,,types ,,of ,,children',s ,,literature ,a ,,collection ,,of ,,the ,,world',s ,,best ,,literature ,,for ,,children ,,for ,,use ,,in ,,colleges1 ,,normal ,,schools ,,and ,,library ,,schools ,,collected ,,and ,,edited ,,by ,,walter ,,barnes1 ,a4,m4 ,application of the world's knowledge to the world's needs is the guiding aim of this publishing house1 and it is in conformity to this aim that ,types of ,children's ,literature is published4 ,there is need of helpful direction for parents and teachers who wish to place within reach of every child the beauty1 wisdom1 and knowledge stored up in the world's best literature for children4 ,the domain is so vast1 so rich1 and so varied that a single volume which presents specimens of all the different types for study and analysis by older readers and for reading by the children themselves1 may hope to make easy and natural for children the entrance to the pleasant land of books ,,preface ,this collection of specimens of children's literature has evolved itself naturally and1 as it were1 inevitably out of the editor's experience in teaching classes in children's literature in normal school and college1 and it is published in the belief that other teachers of this subject find the same need of such a book that the editor has experienced4 ,for it is obvious that if we are to conduct classes in children's literature either for general culture or for specific training of teachers1 we must have specimens of children's literature readily accessible to the students4 ,we must bring students to a knowledge and appreciation of any author1 period1 or type by having them study representative selections1 and this principle applies as logically to courses in children's literature as to courses in other kinds of literature4 ,types of ,children's ,literature is intended to provide students of the subject with a single-volume anthology of prose and poetry illustrative of the different types1 styles1 interests1 periods1 authors1 etc41 of writings for children4 ,there are1 of course1 many collections of specimens of children's literature2 but they are all made as reading books for children and1 consequently1 are unsatisfactory1 in some important respect or other1 as source books4 ,moreover1 these collections are published in several volumes and contain much that is mediocre and trivial4 ,as far as the editor has been able to discover1 there is but a single one-volume collection1 and that collection1 having been compiled solely for juvenile readers1 is impracticable as a text for college and normal school classes4 ,in teaching classes in children's literature the present editor has had to use1 as the only possible text1 such sets of literary readers as the ,heart of ,oak series or such miniature libraries as the ten-volume ,the ,children's ,hour or the eight- volume ,children's ,classics4 ,this procedure has been both expensive and inconvenient for teacher and students1 besides not supplying some of the material desirable in any symmetrical outline of study4 ,in compiling the book the editor kept in mind several guiding aims4 ,foremost was the wish to include in the collection at least one selection--and that a masterpiece--of each type and kind of children's literature in the ,english language4 ,the different species of prose and poetry2 the various kinds of stories1 such as fables1 myths1 and fairy stories2 the fundamental forms of discourse1 such as narration1 description1 the sketch1 the essay1 the oration1 letters-- nearly all the molds1 so to speak1 into which the molten literary stream has flowed all these types are represented by the choicest specimens in the range of children's literature4 ,a careful inspection of the selections in this volume will reveal the rich variety of the material4 ,specimens are to be found of folk literature and modern literature1 of the romantic1 of the realistic1 of the crude and naive1 of the artistic and sophisticated1 of the humorous and the pathetic4 ,the editor has tried to find specimens presenting as many themes1 as many interests1 as many emotions as possible1 characteristic specimens of the most important authors for children1 of all the civilizations that have produced literatures which have become a part of the ,english-speaking child's heritage4 ,the collection contains literature for the little child and literature for the boy or girl in the early 'teens1 and it ranges from primitive times down to this present decade4 ,moreover1 since a considerable part of the body of children's literature is made up of original selections made over for children1 a few masterpieces of translations1 re-tellings1 abridgments1 and reproductions have been included4 ,the editor hopes that he has allotted a proportionate and equitable amount of space and emphasis to each type1 department1 and section of the collection4 ,he had it in mind1 at least1 to give as many pages over to poetry1 for example1 in proportion to prose1 as many pages to fairy stories1 for example1 in proportion to myths1 as would indicate roughly the average child's interests4 ,if this proportion is not due and just1 as the editor sometimes fears1 it is to be hoped that critics will realize the web of difficulties in which such a task as this is entangled4 ,a word as to the classification and nomenclature4 ,the editor realizes that this is neither original nor accurate4 ,it is certainly not scientific1 as the types overlap here and there1 and the names are based partly on form and partly on content4 ,but classification and class names were indispensable in a book of this nature1 and it seemed a better policy to employ the classification and the names already firmly established in common use than to attempt to subject to a new system of scientific terms that which is by nature not amenable to scientific laws and scientific precision4 ,the classification appears only in the ,contents2 it does not stand forth in the book itself4 ,it should be said1 further1 that the order in which the different types are placed in the book is more or less arbitrary1 having been determined largely by the succession in which children take them up from year to year1 beginning with the simpler forms and more childish themes1 and somewhat by the principle of similarity and contrast in the types themselves4 ,needless to say1 teachers will change the order in which the species and specimens are studied in accordance with any well-defined plan of their own4 ,a distinct service has been rendered1 the editor hopes1 by presenting the definitive and authoritative versions of all the selections given4 ,this has meant a painstaking reading of every line in every selection and the collation with editions that are trustworthy4 ,every student of children's literature knows that it has been almost impossible to find exact readings1 and that most selections have been distorted and garbled to suit the purposes of editors4 ,no changes from the originals have here been made except to abridge in a few instances where it seemed imperative in a book intended for reading and discussion in classes of both sexes4 ,the editions used and the changes made are given in the ,notes4 ,the problems involved in selecting the best versions of certain stories and the best translations from other languages have been difficult4 ,in general1 the editor endeavored to choose the form which seemed to have the highest literary value4 ,in cases where two translations seemed to possess equal merit1 both are represented4 ,every specimen of literature in this collection is a complete unit or is at least a section easily detached--like an ,uncle ,remus or an ,arabian ,nights story--from its original setting4 ,this principle precluded the inclusion of extracts from such children's classics as ,gulliver's ,travels1 ,robinson ,crusoe1 and ,treasure ,island4 ,no survey of children's literature is complete without an examination of such books as these2 but they can easily be supplied in inexpensive editions and used as supplementary to this collection4 ,it is evident that not every masterpiece of writing for children could be included in this volume2 but it is believed that no selection has been included that is not a masterpiece4 ,this belief is based primarily on the fact that most of the specimens have been chosen and approved by generation after generation of children1 culled out from the light and worthless as by an unerring hand1 through the most pragmatic of tests4 ,the only distinct type of children's literature not represented in this collection is the drama1 which is omitted because the editor was not able to find a dramatic unit that would satisfy the ideal he had in mind3 that it be dramatic1 that it be literary1 that it be brief1 yet complete within itself1 and that it be an original selection1 not a dramatization of some classic4 ,for a similar reason no story of ,american ,indian life was put into the collection1 though this exclusion does not mean the omission of a type of literature4 ,a large number of ,indian stories1 both of ,indian folklore and myth1 and of adventures with ,indians1 were carefully read2 but not one of them1 in the editor's opinion1 came up to the standard of a masterpiece and was1 at the same time1 brief enough to be practicable for this book4 ,some undoubted masterpieces from literatures lying outside the recognized circle of the ,american child's culture--such1 for example1 as the ,japanese folk stories--also have been omitted4 ,other splendid specimens of juvenile literature1 as stories from ,kipling's ,jungle ,books and essays from ,burroughs1 have been omitted because of copyright restrictions4 ,no one realizes more clearly than does the editor of this collection that no single book can include all the material that a class studying children's literature should have before it4 ,there are dozens of children's books1 for example1 that a class should know or know about4 ,an appendix has therefore been placed at the end of this collection1 which lists the reading indispensable to a student of children's literature4 ,these books should be in the school library1 easily accessible to the students1 and they should be considered as an integral part of the body of children's literature4 ,as a compendium of good literature for children it is hoped that this book may interest parents and teachers1 quite independently of the fact that it was prepared for classes of young men and women studying children's literature1 and that it may be put into the hands of children4 ,there remains but the pleasant duty of acknowledging the advice and encouragement received from many persons interested in this subject4 ,to the publishing houses who have granted permission to use copyrighted material and to the ,librarian of ,congress thanks are due for courtesies extended4 ,to ,mr4 ,david ,dale ,johnson of ,west ,virginia ,university for collating2 to ,mr4 ,hunter ,whiting for a great deal of copying and collating2 and especially to ,professor ,franklin ,t4 ,baker of ,teachers ,college1 ,columbia ,university1 ,professor ,james ,f4 ,hosic of the ,chicago ,normal ,college1 and ,mr4 ,john ,cotton ,dana of the ,newark1 ,new ,jersey1 ,free ,public ,library1 for advice and criticism on the manuscript1--to all of these the editor hereby expresses his gratitude4 ,w4 ,b4 ,,fairmont1 ,,west ,,virginia ,,contents ,,book ,,one--,,poetry ,,nursery ,,jingles ,,character ,,sketches ,little ,miss ,muffet ,diddle1 diddle1 dumpling ,let's go to bed ,jack ,sprat ,there was a little girl ,,scenes ,,and ,,incidents ,jack and ,jill ,hickory1 dickory1 dock ,there was an old woman ,peter1 ,peter1 pumpkin eater ,little ,jack ,horner ,,tales ,old ,mother ,hubbard ,little ,bo-peep ,the ,babes in the ,woods ,,nonsense ,,and ,,humorous ,,rhymes ,old ,dan ,tucker ,old ,man ,john ,we're all in the dumps ,i had a little horse ,,satires ,,and ,,taunts ,georgy-porgy ,april fool ,johnny's mad ,cry1 baby1 cry ,tell-tale-tit ,,tongue ,,twisters ,peter ,piper ,swan swam over the sea ,,counting-,,out ,,jingles ,ickity1 pickity ,one-ery1 two-ery ,inty1 minty ,intery1 mintery ,,gesture ,,and ,,action ,,songs ,trit-trot ,hippity-hop ,this little mouse ,here we go up1 up1 up ,,riddles ,a ,cherry ,a ,fodder ,field1 a ,hog1 and a ,dog ,hens ,a ,churn ,an ,egg ,a ,star ,,catches ,there1 was a man who had no eyes ,i am a gold lock ,as ,i was going to ,st4 ,ives ,,charms ,,and ,,superstitions ,star of light ,marble1 marble1 roll away ,honest and true ,come1 butter1 come ,matthew1 ,mark1 ,luke1 and ,john ,mole on the neck ,,weather ,,wisdom ,rain before seven ,evening red ,when the fog goes up the hill ,when the bees all homeward fly ,,aids ,,to ,,memory ,one1 two1 three1 four ,naught1 one ,in fourteen hundred and ninety-two ,thirty days hath ,september ,,proverbs ,birds of a feather ,he that would thrive ,little strokes ,see a pin and pick it up ,for every evil under the sun ,,peddler',s ,,cries ,pease porridge hot ,hot-cross buns ,,some ,,children',s ,,poets ,,william ,,blake ,piping down the valleys wild ,the ,lamb ,laughing ,song ,,christina ,,rossetti ,the ,wind ,the ,city ,mouse and the ,garden ,mouse ,lullaby ,a ,flint ,the ,sisters ,,robert ,,louis ,,stevenson ,the ,wind ,windy ,nights ,the ,whole ,duty of ,children ,my ,bed ,is a ,boat ,the ,land of ,counterpane ,the ,land of ,storybooks ,,lucy ,,larcom ,if ,i ,were a ,sunbeam ,the ,rivulet ,the ,brown ,thrush ,,ann ,,and ,,jane ,,taylor ,meddlesome ,matty ,the ,violet ,the ,star ,the ,way to be ,happy ,,isaac ,,watts ,against ,idleness and ,mischief ,a ,morning ,song ,a ,cradle ,hymn ,,lewis ,,carroll ,jabberwocky ,you ,are ,old1 ,father ,william ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,,edward ,,lear ,there was an ,old ,man of the ,west ,there was an ,old ,man with a beard ,there was an ,old ,person of ,dean ,there was a ,young ,lady whose chin ,there is a ,young ,lady whose nose ,the ,owl and the ,pussy-,cat ,the ,jumblies ,,ballads ,,popular ,bonny ,barbara ,allan ,sir ,patrick ,spence ,robin ,hood and ,allin a ,dale ,kinmont ,willie ,,modern ,the ,wreck of the ,hesperus1 ,longfellow ,la ,belle ,dame sans ,merci1 ,keats ,lord ,ullin's ,daughter1 ,campbell ,young ,lochinvar1 ,scott ,how ,they ,brought the ,good ,news1 ,browning ,the ,revenge1 ,tennyson ,,lyrics ,,our ,,country ,america1 ,smith ,my ,native ,land1 ,scott ,columbus1 ,miller ,landing of the ,pilgrim ,fathers1 ,hemans ,concord ,hymn1 ,emerson ,old ,ironsides1 ,holmes ,o ,captain6 ,my ,captain61 ,whitman ,,love ,,lyrics ,to ,lucasta1 ,lovelace ,she ,walks in ,beauty1 ,byron ,a ,red1 ,red ,rose1 ,burns ,,poems ,,of ,,nature ,the ,greenwood ,tree1 ,shakespeare ,a ,wet ,sheet and a ,flowing ,sea1 ,cunningham ,i ,wandered ,lonely as a ,cloud1 ,wordsworth ,the ,rhodora1 ,emerson ,to the ,fringed ,genlian1 ,bryant ,the ,eagle1 ,tennyson ,on the ,grasshopper and ,cricket1 ,keats ,,lessons ,,from ,,nature ,to a ,waterfowl1 ,bryant ,the ,chambered ,nautilus1 ,holmes ,the ,bugle ,song1 ,tennyson ,,songs ,,of ,,life ,the ,noble ,nature1 ,jonson ,the ,character of a ,happy ,life1 ,wotton ,say ,not the ,struggle ,nought ,availeth1 ,clough ,for ,a' ,that and ,a' ,that1 ,burns ,invictus1 ,henley ,opportunity1 ,sill ,a ,psalm of ,life1 ,longfellow ,,book ,,two ,,prose ,,stories ,,fables ,the ,dog and the ,shadow1 sop ,the ,fox and the ,grapes1 sop ,the ,hare and the ,tortoise1 sop ,the ,shepherd's ,boy1 sop ,the ,husbandman and the ,stork1 sop ,the ,wind and the ,sun1 sop ,the ,tortoise and the ,geese1 ,bidpai ,the ,partridge and the ,crow1 ,bidpai ,the ,fox and the ,grapes1 ,la ,fontaine ,the ,wolf and the ,stork1 ,la ,fontaine ,,fairy ,,stories ,,and ,,nursery ,,tales ,,traditional ,,the ,,accumulative ,,tale ,the ,old ,woman and ,her ,pig1 ,jacobs ,,the ,,animal ,,story ,the ,three ,little ,pigs1 ,jacobs ,,the ,,noodle ,,story ,hans in ,luck1 ,grimm ,,the ,,humble ,,hero ,,story ,the ,valiant ,little ,tailor1 ,grimm ,cinderella1 ,perrault ,whittington and ,his ,cat1 ,old ,chapbook ,,the ,,symbolistic ,,story ,the ,ugly ,duckling1 ,andersen ,the ,flax1 ,andersen ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,horror ,blue ,beard1 ,perrault ,,the ,,giant ,,story ,jack and the ,beanstalk1 ,jacobs ,,miscellaneous ,,stories ,the ,elves1 ,grimm ,te ,frog-,prince1 ,grimm ,the ,quern at the ,bottom of the ,sea1 ,asbjrnsen ,,the ,,negro ,,folk ,,tale ,brother ,rabbit and ,brother ,bull-,frog1 ,harris ,,modern ,brownie and the ,cook1 ,craik ,the ,king of the ,golden ,river1 ,ruskin ,,the ,,oriental ,,wonder ,,story ,the ,story of ,aladdin1 ,arabian ,nights ,,myths ,,and ,,legends ,,classic ,the ,gorgon's ,head1 ,hawthorne ,theseus1 ,kingsley ,,germanic ,thor ,goes a-,fishing1 ,mabie ,baldur1 ,keary-,morss ,,the ,,hero ,,story ,sir ,william ,wallace1 ,scott ,,the ,,reproduction ,the ,tempest1 ,shakespeare-,lamb ,,didactic ,,stories ,the ,purple ,jar1 ,edgeworth ,difference and ,agreement1 ,aiken and ,barbauld ,eyes and ,no ,eyes1 ,aiken and ,barbauld ,,animal ,,sketches ,,and ,,stories ,rab and ,his ,friends1 ,brown ,the ,busy ,blue ,jay1 ,miller ,a ,cry in the ,night1 ,long ,,selections ,,from ,,the ,,bible ,the ,story of ,joseph ,the ,story of ,samson ,david's ,psalms3 ,first1 ,nineteenth1 ,twenty-third ,christ's ,sermon on the ,mount ,paul's ,discourse on ,charity ,,other ,,prose ,,forms ,,letters ,lewis ,carroll to ,miss ,standen ,thomas ,hood to ,miss ,elliot ,charles ,dickens to ,master ,hughes ,,essays ,traits of ,indian ,character1 ,irving ,of ,studies1 ,bacon ,the ,american ,boy1 ,roosevelt ,,orations ,give ,me ,liberty or ,give ,me ,death1 ,henry ,supposed ,speech of ,john ,adams1 ,webster ,gettysburg ,address1 ,lincoln ,,appendix ,,notes ,,index ,,to ,,authors1 ,,titles1 ,,and ,,the ,,first ,,lines ,,of ,,poems ,,types ,,of ,,children',s ,,literature ,,nursery ,,jingles ,little ,miss ,muffet ,sat on a tuffet1 ,eating of curds and whey2 ,along came a spider ,and sat down beside her1 ,which frightened ,miss ,muffet away4 99 99 99 99 99 ,diddle1 diddle1 dumpling1 my son ,john ,went to bed with his stockings on2 ,one shoe off1 the other shoe on1 ,diddle1 diddle1 dumpling1 my son ,john4 99 99 99 99 99 ,let's go to bed1 ,says ,sleepy-head2 ,let's stay awhile1 says ,slow2 ,put on the pot1 ,says ,greedy-sot1 ,we'll sup before we go4 99 99 99 99 99 ,jack ,sprat could eat no fat1 ,his wife could eat no lean3 ,and so betwixt them both1 you see1 ,they licked the platter clean4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was a little girl1 ,and she had a little curl ,right in the middle of her forehead2 ,when she was good1 ,she was very1 very good2 ,but when she was bad--she was horrid4 ,footnote3 ,attributed to ,longfellow4 99 99 99 99 99 ,jack and ,jill went up the hill ,to fetch a pail of water2 ,jack fell down and broke his crown1 ,and ,jill came tumbling after4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hickory1 dickory1 dock1 ,the mouse ran up the clock4 ,the clock struck one1 ,and down he run1 ,hickory1 dickory1 dock 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was an old woman who lived in a shoe2 ,she had so many children she didn't know what to do4 ,she gave them some broth without any bread1 ,and whipped them all soundly and put them to bed4 99 99 99 99 99 ,peter1 ,peter1 pumpkin eater1 ,had a wife and couldn't keep her4 ,he put her in a pumpkin shell1 ,and there he kept her very well4 99 99 99 99 99 ,little ,jack ,horner ,sat in a corner1 ,eating a ,christmas pie3 ,he put in his thumb ,and pulled out a plum ,and said1 ,what a good boy am ,i6 99 99 99 99 99 ,old ,mother ,hubbard ,went to the cupboard ,to get her poor dog a bone2 ,but when she got there1 ,the cupboard was bare1 ,and so the poor dog had none4 ,she went to the baker's ,to buy him some bread2 ,and when she came back1 ,the poor dog was dead4 ,she went to the joiner's ,to buy him a coffin2 ,and when she came back1 ,the doggy was laughin'4 ,she went to the butcher's ,to buy him some tripe2 ,and when she came back1 ,he was smoking his pipe4 ,she went to the hatter's ,to buy him a hat2 ,and when she came back1 ,he was feeding the cat4 ,she went to the barber's ,to buy him a wig2 ,and when she came back1 ,he was dancing a jig4 ,she went to the tailor's ,to buy him a coat2 ,and when she came back1 ,he was riding a goat4 ,she went to the cobbler's ,to buy him some shoes2 ,and when she came back1 ,he was reading the news4 99 99 99 99 99 ,little ,bo-peep ,she lost her sheep1 ,and couldn't tell where to find them4 ,let them alone ,and they'll come home1 ,wagging their tails behind them4 ,little ,bo-peep ,fell fast asleep ,and dreamt she heard them bleating1 ,but when she awoke1 ,she found it a joke1 ,for still they all were fleeting4 ,then up she took ,her little crook1 ,determined for to find them4 ,she found them indeed1 ,but it made her heart bleed1-- ,for they'd left their tails behind them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,my dear1 do you know ,a long time ago ,two poor little children1 ,whose names ,i don't know1 ,were taken away on a bright summer day ,and left in the woods1 as ,i've heard people say4 ,and when it was night1 ,how sad was their plight6 ,the sun it went down ,and the stars hid their light4 ,they sobbed and they sighed and sadly they cried1 ,till the poor little things at last lay down and died4 ,and when they were dead1 ,the robins so red ,brought beech and oak leaves ,and over them spread4 ,and all the day long1 the branches among1 ,they sang to them softly1 and this was their song3 ,poor babes in the woods1 poor babes in the woods1 ,oh1 who will come find the poor babes in the woods8 99 99 99 99 99 ,old ,dan ,tucker was a fine old man2 ,he washed his face in a frying pan1 ,he combed his hair with a wagon wheel1 ,and died with the toothache in his heel4 99 99 99 99 99 ,old ,man ,john sitting down by the spring2 ,he's a ,jew1 he's a ring1 ,he's a many pretty thing4 ,he's a hammer with nine nails1 ,he's a cat with nine tails4 ,whip jack1 spur ,tom1 ,blow the bellows for ,old ,man ,john4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we're all in the dumps1 ,for diamonds are trumps2 ,the kittens are gone to ,st4 ,paul's2 ,the babies are bit1 ,the moon's in a fit1 ,and the houses are built without walls4 99 99 99 99 99 ,i had a little horse1 his name was ,dapple ,gray2 ,his legs were made of cornstalks1 his body made of hay4 ,i saddled him and bridled him and rode him off to town2 ,up came a puff of wind1 and blew him up and down4 ,the saddle flew off1 and ,i let go1-- ,now didn't my horse make a pretty little show8 99 99 99 99 99 ,georgy-porgy1 pudding and pie1 ,kissed the girls and made them cry4 ,when the boys came out to play1 ,georgy-porgy ran away4 99 99 99 99 99 ,april fool1 go to school1 ,sit on a two-legged stool4 ,too wise you are1 too wise you be2 ,you are not too wise for me4 99 99 99 99 99 ,johnny's mad1 and ,i am glad1 ,and ,i know what will please him3 ,a bottle of wine to make him shine1 ,and ,mary ,jones to squeeze him4 99 99 99 99 99 ,cry1 baby1 cry1 ,stick your finger in your eye ,and tell your mother 'twasn't ,i4 99 99 99 99 99 ,tell-tale-tit1 ,your tongue shall be slit1 ,and all the dogs about the town ,shall have a little bit4 ,peter ,piper picked a peck of pickled peppers1 ,a peck of pickled peppers ,peter ,piper picked4 ,if ,peter ,piper picked a peck of pickled peppers1 ,where is the peck of peppers ,peter ,piper picked8 99 99 99 99 99 ,swan swam over the sea1 ,swim1 swan1 swim2 ,swan swam back again1 ,well swum1 swan4 99 99 99 99 99 ,ickity1 pickity1 ally gadaw1 ,dicks1 do1 ally gamaw1 ,okus1 pokus1 pelly gaw1 ,franz4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one-ery1 two-ery1 three-ery1 thum1 ,backsley1 ,billy1 ,nicholas1 ,bum1 ,one-a-tirry1 ,dick and ,sirry1 ,pot ban1 riddle man1 ,link1 ,pink1 ,sink4 99 99 99 99 99 ,inly1 minly1 dibbity fig1 ,delia1 ,dolia1 dominig1 ,otcha1 potcha1 dominotcha1 ,ella ,bella boo1 ,out goes you4 99 99 99 99 99 ,intery1 mintery1 cutery corn1 ,apple seed and apple thorn1 ,wire1 brier1 limber lock1 ,three geese in a flock2 ,along came ,tod1 ,with his long rod1 ,and scared them all to ,migly-wod4 ,one flew east1 one flew west1 ,one flew over the cuckoo's nest4-- ,make your way home1 ,jack4 99 99 99 99 99 ,trit-trot1 trit-trot1 ,to buy a penny cake2 ,home again1 home again1 ,i met a black-snake4 ,pick up a stone ,and breaky backy-bone ,trit-trot1 trit-trot ,all the way home4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hippity--hop to the barber shop1 ,to buy a stick of candy2 ,one for you1 and one for me1 ,and one for ,brother ,andy4 99 99 99 99 99 ,this little mouse got caught in a trap1 ,and this little mouse she heard it snap1 ,this little mouse did loudly squeak out1 ,and this little mouse did run all about1 ,this little mouse said1 ,do not bewail ,and let us take hold and pull him out by the tail4 ,footnote3 ,recited on the baby's fingers or toes4 99 99 99 99 99 ,here we go up1 up1 up1 ,here we go down1 down1 down-y2 ,here we go up1 and here we go down1 ,and here we go round1 round1 round-y4 99 99 99 99 99 ,as ,i went through the garden gap1 ,whom should ,i meet but ,dick ,red-cap1-- ,a stick in his hand1 ,a stone in his throat1-- ,if you'll tell me this riddle1 ,i'll give you a gold fiddle4 7,a cherry7 99 99 99 99 99 ,one day ,i went to my whirly-whicker-whacker1 7,fodder field7 ,i met bow-backer1 7,a hog7 ,i called ,tom-tacker 7,a dog7 ,to drive bow-backer ,out of my whirly-whicker-whacker4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one day ,i went to ,body-tot1 ,i met three ladies in a trot1 ,with green heads and yellow toes1-- ,if you don't tell me this riddle ,i'll burn your nose4 7,hens7 99 99 99 99 99 ,big at the bottom and little at the top1 ,a thing in the middle goes flippety-flop4 7,a churn7 99 99 99 99 99 ,humpty ,dumpty sat on the wall1 ,humpty ,dumpty had a great fall2 ,all the king's horses and all the king's men ,couldn't put ,humpty ,dumpty together again4 7,an egg7 99 99 99 99 99 ,i have a little sister1 she's called ,peep-peep2 ,she wades the waters deep1 deep1 deep2 ,she climbs the mountains high1 high1 high1-- ,poor little thing1 she has but one eye4 7,a star7 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was a man who had no eyes1 ,he went abroad to view the skies2 ,he saw a tree with apples on it1 ,he took no apples off1 yet left no apples on it4 7,the man had one eye1 and the tree had two apples on it47 99 99 99 99 99 7,the following catch depends upon the second child repeating the exact words of the first1 except that he changes lock to key47 #a4 ,i am a gold lock4 #b4 ,i am a gold key4 #a4 ,i am a silver lock1 #b4 ,i am a silver key4 #a4 ,i am a brass lock1 #b4 ,i am a brass key4 #a4 ,i am a monk lock4 #b4 ,i am a monk-key4 99 99 99 99 99 ,as ,i was going to ,st4 ,ives1 ,i met a man with seven wives2 ,each wife had seven sacks1 ,each sack had seven cats1 ,each sack had seven kits1-- ,kits1 cats1 sacks1 and wives1 ,how many were going to ,st4 ,ives8 99 99 99 99 99 ,star of light1 so bright1 so bright1 ',tis the first star ,i've seen tonight2 ,i wish ,i may1 ,i wish ,i might ,have the wish ,i wish tonight4 99 99 99 99 99 ,marble1 marble1 roll away1 ,go find your brother2 ,marble1 marble1 come back home1 ,bring me another4 ,footnote3 ,if you have lost a marble1 take another marble and roll it toward the place you lost the first one1 repeating this charm4 ,you will find the lost one near the second marble4 99 99 99 99 99 ,honest and true1 black and blue1 ,you may take your knife and cut me in two4 7,an oath7 99 99 99 99 99 ,come1 butter1 come1 ,come1 butter1 come2 ,johnny stands at the gate1 ,waiting for a butter cake1-- ,come1 butter1 come4 99 99 99 99 99 ,matthew1 ,mark1 ,luke1 and ,john ,guard the bed that ,i lie on2 ,one to watch and one to pray1 ,and two to bear my soul away4 99 99 99 99 99 ,mole on the neck1 ,money by the peck4 99 99 99 99 99 ,rain before seven1 ,quit before eleven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,evening red and morning gray ,sets the traveler on his way2 ,evening gray and morning red1 ,brings down rain upon his head4 99 99 99 99 99 ,when the fog goes up the hill1 ,then the rain comes down by the mill4 99 99 99 99 99 ,when the bees all homeward fly1 ,flowers will not long be dry4 99 99 99 99 99 #a1 #b1 #c1 #d1 ,mary at the cottage door2 #e1 #f1 #g1 #h1 ,eating cherries off a plate4 99 99 99 99 99 ,naught1 one1 ,work is done2 ,two1 three1 ,jubilee2 ,four1 five1 ,ducks are alive2 ,six1 seven1 ,stars shine up in heaven2 ,eight1 nine1 ,queen1 ,queen ,caroline1 ,wash your face in turpentine1 ,monkey-shine1 monkey-shine1 ,queen1 ,queen ,caroline4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in fourteen hundred and ninety-two ,columbus sailed the ocean blue4 99 99 99 99 99 ,thirty days hath ,september1 ,april1 ,june1 and ,november2 ,all the rest have thirty-one1 ,excepting ,february alone1 ,which has twenty-eight in line1 ,till leap-year gives it twenty-nine4 99 99 99 99 99 ,birds of a feather ,flock together4 99 99 99 99 99 ,he that would thrive ,must rise at five2 ,he that has thriven ,may rise at seven4 99 99 99 99 99 ,little strokes ,fell great oaks4 99 99 99 99 99 ,see a pin and pick it up1 ,all the day you'll have good luck4 ,see a pin and let it lay1 ,you'll have bad luck all the day4 99 99 99 99 99 ,for every evil under the sun1 ,there is a remedy1 or there is none2 ,if there be one1 try and find it1 ,if there be none1 never mind it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,pease porridge hot1 ,pease porridge cold1 ,pease porridge in the pot1 ,nine days old4 ,some like it hot1 ,some like it cold1 ,some like it in the pot1 ,nine days old4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hot-cross buns1 ,hot-cross buns1 ,one a penny1 two a penny1 ,hot-cross buns4 ,hot-cross buns1 ,hot-cross buns1 ,if you have no daughters1 ,give them to your sons4 ,,some ,,children',s ,,poets ,william ,blake ,,piping ,,down ,,the ,,valleys ,,wild ,piping down the valleys wild1 ,piping songs of pleasant glee1 ,on a cloud ,i saw a child1 ,and he laughing said to me3-- ,pipe a song about a lamb3 ,so ,i piped with merry cheer4 ,piper1 pipe that song again3 ,so ,i piped3 he wept to hear4 ,drop thy pipe1 thy happy pipe1 ,sing thy songs of happy cheer6 ,so ,i sang the same again1 ,while he wept with joy to hear4 ,piper1 sit thee down and write ,in a book1 that all may read-- ,so he vanished from my sight2 ,and ,i plucked a hollow reed1 ,and ,i made a rural pen1 ,and ,i stained the water clear1 ,and ,i wrote my happy songs ,every child may joy to hear4 ,,the ,,lamb ,little lamb1 who made thee8 ,dost thou know who made thee1 ,gave thee life and bade thee feed ,by the stream and o'er the mead2 ,gave thee clothing of delight1 ,softest clothing1 woolly1 bright1 ,gave thee such a tender voice1 ,making all the vales rejoice8 ,little lamb1 who made thee8 ,dost thou know who made thee8 ,little lamb1 ,i'll tell thee2 ,little lamb1 ,i'll tell thee4 ,he is called by thy name1 ,for ,he calls himself a ,lamb4 ,he is meek1 and ,he is mild2 ,he became a little child4 ,i a child1 and thou a lamb1 ,we are called by ,his name4 ,little lamb1 ,god bless thee6 ,little lamb1 ,god bless thee6 ,,laughing ,,song ,when the green wood laughs with the voice of joy1 ,and the dimpling stream runs laughing by2 ,when the air does laugh with our merry wit1 ,and the green hill laughs with the noise of it2 ,when the meadows laugh with lively green1 ,and the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene2 ,when ,mary1 and ,susan1 and ,emily ,with their sweet round mouths sing1 ,ha ha he6 ,when the painted birds laugh in the shade1 ,when our table with cherries and nuts is spread2 ,come live1 and be merry1 and join with me1 ,to sing the sweet chorus of ,ha ha he6 ,,christina ,,rossetti ,,the ,,wind ,who has seen the wind8 ,neither you nor ,i ,but when the leaves hang trembling ,the wind is passing by4 ,who has seen the wind8 ,neither you nor ,i ,but when the trees bow down their heads ,the wind is passing by4 ,,the ,,city ,,mouse ,,and ,,the ,,garden ,,mouse ,the city mouse lives in a house2-- ,the garden mouse lives in a bower1 ,he's friendly with the frogs and toads1 ,and sees the pretty plants in flower4 ,the city mouse eats bread and cheese2-- ,the garden mouse eats what he can2 ,we will not grudge him seeds and stalks1 ,poor little timid furry man4 ,,lullaby ,lullaby1 oh1 lullaby6 ,flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping2 ,lullaby1 oh1 lullaby6 ,stars are up1 the moon is peeping2 ,lullaby1 oh1 lullaby6 ,while the birds are silence keeping1 ,lullaby1 oh1 lullaby6 ,sleep1 my baby1 fall a-sleeping1 ,lullaby1 oh1 lullaby6 ,,the ,,sisters ,sing me a song-- ,what shall ,i sing8-- ,three merry sisters ,dancing in a ring1 ,light and fleet upon their feet ,as birds upon the wing4 ,tell me a tale-- ,what shall ,i tell8-- ,two mournful sisters1 ,and a tolling knell1 ,tolling ding and tolling dong1 ,ding dong bell4 ,,robert ,,louis ,,stevenson ,,the ,,wind ,i saw you toss the kites on high ,and blow the birds about the sky2 ,and all around ,i heard you pass1 ,like ladies' skirts across the grass-- ,o wind1 a-blowing all day long1 ,o wind1 that sings so loud a song6 ,i saw the different things you did1 ,but always you yourself you hid4 ,i felt you push1 ,i heard you call1 ,i could not see yourself at all-- ,o wind1 a-blowing all day long1 ,o wind1 that sings so loud a song6 ,o you that are so strong and cold6 ,o blower1 are you young or old8 ,are you a beast of field and tree1 ,or just a stronger child than me8 ,o wind1 a-blowing all day long1 ,o wind1 that sings so loud a song6 ,,windy ,,nights ,whenever the moon and stars are set1 ,whenever the wind is high1 ,all night long in the dark and wet1 ,a man goes riding by4 ,late in the night when the fires are out1 ,why does he gallop and gallop about8 ,whenever the trees are crying aloud1 ,and ships are tossed at sea1 ,by1 on the highway1 low and loud1 ,by at the gallop goes he2 ,by at the gallop he goes1 and then ,by he comes back at the gallop again4 ,,the ,,whole ,,duty ,,of ,,children ,a child should always say what's true ,and speak when he is spoken to1 ,and behave mannerly at table2 ,at least as far as he is able4 ,,my ,,bed ,,is ,a ,,boat ,my bed is like a little boat2 ,nurse helps me in when ,i embark2 ,she girds me in my sailor's coat ,and starts me in the dark4 ,at night1 ,i go on board and say ,good night to all my friends on shore2 ,i shut my eyes and sail away1 ,and see and hear no more4 ,and sometimes things to bed ,i take1 ,as prudent sailors have to do2 ,perhaps a slice of wedding cake1 ,perhaps a toy or two4 ,all night across the dark we steer2 ,but when the day returns at last1 ,safe in my room1 beside the pier1 ,i find my vessel fast4 ,,the ,,land ,,of ,,counterpane ,when ,i was sick and lay abed1 ,i had two pillows at my head1 ,and all my toys beside me lay ,to keep me happy all the day4 ,and sometimes for an hour or so ,i watched my leaden soldiers go1 ,with different uniforms and drills1 ,among the bedclothes1 through the hills2 ,and sometimes sent my ships in fleets ,all up and down among the sheets2 ,or brought my trees and houses out1 ,and planted cities all about4 ,i was the giant great and still ,that sits upon the pillow hill1 ,and sees before him1 dale and plain1 ,the pleasant land of counterpane4 ,,the ,,land ,,of ,,storybooks ,at evening when the lamp is lit1 ,around the fire my parents sit2 ,they sit at home and talk and sing1 ,and do not play at anything4 ,now1 with my little gun1 ,i crawl ,all in the dark along the wall1 ,and follow round the forest track ,away behind the sofa back4 ,there1 in the night1 where none can spy1 ,all in my hunter's camp ,i lie1 ,and play at books that ,i have read ,till it is time to go to bed4 ,these are the hills1 these are the woods1 ,these are my starry solitudes2 ,and there the river by whose brink ,the roaring lions come to drink4 ,i see the others far away ,as if in firelit camp they lay1 ,and ,i1 like to an ,indian scout1 ,around their party prowled about4 ,so1 when my nurse comes in for me1 ,home ,i return across the sea1 ,and go to bed with backward looks ,at my dear ,land of ,storybooks4 ,,lucy ,,larcom ,,if ,i ,,were ,a ,,sunbeam ,if ,i were a sunbeam1 ,i know what ,i'd do2 ,i would seek white lilies1 ,rainy woodlands through4 ,i would steal among them1 ,softest light ,i'd shed1 ,until every lily ,raised its drooping head4 ,if ,i were a sunbeam1 ,i know where ,i'd go2 ,into lowliest hovels1 ,dark with want and woe3 ,till sad hearts looked upward1 ,i would shine and shine2 ,then they'd think of heaven1 ,their sweet home and mine4 ,art thou not a sunbeam1 ,child1 whose life is glad ,with an inner radiance ,sunshine never had8 ,o1 as ,god hath blessed thee1 ,scatter rays divine6 ,for there is no sunbeam ,but must die or shine4 ,,the ,,rivulet ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,summer is fairly begun4 ,bear to the meadow the hymn of the pines1 ,and the echo that rings where the waterfall shines2 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,sing to the fields of the sun ,that wavers in emerald1 shimmers in gold1 ,where you glide from your rocky ravine1 crystal cold2 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,sing of the flowers1 every one1-- ,of the delicate harebell and violet blue2 ,of the red mountain rosebud1 all dripping with dew2 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,carry the perfume you won ,from the lily1 that woke when the morning was gray1 ,to the white waiting moonbeam adrift on the bay2 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,stay not till summer is done6 ,carry the city the mountain birds' glee2 ,carry the joy of the hills to the sea2 ,run1 little rivulet1 run6 ,,the ,,brown ,,thrush ,there's a merry brown thrush sitting up in the tree4 ,he's singing to me6 ,he's singing to me6 ,and what does he say1 little girl1 little boy8 ,oh1 the world's running over with joy6 ,don't you hear8 ,don't you see8 ,hush6 ,look6 ,in my tree ,i'm as happy as happy can be6 ,and the brown thrush keeps singing1 ,a nest do you see1 ,and five eggs1 hid by me in the juniper tree8 ,don't meddle6 ,don't touch6 little girl1 little boy1 ,or the world will lose some of its joy6 ,now ,i'm glad6 now ,i'm free6 ,and ,i always shall be1 ,if you never bring sorrow to me4 ,so the merry brown thrush sings away in the tree1 ,to you and to me1 to you and to me2 ,and he sings all the day1 little girl1 little boy1 ,oh1 the world's running over with joy6 ,but long it won't be1 ,don't you know8 don't you see8 ,unless we are as good as can be6 ,,ann ,,and ,,jane ,,taylor ,,meddlesome ,,matty ,one ugly trick has often spoiled ,the sweetest and the best3 ,matilda1 though a pleasant child1 ,one grievous fault possessed1 ,which1 like a cloud before the skies1 ,hid all her better qualities4 ,sometimes she'd lift the teapot lid ,to peep at what was in it2 ,or tilt the kettle1 if you did ,but turn your back a minute4 ,in vain you told her not to touch1 ,her trick of meddling grew so much4 ,her grandmamma went out one day ,and by mistake she laid ,her spectacles and snuffbox gay ,too near the little maid4 ,ah6 well1 thought she1 ,i'll try them on ,as soon as grandmamma is gone4 ,forthwith she placed upon her nose ,the glasses large and wide2 ,and looking round1 as ,i suppose1 ,the snuffbox too she spied3 ,oh6 what a pretty box is that2 ,i'll open it1 said little ,matt4 ,i know that grandmamma would say1 ',don't meddle with it1 dear'2 ,but then1 she's far enough away1 ,and no one else is near4 ,besides1 what can there be amiss ,in opening such a box as this8 ,so thumb and finger went to work ,to move the stubborn lid1 ,and presently a mighty jerk ,the mighty mischief did2 ,for all at once1 ah6 woeful case4 ,the snuff came puffing in her face4 ,poor eyes and nose and mouth1 beside1 ,a dismal sight presented2 ,in vain1 as bitterly she cried1 ,her folly she repented2 ,in vain she ran about for ease1 ,she could do nothing now but sneeze4 ,she dashed the spectacles away ,to wipe her tingling eyes1 ,and as in twenty bits they lay1 ,her grandmamma she spies4 ,heyday6 and what's the matter now8 ,says grandmamma with lifted brow4 ,matilda1 smarting with the pain1 ,and tingling still1 and sore1 ,made many a promise to refrain ,from meddling evermore4 ,and 'tis a fact1 as ,i have heard1 ,she ever since has kept her word4 ,,the ,,violet ,down in a green and shady bed ,a modest violet grew1 ,its stalk was bent1 it hung its head1 ,as if to hide from view4 ,and yet it was a lovely flower1 ,its color bright and fair2 ,it might have graced a rosy bower ,instead of hiding there4 ,yet there it was content to bloom1 ,in modest tints arrayed2 ,and there diffused a sweet perfume ,within the silent shade4-- ,then let me to the valley go ,this pretty flower to see1 ,that ,i may also learn to grow ,in sweet humility4 ,,the ,,star ,twinkle1 twinkle1 little star1 ,how ,i wonder what you are6 ,up above the world so high1 ,like a diamond in the sky4 ,when the blazing sun is gone1 ,when he nothing shines upon1 ,then you show your little light1 ,twinkle1 twinkle1 all the night4 ,then the traveler in the dark1 ,thanks you for your tiny spark6 ,he could not see which way to go1 ,if you did not twinkle so4 ,in the dark blue sky you keep1 ,and often through my curtains peep1 ,for you never shut your eye ,till the sun is in the sky4 ,as your bright and tiny spark ,lights the traveler in the dark1 ,though ,i know not what you are1 ,twinkle1 twinkle1 little star4 ,,the ,,way ,,to ,,be ,,happy ,how pleasant it is at the end of the day1 ,no follies to have to repent1 ,but reflect on the past and be able to say1 ,my time has been properly spent6 ,when ,i've done all my business with patience and care1 ,and been good1 and obliging1 and kind1 ,i lie on my pillow and sleep away there1 ,with a happy and peaceable mind4 ,instead of all this1 if it must be confest1 ,that ,i careless and idle have been1 ,i lie down as usual1 and go to my rest1 ,but feel discontented within4 ,then as ,i dislike all the trouble ,i've had1 ,in future ,i'll try to prevent it1 ,for ,i never am naughty without being sad1 ,or good--without being contented4 ,,isaac ,,watts ,,against ,,idleness ,,and ,,mischief ,how doth the little busy bee ,improve each shining hour1 ,and gather honey all the day ,from every opening flower6 ,how skillfully she builds her cell6 ,how neat she spreads her wax6 ,and labors hard to store it well ,with the sweet food she makes4 ,in works of labor or of skill1 ,i would be busy too2 ,for ,satan finds some mischief still ,for idle hands to do4 ,in books1 or work1 or healthful play1 ,let my first years be past1 ,that ,i may give for every day ,some good account at last4 ,a ,,morning ,,song ,my ,god1 who makes the sun to know ,his proper hour to rise1 ,and to give light to all below1 ,doth send him round the skies4 ,when from the chambers of the east ,his morning race begins1 ,he never tires1 nor stops to rest1 ,but round the world he shines4 ,so1 like the sun1 would ,i fulfill ,the business of the day3 ,begin my work betimes1 and still ,march on my heavenly way4 ,give me1 ,o ,lord1 thy early grace1 ,nor let my soul complain ,that the young morning of my days ,has all been spent in vain4 ,a ,,cradle ,,hymn ,hush1 my dear1 lie still and slumber6 ,holy angels guard thybed6 ,heavenly blessings without number ,gently falling on thy head4 ,sleep1 my babe2 thy food and raiment1 ,house and home1 thy friends provide2 ,all without thy care or payment1 ,all thy wants are well supplied4 ,how much better thou'rt attended ,than the ,son of ,god could be1 ,when from heaven ,he descended1 ,and became a child like thee6 ,soft and easy is thy cradle2 ,coarse and hard thy ,saviour lay1 ,when ,his birthplace was a stable1 ,and ,his softest bed was hay4 ,lo1 ,he slumbers in ,his manger1 ,where the horned oxen fed2 ,peace1 my darling1 here's no danger1 ,here's no ox a-near thy bed4 ,mayst thou live to know and fear ,him1 ,trust and love ,him all thy days2 ,then go dwell forever near ,him1 ,see ,his face1 and sing ,his praise6 ,,lewis ,,carroll ,,jabberwocky ',twas brillig1 and the slithy toves ,did gyre and gimbel in the wabe3 ,all mimsy were the borogoves1 ,and the mome raths outgrabe4 ,beware the ,jabberwock1 my son6 ,the jaws that bite1 the claws that catch6 ,beware the ,jubjub bird1 and shun ,the frumious ,bandersnatch6 ,he took his vorpal sword in hand3 ,long time the manxome foe he sought-- ,so rested he by the ,tumtum tree1 ,and stood awhile in thought4 ,and as in uffish thought he stood1 ,the ,jabberwock1 with eyes of flame1 ,came whiffling through the tulgey wood1 ,and burbled as it came6 ,one1 two6 ,one1 two6 ,and through and through ,the vorpal blade went snicker-snack6 ,he left it dead1 and with its head ,he went galumphing back4 ,and hast thou slain the ,jabberwock8 ,come to my arms1 my beamish boy6 ,o ,frabjous day6 ,callooh6 ,callay6 ,he chortled in his joy4 ',twas brillig1 and the slithy toves ,did gyre and gimbel in the wabe3 ,all mimsy were the borogoves1 ,and the mome raths outgrabe4 ,,you ,,are ,,old1 ,,father ,,william ,you are old1 father ,william1 the young man said ,and your hair has become very white2 ,and yet you incessantly stand on your head-- ,do you think1 at your age1 it is right8 ,in my youth1 father ,william replied to his son1 ,i feared it might injure the brain2 ,but now that ,i'm perfectly sure ,i have none1 ,why1 ,i do it again and again4 ,you are old1 said the youth1 as ,i mentioned before1 ,and have grown most uncommonly fat2 ,yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door-- ,pray1 what is the reason of that8 ,in my youth1 said the sage1 as he shook his gray locks1 ,i kept all my limbs very supple ,by the use of this ointment--one shilling the box-- ,allow me to sell you a couple8 ,you are old1 said the youth1 and your jaws are too weak ,for anything tougher than suet2 ,yet you finished the goose1 with the bones and the beak-- ,pray1 how did you manage to do it8 ,in my youth1 said his father1 ,i took to the law1 ,and argued each case with my wife2 ,and the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw ,has lasted the rest of my life4 ,you are old1 said the youth2 one would hardly suppose ,that your eye was as steady as ever2 ,yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose-- ,what made you so awfully clever8 ,i have answered three questions1 and that is enough1 ,said his father2 don't give yourself airs6 ,do you think ,i can listen all day to such stuff8 ,be off1 or ,i'll kick you downstairs6 ,,the ,,walrus ,,and ,,the ,,carpenter ,the sun was shining on the sea1 ,shining with all his might2 ,he did his very best to make ,the billows smooth and bright-- ,and this was odd1 because it was ,the middle of the night4 ,the moon was shining sulkily1 ,because she thought the sun ,had got no business to be there ,after the day was done-- ,it's very rude of him1 she said1 ,to come and spoil the fun6 ,the sea was wet as wet could be1 ,the sands were dry as dry4 ,you could not see a cloud1 because ,no cloud was in the sky2 ,no birds were flying overhead-- ,there were no birds to fly4 ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,were walking close at hand2 ,they wept like anything to see ,such quantities of sand-- ,if this were only cleared away1 ,they said1 it would be grand6 ,if seven maids with seven mops ,swept it for half a year1 ,do you suppose1 the ,walrus said1 ,that they could get it clear8 ,i doubt it1 said the ,carpenter1 ,and shed a bitter tear4 ,o ,oysters1 come and walk with us6 ,the ,walrus did beseech4 ,a pleasant walk1 a pleasant talk1 ,along the briny beach2 ,we cannot do with more than four1 ,to give a hand to each4 ,the eldest ,oyster looked at him1 ,but never a word he said2 ,the eldest ,oyster winked his eye1 ,and shook his heavy head-- ,meaning to say he did not choose ,to leave the ,oyster bed4 ,but four young ,oysters hurried up1 ,all eager for the treat2 ,their coats were brushed1 their faces washed1 ,their shoes were clean and neat-- ,and this was odd1 because1 you know1 ,they hadn't any feet4 ,four other ,oysters followed them1 ,and yet another four2 ,and thick and fast they came at last1 ,and more1 and more1 and more-- ,all hopping through the frothy waves1 ,and scrambling to the shore4 ,the ,walrus and the ,carpenter ,walked on a mile or so1 ,and then they rested on a rock ,conveniently low-- ,and all the little ,oysters stood ,and waited in a row4 ,the time has come1 the ,walrus said1 ,to talk of many things3 ,of shoes--and ships--and sealing wax-- ,of cabbages--and kings-- ,and why the sea is boiling hot-- ,and whether pigs have wings4 ,but wait a bit1 the ,oysters cried1 ,before we have our chat2 ,for some of us are out of breath1 ,and all of us are fat6 ,no hurry6 said the ,carpenter4 ,they thanked him much for that4 ,a loaf of bread1 the ,walrus said1 ,is what we chiefly need2 ,pepper and vinegar besides ,are very good indeed-- ,now if you're ready1 ,oysters dear1 ,we can begin to feed4 ,but not on us6 the ,oysters cried1 ,turning a little blue4 ,after such kindness1 that would be ,a dismal thing to do6 ,the night is fine6 the ,walrus said4 ,do you admire the view8 ,it was so kind of you to come6 ,and you are very nice6 ,the ,carpenter said nothing but1 ,cut us another slice4 ,i wish you were not quite so deaf-- ,i've had to ask you twice6 ,it seems a shame1 the ,walrus said4 ,to play them such a trick1 ,after we've brought them out so far1 ,and made them trot so quick6 ,the ,carpenter said nothing but1 ,the butter's spread too thick6 ,i weep for you1 the ,walrus said2 ,i deeply sympathize4 ,with sobs and tears he sorted out ,those of the largest size1 ,holding his pocket handkerchief ,before his streaming eyes4 ,o ,oysters1 said the ,carpenter1 ,you've had a pleasant run6 ,shall we be trotting home again8 ,but answer came there none-- ,and this was scarcely odd1 because ,they'd eaten every one4 ,,edward ,,lear ,there was an ,old ,man of the ,west1 ,who never could get any rest2 ,so they set him to spin on his nose and his chin4 ,which cured that ,old ,man of the ,west4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was an ,old ,man with a beard1 ,who said1 ,it is just as ,i feared6-- ,two ,owls and a ,hen1 four ,larks and a ,wren1 ,have all built their nests in my beard6 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was an ,old ,person of ,dean1 ,who dined on one pea and one bean2 ,for he said1 ,more than that would make me too fat1 ,that cautious ,old ,person of ,dean4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there was a ,young ,lady whose chin ,resembled the point of a pin2 ,so she had it made sharp1 and purchased a harp1 ,and played several tunes with her chin4 99 99 99 99 99 ,there is a ,young ,lady whose nose ,continually prospers and grows2 ,when it grew out of sight1 she exclaimed in a fright1 ,oh6 ,farewell to the end of my nose6 ,,the ,,owl ,,and ,,the ,,pussy-,,cat ,the ,owl and the ,pussy-,cat went to sea ,in a beautiful pea-green boat3 ,they took some honey1 and plenty of money ,wrapped up in a five-pound note4 ,the ,owl looked up to the stars above1 ,and sang to a small guitar1 ,o lovely ,pussy1 ,o ,pussy1 my love1 ,what a beautiful ,pussy you are1 ,you are1 ,you are6 ,what a beautiful ,pussy you are6 ,pussy said to the ,owl1 ,you elegant fowl1 ,how charmingly sweet you sing6 ,oh6 let us be married2 too long we have tarried3 ,but what shall we do for a ring8 ,they sailed away1 for a year and a day1 ,to the land where the bong-tree grows2 ,and there in a wood a ,piggy-wig stood1 ,with a ring at the end of his nose1 ,his nose1 ,his nose1 ,with a ring at the end of his nose4 ,dear ,pig1 are you willing to sell for one shilling ,your ring8 ,said the ,piggy1 ,i will4 ,so they took it away1 and were married next day ,by the turkey who lives on the hill4 ,they dined on mince and slices of quince1 ,which they ate with a runcible spoon2 ,and hand in hand1 on the edge of the sand1 ,they danced by the light of the moon1 ,the moon1 ,the moon1 ,they danced by the light of the moon4 ,,the ,,jumblies ,they went to sea in a sieve1 they did2 ,in a sieve they went to sea3 ,in spite of all their friends could say1 ,on a winter's morn1 on a stormy day1 ,in a sieve they went to sea4 ,and when the sieve turned round and round1 ,and every one cried1 ,you'll all be drowned6 ,they called aloud1 ,our sieve ain't big2 ,but we don't care a button1 we don't care a fig3 ,in a sieve we'll go to sea6 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,they sailed away in a sieve1 they did1 ,in a sieve they sailed so fast1 ,with only a beautiful pea-green veil ,tied with a ribbon1 by way of a sail1 ,to a small tobacco-pipe mast4 ,and every one said who saw them go1 ,oh6 won't they be soon upset1 you know8 ,for the sky is dark1 and the voyage is long2 ,and happen what may1 it's extremely wrong ,in a sieve to sail so fast4 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,the water it soon came in1 it did2 ,the water it soon came in3 ,so1 to keep them dry1 they wrapped their feet ,in a pinky paper all folded neat2 ,and they fastened it down with a pin4 ,and they passed the night in a crockery-jar2 ,and each of them said1 ,how wise we are6 ,though the night be dark1 and the voyage be long1 ,yet we never can think we were rash or wrong1 ,while round in our sieve we spin4 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,and all night long they sailed away2 ,and when the sun went down1 ,they whistled and warbled a moony song ,to the echoing sound of a coppery gong1 ,in the shade of the mountains brown4 ,o ,timballo6 ,how happy we are ,when we live in a sieve and a crockery jar6 ,and all night long1 in the moonlight pale1 ,we sail away with a pea-green sail ,in the shade of the mountains brown4 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,they sailed to the ,western ,sea1 they did1-- ,to a land all covered with trees3 ,and they bought an owl1 and a useful cart1 ,and a pound of rice1 and a cranberry tart1 ,and a hive of silvery bees2 ,and they bought a pig1 and some green jackdaws1 ,and a lovely monkey with lollipop paws1 ,and forty bottles of ring-bo-ree1 ,and no end of ,stilton cheese4 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,and in twenty years they all came back1-- ,in twenty years or more2 ,and every one said1 ,how tall they've grown6 ,for they've been to the ,lakes1 and the ,torrible ,zone1 ,and the hills of the ,chankly ,bore4 ,and they drank their health1 and gave them a feast ,of dumplings made of beautiful yeast2 ,and every one said1 ,if we only live1 ,we1 too1 will go to sea in a sieve1 ,to the hills of the ,chankly ,bore4 ,far and few1 far and few1 ,are the lands where the ,jumblies live3 ,their heads are green1 and their hands are blue2 ,and they went to sea in a sieve4 ,,ballads ,,popular ,,bonny ,,barbara ,,allan ,it was in and about the ,martinmas time1 ,when the green leaves were a-falling1 ,that ,sir ,john ,graeme1 in the ,west ,country1 ,fell in love with ,barbara ,allan4 ,he sent his man down through the town1 ,to the place where she was dwelling3 ,o haste and come to my master dear1 ,gin ye be ,barbara ,allan4 ,o hooly1 hooly rose she up1 ,to the place where he was lying1 ,and when she drew the curtain by3 ,young man1 ,i think you're dying4 ,o it's ,i'm sick1 and very1 very sick1 ,and 'tis a' for ,barabara ,allan2 ,o the better for me ye's never be1 ,tho your heart's blood were a-spilling4 ,do you remember the other day1 ,when we were at the tavern drinking1 ,you drank a health to the ladies all1 ,and you slighted ,barbara ,allan8 ,yes1 ,i remember the other day1 ,when we were at the tavern drinking1 ,i drank a health to the ladies all1 ,and three to ,barbara ,allan4 ,do you remember the other night1 ,when we were at the ballroom dancing1 ,you gave your hand to the ladies all1 ,and slighted ,barbara ,allan8 ,yes1 ,i remember the other night1 ,when we were at the ballroom dancing1 ,i gave my hand to the ladies all1 ,and my heart to ,barbara ,allan4 ,he turned his face unto the wall1 ,and death was with him dealing3 ,adieu1 adieu1 my dear friends all4 ,and be kind to ,barbara ,allan4 ,and slowly1 slowly raise she up1 ,and slowly1 slowly left him1 ,and1 sighing1 said she could not stay1 ,since death of life had reft him4 ,she had not gane a mile but twa1 ,when she heard the dead-bell ringing1 ,and every jow that the dead-bell geid1 ,it cry'd1 ,woe to ,barbara ,allan4 ,o mother1 mother1 make my bed6 ,o make it saft and narrow6 ,since my love died for me today1 ,i'll die for him tomorrow4 ,,sir ,,patrick ,,spence ,the king sits in ,dunferling toune1 ,drinking the blude-reid wine2 ,o whar will ,i get a guid sailr ,to sail this schip of mine8 ,up and spak an eldern knicht1 ,sat at the king's richt kne3 ,sir ,patrick ,spence is the best sailr1 ,that sails upon the se4 ,the king has written a braid letter1 ,and signd it wi' his hand2 ,and sent it to ,sir ,patrick ,spence1 ,was walking on the sand4 ,the first line that ,sir ,patrick red1 ,a loud lauch lauchd he2 ,the next line that ,sir ,patrick red4 ,the teir blinded his ee4 ,o wha is this has don this deid1 ,this ill deid don to me1 ,to send me out this time o' the yeir1 ,to sail upon the se6 ,mak haste1 mak haste1 my mirry men all1 ,our guid schip sails the morne4 ,o say na sae1 my master deir1 ,for ,i feir a deadlie storme4 ,late late yestreen ,i saw the new moone1 ,wi' the auld moone in his arme1 ,and ,i feir1 ,i feir1 my deir mastr1 ,that we will com to harme4 ,o our ,scots nobles wer richt laith ,to weet their cork-heild schoone2 ,bot lang owre a' the play wer playd1 ,thair hats they swam aboone4 ,o lang1 lang may their ladies sit1 ,wi' thair fans into their hand1 ,or eir they se ,sir ,patrick ,spence ,cum sailing to the land4 ,o lang1 lang may the ladies stand1 ,wi' thair gold kerns in their hair1 ,waiting for thair ain deir lords1 ,for they'll se thame na mair4 ,half owre1 half owre to ,aberdour1 ,it's fiftie fadom deip1 ,and thair lies guid ,sir ,patrick ,spence1 ,wi' the ,scots lords at his feit4 ,,robin ,,hood ,,and ,,allin ,a ,,dale ,come listen to me1 you gallants so free1 ,all you that loves mirth for to hear1 ,and ,i will tell you of a bold outlaw1 ,that lived in ,nottinghamshire4 ,as ,robin ,hood in the forest stood1 ,all under the greenwood tree1 ,there was he ware of a brave young man1 ,as fine as fine might be4 ,the youngster was clothed in scarlet red1 ,in scarlet fine and gay2 ,and he did frisk it over the plain1 ,and chanted a roundelay4 ,as ,robin ,hood next morning stood1 ,amongst the leaves so gay1 ,there did he espy the same young man ,come drooping along the way4 ,the scarlet he wore the day before1 ,it was clean cast away2 ,and at every step he fetcht a sigh1 ,alack and a well a day6 ,then stepped forth brave ,little ,john1 ,and ,nick the miller's son1 ,which made the young man bend his bow1 ,when as he see them come4 ,stand off1 stand off1 the young man said1 ,what is your will with me8 ,you must come before our master straight1 ,under yon greenwood tree4 ,and when he came bold ,robin before1 ,robin askt him courteously1 ,o hast thou any money to spare ,for my merry men and me8 ,i have no money1 the young man said1 ,but five shillings and a ring2 ,and that ,i have kept this seven long years1 ,to have it at my wedding4 ,yesterday ,i should have married a maid1 ,but she is now from me tane1 ,and chosen to be an old knight's delight1 ,whereby my poor heart is slain4 ,what is thy name8 then said ,robin ,hood1 ,come tell me1 without any fail3 ,by the faith of my body1 then said the young man1 ,my name it is ,allin a ,dale4 ,what wilt thou give me1 said ,robin ,hood1 ,in ready gold or fee1 ,to help thee to thy true-love again1 ,and deliver her unto thee8 ,i have no money1 then quoth the young man1 ,no ready gold nor fee1 ,but ,i will swear upon a book ,thy true servant for to be4 ,how many miles is it to thy true-love8 ,come tell me without any guile3 ,by the faith of my body1 then said the young man1 ,it is but five little mile4 ,then ,robin he hasted over the plain1 ,he did neither stint nor lin1 ,until he came unto the church1 ,where ,allin should keep his wedding4 ,what dost thou do here8 the bishop he said1 ,i prithee now tell to me3 ,i am a bold harper1 quoth ,robin ,hood1 ,and the best in the north countrey4 ,o welcome1 ,o welcome1 the bishop he said1 ,that musick best pleaseth me3 ,you shall have no musick1 quoth ,robin ,hood1 ,till the bride and the bridegroom ,i see4 ,with that came in a wealthy knight1 ,which was both grave and old1 ,and after him a finikin lass ,did shine like glistering gold4 ,this is no fit match1 quoth bold ,robin ,hood1 ,that you do seem to make here2 ,for since we are come unto the church1 ,the bride she shall chuse her own dear4 ,then ,robin ,hood put his horn to his mouth1 ,and blew blasts two or three2 ,when four and twenty bowmen bold ,came leaping over the lee4 ,and when they came into the church-yard1 ,marching all on a row1 ,the first man was ,allin a ,dale1 ,to give bold ,robin his bow4 ,this is thy true-love1 ,robin he said1 ,young ,allin1 as ,i hear say3 ,and you shall be married at this same time1 ,before we depart away4 ,that shall not be1 the bishop he said1 ,for thy word shall not stand2 ,they shall be three times askt in the church1 ,as the law is of our land4 ,robin ,hood pulld off the bishop's coat1 ,and put it upon ,little ,john2 ,by the faith of my body1 then ,robin said1 ,this cloath doth make thee a man4 ,when ,little ,john went into the quire1 ,the people began for to laugh2 ,he askt them seven times in the church1 ,lest three times should not be enough4 ,who gives me this maid8 then said ,little ,john2 ,quoth ,robin1 ,that do ,i1 ,and he that doth take her from ,allin a ,dale ,full dearly he shall her buy4 ,and thus having ended this merry wedding1 ,the bride lookt as fresh as a queen1 ,and so they returned to the merry greenwood1 ,amongst the leaves so green4 ,,kinmont ,,willie ,o6 have ye na heard o' the fause ,sakelde8 ,o6 have ye na heard o' the keen ,lord ,scroope8 ,how they hae taen bauld ,kinmont ,willie ,on ,haribee to hang him up8 ,had ,willie had but twenty men1 ,but twenty men as stout as he1 ,fause ,sakelde had never the ,kinmont ta'en1 ,wi' eight score in his companie4 ,they band his legs beneath the steed1 ,they tied his hands behind his back2 ,they guarded him1 fivesome on each side1 ,and they brought him ower the ,liddel-rack4 ,they led him thro' the ,liddel-rack1 ,and also thro' the ,carlisle sands2 ,they brought him to ,carlisle castell1 ,to be at my ,lord ,scroope's commands4 ,my hands are tied1 but my tongue is free1 ,and whae will dare this deed avow8 ,or answer by the border law8 ,or answer to the bauld ,buccleuch8 ,now baud thy tongue1 thou rank reiver6 ,there's never a ,scot shall set thee free2 ,before ye cross my castle yate1 ,i trow ye shall take farewell o' me4 ,fear na ye that1 my lord1 quo' ,willie2 ,by the faith o' my bodie1 ,lord ,scroope1 he said1 ,i never yet lodged in a hostelrie ,but ,i paid my lawing before ,i gaed4 ,now word is gane to the bauld ,keeper1 ,in ,branksome ,ha'1 where that he lay1 ,that ,lord ,scroope has ta'en the ,kinmont ,willie1 ,between the hours of night and day4 ,he has ta'en the table wi' his hand1 ,he garr'd the red wine spring on hie-- ,now ,christ's curse on my head1 he said1 ,but avenged of ,lord ,scroope ,i'll be6 ,oh is my basnet a widow's curch8 ,or my lance a wand of the willow-tree8 ,or my arm a ladye's lilye hand1 ,that an ,english lord should lightly me8 ,and have they ta'en him1 ,kinmont ,willie1 ,against the truce of the ,bordertide8 ,and forgotten that the bauld ,buccleuch ,is keeper here on the ,scottish side8 ,and have they e'en ta'en him1 ,kinmont ,willie1 ,withouten either dread or fear8 ,and forgotten that the bauld ,buccleuch ,can back a steed1 or shake a spear8 ,o were there war between the lands1 ,as well ,i wot that there is none1 ,i would slight ,carlisle castell high1 ,tho it were builded of marble stone4 ,i would set that castell in a low1 ,and sloken it with ,english blood6 ,there's never a man in ,cumberland ,should ken where ,carlisle castell stood4 ,but since nae war's between the lands1 ,and there is peace1 and peace should be2 ,i'll neither harm ,english lad or lass1 ,and yet the ,kinmont freed shall be6 ,he has call'd him forty ,marchmen bauld4 ,i trow they were of his ain name1 ,except ,sir ,gilbert ,elliot1 call'd ,the ,laird of ,stobs1 ,i mean the same4 ,he has call'd him forty ,marchmen bauld1 ,were kinsmen to the bauld ,buccleuch2 ,with spur on heel1 and splent on spauld2 ,and gleuves of green1 and feathers blue4 ,there were five and five before them a'1 ,wi' hunting-horns and bugles bright1 ,and five and five came wi' ,buccleuch ,like warden's men1 array'd for fight2 ,and five and five1 like a mason gang1 ,that carried the ladders lang and hie2 ,and five and five1 like broken men1 ,and so they reach'd the ,woodhouselee4 ,and as we cross'd the ,bateable ,land1 ,when to the ,english side we held1 ,the first o' men that we met wi'1 ,whae sould it be but fause ,sakelde8 ,where be ye gaun1 ye hunters keen8 ,quo' fause ,sakelde2 come tell to me6-- ,we go to hunt an ,english stag1 ,has trespass'd on the ,scots countrie4 ,where be ye gaun1 ye marshal men8 ,quo' fause ,sakelde2 come tell me true6-- ,we go to catch a rank reiver1 ,has broken faith wi' the bauld ,buccleuch4 ,where are ye gaun1 ye mason lads1 ,wi' a' your ladders1 lang and hie8-- ,we gang to herry a corbie's nest1 ,that wons not far frae ,woodhouselee4-- ,where be ye gaun1 ye broken men8 ,quo' fause ,sakelde2 come tell to me6-- ,now ,dickie of ,dryhope led that band1 ,and the nevir a word of lear had he4 ,why trespass ye on the ,english side8 ,row-footed outlaws1 stand6 quo' he2 ,the nevir a word had ,dickie to say1 ,sae he thrust the lance through his fause bodie4 ,then on we held for ,carlisle toun4 ,and at ,staneshaw-bank the ,eden we cross'd2 ,the water was great and meikle of spait1 ,but the nevir a horse nor man we lost4 ,and when we reach'd the ,staneshaw-bank1 ,the wind was rising loud and hie2 ,and there the laird garr'd leave our steeds1 ,for fear that they should stamp and nie4 ,and when we left the ,staneshaw-bank1 ,the wind began full loud to blaw1 ,but 'twas wind and weet1 and fire and sleet1 ,when we came beneath the castel wa'4 ,we crept on knees1 and held our breath1 ,till we placed the ladders against the wa'2 ,and sae ready was ,buccleuch himsell ,to mount the first before us a'4 ,he has ta'en the watchman by the throat1 ,he flung him down upon the lead-- ,had there not been peace between our lands1 ,upon the other side thou hadst gaed6-- ,now sound out1 trumpets6 quo' ,buccleuch2 ,let's waken ,lord ,scroope right merrilie6 ,then loud the warden's trumpet blew-- ,o wha dare meddle wi' me8 ,then speedilie to wark we gaed1 ,and raised the slogan ane and a'1 ,and cut a hole through a sheet of lead1 ,and so we wan to the castle ha'4 ,they thought ,king ,james and a' his men ,had won the house wi' bow and spear2 ,it was but twenty ,scots and ten1 ,that put a thousand in sic a stear6 ,wi' coulters1 and wi' forehammers1 ,we garr'd the bars bang merrilie1 ,until we came to the inner prison1 ,where ,willie o' ,kinmont he did lie4 ,and when we cam to the lower prison1 ,where ,willie o' ,kinmont he did lie-- ,o1 sleep ye1 wake ye1 ,kinmont ,willie1 ,upon the morn that thou's to die8-- ,o1 ,i sleep saft1 and ,i wake aft1' ,it's lang since sleeping was fley'd frae me2 ,gie my service back to my wife and bairns1 ,and a' gude fellows that spier for me4-- ,then ,red ,rowan has hente him up1 ,the starkest man in ,teviotdale-- ,abide1 abide now1 ,red ,rowan1 ,till of my ,lord ,scroope ,i take farewell4 ,farewell1 farewell1 my gude ,lord ,scroope6 ,my gude ,lord ,scroope1 farewell6 he cried2 ,i'll pay you for my lodging maill ,when first we meet on the ,border side4 ,then shoulder high1 with shout and cry1 ,we bore him down the ladder lang2 ,at every stride ,red ,rowan made1 ,i wot the ,kinmont's airns play'd clang4 ,o mony a time1 quo' ,kinmont ,willie1 ,i have ridden horse baith wild and wood2 ,but a rougher beast than ,red ,rowan ,i ween my legs have ne'er bestrode4 ,and mony a time1 quo' ,kinmont ,willie1 ,i've prick'd a horse out oure the furs2 ,but since the day ,i back'd a steed ,i never wore sic cumbrous spurs6-- ,we scarce had won the ,staneshaw-bank1 ,when a' the ,carlisle bells were rung1 ,and a thousand men1 on horse and foot1 ,cam wi' the keen ,lord ,scroope along4 ,buccleuch has turn'd to ,eden ,water1 ,even where it flow'd frae bank to brim1 ,and he has plunged in wi' a' his band1 ,and safely swam them through the stream4 ,he turn'd him on the other side1 ,and at ,lord ,scroope his glove flung he-- ,if ye like na my visit in merry ,england1 ,in fair ,scotland come visit me6 ,all