New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

was asleep Then they roasted what they
wanted and sat down 20 feast. but while
they Toasted a horrible thing happened
The roasted meat on the table began TO
below. and the striped OK hides began %
creep The wrath OF Apollo was upon
them.
With great hast. they all sought their
ship With greater haste still the clouds
gathered IN the sky and the winds mus
tered their forces The storm was the
worst they had encountered yet The ship
was eloven IN two BY a thunderbolt and
every one but Ulysses was drowned He
managed 20 cling 70 a floating spar. and %
keep above the water for nine DAYS and
nine nights. with not thing 20 eat Z"
He always escapes" said Mrs Bobbtng-
ton
AT last" pursued her son. the waves
tossed him upon another island. where an
other woman kept him for a year a sort
OF prisoner.
I'll tell about her" cried jean Her
name was Calypso and the island vas
called Ogygia-
1T was a most beautiful place. far love
ner than the island OF Gree. There poor
Ulysses might have STAYED forever n Pallas
Athene. the goddess OF wisdom. had not
bad pity on him-and On Penelope-anI
persuaded Zeus 20 send Hern1es 70 tell Ca
lypso 10 stop enchanting Ulysses. so that
he could make Up his own mind whether
he wanted 20 go home OF not. He did want
20 20 the very moment he was himself.
and Calypso gave him a ship and away
he went"
Jolly glad he was TO ind himself upon
the sea again." here Jack took Up the
tale He sat and looked Up ar all the
for all he was worth
But his troubles were not over Nep-
tune. the god OF the sea. saw him and
sent anothe- storm quick as lightning.
This time Ulysses had no one 20 help him.
He lost heart for the arst time. and when
a wave washed Rim OF TIE boat he gave
himself up for lost. But
a lady" announced Jean. aIno leu
cothia, a sea goddess. saw him and helped
him She told him 70 let the boat 90 and
TO swim to shore. Then she gave him a
girdle Of seaweei"-
Sort Of life preserver. / suppose?" said
M Bobbington.
1T preserved him all right" answered
Jack That's all about her, Jean. He
found rhe mouth n a river. up which he
swan and so landed He had never been
quite 50 tired before. He slept long time,
. Urn dN1 SOllr brEIl-1 ana slept 6Ed1l-
Another lady" Interrupted Jean. Her
name was Nausicaa Her father was the
king OF the land where Ulysses had landed
II happened that she and all the nlaidens
took the linen robes worn BY the house
hold down 70 the river 70 wash them"
What cried Mrs. Bobbington a
princess see 20 the washing
They did IN those DAYS" said Jean
Just as the kings pIoughed and did any
work that had 70 be done"
Good old times remarked Mr. Bob
btngton But go on. Jean
so Nausicaa and her rnaidens did the
washing" went on Jean. Then thew PLAYED
ball This woke Ulysses He went toward
the maidens. and thew ran away scream
ing. he looked 50 like a wild man But
Nausicaa. being a princess. had more
breeding She spoke 20 him kindly. and
took him home with her. The King and the
Queen were always hospftable 70 strangers
and they believed Ulysses story They
lent him ship. and he set OF. once more.
for Ithaca and Penelope
Wonder what that old Neptune VIII do
now said Mr. Bobbington.
Tt was not Ulysses ; own ship, so II was
let alone" explained Jack The sailors
took him 70 Ithaca and laid him down on
the shore-asleep. Then they rowed back
When Ulysses woke. he did not know
where he was He waited until a shepherd
boy came by and asked him. When he
found he was really IN Ithaca az last. he
could have wept for Joy.
Now the shepherd boy was no other
than Pallas Athene. who had come down
20 see that her tavorite met with no more
troubles by sea. She revealed herself now
and told him he would md hts home filed
with suitors. who had told Penelope that
her husband was surely dead. and that she
must marry one OF them
I ought 70 tell about Penelope's web
interposed Jean. she felt sure that
Ulysses would come back 50 she kept the
suitors of by saying she could not choose
between them until she had finished a piece
OF weaving She wove all day. but undid
the days work every night, so that il
never got finished "
So went on Jack who had waited pa-
tiently. Ulysses went on 70 his palace.
Pallas Athene walked by hts side. dressed
a. a boy Remember this she said ga
she left him. do not strike a blow until
give the sign
She left him alone. and on ne walked.
/ No one knew him but his old dog. who died