New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-19
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CHAPTER XII.

Jack perched himself the arm Of his mothers
chair and looked triumphantly at Jean. The little
girl was knitting some socks for poor fisherman
and her low stool was close 10 her fathers
Well. and FOR some Of those adventures OF
! Ulysses" remarked Mr. Bobbngton. "He had his
hard times"
As soon as he got away from one-eyed Poly
phemus." said Jack "he and his men bent them
selves 10 the Past they rowed. and hard
they pulled. on the nth day they came to the
island where .I;1us reitued. Now .F;oIus'- Jack
saw that Jean Was about TO speak and he hurried
his words-''was the god OF the winds"
Il knew that" said Jean.
".ftolus. went on her brother. was glad Of
company. lie treated them very WELL and they
stayed with him fcr 4 whole month lie gave tPem
dinner party every day. Then Ulysses tIoug hi
they ought 20 he pushing on. so he said he would
! have go
".toIus was too polite TO try TO persuade him TO
stay when lie he really wished to start on his
Journeys. but he knew that Neptune. the god OF
the sea. was the father OF PoIyphemus whom
Ulysses had blinded lie was very sure Ulysses
Was going To have hard time OF il on the sea
so hc c'-.te3 he would help him as much Is he
could When they had said soodby. .d.u!us gave
him big bag
Here. noble guest he said are all the winds
but the. west one-that ! have left out 10 take
you safely home. Farewell. and the gods b with
you
For nine days thoy sailed steadily westward.
and tac men began leo think ~ their homes their
wives and their children. unseen through SO many
long years"
Poor things said Mrs BohbinEton.
But proceeded her son. Just they could
even see the lights shore Ulysses. who had
been steering for several hours. fell asleep That
did not matter. There was no wind abroad b,t
the west Wind. taking them on. The others were
safe In the bag that hung by the masthead
However. the sailors, who had not been told
what was IN the bag. supposed It 10 be fun Of
treasure. And when they their captain fast
asleep they began to unltter among themselves
' II is fine thing 10 be Ulysses said one He
gets all the fair words and all the fine gifts. We
get nothing
There is gold and silver. no doubt, in tina,
bag cried another Yet he keeps it ALL aud does
not share his gifts with US
=" And We struck in third. we do all the hard
work for him
80 they talked. until one said: We Will talk.
our share OF the treasure lie cut the baf open
With a terrible noise. out rushed oil the winds and
soon. az they struggled together. the sea was IN a
storm. The great waves nearly overcame the ship.
cot course the noise woke Ulysses. who saw at
once what had happened And the worst OF it all
was that the winds blew the ship back to the
island Of 41ous'
HE should have taken his men into hts conf
dence" observed Mr. Bobbington There he
wasn't clever usual"
Jack went on: They driven ashore. .Eolus
was surprised.
What: lie said. Did not give you enough? :
Have you come back to ask for more?'
Poor Ulysses would not look up at him. |
he felt ashamed. My did IT, he cried. |
with his eyes on the ground. While / slept they |
unloosed the winds you bound
And so.' went Jack. because .EOus would |
not second time befrend them but told them To |
leave his land. they again took to the boat. But
now the winds. Obcying the angry Neptune, drove
them hither and thither but where they
wished most to go-never TO the rockbound coast OF
Ithaca.
The next adventure Is very short one
can have II tonight went Jack. After six
days and nights Of storm, they found port called
L.amos. II belonged TO the country of the people
called the LestrygOnians. They cannlbals.