sore astonish'd stood ,lord ,scroope1 ,he stood as still as rock of stane2 ,he scarcely dared to trew his eyes1 ,when through the water they had gane4 ,he is either himsell a devil frae hell1 ,or else his mother a witch maun be2 ,i wadna have ridden that wan water1 ,for a' the gowd in ,christentie4 ,,modern ,,the ,,wreck ,,of ,,the ,,hesperus ,henry ,wadsworth ,longfellow ,it was the schooner ,hesperus1 ,that sailed the wintry sea2 ,and the skipper had taken his little daughter1 ,to bear him company4 ,blue were her eyes as the fairy-flax1 ,her cheeks like the dawn of day1 ,and her bosom white as the hawthorn buds1 ,that ope in the month of ,may4 ,the skipper he stood beside the helm1 ,his pipe was in his mouth1 ,and he watched how the veering flaw did blow ,the smoke now ,west1 now ,south4 ,then up and spake an old sailor1 ,had sailed to the ,spanish ,main1 ,i pray thee1 put into yonder port1 ,for ,i fear a hurricane4 ,last night the moon had a golden ring1 ,and tonight no moon we see6 ,the skipper1 he blew a whiff from his pipe1 ,and a scornful laugh laughed he4 ,colder and louder blew the wind1 ,a gale from the ,northeast1 ,the snow fell hissing in the brine1 ,and the billows frothed like yeast4 ,down came the storm1 and smote amain ,the vessel in its strength2 ,she shuddered and paused1 like a frighted steed1 ,then leaped her cable's length4 ,come hither6 come hither6 my little daughter1 ,and do not tremble so2 ,for ,i can weather the roughest gale ,that ever wind did blow4 ,he wrapped her warm in his seaman's coat ,against the stinging blast2 ,he cut a rope from a broken spar4 ,and bound her to the mast4 ,o father6 ,i hear the church-bells ring1 ,o say1 what may it be8 ',tis a fog-bell on a rock-bound coast-- ,and he steered for the open sea4 ,o father6 ,i hear the sound of guns1 ,o say1 what may it be8 ,some ship in distress1 that cannot live ,in such an angry sea6 ,o father6 ,i see a gleaming light1 ,o say1 what may it be8 ,but the father answered never a word1 ,a frozen corpse was he4 ,lashed to the helm1 all stiff and stark1 ,with his face turned to the skies1 ,the lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow ,on his fixed and glassy eyes4 ,then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed ,that saved she might be2 ,and she thought of ,christ1 who stilled the wave ,on the ,lake of ,galilee4 ,and fast through the midnight dark and drear1 ,through the whistling sleet and snow1 ,like a sheeted ghost1 the vessel swept ,tow'rds the reef of ,norman's ,woe4 ,and ever the fitful gusts between ,a sound came from the land2 ,it was the sound of the trampling surf ,on the rocks and the hard sea-sand4 ,the breakers were right beneath her bows1 ,she drifted a dreary wreck1 ,and a whooping billow swept the crew ,like icicles from her deck4 ,she struck where the white and fleecy waves ,looked soft as carded wool4 ,but the cruel rocks1 they gored her side ,like the horns of an angry bull4 ,her rattling shrouds1 all sheathed in ice1 ,with the masts went by the board2 ,like a vessel of glass1 she stove and sank1 ,ho6 ho6 the breakers roared6 ,at daybreak1 on the bleak sea-beach1 ,a fisherman stood aghast1 ,to see the form of a maiden fair1 ,lashed close to a drifting mast4 ,the salt sea was frozen on her breast1 ,the salt tears in her eyes2 ,and he saw her hair1 like the brown seaweed1 ,on the billows fall and rise4 ,such was the wreck of the ,hesperus1 ,in the midnight and the snow6 ,christ save us all from a death like this1 ,on the reef of ,norman's ,woe6 ,,la ,,belle ,,dame ,,sans ,,merci ,john ,keats ,ah1 what can ail thee1 wretched wight1 ,alone and palely loitering8 ,the sedge is wither'd from the lake1 ,and no birds sing4 ,ah1 what can ail thee1 wretched wight1 ,so haggard and so woe-begone8 ,the squirrel's granary is full1 ,and the harvest's done4 ,i see a lily on thy brow1 ,with anguish moist and fever dew2 ,and on thy cheek a fading rose ,fast withereth too4 ,i met a lady in the meads ,full beautiful--a faery's child2 ,her hair was long1 her foot was light1 ,and her eyes were wild4 ,i set her on my pacing steed1 ,and nothing else saw all day long2 ,for sideways would she lean1 and sing ,a faery's song4 ,i made a garland for her head1 ,and bracelets too1 and fragrant zone2 ,she look'd at me as she did love1 ,and made sweet moan4 ,she found me roots of relish sweet1 ,and honey wild1 and manna dew2 ,and sure in language strange she said-- ,i love thee true4 ,she took me to her elfin grot1 ,and there she gazed1 and sighed deep1 ,and there ,i shut her wild wild eyes ,so kiss'd to sleep4 ,and there we slumber'd on the moss1 ,and there ,i dream'd--,ah6 woe betide6 ,the latest dream ,i ever dream'd ,on the cold hill side4 ,i saw pale kings1 and princes too1 ,pale warriors1 death-pale were they all ,they cried--,la ,belle ,dame sans ,merci1 ,hath thee in thrall6 ,i saw their starved lips in the gloam1 ,with horrid warning gaped wide1 ,and ,i awoke1 and found me here ,on the cold hill side4 ,and this is why ,i sojourn here1 ,alone and palely loitering1 ,though the sedge is wither'd from the lake1 ,and no birds sing4 ,,lord ,,ullin',s ,,daughter ,thomas ,campbell ,a chieftain to the ,highlands bound1 ,cries1 ,boatman1 do not tarry6 ,and ,i'll give thee a silver pound ,to row us o'er the ferry4-- ,now who be ye1 would cross ,lochgyle1 ,this dark and stormy water8 ,o1 ,i'm the chief of ,ulva's isle1 ,and this ,lord ,ullin's daughter4 ,and fast before her father's men ,three days we've fled together1 ,for should he find us in the glen1 ,my blood would stain the heather4 ,his horsemen hard behind us ride2 ,should they our steps discover1 ,then who will cheer my bonny bride ,when they have slain her lover8-- ,out spoke the hardy ,highland wight1 ,i'll go1 my chief--,i'm ready3-- ,it is not for your silver bright2 ,but for your winsome lady3 ,and by my word6 the bonny bird ,in danger shall not tarry3 ,so1 though the waves are raging white1 ,i'll row you o'er the ferry4-- ,by this the storm grew loud apace1 ,the water-wraith was shrieking2 ,and in the scowl of heaven each face ,grew dark as they were speaking4 ,but still as wilder blew the wind1 ,and as the night grew drearer1 ,adown the glen rode armed men1 ,their trampling sounded nearer4-- ,o haste thee1 haste6 the lady cries1 ,though tempests round us gather2 ,i'll meet the raging of the skies1 ,but not an angry father4-- ,the boat has left a stormy land1 ,a stormy sea before her1-- ,when1 oh6 too strong for human hand1 ,the tempest gathered o'er her4-- ,and still they rowed amidst the roar ,of waters fast prevailing3 ,lord ,ullin reached that fatal shore1-- ,his wrath was changed to wailing4-- ,for sore dismayed1 through storm and shade1 ,his child he did discover3-- ,one lovely hand she stretched for aid1 ,and one was round her lover4 ,come back6 come back6 he cried1 in grief1 ,across this stormy water3 ,and ,i'll forgive your ,highland chief1 ,my daughter6 oh1 my daughter6-- ',twas vain3--the loud waves lashed the shore4 ,return or aid preventing3-- ,the waters wild went o'er his child1 ,and he was left lamenting4 ,,young ,,lochinvar ,sir ,walter ,scott ,oh young ,lochinvar is come out of the west1 ,through all the wide ,border his steed was the best2 ,and save his good broadsword he weapon had none2 ,he rode all unarm'd1 and he rode all alone4 ,so faithful in love1 and so dauntless in war1 ,there never was knight like the young ,lochinvar4 ,he staid not for brake1 and he stopp'd not for stone1 ,he swam the ,esk river where ford there was none2 ,but ere he alighted at ,netherby gate1 ,the bride had consented1 the gallant came late3 ,for a laggard in love1 and a dastard in war1 ,was to wed the fair ,ellen of brave ,lochinvar4 ,so boldly he enter'd the ,netherby ,hall1 ,among brid'smen1 and kinsmen1 and brothers1 and all2 ,then spoke the bride's father1 his hand on his sword1 7,for the poor craven bridegroom said never a word17 ,o come ye in peace here1 or come ye in war1 ,or to dance at our bridal1 young ,lord ,lochinvar8-- ,i long woo'd your daughter1 my suit you denied2-- ,love swells like the ,solway1 but ebbs like its tide-- ,and now am ,i come1 with this lost love of mine1 ,to lead but one measure1 drink one cup of wine4 ,there are maidens in ,scotland more lovely by far1 ,that would gladly be bride to the young ,lochinvar4 ,the bride kiss'd the goblet2 the knight took it up1 ,he quaff'd off the wine1 and he threw down the cup4 ,she look'd down to blush1 and she look'd up to sigh1 ,with a smile on her lips1 and a tear in her eye4 ,he took her soft hand1 ere her mother could bar1-- ,now tread we a measure6 said young ,lochinvar4 ,so stately his form1 and so lovely her face1 ,that never a hall such a galliard did grace2 ,while her mother did fret1 and her father did fume1 ,and the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume2 ,and the bride-maidens whispered1 ',twere better by far1 ,to have match'd our fair cousin with young ,lochinvar4 ,one touch to her hand1 and one word in her ear1 ,when they reach'd the hall-door1 and the charger stood near2 ,so light to the croupe the fair lady he swung1 ,so light to the saddle before her he sprung6 ,she is won6 we are gone1 over bank1 bush1 and scaur2 ,they'll have fleet steeds that follow1 quoth young ,lochinvar4 ,there was mounting 'mong ,grmes of the ,netherby clan2 ,forsters1 ,fenwicks1 and ,musgraves1 they rode and they ran3 ,there was racing and chasing on ,cannobie ,lea1 ,but the lost bride of ,netherby ne'er did they see4 ,so daring in love1 and so dauntless in war1 ,have ye e'er heard of gallant like young ,lochinvar8 ,,how ,,they ,,brought ,,the ,,good ,,news ,,from ,,ghent ,,to ,,aix #af-- ,robert ,browning ,i sprang to the stirrup1 and ,joris1 and he2 ,i galloped1 ,dirck galloped1 we galloped all three2 ,good speed6 cried the watch1 as the gate-bolts undrew2 ,speed6 echoed the wall to us galloping through2 ,behind shut the postern1 the lights sank to rest ,and into the midnight we galloped abreast4 ,not a word to each other2 we kept the great pace ,neck by neck1 stride by stride1 never changing our place2 ,i turned in my saddle and made its girths tight1 ,then shortened each stirrup1 and set the pique right1 ,rebuckled the cheek-strap1 chained slacker the bit1 ,nor galloped less steadily ,roland a whit4 ',twas moonset at starting2 but while we drew near ,lokeren1 the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear2 ,at ,boom1 a great yellow star came out to see2 ,at ,duffeld1 'twas morning as plain as could be2 ,and from ,mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime1 ,so ,joris broke silence with1 ,yet there is time6 ,at ,aershot1 up leaped of a sudden the sun1 ,and against him the cattle stood black every one1 ,to stare through the mist at us galloping past1 ,and ,i saw my stout galloper ,roland at last1 ,with resolute shoulders1 each butting away ,the haze1 as some bluff river headland its spray2 ,and his low head and crest1 just one sharp ear bent back ,for my voice1 and the other pricked out on his track2 ,and one eye's black intelligence1--ever that glance ,o'er its white edge at me1 his own master1 askance6 ,and the thick heavy spume-flakes which aye and anon ,his fierce lips shook upwards in galloping on4 ,by ,hasselt1 ,direk groaned2 and cried ,joris1 ,stay spur6 ,your ,roos galloped bravely1 the fault's not in her1 ,we'll remember at ,aix--for one heard the quick wheeze ,of her chest1 saw the stretched neck and staggering knees1 ,and sunk tail1 and horrible heave of the flank1 ,as down on her haunches she shuddered and sank4 ,so1 we were left galloping1 ,joris and ,i1 ,past ,looz and past ,tongres1 no cloud in the sky2 ,the broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh1 ',neath our feet broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff2 ,till over by ,dalhem a dome-spire sprang white1 ,and ,gallop1 gasped ,joris1 for ,aix is in sight6 ,how they'll greet us6--and all in a moment his roan ,rolled neck and croup over1 lay dead as a stone2 ,and there was my ,roland to bear the whole weight ,of the news which alone could save ,aix from her fate4 ,with his nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim1 ,and with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim4 ,then ,i cast loose my buff-coat1 each holster let fall1 ,shook off both my jack-boots1 let go belt and all1 ,stood up in the stirrup1 leaned1 patted his ear1 ,called my ,roland his pet-name1 my horse without peer2 ,clapped my hands1 laughed and sang1 any noise1 bad or good1 ,till at length into ,aix ,roland galloped and stood4 ,and all ,i remember is--friends flocking round ,as ,i sat with his head 'twixt my knees on the ground2 ,and no voice but was praising this ,roland of mine1 ,as ,i poured down his throat our last measure of wine1 ,which 7the burgesses voted by common consent7 ,was no more than his due who brought good news from ,ghent4 ,,the ,,revenge ,a ,,ballad ,,of ,,the ,,fleet ,alfred ,tennyson ,i ,at ,flores in the ,azores ,sir ,richard ,grenville lay1 ,and a pinnace1 like a flutter'd bird1 came flying from far away3 ,spanish ships of war at sea6 we have sighted fifty-three6 ,then sware ,lord ,thomas ,howard3 ',fore ,god ,i am no coward2 ,but ,i cannot meet them here1 for my ships are out of gear1 ,and the half my men are sick4 ,i must fly1 but follow quick4 ,we are six ships of the line2 can we fight with fifty-three8 ,,ii ,then spake ,sir ,richard ,grenville3 ,i know you are no coward2 ,you fly them for a moment to fight with them again4 ,but ,i've ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore4 ,i should count myself the coward if ,i left them1 my ,lord ,howard1 ,to these ,inquisition dogs and the devildoms of ,spain4 ,,iii ,so ,lord ,howard past away with five ships of war that day1 ,till he melted like a cloud in the silent summer heaven2 ,but ,sir ,richard bore in hand all his sick men from the land ,very carefully and slow1 ,men of ,bideford in ,devon1 ,and we laid them on the ballast down below2 ,for we brought them all aboard1 ,and they blest him in their pain1 that they were not left to ,spain1 ,to the thumb-screw and the stake1 for the glory of the ,lord4 ,,iv ,he had only a hundred seamen to work the ship and to fight1 ,and he sailed away from ,flores till the ,spaniard came in sight1 ,with his huge sea-castles heaving upon the weatherbow4 ,shall we fight or shall we fly8 ,good ,sir ,richard1 tell us now1 ,for to fight is but to die6 ,there'll be little of us left by the time this sun be set4 ,and ,sir ,richard said again3 ,we be all good ,englishmen4 ,let us bang these dogs of ,seville1 the children of the devil1 ,for ,i never turn'd my back upon ,don or devil yet4 ,v ,sir ,richard spoke and he laugh'd1 and we roar'd a hurrah1 and so ,the little ,revenge ran on sheer into the heart of the foe1 ,with her hundred fighters on deck1 and her ninety sick below2 ,for half of their fleet to the right and half to the left were seen1 ,and the little ,revenge ran on thro' the long sea-lane between4 ,,vi ,thousands of their soldiers look'd down from their decks and laugh'd1 ,thousands of their seamen made mock at the mad little craft ,running on and on1 till delay'd ,by their mountain-like ,san ,philip that1 of fifteen hundred tons1 ,and up-shadowing high above us with her yawning tiers of guns1 ,took the breath from our sails1 and we stay'd4 ,,vii ,and while now the great ,san ,philip hung above us like a cloud ,whence the thunderbolt will fall ,long and loud1 ,four galleons drew away ,from the ,spanish fleet that day1 ,and two upon the larboard and two upon the starboard lay1 ,and the battle-thunder broke from them all4 ,,viii ,but anon the great ,san ,philip1 she bethought herself and went1 ,having that within her womb that had left her ill content2 ,and the rest they came aboard us1 and they fought us hand to hand4 ,for a dozen times they came with their pikes and musqueteers1 ,and a dozen times we shook 'em off as a dog that shakes his ears1 ,when he leaps from the water to the land4 ,,ix ,and the sun went down1 and the stars came out far over the summer sea1 ,but never a moment ceased the fight of the one and the fifty-three4 ,ship after ship1 the whole night long1 their high-built galleons came1 ,ship after ship1 the whole night long1 with her battle-thunder and flame2 ,ship after ship1 the whole night long1 drew back with her dead and her shame4 ,for some were sunk and many were shatter'd1 and so could fight us no more-- ,god of battles1 was ever a battle like this in the world before8 ,x ,for he said1 ,fight on6 fight on6 ,tho' his vessel was all but a wreck2 ,and it chanced that1 when half of the short summer night was gone1 ,with a grisly wound to be drest he had left the deck1 ,but a bullet struck him that was dressing it suddenly dead1 ,and himself he was wounded again in the side and the head1 ,and he said1 ,fight on6 fight on6 ,,xi ,and the night went down1 and the sun smiled out far over the summer sea1 ,and the ,spanish fleet with broken sides lay round us all in a ring2 ,but they dared not touch us again1 for they fear'd that we still could sting1 ,so they watch'd what the end would be4 ,and we had not fought them in vain1 ,but in perilous plight were we1 ,seeing forty of our poor hundred were slain1 ,and half of the rest of us maim'd for life ,in the crash of the cannonades and the desperate strife2 ,and the sick men down in the hold were most of them stark and cold1 ,and the pikes were all broken or bent1 and the powder was all of it spent2 ,and the masts and the rigging were lying over the side2 ,but ,sir ,richard cried in his ,english pride3 ,we have fought such a fight for a day and a night ,as may never be fought again6 ,we have won great glory1 my men6 ,and a day less or more ,at sea or ashore1 ,we die--does it matter when8 ,sink me the ship1 ,master ,gunner--sink her1 split her in twain6 ,fall into the hands of ,god1 not into the hands of ,spain6 ,,xii ,and the gunner said1 ,ay1 ay1 but the seamen made reply3 ,we have children1 we have wives1 ,and the ,lord hath spared our lives4 ,we will make the ,spaniard promise1 if we yield1 to let us go2 ,we shall live to fight again and to strike another blow4 ,and the lion there lay dying1 and they yielded to the foe4 ,,xiii ,and the stately ,spanish men to their flagship bore him then1 ,where they laid him by the mast1 old ,sir ,richard caught at last1 ,and they praised him to his face with their courtly foreign grace2 ,but he rose upon their decks1 and he cried3 ,i have fought for ,queen and ,faith like a valiant man and true2 ,i have only done my duty as a man is bound to do4 ,with a joyful spirit ,i ,sir ,richard ,grenville die6 ,and he fell upon their decks1 and he died4 ,,xiv ,and they stared at the dead that had been so valiant and true1 ,and had holden the power and glory of ,spain so cheap ,that he dared her with one little ship and his ,english few2 ,was he devil or man8 ,he was devil for aught they knew1 ,but they sank his body with honor down into the deep1 ,and they mann'd the ,revenge with a swarthier alien crew1 ,and away she sail'd with her loss and long'd for her own2 ,when a wind from the lands they had ruin'd awoke from sleep1 ,and the water began to heave and the weather to moan1 ,and or ever that evening ended a great gale blew1 ,and a wave like the wave that is raised by an earthquake grew1 ,till it smote on their hulls and their sails and their masts and their flags1 ,and the whole sea plunged and fell on the shot-shatter'd navy of ,spain1 ,and the little ,revenge herself went down by the island crags ,to be lost evermore in the main4 ,,lyrics ,,our ,,country ,,america ,samuel ,francis ,smith ,my country1 'tis of thee1 ,sweet land of liberty2 ,of thee ,i sing2 ,land where my fathers died1 ,land of the pilgrims' pride1-- ,from every mountain side ,let freedom ring4 ,my native country1 thee1 ,land of the noble free1-- ,thy name ,i love2 ,i love thy rocks and rills1 ,thy woods and templed hills2 ,my heart with rapture thrills ,like that above4 ,let music swell the breeze1 ,and ring from all the trees ,sweet freedom's song2 ,let mortal tongues awake1 ,let all that breathe partake6 ,let rocks their silence break1-- ,the sound prolong4 ,our fathers' ,god1--to ,thee1 ,author of liberty1 ,to ,thee we sing2 ,long may our land be bright ,with freedom's holy light2 ,protect us by thy might1 ,great ,god1 our ,king4 ,,my ,,native ,,land ,sir ,walter ,scott ,breathes there the man1 with soul so dead1 ,who never to himself hath said1 ,this is my own1 my native land6 ,whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd1 ,as home his footsteps he hath turn'd ,from wandering on a foreign strand6 ,if such there breathe1 go mark him well2 ,for him no ,minstrel raptures swell2 ,high though his titles1 proud his name1 ,boundless his wealth as wish can claim2 ,despite those titles1 power1 and pelf1 ,the wretch1 concent'red all in self4 ,living1 shall forfeit fair renown1 ,and1 doubly dying1 shall go down ,to the vile dust from whence he sprung1 ,unwept1 unhonor'd1 and unsung4 ,,columbus ,joaquin ,miller ,behind him lay the gray ,azores1 ,behind the ,gates of ,hercules2 ,before him not the ghost of shores1 ,before him only shoreless seas4 ,the good mate said3 ,now must we pray1 ,for lo6 the very stars are gone1 ,brave ,adm'r'l1 speak2 what shall ,i say8 ,why1 say3 ',sail on6 sail on6 and on6' ,my men grow mutinous day by day2 ,my men grow ghastly1 wan and weak4 ,the stout mate thought of home2 a spray ,of salt wave washed his swarthy cheek4 ,what shall ,i say1 brave ,adm'r'l1 say1 ,if we sight naught but seas at dawn8 ,why1 you shall say at break of day3 ',sail on6 sail on6 sail on6 and on6' ,they sailed and sailed1 as winds might blow1 ,until at last the blanched mate said3 ,why1 now not even ,god would know ,should ,i and all my men fall dead4 ,these very winds forget their way1 ,for ,god from these dread seas is gone4 ,now speak1 brave ,adm'r'l2 speak and say-- ,he said3 ,sail on6 sail on6 and on6 ,they sailed4 ,they sailed4 ,then spake the mate3 ,this mad sea shows his teeth tonight4 ,he curls his lip1 he lies in wait1 ,he lifts his teeth1 as if to bite6 ,brave ,adm'r'l1 say but one good word3 ,what shall we do when hope is gone8 ,the words leapt like a leaping sword3 ,sail on6 sail on6 sail on6 and on6 ,then1 pale and worn1 he paced his deck1 ,and peered through darkness4 ,ah1 that night4 ,of all dark nights6 ,and then a speck-- ,a light6 ,a light6 ,at last a light6 ,it grew1 a starlit flag unfurled6 ,it grew to be ,time's burst of dawn4 ,he gained a world2 he gave that world ,its grandest lesson3 ,on6 sail on6 ,,the ,,landing ,,of ,,the ,,pilgrim ,,fathers ,,in ,,new ,,england ,felicia ,browne ,hemans ,look now abroad6 ,another race has fill'd ,those populous borders--wide the wood recedes1 ,and towns shoot up1 and fertile realms are till'd2 ,the land is full of harvests and green meads4 --,bryant ,the breaking waves dash'd high ,on a stern and rockbound coast1 ,and the woods against a stormy sky ,their giant branches toss'd4 ,and the heavy night hung dark ,the hills and waters o'er1 ,when a band of exiles moor'd their bark ,on the wild ,new ,england shore4 ,not as the conqueror comes1 ,they1 the true-hearted1 came2 ,not with the roll of the stirring drums1 ,and the trumpet that sings of fame2 ,not as the flying come1 ,in silence and in fear2-- ,they shook the depths of the desert gloom ,with their hymns of lofty cheer4 ,amidst the storm they sang1 ,and the stars heard and the sea2 ,and the sounding aisles of the dim woods rang ,to the anthem of the free6 ,the ocean eagle soar'd ,from his nest by the white wave's foam2 ,and the rocking pines of the forest roar'd1-- ,this was their welcome home6 ,there were men with hoary hair ,amidst that pilgrim band2-- ,why had they come to wither here1 ,away from their childhood's land8 ,there was woman's fearless eye1 ,lit by her deep love's truth2 ,there was manhood's brow serenely high1 ,and the fiery heart of youth4 ,what sought they thus afar8 ,bright jewels of the mine8 ,the wealth of seas1 the spoils of war8-- ,they sought a faith's pure shrine6 ,ay1 call it holy ground1 ,the soil where first they trod4 ,they have left unstained1 what there they found-- ,freedom to worship ,god4 ,,concord ,,hymn ,,sung ,,at ,,the ,,completion ,,of ,,the ,,battle ,,monument1 ,,april #ai1 #ahcf ,ralph ,waldo ,emerson ,by the rude bridge that arched the flood1 ,their flag to ,april's breeze unfurled4 ,here once the embattled farmers stood1 ,and fired the shot heard round the world4 ,the foe long since in silence slept2 ,alike the conqueror silent sleeps2 ,and ,time the ruined bridge has swept ,down the dark stream which seaward creeps4 ,on this green bank1 by this soft stream1 ,we set today a votive stone2 ,that memory may their deed redeem1 ,when1 like our sires1 our sons are gone4 ,spirit1 that made those heroes dare ,to die1 and leave their children free1 ,bid ,time and ,nature gently spare ,the shaft we raise to them and thee4 ,,old ,,ironsides ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes ,ay1 tear her tattered ensign down6 ,long has it waved on high1 ,and many an eye has danced to see ,that banner in the sky2 ,beneath it rung the battle shout1 ,and burst the cannon's roar2-- ,the meteor of the ocean air ,shall sweep the clouds no more6 ,her deck1 once red with heroes' blood1 ,where knelt the vanquished foe1 ,when winds were hurrying o'er the nood1 ,and waves were white below1 ,no more shall feel the victor's tread1 ,or know the conquered knee2-- ,the harpies of the shore shall pluck ,the eagle of the sea6 ,o better that her shattered hulk ,should sink beneath the wave2 ,her thunders shook the mighty deep1 ,and there should be her grave2 ,nail to the mast her holy flag1 ,set every threadbare sail1 ,and give her to the god of storms1 ,the lightning and the gale6 ,o ,,captain6 ,,my ,,captain6 ,walt ,whitman ,o ,captain6 my ,captain6 our fearful trip is done1 ,the ship has wether'd every rack1 the prize we sought is won1 ,the port is near1 the bells ,i hear1 the people all exulting1 ,while follow eyes the steady keel1 the vessel grim and daring2 ,but ,o heart6 heart6 heart6 ,o the bleeding drops of red1 ,where on the deck my ,captain lies1 ,fallen cold and dead4 ,o ,captain6 my ,captain6 rise up and hear the bells2 ,rise up--for you the flag is flung--for you the bugle trills1 ,for you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths--for you the shores a-crowding1 ,for you they call1 the swaying mass1 their eager faces turning2 ,here ,captain6 dear father6 ,this arm beneath your head6 ,it is some dream that on the deck ,you've fallen cold and dead4 ,my ,captain does not answer1 his lips are pale and still1 ,my father does not feel my arm1 he has no pulse nor will1 ,the ship is anchor'd safe and sound1 its voyage closed and done1 ,from fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won2 ,exult1 ,o ,shores1 and ring1 ,o ,bells6 ,but ,i1 with mournful tread1 ,walk the deck my ,captain lies1 ,fallen cold and dead4 ,,love ,,lyrics ,,to ,,lucasta1 ,,on ,,going ,,to ,,the ,,wars ,richard ,lovelace ,tell me not1 ,sweet1 ,i am unkind1 ,that from the nunnery ,of thy chaste breast and quiet mind1 ,to war and arms ,i fly4 ,true1 a new mistress now ,i chase1 ,the first foe in the field2 ,and with a stronger faith embrace ,a sword1 a horse1 a shield4 ,yet this inconstancy is such1 ,as you1 too1 shall adore2 ,i could not love thee1 ,dear1 so much1 ,loved ,i not ,honor more4 ,,she ,,walks ,,in ,,beauty ,george ,gordon ,byron ,she walks in beauty1 like the night ,of cloudless climes and starry skies2 ,and all that's best of dark and bright ,meet in her aspect and her eyes3 ,thus mellow'd to that tender light ,which heaven to gaudy day denies4 ,one shade the more1 one ray the less1 ,had half impair'd the nameless grace ,which waves in every raven tress1 ,or softly lightens o'er her face2 ,where thoughts serenely sweet express ,how pure1 how dear their dwelling place4 ,and on that cheek1 and o'er that brow1 ,so soft1 so calm1 yet eloquent1 ,the smiles that win1 the tints that glow1 ,but tell of days in goodness spent1 ,a mind at peace with all below1 ,a heart whose love is innocent6 ,a ,,red1 ,,red ,,rose ,robert ,burns ,o1 my luve is like a red1 red rose1 ,that's newly sprung in ,june4 ,o1 my luve is like the melodie ,that's sweetly play'd in tune4 ,as fair art thou1 my bonie lass1 ,so deep in luve am ,i1 ,and ,i will luve thee still1 my dear1 ,till a' the seas gang dry4 ,till a' the seas gang dry1 my dear1 ,and the rocks melt wi' the sun6 ,and ,i will luve thee still1 my dear1 ,while the sands o' life shall run4 ,and fare thee weel1 my only luve1 ,and fare thee weel a while6 ,and ,i will come again1 my luve1 ,tho' it were ten thousand mile6 ,,poems ,,of ,,nature ,,the ,,greenwood ,,tree ,william ,shakespeare ,under the greenwood tree ,who loves to lie with me1 ,and turn his merry note ,unto the sweet bird's throat-- ,come hither1 come hither1 come hither6 ,here shall he see ,no enemy ,but winter and rough weather4 ,who doth ambition shun ,and loves to live i' the sun1 ,seeking the food he eats1 ,and pleased with what he gets-- ,come hither1 come hither1 come hither6 ,here shall he see ,no enemy ,but winter and rough weather4 ,a ,,wet ,,sheet ,,and ,a ,,flowing ,,sea ,allan ,cunningham ,a wet sheet and a flowing sea1 ,a wind that follows fast ,and fills the white and rustling sail1 ,and bends the gallant mast6 ,and bends the gallant mast1 my boys1 ,while1 like the eagle free1 ,away the good ship flies1 and leaves ,old ,england on the lee4 ,o for a soft and gentle wind6 ,i heard a fair one cry2 ,but give to me the swelling breeze1 ,and white waves heaving high3 ,the white waves heaving high1 my lads1 ,the good ship tight and free2 ,,lyrics ,the world of waters is our home4 ,and merry men are we4 ,there's tempest in yon horned moon1 ,and lightning in yon cloud2 ,and hark the music1 mariners6 ,the wind is wakening loud4 ,the wind is wakening loud1 my boys1 ,the lightning flashes free-- ,the hollow oak our palace is1 ,our heritage the sea4 ,i ,,wandered ,,lonely ,,as ,a ,,cloud ,william ,wordsworth ,i wandered lonely as a cloud ,that floats on high o'er vales and hills1 ,when all at once ,i saw a crowd1 ,a host1 of golden daffodils2 ,beside the lake1 beneath the trees1 ,fluttering and dancing in the breeze4 ,continuous as the stars that shine ,and twinkle on the milky way1 ,they stretched in never ending line ,along the margin of a bay3 ,ten thousand saw ,i at a glance1 ,tossing their heads in sprightly dance4 ,the waves beside them danced2 but they ,outdid the sparkling waves in glee3 ,a poet could not but be gay ,in such a jocund company3 ,i gazed--and gazed--but little thought ,what wealth the show to me had brought3 ,for oft1 when on my couch ,i lie ,in vacant or in pensive mood1 ,they flash upon that inward eye ,which is the bliss of solitude2 ,and then my heart with pleasure fills1 ,and dances with the daffodils4 ,,the ,,rhodora ,,on ,,being ,,asked1 ,,whence ,,is ,,the ,,flower8 ,ralph ,waldo ,emerson ,in ,may1 when sea-winds pierced our solitudes1 ,i found the fresh ,rhodora in the woods1 ,spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook1 ,to please the desert and the sluggish brook4 ,the purple petals1 fallen in the pool1 ,made the black water with their beauty gay2 ,here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool1 ,and court the flower that cheapens his array4 ,rhodora6 if the sages ask thee why ,this charm is wasted on the earth and sky1 ,tell them1 dear1 that if eyes were made for seeing1 ,then ,beauty is its own excuse for being3 ,why thou wert there1 ,o rival of the rose6 ,i never thought to ask1 ,i never knew2 ,but1 in my simple ignorance1 suppose ,the selfsame ,power that brought me there brought you4 ,,to ,,the ,,fringed ,,gentian ,william ,cullen ,bryant ,thou blossom bright with autumn dew1 ,and colored with the heaven's own blue1 ,that openest when the quiet light ,succeeds the keen and frosty night4 ,thou comest not when violets lean ,o'er wandering brooks and springs unseen1 ,or columbines1 in purple drest1 ,nod o'er the ground-bird's hidden nest4 ,thou waitest late1 and com'st alone1 ,when woods are bare and birds are flown1 ,and frosts and shortening days portend ,the aged year is near his end4 ,then doth thy sweet and quiet eye ,look through its fringes to the sky1 ,blue--blue--as if that sky let fall ,a flower from its cerulean wall4 ,i would that thus1 when ,i shall see ,the hour of death draw near to me1 ,hope1 blossoming within my heart1 ,may look to heaven as ,i depart4 ,,the ,,eagle ,alfred ,tennyson ,he clasps the crag with crooked hands2 ,close to the sun in lonely lands1 ,ringed with the azure world1 he stands4 ,the wrinkled sea beneath him crawls2 ,he watches from his mountain walls1 ,and like a thunderbolt he falls4 ,,on ,,the ,,grasshopper ,,and ,,cricket ,john ,keats ,the poetry of earth is never dead3 ,when all the birds are faint with the hot sun1 ,and hide in cooling trees1 a voice will run ,from hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead2 ,that is the grasshopper's--he takes the lead ,in summer luxury1--he has never done ,with his delights2 for1 when tired out with fun1 ,he rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed4 ,the poetry of earth is ceasing never4 ,on a lone winter evening1 when the frost ,has wrought a silence1 from the stove there shrills ,the cricket's song1 in warmth increasing ever1 ,and seems to one1 in drowsiness half lost1 ,the grasshopper's among some grassy hills4 ,,lessons ,,from ,,nature ,,to ,a ,,waterfowl ,william ,cullen ,bryant ,whither1 midst falling dew1 ,while glow the heavens with the last steps of days1 ,far1 through their rosy depths1 dost thou pursue ,thy solitary way8 ,vainly the fowler's eye ,might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong1 ,as1 darkly seen against the crimson sky1 ,thy figure floats along4 ,seek'st thou the plashy brink ,of weedy lake or marge of river wide1 ,or where the rocking billows rise and sink ,on the chafed ocean-side8 ,there is a ,power whose care ,teaches thy way along that pathless coast1-- ,the desert and illimitable air1-- ,lone wandering1 but not lost4 ,all day thy wings have fanned1 ,at that far height1 the cold1 thin atmosphere1 ,yet stoop not1 weary1 to the welcome land1 ,though the dark night is near4 ,and soon that toil shall end2 ,soon shalt thou find a summer home1 and rest1 ,and scream among thy fellows2 reeds shall bend1 ,soon1 o'er thy sheltered nest4 ,thou'rt gone6 the abyss of heaven ,hath swallowed up thy form2 yet1 on my heart ,deeply has sunk the lesson thou hast given1 ,and shall not soon depart4 ,he who1 from zone to zone1 ,guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight1 ,in the long way that ,i must tread alone1 ,will lead my steps aright4 ,,the ,,chambered ,,nautilus ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes ,this is the ship of pearl1 which1 poets feign1 ,sails the unshadowed main1-- ,the venturous bark that flings ,on the sweet summer wind its purpled wings ,in gulfs enchanted1 where the ,siren sings1 ,and coral reefs lie bare1 ,where the cold sea maids rise to sun their streaming hair4 ,its webs of living gauze no more unfurl2 ,wrecked is the ship of pearl6 ,and every chambered cell1 ,where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell1 ,as the frail tenant shaped his growing shell1 ,before thee lies revealed1-- ,its irised ceiling rent1 its sunless crypt unsealed6 ,year after year beheld the silent toil ,that spread his lustrous coil2 ,still1 as the spiral grew1 ,he left the past year's dwelling for the new1 ,stole with soft step its shining archway through1 ,built up its idle door1 ,stretched in his last-found home1 and knew the old no more4 ,thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee1 ,child of the wandering sea1 ,cast from her lap1 forlorn6 ,from thy dead lips a clearer note is born ,than ever ,triton blew from wreathd horn6 ,while on mine ear it rings1 ,through the deep caves of thought ,i hear a voice that sings3-- ,build thee more stately mansions1 ,o my soul1 ,as the swift seasons roll6 ,leave thy low-vaulted past6 ,let each new temple1 nobler than the last1 ,shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast1 ,till thou at length art free1 ,leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea6 ,,the ,,bugle ,,song ,alfred ,tennyson ,the splendor falls on castle walls ,and snowy summits old in story2 ,the long light shakes across the lakes1 ,and the wild cataract leaps in glory4 ,blow1 bugle1 blow1 set the wild echoes flying1 ,blow1 bugle2 answer1 echoes1 dying1 dying1 dying4 ,o1 hark1 ,o1 hear6 how thin and clear1 ,and thinner1 clearer1 farther going6 ,o1 sweet and far from cliff and scar ,the horns of ,elfland faintly blowing6 ,blow1 let us hear the purple glens replying3 ,blow1 bugle2 answer1 echoes1 dying1 dying1 dying4 ,o love1 they die in yon rich sky1 ,they faint on hill or field or river2 ,our echoes roll from soul to soul1 ,and grow forever and forever4 ,blow1 bugle1 blow1 set the wild echoes flying1 ,and answer1 echoes1 answer1 dying1 dying1 dying4 ,,songs ,,of ,,life ,,the ,,noble ,,nature ,ben ,jonson ,it is not growing like a tree ,in bulk1 doth make men better be1 ,or standing long an oak1 three hundred year1 ,to fall a log at last1 dry1 bald1 and sere3 ,a lily of a day1 ,is fairer far1 in ,may1 ,although it fall and die that night2 ,it was the plant and flower of light4 ,in small proportions we just beauty see2 ,and in short measures1 life may perfect be4 ,,the ,,character ,,of ,a ,,happy ,,life ,sir ,henry ,wotton ,how happy is he born and taught1 ,that serveth not another's will2 ,whose armor is his honest thought1 ,and simple truth1 his utmost skill2 ,whose passions not his masters are1 ,whose soul is still prepared for death1 ,untied unto the world by care ,of public fame or private breath2 ,who envies none that chance doth raise1 ,nor vice2 who never understood ,how deepest wounds are given by praise1 ,nor rules of state1 but rules of good2 ,who hath his life from rumors freed1 ,whose conscience is his strong retreat2 ,whose state can neither flatterers feed1 ,nor ruin make oppressors great2 ,who ,god doth late and early pray1 ,more of his grace than gifts to lend1 ,and entertains the harmless day ,with a religious book1 or friend4 ,this man is freed from servile bands ,of hope to rise1 or fear to fall2 ,lord of himself1 though not of lands1 ,and having nothing1 yet hath all4 ,,say ,,not1 ,,the ,,struggle ,,nought ,,availeth ,arthur ,hugh ,clough ,say not1 the struggle nought availeth1 ,the labor and the wounds are vain1 ,the enemy faints not1 nor faileth1 ,and as things have been they remain4 ,if hopes were dupes1 fears may be liars2 ,it may be1 in yon smoke concealed1 ,your comrades chase e'en now the fliers1 ,and1 but for you1 possess the field4 ,for while the tired waves1 vainly breaking1 ,seem here no painful inch to gain1 ,far back1 through creeks and inlets making1 ,comes silent1 flooding in1 the main4 ,and not by eastern windows only1 ,when daylight comes1 comes in the light1 ,in front1 the sun climbs slow1 how slowly1 ,but westward1 look1 the land is bright4 ,,for ,a' ,,that ,,an' ,a' ,,that ,robert ,burns ,is there for honest poverty ,that hings his head1 an' a' that8 ,the coward slave1 we pass him by1-- ,we dare be poor for a' that6 ,for a' that1 an' a' that1 ,our toils obscure1 an' a' that1 ,the rank is but the guinea's stamp1 ,the man's the gowd for a' that4 ,what though on hamely fare we dine1 ,wear hodden gray1 an' a' that8 ,gie fools their silks1 and knaves their wine-- ,a man's a man for a' that4 ,for a' that1 an' a' that1 ,their tinsel show1 an' a 'that3 ,the honest man1 tho' e'er sae poor1 ,is king o' men for a' that4 ,ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord1 ,wha' struts an' stares1 an' a 'that8 ,tho' hundreds worship at his word1 ,he's but a cuif for a' that4 ,for a' that1 an' a' that1 ,his riband1 star1 an' a' that1 ,the man o' independent mind ,he looks an' laughs at a' that4 ,a prince can mak' a belted knight1 ,a marquis1 duke1 an' a' that6 ,but an honest man's aboon his might1-- ,guid faith1 he mauna fa' that6 ,for a' that1 an' a' that1 ,their dignities an' a' that1 ,the pith o' sense1 an' pride o' worth1 ,are higher rank than a' that4 ,then let us pray that come it may1 7,as come it will for a' that7 ,that ,sense and ,worth1 o'er a' the earth1 ,shall bear the gree1 an' a' that4 ,for a' that1 an' a' that1 ,it's comin' yet1 for a' that1 ,that man to man1 the world o'er1 ,shall brithers be for a' that4 ,,invictus ,william ,ernest ,henly ,out of the night that covers me1 ,black as the ,pit from pole to pole1 ,i thank whatever gods may be ,for my unconquerable soul4 ,in the fell clutch of circumstance ,i have not winced nor cried aloud4 ,under the bludgeonings of chance ,my head is bloody1 but unbowed4 ,beyond this place of wrath and tears ,looms but the ,horror of the shade1 ,and yet the menace of the years ,finds1 and shall find1 me unafraid4 ,it matters not how strait the gate1 ,how charged with punishments the scroll1 ,i am the master of my fate3 ,i am the captain of my soul4 ,,opportunity ,edward ,rowland ,sill ,this ,i beheld1 or dreamed it in a dream3-- ,there spread a cloud of dust along a plain2 ,and underneath the cloud1 or in it1 raged ,a furious battle1 and men yelled1 and swords ,shocked upon swords and shields4 ,a prince's banner ,wavered1 then staggered backward1 hemmed by foes4 ,a craven hung along the battle's edge1 ,and thought1 ,had ,i a sword of keener steel-- ,that blue blade that the king's son bears1--but this ,blunt thing--6 he snapt and flung it from his hand1 ,and lowering crept away and left the field4 ,then came the king's son1 wounded1 sore bestead1 ,and weaponless1 and saw the broken sword1 ,hilt-buried in the dry and trodden sand1 ,and ran and snatched it1 and with battle-shout ,lifted afresh he hewed his enemy down1 ,and saved a great cause that heroic day4 ,a ,,psalm ,,of ,,life ,henry ,wadsworth ,longfellow ,tell me not1 in mournful numbers1 ,life is but an empty dream6-- ,for the soul is dead that slumbers1 ,and things are not what they seem4 ,life is real6 ,life is earnest6 ,and the grave is not its goal2 ,dust thou art1 to dust returnest1 ,was not spoken of the soul4 ,not enjoyment1 and not sorrow1 ,is our destined end or way2 ,but to act1 that each tomorrow ,finds us farther than today4 ,art is long1 and ,time is fleeting1 ,and our hearts1 though stout and brave1 ,still1 like muffled drums1 are beating ,funeral marches to the grave4 ,in the world's broad field of battle1 ,in the bivouac of ,life1 ,be not like dumb1 driven cattle6 ,be a hero in the strife6 ,trust no ,future1 howe'er pleasant6 ,let the dead ,past bury its dead6 ,act1--act in the living ,present1 ,heart within1 and ,god o'erhead6 ,lives of great men all remind us ,we can make our lives sublime1 ,and1 departing1 leave behind us ,footprints on the sands of time2-- ,footprints1 that perhaps another1 ,sailing o'er life's solemn main1 ,a forlorn and shipwrecked brother1 ,seeing1 shall take heart again4 ,let us1 then1 be up and doing1 ,with a heart for any fate2 ,still achieving1 still pursuing1 ,learn to labor and to wait4 ,,aesop ,,the ,,dog ,,and ,,the ,,shadow ,a ,dog1 crossing a little rivulet with a piece of meat in his mouth1 saw his own shadow represented in the clear mirror of the limpid stream2 and1 believing it to be another dog1 who was carrying a larger piece of meat1 he could not forbear catching at it2 but was so far from getting anything by his greedy design1 that he dropped the piece he had in his mouth1 which immediately sank to the bottom1 and was irrecoverably lost4 ,,the ,,fox ,,and ,,the ,,grapes ,a ,fox1 very hungry1 chanced to come into a vineyard1 where there hung branches of charming ripe grapes2 but nailed up to a trellis so high that he leaped till he quite tired himself without being able to reach one of them4 ,at last1 ,let who will take them6 says he2 they are but green and sour2 so ,i will even let them alone4 ,,the ,,hare ,,and ,,the ,,tortoise ,a ,hare laughed at a ,tortoise upon account of his slowness1 and vainly boasted her own great speed in running4 ,let us make a match1 replied the ,tortoise2 ,i will run with you five miles for a wager1 and the fox yonder shall be the umpire of the race4 ,the ,hare agreed2 and away they both started together4 ,but the ,hare1 by reason of her exceeding swiftness1 outran the ,tortoise to such a degree1 that she made a jest of the matter2 and thinking herself sure of the race1 squatted in a tuft of fern that grew by the way1 and took a nap1 thinking that1 if the ,tortoise went by1 she could at any time overtake him with all the ease imaginable4 ,in the meanwhile the ,tortoise came jogging on with slow but continued motion2 and the ,hare out of a too great security and confidence of victory1 oversleeping herself1 the ,tortoise arrived at the end of the race first4 ,,the ,,shepherd',s ,,boy ,a certain ,shepherd's ,boy kept his sheep upon a common1 and in sport and wantonness would often cry out1 ,the wolf6 the wolf6 ,by this means he several times drew the husbandmen in an adjoining field from their work2 who1 finding themselves deluded1 resolved for the future to take no notice of his alarm4 ,soon after1 the wolf came indeed4 ,the ,boy cried out in earnest2 but no heed being given to his cries1 the sheep were devoured by the wolf4 ,,the ,,husbandman ,,and ,,the ,,stork ,the ,husbandman set a net in his fields to take the cranes and geese which came to feed upon the new-sown barley4 ,he succeeded in taking several1 both cranes and geese1 and among them a ,stork1 who pleaded hard for his life1 and1 among other apologies which he made1 alleged that he was neither goose nor crane1 but a poor harmless ,stork1 who performed his duty to his parents to all intents and purposes1 feeding them when they were old1 and1 as occasion required1 carrying them from place to place upon his back4 ,all this may be true1 replied the ,husbandman2 but1 as ,i have taken you in bad company1 and in the same crime1 you must expect to suffer the same punishment4 ,,the ,,wind ,,and ,,the ,,sun ,a dispute once arose betwixt the ,north ,wind and the ,sun about the superiority of their power2 and they agreed to try their strength upon a traveler1 which should be able to get his cloak off first4 ,the ,north ,wind began1 and blew a very cold blast1 accompanied with a sharp1 driving shower4 ,but this1 and whatever else he could do1 instead of making the man quit his cloak1 obliged him to gird it about his body as close as possible4 ,next came the ,sun2 who1 breaking out from a thick watery cloud1 drove away the cold vapors from the sky1 and darted his warm1 sultry beams upon the head of the poor weather-beaten traveler4 ,the man growing faint with the heat1 and unable to endure it any longer1 first throws off his heavy cloak1 and then flies for protection to the shade of a neighboring grove4 ,,the ,,tortoise ,,and ,,the ,,geese ,footnote3 ,this and the following fable are from ,the ,tortoise and the ,geese1 and ,other ,fables of ,bidpai1 retold by ,maude ,barrows ,button4 ,a ,tortoise and two ,geese lived together in a pond for many years4 ,at last there came a drought and dried up the pond4 ,then the ,geese said to one another1-- ,we must seek a new home quickly1 for we cannot live without water4 ,let us say farewell to the ,tortoise and start at once4 ,when the ,tortoise heard that they were going1 he trembled with fear1 and besought them by their friendship not to desert him4 ,alas1 the ,geese replied1 there is no help for it4 ,if we stay here1 we shall all three die1 and we cannot take you with us1 for you cannot fly4 ,still the ,tortoise begged so hard not to be left behind that the ,geese finally said1-- ,dear ,friend1 if you will promise not to speak a word on the journey1 we will take you with us4 ,but know beforehand1 that if you open your mouth to say one single word1 you will be in instant danger of losing your life4 ,have no fear1 replied the ,tortoise1 but that ,i shall be silent until you give me leave to speak again4 ,i would rather never open my mouth again than be left to die alone here in the dried-up pond4 ,so the ,geese brought a stout stick and bade the ,tortoise grasp it firmly in the middle by his mouth4 ,then they took hold of either end and flew off with him4 ,they had gone several miles in safety1 when their course lay over a village4 ,as the country people saw this curious sight of a ,tortoise being carried by two ,geese1 they began to laugh and cry out1-- ,oh1 did you ever see such a funny sight in all your life6 ,and they laughed loud and long4 ,the ,tortoise grew more and more indignant4 ,at last he could stand their jeering no longer4 ,you stupid444 he snapped1 but before he could say more he had fallen to the ground and was dashed to pieces4 ,,the ,,partridge ,,and ,,the ,,crow ,a ,crow flying across a road saw a ,partridge strutting along the ground4 ,what a beautiful gait that ,partridge has6 said the ,crow4 ,i must try to see if ,i can walk like him4 ,she alighted behind the ,partridge and tried for a long time to learn to strut4 ,at last the ,partridge turned around and asked the ,crow what she was about4 ,do not be angry with me1 replied the ,crow4 ,i have never before seen a bird who walks as beautifully as you can1 and ,i am trying to learn to walk like you4 ,foolish bird6 responded the ,partridge4 ,you are a ,crow1 and should walk like a ,crow4 ,you would look silly indeed if you were to strut like a ,partridge4 ,but the ,crow went on trying to learn to strut1 until finally she had forgotten her own gait1 and she never learned that of the ,partridge4 ,,jean ,,de ,,la ,,fontaine ,,the ,,fox ,,and ,,the ,,grapes ,a fox1 almost with hunger dying1 ,some grapes upon a trellis spying1 ,to all appearance ripe1 clad in ,their tempting russet skin1 ,most gladly would have eat them2 ,but since he could not get them1 ,so far above his reach the vine1-- ,they're sour4 he said2 such grapes as these ,the dogs may eat them if they please4 --,did he not better than to whine8 ,,the ,,wolf ,,and ,,the ,,stork ,the wolves are prone to play the glutton4 ,one1 at a certain feast1 'tis said1 ,so stuffed himself with lamb and mutton1 ,he seemed but little short of dead4 ,deep in his throat a bone stuck fast4 ,well for this wolf1 who could not speak1 ,that soon a stork quite near him passed4 ,by signs invited1 with her beak ,the bone she drew ,with slight ado1 ,and for this skillful surgery ,demanded1 modestly1 her fee4 ,your fee6 replied the wolf1 ,in accents rather gruff2 ,and is it not enough ,your neck is safe from such a gulf8 ,go1 for a wretch ingrate1 ,nor tempt again your fate6 ,,traditional ,,the ,,old ,,woman ,,and ,,her ,,pig ,joseph ,jacobs ,an old woman was sweeping her house1 and she found a little crooked sixpence4 ,what1 said she1 shall ,i do with this little sixpence8 ,i will go to market1 and buy a little pig4 ,as she was coming home1 she came to a stile3 but the piggy wouldn't go over the stile4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a dog4 ,so she said to him3 ,dog6 dog6 bite pig2 piggy won't go over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the dog wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a stick4 ,so she said3 ,stick6 stick6 beat dog6 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the stick wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a fire4 ,so she said3 ,fire6 fire6 burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the fire wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met some water4 ,so she said3 ,water6 water6 quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the water wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met an ox4 ,so she said3 ,ox6 ox6 drink water2 water won't quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the ox wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a butcher4 ,so she said3 ,butcher6 butcher6 kill ox2 ox won't drink water2 water won't quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the butcher wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a rope4 ,so she said3 ,rope6 rope6 hang butcher2 butcher won't kill ox2 ox won't drink water2 water won't quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the rope wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a rat4 ,so she said3 ,rat6 rat6 gnaw rope2 rope won't hang butcher2 butcher won't kill ox2 ox won't drink water2 water won't quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the rat wouldn't4 ,she went a little further1 and she met a cat4 ,so she said3 ,cat6 cat6 kill rat2 rat won't gnaw rope2 rope won't hang butcher2 butcher won't kill ox2 ox won't drink water2 water won't quench fire2 fire won't burn stick2 stick won't beat dog2 dog won't bite pig2 piggy won't get over the stile2 and ,i shan't get home tonight4 ,but the cat said to her1 ,if you will go to yonder cow and fetch me a saucer of milk1 ,i will kill the rat4 ,so away went the old woman to the cow4 ,but the cow said to her3 ,if you will go to yonder haystack and fetch me a handful of hay1 ,i'll give you the milk4 ,so away went the old woman to the haystack2 and she brought the hay to the cow4 ,as soon as the cow had eaten the hay1 she gave the old woman the milk2 and away she went with it in a saucer to the cat4 ,as soon as the cat had lapped up the milk1 the cat began to kill the rat2 the rat began to gnaw the rope2 the rope began to hang the butcher2 the butcher began to kill the ox2 the ox began to drink the water2 the water began to quench the fire2 the fire began to burn the stick2 the stick began to beat the dog2 the dog began to bite the pig2 the little pig in fright jumped over the stile2 and so the old woman got home that night4 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,three ,,little ,,pigs ,joseph ,jacobs ,there was once an old sow with three little pigs1 and as she had not enough to keep them1 she sent them out to seek their fortune4 ,the first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw1 and said to him3 ,please1 man1 give me that straw to build me a house4 ,which the man did1 and the little pig built a house with it4 ,presently came along a wolf1 and knocked at the door1 and said3 ,little pig1 little pig1 let me come in4 ,to which the pig answered3 ,no1 no1 by the hair of my chiny chin chin4 ,the wolf then answered to that3 ,then ,i'll huff1 and ,i'll puff1 and ,i'll blow your house in4 ,so he huffed1 and he puffed1 and he blew his house in1 and ate up the little pig4 ,the second little pig met a man with a bundle of furze1 and said3 ,please1 man1 give me that furze to build a house4 ,which the man did1 and the pig built his house4 ,then along came the wolf1 and said3 ,little pig1 little pig1 let me come in4 ,no1 no1 by the hair of my chiny chin chin4 ,then ,i'll huff1 and ,i'll puff1 and ,i'll blow your house in4 ,so he huffed1 and he puffed1 and he puffed1 and he huffed1 and at last he blew the house in1 and he ate up the little pig4 ,the third little pig met a man with a load of bricks1 and said3 ,please1 man1 give me those bricks to build a house with4 ,so the man gave him the bricks1 and he built his house with them4 ,so the wolf came1 as he did to the other little pigs1 and said3 ,little pig1 little pig1 let me come in4 ,no1 no1 by the hair of my chiny chin chin4 ,then ,i'll huff1 and ,i'll puff1 and ,i'll blow your house in4 ,well1 he huffed1 and he puffed1 and he huffed1 and he puffed1 and he puffed and huffed2 but he could not get the house down4 ,when he found that he could not1 with all his huffing and puffing1 blow the house down1 he said3 ,little pig1 ,i know where there is a nice field of turnips4 ,where8 said the little pig4 ,oh1 in ,mr4 ,smith's ,home-field1 and if you will be ready tomorrow morning1 ,i will call for you1 and we will go together and get some for dinner4 ,very well1 said the little pig1 ,i will be ready4 ,what time do you mean to go8 ,oh1 at six o'clock4 ,well1 the little pig got up at five1 and got the turnips before the wolf came 7which he did about six71 who said3 ,little pig1 are you ready8 ,the little pig said3 ,ready8 ,i have been and come back again1 and got a nice potful for dinner4 ,the wolf felt very angry at this1 but thought that he would be up to the little pig somehow or other1 so he said3 ,little pig1 ,i know where there is a nice apple tree4 ,where8 said the pig4 ,down at ,merry-garden1 replied the wolf1 and if you will not deceive me1 ,i will come for you at five o'clock tomorrow and get some apples4 ,well1 the little pig bustled up the next morning at four o'clock1 and went for the apples1 hoping to get back before the wolf came2 but he had further to go1 and had to climb the tree1 so that just as he was coming down from it1 he saw the wolf coming1 which1 as you may suppose1 frightened him very much4 ,when the wolf came up1 he said3 ,little pig1 what6 are you here before me8 ,are they nice apples8 ,yes1 very1 said the little pig4 ,i will throw you down one4 ,and he threw it so far1 that1 while the wolf was gone to pick it up1 the little pig jumped down and ran home4 ,the next day the wolf came again1 and said to the little pig3 ,little pig1 there is a fair at ,shanklin this afternoon4 ,will you go8 ,oh1 yes1 said the pig1 ,i will go2 what time shall you be ready8 ,at three1 said the wolf4 ,so the little pig went off before the time as usual1 and got to the fair1 and bought a butter churn1 which he was going home with when he saw the wolf coming4 ,then he could not tell what to do4 ,so he got into the churn to hide1 and by so doing turned it round1 and it rolled down the hill with the pig in it1 which frightened the wolf so much that he ran home without going to the fair4 ,he went to the little pig's house1 and told him how frightened he had been by a great round thing which came down the hill past him4 ,then the little pig said3 ,hah1 ,i frightened you1 then4 ,i had been to the fair and bought a butter churn1 and when ,i saw you1 ,i got into it and rolled down the hill4 ,then the wolf was very angry indeed1 and declared he would eat up the little pig1 and that he would get down the chimney after him4 ,when the little pig saw what he was about1 he hung on the pot full of water and made up a blazing fire1 and1 just as the wolf was coming down1 took off the cover1 and in fell the wolf2 so the little pig put on the cover again in an instant1 boiled him up1 and ate him for supper1 and lived happy ever afterwards4 ,,hans ,,in ,,luck ,jacob and ,wilhelm ,grimm ,hans had served his master seven years1 and at last said to him1 ,master1 my time is up2 ,i should like to go home and see my mother2 so give me my wages4 ,and the master said1 ,you have been a faithful and good servant1 so your pay shall be handsome4 ,then he gave him a piece of silver that was as big as his head4 ,hans took out his pocket handkerchief1 put the piece of silver into it1 threw it over his shoulder1 and jogged off homewards4 ,as he went lazily on1 dragging one foot after the other1 a man came in sight1 trotting along gayly on a capital horse4 ,ah6 cried ,hans aloud1 what a fine thing it is to ride on horseback6 he trips against no stones1 spares his shoes1 and yet gets on he hardly knows how4 ,the horseman heard this1 and said1 ,well1 ,hans1 why do you go on foot1 then8 ,ah6 said he1 ,i have this load to carry2 to be sure it is silver1 but it is so heavy that ,i can't hold up my head1 and it hurts my shoulders sadly4 ,what do you say to changing8 said the horseman2 ,i will give you my horse1 and you shall give me the silver4 ,with all my heart1 said ,hans2 but ,i tell you one thing1--you'll have a weary task to drag it along4 ,the horseman got off1 took the silver1 helped ,hans up1 gave him the bridle into his hand1 and said1 ,when you want to go very fast1 you must smack your lips loud1 and cry ',jip4' ,hans was delighted as he sat on the horse1 and rode merrily on4 ,after a time he thought he should like to go a little faster1 so he smacked his lips and cried1 ,jip4 ,away went the horse full gallop2 and before ,hans knew what he was about1 he was thrown off1 and lay in a ditch by the roadside2 and his horse would have run off1 if a shepherd who was coming by1 driving a cow1 had not stopped it4 ,hans soon came to himself1 and got upon his legs again4 ,he was sadly vexed1 and said to the shepherd1 ,this riding is no joke when a man gets on a beast like this1 that stumbles and flings him off as if he would break his neck4 ,however1 ,i am off now once for all2 ,i like your cow a great deal better2 one can walk along at one's leisure behind her1 and have milk1 butter1 and cheese every day into the bargain4 ,what would ,i give to have such a cow6 ,well1 said the shepherd1 if you are so fond of her1 ,i will change my cow for your horse4 ,done6 said ,hans merrily4 ,the shepherd jumped upon the horse1 and away he rode4 ,hans drove off his cow quietly1 and thought his bargain a very lucky one4 ,if ,i have only a piece of bread1 ,i can1 whenever ,i like1 eat my butter and cheese with it2 and when ,i am thirsty1 ,i can milk my cow and drink the milk3 what can ,i wish for more8 ,when he came to an inn1 he halted1 ate up all his bread1 and gave his last penny for a glass of beer3 then he drove his cow towards his mother's village2 and the heat grew greater as noon came on1 till he began to be so hot and parched that his tongue clave to the roof of his mouth4 ,i can find a cure for this1 thought he2 now will ,i milk my cow and quench my thirst2 so he tied her to the stump of a tree1 and held his leather cap to milk into2 but not a drop was to be had4 ,while he was trying his luck and managing the matter very clumsily1 the uneasy beast gave him a kick on the head that knocked him down1 and there he lay a long while senseless4 ,luckily a butcher soon came by1 wheeling a pig in a wheelbarrow4 ,what is the matter with you8 said the butcher1 as he helped him up4 ,hans told him what had happened1 and the butcher gave him a flask1 saying1 ,there1 drink and refresh yourself2 your cow will give you no milk1 she is an old beast good for nothing but the slaughterhouse4 ,alas1 alas6 said ,hans1 who would have thought it8 ,if ,i kill her1 what would she be good for8 ,i hate cow beef1 it is not tender enough for me4 ,if it were a pig now1 one could do something with it2 it would1 at any rate1 make some sausages4 ,well1 said the butcher1 to please you ,i'll change1 and give you the pig for the cow4 ,heaven reward you for your kindness6 said ,hans4 as he gave the butcher the cow1 and took the pig off the wheelbarrow1 and drove it off1 holding it by the string that was tied to its leg4 ,so on he jogged1 and all seemed now to go right with him4 ,the next person he met was a countryman1 carrying a fine white goose under his arm4 ,the countryman stopped to ask what o'clock it was2 and ,hans told him all his luck1 and how he had made so many good bargains4 ,the countryman said he was going to take the goose to a christening4 ,feel1 said he1 how heavy it is1 and yet it is only eight weeks old4 ,whoever roasts and eats it1 may cut plenty of fat off it1 it has lived so well6 ,you're right1 said ,hans1 as he weighed it in his hand2 but my pig is no trifle4 ,meantime the countryman began to look grave1 and shook his head4 ,hark ye1 said he1 my good friend2 your pig may get you into a scrape2 in the village ,i have just come from1 the squire has had a pig stolen out of his sty4 ,i was dreadfully afraid1 when ,i saw you1 that you had got the squire's pig2 it will be a bad job if they catch you2 the least they'll do will be to throw you into the horse pond4 ,poor ,hans was sadly frightened4 ,good man1 cried he1 pray get me out of this scrape2 you know this country better than ,i2 take my pig and give me the goose4 ,i ought to have something into the bargain1 said the countryman2 however1 ,i will not bear hard upon you1 as you are in trouble4 ,then he took the string in his hand1 and drove off the pig by a side path2 while ,hans went on the way homewards free from care4 ,as he came to the last village1 he saw a scissors grinder1 with his wheel1 working away1 and singing4 ,hans stood looking for a while1 and at last said1 ,you must be well off1 master grinder1 you seem so happy at your work4 ,yes1 said the other1 mine is a golden trade2 a good grinder never puts his hand in his pocket without finding money in it3--but where did you get that beautiful goose8 ,i did not buy it1 but changed a pig for it4 ,and where did you get the pig8 ,i gave a cow for it4 ,and the cow8 ,i gave a horse for it4 ,and the horse8 ,i gave a piece of silver as big as my head for that4 ,and the silver8 ,oh1 ,i worked hard for that seven long years4 ,you have thriven well in the world hitherto1 said the grinder2 now if you could find money in your pocket whenever you put your hand into it1 your fortune would be made4 ,very true3 but how is that to be managed8 ,you must turn grinder like me1 said the other3 you only want a grindstone2 the rest will come of itself4 ,here is one that is a little the worse for wear3 ,i would not ask more than the value of your goose for it2--will you buy8 ,how can you ask such a question8 replied ,hans2 ,i should be the happiest man in the world if ,i could have money whenever ,i put my hand in my pocket2 what could ,i want more8 there's the goose6 ,now1 said the grinder1 as he gave him a rough stone that lay by his side1 this is a most capital stone2 do but manage it cleverly1 and you can make an old nail cut with it4 ,hans took the stone and went off with a light heart2 his eyes sparkled for joy1 and he said to himself1 ,i must have been born in a lucky hour2 everything that ,i want or wish for comes to me of itself4 ,meantime he began to be tired1 for he had been traveling ever since daybreak2 he was hungry1 too1 for he had given away his last penny in his joy at getting the cow4 ,at last he could go no further1 and the stone tired him terribly2 he dragged himself to the side of a pond1 that he might drink some water and rest awhile2 so he laid the stone carefully by his side on the bank3 but as he stooped down to drink1 he forgot it1 pushed it a little1 and down it went plump into the pond4 ,for a while he watched it sinking in the deep1 clear water1 then sprang up for joy1 and again fell upon his knees1 and thanked heaven with tears in his eyes for its kindness in taking away his only plague1 the ugly heavy stone4 ,how happy am ,i1 cried he3 no mortal was ever so lucky as ,i am4 ,then up he got with a light and merry heart1 and walked on free from all his troubles1 till he reached his mother's house4 ,,the ,,valiant ,,little ,,tailor ,jacob and ,wilhelm ,grimm ,one summer's morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the window2 he was in good spirits1 and sewed with all his might4 ,then came a peasant woman down the street1 crying1 ,good jams1 cheap6 ,good jams1 cheap6 ,this rang pleasantly in the tailor's ears2 he stretched his delicate head out of the window1 and called1 ,come up here1 dear woman2 here you will get rid of your goods4 ,the woman came up the three steps to the tailor with her heavy basket1 and he made her unpack the whole of the pots for him4 ,he inspected all of them1 lifted them up1 put his nose to them1 and at length said1 ,the jam seems to me to be good1 so weigh me out four ounces1 dear woman1 and if it is a quarter of a pound that is of no consequence4 ,the woman1 who had hoped to find a good sale1 gave him what he desired1 but went away quite angry and grumbling4 ,now ,god bless the jam to my use1 cried the little tailor1 and give me health and strength2 so he brought the bread out of the cupboard1 cut himself a piece right across the loaf and spread the jam over it4 ,that won't taste bitter1 said he1 but ,i will just finish the jacket before ,i take a bite4 ,he laid the bread near him1 sewed on1 and1 in his joy1 made bigger and bigger stitches4 ,in the meantime the smell of the sweet jam ascended so to the wall1 where the flies were sitting in great numbers1 that they were attracted and descended on it in hosts4 ,hola6 who invited you8 said the little tailor1 and drove the unbidden guests away4 ,the flies1 however1 who understood no ,german1 would not be turned away1 but came back again in ever increasing companies4 ,then the little tailor lost all patience1 and got a bit of cloth from the hole under his work table1 and saying1 ,wait1 and ,i will give it to you1 struck it mercilessly on them4 ,when he drew it away and counted1 there lay before him no fewer than seven1 dead and with legs stretched out4 ,art thou a fellow of that sort8 said he1 and could not help admiring his own bravery4 ,the whole town shall know