they came "a an island. and
Nam said:
Here let rs tarry little if you will
This Is net the island that we >ctk, hut a
princess i here imprisoned by n giant en-
chauter. who will not set her free unless
she find champion 10 fight for her"
Right gladly did T>ht.r stop therg 10
reScue the princess. In ms own country
he had fought dragons and cNchanterS
and foreign tribes. hut never did he fight
rs ht did this island si0ut Thrt' DAYS
did the conflict last, and then. when hc
had slain the giant and sCt the princess
free. and She had dressed his wounds
With magic balm. he and Mann mount
cd th, SnoW-Nvhite steed again and swift
Is set uut toward the setting sun.
And again Nam sung to him. Willing
away the time so that he knew not how
it sped Bur suddenly from ont of what
seemed the very center Of the setting
sun, other music loated across the waves