of this6 ,and the little tailor hastened to cut himself a girdle1 stitched it1 and embroidered on it in large letters1 ,seven at one stroke6 ,what1 the town6 he continued1 the whole world shall hear of it6 and his heart wagged with joy like a lamb's tail4 ,the tailor put on the girdle1 and resolved to go forth into the world1 because he thought his workshop was too small for his valor4 ,before he went away1 he sought about in the house to see if there was anything which he could take with him2 however1 he found nothing but an old cheese1 and that he put in his pocket4 ,in front of the door he observed a bird which had caught itself in the thicket4 ,it had to go into his pocket with the cheese4 ,now he took to the road boldly1 and as he was light and nimble1 he felt no fatigue4 ,the road led him up a mountain1 and when he had reached the highest point of it1 there sat a powerful giant looking about him quite comfortably4 ,the little tailor went bravely up1 spoke to him1 and said1 ,good day1 comrade1 so thou art sitting there overlooking the wide-spread world6 ,i am just on my way thither1 and want to try my luck4 ,hast thou any inclination to go with me8 ,the giant looked contemptuously at the tailor1 and said1 ,thou ragamuffin6 ,thou miserable creature6 ,oh1 indeed8 answered the little tailor1 and unbuttoned his coat and showed the giant the girdle4 ,there mayst thou read what kind of a man ,i am6 ,the giant read1 ,seven at one stroke6 and thought that they had been men whom the tailor had killed1 and began to feel a little respect for the tiny fellow4 ,nevertheless he wished to try him first1 and took a stone in his hand and squeezed it together so that the water dropped out of it4 ,do that likewise1 said the giant1 if thou hast strength4 ,is that all8 said the tailor1 that is child's play with us6 and put his hand into his pocket1 brought out the soft cheese1 and pressed it until the liquid ran out of it4 ,faith1 said he1 that was a little better1 wasn't it8 ,the giant did not know what to say and could not believe it of the little man4 ,then the giant picked up a stone and threw it so high that the eye could scarcely follow it4 ,now1 little mite of a man1 do that likewise4 ,well thrown1 said the tailor1 but after all the stone came down to earth again2 ,i will throw you one which shall never come back at all1 and he put his hand into his pocket1 took out the bird1 and threw it into the air4 ,the bird1 delighted with its liberty1 rose1 flew away1 and did not come back4 ,how does that shot please you1 comrade8 asked the tailor4 ,thou canst certainly throw1 said the giant1 but now we will see if thou art able to carry anything properly4 ,he took the little tailor to a mighty oak tree which lay there felled to the ground1 and said1 ,if thou art strong enough1 help me to carry the tree out of the forest4 ,readily1 answered the little man2 take thou the trunk on thy shoulders1 and ,i will raise up the branches and twigs2 after all1 they are the heaviest4 ,the giant took the trunk on his shoulder1 but the tailor seated himself on a branch1 and the giant1 who could not look round1 had to carry away the whole tree and the little tailor into the bargain4 ,he1 behind1 was quite merry and happy and whistled the song1 ,three tailors rode forth from the gate1 as if carrying the tree were child's play4 ,the giant1 after he had dragged the heavy burden part of the way1 could go no further1 and cried1 ,hark you1 ,i shall have to let the tree fall6 ,the tailor sprang nimbly down1 seized the tree with both arms as if he had been carrying it1 and said to the giant1 ,thou art such a great fellow1 and yet thou canst not even carry the tree6 ,they went on together2 and as they passed a cherry tree1 the giant laid hold of the top of the tree where the ripest fruit was hanging1 bent it down1 gave it into the tailor's hand1 and bade him eat4 ,but the little tailor was much too weak to hold the tree2 and when the giant let it go1 it sprang back again1 and the tailor was hurried into the air with it4 ,when he had fallen down again without injury1 the giant said1 ,what is this8 ,hast thou not strength enough to hold the weak twig8 ,there is no lack of strength1 answered the little tailor4 ,dost thou think that could be anything to a man who has struck down seven at one blow8 ,i leapt over the tree because the huntsmen are shooting down there in the thicket4 ,jump as ,i did1 if thou canst do it4 ,the giant made the attempt1 but could not get over the tree1 and remained hanging in the branches1 so that in this also the tailor kept the upper hand4 ,the giant said1 ,if thou art such a valiant fellow1 come with me into our cavern and spend the night with us4 ,the little tailor was willing1 and followed him4 ,when they went into the cave1 other giants were sitting there by the fire1 and each of them had a roasted sheep in his hand and was eating it4 ,the little tailor looked round and thought1 ,it is much more spacious here than in my workshop4 ,the giant showed him a bed and said he was to lie down in it and sleep4 ,the bed was1 however1 too big for the little tailor2 he did not lie down in it but crept into a corner4 ,when it was midnight1 and the giant thought the little tailor was lying in a sound sleep1 he got up1 took a great iron bar1 cut through the bed with one blow1 and thought he had given the grasshopper his finishing stroke4 ,with the earliest dawn the giants went into the forest1 and had quite forgotten the little tailor1 when all at once he walked up to them quite merrily and boldly4 ,the giants were terrified2 they were afraid that he would strike them all dead1 and ran away in a great hurry4 ,the little tailor went onwards1 always following his own pointed nose4 ,after he had walked for a long time1 he came to the courtyard of a royal palace1 and as he felt weary he lay down on the grass and fell asleep4 ,whilst he lay there1 the people came and inspected him on all sides1 and read on his girdle1 ,seven at one stroke6 ,ah6 said they1 what does a great warrior here in the midst of peace8 ,he must be a mighty lord4 ,they went and announced him to the ,king1 and gave it as their opinion that if war should break out1 this would be a weighty and useful man1 who ought on no account to be allowed to depart4 ,the counsel pleased the ,king1 and he sent one of his courtiers to the little tailor to offer him military service when he awoke4 ,the ambassador remained standing by the sleeper1 waited until he stretched his limbs and opened his eyes1 and then conveyed to him this proposal4 ,for this very reason have ,i come here1 the tailor replied2 ,i am ready to enter the ,king's service4 ,he was therefore honorably received1 and a separate dwelling was assigned to him4 ,the soldiers1 however1 were set against the little tailor1 and wished him a thousand miles away4 ,what is to be the end of this8 they said amongst themselves4 ,if we quarrel with him and he strikes about him1 seven of us will fall at every blow2 not one of us can stand against him4 ,they came therefore to a decision1 betook themselves in a body to the ,king1 and begged for their dismissal4 ,we are not prepared1 said they1 to stay with a man who kills seven at one stroke4 ,the ,king was sorry that for the sake of one he should lose all his faithful servants1 wished that he had never set eyes on the tailor1 and would willingly have been rid of him again4 ,but he did not venture to give him his dismissal1 for he dreaded lest he should strike him and all his people dead and place himself on the royal throne4 ,he thought about it for a long time and at last found good counsel4 ,he sent to the little tailor and caused him to be informed that as he was such a great warrior1 he had one request to make to him4 ,in a forest of his country lived two giants1 who caused great mischief with their robbing1 murdering1 ravaging1 and burning1 and no one could approach them without putting himself in danger of death4 ,if the tailor conquered and killed these two giants1 he would give him his only daughter to wife and half his kingdom as a dowry1 likewise one hundred horsemen should go with him to assist him4 ,that would indeed be a fine thing for a man like me6 thought the little tailor4 ,one is not offered a beautiful princess and half a kingdom every day of one's life6 ,oh1 yes1 he replied1 ,i will soon subdue the giants1 and do not require the help of the hundred horsemen to do it2 he who can hit seven with one blow has no need to be afraid of two4 ,the little tailor went forth1 and the hundred horsemen followed him4 ,when he came to the outskirts of the forest1 he said to his followers1 ,just stay waiting here1 ,i alone will soon finish off the giants4 ,then he bounded into the forest and looked about right and left4 ,after a while he perceived both giants4 ,they lay sleeping under a tree and snored so that the branches waved up and down4 ,the little tailor1 not idle1 gathered two pocketfuls of stones and with these climbed up a tree4 ,when he was halfway up1 he slipped down by a branch until he sat just above the sleepers1 and then let one stone after another fall on the breast of one of the giants4 ,for a long time the giant felt nothing1 but at last he awoke1 pushed his comrade1 and said1 ,why art thou knocking me8 ,thou must be dreaming1 said the other2 ,i am not knocking thee4 ,they laid themselves down to sleep again1 and then the tailor threw a stone down on the second4 ,what is the meaning of this8 cried the other4 ,why art thou pelting me8 ,i am not pelting thee1 answered the first1 growling4 ,they disputed about it for a time1 but as they were weary they let the matter rest1 and their eyes closed once more4 ,the little tailor began his game again1 picked out the biggest stone1 and threw it with all his might on the breast of the first giant4 ,that is too bad6 cried he1 and sprang up like a madman1 and pushed his companion against the tree until it shook4 ,the other paid him back in the same coin1 and they got into such a rage that they tore up trees and belabored each other so long that at last they both fell down dead on the ground at the same time4 ,then the little tailor leapt down4 ,it is a lucky thing1 said he1 that they did not tear up the tree on which ,i was sitting1 or ,i should have had to spring on to another like a squirrel2 but we tailors are nimble4 ,he drew out his sword and gave each of them a couple of thrusts in the breast1 and then went out to the horsemen and said1 ,the work is done2 ,i have given them both their finishing stroke1 but it was hard work6 ,they tore up trees in their sore need1 and defended themselves with them1 but all that is to no purpose when a man like myself comes1 who can kill seven at one blow4 ,but are you not wounded8 asked the horsemen4 ,you need not concern yourself about that1 answered the tailor4 ,they have not bent one hair of mine4 ,the horsemen would not believe him1 and rode into the forest2 there they found the giants swimming in their blood1 and all round about lay the torn-up trees4 ,the little tailor demanded of the ,king the promised reward2 he1 however1 repented of his promise1 and again bethought himself how he could get rid of the hero4 ,before thou receivest my daughter and the half of my kingdom1 said he to him1 thou must perform one more heroic deed4 ,in the forest roams a unicorn which does great harm1 and thou must catch it first4 ,i fear one unicorn still less than two giants4 ,seven at one blow is my kind of affair4 ,he took a rope and an ax with him1 went forth into the forest1 and again bade those who went with him to wait outside4 ,he had not to seek long4 ,the unicorn soon came towards him and rushed directly on the tailor1 as if it would spit him on its horn without more ceremony4 ,softly1 softly2 it can't be done as quickly as that1 said he1 and stood still and waited until the animal was quite close1 and then sprang nimbly behind the tree4 ,the unicorn ran against the tree with all its strength1 and struck its horn so fast in the trunk that it had not strength enough to draw it out again1 and thus it was caught4 ,now ,i have got the bird1 said the tailor1 and came out from behind the tree and put the rope round its neck1 and then with his ax he hewed the horn out of the tree1 and when all was ready he led the beast away and took it to the ,king4 ,the ,king still would not give him the promised reward1 and made a third demand4 ,before the wedding the tailor was to catch him a wild boar that made great havoc in the forest1 and the hunts-- men should give him their help4 ,willingly1 said the tailor1 that is child's play6 ,he did not take the huntsmen with him into the forest1 and they were well pleased that he did not1 for the wild boar had several times received them in such a manner that they had no inclination to lie in wait for him4 ,when the boar perceived the tailor1 it ran on him with foaming mouth and whetted tusks1 and was about to throw him to the ground1 but the active hero sprang into a chapel1 which was near1 and up to the window at once1 and in one bound was out again4 ,the boar ran in after him1 but the tailor ran round outside and shut the door behind it1 and then the raging beast1 which was much too heavy and awkward to leap out of the window1 was caught4 ,the little tailor called the huntsmen thither1 that they might see the prisoner with their own eyes4 ,the hero1 however1 went to the ,king1 who was now1 whether he liked it or not1 obliged to keep his promise1 and gave him his daughter and the half of his kingdom4 ,had he known that it was no warlike hero but a little tailor who was standing before him1 it would have gone to his heart still more than it did4 ,the wedding was held with great magnificence and small joy1 and out of the tailor a king was made4 ,after some time the young ,queen heard her husband say in his dreams at night1 ,boy1 make me the doublet and patch the pantaloons1 or else ,i will rap the yard measure over thine ears4 ,then she discovered in what state of life the young lord had been born1 and next morning complained of her wrongs to her father1 and begged him to help her to get rid of her husband1 who was nothing else but a tailor4 ,the ,king comforted her and said1 ,leave thy bedroom door open this night1 and my servants shall stand outside1 and when he has fallen asleep shall go in1 bind him1 and take him on board a ship which shall carry him into the wide world4 ,the woman was satisfied with this2 but the ,king's armor-bearer1 who had heard all1 was friendly with the young lord1 and informed him of the whole plot4 ,i'll put a screw into that business1 said the little tailor4 ,at night he went to bed with his wife at the usual time1 and when she thought that he had fallen asleep1 she got up1 opened the door1 and then lay down again4 ,the little tailor1 who was only pretending to be asleep1 began to cry out in a clear voice1 ,boy1 make me the doublet and patch me the pantaloons1 or ,i will rap the yard measure over thine ears4 ,i smote seven at one blow1 ,i killed two giants1 ,i brought away one unicorn and caught a wild boar1 and am ,i to fear those who are standing outside the room8 ,when these men heard the tailor speaking thus1 they were overcome with a great dread1 and ran as if the wild huntsman were behind them1 and none of them would venture anything further against him4 ,so the little tailor was a king and remained one1 to the end of his life4 ,,cinderella1 ,,or ,,the ,,little ,,glass ,,slipper ,charles ,perrault ,once upon a time there was a gentleman who married1 for his second wife1 the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen4 ,she had two daughters of her own1 who were1 indeed1 exactly like her in all things4 ,the gentleman had also a young daughter1 of rare goodness and sweetness of temper1 which she took from her mother1 who was the best creature in the world4 ,the wedding was scarcely over1 when the stepmother's bad temper began to show itself4 ,she could not bear the goodness of this young girl1 because it made her own daughters appear the more odious4 ,the stepmother gave her the meanest work in the house to do2 she had to scour the dishes1 tables1 etc41 and to scrub the floors and clean out the bedrooms4 ,the poor girl had to sleep in the garret1 upon a wretched straw bed1 while her sisters lay in fine rooms with inlaid floors1 upon beds of the very newest fashion1 and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length4 ,the poor girl bore all patiently1 and dared not complain to her father1 who would have scolded her if she had done so1 for his wife governed him entirely4 ,when she had done her work1 she used to go into the chimney corner1 and sit down among the cinders2 hence she was called ,cinderwench4 ,the younger sister of the two1 who was not so rude and uncivil as the elder1 called her ,cinderella4 ,however1 ,cinderella1 in spite of her mean apparel1 was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters1 though they were always richly dressed4 ,it happened that the ,king's son gave a ball1 and invited to it all persons of fashion4 ,our young misses were also invited1 for they cut a very grand figure among the people of the countryside4 ,they were highly delighted with the invitation1 and wonderfully busy in choosing the gowns1 petticoats1 and head-dresses which might best become them4 ,this made ,cinderella's lot still harder1 for it was she who ironed her sisters' linen and plaited their ruffles4 ,they talked all day long of nothing but how they should be dressed4 ,for my part1 said the elder1 ,i will wear my red velvet suit with ,french trimmings4 ,and ,i1 said the younger1 shall wear my usual skirt2 but then1 to make amends for that1 ,i will put on my gold-flowered mantle1 and my diamond stomacher1 which is far from being the most ordinary one in the world4 ,they sent for the best hairdressers they could get1 to make up their hair in fashionable style1 and bought patches for their cheeks4 ,cinderella was consulted in all these matters1 for she had good taste4 ,she advised them always for the best1 and even offered her services to dress their hair1 which they were very willing she should do44 ,as she was doing this1 they said to her3 ,cinderella1 would you not be glad to go to the ball8 ,young ladies1 she said1 you only jeer at me2 it is not for such as ,i am to go there4 ,you are right1 they replied2 people would laugh to see a ,cinderwench at a ball4 ,any one but ,cinderella would have dressed their hair awry1 but she was good-natured1 and arranged it perfectly well4 ,they were almost two days without eating1 so much were they transported with joy4 ,they broke above a dozen laces in trying to lace themselves tight1 that they might have a fine1 slender shape1 and they were continually at their looking-glass4 ,at last the happy day came2 they went to ,court1 and ,cinderella followed them with her eyes as long as she could1 and when she had lost sight of them1 she fell a-crying4 ,her godmother1 who saw her all in tears1 asked her what was the matter4 ,i wish ,i could--,i wish ,i could-- but she could not finish for sobbing4 ,her godmother1 who was a fairy1 said to her1 ,you wish you could go to the ball2 is it not so8 ,alas1 yes1 said ,cinderella1 sighing4 ,well1 said her godmother1 be but a good girl1 and ,i will see that you go4 ,then she took her into her chamber1 and said to her1 ,run into the garden1 and bring me a pumpkin4 ,cinderella went at once to gather the finest she could get1 and brought it to her godmother1 not being able to imagine how this pumpkin could help her to go to the ball4 ,her godmother scooped out all the inside of it1 leaving nothing but the rind4 ,then she struck it with her wand1 and the pumpkin was instantly turned into a fine gilded coach4 ,she then went to look into the mousetrap1 where she found six mice1 all alive4 ,she ordered ,cinderella to lift the trapdoor1 when1 giving each mouse1 as it went out1 a little tap with her wand1 it was that moment turned into a fine horse1 and the six mice made a fine set of six horses of a beautiful mouse-colored1 dapple gray4 ,being at a loss for a coachman1 ,cinderella said1 ,i will go and see if there is not a rat in the rat-trap--we may make a coachman of him4 ,you are right1 replied her godmother2 go and look4 ,cinderella brought the rat-trap to her1 and in it there were three huge rats4 ,the fairy chose the one which had the largest beard1 and1 having touched him with her wand1 he was turned into a fat coachman with the finest mustache and whiskers ever seen4 ,after that1 she said to her3 ,go into the garden1 and you will find six lizards behind the watering pot2 bring them to me4 ,she had no sooner done so than her godmother turned them into six footmen1 who skipped up immediately behind the coach1 with their liveries all trimmed with gold and silver1 and they held on as if they had done nothing else their whole lives4 ,the fairy then said to ,cinderella1 ,well1 you see here a carriage fit to go to the ball in2 are you not pleased with it8 ,oh1 yes6 she cried2 but must ,i go as ,i am in these rags8 ,her godmother simply touched her with her wand1 and1 at the same moment1 her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver1 all decked with jewels4 ,this done1 she gave her a pair of the prettiest glass slippers in the whole world4 ,being thus attired1 she got into the carriage1 her godmother commanding her1 above all things1 not to stay till after midnight1 and telling her1 at the same time1 that if she stayed one moment longer1 the coach would be a pumpkin again1 her horses mice1 her coachman a rat1 her footmen lizards1 and her clothes would become just as they were before4 ,she promised her godmother she would not fail to leave the ball before midnight4 ,she drove away1 scarce able to contain herself for joy4 ,the ,king's son1 who was told that a great princess1 whom nobody knew1 was come1 ran out to receive her4 ,he gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach1 and led her into the hall where the company were assembled4 ,there was at once a profound silence2 every one left off dancing1 and the violins ceased to play1 so attracted was every one by the singular beauties of the unknown newcomer4 ,nothing was then heard but a confused sound of voices saying3 ,ha6 how beautiful she is6 ,ha6 how beautiful she is6 ,the ,king himself1 old as he was1 could not keep his eyes off her1 and he told the ,queen under his breath that it was a long time since he had seen so beautiful and lovely a creature4 ,all the ladies were busy studying her clothes and head-dress1 so that they might have theirs made next day after the same pattern1 provided they could meet with such fine materials and able hands to make them4 ,the ,king's son conducted her to the seat of honor1 and afterwards took her out to dance with him4 ,she danced so very gracefully that they all admired her more and more4 ,a fine collation was served1 but the young ,prince ate not a morsel1 so intently was he occupied with her4 ,she went and sat down beside her sisters1 showing them a thousand civilities1 and giving them among other things part of the oranges and citrons with which the ,prince had regaled her4 ,this very much surprised them1 for they had not been presented to her4 ,cinderella heard the clock strike a quarter to twelve4 ,she at once made her adieus to the company and hastened away as fast as she could4 ,as soon as she got home1 she ran to find her godmother1 and after having thanked her1 she said she much wished she might go to the ball the next day1 because the ,king's son had asked her to do so4 ,as she was eagerly telling her godmother all that happened at the ball1 her two sisters knocked at the door2 ,cinderella opened it4 ,how long you have stayed6 said she1 yawning1 rubbing her eyes1 and stretching herself as if she had been just awakened4 ,she had not1 however1 had any desire to sleep since they went from home4 ,if you had been at the ball1 said one of her sisters1 you would not have been tired with it4 ,there came thither the finest princess1 the most beautiful ever was seen with mortal eyes4 ,she showed us a thousand civilities1 and gave us oranges and citrons4 ,cinderella did not show any pleasure at this4 ,indeed1 she asked them the name of the princess2 but they told her they did not know it1 and that the ,king's son was very much concerned1 and would give all the world to know who she was4 ,at this ,cinderella1 smiling1 replied3 ,was she then so very beautiful8 ,how fortunate you have been6 ,could ,i not see her8 ,ah6 dear ,miss ,charlotte1 do lend me your yellow suit of clothes which you wear every day4 ,ay1 to be sure6 cried ,miss ,charlotte2 lend my clothes to such a dirty ,cinderwench as thou art6 ,i should be out of my mind to do so4 ,cinderella1 indeed1 expected such an answer and was very glad of the refusal2 for she would have been sadly troubled if her sister had lent her what she jestingly asked for4 ,the next day the two sisters went to the ball1 and so did ,cinderella1 but dressed more magnificently than before4 ,the ,king's son was always by her side1 and his pretty speeches to her never ceased4 ,these by no means annoyed the young lady4 ,indeed1 she quite forgot her godmother's orders to her1 so that she heard the clock begin to strike twelve when she thought it could not be more than eleven4 ,she then rose up and fled1 as nimble as a deer4 ,the ,prince followed1 but could not overtake her4 ,she left behind one of her glass slippers1 which the ,prince took up most carefully4 ,she got home1 but quite out of breath1 without her carriage1 and in her old clothes1 having nothing left her of all her finery but one of the little slippers1 fellow to the one she had dropped4 ,the guards at the palace gate were asked if they had not seen a princess go out1 and they replied they had seen nobody go out but a young girl1 very meanly dressed1 and who had more the air of a poor country girl than of a young lady4 ,when the two sisters returned from the ball1 ,cinderella asked them if they had a pleasant time1 and if the fine lady had been there4 ,they told her1 yes2 but that she hurried away the moment it struck twelve1 and with so much haste that she dropped one of her little glass slippers1 the prettiest in the world1 which the ,king's son had taken up4 ,they said1 further1 that he had done nothing but look at her all the time1 and that most certainly he was very much in love with the beautiful owner of the glass slipper4 ,what they said was true2 for a few days after the ,king's son caused it to be proclaimed1 by sound of trumpet1 that he would marry her whose foot this slipper would fit exactly4 ,they began to try it on the princesses1 then on the duchesses1 and then on all the ladies of the ,court2 but in vain4 ,it was brought to the two sisters1 who did all they possibly could to thrust a foot into the slipper1 but they could not succeed4 ,cinderella1 who saw this1 and knew her slipper1 said to them1 laughing3 ,let me see if it will not fit me4 ,her sisters burst out a-laughing1 and began to banter her4 ,the gentleman who was sent to try the slipper looked earnestly at ,cinderella1 and1 finding her very handsome1 said it was but just that she should try1 and that he had orders to let every lady try it on4 ,he obliged ,cinderella to sit down1 and1 putting the slipper to her little foot1 he found it went on very easily1 and fitted her as if it had been made of wax4 ,the astonishment of her two sisters was great1 but it was still greater when ,cinderella pulled out of her pocket the other slipper and put it on her foot4 ,thereupon1 in came her godmother1 who1 having touched ,cinderella's clothes with her wand1 made them more magnificent than those she had worn before4 ,and now her two sisters found her to be that beautiful lady they had seen at the ball4 ,they threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all their ill treatment of her4 ,cinderella took them up1 and1 as she embraced them1 said that she forgave them with all her heart1 and begged them to love her always4 ,she was conducted to the young ,prince1 dressed as she was4 ,he thought her more charming than ever1 and1 a few days after1 married her4 ,cinderella1 who was as good as she was beautiful1 gave her two sisters a home in the palace1 and that very same day married them to two great lords of the ,court4 ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,dick ,,whittington ,,and ,,his ,,cat ,old ,chapbook ,in the reign of the famous ,king ,edward the ,third1 there was a little boy called ,dick ,whittington1 whose father and mother died when he was very young1 so that he remembered nothing at all about them1 and was left a dirty little fellow running about a country village4 ,as poor ,dick was not old enough to work1 he was in a sorry plight4 ,he got but little for his dinner1 and sometimes nothing at all for his breakfast1 for the people who lived in the village were very poor themselves1 and could spare him little more than the parings of potatoes1 and now and then a hard crust4 ,for all this1 ,dick ,whittington was a very sharp boy1 and was always listening to what every one talked about4 ,on ,sundays he never failed to get near the farmers1 as they sat talking on the tombstones in the churchyard before the parson was come2 and once a week you might be sure to see little ,dick leaning against the signpost of the village alehouse1 where people stopped to drink as they came from the next market town2 and whenever the barber's shop door was open ,dick listened to all the news he told his customers4 ,in this manner ,dick heard of the great city called ,london2 how the people who lived there were all fine gentlemen and ladies2 that there were singing and music in it all day long2 and that the streets were paved all over with gold4 ,one day a wagoner1 with a large wagon and eight horses1 all with bells at their heads1 drove through the village while ,dick was lounging near his favorite signpost4 ,the thought immediately struck him that it must be going to the fine town of ,london2 and taking courage he asked the wagoner to let him walk with him by the side of the wagon4 ,the man1 hearing from poor ,dick that he had no parents1 and seeing by his ragged condition that he could not be worse off1 told him he might go if he would2 so they set off together4 ,dick got safe to ,london2 and so eager was he to see the fine streets paved all over with gold that he ran as fast as his legs would carry him through several streets1 expecting every moment to come to those that were all paved with gold1 for ,dick had three times seen a guinea in his own village1 and observed what a great deal of money it brought in change2 so he imagined he had only to take up some little bits of the pavement to have as much money as he desired4 ,poor ,dick ran till he was tired1 and at last1 finding it grow dark1 and that whichever way he turned he saw nothing but dirt instead of gold1 he sat down in a dark corner and cried himself asleep4 ,little ,dick remained all night in the streets2 and next morning1 finding himself very hungry1 he got up and walked about1 asking those he met to give him a halfpenny to keep him from starving2 but nobody stayed to answer him1 and only two or three gave him anything1 so that the poor boy was soon in the most miserable condition4 ,being almost starved to death1 he laid himself down at the door of one ,mr4 ,fitzwarren1 a great1 rich merchant4 ,here he was soon perceived by the cook-maid1 who was an ill-tempered creature1 and happened just then to be very busy dressing dinner for her master and mistress2 so1 seeing poor ,dick1 she called out1 ,what business have you there1 you lazy rogue8 ,there is nothing else but beggars2 if you do not take yourself away1 we will see how you will like a sousing of some dishwater ,i have here that is hot enough to make you caper4 ,just at this time ,mr4 ,fitzwarren himself came home from the city to dinner1 and1 seeing a dirty1 ragged boy lying at the door1 said to him1 ,why do you lie there1 my lad8 ,you seem old enough to work4 ,i fear you must be somewhat idle4 ',no1 indeed1 sir1 says ,whittington1 that is not true1 for ,i would work with all my heart1 but ,i know nobody1 and ,i believe ,i am very sick for want of food4 ,poor fellow6 answered ,mr4 ,fitzwarren4 ,dick now tried to rise1 but was obliged to lie down again1 being too weak to stand1 for he had not eaten anything for three days1 and was no longer able to run about and beg a halfpenny of people in the street2 so the kind merchant ordered that he should be taken into his house1 and have a good dinner immediately1 and that he should be kept to do what dirty work he was able for the cook4 ,little ,dick would have lived very happily in this worthy family had it not been for the crabbed cook1 who was finding fault and scolding him from morning till night1 and was withal so fond of roasting and basting that1 when the spit was out of her hands1 she would be at basting poor ,dick's head and shoulders with a broom1 or anything else that happened to fall in her way1 till at last her ill usage of him was told to ,miss ,alice1 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren's daughter1 who asked the ill-tempered creature if she was not ashamed to use a little friendless boy so cruelly2 and added she would certainly be turned away if she did not treat him with more kindness4 ,but though the cook was so ill-tempered1 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren's footman was quite the contrary4 ,he had lived in the family many years1 was rather elderly1 and had once a little boy of his own1 who died when about the age of ,whittington1 so that he could not but feel compassion for the poor boy4 ,as the footman was very fond of reading1 he used generally in the evening to entertain his fellow servants1 when they had done their work1 with some amusing book4 ,the pleasure our little hero took in hearing him made him very much desire to learn to read1 too2 so the next time the good-natured footman gave him a halfpenny1 he bought a hornbook with it2 and1 with a little of his help1 ,dick soon learned his letters1 and afterwards to read4 ,about this time ,miss ,alice was going out one morning for a walk1 and the footman happening to be out of the way1 little ,dick1 who had received from ,mr4 ,fitzwarren a neat suit of clothes to go to church on ,sundays1 was ordered to put them on1 and walk behind her4 ,as they walked along1 ,miss ,alice1 seeing a poor woman with one child in her arms and another at her back1 pulled out her purse1 and gave her some money2 and1 as she was putting it again into her pocket1 she dropped it on the ground1 and walked on4 ,luckily ,dick1 who was behind1 saw what she had done1 picked it up1 and immediately presented it to her4 ,besides the ill-humor of the cook1 which now1 however1 was somewhat mended1 ,whittington had another hardship to get over4 ,this was1 that his bed1 which was made of flock1 was placed in a garret1 where there were so many holes in the floor and walls that he never went to bed without being awakened in his sleep by great numbers of rats and mice1 which generally ran over his face1 and made such a noise that he sometimes thought the walls were tumbling down about him4 ,one day a gentleman who paid a visit to ,mr4 ,fitzwarren happened to have dirtied his shoes1 and begged they might be cleaned4 ,dick took great pains to make them shine1 and the gentleman gave him a penny4 ,this he resolved to lay out in buying a cat1 if possible2 and the next day1 seeing a little girl with a cat under her arm1 he went up to her1 and asked if she would let him have it for a penny1 to which the girl replied she would with all her heart1 for her mother had more cats than she could maintain1 adding that the one she had was an excellent mouser4 ,this cat ,whittington hid in the garret1 always taking care to carry her a part of his dinner2 and in a short time he had no further disturbance from the rats and mice1 but slept as sound as a top4 ,soon after this the merchant1 who had a ship ready to sail1 richly laden1 and thinking it but just that all his servants should have some chance for good luck as well as himself1 called them into the parlor1 and asked them what commodity they chose to send4 ,all mentioned something they were willing to venture1 but poor ,whittington1 who1 having no money nor goods1 could send nothing at all1 for which reason he did not come in with the rest2 but ,miss ,alice1 guessing what was the matter1 ordered him to be called1 and offered to lay down some money for him from her own purse2 but this1 the merchant observed1 would not do1 for it must be something of his own4 ,upon this1 poor ,dick said he had nothing but a cat1 which he bought for a penny that was given him4 ,fetch thy cat1 boy1 says ,mr4 ,fitzwarren1 and let her go4 ,whittington brought poor puss1 and delivered her to the captain with tears in his eyes1 for he said1 ,he should now again be kept awake all night by the rats and mice4 ,all the company laughed at the oddity of ,whittington's adventure2 and ,miss ,alice1 who felt the greatest pity for the poor boy1 gave him some halfpence to buy another cat4 ,this1 and several other marks of kindness shown him by ,miss ,alice1 made the ill-tempered cook so jealous of the favors the poor boy received that she began to use him more cruelly than ever1 and constantly made game of him for sending his cat to sea1 asking him if he thought it would sell for as much money as would buy a halter4 ,at last the unhappy little fellow1 being unable to bear this treatment any longer1 determined to run away from his place4 ,he accordingly packed up the few things that belonged to him1 and set out very early in the morning on ,allhallow ,day1 which is the first of ,november4 ,he traveled as far as ,holloway1 and there sat down on a stone1 which to this day is called ,whittington's ,stone1 and began to consider what course he should take4 ,while he was thus thinking what he could do1 ,bow ,bells1 of which there were then only six1 began to ring1 and it seemed to him that their sounds addressed him in this manner-- ,turn again1 ,whitlington1 ,lord mayor of ,london4 ,lord mayor of ,london6 says he to himself4 ,why1 to be sure1 ,i would bear anything to be lord mayor of ,london1 and ride in a fine coach6 ,well1 ,i will go back1 and think nothing of all the cuffing and scolding of old ,cicely1 if ,i am at last to be lord mayor of ,london4 ,so back went ,dick1 and got into the house1 and set about his business before ,cicely came downstairs4 ,the ship1 with the cat on board1 was long beaten about at sea1 and was at last driven by contrary winds on a part of the coast of ,barbary1 inhabited by ,moors that were unknown to the ,english4 ,the natives in this country came in great numbers1 out of curiosity1 to see the people on board1 who were all of so different a color from themselves1 and treated them with great civility1 and1 as they became better acquainted1 showed marks of eagerness to purchase the fine things with which the ship was laden4 ,the captain1 seeing this1 sent patterns of the choicest articles he had to the king of the country1 who was so much pleased with them that he sent for the captain and his chief mate to the palace4 ,here they were placed1 as is the custom of the country1 on rich carpets flowered with gold and silver2 and1 the king and queen being seated at the upper end of the room1 dinner was brought in1 which consisted of the greatest rarities4 ,no sooner1 however1 were all the dishes set before the company than an amazing number of rats and mice rushed in1 and helped themselves plentifully from every dish1 scattering pieces of flesh and gravy all about the room4 ,the captain1 extremely astonished1 asked if these vermin were not very offensive4 ,oh1 yes1 said they1 very offensive2 and the king would give half his treasure to be free of them1 for they not only destroy his dinner1 but they disturb him even in his chamber1 so that he is obliged to be watched while he sleeps4 ,the captain1 who was ready to jump for joy1 remembering poor ,whittington's hard case1 and the cat he had entrusted to his care1 told him he had a creature on board his ship that would kill them all4 ,the king was still more overjoyed than the captain4 ,bring this creature to me1 says he2 and if she can really perform what you say ,i will load your ship with wedges of gold in exchange for her4 ,away flew the captain1 while another dinner was providing1 to the ship1 and1 taking puss under his arm1 returned to the palace in time to see the table covered with rats and mice1 and the second dinner in a fair way to meet with the same fate as the first4 ,the cat1 at sight of them1 did not wait for bidding1 but sprang from the captain's arms1 and in a few moments laid the greatest part of the rats and mice dead at her feet1 while the rest1 in the greatest fright imaginable1 scampered away to their holes4 ,the king1 having seen and considered of the wonderful exploits of ,mrs4 ,puss1 and being informed she would soon have young ones1 which might in time destroy all the rats and mice in the country1 bargained with the captain for his whole ship's cargo1 and afterwards agreed to give a prodigious quantity of wedges of gold1 of still greater value1 for the cat1 with which1 after taking leave of their ,majesties1 and other great personages belonging to the court1 he1 with all his ship's company1 set sail1 with a fair wind1 and1 after a happy voyage1 arrived safely in the port of ,london4 ,one morning ,mr4 ,fitzwarren had just entered his counting-house1 and was going to seat himself at the desk1 when who should arrive but the captain and mate of the merchant ship1 the ,unicorn1 just arrived from the coast of ,barbary1 and followed by several men1 bringing with them a prodigious quantity of wedges of gold that had been paid by the king of ,barbary in exchange for the merchandise1 and also in exchange for ,mrs4 ,puss4 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren1 the instant he heard the news1 ordered ,whittington to be called1 and1 having desired him to be seated1 said1 ,mr4 ,whittington1 most heartily do ,i rejoice in the news these gentlemen have brought you1 for the captain has sold your cat to the king of ,barbary1 and brought you in return more riches than ,i possess in the whole world2 and may you long enjoy them6 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren then desired the men to open the immense treasure they had brought1 and added that ,mr4 ,whittington had now nothing to do but to put it in some place of safety4 ,poor ,dick could scarce contain himself for joy4 ,he begged his master to take what part of it he pleased1 since to his kindness he was indebted for the whole4 ,no1 no1 this wealth is all your own1 and justly so1 answered ,mr4 ,fitzwarren2 and ,i have no doubt you will use it generously4 ,whittington1 however1 was too kind-hearted to keep all himself2 and accordingly made a handsome present to the captain1 the mate1 and every one of the ship's company1 and afterwards to his excellent friend the footman1 and the rest of ,mr4 ,fitzwarren's servants1 not even excepting crabbed old ,cicely4 ,after this1 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren advised him to send for tradespeople1 and get himself dressed as became a gentleman1 and made him the offer of his house to live in till he could provide himself with a better4 ,when ,mr4 ,whittington's face was washed1 his hair curled1 his hat cocked1 and he was dressed in a fashionable suit of clothes1 he appeared as handsome and genteel as any young man who visited at ,mr4 ,fitzwarren's2 so that ,miss ,alice1 who had formerly thought of him with compassion1 now considered him as fit to be her lover2 and the more so1 no doubt1 because ,mr4 ,whittington was constantly thinking what he could do to oblige her1 and making her the prettiest presents imaginable4 ,mr4 ,fitzwarren1 perceiving their affection for each other1 proposed to unite them in marriage1 to which1 without difficulty1 they each consented2 and accordingly a day for the wedding was soon fixed1 and they were attended to church by the lord mayor1 the court of aldermen1 the sheriffs1 and a great number of the wealthiest merchants in ,london2 and the ceremony was succeeded by a most elegant entertainment and splendid ball4 ,history tells us that the said ,mr4 ,whittington and his lady lived in great splendor1 and were very happy2 that they had several children2 that he was sheriff of ,london in the year #acdj1 and several times afterwards lord mayor2 that in the last year of his mayoralty he entertained ,king ,henry the ,fifth on his return from the battle of ,agincourt4 ,and sometime afterwards1 going with an address from the city on one of his ,majesty's victories1 he received the honor of knighthood4 ,sir ,richard ,whittington constantly fed great numbers of the poor4 ,he built a church and college to it1 with a yearly allowance to poor scholars1 and near it erected a hospital4 ,the effigy of ,sir ,richard ,whittington was to be seen1 with his cat in his arms1 carved in stone1 over the archway of the late prison of ,newgate that went across ,newgate ,street4 ,,the ,,ugly ,,duckling ,hans ,christian ,andersen ,it was glorious out in the country4 ,it was summer1 and the cornfields were yellow1 and the oats were green2 the hay had been put up in stacks in the green meadows1 and the stork went about on his long red legs1 and chattered ,egyptian1 for this was the language he had learned from his good mother4 ,all around the fields and meadows were great forests1 and in the midst of these forests lay deep lakes4 ,yes1 it was really glorious out in the country4 ,in the midst of the sunshine there lay an old farm1 surrounded by deep canals1 and from the wall down to the water grew great burdocks1 so high that the children could stand upright under the loftiest of them4 ,it was just as wild there as in the deepest wood4 ,here sat a ,duck upon her nest1 for she had to hatch her young ones2 but she was almost tired out before the little ones came2 and then she so seldom had visitors4 ,the other ,ducks liked better to swim about in the canals than to run up to sit down under a burdock and cackle with her4 ,at last one eggshell after another burst open4 ,piep6 piep6 it cried1 and in all the eggs there were little creatures that stuck out their heads4 ,rap6 rap6 they said2 and they all came rapping out as fast as they could1 looking all round them under the green leaves2 and the mother let them look as much as they chose1 for green is good for the eyes4 ,how wide the world is6 said the young ones1 for they certainly had much more room now than when they were in the eggs4 ,do you think this is all the world6 asked the mother4 ,that extends far across the other side of the garden1 quite into the parson's field1 but ,i have never been there yet4 ,i hope you are all together1 she continued1 and stood up4 ,no1 ,i have not all4 ,the largest egg still lies there4 ,how long is that to last8 ,i am really tired of it4 ,and she sat down again4 ,well1 how goes it8 asked an old ,duck who had come to pay her a visit4 ,it lasts a long time with that one egg1 said the ,duck who sat there4 ,it will not burst4 ,now1 only look at the others2 are they not the prettiest ducks one could possibly see8 ,they are all like their father2 the bad fellow never comes to see me4 ,let me see the egg which will not burst1 said the old visitor4 ,believe me1 it is a turkey's egg4 ,i was once cheated in that way1 and had much anxiety and trouble with the young ones1 for they are afraid of the water4 ,i could not get them to venture in4 ,i quacked and clucked1 but it was of no use4 ,let me see the egg4 ,yes1 that's a turkey's egg4 ,let it lie there1 and you teach the other children to swim4 ,i think ,i will sit on it a little longer1 said the ,duck4 ,i've sat so long now that ,i can sit a few days more4 ,just as you please1 said the old ,duck2 and she went away4 ,at last the great egg burst4 ,piep6 piep6 said the little one1 and crept forth4 ,it was very large and very ugly4 ,the ,duck looked at it4 ,it's a very large duckling1 said she2 none of the others look like that2 can it really be a turkey chick8 ,now we shall soon find out4 ,it must go into the water1 even if ,i have to thrust it in myself4 ,the next day the weather was splendidly bright1 and the sun shone on all the green trees4 ,the ,mother ,duck went down to the water with all her little ones4 ,splash6 she jumped into the water4 ,quack6 quack6 she said1 and then one duckling after another plunged in4 ,the water closed over their heads1 but they came up in an instant and swam capitally2 their legs went of themselves1 and there they were1 all in the water4 ,the ugly gray ,duckling swam with them4 ,no1 it's not a turkey1 said she2 look how well it can use its legs1 and how upright it holds itself4 ,it is my own child6 ,on the whole it's quite pretty1 if one looks at it rightly4 ,quack6 quack6 come with me1 and ,i'll lead you out into the great world1 and present you in the poultry yard2 but keep close to me1 so that no one may tread on you2 and take care of the cats6 ,and so they came into the poultry yard4 ,there was a terrible riot going on there1 for two families were quarreling about an eel's head1 and the cat got it after all4 ,see1 that's how it goes in the world6 said the ,mother ,duck2 and she whetted her beak1 for she1 too1 wanted the eel's head4 ,only use your legs1 she said4 ,see that you bustle about1 and bow your heads before the old ,duck yonder4 ,she's the grandest of all here2 she's of ,spanish blood--that's why she's so fat2 and do you see1 she has a red rag round her leg2 that's something particularly fine1 and the greatest distinction a duck can enjoy2 it signifies that one does not want to lose her1 and that she's to be recognized by man and beast4 ,shake yourselves--don't turn in your toes3 a well-brought-up ,duck turns its toes quite out1 just like father and mother1 so6 ,now bend your necks and say ',rap6' ,and they did so2 but the other ,ducks round about looked at them and said quite boldly3 ,look there6 now we're to have these hanging on1 as if there were not enough of us already6 ,and--fie--6 how that ,duckling yonder looks2 we won't stand that6 ,and one ,duck flew up immediately1 and bit it in the neck4 ,let it alone1 said the mother2 it does no harm to any one4 ,yes1 but it's too large and peculiar1 said the ,duck who had bitten it2 and therefore it must be buffeted4 ,those are pretty children that the mother has there1 said the old ,duck with the rag round her leg4 ,they're all pretty but that one2 that was a failure4 ,i wish she could alter it4 ,that cannot be done1 my ,lady1 replied the ,mother ,duck4 ,it is not pretty1 but it has a really good disposition1 and swims as well as any other2 ,i may even say it swims better4 ,i think it will grow up pretty1 and become smaller in time2 it has lain too long in the egg1 and therefore is not properly shaped4 ,and then she pinched it in the neck and smoothed its feathers4 ,moreover1 it is a drake1 she said1 and therefore it is not of so much consequence4 ,i think he will be very strong2 he makes his way already4 ,the other ducklings are graceful enough1 said the old ,duck4 ,make yourself at home2 and if you find an eel's head1 you may bring it me4 ,and now they were at home4 ,but the poor ,duckling which had crept last out of the egg1 and looked so ugly1 was bitten and pushed and jeered1 as much by the ,ducks as by the chickens4 ,it is too big6 they all said4 ,and the turkey-cock1 who had been born with spurs and therefore thought himself an emperor1 blew himself up like a ship in full sail and bore straight down upon it2 then he gobbled and grew quite red in the face4 ,the poor ,duckling did not know where it should stand or walk2 it was quite melancholy1 because it looked ugly and was scoffed at by the whole yard4 ,so it went on the first day1 and afterward it became worse and worse4 ,the poor ,duckling was hunted about by every one2 even its brothers and sisters were quite angry with it1 and said1 ,if the cat would only catch you1 you ugly creature6 ,and the mother said1 ,if you were only far away6 ,and the ,ducks bit it and the chickens beat it1 and the girl who had to feed the poultry kicked at it with her foot4 ,then it ran and flew over the fence1 and the little birds in the bushes flew up in fear4 ,that is because ,i am so ugly6 thought the ,duckling2 and it shut its eyes1 but flew no further2 thus it came out into the great moor1 where the ,wild ,ducks lived4 ,here it lay the whole night long2 and it was weary and downcast4 ,toward morning the ,wild ,ducks flew up and looked at their new companion4 ,what sort of a one are you8 they asked2 and the ,duckling turned in every direction1 and bowed as well as it could4 ,you are remarkably ugly6 said the ,wild ,ducks4 ,but that is very indifferent to us1 so long as you do not marry into our family4 ,poor thing6 ,it certainly did not think of marrying1 and only hoped to obtain leave to lie among the reeds and drink some of the swamp water4 ,thus it lay two whole days2 then came thither two ,wild ,geese1 or1 properly speaking1 two wild ganders4 ,it was not long since each had crept out of an egg1 and that's why they were so saucy4 ,listen1 comrade1 said one of them4 ,you're so ugly that ,i like you4 ,will you go with us and become a bird of passage8 ,near here1 in another moor1 there are a few sweet lovely wild geese1 all unmarried and all able to say ',rap6' ,you've a chance of making your fortune1 ugly as you are6 ,piff6 paff6 resounded through the air2 and the two ganders fell down dead in the swamp1 and the water became blood-red4 ,piff6 paff6 it sounded again1 and the whole flock of wild geese rose up from the reeds4 ,and then there was another report4 ,a great hunt was going on4 ,the hunters were lying in wait all round the moor and some were even sitting up in the branches of the trees1 which spread far over the reeds4 ,the blue smoke rose up like clouds among the dark trees1 and was wafted far away across the water2 and the hunting dogs came--splash1 splash6--into the swamp1 and the rushes and reeds bent down on every side4 ,that was a fright for the poor ,duckling6 ,it turned its head and put it under its wing2 but at that moment a frightful great dog stood close by the ,duckling4 ,his tongue hung far out of his mouth and his eyes gleamed horrible and ugly2 he thrust out his nose close against the ,duckling1 showed his sharp teeth1 and--splash1 splash6--on he went without seizing it4 ,oh1 heaven be thanked6 sighed the ,duckling4 ,i am so ugly that even the dog does not like to bite me6 ,and so it lay quiet1 while the shots rattled through the reeds and gun after gun was fired4 ,at last1 late in the day1 silence2 but the poor ,duckling did not dare to rise up2 it waited several hours before it looked round1 and then hastened away out of the moor as fast as it could4 ,it ran on over field and meadow2 there was such a storm raging that it was difficult to get from one place to another4 ,toward evening the ,duck came to a little miserable peasant's hut4 ,this hut was so dilapidated that it did not know on which side it should fall2 and that's why it remained standing4 ,the storm whistled round the ,duckling in such a way that the poor creature was obliged to sit down1 to stand against it2 and the tempest grew worse and worse4 ,then the ,duckling noticed that one of the hinges of the door had given way1 and the door hung so slanting that the ,duckling could slip through the crack into the room2 and it did so4 ,here lived an old woman1 with her ,tom ,cat and her ,hen4 ,and the ,tom ,cat1 whom she called ,sonnie1 could arch his back and purr1 he could even give out sparks2 but for that one had to stroke his fur the wrong way4 ,the ,hen had quite little legs1 and therefore she was called ,chickabiddy-short-shanks2 she laid good eggs1 and the woman loved her as her own child4 ,in the morning the strange ,duckling was at once noticed1 and the ,tom ,cat began to purr and the ,hen to cluck4 ,what's this8 said the woman1 and looked all round2 but she could not see well1 and therefore she thought the ,duckling was a fat duck that had strayed4 ,this is a rare prize1 she said4 ,now ,i shall have duck's eggs4 ,i hope it is not a drake4 ,we must try that4 ,and so the ,duckling was admitted on trial for three weeks2 but no eggs came4 ,and the ,tom ,cat was master of the house1 and the ,hen was the lady1 and they always said ,we and the world6 for they thought they were half the world1 and by far the better half4 ,the ,duckling thought one might have a different opinion1 but the ,hen would not allow it4 ,can you lay eggs8 she asked4 ,no4 ,then you'll have the goodness to hold your tongue4 ,and the ,tom ,cat said1 ,can you curve your back1 and purr1 and give out sparks8 ,no4 ,then you cannot have any opinion of your own when sensible people are speaking4 ,and the ,duckling sat in a corner and was melancholy2 then the fresh air and the sunshine streamed in2 and it was seized with such a strange longing to swim on the water that it could not help telling the ,hen of it4 ,what are you thinking of8 cried the ,hen4 ,you have nothing to do1 that's why you have these fancies4 ,purr or lay eggs1 and they will pass over4 ,but it is so charming to swim on the water6 said the ,duckling1 so refreshing to let it close above one's head1 and to dive down to the bottom4 ,yes1 that must be a mighty pleasure truly1 quoth the ,hen4 ,i fancy you must have gone crazy4 ,ask the ,cat about it--he's the cleverest animal ,i know--ask him if he likes to swim on the water1 or to dive down3 ,i won't speak about myself4 ,ask our mistress1 the old woman2 no one in the world's cleverer than she4 ,do you think she has any desire to swim1 and to let the water close above her head8 ,you don't understand me1 said the ,duckling4 ,we don't understand you8 ,then pray who is to understand you8 ,you surely don't pretend to be cleverer than the ,tom ,cat and the old woman--,i won't say anything of myself4 ,don't be conceited1 child1 and be grateful for all the kindness you have received4 ,did you not get into a warm room1 and have you not fallen into company from which you may learn something8 ,but you are a chatterer1 and it is not pleasant to associate with you4 ,you may believe me1 ,i speak for your good4 ,i tell you disagreeable things1 and by that one may always know one's friends4 ,only take care that you learn to lay eggs1 or to purr and give out sparks6 ,i think ,i will go out into the wide world1 said the ,duckling4 ,yes1 do go1 replied the ,hen4 ,and the ,duckling went away4 ,it swam on the water1 and dived1 but it was slighted by every creature because of its ugliness4 ,now came the autumn4 ,the leaves in the forest turned yellow and brown2 the wind caught them so that they danced about1 and up in the air it was very cold4 ,the clouds hung low1 heavy with hail and snowflakes1 and on the fence stood the raven1 crying1 ,croak6 croak6 for mere cold2 yes1 it was enough to make one feel cold to think of this4 ,the poor little ,duckling certainly had not a good time4 ,one evening--the sun was just setting in his beauty--there came a whole flock of great handsome birds out of the bushes2 they were dazzlingly white1 with long1 flexible necks2 they were swans4 ,they uttered a very peculiar cry1 spread forth their glorious great wings1 and flew away from that cold region to warmer lands1 to fair open lakes4 ,they mounted so high1 so high6 and the ugly little ,duckling felt quite strangely as it watched them4 ,it turned round and round in the water like a wheel1 stretched out its neck toward them1 and uttered such a strange loud cry as frightened itself4 ,oh6 it could not forget those beautiful1 happy birds2 and as soon as it could see them no longer1 it dived down to the very bottom1 and when it came up again1 it was quite beside itself4 ,it knew not the name of those birds1 and knew not whither they were flying2 but it loved them more than it had ever loved any one4 ,it was not at all envious of them4 ,how could it think of wishing to possess such loveliness as they had8 ,it would have been glad if only the ducks would have endured its company--the poor ugly creature6 ,and the winter grew cold1 very cold6 ,the ,duckling was forced to swim about in the water1 to prevent the surface from freezing entirely2 but every night the hole in which it swam about became smaller and smaller4 ,it froze so hard that the icy covering crackled again2 and the ,duckling was obliged to use its legs continually to prevent the hole from freezing up4 ,at last it became exhausted1 and lay quite still1 and thus froze fast into the ice4 ,early in the morning a peasant came by1 and when he saw what had happened1 he took his wooden shoe1 broke the ice crust to pieces1 and carried the ,duckling home to his wife4 ,then it came to itself again4 ,the children wanted to play with it2 but the ,duckling thought they would do it an injury1 and in its terror fluttered up into the milk pan1 so that the milk spurted down into the room4 ,the woman clasped her hands1 at which the ,duckling flew down into the butter tub1 and then into the meal barrel and out again4 ,how it looked then6 ,the woman screamed1 and struck at it with the fire tongs2 the children tumbled over one another1 in their efforts to catch the ,duckling2 and they laughed and screamed finely6 ,happily the door stood open1 and the poor creature was able to slip out between the shrubs into the newly fallen snow2 and there it lay quite exhausted4 ,but it would be too melancholy if ,i were to tell all the misery and care which the ,duckling had to endure in the hard winter4 ,it lay out on the moor among the reeds1 when the sun began to shine again and the larks to sing2 it was a beautiful spring4 ,then all at once the ,duckling could flap its wings2 they beat the air more strongly than before1 and bore it strongly away2 and before it well knew how all this had happened1 it found itself in a great garden1 where the elder trees smelt sweet1 and bent their long green branches down to the canal that wound through the region4 ,oh1 here it was so beautiful1 such a gladness of spring6 and from the thicket came three glorious white swans2 they rustled their wings1 and swam lightly on the water4 ,the ,duckling knew the splendid creatures1 and felt oppressed by a peculiar sadness4 ,i will fly away to them1 to the royal birds6 and they will kill me1 because ,i1 that am so ugly1 dare to approach them4 ,but it is of no consequence6 ,better to be killed by them than to be pursued by ducks1 and beaten by fowls1 and pushed about by the girl who takes care of the poultry yard1 and to suffer hunger in winter6 ,and it flew out into the water1 and swam toward the beautiful swans3 these looked at it1 and came sailing down upon it with outspread wings4 ,kill me6 said the poor creature1 and bent its head down upon the water1 expecting nothing but death4 ,but what was this that it saw in the clear water8 ,it beheld its own image--and1 lo6 it was no longer a clumsy dark-gray bird1 ugly and hateful to look at1 but --a swan4 ,it matters nothing if one was born in a duck yard1 if one has only lain in a swan's egg4 ,it felt quite glad at all the need and misfortune it had suffered1 now it realized its happiness in all the splendor that surrounded it4 ,and the great swans swam round it1 and stroked it with their beaks4 ,into the garden came little children1 who threw bread and corn into the water2 the youngest cried1 ,there is a new one6 and the other children shouted joyously1 ,yes1 a new one has arrived6 ,and they clapped their hands and danced about1 and ran to their father and mother2 and bread and cake were thrown into the water2 and they all said1 ,the new one is the most beautiful of all6 so young and handsome6 and the old swans bowed their heads before him4 ,then he felt quite ashamed1 and hid his head under his wing1 for he did not know what to do2 he was so happy1 and yet not at all proud4 ,he thought how he had been persecuted and despised2 and now he heard them saying that he was the most beautiful of all the birds4 ,even the elder tree bent its branches straight down into the water before him1 and the sun shone warm and mild4 ,then his wings rustled1 he lifted his slender neck1 and cried rejoicingly from the depths of his heart3 ,i never dreamed of so much happiness when ,i was still the ,ugly ,duckling6 ,,the ,,flax ,hans ,christian ,andersen ,the ,flax was in full bloom4 ,its pretty blue blossoms were as soft as the wings of a moth1 and still more delicate4 ,and the sun shone on the flax field1 and the rain watered it2 and that was as good for the flax flowers as it is for little children to be washed and kissed by their mother1--they look so much fresher and prettier afterwards4 ,thus it was with the ,flax flowers4 ,people say ,i am so fine and flourishing1 observed the ,flax2 and that ,i am growing so charmingly tall1 a splendid piece of linen will be got from me4 ,oh1 how happy ,i am6 how can any one be happier8 ,everything around me is so pleasant1 and ,i shall be of use for something or other4 ,how the sun cheers one up1 and how fresh and sweet the rain tastes6 ,i am incomparably happy2 ,i am the happiest vegetable in the world6 ,ah1 ah1 ah6 jeered the ,stakes in the hedge2 you don't know the world1 not you1 but we know it1 there are knots in us6 and then they cracked so dolefully3 ,snip1 snap1 snurre1 ,bassilurre1 ,and so the song is en-ded-ded-ded4 ,no1 it is not ended1 replied the ,flax2 the sun shines every morning1 the rain does me so much good1 ,i can see myself grow2 ,i can feel that ,i am in blossom--who so happy as ,i8 ,however1 one day people came1 took hold of the ,flax1 and pulled it up1 root and all2 that was exceedingly uncomfortable2 and then it was thrown into water1 as though intended to be drowned1 and1 after that1 put before the fire1 as though to be roasted4 ,that was most cruel6 ,one cannot always have what one wishes6 sighed the ,flax2 it is well to suffer sometimes1 it gives one experience4 ,but matters seemed to get worse and worse4 ,the ,flax was bruised and broken1 hacked and hackled1 and at last put on the wheel-- snurre rur6 snurre rur6--it was not possible to keep one's thoughts collected in such a situation as this4 ,i have been exceedingly fortunate1 thought the ,flax1 amid all these tortures4 ,one ought to be thankful for the happiness one has enjoyed in times past4 ,thankful1 thankful1 oh1 yes6 and still the ,flax said the same when taken to the loom4 ,and here it was made into a large1 handsome piece of linen2 all the ,flax of that one field was made into a single piece4 ,well1 but this is charming6 ,never should ,i have expected it4 ,what unexampled good fortune ,i have carried through the world with me6 ,what arrant nonsense the ,stakes in the hedge used to talk with their ',snip1 snap1 snurre1 ,bassilurre4' ,the song is not ended at all6 ,life is but just beginning4 ,it is a very pleasant thing1 too1 is life2 to be sure ,i have suffered1 but that is past now1 and ,i have become something through suffering4 ,i am so strong1 and yet so soft6 so white and so long6 this is far better than being a vegetable2 even during blossom-time nobody attends to one1 and one only gets water when it is raining4 ,now1 ,i am well taken care of--the girl turns me over every morning1 and ,i have a shower bath from the water tub every evening2 nay1 the parson's wife herself came and looked at me1 and said ,i was the finest piece of linen in the parish4 ,no one can possibly be happier than ,i am6 ,the ,linen was taken into the house1 and cut up with scissors4 ,oh1 how it was cut and clipped1 how it was pierced and stuck through with needles6 that was certainly no pleasure at all4 ,it was at last made up into twelve articles of attire1 such articles as are not often mentioned1 but which people can hardly do without2 there were just twelve of them4 ,so this1 then1 was my destiny4 ,well1 it is very delightful2 now ,i shall be of use in the world1 and there is really no pleasure like that of being useful4 ,we are now twelve pieces1 but we are still one and the same--we are a dozen6 ,certainly1 this is being extremely fortunate6 ,years passed away1--at last the ,linen could endure no longer4 ,all things must pass away some time or other1 remarked each piece4 ,i should like very much to last a little while longer1 but one ought not to wish for impossibilities4 ,and so the ,linen was rent into shreds and remnants numberless2 they believed all was over with them1 for they were hacked1 and mashed1 and boiled1 and they knew not what else--and thus they became beautiful1 fine1 white paper6 ,now1 upon my word1 this is a surprise6 ,and a most delightful surprise too6 declared the ,paper4 ,why1 now ,i am finer than ever1 and ,i shall be written upon6 ,i wonder what will be written upon me4 ,was there ever such famous good fortune as mine6 ,and the ,paper was written upon2 the most charming stories in the world were written on it1 and they were read aloud6 and people declared that these stories were very beautiful and very instructive2 that to read them would make mankind both wiser and better4 ,truly1 a great blessing was given to the world in the words written upon that same ,paper4 ,certainly1 this is more than ,i could ever have dreamt of1 when ,i was a wee little blue flower of the field6 ,how could ,i then have looked forward to becoming a messenger destined to bring knowledge and pleasure among men8 ,i can hardly understand it even now4 ,yet1 so it is1 actually4 ,and1 for my own part1 ,i have never done anything1 beyond the little that in me lay1 to strive to exist1 and yet ,i am carried on from one state of honor and happiness to another2 and every time that ,i think within myself1 ',now1 surely1 the song is en-ded-ded-ded1' ,i am converted into something new1 something far higher and better4 ,now1 ,i suppose ,i shall be sent on my travels1 shall be sent round the wide world1 so that all men may read me4 ,i should think that would be the wisest plan4 ,formerly ,i had blue blossoms1 now for every single blossom ,i have some beautiful thought1 or pleasant fancy--who so happy as ,i8 ,but the ,paper was not sent on its travels1 it went to the printer's instead1 and there all that was written upon it was printed in a book2 nay1 in many hundred books3 and in this way an infinitely greater number of people received pleasure and profit therefrom than if the written ,paper itself had been sent round the world1 and perhaps got torn and worn to pieces before it had gone halfway4 ,yes1 to be sure1 this is much more sensible1 thought the ,paper4 ,it had never occurred to me1 though4 ,i am to stay at home and be held in as great honor as if ,i were an old grandfather4 ,the book was written on me first1 the ink flowed in upon me from the pen and formed the words4 ,i shall stay at home1 while the books go about the world1 to and fro--that is much better4 ,how glad ,i am6 how fortunate ,i am6 ,so the ,paper was rolled up and laid on one side4 ,it is good to repose after labor1 said the ,paper4 ,it is quite right to collect oneself1 and quietly think over all that dwelleth within one4 ,now1 first1 do ,i rightly know myself4 ,and to know oneself1 ,i have heard1 is the best knowledge1 the truest progress4 ,and come what will1 this ,i am sure of1 all will end in progress--always is there progress6 ,one day the roll of ,paper was thrown upon the stove to be burnt --it must not be sold to the grocer to wrap round pounds of butter and sugar4 ,and all the children in the house flocked round2 they wanted to see the blaze1 they wanted to count the multitude of tiny red sparks which seem to dart to and fro among the ashes1 dying out1 one after another1 so quickly--they call them the children going out of school1 and the last spark of all is the schoolmaster2 they often fancy he is gone out1 but another and another spark flies up unexpectedly1 and the schoolmaster always tarries a little behind the rest4 ,and now all the ,paper lay heaped up on the stove4 ,ugh6 it cried1 and all at once it burst into a flame4 ,so high did it rise into the air1 never had the ,flax been able to rear its tiny blue blossoms so high1 and it shone as never the white ,linen had shone2 all the letters written on it became fiery red in an instant1 and all the words and thoughts of the writer were surrounded with a glory4 ,now1 then1 ,i go straight up into the sun6 said something within the flames4 ,it was as though a thousand voices at once had spoken thus2 and the ,flame burst through the chimney1 and rose high above it2 and brighter than the ,flame1 yet invisible to mortal eyes1 hovered little tiny beings1 as many as there had been blossoms on the ,flax4 ,they were lighter and of more subtle essence than even the ,flame that bore them2 and when that ,flame had quite died away1 and nothing remained of the ,paper but the black ashes1 they once again danced over them1 and wherever their feet touched the ashes1 their footprints1 the fiery red sparks1 were seen4 ,thus the children went out of school1 and the schoolmaster came last2 it was a pleasure to see the pretty sight1 and the children of the house stood looking at the black ashes and singing--- ,snip1 snap1 snurre1 ,bassilurre1 ,and now the song is en-ded-ded-ded4 ,but the tiny invisible beings replied every one1 ,the song is never ended2 that is the best of it6 ,we know that1 and therefore none are so happy as we are6 ,however1 the children could neither hear nor understand the reply2 nor would it be well that they should1 for children must not know everything4 ,,blue ,,beard ,charles ,perrault ,once upon a time there was a man who had fine houses1 both in town and country1 a deal of silver and gold plate1 carved furniture1 and coaches gilded all over4 ,but unhappily this man had a blue beard1 which made him so ugly and so terrible that all the women and girls ran away from him4 ,one of his neighbors1 a lady of quality1 had two daughters who were perfect beauties4 ,he asked for one of them in marriage1 leaving to her the choice of which she would bestow on him4 ,they would neither of them have him1 and they sent him backward and forward from one to the other1 neither being able to make up her mind to marry a man who had a blue beard4 ,another thing which made them averse to him was that he had already married several wives1 and nobody knew what had become of them4 ,blue ,beard1 to become better acquainted1 took them1 with their mother and three or four of their best friends1 with some young people of the neighborhood1 to one of his country seats1 where they stayed a whole week4 ,there was nothing going on but pleasure parties1 hunting1 fishing1 dancing1 mirth1 and feasting4 ,nobody went to bed1 but all passed the night in playing pranks on each other4 ,in short1 everything succeeded so well that the youngest daughter began to think that the beard of the master of the house was not so very blue1 and that he was a very civil gentleman4 ,so as soon as they returned home1 the marriage was concluded4 ,about a month afterward ,blue ,beard told his wife that he was obliged to take a country journey for six weeks at least1 upon business of great importance4 ,he desired her to amuse herself well in his absence1 to send for her friends1 to take them into the country1 if she pleased1 and to live well wherever she was4 ,here1 said he1 are the keys of the two great warehouses wherein ,i have my best furniture3 these are of the room where ,i keep my silver and gold plate1 which is not in everyday use2 these open my safes1 which hold my money1 both gold and silver2 these my caskets of jewels2 and this is the master-key to all my apartments4 ,but as for this little key1 it is the key of the closet at the end of the great gallery on the ground floor4 ,open them all2 go everywhere2 but as for that little closet1 ,i forbid you to enter it1 and ,i promise you surely that1 if you open it1 there's nothing that you may not expect from my anger4 ,she promised to obey exactly all his orders2 and he1 after having embraced her1 got into his coach and proceeded on his journey4 ,her neighbors and good friends did not stay to be sent for by the new-married lady1 so great was their impatience to see all the riches of her house1 not daring to come while her husband was there1 because of his blue beard1 which frightened them4 ,they at once ran through all the rooms1 closets1 and wardrobes1 which were so fine and rich1 and each seemed to surpass all others4 ,they went up into the warehouses1 where was the best and richest furniture2 and they could not sufficiently admire the number and beauty of the tapestry1 beds1 couches1 cabinets1 stands1 tables1 and looking-glasses1 in which you might see yourself from head to foot4 ,some of them were framed with glass1 others with silver1 plain and gilded1 the most beautiful and the most magnificent ever seen4 ,they ceased not to praise and envy the happiness of their friend1 who1 in the meantime1 was not at all amused by looking upon all these rich things1 because of her impatience to go and open the closet on the ground floor4 ,her curiosity was so great that1 without considering how uncivil it was to leave her guests1 she went down a little back staircase1 with such excessive haste that twice or thrice she came near breaking her neck4 ,having reached the closet door1 she stood still for some time1 thinking of her husband's orders1 and considering that unhappiness might attend her if she was disobedient2 but the temptation was so strong she could not overcome it4 ,she then took the little key1 and opened the door1 trembling4 ,at first she could not see anything plainly1 because the windows were shut4 ,after some moments she began to perceive that several dead women were scattered about the floor4 7,these were all the wives whom ,blue ,beard had married and murdered1 one after the other1 because they did not obey his orders about the closet on the ground floor47 ,she thought she surely would die for fear1 and the key1 which she pulled out of the lock1 fell out of her hand4 ,after having somewhat recovered from the shock1 she picked up the key1 locked the door1 and went upstairs into her chamber to compose herself2 but she could not rest1 so much was she frightened4 ,having observed that the key of the closet was stained1 she tried two or three times to wipe off the stain1 but the stain would not come out4 ,in vain did she wash it1 and even rub it with soap and sand4 ,the stain still remained1 for the key was a magic key1 and she could never make it quite clean2 when the stain was gone off from one side1 it came again on the other4 ,blue ,beard returned from his journey that same evening1 and said he had received letters upon the road1 informing him that the business which called him away was ended to his advantage4 ,his wife did all she could to convince him she was delighted at his speedy return4 ,next morning he asked her for the keys1 which she gave him1 but with such a trembling hand that he easily guessed what had happened4 ,how is it1 said he1 that the key of my closet is not among the rest8 ,i must certainly1 said she1 have left it upstairs upon the table4 ,do not fail1 said ,blue ,beard1 to bring it to me presently4 ,after having put off doing it several times1 she was forced to bring him the key4 ,blue ,beard1 having examined it1 said to his wife3 ,how comes this stain upon the key8 ,i do not know1 cried the poor woman1 paler than death4 ,you do not know6 replied ,blue ,beard4 ,i very well know4 ,you wished to go into the cabinet8 ,very well1 madam2 you shall go in1 and take your place among the ladies you saw there4 ,she threw herself weeping at her husband's feet1 and begged his pardon with all the signs of a true repentance for her disobedience4 ,she would have melted a rock1 so beautiful and sorrowful was she2 but ,blue ,beard had a heart harder than any stone4 ,you must die1 madam1 said he1 and that at once4 ,since ,i must die1 answered she1 looking upon him with her eyes all bathed in tears1 give me some little time to say my prayers4 ,i give you1 replied ,blue ,beard1 half a quarter of an hour1 but not one moment more4 ,when she was alone she called out to her sister1 and said to her3 ,sister ,anne1---for that was her name1---go up1 ,i beg you1 to the top of the tower1 and look if my brothers are not coming2 they promised me they would come today1 and if you see them1 give them a sign to make haste4 ,her sister ,anne went up to the top of the tower1 and the poor afflicted wife cried out from time to time3 ,anne1 sister ,anne1 do you see any one coming8 ,and sister ,anne said3 ,i see nothing but the sun1 which makes a dust1 and the grass1 which looks green4 ,in the meanwhile ,blue ,beard1 holding a great saber in his hand1 cried to his wife as loud as he could3 ,come down instantly1 or ,i shall come up to you4 ,one moment longer1 if you please1 said his wife2 and then she cried out very softly1 ,anne1 sister ,anne1 dost thou see anybody coming8 ,and sister ,anne answered3 ,i see nothing but the sun1 which makes a dust1 and the grass1 which is green4 ,come down quickly1 cried ,blue ,beard1 or ,i will come up to you4 ,i am coming1 answered his wife2 and then she cried1 ,anne1 sister ,anne1 dost thou not see any one coming8 ,i see1 replied sister ,anne1 a great dust1 which comes from this side4 ,are they my brothers8 ,alas6 no1 my sister1 ,i see a flock of sheep4 ,will you not come down8 cried ,blue ,beard4 ,one moment longer1 said his wife1 and then she cried out1 ,anne1 sister ,anne1 dost thou see nobody coming8 ,i see1 said she1 two horsemen1 but they are yet a great way off4 ,god be praised1 replied the poor wife1 joyfully2 they are my brothers2 ,i will make them a sign1 as well as ,i can1 for them to make haste4 ,then ,blue ,beard bawled out so loud that he made the whole house tremble4 ,the distressed wife came down1 and threw herself at his feet1 all in tears1 with her hair about her shoulders4 ,all this is of no help to you1 says ,blue ,beard2 you must die2 then1 taking hold of her hair with one hand1 and lifting up his sword in the air with the other1 he was about to take off her head4 ,the poor lady1 turning about to him1 and looking at him with dying eyes1 desired him to afford her one little moment to her thoughts4 ,no1 no1 said he1 commend thyself to ,god1 and again lifting his arm-- ,at this moment there was such a loud knocking at the gate that ,blue ,beard stopped suddenly4 ,the gate was opened1 and presently entered two horsemen1 who1 with sword in hand1 ran directly to ,blue ,beard4 ,he knew them to be his wife's brothers1 one a dragoon1 the other a musketeer4 ,he ran away immediately1 but the two brothers pursued him so closely that they overtook him before he could get to the steps of the porch4 ,there they ran their swords through his body1 and left him dead4 ,the poor wife was almost as dead as her husband1 and had not strength enough to arise and welcome her brothers4 ,blue ,beard had no heirs1 and so his wife became mistress of all his estate4 ,she made use of one portion of it to marry her sister ,anne to a young gentleman who had loved her a long while2 another portion to buy captains' commissions for her brothers2 and the rest to marry herself to a very worthy gentleman1 who made her forget the sorry time she had passed with ,blue ,beard4 ,,jack ,,and ,,the ,,beanstalk ,joseph ,jacobs ,there was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named ,jack1 and a cow named ,milky-white4 ,and all they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning1 which they carried to the market and sold4 ,but one morning ,milky-white gave no milk1 and they didn't know what to do4 ,what shall we do1 what shall we do8 said the widow1 wringing her hands4 ,cheer up1 mother1 ,i'll go and get work somewhere1 said ,jack4 ,we've tried that before1 and nobody would take you1 said his mother2 we must sell ,milky-white and with the money start shop1 or something4 ,all right1 mother1 says ,jack2 it's market-day today1 and ,i'll soon sell ,milky-white1 and then we'll see what we can do4 ,so he took the cow's halter in his hand1 and off he started4 ,he hadn't gone far when he met a funny-looking old man1 who said to him3 ,good morning1 ,jack4 ,good morning to you1 said ,jack1 and wondered how he knew his name4 ,well1 ,jack1 and where are you off to8 said the man4 ,i'm going to market to sell our cow here4 ,oh1 you look the proper sort of chap to sell cows1 said the man1 ,i wonder if you know how many beans make five4 ,two in each hand and one in your mouth1 says ,jack1 as sharp as a needle4 ,right you are1 says the man1 and here they are1 the very beans themselves1 he went on1 pulling out of his pocket a number of strange-looking beans4 ,as you are so sharp1 says he1 ,i don't mind a swop with you---your cow for these beans4 ,go along1 says ,jack2 wouldn't you like it8 ,ah6 you don't know what these beans are1 said the man2 if you plant them over night1 by morning they grow right up to the sky4 ,really8 said ,jack2 you don't say so4 ,yes1 that is so1 and if it doesn't turn out to be true1 you can have your cow back4 ,right1 says ,jack1 and hands him over ,milky-white's halter and pockets the beans4 ,back goes ,jack home1 and as he hadn't gone very far it wasn't dusk by the time he got to his door4 ,back already1 ,jack8 said his mother2 ,i see you haven't got ,milky-white1 so you've sold her4 ,how much did you get for her8 ,you'll never guess1 mother1 says ,jack4 ,no1 you don't say so4 ,good boy6 ,five pounds1 ten1 fifteen1 no1 it can't be twenty4 ,i told you you couldn't guess4 ,what do you say to these beans2 they're magical1 plant them over night and--- ,what6 says ,jack's mother2 have you been such a fool1 such a dolt1 such an idiot1 as to give away my ,milky-white1 the best milker in the parish1 and prime beef to boot1 for a set of paltry beans8 ,take that6 ,take that6 ,take that6 ,and as for your precious beans1 here they go out of the window4 ,and now off with you to bed4 ,not a sup shall you drink1 and not a bit shall you swallow this very night4 ,so ,jack went upstairs to his little room in the attic1 and sad and sorry he was1 to be sure1 as much for his mother's sake as for the loss of his supper4 ,at last he dropped off to sleep4 ,when he woke up1 the room looked so funny4 ,the sun was shining into part of it1 and yet all the rest was quite dark and shady4 ,so ,jack jumped up and dressed himself and went to the window4 ,and what do you think he saw8 ,why1 the beans his mother had thrown out of the window into the garden1 had sprung up into a big beanstalk which went up and up and up till it reached the sky4 ,so the man spoke truth after all4 ,the beanstalk grew up quite close past ,jack's window1 so all he had to do was to open it and give a jump on to the beanstalk1 which ran up just like a big ladder4 ,so ,jack climbed1 and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed till at last he reached the sky4 ,and when he got there he found a long1 broad road going as straight as a dart4 ,so he walked along and he walked along till he came to a great big tall house1 and on the doorstep there was a great big tall woman4 ,good morning1 mum1 says ,jack1 quite politely4 ,could you be so kind as to give me some breakfast8 ,for he hadn't had anything to eat1 you know1 the night before and was as hungry as a hunter4 ,it's breakfast you want1 is it8 says the great big tall woman2 it's breakfast you'll be if you don't move off from here4 ,my man is an ogre and there's nothing he likes better than boys broiled on toast4 ,you'd better be moving on or he'll soon be coming4 ,oh6 please1 mum1 do give me something to eat1 mum4 ,i've had nothing to eat since yesterday morning1 really and truly1 mum1 says ,jack4 ,i may as well be broiled as die of hunger4 ,well1 the ogre's wife was not half so bad after all4 ,so she took ,jack into the kitchen1 and gave him a chunk of bread and cheese and a jug of milk4 ,but ,jack hadn't half finished these when thump6 thump6 thump6 the whole house began to tremble with the noise of some one coming4 ,good gracious me6 ,it's my old man1 said the ogre's wife2 what on earth shall ,i do8 ,come along quick and jump in here4 ,and she bundled ,jack into the oven just as the ogre came in4 ,he was a big one1 to be sure4 ,at his belt he had three calves strung up by the heels1 and he unhooked them and threw them down on the table and said3 ,here1 wife1 broil me a couple of these for breakfast4 ,ah6 what's this ,i smell8 ,fee-fi-fo-fum1 ,i smell the blood of an ,englishman1 ,be he alive1 or be he dead1 ,i'll have his bones to grind my bread4 ,nonsense1 dear1 said his wife1 you're dreaming4 ,or perhaps you smell the scraps of that little boy you liked so much for yesterday's dinner4 ,here1 you go and have a wash and tidy up1 and by the time you come back your breakfast'll be ready for you4 ,so off the ogre went1 and ,jack was just going to jump out of the oven and run away when the woman told him not4 ,wait till he's asleep1 says she2 he always has a doze after breakfast4 ,well1 the ogre had his breakfast1 and after that he goes to a big chest and takes out of it a couple of bags of gold1 and down he sits and counts till at last his head began to nod and he began to snore till the whole house shook again4 ,then ,jack crept out on tiptoe from his oven1 and as he was passing the ogre he took one of the bags of gold under his arm1 and off he pelters till he came to the beanstalk1 and then he threw down the bag of gold1 which of course fell into his mother's garden1 and then he climbed down and climbed down till at last he got home and told his mother and showed her the gold and said3 ,well1 mother1 wasn't ,i right about the beans8 ,they are really magical1 you see4 ,so they lived on the bag of gold for some time1 but at last they came to the end of it1 and ,jack made up his mind to try his luck once more at the top of the beanstalk4 ,so one fine morning he rose up early1 and got on to the beanstalk1 and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed till at last he came out on to the road again and up to the great big tall house he had been to before4 ,there1 sure enough1 was the great big tall woman a-standing on the doorstep4 ,good morning1 mum1 says ,jack1 as bold as brass1 could you be so good as to give me something to eat8 ,go away1 my boy1 said the big tall woman1 or else my man will eat you up for breakfast4 ,but aren't you the youngster who came here once before8 ,do you know1 that very day1 my man missed one of his bags of gold4 ,that's strange1 mum1 said ,jack1 ,i dare say ,i could tell you something about that1 but ,i'm so hungry ,i can't speak till ,i've had something to eat4 ,well1 the big tall woman was so curious that she took him in and gave him something to eat4 ,but he had scarcely begun munching it as slowly as he could when thump6 thump6 thump6 they heard the giant's footstep1 and his wife hid ,jack away in the oven4 ,all happened as it did before4 ,in came the ogre as he did before1 said3 ,fee-fi-fo-fum1 and had his breakfast of three broiled oxen4 ,then he said3 ,wife1 bring me the hen that lays the golden eggs4 ,so she brought it1 and the ogre said3 ,lay1 and it laid an egg all of gold4 ,and then the ogre began to nod his head1 and to snore till the house shook4 ,then ,jack crept out of the oven on tiptoe and caught hold of the golden hen1 and was off before you could say ,jack ,robinson4 ,but this time the hen gave a cackle which woke the ogre1 and just as ,jack got out of the house he heard him calling3 ,wife1 wife1 what have you done with my golden hen8 ,and the wife said3 ,why1 my dear8 ,but that was all ,jack heard1 for he rushed off to the beanstalk and climbed down like a house on fire4 ,and when he got home1 he showed his mother the wonderful hen1 and said ,lay to it2 and it laid a golden egg every time he said ,lay4 ,well1 ,jack was not content1 and it wasn't very long before he determined to have another try at his luck up there at the top of the beanstalk4 ,so one fine morning he rose up early1 and got on to the beanstalk1 and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed and he climbed till he got to the top4 ,but this time he knew better than to go straight to the ogre's house4 ,and when he got near it1 he waited behind a bush till he saw the ogre's wife come out with a pail to get some water1 and then he crept into the house and got into the copper4 ,he hadn't been there long when he heard thump6 thump6 thump6 as before1 and in came the ogre and his wife4 ,fee-fi-fo-fum1 ,i smell the blood of an ,englishman1 cried out the ogre4 ,i smell him1 wife1 ,i smell him4 ,do you1 my dearie8 says the ogre's wife4 ,then if it's that little rogue that stole your gold and the hen that laid the golden eggs he's sure to have got into the oven4 ,and they both rushed to the oven4 ,but ,jack wasn't there1 luckily1 and the ogre's wife said3 ,there you are again with your fee-fi-fo-fum4 ,why1 of course it's the boy you caught last night that ,i've just broiled for your breakfast4 ,how forgetful ,i am1 and how careless you are not to know the difference between live and dead after all these years4 ,so the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it1 but every now and then he would mutter3 ,well1 ,i could have sworn-- and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards and everything2 only1 luckily1 he didn't think of the copper4 ,after breakfast was over1 the ogre called out3 ,wife1 wife1 bring me my golden harp4 ,so she brought it out and put it on the table before him4 ,then he said3 ,sing6 and the golden harp sang most beautifully4 ,and it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep and commenced to snore like thunder4 ,then ,jack lifted up the copper-lid very quietly and got down like a mouse and crept on hands and knees till he came to the table1 when up he crawled1 caught hold of the golden harp and dashed with it towards the door4 ,but the harp called out quite loud3 ,master6 ,master6 and the ogre woke up just in time to see ,jack running off with his harp4 ,jack ran as fast as he could1 and the ogre came rushing after1 and would soon have caught him only ,jack had a start and dodged him a bit and knew where he was going4 ,when he got to the beanstalk the ogre was not more than twenty yards away when suddenly he saw ,jack disappear-like1 and when he came to the end of the road he saw ,jack underneath climbing down for dear life4 ,well1 the ogre didn't like trusting himself to such a ladder1 and he stood and waited1 so ,jack got another start4 ,but just then the harp cried out3 ,master6 ,master6 and the ogre swung himself down on to the beanstalk1 which shook with his weight4 ,down climbs ,jack1 and after him climbed the ogre4 ,by this time ,jack had climbed down and climbed down and climbed down till he was very nearly home4 ,so he called out3 ,mother6 ,mother6 bring me an ax1 bring me an ax4 ,and his mother came rushing out with the ax in her hand1 but when she came to the beanstalk she stood stock still with fright1 for there she saw the ogre with his legs just through the clouds4 ,but ,jack jumped down and got hold of the ax and gave a chop at the beanstalk which cut it half in two4 ,the ogre felt the beanstalk shake and quiver1 so he stopped to see what was the matter4 ,then ,jack gave another chop with the ax1 and the beanstalk was cut in two and began to topple over4 ,then the ogre fell down and broke his crown1 and the beanstalk came toppling after4 ,then ,jack showed his mother his golden harp1 and what with showing that and selling the golden eggs1 ,jack and his mother became very rich1 and he married a great princess1 and they lived happy ever after4 ,,the ,,elves ,jacob and ,wilhelm ,grimm ,a shoemaker1 by no fault of his own1 had become so poor that at last he had nothing left but leather for one pair of shoes4 ,so in the evening1 he cut out the shoes which he wished to begin to make the next morning1 and as he had a good conscience1 he lay down quietly in his bed1 commended himself to ,god1 and fell asleep4 ,in the morning1 after he had said his prayers1 and was just going to sit down to work1 the two shoes stood quite finished on his table4 ,he was astounded1 and did not know what to say to it4 ,he took the shoes in his hands to observe them closer1 and they were so neatly made that there was not one bad stitch in them1 just as if they were intended as a masterpiece4 ,soon after1 too1 a buyer came in1 and as the shoes pleased him so well1 he paid more for them than was customary1 and1 with the money1 the shoemaker was able to purchase leather for two pairs of shoes4 ,he cut them out at night1 and next morning was about to set to work with fresh courage2 but he had no need to do so1 for1 when he got up1 they were already made1 and buyers also were not wanting1 who gave him money enough to buy leather for four pairs of shoes4 ,the following morning1 too1 he found the four pairs made2 and so it went on constantly1 what he cut out in the evening was finished in the morning1 so that he soon had his honest independence again1 and at last became a wealthy man4 ,now it befell that one evening not long before ,christmas1 when the man had been cutting out1 he said to his wife1 before going to bed1 ,what think you if we were to stay up tonight to see who it is that lends us this helping hand8 ,the woman liked the idea1 and lighted a candle1 and then they hid themselves in a corner of the room1 behind some clothes which were hanging up there1 and watched4 ,when it was midnight1 two pretty little naked men came1 sat down by the shoemaker's table1 took all the work which was cut out before them and began to stitch1 and sew1 and hammer so skillfully and so quickly with their little fingers that the shoemaker could not turn away his eyes for astonishment4 ,they did not stop until all was done and stood finished on the table1 and then they ran quickly away4 ,next morning the woman said1 ,the little men have made us rich1 and we really must show that we are grateful for it4 ,they run about so1 and have nothing on1 and must be cold4 ,i'll tell thee what ,i'll do3 ,i will make them little shirts1 and coats1 and vests1 and trousers1 and knit both of them a pair of stockings1 and do thou1 too1 make them two little pairs of shoes4 ,the man said1 ,i shall be very glad to do it2 and one night1 when everything was ready1 they laid their presents all together on the table instead of the cutout work1 and then concealed themselves to see how the little men would behave4 ,at midnight they came bounding in1 and wanted to get at work at once1 but as they did not find any leather cut out1 but only the pretty little articles of clothing1 they were at first astonished1 and then they showed intense delight4 ,they dressed themselves with the greatest rapidity1 putting the pretty clothes on1 and singing1 ,now we are boys so fine to see1 ,why should we longer cobblers be8 ,then they danced and skipped and leapt over chairs and benches4 ,at last they danced out of doors4 ,from that time forth they came no more1 but as long as the shoemaker lived all went well with him1 and all his undertakings prospered4 ,,the ,,frog-,,prince ,jacob and ,wilhelm ,grimm ,one fine evening a young princess went into a wood and sat down by the side of a cool spring of water4 ,she had a golden ball in her hand1 which was her favorite plaything1 and she amused herself with tossing it into the air and catching it again as it fell4 ,after a time she threw it up so high that when she stretched out her hand to catch it1 the ball bounded away and rolled along upon the ground1 till at last it fell into the spring4 ,the princess looked into the spring after her ball2 but it was very deep1 so deep that she could not see the bottom of it4 ,then she began to lament her loss1 and said1 ,alas6 if ,i could only get my ball again1 ,i would give all my fine clothes and jewels1 and everything that ,i have in the world4 ,while she was speaking a frog put its head out of the water and said1 ,princess1 why do you weep so bitterly8 ,alas6 said she1 what can you do for me1 you nasty frog8 ,my golden ball has fallen into the spring4 ,the frog said1 ,i want not your pearls and jewels and fine clothes2 but if you will love me and let me live with you1 and eat from your little golden plate1 and sleep upon your little bed1 ,i will bring you your ball again4 ,what nonsense1 thought the princess1 this silly frog is talking6 ,he can never get out of the well3 however1 he may be able to get my ball for me2 and therefore ,i will promise him what he asks4 ,so she said to the frog1 ,well1 if you will bring me my ball1 ,i promise to do all you require4 ,then the frog put his head down1 and dived deep under the water2 and after a little while he came up again with the ball in his mouth1 and threw it on the ground4 ,as soon as the young princess saw her ball1 she ran to pick it up1 and was so overjoyed to have it in her hand again1 that she never thought of the frog1 but ran home with it as fast as she could4 ,the frog called after her1 ,stay1 princess1 and take me with you as you promised2 but she did not stop to hear a word4 ,the next day1 just as the princess had sat down to dinner1 she heard a strange noise1 tap-tap1 as if somebody was coming up the marble staircase2 and soon afterwards something knocked gently at the door1 and said3 ,open the door1 my princess dear1 ,open the door to thy true love here6 ,and mind the words that thou and ,i said1 ,by the fountain cool in the greenwood shade4 ,then the princess ran to the door and opened it1 and there she saw the frog1 whom she had quite forgotten2 she was terribly frightened1 and shutting the door as fast as she could1 came back to her seat4 ,the king her father asked her what had frightened her4 ,there is a nasty frog1 said she1 at the door1 who lifted my ball out of the spring last evening3 ,i promised him that he should live with me here1 thinking that he could never get out of the spring2 but there he is at the door and wants to come in6 ,while she was speaking1 the frog knocked again at the door1 and said3 ,open the door1 my princess dear1 ,open the door to thy true love here6 ,and mind the words that thou and ,i said1 ,by the fountain cool in the greenwood shade4 ,the king said to the young princess1 ,as you have made a promise1 you must keep it2 so go and let him in4 ,she did so1 and the frog hopped into the room1 and came up close to the table4 ,pray lift me upon a chair1 said he to the princess1 and let me sit next to you4 ,as soon as she had done this1 the frog said1 ,put your plate closer to me that ,i may eat out of it4 ,this she did1 and when he had eaten as much as he could1 he said1 ,now ,i am tired2 carry me upstairs and put me into your little bed4 ,and the princess took him up in her hand and put him upon the pillow of her own little bed1 where he slept all night long4 ,as soon as it was light1 he jumped up1 hopped downstairs1 and went out of the house4 ,now1 thought the princess1 he is gone1 and ,i shall be troubled with him no more4 ,but she was mistaken2 for when night came again1 she heard the same tapping at the door1 and when she opened it1 the frog came in and slept upon her pillow as before till the morning broke3 and the third night he did the same2 but when the princess awoke on the following morning1 she was astonished to see1 instead of the frog1 a handsome prince standing at the head of her bed1 and gazing on her with the most beautiful eyes that ever were seen4 ,he told her that he had been enchanted by a malicious fairy1 who had changed him into the form of a frog1 in which he was fated to remain till some princess should take him out of the spring and let him sleep upon her bed for three nights4 ,you1 said the prince1 have broken this cruel charm1 and now ,i have nothing to wish for but that you should go with me into my father's kingdom1 where ,i will marry you1 and love you as long as you live4 ,the young princess1 you may be sure1 was not long in giving her consent2 and as they spoke1 a splendid carriage drove up with eight beautiful horses decked with plumes of feathers and golden harness1 and behind rode the prince's servant1 the faithful ,henry1 who had bewailed the misfortune of his dear master so long and bitterly that his heart had well-nigh burst4 ,then all set out full of joy for the prince's kingdom1 where they arrived safely1 and lived happily a great many years4 ,,the ,,quern ,,at ,,the ,,bottom ,,of ,,the ,,sea ,peter ,christen ,asbjrnsen ,once upon a time in the old1 old days there were two brothers1 one of whom was rich and the other poor4 ,when ,christmas ,eve came the poor brother had not a morsel in the house1 neither of meat nor bread2 and so he went to his rich brother1 and asked for a trifle for ,christmas1 in heaven's name4 ,it was not the first time the brother had helped him1 but he was always very close-fisted1 and was not particularly glad to see him this time4 ,if you'll do what ,i tell you1 you shall have a whole ham1 he said4 ,the poor brother promised he would1 and was very grateful into the bargain4 ,there it is1 and now go to the devil6 said the rich brother1 and threw the ham across to him4 ,well1 what ,i have promised ,i must keep1 said the other one4 ,he took the ham1 and set out4 ,he walked and walked the whole day1 and as it was getting dark he came to a place where the lights were shining brightly4 ,this is most likely the place1 thought the man with the ham4 ,in the woodshed stood an old man with a long white beard1 cutting firewood for ,christmas4 ,good evening1 said he with the ham4 ,good evening to you1 said the man4 ,where are you going so late8 ,i am going to the devil--that is to say1 if ,i am on the right way1 answered the poor man4 ,yes1 you are quite right2 this is his place1 said the old man4 ,when you get in they will all want to buy your ham1 for ham is scarce food here2 but you must not sell it unless you get the hand-quern1 which stands just behind the door4 ,when you come out again ,i'll teach you how to use it4 ,you will find it useful in many ways4 ,the man with the ham thanked him for all the information and knocked at the door4 ,when he got in it happened just as the old man had said4 ,all the imps1 both big and small1 flocked around him like ants in a field1 and the one outbid the other for the ham4 ,well1 said the man1 my good woman and ,i were to have it for ,christmas ,eve1 but since you want it so badly ,i will let you have it4 ,but if ,i am going to part with it1 ,i want that hand-quern which stands behind the door4 ,the devil did not like to part with it1 and higgled and haggled with the man1 but he stuck to what he had said1 and in the end the devil had to part with the quern4 ,when the man came out he asked the old woodcutter how he was to use the quern1 and when he had learned this1 he thanked the old man and set out homeward1 as quickly as he could2 but after all he did not get home till the clock struck twelve on ,christmas ,eve4 ,where in all the world have you been8 said his wife4 ,here have ,i been sitting1 hour after hour1 waiting and watching for you1 and have not had as much as two chips to lay under the porridge pot4 ,well1 ,i couldn't get back before1 said the man4 ,i have had a good many things to look after1 and ,i've had a long way to walk as well2 but now ,i'll show you something1 said he1 and he put the quern on the table4 ,he asked it first to grind candles1 then a cloth1 and then food and beer1 and everything else that was good for ,christmas cheer2 and as he spoke the quern brought them forth4 ,the woman crossed herself time after time and wanted to know where her husband had got the quern from2 but this he would not tell her4 ,it does not matter where ,i got it from2 you see the quern is good and the mill stream is not likely to freeze1 said the man4 ,so he ground food and drink and all good things during ,christmas2 and the third day he invited his friends1 as he wanted to give them a feast4 ,when the rich brother saw all that was in the house1 he became both angry and furious1 for he begrudged his brother everything4 ,on ,christmas ,eve he was so needy that he came to me and asked for a trifle in heaven's name2 and now he gives a feast1 as if he were both a count and a king1 said the brother4 ,where did you get all your riches from8 he said to his brother4 ,from just behind the door1 he answered1 for he did not care to tell his brother much about it4 ,but later in the evening1 when he had drunk a little freely1 he could no longer resist1 but brought out the quern4 ,there you see that which has brought me all my riches1 he said1 and so he let the quern grind first one thing and then another4 ,when the brother saw this he was determined to have the quern at all cost1 and at last it was settled he should have it1 but three hundred dollars was to be the price of it4 ,the brother was1 however1 to keep it till the harvest began2 for if ,i keep it so long ,i can grind out food for many years to come1 he thought4 ,during that time you may be sure the quern did not rust1 and when the harvest began the rich brother got it2 but the other had taken great care not to show him how to use it4 ,it was evening when the rich brother got the quern home1 and in the morning he asked his wife to go out and help the haymakers2 he would get the breakfast ready for himself1 he said4 ,when it was near breakfast time he put the quern on the breakfast table4 ,grind herrings and broth1 and do it quickly and well1 said the man1 and the quern began to bring forth herrings and broth1 and first filled all the dishes and tubs1 and afterward began flooding the whole kitchen4 ,the man fiddled and fumbled and tried to stop the quern1 but however much he twisted and fingered it1 the quern went on grinding1 and in a little while the broth reached so high that the man was very near drowning4 ,he then pulled open the parlor door1 but it was not very long before the quern had filled the parlor also1 and it was just in the very nick of time that the man put his hand down into the broth and got hold of the latch1 and when he had got the door open1 he was soon out of the parlor1 you may be sure4 ,he rushed out1 and the herrings and the broth came pouring out after him1 like a stream1 down the fields and meadows4 ,the wife1 who was out haymaking1 now thought it took too long a time to get the breakfast ready4 ,if my husband doesn't call us soon we must go home whether or no3 ,i don't suppose he knows much about making broth1 so ,i must go and help him1 said the wife to the haymakers4 ,they began walking homeward1 but when they had got a bit up the hill they met the stream of broth with the herrings tossing about in it and the man himself running in front of it all4 ,i wish all of you had a hundred stomachs each6 shouted the man2 but take care you don't get drowned4 ,and he rushed past them as if the ,evil ,one were at his heels1 down to where his brother lived4 ,he asked him for heaven's sake to take back the quern1 and that at once2 if it goes on grinding another hour the whole parish will perish in broth and herrings1 he said4 ,but the brother would not take it back on any account before his brother had paid him three hundred dollars more1 and this he had to do4 ,the poor brother now had plenty of money1 and before long he bought a farm much grander than the one on which his rich brother lived1 and with the quern he ground so much gold that he covered the farmstead with gold plates1 and1 as it lay close to the shore1 it glittered and shone far out at sea4 ,all those who sailed past wanted to call and visit the rich man in the golden house1 and everybody wanted to see the wonderful quern1 for its fame had spread far and wide1 and there was no one who had not heard it spoken of4 ,after a long while there came a skipper who wanted to see the quern2 he asked if it could grind salt4 ,yes1 that it could1 said he who owned it2 and when the skipper heard this he wanted the quern by hook or crook1 cost what it might1 for if he had it he thought he need not sail far away across dangerous seas for cargoes of salt4 ,at first the man did not want to part with it1 but the skipper both begged and prayed1 and at last he sold it and got many1 many thousand dollars for it4 ,as soon as the skipper had got the quern on his back1 he did not stop long1 for he was afraid the man would change his mind1 and as for asking how to use it he had no time to do that2 he made for his ship as quickly as he could1 and when he had got out to sea a bit he had the quern brought up on deck4 ,grind salt1 and that both quickly and well1 said the skipper1 and the quern began to grind out salt so that it spurted to all sides4 ,when the skipper had got the ship filled he wanted to stop the quern1 but however much he tried and whatever he did the quern went on grinding1 and the mound of salt grew higher and higher1 and at last the ship sank4 ,there at the bottom of the sea stands the quern grinding till this very day1 and that is the reason why the sea is salt4 ,,brother ,,rabbit ,,and ,,brother ,,bull-,,frog ,joel ,chandler ,harris ,the day that the little boy got permission to go to mill with ,uncle ,remus was to be long remembered4 ,it was a brand-new experience to the little city-bred child1 and he enjoyed it to the utmost4 ,it is true that ,uncle ,remus didn't go to mill in the old-fashioned way1 but even if the little chap had known of the old-fashioned way1 his enjoyment would not have been less4 ,instead of throwing a bag of corn on the back of a horse1 and perching himself on top in an uneasy and a precarious position1 ,uncle ,remus placed the corn in a spring wagon1 helped the little boy to climb into the seat1 clucked to the horse1 and went along as smoothly and as rapidly as though they were going to town4 ,everything was new to the lad--the road1 the scenery1 the mill1 and the big mill pond1 and1 best of all1 ,uncle ,remus allowed him to enjoy himself in his own way when they came to the end of the journey4 ,he was such a cautious and timid child1 having little or none of the spirit of adventure that is supposed to dominate the young1 that the old negro was sure he would come to no harm4 ,instead of wandering about1 and going to places where he had no business to go1 the little boy sat where he could see the water flowing over the big dam4 ,he had never seen such a sight before1 and the water seemed to him to have a personality of its own--a personality with both purpose and feeling4 ,the river was not a very large one1 but it was large enough to be impressive when its waters fell and tumbled over the big dam4 ,the little boy watched the tumbling water as it fell over the dam and tossed itself into foam on the rocks below2 he watched it so long and he sat so still that he was able to see things that a noisier youngster would have missed altogether4 ,he saw a big bull-frog creep warily from the water and wipe his mouth and eyes with one of his fore legs1 and he saw the same frog edge himself softly toward a white butterfly that was flitting about near the edge of the stream4 ,he saw the frog lean forward1 and then the butterfly vanished4 ,it seemed like a piece of magic4 ,the child knew that the frog had caught the butterfly1 but how8 ,the fluttering insect was more than a foot from the frog when it disappeared1 and he was sure that the frog had neither jumped nor snapped at the butterfly4 ,what he saw1 he saw as plainly as you see your hand in the light of day4 ,and he saw another sight too that is not given to every one to see4 ,while he was watching the tumbling water and wondering where it all came from and where it was going1 he thought he saw swift-moving shadows flitting from the water below up and into the mill pond above4 ,he never would have been able to discover just what the shadows were if one of them had not paused a moment while halfway to the top of the falling water4 ,it poised itself for one brief instant1 as a humming-bird poises over a flower1 but during that fraction of time the little boy was able to see that what he thought was a shadow was really a fish going from the water below to the mill pond above4 ,the child could hardly believe his eyes1 and for a little while it seemed that the whole world was turned topsy-turvy1 especially as the shadows continued to flit from the water below to the mill pond above4 ,and he was still more puzzled when he reported the strange fact to ,uncle ,remus1 for the old negro took the information as a matter of course4 ,with him the phenomenon was almost as old as his experience4 ,the only explanation that he could give of it was that the fish--or some kinds of fish1 and he didn't know rightly what kind it was--had a habit of falling from the bottom of the falls to the top4 ,the most that he knew was that it was a fact1 and that it was occurring every day in the year when the fish were running4 ,it was certainly wonderful1 as in fact everything would be wonderful if it were not so familiar4 ,we ain't got but one way er lookin' at things1 remarked ,uncle ,remus1 an' ef you'll b'lieve me1 honey1 it's a mighty one-sided way4 ,ef you could git on a perch some'rs an' see things like dey reely is1 an' not like dey seem ter us1 ,i be boun' you'd hol' yo' breff an' shet yo' eyes4 ,the old man1 without intending it1 was going too deep into a deep subject for the child to follow him1 and so the latter told him about the bull-frog and the butterfly4 ,the statement seemed to call up pleasing reminiscences1 for ,uncle ,remus laughed in a hearty way4 ,and when his laughing had subsided1 he continued to chuckle until the little boy wondered what the source of his amusement could be4 ,finally he asked the old negro point blank what had caused him to laugh at such a rate4 ,yo' pa would 'a' know'd1 ,uncle ,remus replied1 and then he grew solemn again and sighed heavily4 ,for a little while he seemed to be listening to the clatter of the mill1 but1 finally1 he turned to the little boy4 ,an' so you done made de 'quaintance er ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog8 ,is you take notice whedder he had a tail er no8 ,why1 of course he didn't have a tail6 exclaimed the child4 ,neither toad-frogs nor bull-frogs have tails4 ,i thought everybody knew that4 ,oh1 well1 ef dat de way you feel 'bout um1 'taint no use fer ter pester wid um4 ,it done got so now dat folks don't b'lieve nothin' but what dey kin see1 an' mo' dan half un um won't b'lieve what dey see less'n dey kin feel un it too4 ,but dat ain't de way wid dem what's ol' 'nough fer ter know4 ,ef ,i'd 'a' tol' you 'bout de fishes swimmin' ag'in fallin' water1 you wouldn't 'a' b'lieved me1 would you8 ,no1 you wouldn't--an' yet1 dar 'twuz right 'fo' yo' face an' eyes4 ,dar dey wuz a-skeetin' fum de bottom er de dam right up in de mill pon'1 an' you settin' dar lookin' at um4 ,s'posin' you wuz ter say dat you won't b'lieve um less'n you kin feel um2 does you speck de fish gwineter hang dar in de fallin' water an' wait twel you kin wade 'cross de slipp'y rocks an' put yo' han' on um8 ,did you look right close1 fer ter see ef de bull-frog what you seed is got a tail er no8 ,the little boy admitted that he had not4 ,he knew as well as anybody that no kind of a frog has a tail unless it is the ,texas frog1 which is only a horned lizard1 for he saw one once in ,atlanta1 and it was nothing but a rusty-back lizard with a horn on his head4 ,i ain't 'sputin' what you say1 honey1 said ,uncle ,remus1 but de creetur what you seed mought 'a' been a frog an' you not know it4 ,one thing ,i does know is dat in times gone by de bull-frog had a tail1 kaze ,i hear de ol folks sesso1 an' mo' dan dat1 dey know'd des how he los' it--de whar1 an' de when an' de which-away4 ,fer all ,i know it wuz right here at dish yer identual mill pon'4 ,i ain't gwine inter court an' make no affledave on it1 but ef anybody wuz ter walk up an' p'int der finger at me1 an' say dat dis is de place where ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog lose his tail1 ,i'd up and 'low1 ',yasser1 it mus' be de place1 kaze it look might'ly like de place what ,i been hear tell 'bout4' ,an' den ,i'd set my eyes an' see ef ,i can't git it straight in my dreams4 ,uncle ,remus paused and pretended to be counting a handful of red grains of corn that he had found somewhere in the mill4 ,seeing that he showed no disposition to tell how ,brother ,bull-,frog had lost his tail1 the little boy reminded him of it4 ,but the old man laughed4 ,ef ,brer ,bull-,frog ain't never had no tail1 he said1 how de name er goodness he gwineter lose un8 ,ef he yever is had a tail1 why den dat's a gray boss uv an'er color4 ,dey's a tale 'bout 'im havin' a tail an' losin' it1 but how kin dey be a tale when dey ain't no tail8 ,well1 the little boy didn't know at all1 and he looked so disconsolate and so confused that the old negro relented4 ,now1 den1 he remarked1 ef ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog had a tail an' he ain't got none now1 dey must 'a' been sump'n happen4 ,in dem times--de times what all deze tales tells you 'bout--,brer ,bull-,frog stayed in an' aroun' still water des like he do now4 ,de bad col' dat he had in dem days1 he's got it yit--de same pop-eyes1 and de same bal' head4 ,den1 ez now1 dey wa'n't a bunch er ha'r on it dat you could pull out wid a pa'r er tweezers4 ,ez he bellers now1 des dat a-way he bellered den1 mo' speshually at night4 ,an' talk 'bout settin' up late--why1 ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog could beat dem what fust got in de habits er settin' up late4 ,dey's one thing dat you'll hatter gi' 'im credit fer1 an' dat wuz keepin' his face an' han's clean1 an' in takin' keer er his cloze4 ,nobody1 not even his mammy1 had ter patch his britches er tack buttons on his coat4 ,see 'im whar you may an' when you mought1 he wuz allers lookin' spick an' span des like he done come right out'n a ban'-box4 ,you know what de riddle say 'bout 'im3 when he stan' up he sets down1 an' when he walks he hops4 ,he'd 'a' been mighty well thunk un1 ef it hadn't but 'a' been fer his habits4 ,he holler so much at night dat de yuther creeturs can't git no sleep4 ,he'd holler an' holler1 an' 'bout de time you think he bleeze ter be 'shame' er hollerin' so much1 he'd up an' holler 'gi'n4 ,it got so dat de creeturs hatter go 'way off some'rs ef dey wanter git any sleep1 an' it seem like dey can't git so fur off but what ,brer ,bull-,frog would wake um up time dey git ter dozin' good4 ,he'd raise up an' low1 ',here ,i is6 ,here ,i is6 ,wharbouts is you8 ,wharbouts is you8 ,come along6 ,come along6' ,it 'uz des dat a-way de whole blessed night1 an' de yuther creeturs1 dey say dat it sholy was a shame dat anybody would set right flat-footed an' ruin der good name4 ,look like he pestered ev'ybody but ol' ,brer ,rabbit1 an' de reason dat he liked it wuz kaze it worried de yuther creeturs4 ,he'd set an' lissen1 ol' ,brer ,rabbit would1 an' den he'd laugh fit ter kill kaze he ain't a-keerin' whedder er no he git any sleep or not4 ,ef dey's anybody what kin set up twel de las' day in de mornin' an' not git red-eyed an' heavy-headed1 it's ol' ,brer ,rabbit4 ,when he wanter sleep1 he'd des shet one eye an' sleep1 an' when he wanter stay 'wake1 he'd des open bofe eyes1 an' dar he wuz wid all his foots under 'im1 an' a-chawin' his terbacker same ez ef dey wa'n't no ,brer ,bull-,frog in de whole ,nunited ,state er ,georgy4 ,it went on dis way fer ,i dunner how long--ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog a-bellerin' all night long an' keepin' de yuther creeturs 'wake1 an' ,brer ,rabbit a-laughin'4 ,but1 bimeby1 de time come when ,brer ,rabbit hatter lay in some mo' calamus root1 ag'in de time when 't would be too col' ter dig it1 an' when he went fer ter hunt fer it1 his way led 'im down todes de mill pon' whar ,brer ,bull-,frog live at4 ,dey wuz calamus root a-plenty down dar1 an' ,brer ,rabbit1 atter lookin' de groun' over1 promise hisse'f dat he'd fetch a basket de nex' time he come1 an' make one trip do fer two4 ,he ain't been dar long 'fo' he had a good chance fer ter hear ,brer ,bull-,frog at close range4 ,he hear him1 he did1 an' he shake his head an' say dat a mighty little bit er dat music would go a long ways1 kaze dey ain't nobody what kin stan' flat-footed an' say dat ,brer ,bull-,frog is a better singer dan de mockin'-bird4 ,well1 whiles ,brer ,rabbit wuz pirootin' roun' fer ter see what mought be seed1 he git de idee dat he kin hear thunder way off yander4 ,he lissen ag'in1 an' he hear ,brer ,bull-,frog mumblin' an' grumblin' ter hisse'f1 an' he must 'a' had a mighty bad col'1 kaze his talk soun' des like a bummil-eye bee been kotch in a sugar-barrel an' can't git out4 ,an' dat creetur must 'a' know'd dat ,brer ,rabbit wuz down in dem neighborhoods1 kaze1 atter while1 he 'gun to talk louder1 an' yit mo' louder4 ,he say1 ',whar you gwine8 ,whar you gwine8' an' den1 ',don't go too fur--don't go too fur6' an'1 atter so long a time1 ',come back--come back6 ,come back soon6' ,brer ,rabbit1 he sot dar1 he did1 an' work his nose an' wiggle his mouf1 an' wait fer ter see what gwineter happen nex'4 ,whiles ,brer ,rabbit settin' dar1 ,brer ,bull-,frog fall ter mumblin' ag'in an' it look like he 'bout ter drap off ter sleep1 but bimeby he talk louder1 ',be my frien'--be my frien'6 ,oh1 be my frien'6' ,brer ,rabbit wunk one eye an' smole a smile1 kaze he done hear a heap er talk like dat4 ,he wipe his face an' eyes wid his pocket-hankcher1 an' sot so still dat you'd 'a' thunk he wa'n't nothin' but a chunk er wood4 ,but ,brer ,bull-,frog1 he know'd how ter stay still hisse'f1 an' he ain't so much ez bubble a bubble4 ,but atter whiles1 when ,brer ,rabbit can't stay still no mo1' he got up fum whar he wuz settin' at an' mosied out by de mill-race whar de grass is fresh an' de trees is green4 ,brer ,bull-,frog holla1 ',jug-er-rum--jug-er-rum6 ,wade in here--,i'll gi' you some6' ,now der nothin' dat ol' ,brer ,rabbit like better dan a little bit er dram fer de stomach-ache1 an' his mouf 'gun ter water right den an' dar4 ,he went a little closer ter de mill pon'1 an' ,brer ,bull-,frog keep on a-talkin' 'bout de jug er rum1 an' what he gwine do ef ,brer ,rabbit'will wade in dar4 ,he look at de water1 an' it look mighty col'2 he look ag'in an' it look mighty deep4 ,it say1 ',lap-lap6' an' it look like it's a-creepin' higher4 ,brer ,rabbit drawed back wid a shiver1 an' he wish mighty much dat he'd a fotch his overcoat4 ,brer ,bull-,frog say1 ',knee deep--knee deep6 ,wade in-- wade in6' an' he make de water bubble des like he takin' a dram4 ,den an' dar1 sump'n n'er happen1 an' how it come ter happen ,brer ,rabbit never kin tell2 but he peeped in de pon' fer ter see ef he kin ketch a glimp er de jug1 an' in he went--kerchug6 ,he ain't never know whedder he fall in1 er slip in1 er ef he was pushed in1 but dar he wuz6 ,he come mighty nigh not gittin' out2 but he scramble an' he scuffle twel he git back ter de bank whar he kin clim' out1 an' he stood dar1 he did1 an' kinder shuck hisse'f1 kaze he mighty glad fer ter fin' dat he's in de worl' once mo'4 ,he know'd dat a lettel mo' an' he'd 'a' been gone fer good1 kaze when he drapped in1 er jumped in1 er fell in1 he wuz over his head an' years1 an' he hatter do a sight er kickin' an' scufflin' an' swallerin' water 'fo' he kin git whar he kin grab de grass on de bank4 ,he sneeze an' snoze1 an' wheeze an' whoze1 twel it look like he'd drown right whar he wuz stan'in' anyway you kin fix it4 ,he say ter hisse'f dat he ain't never gwineter git de tas'e er river water outer his mouf an' nose1 an' he wonder how in de worl' dat plain water kin be so watery4 ,ol' ,brer ,bull-,frog1 he laugh like a bull in de pastur'1 an' ,brer ,rabbit gi' a sidelong look dat oughter tol' 'im ez much ez a map kin tell one er deze yer school scholars4 ,brer ,rabbit look at 'im1 but he ain't say narry a word4 ,he des shuck hisse'f once mo'1 an' put out fer home whar he kin set in front er de fire an' git dry4 ,atter dat day1 ,brer ,rabbit riz mighty soon an' went ter bed late1 an' he watch ,brer ,bull-,frog so close dat dey wa'n't nothin' he kin do but what ,brer ,rabbit know' 'bout it time it 'uz done2 an' one thing he know'd better dan all--he know' dat when de winter time come ,brer ,bull-,frog would have ter pack up his duds an' move over in de bog whar de water don't git friz up4 ,dat much he know'd1 an' when dat time come1 he laid off fer ter make ,brer ,bull-,frog's journey1 short ez it wuz1 ez full er hap'nin's ez de day when de ol' cow went dry4 ,he tuck an' move his bed an' board ter de big holler poplar1 not fur fum de mill pon'1 an' dar he stayed an' keep one eye on ,brer ,bull-,frog bofe night an' day4 ,he ain't lose no flesh whiles he waitin'1 kaze he ain't one er deze yer kin' what mopes an' gits sollumcolly2 he wuz all de time betwixt a grin an' a giggle4 ,he know'd mighty well--none better--dat time goes by turns in deze low groun's1 an' he wait fer de day when ,brer ,bull-,frog gwineter move his belongin's fum pon' ter bog4 ,an' bimeby dat time come1 an' when it come1 ,brer ,bull-,frog is done fergit off'n his mind all 'bout ,brer ,rabbit an' his splashification4 ,he rig hisse'f out in his ,sunday best1 an' he look kerscrumptious ter dem what like dat kinder doin's4 ,he had on a little sojer hat wid green an' white speckles all over it1 an' a long green coat1 an' satin britches1 an' a white silk wescut1 an' shoes wid silver buckles4 ,mo' dan dat1 he had a green umbrell fer ter keep fum havin' freckles1 an' his long spotted tail wuz done up in de umbrell kivver so dat it won't drag on de groun'4 ,uncle ,remus paused to see what the little boy would say to this last statement1 but the child's training prevented the asking of many questions1 and so he only laughed at the idea of a frog with a tail1 and the tail done up in the cover of a green umbrella4 ,the laughter of the youngster was hearty enough to satisfy the old negro1 and he went on with the story4 ,whiles all dis goin' on1 honey1 you better b'lieve dat ,brer ,rabbit wa'n't so mighty fur fum dar4 ,when ,brer ,bull-,frog come out an' start fer ter promenade ter de bog1 ,brer ,rabbit show hisse'f an' make like he skeered4 ,he broke an' run1 an' den he stop fer ter see what 'tis--an' den he run a leetle ways an' stop ag'in1 an' he keep on dodgin' an' runnin' twel he fool ,brer ,bull-,frog inter b'lievin' dat he wuz skeer'd mighty nigh ter death4 ,you know how folks does when dey git de idee dat somebody's feared un um--ef you don't you'll fin' out long 'fo' yo' whiskers gits ter hangin' to yo' knees4 ,when folks take up dis idee1 dey gits biggity1 an' dey ain't no stayin' in de same country wid um4 ,well1 ,brer ,bull-,frog1 he git de idee dat ,brer ,rabbit wuz 'fear'd un 'im1 an' he shuck his umbrell like he mad1 an' he beller3 ',whar my gun8' ,brer ,rabbit flung up bofe han's like he wuz skeer'd er gittin' a load er shot in his vitals1 an' den he broke an' run ez hard ez he kin4 ,brer ,bull-,frog holler out1 ',come yer1 you vilyun1 an' le' me' gi' you de frailin' what ,i done promise you6' but ol' ,brer ,rabbit1 he keep on a-gwine4 ,brer ,bull-,frog went hoppin' atter1 but he ain't make much headway1 kaze all de time he wuz hoppin' he wuz tryin' to strut4 ',twuz e'en about ez much ez ,brer ,rabbit kin do ter keep fum laughin'1 but he led ,brer ,bull-,frog ter de holler poplar1 whar he had his hatchet hid4 ,ez he went in' he 'low1 ',you can't git me6' ,he went in1 he did1 an' out he popped on t'er side4 ,by dat time ,brer ,bull-,frog wuz mighty certain an' sho dat ,brer ,rabbit wuz skeer'd ez he kin be1 an' inter de holler he went1 widout so much ez takin' de trouble ter shet up his umbrell4 ,when he got in de holler1 in co'se he ain't see hide ner ha'r er ,brer ,rabbit1 an' he beller out1 ',whar is you8 ,you may hide1 but ,i'll fin' you1 an' when ,i does --when ,i does6' ,he ain't say all he wanter say1 kaze by dat time ,brer ,rabbit wuz lammin' on de tree wid his hatchet4 ,he hit it some mighty heavy whacks1 an' ,brer ,bull-,frog git de idee dat somebody wuz cuttin' it down4 ,dat kinder skeer'd 'im1 kaze he know dat ef de tree fell while he in de holler1 it'd be all-night ,isom wid him4 ,but when he make a move fer ter turn roun' in dar fer ter come out1 ,brer ,rabbit run roun' ter whar he wuz1 an' chop his tail off right smick-smack-smoove4 ,the veteran story-teller paused1 and looked at the clouds that were gathering in the sky4 ',twouldn't 'stonish me none1 he remarked dryly1 ef we wuz ter have some fallin' wedder4 ,but1 ,uncle ,remus1 what happened when ,brother ,rabbit cut off the ,bull-,frog's tail8 inquired the little boy4 ,the old man sighed heavily1 and looked around1 as if he were hunting for some way of escape4 ,why1 honey1 when de ,frog tail wuz cut off1 it stayed off1 but dey tells me dat it kep' on a wigglin' plum twel de sun went down4 ,dis much ,i does know1 dat sence dat day1 none er de ,frog fambly has been troubled wid tails4 ,ef you don't believe me you kin ketch um an' see4 ,,brownie ,,and ,,the ,,cook ,dinah ,maria ,mulock ,craik ,there was once a little ,brownie who lived--where do you think he lived8--,in a coal cellar4 ,now a coal cellar may seem a most curious place to choose to live in2 but then a ,brownie is a curious creature--a fairy1 and yet not one of that sort of fairies who fly about on gossamer wings1 and dance in the moonlight1 and so on4 ,he never dances2 and as to wings1 what use would they be to him in a coal cellar8 ,he is a sober1 stay-at-home household elf--nothing much to look at1 even if you did see him1 which you are not likely to do--only a little old man1 about a foot high1 all dressed in brown1 with a brown face and hands1 and a brown peaked cap1 just the color of a brown mouse4 ,and like a mouse he hides in corners--especially kitchen corners1 and only comes out after dark when nobody is about1 and so sometimes people call him ,mr4 ,nobody4 ,i said you were not likely to see him4 ,i never did1 certainly1 and never knew anybody that did2 but still1 if you were to go into ,devonshire1 you would hear many funny stories about ,brownies in general1 and so ,i may as well tell you the adventures of this particular ,brownie1 who belonged to a family there2 which family he had followed from house to house1 most faithfully1 for years and years4 ,a good many people had heard him--or supposed they had-- when there were extraordinary noises about the house2 noises which must have come from a mouse or a rat--or a ,brownie4 ,but nobody had ever seen him1 except the children1 the three little boys and three little girls--who declared he often came to play with them when they were alone1 and was the nicest companion in the world1 though he was such an old man--hundreds of years old6 ,he was full of fun and mischief and up to all sorts of tricks1 but he never did anybody any harm unless they deserved it4 ,brownie was supposed to live under one particular coal1 in the darkest corner of the cellar1 which was never allowed to be disturbed4 ,why he had chosen it nobody knew1 and how he lived there1 nobody knew either2 nor what he lived upon4 ,except that1 ever since the family could remember1 there had always been a bowl of milk put behind the coal cellar door for the ,brownie's supper4 ,perhaps he drank it--perhaps he didn't3 anyhow1 the bowl was always found empty next morning4 ,the old ,cook1 who had lived all her life in the family1 had never once forgotten to give ,brownie his supper2 but at last she died1 and a young ,cook came in her stead1 who was very apt to forget everything4 ,she was also both careless and lazy1 and disliked taking the trouble to put a bowl of milk in the same place every night for ,mr4 ,nobody4 ,she didn't believe in ,brownies1 she said2 she had never seen one1 and seeing's believing4 ,so she laughed at the other servants1 who looked very grave1 and put the bowl of milk in its place as often as they could1 without saying much about it4 ,but once1 when ,brownie woke up1 at his usual hour for rising-- ten o'clock at night1 and looked round in search of his supper-- which was in fact his breakfast1 he found nothing there4 ,at first he could not imagine such neglect1 and went smelling and smelling about for his bowl of milk--it was not always placed in the same corner now--but in vain4 ,this will never do1 said he2 and being extremely hungry1 began running about the coal cellar to see what he could find4 ,his eyes were as useful in the dark as in the light--like a pussycat's2 but there was nothing to be seen--not even a potato paring1 or a dry crust1 or a well-gnawed bone1 such as ,tiny the terrier sometimes brought into the coal cellar and left on the floor4 ,nothing1 in short1 but heaps of coals and coal dust1 which even a ,brownie cannot eat1 you know4 ,can't stand this2 quite impossible6 said the ,brownie1 tightening his belt to make his poor little inside feel less empty4 ,he had been asleep so long--about a week1 ,i believe1 as was his habit when there was nothing to do---that he seemed ready to eat his own head1 or his boots1 or anything4 ,what's to be done8 ,since nobody brings my supper ,i must go and fetch it4 ,he spoke quickly1 for he always thought quickly and made up his mind in a minute4 ,to be sure it was a very little mind1 like his little body2 but he did the best he could with it1 and was not a bad sort of old fellow after all4 ,in the house he had never done any harm--and often some good1 for he frightened away all the rats1 mice1 and black beetles4 ,not the crickets--he liked them1 as the old ,cook had done3 she said they were such cheerful creatures1 and always brought luck to the house4 ,but the young ,cook could not bear them1 and used to pour boiling water down their holes1 and set basins of beer with little wooden bridges up to the rim1 that they might walk up1 tumble in1 and be drowned4 ,so there was not even a cricket singing in the silent house when ,brownie put his head out of his coal cellar door1 which1 to his surprise1 he found open4 ,old ,cook used to lock it every night2 but the young ,cook had left that key1 and the kitchen and pantry keys too1 all dangling in the lock1 so that any thief might have got in and wandered all over the house without being found out4 ,hurrah1 here's luck6 cried ,brownie1 tossing his cap up in the air1 and bounding right through the scullery into the kitchen4 ,it was quite empty1 but there was a good fire burning itself out-- just for its own amusement1 and the remains of a capital supper were spread on the table--enough for half-a-dozen people being left still4 ,would you like to know what there was8 ,devonshire cream1 of course2 and part of a large dish of junket1 which is something like curds and whey4 ,lots of bread and butter and cheese1 and half an apple pudding4 ,also a great jug of cider and another of milk1 and several half-full glasses1 and no end of dirty plates1 knives1 and forks4 ,all were scattered about the table in the most untidy fashion1 just as the servants had risen from their supper1 without thinking to put anything away4 ,brownie screwed up his little old face and turned up his button of a nose1 and gave a long whistle4 ,you might not believe it1 seeing he lived in a coal cellar1 but really he liked tidiness and always played his pranks upon disorderly or slovenly folk4 ,whew6 said he1 here's a chance6 ,what a supper ,i'll get now6 ,and he jumped on to a chair and thence to the table1 but so quietly that the large black cat with four white paws1 called ,muff1 because she was so fat and soft and her fur so long1 who sat dozing in front of the fire1 just opened one eye and went to sleep again4 ,she had tried to get her nose into the milk jug1 but it was too small2 and the junket dish was too deep for her to reach1 except with one paw4 ,she didn't care much for bread and cheese and apple pudding1 and was very well fed besides2 so after just wandering round the table she had jumped down from it again1 and settled herself to sleep on the hearth4 ,but ,brownie had no notion of going to sleep4 ,he wanted his supper1 and oh6 what a supper he did eat6 first one thing and then another1 and then trying everything all over again4 ,and oh6 what a lot he drank6--first milk and then cider1 and then mixed the two together in a way that would have disagreed with anybody except a ,brownie4 ,as it was1 he was obliged to slacken his belt several times1 and at last took it off altogether4 ,but he must have had a most extraordinary capacity for eating and drinking--since1 after he had nearly cleared the table1 he was just as lively as ever1 and began jumping about on the table as if he had had no supper at all4 ,now his jumping was a little awkward1 for there happened to be a clean white tablecloth6 as this was only ,monday1 it had had no time to get dirty--untidy as the ,cook was4 ,and you know ,brownie lived in a coal cellar1 and his feet were black with running about in coal dust4 ,so wherever he trod1 he left the impression behind2 until at last the whole tablecloth was covered with black marks4 ,not that he minded this2 in fact1 he took great pains to make the cloth as dirty as possible2 and then laughing loudly1 ,ho1 ho1 ho6 leaped on to the hearth1 and began teasing the cat2 squeaking like a mouse1 or chirping like a cricket1 or buzzing like a fly2 and altogether disturbing poor ,pussy's mind so much1 that she went and hid herself in the farthest corner1 and left him the hearth all to himself1 where he lay at ease till daybreak4 ,then1 hearing a slight noise overhead1 which might be the servants getting up1 he jumped on to the table again--gobbled up the few remaining crumbs for his breakfast1 and scampered off to his coal cellar2 where he hid himself under his big coal1 and fell asleep for the day4 ,well1 the ,cook came downstairs rather earlier than usual1 for she remembered she had to clear off the remains of supper2 but lo and behold1 there was nothing left to clear6 ,every bit of food was eaten up--the cheese looked as if a dozen mice had been nibbling at it1 and nibbled it down to the very rind2 the milk and cider were all drunk--and mice don't care for milk and cider1 you know3 as for the apple pudding1 it had vanished altogether2 and the dish was licked as clean as if ,boxer the yard dog had been at it1 in his hungriest mood4 ,and my white tablecloth--oh1 my clean white tablecloth6 ,what can have been done to it8 cried she in amazement4 ,for it was all over little black footmarks1 just the size of a baby's foot-- only babies don't wear shoes with nails in them1 and don't run about and climb on kitchen tables after all the family have gone to bed4 ,cook was a little frightened2 but her fright changed to anger when she saw the large black cat stretched comfortably on the hearth4 ,poor ,muff had crept there for a little snooze after ,brownie went away4 ,you nasty cat6 ,i see it all now2 it's you that have eaten up all the supper2 it's you that have been on my clean tablecloth with your dirty paws4 ,they were white paws1 and as clean as possible2 but ,cook never thought of that1 any more than she did of the fact that cats don't usually drink cider or eat apple pudding4 ,i'll teach you to come stealing food in this way2 take that-- and that--and that6 ,cook got hold of a broom and beat poor ,pussy till the creature ran mewing away4 ,she couldn't speak1 you know--unfortunate cat6 and tell people that it was ,brownie who had done it all4 ,next night ,cook thought she would make all safe and sure2 so1 instead of letting the cat sleep by the fire1 she shut her up in the chilly coal cellar--locked the door1 put the key in her pocket1 and went off to bed2 leaving the supper as before4 ,when ,brownie woke up and looked out of his hole1 there was as usual no supper for him1 and the cellar was close shut4 ,he peered about1 to try and find some cranny under the door to creep out at1 but there was none4 ,and he felt so hungry that he could almost have eaten the cat1 who kept walking to and fro in a melancholy manner--only she was alive1 and he couldn't well eat her alive3-- besides he knew she was old1 and had an idea she might be tough2 so he merely said1 politely1 ,how do you do1 ,mrs4 ,pussy8 to which she answered nothing--of course4 ,something must be done1 and luckily ,brownies can do things which nobody else can do4 ,so he thought he would change himself into a mouse1 and gnaw a hole through the door4 ,but then he suddenly remembered the cat1 who1 though he had decided not to eat her1 might take this opportunity of eating him4 ,so he thought it advisable to wait till she was fast asleep1 which did not happen for a good while4 ,at length1 quite tired with walking about1 ,pussy turned round on her tail six times1 curled down in a corner1 and fell fast asleep4 ,immediately ,brownie changed himself into the smallest mouse possible2 and1 taking care not to make the least noise1 gnawed a hole in the door1 and squeezed himself through--immediately turning into his proper shape again1 for fear of accidents4 ,the kitchen fire was at its last glimmer2 but it showed a better supper than even last night1 for the ,cook had had friends with her1 a brother and two cousins1 and they had been exceedingly merry4 ,the food they had left behind was enough for three ,brownies at least1 but this one managed to eat it all up4 ,only once1 in trying to cut a great slice of beef1 he let the carving knife and fork fall with such a clatter1 that ,tiny the terrier1 who was tied up at the foot of the stairs1 began to bark furiously4 ,however1 he brought her her puppy1 which had been left in a basket in a corner of the kitchen1 and so succeeded in quieting her4 ,after that he enjoyed himself amazingly1 and made more marks than ever on the white tablecloth--for he began jumping about like a pea on a trencher1 in order to make his particularly large supper agree with him4 ,then1 in the absence of the cat1 he teased the puppy for an hour or two1 till1 hearing the clock strike five1 he thought it as well to turn into a mouse again1 and creep back cautiously into his cellar4 ,he was only just in time1 for ,muff opened one eye1 and was just going to pounce upon him1 when he changed himself back into a ,brownie4 ,she was so startled that she bounded away1 her tail growing into twice its natural size1 and her eyes gleaming like round green globes4 ,but ,brownie only said1 ,ha1 ha1 ho6 and walked deliberately into his hole4 ,when ,cook came downstairs and saw that the same thing had happened again--that the supper was all eaten1 and the tablecloth blacker than ever with extraordinary footmarks1 she was greatly puzzled4 ,who could have done it all8 ,not the cat1 who came mewing out of the coal cellar the minute she unlocked the door4 ,possibly a rat--but then would a rat have come within reach of ,tiny8 ,it must have been ,tiny herself1 or her puppy1 which just came rolling out of its basket over ,cook's feet4 ,you little wretch6 ,you and your mother are the greatest nuisance imaginable4 ,i'll punish you6 ,and quite forgetting that ,tiny had been safely tied up all night1 and that her poor little puppy was so fat and helpless it could scarcely stand on its legs--and so was unlikely to jump on chairs and tables1 she gave them both such a thrashing that they ran howling together out of the kitchen door1 where the kind little kitchen maid took them up in her arms4 ,you ought to have beaten the ,brownie1 if you could catch him1 said she in a whisper4 ,he'll do it again and again1 you'll see1 for he can't bear an untidy kitchen4 ,you'd better do as poor old ,cook did1 and clear the supper things away1 and put the odds and ends safe in the larder2 also1 she added mysteriously1 if ,i were you1 ,i'd put a bowl of milk behind the coal-cellar door4 ,nonsense6 answered the young ,cook and flounced away4 ,but afterwards she thought better of it1 and did as she was advised1 grumbling all the time1 but doing it4 ,next morning1 the milk was gone6 ,perhaps ,brownie had drunk it up1 anyhow nobody could say that he hadn't4 ,as for the supper1 ,cook having safely laid it on the shelves of the larder1 nobody touched it4 ,and the tablecloth1 which was wrapped up tidily and put in the dresser drawer1 came out as clean as ever1 with not a single black footmark upon it4 ,no mischief being done1 the cat and the dog both escaped beating1 and ,brownie played no more tricks with anybody--till the next time4 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,golden ,,river2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,black ,,brothers ,john ,ruskin ,,chapter ,i ,,how ,,the ,,agricultural ,,system ,,of ,,the ,,black ,,brothers ,,was ,,interfered ,,with ,,by ,,southwest ,,wind1 ,,esquire ,in a secluded and mountainous part of ,stiria there was in old time a valley of the most surprising and luxuriant fertility4 ,it was surrounded on all sides by steep and rocky mountains1 rising into peaks which were always covered with snow1 and from which a number of torrents descended in constant cataracts4 ,one of these fell westward over the face of a crag so high1 that1 when the sun had set to everything else1 and all below was darkness1 his beams still shone full upon this waterfall1 so that it looked like a shower of gold4 ,it was1 therefore1 called by the people of the neighborhood1 the ,golden ,river4 ,it was strange that none of these streams fell into the valley itself4 ,they all descended on the other side of the mountains1 and wound away through broad plains and by populous cities4 ,but the clouds were drawn so constantly to the snowy hills1 and rested so softly in the circular hollow1 that in time of drought and heat1 when all the country round was burnt up1 there was still rain in the little valley2 and its crops were so heavy and its hay so high1 and its apples so red1 and its grapes so blue1 and its wine so rich1 and its honey so sweet1 that it was a marvel to every one who beheld it1 and was commonly called the ,treasure ,valley4 ,the whole of this little valley belonged to three brothers called ,schwartz1 ,hans1 and ,gluck4 ,schwartz and ,hans1 the two elder brothers1 were very ugly men1 with overhanging eyebrows and small dull eyes1 which were always half shut1 so that you could not see into them1 and always fancied they saw very far into you4 ,they lived by farming the ,treasure ,valley1 and very good farmers they were4 ,they killed everything that did not pay for its eating4 ,they shot the blackbirds1 because they pecked the fruit2 and killed the hedgehogs1 lest they should suck the cows2 they poisoned the crickets for eating the crumbs in the kitchen2 and smothered the cicadas1 which used to sing all summer in the lime trees4 ,they worked their servants without any wages1 till they would not work any more1 and then quarreled with them1 and turned them out of doors without paying them4 ,it would have been very odd if with such a farm and such a system of farming they hadn't got very rich2 and very rich they did get4 ,they generally contrived to keep their corn by them till it was very dear1 and then sell it for twice its value2 they had heaps of gold lying about on their floors1 yet it was never known that they had given so much as a penny or a crust in charity2 they never went to mass2 grumbled perpetually at paying tithes2 and were1 in a word1 of so cruel and grinding a temper1 as to receive from all those with whom they had any dealings1 the nickname of the ,black ,brothers4 ,the youngest brother1 ,gluck1 was as completely opposed1 in both appearance and character1 to his seniors as could possibly be imagined or desired4 ,he was not above twelve years old1 fair1 blue-eyed1 and kind in temper to every living thing4 ,he did not1 of course1 agree particularly well with his brothers1 or rather1 they did not agree with him4 ,he was usually appointed to the honorable office of turnspit1 when there was anything to roast1 which was not often2 for1 to do the brothers justice1 they were hardly less sparing upon themselves than upon other people4 ,at other times he used to clean the shoes1 floors1 and sometimes the plates1 occasionally getting what was left on them1 by way of encouragement1 and a wholesome quantity of dry blows1 by way of education4 ,things went on in this manner for a long time4 ,at last came a very wet summer1 and everything went wrong in the country around4 ,the hay had hardly been got in when the haystacks were floated bodily down to the sea by an inundation2 the vines were cut to pieces with the hail2 the corn was all killed by a black blight2 only in the ,treasure ,valley1 as usual1 all was safe4 ,as it had rain when there was rain nowhere else1 so it had sun when there was sun nowhere else4 ,everybody came to buy corn at the farm1 and went away pouring maledictions on the ,black ,brothers4 ,they asked what they liked1 and got it1 except from the poor people1 who could only beg1 and several of whom were starved at their very door without the slightest regard or notice4 ,it was drawing towards ,winter1 and very cold weather1 when one day the two elder brothers had gone out with their usual warning to little ,gluck1 who was left to mind the roast1 that he was to let nobody in and give nothing out4 ,gluck sat down quite close to the fire1 for it was raining very hard1 and the kitchen walls were by no means dry or comfortable looking4 ,he turned and turned1 and the roast got nice and brown4 ,what a pity1 thought ,gluck1 my brothers never ask anybody to dinner4 ,i'm sure when they have such a nice piece of mutton as this1 and nobody else has got so much as a piece of dry bread1 it would do their hearts good to have somebody to eat it with them4 ,just as he spoke there came a double knock at the house door1 yet heavy and dull1 as though the knocker had been tied up--more like a puff than a knock4 ,it must be the wind1 said ,gluck2 nobody else would venture to knock double knocks at our door4 ,no2 it wasn't the wind3 there it came again very hard2 and what was particularly astounding1 the knocker seemed to be in a hurry1 and not to be in the least afraid of the consequences4 ,gluck went to the window1 opened it1 and put his head out to see who it was4 ,it was the most extraordinary-looking little gentleman he had ever seen in his life4 ,he had a very large nose1 slightly brass-colored2 his cheeks were very round and very red1 and might have warranted a supposition that he had been blowing a refractory fire for the last eight-and-forty hours2 his eyes twinkled merrily through long silky eyelashes1 his mustaches curled twice round like a corkscrew on each side of his mouth1 and his hair1 of a curious mixed pepper-and-salt-color1 descended far over his shoulders4 ,he was about four-feet-six in height1 and wore a conical pointed cap of nearly the same altitude1 decorated with a black feather some three feet long4 ,his doublet was prolonged behind into something resembling a violent exaggeration of what is now termed a swallowtail1 but was much obscured by the swelling folds of an enormous black1 glossy-looking cloak1 which must have been very much too long in calm weather1 as the wind1 whistling round the old house1 carried it clear out from the wearer's shoulders to about four times his own length4 ,gluck was so perfectly paralyzed by the singular appearance of his visitor that he remained fixed without uttering a word1 until the old gentleman1 having performed another and a more energetic concerto on the knocker1 turned round to look after his fly-away cloak4 ,in so doing he caught sight of ,gluck's little yellow head jammed in the window1 with his mouth and eyes very wide-open indeed4 ,hollo6 said the little gentleman1 that's not the way to answer the door3 ,i'm wet1 let me in4 ,to do the little gentleman justice1 he was wet4 ,his feather hung down between his legs like a beaten puppy's tail1 dripping like an umbrella2 and from the ends of his mustaches the water was running into his waistcoat pockets1 and out again like a mill stream4 ,i beg pardon1 sir1 said ,gluck1 ,i'm very sorry1 but ,i really can't4 ,can't what8 said the old gentleman4 ,i can't let you in1 sir1--,i can't indeed2 my brothers would beat me to death1 sir1 if ,i thought of such a thing4 ,what do you want1 sir8 ,want8 said the old gentleman1 petulantly4 ,i want fire and shelter2 and there's your great fire there1 blazing1 crackling1 and dancing on the walls1 with nobody to feel it4 ,let me in1 ,i say2 ,i only want to warm myself4 ,gluck had had his head so long out of the window by this time that he began to feel it was really unpleasantly cold1 and when he turned and saw the beautiful fire rustling and roaring1 and throwing long1 bright tongues up the chimney1 as if it were licking its chops at the savory smell of the leg of mutton1 his heart melted within him that it should be burning away for nothing4 ,he does look very wet1 said little ,gluck2 ,i'll just let him in for a quarter of an hour4 ,round he went to the door and opened it2 and as the little gentleman walked in there came a gust of wind through the house that made the old chimneys totter4 ,that's a good boy1 said the little gentleman4 ,never mind your brothers4 ,i'll talk to them4 ,pray1 sir1 don't do any such thing1 said ,gluck4 ,i can't let you stay till they come3 they'd be the death of me4 ,dear me1 said the old gentleman1 ,i'm very sorry to hear that4 ,how long may ,i stay8 ,only till the mutton's done1 sir1 replied ,gluck1 and it's very brown4 ,then the old gentleman walked into the kitchen1 and sat himself down on the hob1 with the top of his cap accommodated up the chimney1 for it was a great deal too high for the roof4 ,you'll soon dry there1 sir1 said ,gluck1 and sat down again to turn the mutton4 ,but the old gentleman did not dry there1 but went on drip1 drip1 dripping among the cinders1 and the fire fizzed1 and sputtered1 and began to look very black and uncomfortable4 ,never was such a cloak2 every fold in it ran like a gutter4 ,i beg pardon1 sir1 said ,gluck at length1 after watching the water spreading in long1 quicksilver-like streams over the floor for a quarter of an hour2 mayn't ,i take your cloak8 ,no1 thank you1 said the old gentleman4 ,your cap1 sir8 ,i am all right1 thank you1 said the old gentleman1 rather gruffly4 ,but1--sir1--,i'm very sorry1 said ,gluck1 hesitatingly2 but--really1 sir1--you're--putting the fire out4 ,it'll take longer to do the mutton1 then1 replied his visitor dryly4 ,gluck was very much puzzled by the behavior of his guest2 it was such a strange mixture of coolness and humility4 ,he turned away at the string meditatively for another five minutes4 ,that mutton looks very nice1 said the old gentleman at length4 ,can't you give me a little bit8 ,impossible1 sir1 said ,gluck4 ,i'm very hungry1 continued the old gentleman2 ,i've had nothing to eat yesterday nor today4 ,they surely couldn't miss a bit from the knuckle6 ,he spoke in so very melancholy a tone that it quite melted ,gluck's heart4 ,they promised me one slice today1 sir1 said he2 ,i can give you that1 but not a bit more4 ,that's a good boy1 said the old gentleman again4 ,then ,gluck warmed a plate1 and sharpened a knife4 ,i don't care if ,i do get beaten for it4 thought he4 ,just as he had cut a large slice out of the mutton1 there came a tremendous rap at the door4 ,the old gentleman jumped off the hob1 as if it had suddenly become inconveniently warm4 ,gluck fitted the slice into the mutton again1 with desperate efforts at exactitude1 and ran to open the door4 ,what did you keep us waiting in the rain for8 said ,schwartz1 as he walked in1 throwing his umbrella in ,gluck's face4 ,ay6 what for1 indeed1 you little vagabond8 said ,hans1 administering an educational box on the ear1 as he followed his brother into the kitchen4 ,bless my soul6 said ,schwartz1 when he opened the door4 ,amen1 said the little gentleman1 who had taken his cap off1 and was standing in the middle of the kitchen1 bowing with the utmost possible velocity4 ,who's that8 said ,schwartz1 catching up a rolling-pin1 and turning to ,gluck with a fierce frown4 ,i don't know1 indeed1 brother1 said ,gluck1 in great terror4 ,how did he get in8 roared ,schwartz4 ,my dear brother1 said ,gluck1 deprecatingly1 he was so very wet6 ,the rolling-pin was descending on ,gluck's head2 but at the instant the old gentleman interposed his conical cap1 on which it crashed with a shock that shook the water out of it all over the room4 ,what was very odd1 the rolling-pin no sooner touched the cap than it flew out of ,schwartz's hand1 spinning like a straw in a high wind1 and fell into the corner at the farther end of the room4 ,who are you1 sir8 demanded ,schwartz1 turning upon him4 ,what's your business8 snarled ,hans4 ,i'm a poor old man1 sir1 the little gentleman began very modestly1 and ,i saw your fire through the window1 and begged shelter for a quarter of an hour4 ,have the goodness to walk out again1 then1 said ,schwartz4 ,we've quite enough water in our kitchen without making it a drying-house4 ,it is a cold day to turn an old man out in1 sir2 look at my gray hairs4 ,they hung down to his shoulders1 as ,i told you before4 ,ay6 said ,hans1 there are enough of them to keep you warm4 ,walk6 ,i'm very1 very hungry1 sir2 couldn't you spare me a bit of bread before ,i go8 ,bread1 indeed6 said ,schwartz2 do you suppose we've nothing to do with our bread but to give it to such red-nosed fellows as you8 ,why don't you sell your feather8 said ,hans1 sneeringly4 ,out with you6 ,a little bit1 said the old gentleman4 ,be off6 said ,schwartz4 ,pray1 gentlemen-- ,off1 and be hanged6 cried ,hans1 seizing him by the collar4 ,but he had no sooner touched the old gentleman's collar1 than away he went after the rolling-pin1 spinning round and round1 till he fell into the corner on the top of it4 ,then ,schwartz was very angry1 and ran at the old gentleman to turn him out2 but he also had hardly touched him1 when away he went after ,hans and the rolling-pin1 and hit his head against the wall as he tumbled into the corner4 ,and so there they lay1 all three4 ,then the old gentleman spun himself round with velocity in the opposite direction2 continued to spin until his long cloak was all wound neatly about him3 clapped his cap on his head1 very much on one side 7for it could not stand upright without going through the ceiling71 gave an additional twist to his corkscrew mustaches1 and replied with perfect coolness3 ,gentlemen1 ,i wish you a very good morning4 ,at twelve o'clock tonight ,i'll call again2 after such a refusal of hospitality as ,i have just experienced1 you will not be surprised if that visit is the last ,i ever pay you4 ,if ever ,i catch you here again1 muttered ,schwartz1 coming1 half frightened1 out of the corner--but1 before he could finish his sentence1 the old gentleman had shut the house door behind him with a great bang3 and there drove past the window1 at the same instant1 a wreath of ragged cloud1 that whirled and rolled away down the valley in all manner of shapes2 turning over and over in the air1 and melting away at last in a gush of rain4 ,a very pretty business1 indeed1 ,mr4 ,gluck6 said ,schwartz4 ,dish the mutton1 sir4 ,if ever ,i catch you at such a trick again --bless me1 why1 the mutton's been cut6 ,you promised me one slice1 brother1 you know1 said ,gluck4 ,oh6 and you were cutting it hot1 ,i suppose1 and going to catch all the gravy4 ,it'll be long before ,i promise you such a thing again4 ,leave the room1 sir2 and have the kindness to wait in the coal cellar till ,i call you4 ,gluck left the room1 melancholy enough4 ,the brothers ate as much mutton as they could1 locked the rest into the cupboard1 and proceeded to get very drunk after dinner4 ,such a night as it was6 ,howling wind1 and rushing rain1 without intermission4 ,the brothers had just sense enough left to put up all the shutters1 and double-bar the door1 before they went to bed4 ,they usually slept in the same room4 ,as the clock struck twelve1 they were both awakened by a tremendous crash4 ,their door burst open with a violence that shook the house from top to bottom4 ,what's that8 cried ,schwartz1 starting up in his bed4 ,only ,i1 said the little gentleman4 ,the two brothers sat up on their bolster1 and stared into the darkness4 ,the room was full of water2 and by a misty moonbeam1 which found its way through a hole in the shutter1 they could see in the midst of it an enormous foam globe1 spinning round1 and bobbing up and down like a cork1 on which1 as on a most luxurious cushion1 reclined the little old gentleman1 cap and all4 ,there was plenty of room for it now1 for the roof was off4 ,sorry to incommode you1 said their visitor1 ironically4 ,i'm afraid your beds are dampish2 perhaps you had better go to your brother's room3 ,i've left the ceiling on there4 ,they required no second admonition1 but rushed into ,gluck's room1 wet through1 and in an agony of terror4 ,you'll find my card on the kitchen table1 the old gentleman called after them4 ,remember1 the last visit4 ,pray ,heaven it may6 said ,schwartz1 shuddering4 ,and the foam globe disappeared4 ,dawn came at last1 and the two brothers looked out of ,gluck's little window in the morning4 ,the ,treasure ,valley was one mass of ruin and desolation4 ,the inundation had swept away trees1 crops1 and cattle1 and left in their stead a waste of red sand and gray mud4 ,the two brothers crept shivering and horror-struck into the kitchen4 ,the water had gutted the whole first floor2 corn1 money1 almost every movable thing had been swept away1 and there was left only a small white card on the kitchen table4 ,on it1 in large1 breezy1 long-legged letters1 were engraved the words3 ,,southwest ,,wind1 ,,esquire ,,chapter ,,ii ,,of ,,the ,,proceedings ,,of ,,the ,,three ,,brothers ,,after ,,the ,,visit ,,of ,,southwest ,,wind1 ,,esquire2 ,,and ,,how ,,little ,,gluck ,,had ,,an ,,interview ,,with ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,golden ,,river ,southwest ,wind1 ,esquire1 was as good as his word4 ,after the momentous visit above related1 he entered the ,treasure ,valley no more2 and what was worse1 he had so much influence with his relations1 the ,west ,winds in general1 and used it so effectually1 that they all adopted a similar line of conduct4 ,so no rain fell in the valley from one year's end to another4 ,though everything remained green and flourishing in the plains below1 the inheritance of the ,three ,brothers was a desert4 ,what had once been the richest soil in the kingdom became a shifting heap of red sand2 and the brothers1 unable longer to contend with the adverse skies1 abandoned their valueless patrimony in despair1 to seek some means of gaining a livelihood among the cities and people of the plains4 ,all their money was gone1 and they had nothing left but some curious1 old- fashioned pieces of gold plate1 the last remnants of their ill-gotten wealth4 ,suppose we turn goldsmiths8 said ,schwartz to ,hans1 as they entered the large city4 ,it is a good knave's trade2 we can put a great deal of copper into the gold without any one's finding it out4 ,the thought was agreed to be a very good one2 they hired a furnace1 and turned goldsmiths4 ,but two slight circumstances affected their trade3 the first1 that people did not approve of the coppered gold2 the second1 that the two elder brothers whenever they had sold anything used to leave little ,gluck to mind the furnace1 and go and drink out the money in the alehouse next door4 ,so they melted all their gold1 without making money enough to buy more1 and were at last reduced to one large drinking mug1 which an uncle of his had given to little ,gluck1 and which he was very fond of1 and would not have parted with for the world2 though he never drank anything out of it but milk and water4 ,the mug was a very odd mug to look at4 ,the handle was formed of two wreaths of flowing golden hair1 so finely spun that it looked more like silk than metal1 and these wreaths descended into and mixed with a beard and whiskers of the same exquisite workmanship1 which surrounded and decorated a very fierce little face1 of the reddest gold imaginable1 right in the front of the mug1 with a pair of eyes in it which seemed to command its whole circumference4 ,it was impossible to drink from the mug without being subjected to an intense gaze out of the side of these eyes2 and ,schwartz positively averred that once after emptying it full of ,rhenish seventeen times he had seen them wink6 ,when it came to the mug's turn to be made into spoons1 it half broke poor little ,gluck's heart2 but the brothers only laughed at him1 tossed the mug into the melting pot1 and staggered out to the alehouse1 leaving him1 as usual1 to pour the gold into bars1 when it was all ready4 ,when they were gone1 ,gluck took a farewell look at his old friend in the melting pot4 ,the flowing hair was all gone2 nothing remained but the red nose and the sparkling eyes1 which looked more malicious than ever4 ,and no wonder1 thought ,gluck1 after being treated in that way4 ,he sauntered disconsolately to the window1 and sat himself down to catch the fresh evening air1 and escape the hot breath of the furnace4 ,now this window commanded a direct view of the range of mountains1 which1 as ,i told you before1 overhung the ,treasure ,valley1 and more especially of the peak from which fell the ,golden ,river4 ,it was just at the close of the day2 and when ,gluck sat down at the window1 he saw the rocks of the mountain tops all crimson and purple with the sunset2 and there were bright tongues of fiery cloud burning and quivering about them2 and the river1 brighter than all1 fell in a waving column of pure gold from precipice to precipice1 with the double arch of a broad purple rainbow stretched across it1 flushing and fading alternately in the wreaths of spray4 ,ah6 said ,gluck aloud1 after he had looked at it for a while1 if that river were really all gold1 what a nice thing it would be4 ,no1 it wouldn't1 ,gluck1 said a clear metallic voice1 close at his ear4 ,bless me6 what's that8 exclaimed ,gluck1 jumping up4 ,there was nobody there4 ,he looked round the room1 and under the table1 and a great many times behind him1 but there was certainly nobody there1 and he sat down again at the window4 ,this time he didn't speak1 but he couldn't help thinking again that it would be very convenient if the river were really all gold4 ,not at all1 my boy1 said the same voice1 louder than before4 ,bless me6 said ,gluck again1 what is that8 ,he looked again into all the corners and cupboards1 and then began turning round and round as fast as he could in the middle of the room1 thinking there was somebody behind him1 when the same voice struck again on his ear4 ,it was singing now very merrily1 ,lala-lira-la2 no words1 only a soft1 running1 effervescent melody1 something like that of a kettle on the boil4 ,gluck looked out of the window4 ,no1 it was certainly in the house4 ,upstairs1 and downstairs4 ,no1 it was certainly in that very room1 coming in quicker time and clearer notes every moment4 ,lala-lira-la4 ,all at once it struck ,gluck that it sounded louder near the furnace4 ,he ran to the opening1 and looked in3 yes1 he saw right1 it seemed to be coming not only out of the furnace1 but out of the pot4 ,he uncovered it1 and ran back in a great fright1 for the pot was certainly singing6 ,he stood in the farthest corner of the room with his hands up and his mouth open1 for a minute or two when the singing stopped1 and the voice became clear and pronunciative4 ,hollo6 said the voice4 ,gluck made no answer4 ,hollo6 ,gluck1 my boy1 said the pot again4 ,gluck summoned all his energies1 walked straight up to the crucible1 drew it out of the furnace and looked in4 ,the gold was all melted1 and its surface as smooth and polished as a river2 but instead of reflecting little ,gluck's head as he looked in1 he saw meeting his glance from beneath the gold the red nose and sharp eyes of his old friend of the mug1 a thousand times redder and sharper than ever he had seen them in his life4 ,come1 ,gluck1 my boy1 said the voice out of the pot again1 ,i'm all right2 pour me out4 ,but ,gluck was too much astonished to do anything of the kind4 ,pour me out1 ,i say1 said the voice1 rather gruffly4 ,still ,gluck couldn't move4 ,will you pour me out8 said the voice1 passionately1 ,i'm too hot4 ,by a violent effort ,gluck recovered the use of his limbs1 took hold of the crucible1 and sloped it so as to pour out the gold4 ,but instead of a liquid stream there came out1 first1 a pair of pretty little yellow legs1 then some coat tails1 then a pair of arms stuck akimbo1 and1 finally1 the well-known head of his friend the mug2 all which articles1 uniting as they rolled out1 stood up energetically on the floor1 in the shape of a little golden dwarf about a foot and a half high4 ,that's right6 said the dwarf1 stretching out first his legs1 and then his arms1 and then shaking his head up and down1 and as far round as it would go1 for five minutes without stopping1 apparently with the view of ascertaining if he were quite correctly put together1 while ,gluck stood contemplating him in speechless amazement4 ,he was dressed in a slashed doublet of spun gold1 so fine in its texture that the prismatic colors gleamed over it1 as if on a surface of mother of pearl2 and over this brilliant doublet his hair and beard fell full halfway to the ground in waving curls1 so exquisitely delicate1 that ,gluck could hardly tell where they ended2 they seemed to melt into air4 ,the features of the face1 however1 were by no means finished with the same delicacy2 they were rather coarse1 slightly inclined to coppery in complexion1 and indicative1 in expression1 of a very pertinacious and intractable disposition in their small proprietor4 ,when the dwarf had finished his self-examination1 he turned his small sharp eyes full on ,gluck1 and stared at him deliberately for a minute or two4 ,no1 it wouldn't1 ,gluck1 my boy1 said the little man4 ,this was certainly rather an abrupt and unconnected mode of commencing conversation4 ,it might indeed be supposed to refer to the course of ,gluck's thoughts1 which had first produced the dwarf's observations out of the pot2 but whatever it referred to1 ,gluck had no inclination to dispute what he said4 ,wouldn't it1 sir8 said ,gluck1 very mildly and submissively indeed4 ,no1 said the dwarf1 conclusively4 ,no1 it wouldn't4 ,and with that the dwarf pulled his cap hard over his brows1 and took two turns1 of three feet long1 up and down the room1 lifting his legs up very high and setting them down very hard4 ,this pause gave time for ,gluck to collect his thoughts a little1 and seeing no great reason to view his diminutive visitor with dread1 and feeling his curiosity overcome his amazement1 he ventured on a question of peculiar delicacy4 ,pray1 sir1 said ,gluck1 rather hesitatingly1 were you my mug8 ,on which the little man turned sharp round1 walked straight up to ,gluck1 and drew himself up to his full height4 ,i1 said the little man1 am the ,king of the ,golden ,river4 ,whereupon he turned about again1 and took two more turns some six feet long in order to allow time for the consternation which this announcement produced in his auditor to evaporate4 ,after which he again walked up to ,gluck and stood still1 as if expecting some comment on his communication4 ,gluck determined to say something at all events4 ,i hope your ,majesty is very well1 said ,gluck4 ,listen6 said the little man1 deigning no reply to this polite inquiry4 ,i am the ,king of what you mortals call the ,golden ,river4 ,the shape you saw me in was owing to the malice of a stronger king1 from whose enchantments you have this instant freed me4 ,what ,i have seen of you1 and your conduct to your wicked brothers1 renders me willing to serve you2 therefore1 attend to what ,i tell you4 ,whoever shall climb to the top of that mountain from which you see the ,golden ,river issue1 and shall cast into the stream at its source three drops of holy water1 for him1 and for him only1 the river shall turn to gold4 ,but no one failing in his first can succeed in a second attempt2 and if any one shall cast unholy water into the river it will overwhelm him1 and he will become a black stone4 ,so saying1 the ,king of the ,golden ,river turned away and deliberately walked into the center of the hottest flame of the furnace4 ,his figure became red1 white1 transparent1 dazzling1--a blaze of intense light1--rose1 trembled1 and disappeared4 ,the ,king of the ,golden ,river had evaporated4 ,oh6 cried poor ,gluck1 running to look up the chimney after him2 oh1 dear1 dear1 dear me6 ,my mug6 my mug6 my mug6 ,,chapter ,,iii ,,how ,,mr4 ,,hans ,,set ,,off ,,on ,,an ,,expedition ,,to ,,the ,,golden ,,river1 ,,and ,,how ,,he ,,prospered ,,therein ,the ,king of the ,golden ,river had hardly made the extraordinary exit related in the last chapter before ,hans and ,schwartz came roaring into the house very savagely drunk4 ,the discovery of the total loss of their last piece of plate had the effect of sobering them just enough to enable them to stand over ,gluck1 beating him very steadily for a quarter of an hour2 at the expiration of which period they dropped into a couple of chairs1 and requested to know what he had got to say for himself4 ,gluck told them his story1 of which1 of course1 they did not believe a word4 ,they beat him again1 till their arms were tired1 and staggered to bed4 ,in the morning1 however1 the steadiness with which he adhered to his story obtained him some degree of credence2 the immediate consequence of which was that the two brothers1 after wrangling a long time on the knotty question1 ,which of them should try his fortune first1 drew their swords and began fighting4 ,the noise of the fray alarmed the neighbors1 who1 finding they could not pacify the combatants1 sent for the constable4 ,hans1 on hearing this1 contrived to escape1 and hid himself2 but ,schwartz was taken before the magistrate1 fined for breaking the peace1 and having drunk out his last penny the evening before1 was thrown into prison till he should pay4 ,when ,hans heard this1 he was much delighted1 and determined to set out immediately for the ,golden ,river4 ,how to get the holy water was the question4 ,he went to the priest1 but the priest could not give any holy water to so abandoned a character4 ,so ,hans went to vespers in the evening for the first time in his life1 and1 under pretense of crossing himself1 stole a cupful and returned home in triumph4 ,next morning he got up before the sun rose1 put the holy water into a strong flask1 and two bottles of wine and some meat in a basket1 slung them over his back1 took his alpine staff in his hand1 and set off for the mountains4 ,on his way out of the town he had to pass the prison1 and as he looked in at the windows1 whom should he see but ,schwartz himself peeping out of the bars1 and looking very disconsolate4 ,good morning1 brother1 said ,hans2 have you any message for the ,king of the ,golden ,river8 ,schwartz gnashed his teeth with rage1 and shook the bars with all his strength2 but ,hans only laughed at him1 and advising him to make himself comfortable till he came back again1 shouldered his basket1 shook the bottle of holy water in ,schwartz's face till it frothed again1 and marched off in the highest spirits in the world4 ,it was indeed a morning that might have made any one happy1 even with no ,golden ,river to seek for4 ,level lines of dewy mist lay stretched along the valley1 out of which rose the massy mountains --their lower cliffs in pale gray shadow1 hardly distinguishable from the floating vapor1 but gradually ascending till they caught the sunlight1 which ran in sharp touches of ruddy color along the angular crags1 and pierced1 in long level rays1 through their fringes of spear-like pine4 ,far above1 shot up red splintered masses of castellated rock1 jagged and shivered into myriads of fantastic forms1 with here and there a streak of sunlit snow1 traced down their chasms like a line of forked lightning2 and far beyond and above all these1 fainter than the morning cloud1 but purer and changeless1 slept in the blue sky the utmost peaks of the eternal snow4 ,the ,golden ,river1 which sprang from one of the lower and snowless elevations1 was now nearly in shadow2 all but the uppermost jets of spray1 which rose like slow smoke above the undulating line of the cataract1 and floated away in feeble wreaths upon the morning wind4 ,on this object1 and on this alone1 ,hans' eyes and thoughts were fixed2 forgetting the distance he had to traverse1 he set off at an imprudent rate of walking1 which greatly exhausted him before he had scaled the first range of the green and low hills4 ,he was1 moreover1 surprised on surmounting them1 to find that a large glacier1 of whose existence1 notwithstanding his previous knowledge of the mountains1 he had been absolutely ignorant1 lay between him and the source of the ,golden ,river4 ,he mounted it though1 with the boldness of a practiced mountaineer2 yet he thought he had never traversed so strange or so dangerous a glacier in his life4 ,the ice was excessively slippery1 and out of all its chasms came wild sounds of gushing water2 not monotonous or low1 but changeful and loud1 rising occasionally into drifting passages of wild melody1 then breaking off into short melancholy tones1 or sudden shrieks1 resembling those of human voices in distress or pain4 ,the ice was broken into thousands of confused shapes1 but none1 ,hans thought1 like the ordinary forms of splintered ice4 ,there seemed a curious expression about all their outlines--a perpetual resemblance to living features1 distorted and scornful4 ,myriads of deceitful shadows1 and lurid lights1 played and floated about and through the pale blue pinnacles1 dazzling and confusing the sight of the traveler2 while his ears grew dull and his head giddy with the constant gush and roar of the concealed waters4 ,these painful circumstances increased upon him as he advanced2 the ice crashed and yawned into fresh chasms at his feet1 tottering spires nodded around him1 and fell thundering across his path2 and though he had repeatedly faced these dangers on the most terrific glaciers1 and in the wildest weather1 it was with a new and oppressive feeling of panic terror that he leaped the last chasm1 and flung himself1 exhausted and shuddering1 on the firm turf of the mountain4 ,he had been compelled to abandon his basket of food1 which became a perilous incumbrance on the glacier1 and had now no means of refreshing himself but by breaking off and eating some of the pieces of ice4 ,this1 however1 relieved his thirst2 an hour's repose recruited his hardy frame1 and with the indomitable spirit of avarice1 he resumed his laborious journey4 ,his way now lay straight up a ridge of bare red rocks1 without a blade of grass to ease the foot1 or a projecting angle to afford an inch of shade from the south sun4 ,it was past noon1 and the rays beat intensely upon the steep path1 while the whole atmosphere was motionless1 and penetrated with heat4 ,intense thirst was soon added to the bodily fatigue with which ,hans was now afflicted2 glance after glance he cast at the flask of water which hung at his belt4 ,three drops are enough1 at last thought he2 ,i may1 at least1 cool my lips with it4 ,he opened the flask1 and was raising it to his lips1 when his eye fell on an object lying on the rock beside him2 he thought it moved4 ,it was a small dog1 apparently in the last agony of death from thirst4 ,its tongue was out1 its jaws dry1 its limbs extended lifelessly1 and a swarm of black ants were crawling about its lips and throat4 ,its eye moved to the bottle which ,hans held in his hand4 ,he raised it1 drank1 spurned the animal with his foot1 and passed on4 ,and he did not know how it was1 but he thought that a strange shadow had suddenly come across the blue sky4 ,the path became steeper and more rugged every moment2 and the high hill air1 instead of refreshing him1 seemed to throw his blood into a fever4 ,the noise of the hill cataracts sounded like mockery in his ears2 they were all distant1 and his thirst increased every moment4 ,another hour passed1 and he again looked down to the flask at his side2 it was half empty1 but there was much more than three drops in it4 ,he stopped to open it1 and again1 as he did so1 something moved in the path above him4 ,it was a fair child1 stretched nearly lifeless on the rock1 its breast heaving with thirst1 its eyes closed1 and its lips parched and burning4 ,hans eyed it deliberately1 drank1 and passed on4 ,and a dark gray cloud came over the sun1 and long1 snake-like shadows crept up along the mountain sides4 ,hans struggled on4 ,the sun was sinking1 but its descent seemed to bring no coolness2 the leaden weight of the dead air pressed upon his brow and heart1 but the goal was near4 ,he saw the cataract of the ,golden ,river springing from the hillside1 scarcely five hundred feet above him4 ,he paused for a moment to breathe1 and sprang on to complete his task4 ,at this instant a faint cry fell on his ear4 ,he turned1 and saw a gray-haired old man extended on the rocks4 ,his eyes were sunk1 his features deadly pale1 and gathered into an expression of despair4 ,water6 he stretched his arms to ,hans1 and cried feebly1 ,water6 ,i am dying4 ,i have none1 replied ,hans2 thou hast had thy share of life4 ,he strode over the prostrate body1 and darted on4 ,and a flash of blue lightning rose out of the east1 shaped like a sword2 it shook thrice over the whole heaven1 and left it dark with one heavy1 impenetrable shade4 ,the sun was setting2 it plunged towards the horizon like a red-hot ball4 ,the roar of the ,golden ,river rose on ,hans' ear4 ,he stood at the brink of the chasm through which it ran4 ,its waves were filled with the red glory of the sunset2 they shook their crests like tongues of fire1 and flashes of bloody light gleamed along their foam4 ,their sound came mightier and mightier on his senses2 his brain grew giddy with the prolonged thunder4 ,shuddering1 he drew the flask from his girdle1 and hurled it into the center of the torrent4 ,as he did so1 an icy chill shot through his limbs2 he staggered1 shrieked1 and fell4 ,the waters closed over his cry4 ,and the moaning of the river rose wildly into the night1 as it gushed over ,,the ,,black ,,stone4 ,,chapter ,,iv ,,how ,,mr4 ,,schwartz ,,set ,,off ,,on ,,an ,,expedition ,,to ,,the ,,golden ,,river1 ,,and ,,how ,,he ,,prospered ,,therein ,poor little ,gluck waited very anxiously alone in the house for ,hans' return4 ,finding he did not come back1 he was terribly frightened1 and went and told ,schwartz in the prison all that had happened4 ,then ,schwartz was very much pleased1 and said that ,hans must certainly have been turned into a black stone1 and he should have all the gold to himself4 ,but ,gluck was very sorry1 and cried all night4 ,when he got up in the morning1 there was no bread in the house1 nor any money2 so ,gluck went and hired himself to another goldsmith1 and he worked so hard1 and so neatly1 and so long every day1 that he soon got money enough together to pay his brother's fine1 and he went and gave it all to ,schwartz1 and ,schwartz got out of prison4 ,then ,schwartz was quite pleased1 and said he should have some of the gold of the river4 ,but ,gluck only begged he would go and see what had become of ,hans4 ,now1 when ,schwartz had heard that ,hans had stolen the holy water1 he thought to himself that such a proceeding might not be considered altogether correct by the ,king of the ,golden ,river1 and determined to manage matters better4 ,so he took some more of ,gluck's money1 and went to a bad priest1 who gave him some holy water very readily for it4 ,then ,schwartz was sure it was all quite right4 ,so ,schwartz got up early in the morning before the sun rose1 and took some bread and wine in a basket1 and put his holy water in a flask1 and set off for the mountains4 ,like his brother1 he was much surprised at the sight of the glacier1 and had great difficulty in crossing it1 even after leaving his basket behind him4 ,the day was cloudless1 but not bright2 there was a heavy purple haze hanging over the sky1 and the hills looked lowering and gloomy4 ,and as ,schwartz climbed the steep rock path1 the thirst came upon him1 as it had upon his brother1 until he lifted his flask to his lips to drink4 ,then he saw the fair child lying near him on the rocks1 and it cried to him1 and moaned for water4 ,water1 indeed1 said ,schwartz2 ,i haven't half enough for myself1 and passed on4 ,and as he went he thought the sunbeams grew more dim1 and he saw a low bank of black cloud rising out of the west2 and when he had climbed for another hour the thirst overcame him again1 and he would have drunk4 ,then he saw the old man lying before him on the path1 and heard him cry out for water4 ,water1 indeed1 said ,schwartz2 ,i haven't half enough for myself1 and on he went4 ,then again the light seemed to fade from before his eyes1 and he looked up1 and1 behold1 a mist1 of the color of blood1 had come over the sun2 and the bank of black cloud had risen very high1 and its edges were tossing and tumbling like the waves of the angry sea4 ,and they cast long shadows1 which flickered over ,schwartz's path4 ,then ,schwartz climbed for another hour1 and again his thirst returned2 and as he lifted his flask to his lips1 he thought he saw his brother ,hans lying exhausted on the path before him1 and1 as he gazed1 the figure stretched its arms to him1 and cried for water4 ,ha1 ha1 laughed ,schwartz1 are you there8 remember the prison bars1 my boy4 ,water1 indeed--do you suppose ,i carried it all the way up here for you6 ,and he strode over the figure2 yet1 as he passed1 he thought he saw a strange expression of mockery about its lips4 ,and1 when he had gone a few yards farther1 he looked back2 but the figure was not there4 ,and a sudden horror came over ,schwartz1 he knew not why2 but the thirst for gold prevailed over his fear1 and he rushed on4 ,and the bank of black cloud rose to the zenith1 and out of it came bursts of spiry lightning1 and waves of darkness seemed to heave and float between their flashes1 over the whole heavens4 ,and the sky1 where the sun was setting1 was all level1 and like a lake of blood2 and a strong wind came out of that sky1 tearing its crimson clouds into fragments1 and scattering them far into the darkness4 ,and1 when ,schwartz stood by the brink of the ,golden ,river1 its waves were black1 like thunder clouds1 but their foam was like fire2 and the roar of the waters below and the thunder above1 met1 as he cast the flask into the stream4 ,and1 as he did so1 the lightning glared in his eyes1 and the earth gave way beneath him1 and the waters closed over his cry4 ,and the moaning of the river rose wildly into the night1 as it gushed over the ,,two ,,black ,,stones4 ,,chapter ,v ,,how ,,little ,,gluck ,,set ,,off ,,on ,,an ,,expedition ,,to ,,the ,,golden ,,river1 ,,and ,,how ,,he ,,prospered ,,therein2 ,,with ,,other ,,matters ,,of ,,interest ,when ,gluck found that ,schwartz did not come back1 he was very sorry1 and did not know what to do4 ,he had no money1 and he was obliged to go and hire himself again to the goldsmith1 who worked him very hard1 and gave him very little money4 ,so1 after a month or two1 ,gluck grew tired1 and made up his mind to go and try his fortune with the ,golden ,river4 ,the little king looked very kind1 thought he4 ,i don't think he will turn me into a black stone4 ,so he went to the priest1 and the priest gave him some holy water as soon as he asked for it4 ,then ,gluck took some bread in his basket1 and the bottle of water1 and set off very early for the mountains4 ,if the glacier had occasioned a great deal of fatigue to his brothers1 it was twenty times worse for him1 who was neither so strong nor so practiced on the mountains4 ,he had several very bad falls1 lost his basket and bread1 and was very much frightened at the strange noises under the ice4 ,he lay a long time to rest on the grass1 after he had got over1 and began to climb the hill just in the hottest part of the day4 ,when he had climbed for an hour1 he got dreadfully thirsty1 and was going to drink1 like his brothers1 when he saw an old man coming down the path above him1 looking very feeble1 and leaning on a staff4 ,my son1 said the old man1 ,i am faint with thirst1 give me some of that water4 ,then ,gluck looked at him1 and when he saw that he was pale and weary1 he gave him the water2 ,only1 pray1 don't drink it all1 said ,gluck4 ,but the old man drank a great deal1 and gave him back the bottle two-thirds empty4 ,then he bade him good speed1 and ,gluck went on again merrily4 ,and the path became easier to his feet1 and two or three blades of grass appeared upon it1 and some grasshoppers began singing on the bank beside it2 and ,gluck thought he had never heard such merry singing4 ,then he went on for another hour1 and the thirst increased on him so that he thought he should be forced to drink4 ,but1 as he raised the flask1 he saw a little child lying panting by the roadside1 and it cried out piteously for water4 ,then ,gluck struggled with himself1 and determined to bear the thirst a little longer2 and he put the bottle to the child's lips1 and it drank it all but a few drops4 ,then it smiled on him1 and got up1 and ran down the hill2 and ,gluck looked after it1 till it became as small as a little star1 and then turned and began climbing again4 ,and then there were all kinds of sweet flowers growing on the rocks1 bright green moss with pale pink starry flowers1 and soft belled gentians more blue than the sky at its deepest1 and pure white transparent lilies4 ,and crimson and purple butterflies darted hither and thither1 and the sky sent down such pure light1 that ,gluck had never felt so happy in his life4 ,yet1 when he had climbed for another hour1 his thirst became intolerable again2 and1 when he looked at his bottle1 he saw that there were only five or six drops left in it1 and he could not venture to drink4 ,and1 as he was hanging the flask to his belt again1 he saw a little dog lying on the rocks1 gasping for breath--just as ,hans had seen it on the day of his ascent4 ,and ,gluck stopped and looked at it1 and then at the ,golden ,river1 not five hundred yards above him2 and he thought of the dwarf's word1 that no one could succeed1 except in his first attempt2 and he tried to pass the dog1 but it whined piteously1 and ,gluck stopped again4 ,poor beastie1 said ,gluck1 it'll be dead when ,i come down again1 if ,i don't help it4 ,then he looked closer and closer at it1 and its eye turned on him so mournfully1 that he could not stand it4 ,confound the ,king1 and his gold too1 said ,gluck2 and he opened the flask1 and poured all the water into the dog's mouth4 ,the dog sprang up and stood on its hind legs4 ,its tail disappeared1 its ears became long1 longer1 silky1 golden2 its nose became very red1 its eyes became very twinkling2 in three seconds the dog was gone1 and before ,gluck stood his old acquaintance1 the ,king of the ,golden ,river4 ,thank you1 said the monarch2 but don't be frightened1 it's all right2 for ,gluck showed manifest symptoms of consternation at this unlooked-for reply to his last observation4 ,why didn't you come before1 continued the dwarf1 instead of sending me those rascally brothers of yours1 for me to have the trouble of turning into stones8 ,very hard stones they make too4 ,oh1 dear me6 said ,gluck1 have you really been so cruel8 ,cruel6 said the dwarf2 they poured unholy water into my stream3 do you suppose ,i'm going to allow that8 ,why1 said ,gluck1 ,i am sure1 sir--your ,majesty1 ,i mean--they got the water out of the church font4 ,very probably1 replied the dwarf2 but1 and his countenance grew stern as he spoke1 the water which has been refused to the cry of the weary and dying1 is unholy1 though it had been blessed by every saint in heaven2 and the water which is found in the vessel of mercy is holy1 though it had been defiled with corpses4 ,so saying1 the dwarf stooped and plucked a lily that grew at his feet4 ,on its white leaves there hung three drops of clear dew4 ,and the dwarf shook them into the flask which ,gluck held in his hand4 ,cast these into the river1 he said1 and descend on the other side of the mountains into the ,treasure ,valley4 ,and so good speed4 ,as he spoke1 the figure of the dwarf became indistinct4 ,the playing colors of his robe formed themselves into a prismatic mist of dewy light2 he stood for an instant veiled with them as with the belt of a broad rainbow4 ,the colors grew faint1 the mist rose into the air2 the monarch had evaporated4 ,and ,gluck climbed to the brink of the ,golden ,river1 and its waves were as clear as crystal1 and as brilliant as the sun4 ,and1 when he cast the three drops of dew into the stream1 there opened where they fell a small circular whirlpool1 into which the waters descended with a musical noise4 ,gluck stood watching it for some time1 very much disappointed1 because not only the river was not turned into gold1 but its waters seemed much diminished in quantity4 ,yet he obeyed his friend the dwarf1 and descended the other side of the mountains1 toward the ,treasure ,valley2 and1 as he went1 he thought he heard the noise of water working its way under the ground4 ,and1 when he came in sight of the ,treasure ,valley1 behold1 a river1 like the ,golden ,river1 was springing from a new cleft of the rocks above it1 and was flowing in innumerable streams among the dry heaps of red sand4 ,and as ,gluck gazed1 fresh grass sprang beside the new streams1 and creeping plants grew1 and climbed among the moistening soil4 ,young flowers opened suddenly along the river sides1 as stars leap out when twilight is deepening1 and thickets of myrtle1 and tendrils of vine1 cast lengthening shadows over the valley as they grew4 ,and thus the ,treasure ,valley became a garden again1 and the inheritance which had been lost by cruelty was regained by love4 ,and ,gluck went and dwelt in the valley1 and the poor were never driven from his door3 so that his barns became full of corn1 and his house of treasure4 ,and1 for him1 the river had1 according to the dwarf's promise1 become a ,river of ,gold4 ,and1 to this day1 the inhabitants of the valley point out the place where the three drops of holy dew were cast into the stream1 and trace the course of the ,golden ,river under the ground1 until it emerges in the ,treasure ,valley4 ,and at the top of the cataract of the ,golden ,river are still to be seen ,,two ,,black ,,stones1 round which the waters howl mournfully every day at sunset2 and these stones are still called by the people of the valley ,,the ,,black ,,brothers4 ,,the ,,oriental ,,wonder ,,story ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,aladdin2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,wonderful ,,lamp ,in the capital of one of the large and rich provinces of the kingdom of ,china1 the name of which ,i do not recollect1 there lived a tailor1 named ,mustapha1 who was so poor1 that he could hardly1 by his daily labor1 maintain himself and his family1 which consisted of a wife and son4 ,his son1 who was called ,aladdin1 had been brought up in a very careless and idle manner1 and by that means had contracted many vicious habits4 ,he was wicked1 obstinate1 and disobedient to his father and mother1 who1 when he grew up1 could not keep him within doors4 ,he was in the habit of going out early in the morning1 and would stay out all day1 playing in the streets and public places with idle children of his own age4 ,when he was old enough to learn a trade1 his father1 not being able to put him out to any other1 took him into his own shop1 and taught him how to use his needle2 but neither fair words nor the fear of chastisement were capable of fixing his lively genius4 ,all his father's endeavors to keep him to his work were in vain2 for no sooner was his back turned1 than he was gone for the day4 ,mustapha chastised him1 but ,aladdin was incorrigible and his father1 to his great grief1 was forced to abandon him to his idleness3 and was so much troubled at not being able to reclaim him1 that it threw him into a fit of sickness1 of which he died in a few months4 ,the mother1 finding that her son would not follow his father's business1 shut up the shop1 sold off the implements of trade1 and with the money she received for them1 and what she could get by spinning cotton1 thought to maintain herself and her son4 ,aladdin1 who was now no longer restrained by the fear of a father1 and who cared so little for his mother1 that whenever she chid him1 he would abuse her1 gave himself entirely over to his idle habits1 and was never out of the streets from his companions4 ,this course he followed till he was fifteen years old1 without giving his mind to any useful pursuit1 or the least reflection on what would become of him4 ,in this situation1 as he was one day playing according to custom1 in the street1 with his vagabond associates1 a stranger passing by stood to observe him4 ,this stranger was a sorcerer1 called by the writer of this story1 the ,african magician2 and by the name ,i shall call him with the more propriety as he was a native of ,africa1 and had been but two days arrived from thence4 ,the ,african magician1 who was a good physiognomist1 observing in ,aladdin's countenance something absolutely necessary for the execution of the design he was engaged in1 inquired artfully about his family1 who he was1 and what were his inclinations2 and when he had learned all he desired to know1 went up to him1 and taking him aside from his comrades1 said1 ,child1 was not your father called ,mustapha the tailor8 ,yes1 sir1 answered the boy2 but he has been dead a long time4 ,at these words1 the ,african magician threw his arms about ,aladdin's neck1 and kissed him several times with tears in his eyes4 ,aladdin1 who observed his tears1 asked him what made him weep4 ,alas6 my son1 cried the ,african magician with a sigh1 how can ,i forbear8 ,i am your uncle2 your worthy father was my own brother4 ,i have been many years abroad1 and now ,i am come home with the hopes of seeing him1 you tell me he is dead4 ,i assure you it is a sensible grief to me to be deprived of the comfort ,i expected4 ,but it is some relief to my affliction1 that as far as ,i can remember him1 ,i knew you at first sight1 you are so like him2 and ,i see ,i am not deceived4 ,then he asked ,aladdin1 putting his hand into his purse1 where his mother lived1 and as soon as he had informed him1 gave him a handful of small money1 saying1 ,go1 my son1 to your mother1 give my love to her1 and tell her that ,i will visit her tomorrow1 if ,i have time1 that ,i may have the satisfaction of seeing where my good brother lived so long1 and ended his days4 ,as soon as the ,african magician left his newly adopted nephew1 ,aladdin ran to his mother1 overjoyed at the money his uncle had given him4 ,mother1 said he1 have ,i an uncle8 ,no1 child1 replied his mother1 you have no uncle by your father's side1 or mine4 ,i am just now come1 said ,aladdin1 from a man who says he is my uncle by my father's side1 assuring me that he is his brother4 ,he cried and kissed me when ,i told him my father was dead2 and to show you that what ,i tell you is truth1 he added1 pulling out the money1 see what he has given me2 he charged me to give his love to you1 and to tell you1 if he has any time tomorrow1 he will come and pay you a visit1 that he may see the house my father lived and died in4 ,indeed1 child1 replied the mother1 your father had a brother1 but he has been dead a long time1 and ,i never heard of another4 ,the mother and son talked no more then of the ,african magician2 but the next day ,aladdin's uncle found him playing in another part of the town with other children1 and embracing him as before1 put two pieces of gold into his hand1 and said to him1 ,carry this1 child1 to your mother1 tell her that ,i will come and see her tonight1 and bid her get us something for supper2 but first show me the house where you live4 ,after ,aladdin had showed the ,african magician the house1 he carried the two pieces of gold to his mother1 and when he had told her of his uncle's intention1 she went out and bought provisions2 and considering she wanted various utensils1 borrowed them of her neighbors4 ,she spent the whole day in preparing the supper2 and at night when it was ready1 said to her son1 ,perhaps your uncle knows not how to find our house2 go and bring him if you meet with him4 ,though ,aladdin had shown the magician the house1 he was ready to go1 when somebody knocked at the door1 which he immediately opened3 and the magician came in loaded with wine1 and all sorts of fruits1 which he brought for a dessert4 ,after the ,african magician had given what he brought into ,aladdin's hands1 he saluted his mother1 and desired her to show him the place where his brother ,mustapha used to sit on the sofa2 and when she had so done1 he fell down and kissed it several times1 crying out with tears in his eyes1 ,my poor brother6 how unhappy am ,i1 not to have come soon enough to give you one last embrace4 ,aladdin's mother desired him to sit down in the same place1 but he declined4 ,no1 said he1 ,i shall take care how ,i do that2 but give me leave to sit opposite to it1 that although ,i am deprived of the satisfaction of seeing the master of a family so dear to me1 ,i may at least have the pleasure of beholding the place where he used to sit4 ,the widow pressed him no farther1 but left him at liberty to sit where he pleased4 ,when the magician had made choice of a place1 and sat down1 he began to enter into discourse with ,aladdin's mother3 ,my good sister1 said he1 do not be surprised at your never having seen me all the time you have been married to my brother ,mustapha of happy memory4 ,i have been forty years absent from this country1 which is my native place1 as well as my late brother's2 and during that time have traveled into the ,indies1 ,persia1 ,arabia1 ,syria1 and ,egypt1 have resided in the finest towns of those countries2 and afterwards crossed over into ,africa1 where ,i made a longer stay4 ,at last1 as it is natural for a man1 how distant soever it may be1 to remember his native country1 relations1 and acquaintance1 ,i was desirous to see mine again1 and to embrace my dear brother2 and finding ,i had strength enough to undertake so long a journey1 ,i immediately made the necessary preparations1 and set out4 ,i will not tell you the length of time it took me1 all the obstacles ,i met with1 and what fatigues ,i have endured1 to come hither2 but nothing ever mortified and afflicted me so much1 as hearing of my brother's death1 for whom ,i always had a brotherly love and friendship4 ,i observed his features in the face of my nephew1 your son1 and distinguished him among a number of children with whom he was at play2 he can tell you how ,i received the most melancholy news that ever reached my ears4 ,but ,god be praised for all things6 ,it is a comfort for me to find1 as it were1 my brother in a son1 who has his most remarkable features4 ,the ,african magician1 perceiving that the widow began to weep at the remembrance of her husband1 changed the conversation1 and turning towards her son1 asked him his name4 ,i am called ,aladdin1 said he4 ,well1 ,aladdin1 replied the magician1 what business do you follow8 ,are you of any trade8 ,at this question the youth hung down his head1 and was not a little abashed when his mother answered1 ,aladdin is an idle fellow2 his father1 when alive1 strove all he could to teach him his trade1 but could not succeed2 and since his death1 notwithstanding all ,i can say to him1 he does nothing but idle away his time in the street1 as you saw him1 without considering he is no longer a child2 and if you do not make him ashamed of it1 ,i despair of his ever coming to any good4 ,he knows that his father left him no fortune1 and sees me endeavor to get bread by spinning cotton2 for my part1 ,i am resolved one of these days to turn him out of doors and let him provide for himself4 ,after these words1 ,aladdin's mother burst into tears2 and the magician said1 ,this is not well1 nephew2 you must think of helping yourself1 and getting your livelihood4 ,there are many sorts of trades1 consider if you have not an inclination to some of them2 perhaps you did not like your father's1 and would prefer another3 come1 do not disguise your sentiments from me2 ,i will endeavor to help you4 ,but finding that ,aladdin returned no answer1 ,if you have no mind1 continued he1 to learn any handicraft1 ,i will take a shop for you1 furnish it with all sorts of fine stuffs and linens2 and with the money you make of them lay in fresh goods and then you will live in an honorable way4 ,consult your inclinations1 and tell me freely what you think of my proposal3 you shall always find me ready to keep my word4 ,this plan greatly flattered ,aladdin1 who hated work1 but had sense enough to know that such shops were much frequented1 and the owners respected4 ,he told the magician he had a greater inclination to that business than to any other1 and that he should be much obliged to him for his kindness4 ,since this profession is agreeable to you1 said the ,african magician1 ,i will carry you with me tomorrow1 clothe you as handsomely as the best merchants in the city1 and afterwards we will think of opening a shop as ,i mentioned4 ,the widow1 who never till then could believe that the magician was her husband's brother1 no longer doubted after his promises of kindness to her son4 ,she thanked him for his good intentions2 and after having exhorted ,aladdin to render himself worthy of his uncle's favor by good behavior1 served up supper1 at which they talked of several indifferent matters2 and then the magician1 who saw that the night was pretty far advanced1 took his leave1 and retired4 ,he came again the next day1 as he had promised1 and took ,aladdin with him to a merchant1 who sold all sorts of clothes for different ages and ranks ready made1 and a variety of fine stuffs4 ,he asked to see some that suited ,aladdin in size2 and after choosing a suit for himself which he liked best1 and rejecting others which he did not think handsome enough1 he bade ,aladdin choose the one he preferred4 ,aladdin1 charmed with the liberality of his new uncle1 made choice of one1 and the magician immediately paid for it4 ,when ,aladdin found himself so handsomely equipped1 he returned his uncle thanks2 who promised never to forsake him1 but always to take him along with him2 which he did to the most frequented places in the city1 and particularly where the principal merchants kept their shops4 ,when he brought him into the street where they sold the richest stuffs1 and finest linens1 he said to ,aladdin1 ,as you are soon to be a merchant1 it is proper you should frequent these shops1 and be acquainted with them4 ,he then showed him the largest and finest mosques1 carried him to the khans or inns where the merchants and travelers lodged1 and afterwards to the sultan's palace1 where he had free access2 and at last brought him to his own khan1 where meeting with some merchants he had become acquainted with since his arrival1 he gave them a treat1 to bring them and his pretended nephew acquainted4 ,this entertainment lasted till night1 when ,aladdin would have taken leave of his uncle to go home2 the magician would not let him go by himself1 but conducted him to his mother1 who1 as soon as she saw him so well dressed1 was transported with joy1 and bestowed a thousand blessings upon the magician1 for being at so great an expense upon her child4 ,generous relation6 said she1 ,i know not how to thank you for your liberality6 ,i know that my son is not deserving of your favors2 and were he ever so grateful1 and answered your good intentions1 he would be unworthy of them4 ,i thank you with all my soul1 and wish you may live long enough to witness my son's gratitude1 which he cannot better show than by regulating his conduct by your good advice4 ,aladdin1 replied the magician1 is a good boy1 and ,i believe we shall do very well2 but ,i am sorry for one thing1 which is1 that ,i cannot perform tomorrow what ,i promised1 because1 as it is ,friday1 the shops will be shut up1 and therefore we cannot hire or furnish one1 but must wait till ,saturday4 ,i will1 however1 call on him tomorrow and take him to walk in the gardens1 where people of the best fashion generally resort4 ,perhaps he has never seen these amusements1 he has only hitherto been among children2 but now he must see men4 ,the ,african magician took his leave of the mother and the son1 and retired4 ,aladdin1 who was overjoyed to be so well clothed1 anticipated the pleasure of walking in the gardens4 ,he had never been out of the town1 nor seen the environs1 which were very beautiful and pleasant4 ,aladdin rose early the next morning1 dressed himself1 to be ready against his uncle called on him2 and after he had waited some time1 began to be impatient1 and stood watching at the door2 but as soon as he perceived him coming1 he told his mother1 took his leave of her1 and ran to meet him4 ,the magician caressed ,aladdin1 and said1 ,come1 my dear child1 and ,i will show you fine things4 ,he then led him out at one of the gates of the city1 to some magnificent houses1 or rather palaces1 to each of which belonged beautiful gardens1 into which anybody might enter4 ,at every building he came to1 he asked ,aladdin if he did not think it fine2 and the youth was ready to answer when any one presented itself1 crying out1 ,here is a finer house1 uncle1 than we have seen yet4 ,by this artifice1 the cunning magician led ,aladdin some way into the country2 and as he meant to carry him farther1 to execute his design1 he took an opportunity to sit down in one of the gardens on the brink of a fountain of clear water1 which discharged itself by a lion's mouth of bronze into a basin1 pretending to be tired3 ,come1 nephew1 said he1 you must be weary as well as ,i2 let us rest ourselves1 and we shall be better able to pursue our walk4 ,after they had sat down1 the magician pulled from his girdle a handkerchief with cakes and fruit1 which he had provided1 and laid them on the edge of the basin4 ,he broke a cake in two1 gave one half to ,aladdin1 and ate the other himself2 and in regard to the fruit1 left him at liberty to take which sort he liked best4 ,during this short repast1 he exhorted his nephew to leave off keeping company with vagabonds1 and seek that of wise and prudent men1 to improve by their conversation2 for1 said he1 you will soon be at man's estate1 and you cannot too early begin to imitate their example4 ,when they had eaten as much as they liked1 they got up1 and pursued their walk through gardens separated from one another only by small ditches1 which marked out the limits without interrupting the communication2 so great was the confidence the inhabitants reposed in each other4 ,by this means1 the ,african magician drew ,aladdin insensibly beyond the gardens1 and crossed the country1 till they nearly reached the mountains4 ,aladdin1 who had never been so far before1 began to find himself much tired with so long a walk1 and said to the magician1 ,where are we going1 uncle8 ,we have left the gardens a great way behind us1 and ,i see nothing but mountains2 if we go much farther1 ,i do not know whether ,i shall be able to reach the town again4 ,never fear1 nephew1 said the false uncle2 ,i will show you another garden which surpasses all we have yet seen2 it is not far off2 and when we come there1 you will say that you would have been sorry to have been so nigh1 and not seen it4 ,aladdin was soon persuaded1 and the magician1 to make the way seem shorter and less fatiguing1 told him a great many stories4 ,at last they arrived between two mountains of moderate height1 and equal size1 divided by a narrow valley1 which was the place where the magician intended to execute the design that had brought him from ,africa to ,china4 ,we will go no farther now1 said he to ,aladdin3 ,i will show you here some extraordinary things1 which1 when you have seen1 you will thank me for3 but while ,i strike a light1 gather up all the loose dry sticks you can see1 to kindle a fire with4 ,aladdin found so many dried sticks1 that before the magician had lighted a match1 he had collected a great heap4 ,the magician presently set them on fire1 and when they were in a blaze1 threw in some incense which raised a cloud of smoke4 ,this he dispersed on each side1 by pronouncing several magical words which ,aladdin did not understand4 ,at the same time the earth trembling1 opened just before the magician1 and uncovered a stone1 laid horizontally1 with a brass ring fixed into the middle4 ,aladdin was so frightened at what he saw1 that he would have run away2 but the magician caught hold of him1 abused him1 and gave him such a box on the ear1 that he knocked him down4 ,aladdin got up trembling1 and with tears in his eyes1 said to the magician1 ,what have ,i done1 uncle1 to be treated in this severe manner8 ,i have my reasons1 answered the magician3 ,i am your uncle1 ,i supply the place of your father1 and you ought to make no reply4 ,but1 child1 added he1 softening1 do not be afraid2 for ,i shall not ask anything of you1 but that you obey me punctually1 if you would reap the advantages which ,i intend you4 ,these fair promises calmed ,aladdin's fears and resentment2 and when the magician saw that he was appeased1 he said to him1 ,you see what ,i have done by virtue of my incense1 and the words ,i pronounced4 ,know1 then1 that under this stone there is hidden a treasure1 destined to be yours1 and which will make you richer than the greatest monarch in the world3 no person but yourself is permitted to lift this stone1 or enter the cave2 so you must punctually execute what ,i may command1 for it is a matter of great consequence both to you and me4 ,aladdin1 amazed at all he saw1 and heard the magician say of the treasure which was to make him happy1 forgot what was past1 and rising1 said1 ,well1 uncle1 what is to be done8 ,command me1 ,i am ready to obey4 ,i am overjoyed1 child1 said the ,african magician1 embracing him2 take hold of the ring1 and lift up that stone4 ,indeed1 uncle1 replied ,aladdin1 ,i am not strong enough1 you must help me4 ,you have no occasion for my assistance1 answered the magician2 if ,i help you1 we shall be able to do nothing2 take hold of the ring1 pronounce the names of your father and grandfather1 then lift it up1 and you will find it will come easily4 ,aladdin did as the magician bade him1 raised the stone with ease1 and laid it on one side4 ,when the stone was pulled up1 there appeared a cavity of about three or four feet deep1 with a little door1 and steps to go down lower4 ,observe1 my son1 said the ,african magician1 what ,i direct4 ,descend into the cave1 and when you are at the bottom of those steps you will find a door open1 which will lead you into a spacious vault1 divided into three great halls1 in each of which you will see four large brass cisterns placed on each side1 full of gold and silver2 but take care you do not meddle with them4 ,before you enter the first hall1 be sure to tuck up your vest1 wrap it about you1 and then pass through the second into the third without stopping4 ,above all things1 have a care that you do not touch the walls1 so much as with your clothes2 for if you do1 you will die instantly4 ,at the end of the third hall1 you will find a door which opens into a garden planted with fine trees loaded with fruit2 walk directly across the garden by a path which will lead you to five steps that will bring you upon a terrace1 where you will see a niche before you1 and in that niche a lighted lamp4 ,take the lamp down1 and extinguish it3 when you have thrown away the wick1 and poured out the liquor1 put it in your vestband and bring it to me4 ,do not be afraid that the liquor will spoil your clothes1 for it is not oil2 and the lamp will be dry as soon as it is thrown out4 ,if you should wish for any of the fruit of the garden1 you may gather as much as you please4 ,after these words1 the magician drew a ring off his finger1 and put it on one of ,aladdin's1 telling him that it was a preservative against all evil1 while he should observe what he had prescribed to him4 ,after this instruction he said1 ,go down boldly1 child1 and we shall both be rich all our lives4 ,aladdin jumped into the cave1 descended the steps1 and found the three halls just as the ,african magician had described4 ,he went through them with all the precaution the fear of death could inspire2 crossed the garden without stopping1 took down the lamp from the niche1 threw out the wick and the liquor1 and1 as the magician had desired1 put it in his vestband4 ,but as he came down from the terrace1 seeing it was perfectly dry1 he stopped in the garden to observe the fruit1 which he only had a glimpse of in crossing it4 ,all the trees were loaded with extraordinary fruit1 of different colors on each tree4 ,some bore fruit entirely white1 and some clear and transparent as crystal2 some pale red1 and others deeper2 some green1 blue1 and purple1 and others yellow3 in short1 there was fruit of all colors4 ,the white were pearls2 the clear and transparent1 diamonds2 the deep red1 rubies2 the paler1 balas rubies2 the green1 emeralds2 the blue1 turquoises2 the purple1 amethysts2 and those that were of yellow cast1 sapphires4 ,aladdin was altogether ignorant of their worth1 and would have preferred figs and grapes1 or any other fruits4 ,but though he took them only for colored glass of little value1 yet he was so pleased with the variety of the colors1 and the beauty and extraordinary size of the seeming fruit1 that he resolved to gather some of every sort1 and accordingly filled the two new purses his uncle had bought for him with his clothes4 ,some he wrapped up in the skirts of his vest1 which was of silk1 large and wrapping1 and crammed his bosom as full as it could hold4 ,aladdin1 having thus loaded himself with riches he knew not the value of1 returned through the three halls with the same precaution1 made all the haste he could1 that he might not make his uncle wait1 and soon arrived at the mouth of the cave1 where the ,african magician expected him with the utmost impatience4 ,as soon as ,aladdin saw him1 he cried out1 ,pray1 uncle1 lend me your hand1 to help me out4 ,give me the lamp first1 replied the magician2 it will be troublesome to you4 ,indeed1 uncle1 answered ,aladdin1 ,i cannot now2 it is not troublesome to me3 but ,i will as soon as ,i am up4 ,the ,african magician was so obstinate1 that he would have the lamp before he would help him up2 and ,aladdin1 who had encumbered himself so much with his fruit that he could not well get at it1 refused to give it to him till he was out of the cave4 ,the ,african magician1 provoked at this obstinate refusal1 flew into a passion1 threw a little of his incense into the fire1 which he had taken care to keep in1 and no sooner pronounced two magical words1 than the stone which had closed the mouth of the cave moved into its place1 with the earth over it in the same manner as it lay at the arrival of the magician and ,aladdin4 ,this action of the ,african magician's plainly showed him to be neither ,aladdin's uncle1 nor ,mustapha the tailor's brother3 but a true ,african4 ,africa is a country whose inhabitants delight most in magic of any in the whole world1 and he had applied himself to it from his youth4 ,after forty years' experience in enchantments1 geomancy1 fumigations1 and reading of magic books1 he had found out that there was in the world a wonderful lamp1 the possession of which would render him more powerful than any monarch2 and by a late operation of geomancy1 he had discovered that this lamp lay concealed in a subterraneous place in the midst of ,china1 in the situation already described4 ,fully persuaded of the truth of this discovery1 he set out from the farthest part of ,africa2 and after a long and fatiguing journey1 came to the town nearest to this treasure4 ,but though he had a certain knowledge of the place where the lamp was1 he was not permitted to take if himself1 nor to enter the subterraneous place1 but must receive it from the hands of another person4 ,for this reason he had addressed himself to ,aladdin1 whom he looked upon as a young lad whose life was of no consequence1 and fit to serve his purpose1 resolving1 as soon as he should get the lamp into his hands1 to sacrifice him to his avarice and wickedness1 by making the fumigation mentioned before1 and repeating two magical words1 the effect of which would remove the stone into its place1 so that no witness would remain of the transaction4 ,the blow he had given ,aladdin was intended to make him obey the more readily1 and give him the lamp as soon as he should ask for it4 ,but his too great precipitation1 and fear lest somebody should come that way during their dispute1 and discover what he wished to keep secret1 produced an effect quite contrary to what he had proposed to himself4 ,when the ,african magician saw that all his hopes were frustrated forever1 he returned the same day for ,africa2 but went quite round the town1 and at some distance from it1 lest some persons who had observed him walk out with the boy1 on seeing him come back without him1 should entertain any suspicions1 and stop him4 ,according to all appearance1 there was no prospect of ,aladdin being any more heard of4 ,but the magician1 when he had contrived his death1 forgot the ring he had put upon his finger1 which preserved him1 though he knew not its virtue4 ,it may seem astonishing that the loss of that1 together with the lamp1 did not drive the magician to despair2 but magicians are so much used to misfortunes1 and events contrary to their wishes1 that they do not lay them to heart1 but still feed themselves1 to the end of life1 with unsubstantial notions and chimeras4 ,the surprise of ,aladdin1 who had never suspected this treachery from his pretended uncle1 after all his caresses and what he had done for him1 is more easily to be imagined than expressed4 ,when he found himself buried alive1 he cried1 and called out to his uncle1 to tell him he was ready to give him the lamp2 but in vain1 since his cries could not be heard4 ,he descended to the bottom of the steps1 with a design to get into the garden1 but the door1 which was opened before by enchantment1 was now shut by the same means4 ,he then redoubled his cries and tears1 sat down on the steps1 without any hopes of ever seeing light again1 and in a melancholy certainty of passing from the present darkness into that of a speedy death4 ,aladdin remained in this state two days1 without eating or drinking1 and on the third looked upon death as inevitable4 ,clasping his hands with an entire resignation to the will of ,god1 he said1 ,there is no strength or power but in the great and high ,god4 ,in this action of joining his hands he rubbed the ring which the magician had put on his finger1 and of which he knew not yet the virtue4 ,immediately a genie of enormous size and frightful aspect rose out of the earth1 his head reaching the roof of the vault1 and said to him1 ,what wouldst thou have8 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all who may possess the ring on thy finger2 ,i and the other slaves of that ring4 ,at another time1 ,aladdin1 who had not been used to such appearances1 would have been so frightened at the sight of so extraordinary a figure that he would not have been able to speak2 but the danger he was in made him answer without hesitation1 ,whoever thou art1 deliver me from this place1 if thou art able4 ,he had no sooner spoken these words1 than he found himself on the very spot where the magician had caused the earth to open4 ,it was some time before his eyes could bear the light1 after being so long in total darkness3 but after he had endeavored by degrees to support it1 and began to look about him1 he was much surprised not to find the earth open1 and could not comprehend how he had got so soon out of its bowels4 ,there was nothing to be seen but the place where the fire had been1 by which he could nearly judge the situation of the cave4 ,then turning himself towards the town1 he perceived it at a distance in the midst of the gardens that surround it1 and saw the way by which the magician had brought him4 ,returning ,god thanks to find himself once more in the world1 he made the best of his way home4 ,when he got within his mother's door1 the joy to see her and his weakness for want of sustenance for three days made him faint1 and he remained for a long time as dead4 ,his mother1 who had given him over for lost1 seeing him in this condition1 omitted nothing to bring him to himself4 ,as soon as he recovered1 the first words he spoke1 were1 ,pray1 mother1 give me something to eat1 for ,i have not put a morsel of anything into my mouth these three days4 ,his mother brought what she had1 and set it before him4 ,my son1 said she1 be not too eager1 for it is dangerous2 eat but little at a time1 and take care of yourself4 ,besides1 ,i would not have you talk2 you will have time enough to tell me what happened to you when you are recovered4 ,it is a great comfort to me to see you again1 after the affliction ,i have been in since ,friday1 and the pains ,i have taken to learn what was become of you4 ,aladdin took his mother's advice1 and ate and drank moderately4 ,when he had done1 ,mother1 said he to her1 ,i cannot help complaining of you1 for abandoning me so easily to the discretion of a man who had a design to kill me1 and who at this very moment thinks my death certain4 ,you believed he was my uncle1 as well as ,i2 and what other thoughts could we entertain of a man who was so kind to me1 and made such advantageous proffers8 ,but ,i must tell you1 mother1 he is a rogue and a cheat1 and only made me those promises to accomplish my death2 but for what reason neither you nor ,i can guess4 ,for my part1 ,i can assure you1 ,i never gave him any cause to justify the least ill treatment from him4 ,you shall judge yourself1 when you have heard all that passed from the time ,i left you1 till he came to the execution of his wicked design4 ,aladdin then related to his mother all that had happened to him from the ,friday1 when the magician took him to see the palaces and gardens about the town1 and what fell out in the way1 till they came to the place between the two mountains where the great prodigy was to be performed2 how1 with incense which the magician threw into the fire1 and some magical words which he pronounced1 the earth opened1 and discovered a cave1 which led to an inestimable treasure4 ,he forgot not the blow the magician had given him1 in what manner he softened again1 and engaged him by great promises1 and putting a ring to his finger1 to go down into the cave4 ,he did not omit the least circumstance of what he saw in crossing the three halls and the garden1 and his taking the lamp1 which he pulled out of his bosom and showed to his mother1 as well as the transparent fruit of different colors1 which he had gathered in the garden as he returned4 ,but1 though these fruits were precious stones1 brilliant as the sun1 and the reflection of a lamp which then lighted the room might have led them to think they were of great value1 she was as ignorant of their worth as her son1 and cared nothing for them4 ,she had been bred in a low rank of life1 and her husband's poverty prevented his being possessed of jewels1 nor had she1 her relations1 or neighbors1 ever seen any2 so that we must not wonder that she regarded them as things of no value1 and only pleasing to the eye by the variety of their colors4 ,aladdin put them behind one of the cushions of the sofa1 and continued his story1 telling his mother1 that when he returned to the mouth of the cave1 upon his refusal to give the magician the lamp till he should get out1 the stone1 by his throwing some incense into the fire1 and using two or three magical words1 shut him in1 and the earth closed4 ,he could not help bursting into tears at the representation of the miserable condition he was in1 at finding himself buried alive in a dismal cave1 till by the touching of his ring1 the virtue of which he was till then an entire stranger to1 he1 properly speaking1 came to life again4 ,when he had finished his story1 he said to his mother1 ,i need say no more1 you know the rest4 ,this is my adventure1 and the danger ,i have been exposed to since you saw me4 ,aladdin's mother heard with so much patience as not to interrupt him this surprising and wonderful relation1 notwithstanding it could be no small affliction to a mother1 who loved her son tenderly3 but yet in the most moving part which discovered the perfidy of the ,african magician1 she could not help showing1 by marks of the greatest indignation1 how much she detested him2 and when her son had finished his story1 she broke out into a thousand reproaches against that vile impostor4 ,she called him perfidious traitor1 barbarian1 assassin1 deceiver1 magician1 and an enemy and destroyer of mankind4 ,without doubt1 child1 added she1 he is a magician1 and they are plagues to the world1 and by their enchantments and sorceries have commerce with the devil4 ,bless ,god for preserving you from his wicked designs2 for your death would have been inevitable1 if you had not called upon him1 and implored his assistance4 ,she said a great deal more against the magician's treachery2 but finding that whilst she talked1 ,aladdin1 who had not slept for three days and nights1 began to doze1 she left him to his repose and retired4 ,aladdin1 who had not closed his eyes while he was in the subterraneous abode1 slept very soundly till late the next morning2 when the first thing he said to his mother was1 that he wanted something to eat1 and that she could not do him a greater kindness than to give him his breakfast4 ,alas6 child1 said she1 ,i have not a bit of bread to give you1 you ate up all the provisions ,i had in the house yesterday2 but have a little patience1 and it shall not be long before ,i will bring you some3 ,i have a little cotton1 which ,i have spun2 ,i will go and sell it1 buy bread1 and something for our dinner4 ,mother1 replied ,aladdin1 keep your cotton for another time1 and give me the lamp ,i brought home with me yesterday2 ,i will go and sell it1 and the money ,i shall get for it will serve both for breakfast and dinner1 and perhaps supper too4 ,aladdin's mother took the lamp1 and said to her son1 ,here it is1 but it is very dirty2 if it was a little cleaner ,i believe it would bring something more4 ,she took some fine sand and water to clean it2 but had no sooner begun to rub it1 than in an instant a hideous genie of gigantic size appeared before her1 and said to her in a voice like thunder1 ,what wouldst thou have8 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all those who have the lamp in their hands2 ,i and the other slaves of the lamp4 ,aladdin's mother1 terrified at the sight of the genie1 fainted2 when ,aladdin1 who had seen such a phantom in the cavern1 snatched the lamp out of his mother's hand1 and said to the genie boldly1 ,i am hungry1 bring me something to eat4 ,the genie disappeared immediately1 and in an instant returned with a large silver tray1 holding twelve covered dishes of the same metal1 which contained the most delicious viands2 six large white bread cakes on two plates1 two flagons of wine1 and two silver cups4 ,all these he placed upon a carpet1 and disappeared3 this was done before ,aladdin's mother recovered from her swoon4 ,aladdin had fetched some water1 and sprinkled it in her face1 to recover her3 whether that or the smell of the meat brought her to life again1 it was not long before she came to herself4 ,mother1 said ,aladdin1 do not mind this2 get up1 and come and eat2 here is what will put you in heart1 and at the same time satisfy my extreme hunger3 do not let such delicious meat get cold4 ,his mother was much surprised to see the great tray1 twelve dishes1 six loaves1 the two flagons and cups1 and to smell the savory odor which exhaled from the dishes4 ,child1 said she1 to whom are we obliged for this great plenty and liberality8 has the sultan been made acquainted with our poverty1 and had compassion on us8 ,it is no matter1 mother1 said ,aladdin1 let us sit down and eat2 for you have almost as much need of a good breakfast as myself2 when we have done1 ,i will tell you4 ,accordingly both mother and son sat down1 and ate with the better relish as the table was so well furnished4 ,but all the time ,aladdin's mother could not forbear looking at and admiring the tray and dishes1 though she could not judge whether they were silver or any other metal1 and the novelty more than the value attracted her attention4 ,the mother and son sat at breakfast till it was dinner-time1 and then they thought it would be best to put the two meals together2 yet after this they found they should have enough left for supper1 and two meals for the next day4 ,when ,aladdin's mother had taken away and set by what was left1 she went and sat down by her son on the sofa1 saying1 ,i expect now that you should satisfy my impatience1 and tell me exactly what passed between the genie and you while ,i was in a swoon2 which he readily complied with4 ,she was in as great amazement at what her son told her1 as at the appearance of the genie2 and said to him1 ,but1 son1 what have we to do with genies8 ,i never heard that any of my acquaintance had ever seen one4 ,how came that vile genie to address himself to me1 and not to you1 to whom he had appeared before in the cave8 ,mother1 answered ,aladdin1 the genie you saw is not the one who appeared to me1 though he resembles him in size2 no1 they had quite different persons and habits2 they belong to different masters4 ,if you remember1 he that ,i first saw1 called himself the slave of the ring on my finger2 and this you saw1 called himself the slave of the lamp you had in your hand3 but ,i believe you did not hear him1 for ,i think you fainted as soon as he began to speak4 ,what6 cried the mother1 was your lamp then the occasion of that cursed genie's addressing himself rather to me than to you8 ,ah6 my son1 take it out of my sight1 and put it where you please4 ,i will never touch it4 ,i had rather you would sell it1 than run the hazard of being frightened to death again by touching it3 and if you would take my advice1 you would part also with the ring1 and not have anything to do with genies1 who1 as our prophet has told us1 are only devils4 ,with your leave1 mother1 replied ,aladdin1 ,i shall now take care how ,i sell a lamp1 which may be so serviceable both to you and me4 ,have you not been an eye-witness of what it has procured us8 and it shall still continue to furnish us with subsistence and maintenance4 ,you may suppose as ,i do1 that my false and wicked uncle would not have taken so much pains1 and undertaken so long and tedious a journey1 if it had not been to get into his possession this wonderful lamp1 which he preferred before all the gold and silver which he knew was in the halls1 and which ,i have seen with my own eyes4 ,he knew too well the worth of this lamp1 not to prefer it to so great a treasure2 and since chance hath discovered the virtue of it to us1 let us make a profitable use of it1 without making any great show1 and exciting the envy and jealousy of our neighbors4 ,however1 since the genies frighten you so much1 ,i will take it out of your sight1 and put it where ,i may find it when ,i want it4 ,the ring ,i cannot resolve to part with2 for without that you had never seen me again2 and though ,i am alive now1 perhaps1 if it was gone1 ,i might not be so some moments hence2 therefore1 ,i hope you will give me leave to keep it1 and to wear it always on my finger4 ,who knows what dangers you and ,i may be exposed to1 which neither of us can foresee1 and from which it may deliver us8 ,as ,aladdin's arguments were just1 his mother had nothing to say against them2 she only replied1 that he might do what he pleased1 for her part1 she would have nothing to do with genies1 but would wash her hands of them1 and never say anything more about them4 ,by the next night they had eaten all the provisions the genie had brought2 and the next day ,aladdin1 who could not bear the thoughts of hunger1 putting one of the silver dishes under his vest1 went out early to sell it1 and addressing himself to a ,jew whom he met in the streets1 took him aside1 and pulling out the plate1 asked him if he would buy it4 ,the cunning ,jew took the dish1 examined it1 and as soon as he found that it was good silver1 asked ,aladdin at how much he valued it4 ,aladdin1 who knew not its value1 and never had been used to such traffic1 told him he would trust to his judgment and honor4 ,the ,jew was somewhat confounded at this plain dealing2 and doubting whether ,aladdin understood the material or the full value of what he offered to sell1 took a piece of gold out of his purse and give it him1 though it was but the sixtieth part of the worth of the plate4 ,aladdin1 taking the money very eagerly1 retired with so much haste1 that the ,jew1 not content with the exorbitancy of his profit1 was vexed he had not penetrated into his ignorance1 and was going to run after him1 to endeavor to get some change out of the piece of gold2 but he ran so fast1 and had got so far1 that it would have been impossible for him to overtake him4 ,before ,aladdin went home1 he called at a baker's1 bought some cakes of bread1 changed his money1 and on his return gave the rest to his mother1 who went and purchased provisions enough to last them some time4 ,after this manner they lived1 till ,aladdin had sold the twelve dishes singly1 as necessity pressed1 to the ,jew1 for the same money2 who1 after the first time1 durst not offer him less1 for fear of losing so good a bargain4 ,when he had sold the last dish1 he had recourse to the tray1 which weighed ten times as much as the dishes1 and would have carried it to his old purchaser1 but that it was too large and cumbersome2 therefore he was obliged to bring him home with him to his mother's1 where1 after the ,jew had examined the weight of the tray1 he laid down ten pieces of gold1 with which ,aladdin was very well satisfied4 ,they lived on these ten pieces in a frugal manner1 and ,aladdin1 though used to an idle life1 had left off playing with young lads of his own age ever since his adventure with the ,african magician4 ,he spent his time in walking about1 and conversing with decent people1 with whom he gradually got acquainted4 ,sometimes he would stop at the principal merchants' shops1 where people of distinction met1 and listen to their discourse1 by which he gained some little knowledge of the world4 ,when all the money was spent1 ,aladdin had recourse again to the lamp4 ,he took it in his hand1 looked for the part where his mother had rubbed it with the sand1 rubbed it also1 when the genie immediately appeared1 and said1 ,what wouldst thou have8 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all those who have that lamp in their hands4 ,i am hungry1 said ,aladdin1 bring me something to eat4 ,the genie disappeared1 and presently returned with a tray1 the same number of covered dishes as before1 set them down1 and vanished4 ,aladdin's mother1 knowing what her son was going to do1 went out about some business1 on purpose to avoid being in the way when the genie came2 and when she returned1 was almost as much surprised as before at the prodigious effect of the lamp4 ,however1 she sat down with her son1 and when they had eaten as much as they liked1 she set enough by to last them two or three days4 ,as soon as ,aladdin found that their provisions were expended1 he took one of the dishes1 and went to look for his ,jew chapman2 but passing by a goldsmith's shop1 who had the character of a very fair and honest man1 the goldsmith perceiving him1 called to him1 and said1 ,my lad1 ,i have often observed you go by1 loaded as you are at present1 and talk with such a ,jew1 and then come back again empty handed4 ,i imagine that you carry something which you sell to him2 but perhaps you do not know that he is the greatest rogue even among the ,jews1 and is so well known1 that nobody of prudence will have anything to do with him4 ,what ,i tell you is for your own good4 ,if you will show me what you now carry1 and it is to be sold1 ,i will give you the full worth of it2 or ,i will direct you to other merchants who will not cheat you4 ,the hopes of getting more money for his plate induced ,aladdin to pull it from under his vest1 and show it to the goldsmith1 who at first sight saw that it was made of the finest silver1 asked him if he had sold such as that to the ,jew1 when ,aladdin told him that he had sold him twelve such1 for a piece of gold each4 ,what a villain6 cried the goldsmith2 but1 added he1 my son1 what is past cannot be recalled4 ,by showing you the value of this plate1 which is of the finest silver we use in our shops1 ,i will let you see how much the ,jew has cheated you4 ,the goldsmith took a pair of scales1 weighed the dish1 and after he had mentioned how much an ounce of fine silver cost1 assured him that his plate would fetch by weight sixty pieces of gold1 which he offered to pay down immediately4 ,if you dispute my honesty1 said he1 you may go to any other of our trade1 and if he gives you more1 ,i will be bound to forfeit twice as much2 for we gain only the fashion of the plate we buy1 and that the fairest-dealing ,jews are not contented with4 ,aladdin thanked him for his fair dealing1 so greatly to his advantage1 took the gold1 and never after went to any other person1 but sold him all his dishes and the tray1 and had as much for them as the weight came to4 ,though ,aladdin and his mother had an inexhaustible treasure in their lamp1 and might have had whatever they wished for1 yet they lived with the same frugality as before1 except that ,aladdin dressed better2 as for his mother1 she wore no clothes but what she earned by spinning cotton4 ,after their manner of living1 it may be supposed1 that the money for which ,aladdin had sold the dishes and tray was sufficient to maintain them some time4 ,during this interval1 ,aladdin frequented the shops of the principal merchants1 where they sold cloth of gold and silver1 linens1 silk stuffs1 and jewelry1 and oftentimes joining in their conversation1 acquired a knowledge of the world1 and respectable demeanor4 ,by his acquaintance among the jewelers1 he came to know that the fruit which he had gathered when he took the lamp were1 instead of colored glass1 stones of inestimable value2 but he had the prudence not to mention this to any one1 not even to his mother4 ,one day as ,aladdin was walking about the town1 he heard an order proclaimed1 commanding the people to shut up their shops and houses1 and keep within doors1 while the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 the sultan's daughter1 went to the baths and returned4 ,this proclamation inspired ,aladdin with eager curiosity to see the princess's face1 which he could not do without admission into the house of some acquaintance1 and then only through a window2 which did not satisfy him1 when he considered that the princess when she went to the baths1 would be closely veiled2 but to gratify his curiosity1 he presently thought of a scheme1 which succeeded2 it was to place himself behind the door of the bath1 which was so situated that he could not fail of seeing her face4 ,aladdin had not waited long before the princess came1 and he could see her plainly through a chink of the door without being discovered4 ,she was attended by a great crowd of ladies1 slaves1 and eunuchs1 who walked on each side1 and behind her4 ,when she came within three or four paces of the door of the baths1 she took off her veil1 and gave ,aladdin an opportunity of a full view4 ,as soon as ,aladdin had seen the princess his heart could not withstand those inclinations so charming an object always inspires4 ,the princess was the most beautiful brunette in the world2 her eyes were large1 lively1 and sparkling2 her looks sweet and modest2 her nose was of a just proportion and without a fault1 her mouth small1 her lips of a vermilion red and charmingly agreeable symmetry2 in a word1 all the features of her face were perfectly regular4 ,it is not therefore surprising that ,aladdin1 who had never before seen such a blaze of charms1 was dazzled1 and his senses ravished by such an assemblage4 ,with all these perfections the princess had so fine a form1 and so majestic an air1 that the sight of her was sufficient to inspire love and admiration4 ,after the princess had passed by1 and entered the baths1 ,aladdin remained some time astonished1 and in a kind of ecstasy1 retracing and imprinting the idea of so charming an object deeply in his mind4 ,but at last1 considering that the princess was gone past him1 and that when she returned from the bath her back would be towards him1 and then veiled1 he resolved to quit his hiding place and go home4 ,he could not so far conceal his uneasiness but that his mother perceived it1 was surprised to see him so much more thoughtful and melancholy than usual2 and asked what had happened to make him so1 or if he was ill4 ,he returned her no answer1 but sat carelessly down on the sofa1 and remained silent1 musing on the image of the charming ,buddir al ,buddoor4 ,his mother1 who was dressing supper1 pressed him no more4 ,when it was ready1 she served it up1 and perceiving that he gave no attention to it1 urged him to eat1 but had much ado to persuade him to change his place2 which when he did1 he ate much less than usual1 all the time cast down his eyes1 and observed so profound a silence1 that she could not obtain a word in answer to all the questions she put1 in order to find the reason of so extraordinary an alteration4 ,after supper1 she asked him again why he was so melancholy1 but could get no information1 and he determined to go to bed rather than give her the least satisfaction4 ,without examining how he passed the night1 his mind full as it was with the charms of the princess1 ,i shall only observe that as he sat next day on the sofa1 opposite his mother1 as she was spinning cotton1 he spoke to her in these words3 ,i perceive1 mother1 that my silence yesterday has much troubled you2 ,i was not1 nor am ,i sick1 as ,i fancy you believed2 but ,i assure you1 that what ,i felt then1 and now endure1 is worse than any disease4 ,i cannot explain what ails me2 but doubt not what ,i am going to relate will inform you4 ,it was not proclaimed in this quarter of the town1 and therefore you could know nothing of it1 that the sultan's daughter was yesterday to go to the baths4 ,i heard this as ,i walked about the town1 and an order was issued that all the shops should be shut up in her way thither1 and everybody keep withindoors1 to leave the streets free for her and her attendants4 ,as ,i was not then far from the bath1 ,i had a great curiosity to see the princess's face2 and as it occurred to me that the princess1 when she came nigh the door of the bath1 would pull her veil off1 ,i resolved to conceal myself behind the door4 ,you know the situation of the door1 and may imagine that ,i must have had a full view of her4 ,the princess threw off her veil1 and ,i had the happiness of seeing her lovely face with the greatest security4 ,this1 mother1 was the cause of my melancholy and silence yesterday2 ,i love the princess with more violence than ,i can express2 and as my passion increases every moment1 ,i cannot live without the possession of the amiable ,buddir al ,buddoor1 and am resolved to ask her in marriage of the sultan her father4 ,aladdin's mother listened with surprise to what her son told her2 but when he talked of asking the princess in marriage1 she could not help bursting out into a loud laugh4 ,aladdin would have gone on with his rhapsody1 but she interrupted him3 ,alas6 child1 said she1 what are you thinking of8 you must be mad to talk thus4 ,i assure you1 mother1 replied ,aladdin1 that ,i am not mad1 but in my right senses2 ,i foresaw that you would reproach me with folly and extravagance2 but ,i must tell you once more1 that ,i am resolved to demand the princess of the sultan in marriage1 and your remonstrances shall not prevent me4 ,indeed1 son1 replied the mother seriously1 ,i cannot help telling you1 that you have forgotten yourself2 and if you would put this resolution of yours in execution1 ,i do not see whom you can prevail upon to venture to make the proposal for you4 ,you yourself1 replied he immediately4 ,i go to the sultan6 answered the mother1 amazed and surprised4 ,i shall be cautious how ,i engage in such an errand4 ,why1 who are you1 son1 continued she1 that you can have the assurance to think of your sultan's daughter8 ,have you forgotten that your father was one of the poorest tailors in the capital1 and that ,i am of no better extraction2 and do not you know that sultans never marry their daughters but to princes1 sons of sovereigns like themselves8 ,mother1 answered ,aladdin1 ,i have already told you that ,i foresaw all that you have said1 or can say3 and tell you again1 that neither your discourse nor your remonstrances shall make me change my mind4 ,i have told you that you must ask the princess in marriage for me3 it is a favor ,i desire of you1 and ,i beg of you not to refuse1 unless you would rather see me in my grave1 than by your compliance give me new life4 ,the good old woman was much embarrassed1 when she found ,aladdin obstinately persisting in so wild a design4 ,my son1 said she again1 ,i am your mother1 who brought you into the world1 and there is nothing that is reasonable but ,i would readily do for you4 ,if ,i were to go and treat about your marriage with some neighbor's daughter1 whose circumstances were equal with yours1 ,i would do it with all my heart2 and even then they would expect you should have some little estate or fortune1 or be of some trade4 ,when such poor folks as we are wish to marry1 the first thing they ought to think of1 is how to live4 ,but without reflecting on the meanness of your birth1 and the little merit and fortune you have to recommend you1 you aim at the highest pitch of exaltation2 and your pretensions are no less than to demand in marriage the daughter of your sovereign1 who with one single word can crush you to pieces4 ,i say nothing of what respects yourself4 ,i leave you to reflect on what you have to do1 if you have ever so little thought4 ,i come now to consider what concerns myself4 ,how could so extraordinary a thought come into your head1 as that ,i should go to the sultan and make a proposal to him to give his daughter in marriage to you8 ,suppose ,i had1 not to say the boldness1 but the impudence to present myself before the sultan1 and make so extravagant a request1 to whom should ,i address myself to be introduced to his ,majesty8 ,do you not think the first person ,i should speak to would take me for a madwoman1 and chastise me as ,i should deserve8 ,suppose1 however1 that there is no difficulty in presenting myself for an audience of the sultan1 and ,i know there is none to those who go to petition for justice1 which he distributes equally among his subjects2 ,i know too that to those who ask a favor he grants it with pleasure when he sees it is deserved1 and the persons are worthy of it4 ,but is that your case8 do you think you have merited the honor you would have me ask for you8 are you worthy of it8 ,what have you done to claim such a favor1 either for your prince or country8 ,how have you distinguished yourself8 ,if you have done nothing to merit so high a distinction1 nor are worthy of it1 with what face shall ,i ask it8 ,how can ,i open my mouth to make the proposal to the sultan8 ,his majestic presence and the luster of his court would absolutely confound me1 who used even to tremble before my late husband your father1 when ,i asked him for anything4 ,there is another reason1 my son1 which you do not think of1 which is that nobody ever goes to ask a favor of the sultan without a present4 ,but what presents have you to make8 ,and if you had any that were worthy of the least attention of so great a monarch1 what proportion could they bear to the favor you would ask8 ,therefore1 reflect well on what you are about1 and consider1 that you aspire to an object which it is impossible for you to obtain4 ,aladdin heard very calmly all that his mother could say to dissuade him from his design1 and after he had weighed her representations in all points1 replied3 ,i own1 mother1 it is great rashness in me to presume to carry my pretensions so far2 and a great want of consideration to ask you with so much heat and precipitancy to go and make the proposal to the sultan1 without first taking proper measures to procure a favorable reception1 and therefore beg your pardon4 ,but be not surprised that through the violence of my passion ,i did not at first see every measure necessary to procure me the happiness ,i seek4 ,i love the princess1 or rather ,i adore her1 and shall always persevere in my design of marrying her4 ,i am obliged to you for the hint you have given me1 and look upon it as the first step ,i ought to take to procure the happy issue ,i promise myself4 ,you say it is not customary to go to the sultan without a present1 and that ,i have nothing worthy of his acceptance4 ,as to the necessity of a present1 ,i agree with you1 and own that ,i never thought of it2 but as to what you say that ,i have nothing fit to offer1 do not you think1 mother1 that what ,i brought home with me the day on which ,i was delivered from an inevitable death1 may be an acceptable present8 ,i mean what you and ,i both took for colored glass3 but now ,i am undeceived1 and can tell you that they are jewels of inestimable value1 and fit for the greatest monarch4 ,i know the worth of them by frequenting the shops2 and you may take my word that all the precious stones which ,i saw in the most capital jeweler's possession were not to be compared to those we have1 either for size or beauty1 and yet they value theirs at an excessive price4 ,in short1 neither you nor ,i know the value of ours2 but be it as it may1 by the little experience ,i have1 ,i am persuaded that they will be received very favorably by the sultan3 you have a large porcelain dish fit to hold them2 fetch it1 and let us see how they will look1 when we have arranged them according to their different colors4 ,aladdin's mother brought the china dish1 when he took the jewels out of the two purses in which he had kept them1 and placed them in order according to his fancy4 ,but the brightness and luster they emitted in the daytime1 and the variety of the colors1 so dazzled the eyes both of mother and son1 that they were astonished beyond measure2 for they had only seen them by the light of a lamp2 and though the latter had beheld them pendant on the trees like fruit beautiful to the eye1 yet as he was then but a boy1 he looked on them only as glittering playthings4 ,after they had admired the beauty of the jewels some time1 ,aladdin said to his mother1 ,now you cannot excuse yourself from going to the sultan1 under pretext of not having a present to make him1 since here is one which will gain you a favorable reception4 ,though the good widow1 notwithstanding the beauty and luster of the precious stones1 did not believe them so valuable as her son estimated them1 she thought such a present might nevertheless be agreeable to the sultan1 but still she hesitated at the request4 ,my son1 said she1 ,i cannot conceive that your present will have its desired effect1 or that the sultan will look upon me with a favorable eye2 ,i am sure1 that if ,i attempt to deliver your strange message1 ,i shall have no power to open my mouth2 therefore ,i shall not only lose my labor1 but the present1 which you say is so invaluable1 and shall return home again in confusion1 to tell you that your hopes are frustrated4 ,i have represented the consequence1 and you ought to believe me2 but1 added she1 ,i will exert my best endeavor to please you1 and wish ,i may have power to ask the sultan as you would have me2 but certainly he would either laugh at me1 and send me back like a fool1 or be in so great a rage as to make us both the victims of his fury4 ,she used many other arguments to endeavor to make him change his mind2 but the charms of the princess had made too great an impression on his heart for him to be dissuaded from his design4 ,he persisted in importuning his mother to execute his resolution1 and she1 as much out of tenderness as for fear he should be guilty of greater extravagance1 complied with his request4 ,as it was now late1 and the time for admission to the palace was passed1 it was put off till the next day4 ,the mother and son talked of different matters the remaining part of the day2 and ,aladdin strove to encourage her in the task she had undertaken2 while she1 notwithstanding all his arguments1 could not persuade herself she should succeed2 and it must be confessed she had reason enough to doubt4 ,child1 said she to ,aladdin1 if the sultan should receive me favorably1 as ,i wish for your sake1 should even hear my proposal with calmness1 and after this scarcely-to-be-expected reception should think of asking me where lie your riches and your estate 7for he will sooner inquire after these than your person71 if1 ,i say1 he should ask me these questions1 what answer would you have me return him8 ,let us not be uneasy1 mother1 replied ,aladdin1 about what may never happen4 ,first1 let us see how the sultan receives1 and what answer he gives you4 ,if it should so fall out1 that he desires to be informed of what you mention1 ,i have thought of an answer1 and am confident that the lamp which hath supported us so long will not fail me in time of need4 ,the tailor's widow could not say anything against what her son then proposed2 but reflected that the lamp might be capable of doing greater wonders than just providing victuals for them4 ,this consideration satisfied her1 and at the same time removed all the difficulties which might have prevented her from undertaking the service she had promised her son with the sultan2 ,aladdin1 who penetrated into his mother's thoughts1 said to her1 ,above all things1 mother1 be sure to keep secret our possession of the lamp1 for thereon depends the success we have to expect2 and after this caution1 ,aladdin and his mother parted to go to rest4 ,but violent love1 and the great prospect of so immense a fortune1 had so much possessed the son's thoughts1 that he could not repose himself so well as he could have wished4 ,he rose before daybreak1 awakened his mother1 pressing her to get herself dressed to go to the sultan's palace1 and to get admittance1 if possible1 before the grand vizier1 the other viziers1 and the great officers of state went in to take their seats in the divan1 where the sultan always assisted in person4 ,aladdin's mother took the china dish1 in which they had put the jewels the day before1 wrapped in two napkins1 one finer than the other1 which was tied at the four corners for more easy carriage1 and set forwards for the sultan's palace4 ,when she came to the gates1 the grand vizier1 the other viziers1 and most distinguished lords of the court were just gone in2 but1 notwithstanding the crowd of people who had business was great1 she got into the divan1 a spacious hall1 the entrance into which was very magnificent4 ,she placed herself just before the sultan1 grand vizier1 and the great lords1 who sat in council1 on his right and left hand4 ,several causes were called1 according to their order1 pleaded and adjudged1 until the time the divan generally broke up1 when the sultan rising1 returned to his apartment1 attended by the grand vizier2 the other viziers and ministers of state then retired1 as also did all those whose business had called them thither2 some pleased with gaining their causes1 others dissatisfied at the sentences pronounced against them1 and some in expectation of theirs being heard the next sitting4 ,aladdin's mother1 seeing the sultan retire1 and all the people depart1 judged rightly that he would not sit again that day1 and resolved to go home4 ,when ,aladdin saw her return with the present designed for the sultan1 he knew not what to think of her success1 and in his fear lest she should bring him some ill news1 had not courage to ask her any questions2 but she1 who had never set foot into the sultan's palace before1 and knew not what was every day practiced there1 freed him from his embarrassment1 and said to him1 with a great deal of simplicity1 ,son1 ,i have seen the sultan1 and am very well persuaded he has seen me too2 for ,i placed myself just before him2 but he was so much taken up with those who attended on all sides of him1 that ,i pitied him1 and wondered at his patience4 ,at last ,i believe he was heartily tired1 for he rose up suddenly1 and would not hear a great many who were ready prepared to speak to him1 but went away1 at which ,i was well pleased1 for indeed ,i began to lose all patience1 and was extremely fatigued with staying so long4 ,but there is no harm done2 ,i will go again tomorrow2 perhaps the sultan may not be so busy4 ,though his passion was very violent1 ,aladdin was forced to be satisfied with this delay1 and to fortify himself with patience4 ,he had at least the satisfaction to find that his mother had got over the greatest difficulty1 which was to procure access to the sultan1 and hoped that the example of those she saw speak to him would embolden her to acquit herself better of her commission when a favorable opportunity might offer to speak to him4 ,the next morning she repaired to the sultan's palace with the present1 as early as the day before1 but when she came there1 she found the gates of the divan shut1 and understood that the council sat but every other day1 therefore she must come again the next4 ,this news she carried to her son1 whose only relief was to guard himself with patience4 ,she went six times afterwards on the days appointed1 placed herself always directly before the sultan1 but with as little success as the first morning1 and might have perhaps come a thousand times to as little purpose1 if luckily the sultan himself had not taken particular notice of her3 for only those who came with petitions approached the sultan1 when each pleaded their cause in its turn1 and ,aladdin's mother was not one of them4 ,on the sixth day1 however1 after the divan was broken up1 when the sultan returned to his own apartment1 he said to his grand vizier1 ,i have for some time observed a certain woman1 who attends constantly every day that ,i give audience1 with something wrapped up in a napkin3 she always stands up from the beginning to the breaking up of the audience1 and affects to place herself just before me4 ,do you know what she wants8 ,sir1 replied the grand vizier1 who knew no more than the sultan what she wanted1 but did not wish to seem uninformed1 your ,majesty knows that women often make complaints on trifles2 perhaps she may come to complain to your ,majesty1 that somebody has sold her some bad flour1 or some such trifling matter4 ,the sultan was not satisfied with this answer1 but replied1 ,if this woman comes to our next audience1 do not fail to call her1 that ,i may hear what she has to say4 ,the grand vizier made answer by lowering his hand1 and then lifting it up above his head1 signifying his willingness to lose it if he failed4 ,by this time1 the tailor's widow was so much used to go to audience1 and stand before the sultan1 that she did not think it any trouble1 if she could but satisfy her son that she neglected nothing that lay in her power to please him3 the next audience day she went to the divan1 placed herself in front of the sultan as usual2 and before the grand vizier had made his report of business1 the sultan perceived her1 and compassionating her for having waited so long1 said to the vizier1 ,before you enter upon any business1 remember the woman ,i spoke to you about2 bid her come near1 and let us hear and dispatch her business first4 ,the grand vizier immediately called the chief of the mace- bearers who stood ready to obey his commands2 and pointing to her1 bade him go to that woman1 and tell her to come before the sultan4 ,the chief of the officers went to ,aladdin's mother1 and at a sign he gave her1 she followed him to the foot of the sultan's throne1 where he left her1 and retired to his place by the grand vizier4 ,the old woman1 after the example of others whom she saw salute the sultan1 bowed her head down to the carpet1 which covered the platform of the throne1 and remained in that posture till the sultan bade her rise1 which she had no sooner done1 than he said to her1 ,good woman1 ,i have observed you to stand a long time1 from the beginning to the rising of the divan2 what business brings you here8 ,after these words1 ,aladdin's mother prostrated herself a second time2 and when she arose1 said1 ,monarch of monarchs1 before ,i tell your ,majesty the extraordinary and almost incredible business which brings me before your high throne1 ,i beg of you to pardon the boldness or rather impudence of the demand ,i am going to make1 which is so uncommon1 that ,i tremble1 and am ashamed to propose it to my sovereign4 ,in order to give her the more freedom to explain herself1 the sultan ordered all to quit the divan but the grand vizier1 and then told her she might speak without restraint4 ,aladdin's mother1 not content with this favor of the sultan's to save her the trouble and confusion of speaking before so many people1 was notwithstanding for securing herself against his anger1 which1 from the proposal she was going to make1 she was not a little apprehensive of2 therefore resuming her discourse1 she said1 ,i beg of your ,majesty1 if you should think my demand the least injurious or offensive1 to assure me first of your pardon and forgiveness4 ,well1 replied the sultan1 ,i will forgive you1 be it what it may1 and no hurt shall come to you3 speak boldly4 ,when ,aladdin's mother had taken all these precautions1 for fear of the sultan's anger1 she told him faithfully how ,aladdin had seen the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 the violent love that fatal sight had inspired him with1 the declaration he had made to her of it when he came home1 and what representations she had made to dissuade him from a passion no less disrespectful1 said she1 to your ,majesty1 as sultan1 than to the princess your daughter4 ,but1 continued she1 my son1 instead of taking my advice and reflecting on his presumption1 was so obstinate as to persevere1 and to threaten me with some desperate act1 if ,i refused to come and ask the princess in marriage of your ,majesty2 and it was not without the greatest reluctance that ,i was led to accede to his request1 for which ,i beg your ,majesty once more to pardon not only me1 but also ,aladdin my son1 for entertaining so rash a project as to aspire to so high an alliance4 ,the sultan hearkened to this discourse with mildness1 and without showing the least anger2 but before he gave her any answer1 asked her what she had brought tied up in the napkin4 ,she took the china dish1 which she had set down at the foot of the throne1 before she prostrated herself before him2 untied it1 and presented it to the sultan4 ,the sultan's amazement and surprise were inexpressible1 when he saw so many large1 beautiful1 and valuable jewels collected in the dish4 ,he remained for some time motionless with admiration4 ,at last1 when he had recovered himself1 he received the present from ,aladdin's mother's hand1 crying out in a transport of joy1 ,how rich1 how beautiful6 ,after he had admired and handled all the jewels1 one after another1 he turned to the grand vizier1 and showing him the dish1 said1 ,behold1 admire1 wonder1 and confess that your eyes never beheld jewels so rich and beautiful before4 ,the vizier was charmed4 ,well1 continued the sultan1 what sayst thou to such a present8 ,is it not worthy of the princess my daughter8 ,and ought ,i not to bestow her on one who values her at so great price8 ,these words put the grand vizier into extreme agitation4 ,the sultan had some time before signified to him his intention of bestowing the princess on a son of his2 therefore he was afraid1 and not without grounds1 that the sultan1 dazzled by so rich and extraordinary a present1 might change his mind4 ,therefore going to him1 and whispering him in the ear1 he said1 ,i cannot but own that the present is worthy of the princess2 but ,i beg of your ,majesty to grant me three months before you come to a final resolution4 ,i hope1 before that time1 my son1 on whom you have had the goodness to look with a favorable eye1 will be able to make a nobler present than ,aladdin1 who is an entire stranger to your ,majesty4 ,the sultan1 though he was fully persuaded that it was not possible for the vizier to provide so considerable a present for his son to make the princess1 yet as he had given him hopes1 hearkened to him1 and granted his request4 ,turning therefore to the old widow1 he said to her1 ,good woman1 go home1 and tell your son that ,i agree to the proposal you have made me2 but ,i cannot marry the princess my daughter1 till the paraphernalia ,i design for her be got ready1 which cannot be finished these three months2 but at the expiration of that time come again4 ,aladdin's mother returned home much more gratified than she had expected1 since she had met with a favorable answer1 instead of the refusal and confusion she had dreaded4 ,from two circumstances ,aladdin1 when he saw his mother returning1 judged that she brought him good news3 the one was1 that she returned sooner than ordinary2 and the other1 the gayety of her countenance4 ,well1 mother1 said he1 may ,i entertain any hopes1 or must ,i die with despair8 ,when she had pulled off her veil1 and had seated herself on the sofa by him1 she said to him1 ,not to keep you long in suspense1 son1 ,i will begin by telling you1 that instead of thinking of dying1 you have every reason to be well satisfied4 ,then pursuing her discourse1 she told him1 that she had an audience before everybody else1 which made her come home so soon2 the precautions she had taken lest she should have displeased the sultan1 by making the proposal of marriage between him and the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 and the condescending answer she had received from the sultan's own mouth2 and that as far as she could judge1 the present had wrought a powerful effect4 ,but when ,i least expected it1 said she1 and he was going to give me an answer1 and ,i fancied a favorable one1 the grand vizier whispered him in the ear1 and ,i was afraid might be some obstacle to his good intentions towards us1 and so it happened1 for the sultan desired me to come to audience again this day three months4 ,aladdin thought himself the most happy of all men at hearing this news1 and thanked his mother for the pains she had taken in the affair1 the good success of which was of so great importance to his peace4 ,though from his impatience to obtain the object of his passion1 three months seemed an age1 yet he disposed himself to wait with patience1 relying on the sultan's word1 which he looked upon to be irrevocable4 ,but all that time he not only counted the hours1 days1 and weeks1 but every moment4 ,when two of the three months were past1 his mother one evening going to light the lamp1 and finding no oil in the house1 went out to buy some1 and when she came into the city1 found a general rejoicing4 ,the shops1 instead of being shut up1 were open1 dressed with foliage1 silks1 and carpeting1 every one striving to show their zeal in the most distinguished manner according to his ability4 ,the streets were crowded with officers in habits of ceremony1 mounted on horses richly caparisoned1 each attended by a great many footmen4 ,aladdin's mother asked the oil merchant what was the meaning of all this preparation of public festivity4 ,whence came you1 good woman1 said he1 that you don't know that the grand vizier's son is to marry the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 the sultan's daughter1 tonight8 ,she will presently return from the baths2 and these officers whom you see are to assist at the cavalcade to the palace1 where the ceremony is to be solemnized4 ,this was news enough for ,aladdin's mother4 ,she ran till she was quite out of breath home to her son1 who little suspected any such event4 ,child1 cried she1 you are undone6 you depend upon the sultan's fine promises1 but they will come to nothing4 ,aladdin was alarmed at these words4 ,mother1 replied he1 how do you know the sultan has been guilty of a breach of promise8 ,this night1 answered the mother1 the grand vizier's son is to marry the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor4 ,she then related how she had heard it2 so that from all circumstances1 he had no reason to doubt the truth of what she said4 ,at this account1 ,aladdin was thunderstruck4 ,any other man would have sunk under the shock2 but a sudden hope of disappointing his rival soon roused his spirits1 and he bethought himself of the lamp1 which had on every emergency been so useful to him2 and without venting his rage in empty words against the sultan1 the vizier or his son1 he only said1 ,perhaps1 mother1 the vizier's son may not be so happy tonight as he promises himself3 while ,i go into my chamber a moment1 do you get supper ready4 ,she accordingly went about it1 but guessed that her son was going to make use of the lamp1 to prevent1 if possible1 the consummation of the marriage4 ,when ,aladdin had got into his chamber1 he took the lamp1 rubbed it in the same place as before1 when immediately the genie appeared1 and said to him1 ,what wouldst thou have8 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all those who have that lamp in their possession2 ,i and the other slaves of the lamp4 ,hear me1 said ,aladdin2 thou hast hitherto brought me whatever ,i wanted as to provisions2 but now ,i have business of the greatest importance for thee to execute4 ,i have demanded the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor in marriage of the sultan her father2 he promised her to me1 only requiring three months' delay2 but instead of keeping that promise1 has this night married her to the grand vizier's son4 ,what ,i ask of you is1 that as soon as the bride and bridegroom are retired1 you bring them both hither in their bed4 ,master1 replied the genie1 ,i will obey you4 ,have you any other commands8 ,none at present1 answered ,aladdin2 the genie then disappeared4 ,aladdin having left his chamber1 supped with his mother1 with the same tranquillity of mind as usual2 and after supper talked of the princess's marriage as of an affair wherein he had not the least concern2 he then retired to his own chamber again1 and left his mother to go to bed2 but sat up waiting the execution of his orders to the genie4 ,in the meantime1 everything was prepared with the greatest magnificence in the sultan's palace to celebrate the princess's nuptials2 and the evening was spent with all the usual ceremonies and great rejoicings till midnight1 when the grand vizier's son1 on a signal given him by the chief of the princess's eunuchs1 slipped away from the company1 and was introduced by that officer into the princess's apartment4 ,in a little time after1 the sultaness1 accompanied by her own women1 and those of the princess1 brought the bride4 ,no sooner was the door shut1 than the genie1 as the faithful slave of the lamp1 and punctual in executing the command of those who possessed it1 to the great amazement of them both1 took up the bed1 and transported it in an instant into ,aladdin's chamber1 where he set it down4 ,aladdin1 who had waited impatiently for this moment1 did not suffer the vizier's son to remain long in bed with the princess4 ,take this new- married man1 said he to the genie1 shut him up in a room1 and come again tomorrow morning before daybreak4 ,the genie instantly forced the vizier's son out of bed1 carried him whither ,aladdin had commanded him2 and after he had breathed upon him1 which prevented his stirring1 left him there4 ,aladdin did not talk much to the princess when they were alone1 but only said with a respectful air1 ,fear nothing1 adorable princess1 you are here in safety2 for1 notwithstanding the violence of my passion1 which your charms have kindled1 it shall never exceed the bounds of the profound adoration ,i owe you4 ,if ,i have been forced to come to this extremity1 it is not with any intention of affronting you1 but to prevent an unjust rival's possessing you1 contrary to the sultan your father's promise in favor of myself4 ,the princess1 who knew nothing of these particulars1 gave very little attention to what ,aladdin could say4 ,the fright and amazement of so surprising and unexpected an adventure had alarmed her so much that he could not get one word from her4 ,aladdin1 satisfied with having thus deprived his rival of the happiness he had flattered himself with1 went outside the room1 where he slept very soundly1 though the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor never passed a night so ill in her life2 and if we consider the condition in which the genie left the grand vizier's son1 we may imagine that the new bridegroom spent it much worse4 ,aladdin had no occasion the next morning to rub the lamp to call the genie2 who appeared at the hour appointed1 just when he had done dressing himself1 and said to him1 ,i am here1 master1 what are your commands8 ,go1 said ,aladdin1 fetch the vizier's son out of the place where you left him1 put him into his bed again1 and carry it to the sultan's palace1 from whence you brought it4 ,the genie presently returned with the vizier's son4 ,the bridegroom was laid by the princess1 and in an instant the nuptial bed was transported into the same chamber of the palace from whence it had been brought4 ,but we must observe1 that all this time the genie never was visible either to the princess or the grand vizier's son4 ,his hideous form would have made them die with fear4 ,neither did they hear anything of the discourse between ,aladdin and him2 they only perceived the motion of the bed1 and their transportation from one place to another2 which we may well imagine was enough to alarm them4 ,as soon as the genie had set down the nuptial bed in its proper place1 the sultan tapped at the door to wish her good morning4 ,the grand vizier's son1 who was almost perished with cold1 by standing in his thin under garment all night1 and had not had time to warm himself in bed1 had no sooner heard the knocking at the door than he got out of bed1 and ran into the robing chamber1 where he had undressed himself the night before4 ,the sultan having opened the door1 went to the bedside1 kissed the princess between the eyes1 according to custom1 wishing her a good morrow1 but was extremely surprised to see her so melancholy4 ,she only cast at him a sorrowful look1 expressive of great affliction or great dissatisfaction4 ,he said a few words to her1 but finding that he could not get a word from her1 he retired4 ,nevertheless1 he suspected that there was something extraordinary in this silence1 and thereupon went immediately to the sultaness's apartment1 told her in what a state he had found the princess1 and how she had received him4 ,sir1 said the sultaness1 ,i will go and see her2 ,i am much deceived if she receives me in the same manner4 ,as soon as the sultaness was dressed1 she went to the princess's apartment1 who was still in bed4 ,she undrew the curtain1 wished her good morrow1 and kissed her4 ,but how great was her surprise when she returned no answer2 and looking more attentively at her1 she perceived her to be much dejected1 which made her judge that something had happened1 which she did not understand4 ,how comes it1 child1 said the sultaness1 that you do not return my caresses8 ,ought you to treat your mother after this manner8 ,i am induced to believe something extraordinary has happened2 come1 tell me freely1 and leave me no longer in a painful suspense4 ,at last the princess broke silence with a deep sigh and said1 ,alas6 most honored mother1 forgive me if ,i have failed in the respect ,i owe you4 ,my mind is so full of the extraordinary circumstances which have befallen me this night1 that ,i have not yet recovered from my amazement and alarm4 ,she then told her1 how the instant after she and her husband were together1 the bed was transported into a dark1 dirty room1 where he was taken from her and carried away1 but where she knew not2 and that she was left alone with a young man1 who said something to her1 which her fright did not suffer her to hear2 and in the morning her husband was brought to her again1 when the bed was transported back to her own chamber in an instant4 ,all this1 said she1 was but just done1 when the sultan my father came into my chamber4 ,i was so overwhelmed with grief1 that ,i had not power to speak1 and am afraid that he is offended at the manner in which ,i received the honor he did me2 but ,i hope he will forgive me1 when he knows my melancholy adventure1 and the miserable state ,i am in at present4 ,the sultaness heard all the princess told her very patiently1 but would not believe it4 ,you did well1 child1 said she1 not to speak of this to your father3 take care not to mention it to anybody2 for you will certainly be thought mad if you talk in this manner4 ,madam1 replied the princess1 ,i can assure you ,i am in my right senses2 ask my husband1 and he will tell you the same circumstances4 ,i will1 said the sultaness2 but if he should talk in the same manner1 ,i shall not be better persuaded of the truth4 ,come1 rise1 and throw off this idle fancy2 it will be a strange event1 if all the feasts and rejoicings in the kingdom should be interrupted by such a vision4 ,do not you hear the trumpets of congratulation1 and concerts of the finest music8 ,cannot these inspire you with joy and pleasure1 and make you forget the fancies of an imagination disturbed by what can have been only a dream8 ,at the same time the sultaness called the princess's women1 and after she had seen her get up1 and begin dressing1 went to the sultan's apartment1 told him that her daughter had got some odd notions in her1 but that there was nothing in them but idle fantasy4 ,she then sent for the vizier's son1 to know of him something of what the princess had told her2 but he1 thinking himself highly honored to be allied to the sultan1 and not willing to lose the princess1 denied what had happened4 ,that is enough1 answered the sultaness1 ,i ask no more4 ,i see you are wiser than my daughter4 ,the rejoicings lasted all that day in the palace1 and the sultaness1 who never left the princess1 forgot nothing to divert her1 and induce her to take part in the various diversions and shows2 but she was so struck with the idea of what had happened to her in the night1 that it was easy to see her thoughts were entirely taken up with it4 ,neither was the grand vizier's son in less tribulation1 though his ambition made him disguise his feelings so well1 that nobody doubted of his being a happy bridegroom4 ,aladdin1 who was well acquainted with what passed in the palace1 was sure the new-married couple were to lie together again1 notwithstanding the troublesome adventure of the night before2 and therefore1 having as great an inclination to disturb them1 had recourse to his lamp1 and when the genie appeared1 and offered his service1 he said to him1 ,the grand vizier's son and the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor are to lie together again tonight3 go1 and as soon as they are in bed1 bring the bed hither1 as thou didst yesterday4 ,the genie obeyed as faithfully and exactly as the day before1 and the grand vizier's son passed the night as coldly and disagreeably4 ,the genie1 according to orders1 came the next morning1 brought the bridegroom1 laid him by his bride1 and then carried the bed and new- married couple back again to the palace4 ,the sultan1 after the reception the princess had given him1 was very anxious to know how she passed the second night1 and therefore went into her chamber as early as the morning before4 ,the grand vizier's son1 more ashamed1 and mortified with the ill success of this last night1 no sooner heard him coming1 than he jumped out of bed1 and ran hastily into the robing-chamber4 ,the sultan went to the princess's bedside1 and after the same caresses he had given her the former morning1 bade her good morrow4 ,well1 daughter1 said he1 are you in better humor than yesterday8 ,still the princess was silent1 and the sultan perceiving her to be more troubled1 and in greater confusion than before1 doubted not that something very extraordinary was the cause2 but provoked that his daughter should conceal it1 he said to her in a rage1 with his saber in his hand1 ,daughter1 tell me what is the matter1 or ,i will cut off your head immediately4 ,the princess1 more frightened at the menaces and tone of the enraged sultan than at the sight of the drawn saber1 at last broke silence1 and said with tears in her eyes1 ,my dear father and sultan1 ,i ask your ,majesty's pardon if ,i have offended you1 and hope1 that out of your goodness and clemency you will have compassion on me1 when ,i shall have told you in what a miserable condition ,i have spent this last night1 as well as the preceding4 ,after this preamble1 which appeased and affected the sultan1 she told him what had happened to her1 in so moving a manner1 that he1 who loved her tenderly1 was most sensibly grieved4 ,she added1 ,if your ,majesty doubts the truth of this account1 you may inform yourself from my husband1 who1 ,i am persuaded1 will tell you the same thing4 ,the sultan immediately felt all the extreme uneasiness so surprising an adventure must have given the princess4 ,daughter1 said he1 you are much to blame for not telling me this yesterday1 since it concerns me as much as yourself4 ,i did not marry you with an intention to make you miserable1 but that you might enjoy all the happiness you deserve and might hope for from a husband1 who to me seemed agreeable to you4 ,efface all these troublesome ideas from your memory2 ,i will take care that you shall have no more such disagreeable and insupportable nights4 ,as soon as the sultan had returned to his own apartments1 he sent for the grand vizier3 ,vizier1 said he1 have you seen your son1 and has he told you anything8 ,the vizier replied1 ,no4 ,the sultan related all the circumstances of which the princess had informed him1 and afterwards said1 ,i do not doubt but that my daughter has told me the truth2 but nevertheless ,i should be glad to have it confirmed by your son1 therefore go and ask him how it was4 ,the grand vizier went immediately to his son1 communicated what the sultan had told him1 and enjoined him to conceal nothing1 but to relate the whole truth4 ,i will disguise nothing from you1 father1 replied the son1 for indeed all that the princess has stated is true2 but what relates particularly to myself she knows nothing of4 ,since my marriage1 ,i have passed two nights beyond imagination or expression disagreeable1 not to mention the fright ,i was in at finding my bed lifted four times1 transported from one place to another1 without being able to guess how it was done4 ,you may judge of the miserable condition ,i was in1 passing two whole nights in nothing but my under vestments1 standing in a small room1 unable to stir out of the place or to make the least movement1 though ,i could not perceive any obstacle to prevent me4 ,yet ,i must tell you1 that all this ill usage does not in the least lessen those sentiments of love1 respect1 and gratitude ,i entertain for the princess1 and of which she is so deserving2 but ,i must confess1 that notwithstanding all the honor and splendor that attends marrying my sovereign's daughter1 ,i would much rather die1 than continue in so exalted an alliance if ,i must undergo nightly much longer what ,i have already endured4 ,i do not doubt but that the princess entertains the same sentiments1 and that she will readily agree to a separation1 which is so necessary both for her repose and mine4 ,therefore1 father1 ,i beg1 by the same tenderness which led you to procure me so great an honor1 to obtain the sultan's consent that our marriage may be declared null and void4 ,notwithstanding the grand vizier's ambition to have his son allied to the sultan1 the firm resolution he saw he had formed to be separated from the princess made him not think it proper to propose to him to have patience for a few days1 to see if this disappointment would not have an end2 but he left him to give an account of what he had related to him1 and without waiting till the sultan himself1 whom he found disposed to it1 spoke of setting aside the marriage1 he begged of him to give his son leave to retire from the palace1 alleging it was not just that the princess should be a moment longer exposed to so terrible a persecution upon his son's account4 ,the grand vizier found no great difficulty to obtain what he asked1 as the sultan had determined already2 orders were given to put a stop to all rejoicing in the palace and town1 and expresses dispatched to all parts of his dominions to countermand them2 and1 in a short time1 all rejoicings ceased4 ,this sudden and unexpected change gave rise both in the city and kingdom to various speculations and inquiries2 but no other account could be given of it1 except that both the vizier and his son went out of the palace very much dejected4 ,nobody but ,aladdin knew the secret4 ,he rejoiced within himself at the happy success procured by his lamp1 which now he had no more occasion to rub1 to produce the genie to prevent the consummation of the marriage1 as he had certain information it was broken off1 and that his rival had left the palace4 ,neither the sultan nor the grand vizier1 who had forgotten ,aladdin and his request1 had the least thought that he had any concern in the enchantment which caused the dissolution of the marriage4 ,aladdin waited till the three months were completed1 which the sultan had appointed for the consummation of the marriage between the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor and himself2 and the next day sent his mother to the palace1 to remind the sultan of his promise4 ,aladdin's mother went to the palace1 and stood in the same place as before in the hall of audience4 ,the sultan no sooner cast his eyes upon her than he knew her again1 remembered her business1 and how long he had put her off3 therefore when the grand vizier was beginning to make his report1 the sultan interrupted him and said1 ,vizier1 ,i see the good woman who made me the present of jewels some months ago2 forbear your report1 till ,i have heard what she has to say4 ,the vizier looking about the divan1 perceived the tailor's widow1 and sent the chief of the mace-bearers to conduct her to the sultan4 ,aladdin's mother came to the foot of the throne1 prostrated herself as usual1 and when she rose1 the sultan asked her what she would have4 ,sir1 said she1 ,i come to represent to your ,majesty1 in the name of my son ,aladdin1 that the three months1 at the end of which you ordered me to come again1 are expired2 and to beg you to remember your promise4 ,the sultan1 when he had fixed a time to answer the request of this good woman1 little thought of hearing any more of a marriage1 which he imagined must be very disagreeable to the princess1 when he considered the meanness and poverty of her dress and appearance2 but this summons for him to fulfill his promise was somewhat embarrassing2 he declined giving an answer till he had consulted his vizier1 and signified to him the little inclination he had to conclude a match for his daughter with a stranger1 whose rank he supposed to be very mean4 ,the grand vizier freely told the sultan his thoughts1 and said to him1 ,in my opinion1 sir1 there is an infallible way for your ,majesty to avoid a match so disproportionable1 without giving ,aladdin1 were he known to your ,majesty1 any cause of complaint2 which is1 to set so high a price upon the princess1 that1 however rich he may be1 he cannot comply with4 ,this is the only evasion to make him desist from so bold1 not to say rash1 an undertaking1 which he never weighed before he engaged in it4 ,the sultan1 approving of the grand vizier's advice1 turned to the tailor's widow1 and said to her1 ,good woman1 it is true sultans ought to abide by their word1 and ,i am ready to keep mine1 by making your son happy in marriage with the princess1 my daughter4 ,but as ,i cannot marry her without some further valuable consideration from your son1 you may tell him1 ,i will fulfill my promise as soon as he shall send me forty trays of massy gold1 full of the same sort of jewels you have already made me a present of1 and carried by the like number of black slaves1 who shall be led by as many young and handsome white slaves1 all dressed magnificently4 ,on these conditions ,i am ready to bestow the princess my daughter upon him2 therefore1 good woman1 go and tell him so1 and ,i will wait till you bring me his answer4 ,aladdin's mother prostrated herself a second time before the sultan's throne and retired4 ,on her way home1 she laughed within herself at her son's foolish imagination4 ,where1 says she1 can he get so many large gold trays1 and such precious stones to fill them8 ,must he go again to that subterraneous abode1 the entrance into which is stopped up1 and gather them off the trees8 ,but where will he get so many such slaves as the sultan requires8 ,it is altogether out of his power1 and ,i believe he will not be much pleased with my embassy this time4 ,when she came home1 full of these thoughts1 she said to her son1 ,indeed1 child1 ,i would not have you think any farther of your marriage with the princess4 ,the sultan received me very kindly1 and ,i believe he was well inclined to you2 but if ,i am not much deceived the grand vizier has made him change his mind1 as you will guess from what ,i have to tell you4 ,after ,i had represented to his ,majesty1 that the three months were expired1 and begged of him to remember his promise1 ,i observed that he whispered with his grand vizier before he gave me his answer4 ,she then gave her son an exact account of what the sultan had said to her1 and the conditions on which he consented to the match4 ,afterwards she said to him1 ,the sultan expects your answer immediately2 but1 continued she1 laughing1 ,i believe he may wait long enough4 ,not so long1 mother1 as you imagine1 replied ,aladdin2 the sultan is mistaken1 if he thinks by this exorbitant demand to prevent my entertaining thoughts of the princess4 ,i expected greater difficulties1 and that he would have set a higher price upon her incomparable charms4 ,i am very well pleased2 his demand is but a trifle to what ,i could have done for her4 ,but while ,i think of satisfying his request1 go and get something for our dinner1 and leave the rest to me4 ,as soon as his mother was gone out to market1 ,aladdin took the lamp1 and rubbing it1 the genie appeared1 and offered his service as usual4 ,the sultan1 said ,aladdin to him1 gives me the princess his daughter in marriage2 but demands first forty large trays of massy gold1 full of the fruits of the garden from whence ,i took this lamp2 and these he expects to have carried by as many black slaves1 each preceded by a young1 handsome white slave1 richly clothed4 ,go1 and fetch me this present as soon as possible1 that ,i may send it to him before the divan breaks up4 ,the genie told him his command should be immediately obeyed1 and disappeared4 ,in a little time afterwards the genie returned with forty black slaves1 each bearing on his head a heavy tray of pure gold1 full of pearls1 diamonds1 rubies1 emeralds1 and every sort of precious stones1 all larger and more beautiful than those presented to the sultan4 ,each tray was covered with silver tissue1 embroidered with flowers of gold3 these1 together with the white slaves1 quite filled the house1 which was but a small one1 the little court before it1 and a small garden behind4 ,the genie asked if he had any other commands1 and ,aladdin telling him that he wanted nothing farther1 he disappeared4 ,when ,aladdin's mother came from market1 she was much surprised to see so many people and such vast riches4 ,as soon as she had laid down her provisions1 she was going to pull off her veil2 but he prevented her1 and said1 ,mother1 let us lose no time2 before the sultan and the divan rise1 ,i would have you return to the palace with this present as the dowry demanded for the princess1 that he may judge by my diligence and exactness of the ardent and sincere desire ,i have to procure myself the honor of this alliance4 ,without waiting for his mother's reply1 ,aladdin opened the street door1 and made the slaves walk out2 each white slave followed by a black with a tray upon his head4 ,when they were all out1 the mother followed the last black slave1 he shut the door1 and then retired to his chamber1 full of hopes that the sultan1 after this present1 which was such as he required1 would receive him as his son-in-law4 ,the first white slave who went out made all the people who were going by stop2 and before they were all clear of the house1 the streets were crowded with spectators1 who ran to see so extraordinary and magnificent a procession4 ,the dress of each slave was so rich1 both for the stuff and the jewels1 that those who were dealers in them valued each at no less than a million of money2 besides the neatness and propriety of the dress1 the noble air1 fine shape and proportion of each slave were unparalleled2 their grave walk at an equal distance from each other1 the luster of the jewels curiously set in their girdles of gold1 in beautiful symmetry1 and the egrets of precious stones in their turbans1 which were of an unusual but elegant taste1 put the spectators into such great admiration1 that they could not avoid gazing at them1 and following them with their eyes as far as possible2 but the streets were so crowded with people1 that none could move out of the spot they stood on4 ,as they had to pass through several streets to the palace1 a great part of the city had an opportunity of seeing them4 ,as soon as the first of these slaves arrived at the palace gate1 the porters formed themselves into order1 taking him for a prince from the richness and magnificence of his habit1 and were going to kiss the hem of his garment2 but the slave1 who was instructed by the genie1 prevented them1 and said1 ,we are only slaves1 our master will appear at a proper time4 ,the first slave1 followed by the rest1 advanced into the second court1 which was very spacious1 and in which the sultan's household was ranged during the sitting of the divan4 ,the magnificence of the officers1 who stood at the head of their troops1 was considerably eclipsed by the slaves who bore ,aladdin's present1 of which they themselves made a part4 ,nothing was ever seen so beautiful and brilliant in the sultan's palace2 and all the luster of the lords of his court was not to be compared to them4 ,as the sultan1 who had been informed of their march and approach to the palace1 had given orders for them to be admitted1 they met with no obstacle1 but went into the divan in regular order1 one part filing to the right1 and the other to the left4 ,after they entered1 and had formed a semicircle before the sultan's throne1 the black slaves laid the golden trays on the carpet1 prostrated themselves1 touching the carpet with their foreheads1 and at the same time the white slaves did the same4 ,when they rose1 the black slaves uncovered the trays1 and then all stood with their arms crossed over their breasts4 ,in the meantime ,aladdin's mother advanced to the foot of the throne1 and having paid her respects1 said to the sultan1 ,sir1 my son is sensible this present1 which he has sent your ,majesty1 is much below the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor's worth2 but hopes1 nevertheless1 that your ,majesty will accept of it and make it agreeable to the princess1 and with the greater confidence since he has endeavored to conform to the conditions you were pleased to impose4 ,the sultan was not able to give the least attention to this compliment4 ,the moment he cast his eyes on the forty trays1 full of the most precious1 brilliant1 and beautiful jewels he had ever seen1 and the fourscore slaves1 who appeared by the elegance of their persons1 and the richness and magnificence of their dress1 like so many princes1 he was so struck1 that he could not recover from his admiration4 ,instead of answering the compliment of ,aladdin's mother1 he addressed himself to the grand vizier1 who could not any more than the sultan comprehend from whence such a profusion of richness could come4 ,well1 vizier1 said he aloud1 who do you think it can be that has sent me so extraordinary a present1 and neither of us know8 ,do you think him worthy of the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 my daughter8 ,the vizier1 notwithstanding his envy and grief to see a stranger preferred to be the sultan's son-in-law before his son1 durst not disguise his sentiments4 ,it was too visible that ,aladdin's present was more than sufficient to merit his being received into royal alliance2 therefore1 consulting his master's feelings1 he returned this answer3 ,i am so far from having any thoughts that the person who has made your ,majesty so noble a present is unworthy of the honor you would do him1 that ,i should say he deserved much more1 if ,i was not persuaded that the greatest treasure in the world ought not to be put in competition with the princess your ,majesty's daughter4 ,this speech was applauded by all the lords who were then in council4 ,the sultan made no longer hesitation1 nor thought of informing himself whether ,aladdin was endowed with all the qualifications requisite in one who aspired to be his son-in-law4 ,the sight alone of such immense riches1 and ,aladdin's quickness in satisfying his demand1 without starting the least difficulty at the exorbitant conditions he had imposed1 easily persuaded him1 that he could want nothing to render him accomplished1 and such as he desired4 ,therefore1 to send ,aladdin's mother back with all the satisfaction she could desire1 he said to her1 ,my good lady1 go and tell your son1 that ,i wait with open arms to embrace him1 and the more haste he makes to come and receive the princess my daughter from my hands1 the greater pleasure he will do me4 ,as soon as the tailor's widow had retired1 overjoyed as a woman in her condition must have been1 to see her son raised beyond all expectations to such exalted fortune1 the sultan put an end to the audience2 and rising from his throne1 ordered that the princess's eunuchs should come and carry the trays into their mistress's apartments1 whither he went himself to examine them with her at his leisure4 ,the fourscore slaves were conducted into the palace2 and the sultan1 telling the princess of their magnificent appearance1 ordered them to be brought before her apartment1 that she might see through the lattices he had not exaggerated in his account of them4 ,in the meantime ,aladdin's mother got home1 and showed in her air and countenance the good news she brought her son4 ,my son1 said she to him1 you have now all the reason in the world to be pleased3 you are1 contrary to my expectations1 arrived at the height of your desires4 ,not to keep you too long in suspense1 the sultan1 with the approbation of the whole court1 has declared that you are worthy to possess the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 and waits to embrace you and conclude your marriage2 therefore1 you must think of making some preparations for your interview1 which may answer the high opinion he has formed of your person2 and after the wonders ,i have seen you do1 ,i am persuaded nothing can be wanting4 ,but ,i must not forget to tell you1 the sultan waits for you with great impatience2 therefore lose no time in paying your respects4 ,aladdin1 enraptured with this news1 and full of the object which possessed his soul1 made his mother very little reply1 but retired to his chamber4 ,there1 after he had rubbed his lamp1 which had never failed him in whatever he wished for1 the obedient genie appeared4 ,genie1 said ,aladdin1 ,i want to bathe immediately1 and you must afterwards provide me the richest and most magnificent habit ever worn by a monarch4 ,no sooner were the words out of his mouth than the genie rendered him1 as well as himself1 invisible1 and transported him into a hummum of the finest marble of all sorts of colors2 where he was undressed1 without seeing by whom1 in a magnificent and spacious hall4 ,from the hall he was led to the bath1 which was of a moderate heat1 and he was there rubbed and washed with various scented waters4 ,after he had passed through several degrees of heat1 he came out1 quite a different man from what he was before4 ,his skin was clear white and red1 his body lightsome and free2 and when he returned into the hall1 he found1 instead of his own1 a suit1 the magnificence of which astonished him4 ,the genie helped him to dress1 and when he had done1 transported him back to his own chamber1 where he asked him if he had any other commands4 ,yes1 answered ,aladdin1 ,i expect you to bring me as soon as possible a charger1 that surpasses in beauty and goodness the best in the sultan's stables1 with a saddle1 bridle1 and other caparisons worth a million of money4 ,i want also twenty slaves1 as richly clothed as those who carried the present to the sultan1 to walk by my side and follow me1 and twenty more to go before me in two ranks4 ,besides these1 bring my mother six women slaves to attend her1 as richly dressed at least as any of the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor's1 each carrying a complete dress fit for any sultaness4 ,i want also ten thousand pieces of gold in ten purses2 go and make haste4 ,as soon as ,aladdin had given these orders1 the genie disappeared1 but presently returned with the horse1 the forty slaves1 ten of whom carried each a purse containing ten thousand pieces of gold1 and six women slaves1 each carrying on her head a different dress for ,aladdin's mother1 wrapped up in a piece of silver tissue1 and presented them all to ,aladdin4 ,of the ten purses ,aladdin took four1 which he gave to his mother1 telling her1 those were to supply her with necessaries2 the other six he left in the hands of the slaves who brought them1 with an order to throw them by handfuls among the people as they went to the sultan's palace4 ,the six slaves who carried the purses he ordered likewise to march before him1 three on the right hand and three on the left4 ,afterwards he presented the six women slaves to his mother1 telling her they were her slaves1 and that the dresses they had brought were for her use4 ,when ,aladdin had thus settled matters1 he told the genie he would call for him when he wanted him1 and thereupon the genie disappeared4 ,aladdin's thoughts now were only upon answering1 as soon as possible1 the desire the sultan had shown to see him4 ,he dispatched one of the forty slaves to the palace1 with an order to address himself to the chief of the porters1 to know when he might have the honor to come and throw himself at the sultan's feet4 ,the slave soon acquitted himself of his commission1 and brought for answer1 that the sultan waited for him with impatience4 ,aladdin immediately mounted his charger1 and began his march1 in the order we have already described2 and though he never was on horseback before1 appeared with such extraordinary grace1 that the most experienced horseman would not have taken him for a novice4 ,the streets through which he was to pass were almost instantly filled with an innumerable concourse of people1 who made the air echo with their acclamations1 especially every time the six slaves who carried the purses threw handfuls of gold among the populace4 ,neither did these acclamations and shouts of joy come from those alone who scrambled for the money1 but from a superior rank of people1 who could not forbear applauding ,aladdin's generosity4 ,not only those who knew him when he played in the streets like a vagabond did not recollect him1 but those who saw him but a little while before hardly recognized him1 so much were his features altered3 such were the effects of the lamp1 as to procure by degrees to those who possessed it perfections suitable to the rank to which the right use of it advanced them4 ,much more attention was paid to ,aladdin's person than to the pomp and magnificence of his attendants1 as a similar show had been seen the day before when the slaves walked in procession with the present to the sultan4 ,nevertheless the horse was much admired by good judges1 who knew how to discern his beauties1 without being dazzled by the jewels and richness of the furniture4 ,when the report was everywhere spread1 that the sultan was going to give the princess in marriage to ,aladdin1 nobody regarded his birth1 nor envied his good fortune1 so worthy he seemed of it in the public opinion4 ,when he arrived at the palace1 everything was prepared for his reception2 and when he came to the gate of the second court1 he would have alighted from his horse1 agreeably to the custom observed by the grand vizier1 the commander in chief of the empire1 and governors of provinces of the first rank2 but the chief of the mace-bearers who waited on him by the sultan's order prevented him1 and attended him to the grand hall of audience where he helped him to dismount2 though ,aladdin endeavored to prevent him1 but could not prevail4 ,the officers formed themselves into two ranks at the entrance of the hall4 ,the chief put ,aladdin on his right hand1 and through the midst of them led him to the sultan's throne4 ,as soon as the sultan perceived ,aladdin1 he was no less surprised to see him more richly and magnificently habited than ever he had been himself1 than struck at his good mien1 fine shape1 and a certain air of unexpected dignity1 very different from the meanness of his mother's late appearance4 ,but1 notwithstanding1 his amazements and surprise did not hinder him from rising off his throne1 and descending two or three steps1 quick enough to prevent ,aladdin's throwing himself at his feet4 ,he embraced him with all the demonstrations of joy at his arrival4 ,after this civility ,aladdin would have thrown himself at his feet again2 but he held him fast by the hand1 and obliged him to sit close to the throne4 ,aladdin then addressed the sultan1 saying1 ,i receive the honor which your ,majesty out of your great condescension is pleased to confer2 but permit me to assure you1 that ,i have not forgotten that ,i am your slave2 that ,i know the greatness of your power1 and that ,i am not insensible how much my birth is below the splendor and luster of the high rank to which ,i am raised4 ,if any way1 continued he1 ,i could have merited so favorable a reception1 ,i confess ,i owe it merely to the boldness which chance inspired in me to raise my eyes1 thoughts1 and desires to the divine princess1 who is the object of my wishes4 ,i ask your ,majesty's pardon for my rashness1 but ,i cannot dissemble1 that ,i should die with grief were ,i to lose my hopes of seeing them accomplished4 ,my son1 answered the sultan1 embracing him a second time1 you would wrong me to doubt for a moment of my sincerity2 your life from this moment is too dear to me not to preserve it1 by presenting you with the remedy which is at my disposal4 ,i prefer the pleasure of seeing and hearing you before all your treasure added to my own4 ,after these words1 the sultan gave a signal1 and immediately the air echoed with the sound of trumpets1 hautboys1 and other musical instruments3 and at the same time the sultan led ,aladdin into a magnificent hall1 where was laid out a most splendid collation4 ,the sultan and ,aladdin ate by themselves1 while the grand vizier and the great lords of the court1 according to their dignity and rank1 sat at different tables4 ,the conversation turned on different subjects2 but all the while the sultan took so much pleasure in looking at his intended son-in-law1 that he hardly ever took his eyes off him2 and throughout the whole of their conversation ,aladdin showed so much good sense1 as confirmed the sultan in the high opinion he had formed of him4 ,after the feast1 the sultan sent for the chief judge of his capital1 and ordered him to draw up immediately a contract of marriage between the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor his daughter and ,aladdin4 ,in the meantime the sultan and he entered into another conversation on various subjects1 in the presence of the grand vizier and the lords of the court1 who all admired the solidity of his wit1 the great ease and freedom wherewith he delivered himself1 the justness of his remarks1 and his energy in expressing them4 ,when the judge had drawn up the contract in all the requisite forms1 the sultan asked ,aladdin if he would stay in the palace1 and solemnize the ceremonies of marriage that day4 ,to which he answered1 ,sir1 though great is my impatience to enjoy your ,majesty's goodness1 yet ,i beg of you to give me leave to defer it till ,i have built a palace fit to receive the princess2 therefore ,i petition you to grant me a convenient spot of ground near your palace1 that ,i may the more frequently pay my respects1 and ,i will take care to have it finished with all diligence4 ,son1 said the sultan1 take what ground you think proper1 there is space enough on every quarter round my palace2 but consider1 ,i cannot see you too soon united with my daughter1 which alone is wanting to complete my happiness4 ,after these words he embraced ,aladdin again1 who took his leave with as much politeness as if he had been bred up and had always lived at court4 ,aladdin returned home in the order he had come1 amidst the acclamations of the people1 who wished him all happiness and prosperity4 ,as soon as he dismounted1 he retired to his own chamber1 took the lamp1 and called the genie as before1 who in the usual manner made him a tender of his service4 ,genie1 said ,aladdin1 ,i have every reason to commend your exactness in executing hitherto punctually whatever ,i have demanded2 but now if you have any regard for the lamp your protector1 you must show1 if possible1 more zeal and diligence than ever4 ,i would have you build me1 as soon as you can1 a palace opposite1 but at a proper distance from the sultan's1 fit to receive my spouse the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor4 ,i leave the choice of the materials to you1 that is to say1 porphyry1 jasper1 agate1 lapis lazuli1 or the finest marble of various colors1 and also the architecture of the building4 ,but ,i expect that on the terraced roof of this palace you will build me a large hall crowned with a dome1 and having four equal fronts2 and that instead of layers of bricks1 the walls be formed of massy gold and silver1 laid alternately2 that each front shall contain six windows1 the lattices of all of which1 except one1 which must be left unfinished1 shall be so enriched in the most tasteful workmanship1 with diamonds1 rubies1 and emeralds1 that they shall exceed everything of the kind ever seen in the world4 ,i would have an inner and outer court in front of the palace1 and a spacious garden2 but above all things1 take care that there be laid in a place which you shall point out to me a treasure of gold and silver coin4 ,besides1 the edifice must be well provided with kitchens and offices1 storehouses1 and rooms to keep choice furniture in1 for every season of the year4 ,i must have stables full of the finest horses1 with their equerries and grooms1 and hunting equipage4 ,there must be officers to attend the kitchens and offices1 and women slaves to wait on the princess4 ,you understand what ,i mean2 therefore go about it1 and come and tell me when all is finished4 ,by the time ,aladdin had instructed the genie respecting the building of his palace1 the sun was set4 ,the next morning1 before break of day1 our bridegroom1 whose love for the princess would not let him sleep1 was up1 when the genie presented himself1 and said1 ,sir1 your palace is finished1 come and see how you like it4 ,aladdin had no sooner signified his consent1 than the genie transported him thither in an instant1 and he found it so much beyond his expectation1 that he could not enough admire it4 ,the genie led him through all the apartments1 where he met with nothing but what was rich and magnificent1 with officers and slaves1 all habited according to their rank and the services to which they were appointed4 ,the genie then showed him the treasury1 which was opened by a treasurer1 where ,aladdin saw heaps of purses1 of different sizes1 piled up to the top of the ceiling1 and disposed in most excellent order4 ,the genie assured him of the treasurer's fidelity1 and thence led him to the stables1 where he showed him some of the finest horses in the world1 and the grooms busy in dressing them2 from thence they went to the storehouses1 which were filled with all things necessary1 both for food and ornament4 ,when ,aladdin had examined the palace from top to bottom1 and particularly the hall with the four-and-twenty windows1 and found it much beyond whatever he could have imagined1 he said1 ,genie1 no one can be better satisfied than ,i am2 and indeed ,i should be much to blame if ,i found any fault4 ,there is only one thing wanting which ,i forgot to mention2 that is1 to lay from the sultan's palace to the door of the apartment designed for the princess1 a carpet of fine velvet for her to walk upon4 ,the genie immediately disappeared1 and ,aladdin saw what he desired executed in an instant4 ,the genie then returned1 and carried him home before the gates of the sultan's palace were opened4 ,when the porters1 who had always been used to an open prospect1 came to open the gates1 they were amazed to find it obstructed1 and to see a carpet of velvet spread from the grand entrance4 ,they did not immediately look how far it extended2 but when they could discern ,aladdin's palace distinctly1 their surprise was increased4 ,the news of so extraordinary a wonder was presently spread through the palace4 ,the grand vizier1 who arrived soon after the gates were open1 being no less amazed than others at this novelty1 ran and acquainted the sultan1 but endeavored to make him believe it to be all enchantment4 ,vizier1 replied the sultan1 why will you have it to be enchantment8 ,you know as well as ,i that it must be ,aladdin's palace1 which ,i gave him leave to build1 for the reception of my daughter4 ,after the proof we have had of his riches1 can we think it strange1 that he should raise a palace in so short a time8 ,he wished to surprise us1 and let us see what wonders are to be done with money in only one night4 ,confess sincerely that the enchantment you talk of proceeds from a little envy on account of your son's disappointment4 ,the hour of going to council put an end to the conversation4 ,when ,aladdin had been conveyed home1 and had dismissed the genie1 he found his mother up1 and dressing herself in one of those suits which had been brought her4 ,by the time the sultan rose from the council1 ,aladdin had prepared his mother to go to the palace with her slaves1 and desired her1 if she saw the sultan1 to tell him she should do herself the honor to attend the princess towards evening to her palace4 ,accordingly she went2 but though she and the women slaves who followed her were all dressed like sultanesses1 yet the crowd was not near so great as the preceding day1 because they were all veiled1 and had each an upper garment on agreeable to the richness and magnificence of their habits4 ,aladdin mounted his horse1 and took leave of his paternal house forever1 taking care not to forget his wonderful lamp1 by the assistance of which he had reaped such advantages1 and arrived at the utmost height of his wishes1 and went to the palace in the same pomp as the day before4 ,as soon as the porters of the sultan's palace saw ,aladdin's mother1 they went and informed the sultan1 who immediately ordered the bands of trumpets1 cymbals1 drums1 fifes and hautboys1 placed in different parts of the palace1 to play1 so that the air resounded with concerts which inspired the whole city with joy3 the merchants began to adorn their shops and houses with fine carpets and silks1 and to prepare illuminations against night4 ,the artisans of every description left their work1 and the populace repaired to the great space between the royal palace and that of ,aladdin2 which last drew all their attention1 not only because it was new to them1 but because there was no comparison between the two buildings4 ,but their amazement was to comprehend by what unheard-of miracle so magnificent a palace could have been so soon erected1 it being apparent to all that there were no prepared materials1 or any foundations laid the day before4 ,aladdin's mother was received in the palace with honor1 and introduced into the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor's apartment by the chief of the eunuchs4 ,as soon as the princess saw her1 she rose1 saluted1 and desired her to sit down on a sofa2 and while her women finished dressing1 and adorning her with the jewels which ,aladdin had presented to her1 a collation was served up4 ,at the same time the sultan1 who wished to be as much with his daughter as possible before he parted with her1 came in and paid the old lady great respect4 ,aladdin's mother had talked to the sultan in public1 but he had never seen her with her veil off1 as she was then2 and though she was somewhat advanced in years1 she had the remains of a good face1 which showed what she had been in her youth4 ,the sultan1 who had always seen her dressed very meanly1 not to say poorly1 was surprised to find her as richly and magnificently attired as the princess his daughter4 ,this made him think ,aladdin equally prudent and wise in whatever he undertook4 ,when it was night1 the princess took her leave of the sultan her father3 their adieus were tender1 and accompanied with tears4 ,they embraced each other several times1 and at last the princess left her own apartment for ,aladdin's palace1 with his mother on her left hand carried in a superb litter1 followed by a hundred women slaves1 dressed with surprising magnificence4 ,all the bands of music1 which had played from the time ,aladdin's mother arrived1 being joined together1 led the procession1 followed by a hundred state ushers1 and the like number of black eunuchs1 in two files1 with their officers at their head4 ,four hundred of the sultan's young pages carried flambeaux on each side1 which1 together with the illuminations of the sultan's and ,aladdin's palaces1 made it as light as day4 ,in this order the princess proceeded in her litter on the carpet1 which was spread from the sultan's palace1 preceded by bands of musicians1 who1 as they advanced1 joining with those on the terraces of ,aladdin's palace1 formed a concert1 which increased the joyful sensations not only of the crowd assembled in the great square1 but of the metropolis and its environs4 ,at length the princess arrived at the new palace4 ,aladdin ran with all imaginable joy to receive her at the grand entrance4 ,his mother had taken care to point him out to the princess1 in the midst of the officers who surrounded him1 and she was charmed with his person4 ,adorable princess1 said ,aladdin1 accosting her1 and saluting her respectfully1 as soon as she had entered her apartment1 if ,i have the misfortune to have displeased you by my boldness in aspiring to the possession of so lovely a princess1 and my sultan's daughter1 ,i must tell you1 that you ought to blame your bright eyes and charms1 not me4 ,prince 7as ,i may now call you71 answered the princess1 ,i am obedient to the will of my father2 and it is enough for me to have seen you1 to tell you that ,i obey without reluctance4 ,aladdin1 charmed with so agreeable and satisfactory an answer1 would not keep the princess standing2 but took her by the hand1 which he kissed with the greatest demonstration of joy1 and led her into a large hall1 illuminated with an infinite number of wax candles1 where1 by the care of the genie1 a noble feast was served up4 ,the dishes were of massy gold1 and contained the most delicate viands4 ,the vases1 basins1 and goblets were gold also1 and of exquisite workmanship1 and all the other ornaments and embellishments of the hall were answerable to this display4 ,the princess1 dazzled to see so much riches collected in one place1 said to ,aladdin1 ,i thought1 prince1 that nothing in the world was so beautiful as the sultan my father's palace1 but the sight of this hall alone is sufficient to show ,i was deceived4 ,aladdin led the princess to the place appointed for her1 and as soon as she and his mother were seated1 a band of the most harmonious instruments1 accompanied with the voices of beautiful ladies1 began a concert1 which lasted without intermission to the end of the repast4 ,the princess was so charmed1 that she declared she had never heard anything like it in the sultan her father's court2 but she knew not that these musicians were fairies chosen by the genie1 the slave of the lamp4 ,when the supper was ended1 there entered a company of female dancers1 who performed1 according to the custom of the country1 several figure dances1 singing at the same time verses in praise of the bride and bridegroom4 ,about midnight ,aladdin's mother conducted the bride to the nuptial apartment1 and he soon after retired4 ,the next morning when ,aladdin left the bridal chamber1 his attendants presented themselves to dress him1 and brought him another habit as rich and magnificent as that worn the day before4 ,he then ordered one of the horses appointed for his use to be got ready1 mounted him1 and went in the midst of a large troop of slaves to the sultan's palace4 ,the sultan received him with the same honor as before1 embraced him1 placed him on the throne near him1 and ordered a collation4 ,aladdin said1 ,i beg your ,majesty will dispense with my eating with you today2 ,i came to entreat you to take a repast in the princess's palace1 attended by your grand vizier1 and all the lords of your court4 ,the sultan consented with pleasure1 rose up immediately1 and1 preceded by the principal officers of his palace1 and followed by all the great lords of his court1 accompanied ,aladdin4 ,the nearer the sultan approached ,aladdin's palace1 the more he was struck with its beauty1 but was much more amazed when he entered it2 and could not forbear breaking out into exclamations of approbation4 ,but when he came into the hall1 and cast his eyes on the windows1 enriched with diamonds1 rubies1 emeralds1 all large perfect stones1 he was so much surprised1 that he remained some time motionless4 ,after he recovered himself1 he said to his vizier1 ,is it possible that there should be such a stately palace so near my own1 and ,i be an utter stranger to it till now8 ,sir1 replied the grand vizier1 your ,majesty may remember that the day before yesterday you gave ,aladdin1 whom you accepted for your son-in-law1 leave to build a palace opposite your own1 and that very day at sunset there was no palace on this spot1 but yesterday ,i had the honor first to tell you that the palace was built and finished4 ,i remember1 replied the sultan1 but never imagined that the palace was one of the wonders of the world2 for where in all the world besides shall we find walls built of massy gold and silver1 instead of brick1 stone1 or marble2 and diamonds1 rubies1 and emeralds composing the windows6 ,the sultan would examine and admire the beauty of all the windows1 and counting them1 found that there were but three and twenty so richly adorned1 and he was greatly astonished that the twenty-fourth was left imperfect4 ,vizier1 said he1 for that minister made a point of never leaving him1 ,i am surprised that a hall of this magnificence should be left thus imperfect4 ,sir1 replied the grand vizier1 without doubt ,aladdin only wanted time to finish this window like the rest2 for it is not to be supposed but that he has sufficient jewels for the purpose1 or that he will not complete it at the first opportunity4 ,aladdin1 who had left the sultan to go and give some orders1 returned just as the vizier had finished his remark4 ,son1 said the sultan to him1 this hall is the most worthy of admiration of any in the world2 there is only one thing that surprises me1 which is to find one of the windows unfinished4 ,is it from the forgetfulness or negligence of the workmen1 or want of time1 that they have not put the finishing stroke to so beautiful a piece of architecture8 ,sir1 answered ,aladdin1 it was for none of these reasons that your ,majesty sees it in this state4 ,the omission was by design2 it was by my orders that the workmen left it thus1 since ,i wished that your ,majesty should have the glory of finishing this hall1 and of course the palace4 ,if you did it with this intention1 replied the sultan1 ,i take it kindly and will give orders about it immediately4 ,he accordingly sent for the most considerable jewelers and goldsmiths in his capital4 ,aladdin then conducted the sultan into the saloon where he had regaled his bride the preceding night4 ,the princess entered immediately afterwards1 and received the sultan her father with an air that showed how much she was satisfied with her marriage4 ,two tables were immediately spread with the most delicious meats1 all served up in gold dishes4 ,the sultan1 princess1 ,aladdin1 his mother1 and the grand vizier sat down at the first1 and all the lords of the court at the second1 which was very long4 ,the sultan was much pleased with the cookery1 and owned he had never eaten anything more excellent4 ,he said the same of the wines1 which were delicious2 but what he most of all admired1 were four large beaufets1 profusely furnished with large flagons1 basins1 and cups1 all of massy gold1 set with jewels4 ,he was besides charmed with several bands of music1 which were ranged along the hall1 and formed most agreeable concerts4 ,when the sultan rose from the table1 he was informed that the jewelers and goldsmiths attended2 upon which he returned to the hall1 and showed them the window which was unfinished3 ,i sent for you1 said he1 to fit up this window in as great perfection as the rest2 examine them well1 and make all the dispatch you can4 ,the jewelers and goldsmiths examined the three and twenty windows with great attention1 and after they had consulted together to know what each could furnish1 they returned1 and presented themselves before the sultan1 whose principal jeweler1 undertaking to speak for the rest1 said1 ,sir1 we are all willing to exert our utmost care and industry to obey your ,majesty2 but among us all we cannot furnish jewels enough for so great a work4 ,i have more than are necessary1 said the sultan2 come to my palace1 and you shall choose what may answer your purpose4 ,when the sultan returned to his palace1 he ordered his jewels to be brought out1 and the jewelers took a great quantity1 particularly those ,aladdin had made him a present of1 which they soon used1 without making any great advance in their work4 ,they came again several times for more1 and in a month's time had not finished half their work4 ,in short1 they used all the jewels the sultan had1 and borrowed of the vizier1 but yet the work was not half done4 ,aladdin1 who knew that all the sultan's endeavors to make this window like the rest were in vain1 sent for the jewelers and goldsmiths1 and not only commanded them to desist from their work1 but ordered them to undo what they had begun1 and to carry all their jewels back to the sultan and to the vizier4 ,they undid in a few hours what they had been six weeks about1 and retired1 leaving ,aladdin alone in the hall4 ,he took the lamp which he carried about him1 rubbed it1 and presently the genie appeared4 ,genie1 said ,aladdin1 ,i ordered thee to leave one of the four and twenty windows of this hall imperfect1 and thou hast executed my commands punctually2 now ,i would have thee make it like the rest4 ,the genie immediately disappeared4 ,aladdin went out of the hall1 and returning soon after1 found the window1 as he wished it to be1 like the others4 ,in the meantime1 the jewelers and goldsmiths repaired to the palace1 and were introduced into the sultan's presence2 where the chief jeweler1 presenting the precious stones which he had brought back1 said1 in the name of all the rest1 ,your ,majesty knows how long we have been upon the work you were pleased to set us about1 in which we used all imaginable industry4 ,it was far advanced1 when prince ,aladdin commanded us not only to leave off1 but to undo what we had already begun1 and bring your ,majesty your jewels back4 ,the sultan asked them if ,aladdin had given them any reason for so doing1 and they answering that he had given them none1 he ordered a horse to be brought1 which he mounted1 and rode to his son-in-law's palace1 with some few attendants on foot4 ,when he came there1 he alighted at the staircase1 which led up to the hall with the twenty-four windows1 and went directly up to it1 without giving previous notice to ,aladdin2 but it happened that at that very juncture ,aladdin was opportunely there1 and had just time to receive him at the door4 ,the sultan1 without giving ,aladdin time to complain obligingly of his not having given notice1 that he might have acquitted himself with the more becoming respect1 said to him1 ,son1 ,i come myself to know the reason why you commanded the jewelers to desist from work1 and take to pieces what they had done4 ,aladdin disguised the true reason1 which was1 that the sultan was not rich enough in jewels to be at so great an expense1 but said1 ,i beg of you now to see if anything is wanting4 ,the sultan went directly to the window which was left imperfect1 and when he found it like the rest1 fancied that he was mistaken1 examined the two windows on each side1 and afterwards all the four and twenty2 but when he was convinced that the window which several workmen had been so long about was finished in so short a time1 he embraced ,aladdin1 and kissed him between his eyes4 ,my son1 said he1 what a man you are to do such surprising things always in the twinkling of an eye3 there is not your fellow in the world2 the more ,i know1 the more ,i admire you4 ,aladdin received these praises from the sultan with modesty1 and replied in these words--,sir1 it is a great honor to me to deserve your ,majesty's good-will and approbation1 and ,i assure you1 ,i shall study to deserve them more4 ,the sultan returned to his palace1 but would not let ,aladdin attend him4 ,when he came there1 he found his grand vizier waiting1 to whom he related the wonder he had witnessed1 with the utmost admiration1 and in such terms as left the minister no room to doubt but that the fact was as the sultan related it2 though he was the more confirmed in his belief1 that ,aladdin's palace was the effect of enchantment1 as he had told the sultan the first moment he saw it4 ,he was going to repeat the observation1 but the sultan interrupted him and said1 ,you told me so once before2 ,i see1 vizier1 you have not forgotten your son's espousals to my daughter4 ,the grand vizier plainly saw how much the sultan was prepossessed1 therefore avoided disputes1 and let him remain in his own opinion4 ,the sultan as soon as he rose every morning went into the closet to look at ,aladdin's palace1 and would go many times in a day to contemplate and admire it4 ,aladdin did not confine himself in his palace2 but took care to show himself once or twice a week in the town1 by going sometimes to one mosque1 and sometimes to another1 to prayers1 or to visit the grand vizier1 who affected to pay his court to him on certain days1 or to do the principal lords of the court the honor to return their visits after he had regaled them at his palace4 ,every time he went out1 he caused two slaves1 who walked by the side of his horse1 to throw handfuls of money among the people as he passed through the streets and squares1 which were generally on those occasions crowded4 ,besides1 no one came to his palace gates to ask alms but returned satisfied with his liberality4 ,in short1 he so divided his time1 that not a week passed but he went either once or twice a-hunting1 sometimes in the environs of the city1 sometimes farther off2 at which time the villages through which he passed felt the effects of his generosity1 which gained him the love and blessings of the people3 and it was common for them to swear by his head4 ,thus1 without giving the least umbrage to the sultan1 to whom he paid all imaginable respect1 ,aladdin1 by his affable behavior and liberality1 had won the affections of the people1 and was more beloved than the sultan himself4 ,with all these good qualities he showed a courage and a zeal for the public good which could not be sufficiently applauded4 ,he gave sufficient proofs of both in a revolt on the borders of the kingdom2 for he no sooner understood that the sultan was levying an army to disperse the rebels than he begged the command of it1 which he found not difficult to obtain4 ,as soon as he was empowered1 he marched with so much expedition1 that the sultan heard of the defeat of the rebels before he had received an account of his arrival in the army4 ,and though this action rendered his name famous throughout the kingdom1 it made no alteration in his disposition2 but he was as affable after his victory as before4 ,aladdin had conducted himself in this manner several years1 when the ,african magician1 who undesignedly had been the instrument of raising him to so high a pitch of prosperity1 recalled him to his recollection in ,africa1 whither1 after his expedition1 he had returned4 ,and though he was almost persuaded that ,aladdin must have died miserably in the subterraneous abode where he had left him1 yet he had the curiosity to inform himself about his end with certainty2 and as he was a great geomancer1 he took out of a cupboard a square covered box1 which he used in his geomantic observations3 then sat himself down on his sofa1 set it before him1 and uncovered it4 ,after he had prepared and leveled the sand which was in it1 with an intention to discover whether or no ,aladdin had died in the subterraneous abode1 he cast the points1 drew the figures1 and formed a horoscope1 by which1 when he came to examine it1 he found that ,aladdin1 instead of dying in the cave1 had made his escape1 lived splendidly1 was in possession of the wonderful lamp1 had married a princess1 and was much honored and respected4 ,the magician no sooner understood by the rules of his diabolical art1 that ,aladdin had arrived to this height of good fortune1 than his face became inflamed with anger1 and he cried out in a rage1 ,this sorry tailor's son has discovered the secret and virtue of the lamp6 ,i believed his death to be certain1 but find that he enjoys the fruit of my labor and study6 ,i will1 however1 prevent his enjoying it long1 or perish in the attempt4 ,he was not a great while deliberating on what he should do1 but the next morning mounted a barb1 set forwards1 and never stopped but to refresh himself and horse1 till he arrived at the capital of ,china4 ,he alighted1 took up his lodging in a khan1 and stayed there the remainder of the day and the night1 to refresh himself after so long a journey4 ,the next day1 his first object was to inquire what people said of ,aladdin2 and1 taking a walk through the town1 he went to the most public and frequented places1 where persons of the best distinction met to drink a certain warm liquor1 which he had drunk often during his former visit4 ,as soon as he had seated himself1 he was presented with a cup of it1 which he took2 but listening at the same time to the discourse of the company on each side of him1 he heard them talking of ,aladdin's palace4 ,when he had drunk off his liquor1 he joined them1 and taking this opportunity1 inquired particularly of what palace they spoke with so much commendation4 ,from whence come you8 said the person to whom he addressed himself2 you must certainly be a stranger not to have seen or heard of prince ,aladdin's palace 7for he was called so after his marriage with the princess74 ,i do not say1 continued the man1 that it is one of the wonders of the world1 but that it is the only wonder of the world2 since nothing so grand1 rich1 and magnificent was ever beheld4 ,certainly you must have come from a great distance1 or some obscure corner1 not to have heard of it1 for it must have been talked of all over the world4 ,go and see it1 and then judge whether ,i have told you more than the truth4 ,forgive my ignorance1 replied the ,african magician2 ,i arrived here but yesterday1 and came from the farthest part of ,africa1 where the fame of this palace had not reached when ,i came away4 ,the business which brought me hither was so urgent1 that my sole object was to arrive as soon as ,i could1 without stopping anywhere1 or making any acquaintance4 ,but ,i will not fail to go and see it2 my impatience is so great1 ,i will go immediately and satisfy my curiosity1 if you will do me a favor to show me the way thither4 ,the person to whom the ,african magician addressed himself took a pleasure in showing him the way to ,aladdin's palace1 and he got up and went thither instantly4 ,when he came to the palace1 and had examined it on all sides1 he doubted not but ,aladdin had made use of the lamp to build it4 ,without attending to the inability of a poor tailor's son1 he knew that none but the genii1 the slaves of the lamp1 the attaining of which he had missed1 could have performed such wonders2 and piqued to the quick at ,aladdin's happiness and splendor1 he returned to the khan where he lodged4 ,the next point was to ascertain where the lamp was2 whether ,aladdin carried it about with him1 or where he kept it2 and this he was to discover by an operation of geomancy4 ,as soon as he entered his lodging1 he took his square box of sand1 which he always carried with him when he traveled1 and after he had performed some operations1 he found that the lamp was in ,aladdin's palace1 and so great was his joy at the discovery that he could hardly contain himself4 ,well1 said he1 ,i shall have the lamp1 and ,i defy ,aladdin's preventing my carrying it off1 and making him sink to his original meanness1 from which he has taken so high a flight4 ,it was ,aladdin's misfortune at that time to be absent in the chase for eight days1 and only three were expired1 which the magician came to know by this means4 ,after he had performed the magical operation1 which gave him so much joy1 he went to the superintendent of the khan1 entered into conversation with him on indifferent subjects1 and among the rest1 told him he had been to see ,aladdin's palace2 and after exaggerating on all that he1 had seen most worthy of observation1 added1 ,but my curiosity leads me farther1 and ,i shall not be satisfied till ,i have seen the person to whom this wonderful edifice belongs4 ,that will be no difficult matter1 replied the master of the khan2 there is not a day passes but he gives an opportunity when he is in town1 but at present he is not at the palace1 and has been gone these three days on a hunting-match1 which will last eight4 ,the magician wanted to know no more2 he took his leave of the superintendent of the khan1 and returning to his own chamber1 said to himself1 ,this is an opportunity ,i ought by no means to neglect1 but must make the best use of it4 ,to that end1 he went to a coppersmith1 and asked for a dozen copper lamps3 the master of the shop told him he had not so many by him1 but if he would have patience till the next day1 he would have them ready4 ,the magician appointed his time1 and desired him to take care that they should be handsome and well polished4 ,after promising to pay him well1 he returned to his inn4 ,the next day the magician called for the twelve lamps1 paid the man his full price1 put them into a basket which he bought on purpose1 and with the basket hanging on his arm1 went directly to ,aladdin's palace2 as he approached he began crying1 ,who will change old lamps for new ones8 ,as he went along1 a crowd of children collected1 who hooted1 and thought him1 as did all who chanced to be passing by1 a madman or a fool1 to offer to change new lamps for old ones4 ,the ,african magician regarded not their scoffs1 hootings1 or all they could say to him1 but still continued crying1 ,who will change old lamps for new8 ,he repeated this so often1 walking backwards and forwards in front of the palace1 that the princess1 who was then in the hall with the four-and-twenty windows1 hearing a man cry something1 and not being able to distinguish his words1 owing to the hooting of the children and increasing mob about him1 sent one of her women slaves to know what he cried4 ,the slave was not long before she returned1 and ran into the hall1 laughing so heartily1 that the princess could not forbear herself4 ,well1 giggler1 said the princess1 will you tell me what you laugh at8 ,madam1 answered the slave1 laughing still1 who can forbear laughing1 to see a fool with a basket on his arm1 full of fine new lamps1 ask to change them for old ones2 the children and mob1 crowding about him so that he can hardly stir1 make all the noise they can in derision of him4 ,another female slave hearing this said1 ,now you speak of lamps1 ,i know not whether the princess may have observed it1 but there is an old one upon a shelf of the prince's robing-room1 and whoever owns it will not be sorry to find a new one in its stead4 ,if the princess chooses1 she may have the pleasure of trying if this fool is so silly as to give a new lamp for an old one1 without taking anything for the exchange4 ,the lamp this slave spoke of was the wonderful lamp1 which ,aladdin had laid upon the shelf before he departed for the chase3 this he had done several times before2 but neither the princess1 the slaves1 nor the eunuchs had ever taken notice of it4 ,at all other times except when hunting he carried it about his person4 ,the princess1 who knew not the value of this lamp1 and the interest that ,aladdin1 not to mention herself1 had to keep it safe1 entered into the pleasantry1 and commanded a eunuch to take it1 and make the exchange4 ,the eunuch obeyed1 went out of the hall1 and no sooner got to the palace gates than he saw the ,african magician1 called to him1 and showing him the old lamp1 said1 ,give me a new lamp for this4 ,the magician never doubted but this was the lamp he wanted4 ,there could be no other such in this palace1 where every utensil was gold or silver4 ,he snatched it eagerly out of the eunuch's hand1 and thrusting it as far as he could into his breast1 offered him his basket1 and bade him choose which he liked best4 ,the eunuch picked out one1 and carried it to the princess2 but the exchange was no sooner made than the place rang with the shouts of the children1 deriding the magician's folly4 ,the ,african magician gave everybody leave to laugh as much as they pleased2 he stayed not long near the palace1 but made the best of his way1 without crying any longer1 ,new lamps for old ones4 ,his end was answered1 and by his silence he got rid of the children and the mob4 ,as soon as he was out of the square between the two palaces1 he hastened down the streets which were the least frequented2 and having no more occasion for his lamps or basket1 set all down in an alley where nobody saw him3 then going down another street or two1 he walked till he came to one of the city gates1 and pursuing his way through the suburbs1 which were very extensive1 at length reached a lonely spot1 where he stopped for a time to execute the design he had in contemplation1 never caring for his horse which he had left at the khan2 but thinking himself perfectly compensated by the treasure he had acquired4 ,in this place the ,african magician passed the remainder of the day1 till the darkest time of night1 when he pulled the lamp out of his breast and rubbed it4 ,at that summons the genie appeared1 and said1 ,what wouldst thou have8 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all those who have that lamp in their hands2 both ,i and the other slaves of the lamp4 ,i command thee1 replied the magician1 to transport me immediately and the palace which thou and the other slaves of the lamp have built in this city1 with all the people in it1 to ,africa4 ,the genie made no reply1 but with the assistance of the other genii1 the slaves of the lamp immediately transported him and the palace entire1 to the spot whither he was desired to convey it4 ,as soon as the sultan rose the next morning1 according to custom he went into his closet1 to have the pleasure of contemplating and admiring ,aladdin's palace2 but when he first looked that way1 and instead of a palace saw an empty space such as it was before the palace was built1 he thought he was mistaken1 and rubbed his eyes2 but when he looked again1 he saw nothing more the second time than the first1 though the weather was fine1 the sky clear1 and the dawn advancing had made all objects very distinct4 ,he looked again in front1 to the right and left1 but beheld nothing more than he had formerly been used to see from his window4 ,his amazement was so great1 that he stood for some time turning his eyes to the spot where the palace had stood1 but where it was no longer to be seen4 ,he could not comprehend how so large a palace as ,aladdin's1 which he had seen plainly every day for some years1 and but the day before1 should vanish so soon1 and not leave the least remains behind4 ,certainly1 said he to himself1 ,i am not mistaken2 it stood there3 if it had fallen1 the materials would have lain in heaps2 and if it had been swallowed up by an earthquake1 there would be some mark left4 ,at last1 though he was convinced that no palace stood now opposite his own1 he could not help staying some time at his window1 to see whether he might not be mistaken4 ,at last he retired to his apartment1 not without looking behind him before he quitted the spot1 ordered the grand vizier to be sent for with expedition1 and in the meantime sat down1 his mind agitated by so many different conjectures that he knew not what to resolve4 ,the grand vizier did not make the sultan wait long for him1 but came with so much precipitation1 that neither he nor his attendants1 as they passed1 missed ,aladdin's palace2 neither did the porters1 when they opened the palace gates1 observe any alteration4 ,when he came into the sultan's presence1 he said to him1 ,the haste in which your ,majesty sent for me1 makes me believe something extraordinary has happened1 since you know this is a day of public audience1 and ,i should not have failed of attending at the usual time4 ,indeed1 said the sultan1 it is something very extraordinary1 as you say1 and you will allow it to be so3 tell me what is become of ,aladdin's palace8 ,his palace6 replied the grand vizier1 in amazement1 ,i thought as ,i passed it stood in its usual place2 such substantial buildings are not so easily removed4 ,go into my closet1 said the sultan1 and tell me if you can see it4 ,the grand vizier went into the closet1 where he was struck with no less amazement than the sultan had been4 ,when he was well assured that there was not the least appearance of the palace1 he returned to the sultan4 ,well1 said the sultan1 have you seen ,aladdin's palace8 ,no1 answered the vizier1 but your ,majesty may remember1 that ,i had the honor to tell you1 that palace1 which was the subject of your admiration1 with all its immense riches1 was only the work of magic and a magician2 but your ,majesty would not pay the least attention to what ,i said4 ,the sultan1 who could not deny what the grand vizier had represented to him1 flew into the greater passion3 ,where is that impostor1 that wicked wretch1 said he1 that ,i may have his head taken off immediately8 ,sir1 replied the grand vizier1 it is some days since he came to take his leave of your ,majesty1 on pretense of hunting2 he ought to be sent for1 to know what is become of his palace1 since he cannot be ignorant of what has been transacted4 ,that is too great an indulgence1 replied the sultan3 command a detachment of horse to bring him to me loaded with chains4 ,the grand vizier gave orders for a detachment1 and instructed the officer who commanded them how they were to act1 that ,aladdin might not escape4 ,the detachment pursued their orders2 and about five or six leagues from the town met him returning from the chase4 ,the officer advanced respectfully1 and informed him the sultan was so impatient to see him1 that he had sent his party to accompany him home4 ,aladdin had not the least suspicion of the true reason of their meeting him2 but when he came within half a league of the city1 the detachment surrounded him1 when the officer addressed himself to him1 and said1 ,prince1 it is with great regret that ,i declare to you the sultan's order to arrest you1 and to carry you before him as a criminal3 ,i beg of you not to take it ill that we acquit ourselves of our duty1 and to forgive us4 ,aladdin1 who felt himself innocent1 was much surprised at this declaration1 and asked the officer if he knew what crime he was accused of2 who replied1 he did not4 ,then ,aladdin1 finding that his retinue was much inferior to this detachment1 alighted off his horse1 and said to the officers1 ,execute your orders2 ,i am not conscious that ,i have committed any offense against the sultan's person or government4 ,a heavy chain was immediately put about his neck1 and fastened round his body1 so that both his arms were pinioned down2 the officer then put himself at the head of the detachment1 and one of the troopers taking hold of the end of the chain and proceeding after the officer1 led ,aladdin1 who was obliged to follow him on foot1 into the city4 ,when this detachment entered the suburbs1 the people1 who saw ,aladdin thus led as a state criminal1 never doubted but that his head was to be cut off2 and as he was generally beloved1 some took sabers and other arms2 and those who had none gathered stones1 and followed the escort4 ,the last division faced about to disperse them2 but their numbers presently increased so much1 that the soldiery began to think it would be well if they could get into the sultan's palace before ,aladdin was rescued2 to prevent which1 according to the different extent of the streets1 they took care to cover the ground by extending or closing4 ,in this manner they with much difficulty arrived at the palace square1 and there drew up in a line1 till their officers and troopers with ,aladdin had got within the gates1 which were immediately shut4 ,aladdin was carried before the sultan1 who waited for him1 attended by the grand vizier1 in a balcony2 and as soon as he saw him1 he ordered the executioner1 who waited there for the purpose1 to strike off his head without hearing him1 or giving him leave to clear himself4 ,as soon as the executioner had taken off the chain that was fastened about ,aladdin's neck and body1 and laid down a skin stained with the blood of the many he had executed1 he made the supposed criminal kneel down1 and tied a bandage over his eyes4 ,then drawing his saber1 he took his aim by flourishing it three times in the air1 waiting for the sultan's giving the signal to strike4 ,at that instant the grand vizier1 perceiving that the populace had forced the guard of horse1 crowded the great square before the palace1 and were scaling the walls in several places1 and beginning to pull them down to force their way in1 said to the sultan1 before he gave the signal1 ,i beg of your ,majesty to consider what you are going to do1 since you will hazard your palace being destroyed2 and who knows what fatal consequence may follow8 ,my palace forced6' replied the sultan2 who can have that audacity8 ,sir1 answered the grand vizier1 if your ,majesty will but cast your eyes towards the great square1 and on the palace walls1 you will perceive the truth of what ,i say4 ,the sultan was so much alarmed when he saw so great a crowd1 and how enraged they were1 that he ordered the executioner to put his saber immediately into the scabbard1 to unbind ,aladdin1 and at the same time commanded the porters to declare to the people that the sultan had pardoned him1 and that they might retire4 ,those who had already got upon the walls1 and were witnesses of what had passed1 abandoned their design and got quickly down1 overjoyed that they had saved the life of a man they dearly loved1 and published the news amongst the rest1 which was presently confirmed by the mace- bearers from the top of the terraces4 ,the justice which the sultan had done to ,aladdin soon disarmed the populace of their rage2 the tumult abated1 and the mob dispersed4 ,when ,aladdin found himself at liberty1 he turned towards the balcony1 and perceiving the sultan1 raised his voice1 and said to him in a moving manner1 ,i beg of your ,majesty to add one favor more to that which ,i have already received1 which is1 to let me know my crime4 ,your crime6 answered the sultan2 perfidious wretch6 do you not know it8 ,come hither1 and ,i will show it you4 ,aladdin went up1 when the sultan1 going before him without looking at him1 said1 ,follow me2 and then led him into his closet4 ,when he came to the door1 he said1 ,go in2 you ought to know whereabouts your palace stood3 look round and tell me what is become of it4 ,aladdin looked1 but saw nothing4 ,he perceived the spot upon which his palace had stood2 but not being able to divine how it had disappeared1 was thrown into such great confusion and amazement1 that he could not return one word of answer4 ,the sultan growing impatient1 demanded of him again1 ,where is your palace1 and what is become of my daughter8 ,aladdin breaking silence1 replied1 ,sir1 ,i perceive and own that the palace which ,i have built is not in its place1 but is vanished2 neither can ,i tell your ,majesty where it may be1 but can assure you ,i had no concern in its removal4 ,i am not so much concerned about your palace1 replied the sultan2 ,i value my daughter ten thousand times more1 and would have you find her out1 otherwise ,i will cause your head to be struck off1 and no consideration shall divert me from my purpose4 ,i beg of your ,majesty1 answered ,aladdin1 to grant me forty days to make my inquiries2 and if in that time ,i have not the success ,i wish1 ,i will offer my head at the foot of your throne1 to be disposed of at your pleasure4 ,i give you the forty days you ask1 said the sultan2 but think not to abuse the favor ,i show you1 by imagining you shall escape my resentment2 for ,i will find you out in whatsoever part of the world you may conceal yourself4 ,aladdin went out of the sultan's presence with great humiliation1 and in a condition worthy of pity4 ,he crossed the courts of the palace1 hanging down his head1 and in such great confusion1 that he durst not lift up his eyes4 ,the principal officers of the court1 who had all professed themselves his friends1 and whom he had never disobliged1 instead of going up to him to comfort him1 and offer him a retreat in their houses1 turned their backs to avoid seeing him4 ,but had they accosted him with a word of comfort or offer of service1 they would have no more known ,aladdin4 ,he did not know himself1 and was no longer in his senses1 as plainly appeared by his asking everybody he met1 and at every house1 if they had seen his palace1 or could tell him any news of it4 ,these questions made the generality believe that ,aladdin was mad4 ,some laughed at him1 but people of sense and humanity1 particularly those who had had any connection of business or friendship with him1 really pitied him4 ,for three days he rambled about the city in this manner1 without coming to any resolution1 or eating anything but what some compassionate people forced him to take out of charity4 ,at last1 as he could no longer in his unhappy condition stay in a city where he had lately been next to the sultan1 he took the road to the country2 and after he had traversed several fields in wild uncertainty1 at the approach of night came to the bank of a river4 ,there1 possessed by his despair1 he said to himself1 ,where shall ,i seek my palace8 ,in what province1 country1 or part of the world1 shall ,i find that and my dear princess1 whom the sultan expects from me8 ,i shall never succeed3 ,i had better free myself at once from fruitless endeavors1 and such bitter grief as preys upon me4 ,he was just going to throw himself into the river1 but1 as a good ,moosulmaun1 true to his religion1 he thought he should not do it without first saying his prayers4 ,going to prepare himself1 he went to the river's brink1 in order to perform the usual ablutions4 ,the place being steep and slippery1 from the water's beating against it1 he slid down1 and had certainly fallen into the river1 but for a little rock which projected about two feet out of the earth4 ,happily also for him he still had on the ring which the ,african magician had put on his finger before he went down into the subterraneous abode to fetch the precious lamp4 ,in slipping down the bank he rubbed the ring so hard by holding on the rock1 that immediately the same genie appeared whom he had seen in the cave where the magician had left him4 ,what wouldst thou have8 said the genie4 ,i am ready to obey thee as thy slave1 and the slave of all those that have that ring on their finger2 both ,i and the other slaves of the ring4 ,aladdin1 agreeably surprised at an apparition he so little expected in his present calamity1 replied1 ,save my life1 genie1 a second time1 either by showing me to the place where the palace ,i caused to be built now stands1 or immediately transporting it back where it first stood4 ,what you command me1 answered the genie1 is not wholly in my power3 ,i am only the slave of the ring2 you must address yourself to the slave of the lamp4 ,if that be the case1 replied ,aladdin1 ,i command thee1 by the power of the ring1 to transport me to the spot where my palace stands1 in what part of the world soever it may be1 and set me down under the window of the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor4 ,these words were no sooner out of his mouth1 than the genie transported him into ,africa1 to the midst of a large plain1 where his palace stood1 at no great distance from a city1 and placing him exactly under the window of the princess's apartment1 left him4 ,all this was done almost in an instant4 ,aladdin1 notwithstanding the darkness of the night1 knew his palace and the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor's apartment again2 but as the night was far advanced1 and all was quiet in the palace1 he retired to some distance1 and sat down at the foot of a large tree4 ,there1 full of hopes1 and reflecting on his happiness1 for which he was indebted to chance1 he found himself in a much more comfortable situation than when he was arrested and carried before the sultan2 being now delivered from the immediate danger of losing his life4 ,he amused himself for some time with these agreeable thoughts2 but not having slept for two days1 was not able to resist the drowsiness which came upon him1 but fell fast asleep4 ,the next morning1 as soon as day appeared1 ,aladdin was agreeably awakened by the singing not only of the birds which had roosted in the tree under which he had passed the night1 but also of those which frequented the thick groves of the palace garden4 ,when he cast his eyes on that wonderful edifice1 he felt inexpressible joy at thinking he might possibly soon be master of it again1 and once more possess his dear princess ,buddir al ,buddoor4 ,pleased with these hopes1 he immediately arose1 went towards the princess's apartment1 and walked some time under the window in expectation of her rising1 that he might see her4 ,during this expectation1 he began to consider with himself whence the cause of his misfortune had proceeded2 and after mature reflection1 no longer doubted that it was owing to having trusted the lamp out of his sight4 ,he accused himself of negligence in letting it be a moment away from him4 ,but what puzzled him most was1 that he could not imagine who had been so envious of his happiness4 ,he would soon have guessed this1 if he had known that both he and his palace were in ,africa1 the very name of which would soon have made him remember the magician1 his declared enemy2 but the genie1 the slave of the ring1 had not made the least mention of the name of the country1 nor had ,aladdin inquired4 ,the princess rose earlier that morning than she had done since her transportation into ,africa by the magician1 whose presence she was forced to support once a day1 because he was master of the palace2 but she had always treated him so harshly that he dared not reside in it4 ,as she was dressing1 one of the women looking through the window perceived ,aladdin1 and instantly told her mistress4 ,the princess1 who could not believe the joyful tidings1 hastened herself to the window1 and seeing ,aladdin1 immediately opened it4 ,the noise of opening the window made ,aladdin turn his head that way1 and perceiving the princess he saluted her with an air that expressed his joy4 ,to lose no time1 said she to him1 ,i have sent to have the private door opened for you2 enter1 and come up4 ,the private door1 which was just under the princess's apartment1 was soon opened1 and ,aladdin conducted up into the chamber4 ,it is impossible to express the joy of both at seeing each other1 after so cruel a separation4 ,after embracing and shedding tears of joy1 they sat down1 and ,aladdin said1 ,i beg of you1 princess1 in ,god's name1 before we talk of anything else1 to tell me1 both for your own sake1 the sultan your father's1 and mine1 what is become of an old lamp which ,i left upon a shelf in my robing-chamber1 when ,i departed for the chase4 ,alas6 dear husband1 answered the princess1 ,i was afraid our misfortune might be owing to that lamp3 and what grieves me most is1 that ,i have been the cause of it4 ,princess1 replied ,aladdin1 do not blame yourself1 since it was entirely my fault1 for ,i ought to have taken more care of it4 ,but let us now think only of repairing the loss2 tell me what has happened1 and into whose hands it has fallen4 ,the princess then related how she had changed the old lamp for a new one1 which she ordered to be fetched1 that he might see it1 and how the next morning she found herself in the unknown country they were then in1 which she was told was ,africa1 by the traitor who had transported her thither by his magic art4 ,princess1 said ,aladdin1 interrupting her1 you have informed me who the traitor is1 by telling me we are in ,africa4 ,he is the most perfidious of men2 but this is neither a time nor place to give you a full account of his villainies4 ,i desire you only to tell me what he has done with the lamp1 and where he has put it4 ,he carries it carefully wrapped up in his bosom1 said the princess2 and this ,i can assure you1 because he pulled it out before me1 and showed it to me in triumph4 ,princess1 said ,aladdin1 do not be displeased that ,i trouble you with so many questions1 since they are equally important to us both4 ,but to come to what most particularly concerns me2 tell me1 ,i conjure you1 how so wicked and perfidious a man treats you4 ,since ,i have been here1 replied the princess1 he repairs once every day to see me2 and ,i am persuaded the little satisfaction he receives from his visits makes him come no oftener4 ,all his addresses tend to persuade me to break that faith ,i have pledged to you1 and to take him for my husband2 giving me to understand1 ,i need not entertain hopes of ever seeing you again1 for that you were dead1 having had your head struck off by the sultan my father's order4 ,he added1 to justify himself1 that you were an ungrateful wretch2 that your good fortune was owing to him1 and a great many other things of that nature which ,i forbear to repeat3 but as he received no other answer from me but grievous complaints and tears1 he was always forced to retire with as little satisfaction as he came4 ,i doubt not his intention is to allow me time to overcome my grief1 in hopes that afterwards ,i may change my sentiments2 and if ,i persevere in an obstinate refusal1 to use violence4 ,but my dear husband's presence removes all my apprehensions4 ,i am confident my attempts to punish the magician will not be in vain1 replied ,aladdin1 since my princess's fears are removed1 and ,i think ,i have found the means to deliver you from both your enemy and mine2 to execute this design1 it is necessary for me to go to the town4 ,i shall return by noon1 and will then communicate my design and what must be done by you to insure success4 ,but that you may not be surprised1 ,i think it proper to acquaint you that ,i shall change my apparel1 and beg of you to give orders that ,i may not wait long at the private door1 but that it may be opened at the first knock3 all which the princess promised to observe4 ,when ,aladdin was out of the palace1 he looked round him on all sides1 and perceiving a peasant going into the country1 hastened after him2 and when he had overtaken him1 made a proposal to him to change habits1 which the man agreed to4 ,when they had made the exchange1 the countryman went about his business1 and ,aladdin to the city4 ,after traversing several streets1 he came to that part of the town where all descriptions of merchants and artisans had their particular streets1 according to their trades4 ,he went into that of the druggists2 and going into one of the largest and best-furnished shops1 asked the druggist if he had a certain powder which he named4 ,the druggist1 judging ,aladdin by his habit to be very poor1 and that he had not money enough to pay for it1 told him he had it1 but that it was very dear2 upon which ,aladdin1 penetrating his thoughts1 pulled out his purse1 and showing him some gold1 asked for half a dram of the powder2 which the druggist weighed1 wrapped up in paper1 and gave him1 telling him the price was a piece of gold4 ,aladdin put the money into his hand1 and staying no longer in the town than just to get a little refreshment1 returned to the palace1 where he waited not long at the private door4 ,when he came into the princess's apartment1 he said to her1 ,princess1 perhaps the aversion you tell me you have for your ravisher may be an objection to your executing what ,i am going to propose2 but permit me to say it is proper that you should at this juncture dissemble a little1 and do violence to your inclinations1 if you would deliver yourself from him1 and give my lord the sultan your father the satisfaction of seeing you again4 ,if you will take my advice1 continued he1 dress yourself this moment in one of your richest habits1 and when the ,african magician comes1 make no difficulty to give him the best reception2 receive him with a cheerful countenance1 so that he may imagine time has removed your affliction and disgust at his addresses4 ,in your conversation1 let him understand that you strive to forget me2 and that he may be the more fully convinced of your sincerity1 invite him to sup with you1 and tell him you should be glad to taste of some of the best wines of his country4 ,he will presently go to fetch you some4 ,during his absence1 put into one of the cups you are accustomed to drink out of this powder1 and setting it by1 charge the slave you may order that night to attend you1 on a signal you shall agree upon1 to bring that cup to you4 ,when the magician and you have eaten and drunk as much as you choose1 let her bring you the cup1 and then change cups with him4 ,he will esteem it so great a favor that he will not refuse1 but eagerly quaff it off2 but no sooner will he have drunk1 than you will see him fall backwards4 ,if you have any reluctance to drink out of his cup1 you may pretend only to do it1 without fear of being discovered2 for the effect of the powder is so quick1 that he will not have time to know whether you drink or not4 ,when ,aladdin had finished1 ,i own1 answered the princess1 ,i shall do myself great violence in consenting to make the magician such advances as ,i see are absolutely necessary2 but what cannot one resolve to do against a cruel enemy8 ,i will therefore follow your advice1 since both my repose and yours depend upon it4 ,after the princess had agreed to the measures proposed by ,aladdin1 he took his leave1 and went and spent the rest of the day in the neighborhood of the palace till it was night1 and he might safely return to the private door4 ,the princess1 who had remained inconsolable at being separated not only from her husband1 whom she had loved from the first moment1 and still continued to love more out of inclination than duty1 but also from the sultan her father1 who had always shown the most tender and paternal affection for her1 had1 ever since their cruel separation1 lived in great neglect of her person4 ,she had almost forgotten the neatness so becoming persons of her sex and quality1 particularly after the first time the magician paid her a visit2 and she had understood by some of the women1 who knew him again1 that it was he who had taken the old lamp in exchange for a new one1 which rendered the sight of him more abhorred4 ,however1 the opportunity of taking the revenge he deserved made her resolve to gratify ,aladdin4 ,as soon1 therefore1 as he was gone1 she sat down to dress1 and was attired by her women to the best advantage in the richest habit of her wardrobe4 ,her girdle was of the finest and largest diamonds set in gold1 her necklace of pearls1 six on a side1 so well proportioned to that in the middle1 which was the largest ever seen1 and invaluable1 that the greatest sultanesses would have been proud to have been adorned with only two of the smallest4 ,her bracelets1 which were of diamonds and rubies intermixed1 corresponded admirably to the richness of the girdle and necklace4 ,when the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor was completely dressed1 she consulted her glass and women upon her adjustment2 and when she found she wanted no charms to flatter the foolish passion of the ,african magician1 she sat down on a sofa expecting his arrival4 ,the magician came at the usual hour1 and as soon as he entered the great hall where the princess waited to receive him1 she rose with an enchanting grace and smile1 and pointed with her hand to the most honorable place1 waiting till he sat down1 that she might sit at the same time1 which was a civility she had never shown him before4 ,the ,african magician1 dazzled more with the luster of the princess's eyes than the glittering of the jewels with which she was adorned1 was much surprised4 ,the smiling and graceful air with which she received him1 so opposite to her former behavior1 quite fascinated his heart4 ,when he was seated1 the princess1 to free him from his embarrassment1 broke silence first1 looking at him all the time in such a manner as to make him believe that he was not so odious to her as she had given him to understand hitherto1 and said1 ,you are doubtless amazed to find me so much altered today2 but your surprise will not be so great when ,i acquaint you1 that ,i am naturally of a disposition so opposite to melancholy and grief1 sorrow and uneasiness1 that ,i always strive to put them as far away as possible when ,i find the subject of them is past4 ,i have reflected on what you told me of ,aladdin's fate1 and know my father's temper so well1 that ,i am persuaded with you he could not escape the terrible effects of the sultan's rage3 therefore1 should ,i continue to lament him all my life1 my tears cannot recall him4 ,for this reason1 since ,i have paid all the duties decency requires of me to his memory1 now he is in the grave ,i think ,i ought to endeavor to comfort myself4 ,these are the motives of the change you see in me2 ,i am resolved to banish melancholy entirely2 and1 persuaded that you will bear me company tonight1 ,i have ordered a supper to be prepared2 but as ,i have no wines but those of ,china1 ,i have a great desire to taste of the produce of ,africa1 and doubt not your procuring some of the best4 ,the ,african magician1 who had looked upon the happiness of getting so soon and so easily into the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor's good graces as impossible1 could not think of words expressive enough to testify how sensible he was of her favor3 but to put an end the sooner to a conversation which would have embarrassed him1 if he had engaged farther in it1 he turned it upon the wines of ,africa1 and said1 ,of all the advantages ,africa can boast1 that of producing the most excellent wines is one of the principal4 ,i have a vessel of seven years old1 which has never been broached2 and it is indeed not praising it too much to say it is the finest wine in the world4 ,if my princess1 added he1 will give me leave1 ,i will go and fetch two bottles1 and return again immediately4 ,i should be sorry to give you that trouble1 replied the princess2 you had better send for them4 ,it is necessary ,i should go myself1 answered the ,african magician2 for nobody but myself knows where the key of the cellar is laid1 or has the secret to unlock the door4 ,if it be so1 said the princess1 make haste back2 for the longer you stay1 the greater will be my impatience1 and we shall sit down to supper as soon as you return4 ,the ,african magician1 full of hopes of his expected happiness1 rather flew than ran1 and returned quickly with the wine4 ,the princess1 not doubting but he would make haste1 put with her own hand the powder ,aladdin had given her into the cup set apart for that purpose4 ,they sat down at the table opposite to each other1 the magician's back towards the beaufet4 ,the princess presented him with the best at the table1 and said to him1 ,if you please1 ,i will entertain you with a concert of vocal and instrumental music2 but as we are only two1 ,i think conversation may be more agreeable4 ,this the magician took as a new favor4 ,after they had eaten some time1 the princess called for some wine1 drank the magician's health1 and afterwards said to him1 ,indeed you had a full right to commend your wine1 since ,i never tasted any so delicious4 ,charming princess1 said he1 holding in his hand the cup which had been presented to him1 my wine becomes more exquisite by your approbation4 ,then drink my health1 replied the princess2 you will find ,i understand wines4 ,he drank the princess's health1 and returning the cup1 said1 ,i think myself fortunate1 princess1 that ,i reserved this wine for so happy an occasion2 and own ,i never before drank any in every respect so excellent4 ,when they had each drunk two or three cups more1 the princess1 who had completely charmed the ,african magician by her civility and obliging behavior1 gave the signal to the slave who served them with wine1 bidding her bring the cup which had been filled for herself1 and at the same time bring the magician a full goblet4 ,when they both had their cups in their hands1 she said to him1 ,i know not how you express your loves in these parts when drinking together8 ,with us in ,china the lover and his mistress reciprocally exchange cups1 and drink each other's health3 at the same time she presented to him the cup which was in her hand1 and held out her hand to receive his4 ,he hastened to make the exchange with the more pleasure1 because he looked upon this favor as the most certain token of an entire conquest over the princess1 which raised his rapture to the highest pitch4 ,before he drank1 he said to her1 with the cup in his hand1 ,indeed1 princess1 we ,africans are not so refined in the art of love as you ,chinese3 and your instructing me in a lesson ,i was ignorant of1 informs me how sensible ,i ought to be of the favor done me4 ,i shall never1 lovely princess1 forget my recovering1 by drinking out of your cup1 that life1 which your cruelty1 had it continued1 must have made me despair of4 ,the princess1 who began to be tired with this impertinent declaration of the ,african magician1 interrupted him1 and said1 ,let us drink first1 and then say what you will afterwards2 at the same time she set the cup to her lips1 while the ,african magician1 who was eager to get his wine off first1 drank up the very last drop4 ,in finishing it1 he had reclined his head back to show his eagerness1 and remained some time in that state4 ,the princess kept the cup at her lips1 till she saw his eyes turn in his head1 when he fell backwards lifeless on the sofa4 ,the princess had no occasion to order the private door to be opened to ,aladdin2 for her women were so disposed from the great hall to the foot of the staircase1 that the word was no sooner given that the ,african magician was fallen backwards1 than the door was immediately opened4 ,as soon as ,aladdin entered the hall1 he saw the magician stretched backwards on the sofa4 ,the princess rose from her seat1 and ran overjoyed to embrace him2 but he stopped her1 and said1 ,princess1 it is not yet time2 oblige me by retiring to your apartment2 and let me be left alone a moment1 while ,i endeavor to transport you back to ,china as speedily as you were brought from thence4 ,when the princess1 her women and eunuchs1 were gone out of the hall1 ,aladdin shut the door1 and going directly to the dead body of the magician1 opened his vest1 took out the lamp which was carefully wrapped up1 as the princess had told him1 and unfolding and rubbing it1 the genie immediately appeared4 ,genie1 said ,aladdin1 ,i have called to command thee1 on the part of thy good mistress this lamp1 to transport this palace instantly into ,china1 to the place from whence it was brought hither4 ,the genie bowed his head in token of obedience1 and disappeared4 ,immediately the palace was transported into ,china1 and its removal was only felt by two little shocks1 the one when it was lifted up1 the other when it was set down1 and both in a very short interval of time4 ,aladdin went to the princess's apartment1 and embracing her1 said1 ,i can assure you1 princess1 that your joy and mine will be complete tomorrow morning4 ,the princess1 guessing that ,aladdin must be hungry1 ordered the dishes1 served up in the great hall1 to be brought down4 ,the princess and ,aladdin ate as much as they thought fit1 and drank of the ,african magician's old wine2 during which time their conversation could not be otherwise than satisfactory1 and then they retired to their own chamber4 ,from the time of the transportation of ,aladdin's palace1 the princess's father had been inconsolable for the loss of her4 ,he could take no rest1 and instead of avoiding what might continue his affliction he indulged it without restraint4 ,before the disaster he used to go every morning into his closet to please himself with viewing the palace2 he went now many times in the day to renew his tears1 and plunge himself into the deepest melancholy1 by the idea of no more seeing that which once gave him so much pleasure1 and reflecting how he had lost what was most dear to him in this world4 ,the very morning of the return of ,aladdin's palace1 the sultan went1 by break of day1 into his closet to indulge his sorrows4 ,absorbed in himself1 and in a pensive mood1 he cast his eyes towards the spot1 expecting only to see an open space2 but perceiving the vacancy filled up1 he at first imagined the appearance to be the effect of a fog2 looking more attentively1 he was convinced beyond the power of doubt that it was his son-in-law's palace4 ,joy and gladness succeeded to sorrow and grief4 ,he returned immediately into his apartment1 and ordered a horse to be saddled and brought to him without delay1 which he mounted that instant1 thinking he could not make haste enough to the palace4 ,aladdin1 who foresaw what would happen1 rose that morning at daybreak1 put on one of the most magnificent habits his wardrobe afforded1 and went up into the hall of twenty-four windows1 from whence he perceived the sultan approaching1 and got down soon enough to receive him at the foot of the great staircase1 and to help him to dismount4 ,aladdin1 said the sultan1 ,i cannot speak to you till ,i have seen and embraced my daughter4 ,he led the sultan into the princess's apartment4 ,the happy father embraced her with his face bathed in tears of joy2 and the princess1 on her side1 showed him all the testimonies of the extreme pleasure the sight of him afforded her4 ,the sultan was some time before he could open his lips1 so great was his surprise and joy to find his daughter again1 after he had given her up for lost2 and the princess1 upon seeing her father1 let fall tears of rapture and affection4 ,at last the sultan broke silence1 and said1 ,i would believe1 daughter1 your joy to see me makes you seem as little changed as if no misfortune had befallen you2 yet ,i cannot be persuaded but that you have suffered much alarm2 for a large palace cannot be so suddenly transported as yours has been1 without causing great fright and apprehension4 ,i would have you tell me all that has happened1 and conceal nothing from me4 ,the princess1 who took great pleasure in giving the sultan the satisfaction he demanded1 said1 ,if ,i appear so little altered1 ,i beg of your ,majesty to consider that ,i received new life yesterday morning by the presence of my dear husband and deliverer ,aladdin1 whom ,i looked upon and bewailed as lost to me2 and the happiness of seeing and embracing of whom has almost recovered me to my former state of health4 ,my greatest suffering was only to find myself forced from your ,majesty and my dear husband2 not only from the love ,i bore my husband1 but from the uneasiness ,i labored under through fear that he1 though innocent1 might feel the effects of your anger1 to which ,i knew he was left exposed4 ,i suffered but little from the insolence of the wretch who had carried me off2 for having secured the ascendant over him1 ,i always put a stop to his disagreeable overtures1 and was as little constrained as ,i am at present4 ,as to what relates to my transportation1 ,aladdin had no concern in it3 ,i was myself the innocent cause of it4 ,to persuade the sultan of the truth of what she said1 she gave him a full account how the ,african magician had disguised himself1 and offered to change new lamps for old ones2 how she had amused herself in making that exchange1 being entirely ignorant of the secret and importance of the wonderful lamp2 how the palace and herself were carried away and transported into ,africa1 with the ,african magician1 who was recognized by two of her women and the eunuch who made the exchange of the lamp1 when he had the audacity1 after the success of his daring enterprise1 to propose himself for her husband2 how he persecuted her till ,aladdin's arrival2 how they had concerted measures to get the lamp from him again1 and the success they had fortunately met with by her dissimulation in inviting him to supper1 and giving him the cup with the powder prepared for him4 ,for the rest1 added she1 ,i leave it to ,aladdin to recount4 ,aladdin had not much to tell the sultan1 but only said1 ,when the private door was opened ,i went up into the great hall1 where ,i found the magician lying dead on the sofa2 and as ,i thought it not proper for the princess to stay there any longer1 ,i desired her to go down into her own apartment1 with her women and eunuchs4 ,as soon as ,i was alone1 and had taken the lamp out of the magician's breast1 ,i made use of the same secret he had done1 to remove the palace1 and carry off the princess2 and by that means the palace was reconveyed to the place where it stood before2 and ,i have the happiness to restore the princess to your ,majesty1 as you commanded me4 ,but that your ,majesty may not think that ,i impose upon you1 if you will give yourself the trouble to go up into the hall1 you may see the magician punished as he deserved4 ,the sultan1 to be assured of the truth1 rose instantly1 and went into the hall1 where1 when he saw the ,african magician dead1 and his face already livid by the strength of the poison1 he embraced ,aladdin with great tenderness1 and said1 ,my son1 be not displeased at my proceedings against you2 they arose from my paternal love2 and therefore you ought to forgive the excesses to which it hurried me4 ,sir1 replied ,aladdin1 ,i have not the least reason to complain of your ,majesty's conduct1 since you did nothing but what your duty required4 ,this infamous magician1 the basest of men1 was the sole cause of my misfortune4 ,when your ,majesty has leisure1 ,i will give you an account of another villainous action he was guilty of towards me1 which was no less black and base than this1 from which ,i was preserved by the providence of ,god in a very miraculous way4 ,i will take an opportunity1 and that very shortly1 replied the sultan1 to hear it2 but in the meantime let us think only of rejoicing1 and the removal of this odious object4 ,aladdin ordered the magician's corpse to be removed and thrown upon a dunghill1 for birds and beasts to prey upon4 ,in the meantime1 the sultan commanded the drums1 trumpets1 cymbals1 and other instruments of music to announce his joy to the public1 and a festival of ten days to be proclaimed for the return of the princess and ,aladdin4 ,thus ,aladdin escaped once more the almost inevitable danger of losing his life2 but this was not the last1 since he ran as great a hazard a third time2 the circumstances of which ,i shall relate4 ,the ,african magician had a younger brother1 who was equally skillful as a necromancer1 and even surpassed him in villainy and pernicious designs4 ,as they did not live together1 or in the same city1 but oftentimes when one was in the ,east1 the other was in the ,west1 they failed not every year to inform themselves1 by their art1 each where the other resided1 and whether they stood in need of one another's assistance4 ,some time after the ,african magician had failed in his enterprise against ,aladdin1 his younger brother1 who had heard no tidings of him1 and was not in ,africa1 but in a distant country1 had the wish to know in what part of the world he sojourned1 the state of his health1 and what he was doing2 and as he1 as well as his brother1 always carried a geomantic square instrument about him1 he prepared the sand1 cast the points1 and drew the figures4 ,on examining the planetary mansions1 he found that his brother was no longer living1 but had been poisoned2 and by another observation1 that he was in the capital of the kingdom of ,china2 also that the person who had poisoned him was of mean birth1 though married to a princess1 a sultan's daughter4 ,when the magician had informed himself of his brother's fate1 he lost no time in useless regret1 which could not restore him to life2 but resolving immediately to revenge his death1 departed for ,china2 where1 after crossing plains1 rivers1 mountains1 deserts1 and a long tract of country without delay1 he arrived after incredible fatigues4 ,when he came to the capital of ,china1 he took a lodging4 ,the next day he walked through the town not so much to observe the beauties1 which were indifferent to him1 as to take proper measures to execute his pernicious designs4 ,he introduced himself into the most frequented places1 where he listened to everybody's discourse4 ,in a place where people resort to divert themselves with games of various kinds1 and where some were conversing1 while others played1 he heard some persons talk of the virtue and piety of a woman called ,fatima1 who was retired from the world1 and of the miracles she wrought4 ,as he fancied that this woman might be serviceable to him in the project he had conceived1 he took one of the company aside1 and requested to be informed more particularly who that holy woman was1 and what sort of miracles she performed4 ,what6 said the person whom he had addressed1 have you never seen or heard of her8 ,she is the admiration of the whole town1 for her fasting1 her austerities1 and her exemplary life4 ,except ,mondays and ,fridays1 she never stirs out of her little cell2 and on those days on which she comes into town she does an infinite deal of good2 for there is not a person that has the headache but is cured by her laying her hand upon them4 ,the magician wanted no further information4 ,he only asked the person in what part of the town this holy woman's cell was situated4 ,after he had informed himself on this head1 he determined on the detestable design of murdering her and assuming her character4 ,with this view he watched all her steps the first day she went out after he had made this inquiry1 without losing sight of her till evening1 when he saw her reenter her cell4 ,when he had fully observed the place1 he went to one of those houses where they sell a certain hot liquor1 and where any person may pass the night1 particularly in the great heats1 when the people of that country prefer lying on a mat to a bed4 ,about midnight1 after the magician had satisfied the master of the house for what little he had called for1 he went out1 and proceeded directly to the cell of ,fatima4 ,he had no difficulty to open the door1 which was only fastened with a latch1 and he shut it again after he had entered1 without any noise4 ,when he entered the cell1 he perceived ,fatima by moonlight lying in the air on a sofa covered only by an old mat1 with her head leaning against the wall4 ,he awakened her1 and clapped a dagger to her breast4 ,the pious ,fatima opening her eyes1 was much surprised to see a man with a dagger at her breast ready to stab her1 and who said to her1 ,if you cry out1 or make the least noise1 ,i will kill you2 but get up1 and do as ,i shall direct you4 ,fatima1 who had lain down in her habit1 got up1 trembling with fear4 ,do not be so much frightened1 said the magician2 ,i only want your habit1 give it me and take mine4 ,accordingly ,fatima and he changed clothes4 ,he then said to her1 ,color my face1 that ,i may be like you2 but perceiving that the poor creature could not help trembling1 to encourage her he said1 ,i tell you again you need not fear anything3 ,i swear by the name of ,god ,i will not take away your life4 ,fatima lighted her lamp1 led him into the cell1 and dipping a soft brush in a certain liquor1 rubbed it over his face1 assured him the color would not change1 and that his face was of the same hue as her own3 after which1 she put her own head-dress on his head1 also a veil1 with which she showed him how to hide his face as he passed through the town4 ,after this1 she put a long string of beads about his neck1 which hung down to the middle of his body1 and giving him the stick she used to walk with1 in his hand1 brought him a looking-glass1 and bade him look if he was not as like her as possible4 ,the magician found himself disguised as he wished to be2 but he did not keep the oath he so solemnly swore to the good ,fatima2 but instead of stabbing her1 for fear the blood might discover him1 he strangled her2 and when he found she was dead1 threw her body into a cistern just by the cell4 ,the magician1 thus disguised like the holy woman ,fatima1 spent the remainder of the night in the cell4 ,the next morning1 two hours after sunrise1 though it was not a day the holy woman used to go out on1 he crept out of the cell1 being well persuaded that nobody would ask him any questions2 or1 if they should1 he had an answer ready for them4 ,as one of the first things he did after his arrival was to find out ,aladdin's palace1 where he was to complete his designs1 he went directly thither4 ,as soon as the people saw the holy woman1 as they imagined him to be1 they presently gathered about him in a great crowd4 ,some begged his blessing1 others kissed his hand1 and others1 more reserved1 only the hem of his garment2 while others1 whether their heads ached1 or they wished to be preserved against that disorder1 stooped for him to lay his hands upon them2 which he did1 muttering some words in form of prayer2 and1 in short1 counterfeited so well1 that everybody took him for the holy woman4 ,after frequently stopping to satisfy people of this description1 who received neither good nor harm from this imposition of hands1 he came at last to the square before ,aladdin's palace4 ,the crowd was so great that the eagerness to get at him increased in proportion4 ,those who were the most zealous and strong forced their way through the crowd4 ,there were such quarrels1 and so great a noise1 that the princess1 who was in the hall of four-and-twenty windows1 heard it1 and asked what was the matter2 but nobody being able to give her an answer1 she ordered them to inquire and inform her4 ,one of her women looked out of a window1 and then told her it was a great crowd of people collected about the holy woman to be cured of the headache by the imposition of her hands4 ,the princess1 who had long heard of this holy woman1 but had never seen her1 was very desirous to have some conversation with her1 which the chief of the eunuchs perceiving1 told her it was an easy matter to bring her to her1 if she desired and commanded it2 and the princess expressing her wishes1 he immediately sent four eunuchs for the pretended holy woman4 ,as soon as the crowd saw the eunuchs1 they made way1 and the magician perceiving also that they were coming for him1 advanced to meet them1 overjoyed to find his plot proceeded so well4 ,holy woman1 said one of the eunuchs1 the princess wants to see you1 and has sent us for you4 ,the princess does me too great an honor1 replied the false ,fatima2 ,i am ready to obey her command1 and at the same time followed the eunuchs to the palace4 ,when the magician1 who under a holy garment disguised a wicked heart1 was introduced into the great hall1 and perceived the princess1 he began a prayer1 which contained a long enumeration of vows and good wishes for the princess's health and prosperity1 and that she might have everything she desired4 ,he then displayed all his hypocritical rhetoric1 to insinuate himself into the princess's favor under the cloak of piety1 which it was no hard matter for him to do2 for as the princess herself was naturally good1 she was easily persuaded that all the world were like her1 especially those who made profession of serving ,god in solitude4 ,when the pretended ,fatima had finished his long harangue1 the princess said to him1 ,i thank you1 good mother1 for your prayers2 ,i have great confidence in them1 and hope ,god will hear them4 ,come1 and sit by me4 ,the false ,fatima sat down with affected modesty3 the princess then resuming her discourse1 said1 ,my good mother1 ,i have one thing to request1 which you must not refuse me2 it is1 to stay with me1 that you may edify me with your way of living2 and that ,i may learn from your good example how to serve ,god4 ,princess1 said the counterfeit ,fatima1 ,i beg of you not to ask what ,i cannot consent to1 without neglecting my prayers and devotion4 ,that shall be no hindrance to you1 answered the princess2 ,i have a great many apartments unoccupied2 you shall choose which you like best1 and have as much liberty to perform your devotions as if you were in your own cell4 ,the magician1 who desired nothing more than to introduce himself into the palace1 where it would be much easier matter for him to execute his designs1 under the favor and protection of the princess1 than if he had been forced to come and go from the cell to the palace1 did not urge much to excuse himself from accepting the obliging offer which the princess made him4 ,princess1 said he1 whatever resolution a poor wretched woman as ,i am may have made to renounce the pomp and grandeur of this world1 ,i dare not presume to oppose the will and commands of so pious and charitable a princess4 ,upon this the princess1 rising up1 said1 ,come with me1 ,i will show you what vacant apartments ,i have1 that you may make choice of that you like best4 ,the magician followed the princess1 and of all the apartments she showed him1 made choice of that which was the worst furnished1 saying1 ,it was too good for him1 and that he only accepted of it to please her4 ,afterwards the princess would have brought him back again into the great hall to make him dine with her2 but he considering that he should then be obliged to show his face1 which he had always taken care to conceal2 and fearing that the princess should find out that he was not ,fatima1 he begged of her earnestly to excuse him1 telling her that he never ate anything but bread and dried fruits1 and desiring to eat that slight repast in his own apartment4 ,the princess granted his request1 saying1 ,you may be as free here1 good mother1 as if you were in your own cell2 ,i will order you a dinner1 but remember ,i expect you as soon as you have finished your repast4 ,after the princess had dined1 and the false ,fatima had been informed by one of the eunuchs that she was risen from table1 he failed not to wait upon her4 ,my good mother1 said the princess1 ,i am overjoyed to have the company of so holy a woman as yourself1 who will confer a blessing upon this palace4 ,but now ,i am speaking of the palace1 ,pray how do you like it8 ,and before ,i show it all to you1 tell me first what you think of this hall4 ,upon this question1 the counterfeit ,fatima1 who1 to act his part the better1 affected to hang down his head1 without so much as ever once lifting it1 at last looked up1 and surveyed the hall from one end to the other4 ,when he had examined it well1 he said to the princess1 ,as far as such a solitary being as ,i am1 who am unacquainted with what the world calls beautiful1 can judge1 this hall is truly admirable and most beautiful2 there wants but one thing4 ,what is that1 good mother8 demanded the princess4 ,tell me1 ,i conjure you4 ,for my part1 ,i always believed1 and have heard say1 it wanted nothing2 but if it does1 it shall be supplied4 ,princess1 said the false ,fatima1 with great dissimulation1 forgive me the liberty ,i have taken2 but my opinion is1 if it can be of any importance1 that if a roc's egg were hung up in the middle of the dome1 this hall would have no parallel in the four quarters of the world1 and your palace would be the wonder of the universe4 ,my good mother1 said the princess1 what bird is a roc1 and where may one get an egg8 ,princess1 replied the pretended ,fatima1 it is a bird of prodigious size1 which inhabits the summit of ,mount ,caucasus2 the architect who built your palace can get you one4 ,after the princess had thanked the false ,fatima for what she believed her good advice1 she conversed with her upon other matters2 but could not forget the roc's egg1 which she resolved to request of ,aladdin when he returned from hunting4 ,he had been gone six days1 which the magician knew1 and therefore took advantage of his absence2 but he returned that evening after the false ,fatima had taken leave of the princess1 and retired to his apartment4 ,as soon as he arrived1 he went directly to the princess's apartment1 saluted and embraced her1 but she seemed to receive him coldly4 ,my princess1 said he1 ,i think you are not so cheerful as you used to be2 has anything happened during my absence1 which has displeased you1 or given you any trouble or dissatisfaction8 ,in the name of ,god do not conceal it from me2 ,i will leave nothing undone that is in my power to please you4 ,it is a trifling matter1 replied the princess1 which gives me so little concern that ,i could not have thought you could have perceived it in my countenance2 but since you have unexpectedly discovered some alteration1 ,i will no longer disguise a matter of so little consequence from you4 ,i always believed1 continued the princess1 that our palace was the most superb1 magnificent1 and complete in the world3 but ,i will tell you now what ,i find fault with1 upon examining the hall of four-and- twenty windows4 ,do not you think with me1 that it would be complete if a roc's egg were hung up in the midst of the dome8 ,princess1 replied ,aladdin1 it is enough that you think there wants such an ornament2 you shall see by the diligence used to supply that deficiency1 that there is nothing which ,i would not do for your sake4 ,aladdin left the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor that moment1 and went up into the hall of four-and-twenty windows1 where pulling out of his bosom the lamp1 which1 after the danger he had been exposed to1 he always carried about him1 he rubbed it2 upon which the genie immediately appeared4 ,genie1 said ,aladdin1 there wants a roc's egg to be hung up in the midst of the dome2 ,i command thee1 in the name of this lamp1 to repair the deficiency4 ,aladdin had no sooner pronounced these words1 than the genie gave so loud and terrible a cry1 that the hall shook1 and ,aladdin could scarcely stand upright4 ,what6 wretch1 said the genie1 in a voice that would have made the most undaunted man tremble1 is it not enough that ,i and my companions have done everything for you1 but you1 by an unheard-of ingratitude1 must command me to bring my master1 and hang him up in the midst of this dome8 ,this attempt deserves that you1 your wife1 and your palace1 should be immediately reduced to ashes3 but you are happy that this request does not come from yourself4 ,know1 then1 that the true author is the brother of the ,african magician1 your enemy1 whom you have destroyed as he deserved4 ,he is now in your palace1 disguised in the habit of the holy woman ,fatima1 whom he has murdered2 and it is he who has suggested to your wife to make this pernicious demand4 ,his design is to kill you1 therefore take care of yourself4 ,after these words1 the genie disappeared4 ,aladdin lost not a word of what the genie had said4 ,he had heard talk of the holy woman ,fatima1 and how she pretended to cure the headache4 ,he returned to the princess's apartment1 and without mentioning a word of what had happened1 sat down1 and complained of a great pain which had suddenly seized his head2 upon which the princess ordered the holy woman to be called1 and then told him how she had invited her to the palace1 and that she had appointed her an apartment4 ,when the pretended ,fatima came1 ,aladdin said1 ,come hither1 good mother2 ,i am glad to see you here at so fortunate a time2 ,i am tormented with a violent pain in my head1 and request your assistance1 by the confidence ,i have in your good prayers1 and hope you will not refuse me that favor which you do to so many persons afflicted with this complaint4 ,so saying1 he arose1 but held down his head4 ,the counterfeit ,fatima advanced towards him1 with his hand all the time on a dagger concealed in his girdle under his gown2 which ,aladdin observing1 he seized his hand before he had drawn it1 pierced him to the heart with his own dagger1 and then pushed him down on the floor4 ,my dear husband1 what have you done8 cried the princess in surprise4 ,you have killed the holy woman4 ,no1 my princess1 answered ,aladdin1 with emotion1 ,i have not killed ,fatima1 but a villain1 who would have assassinated me1 if ,i had not prevented him4 ,this wicked wretch1 added he1 uncovering his face1 has strangled ,fatima1 whom you accuse me of killing1 and disguised himself in her clothes with intent to murder me3 but that you may know him better1 he is brother to the ,african magician4 ,aladdin then informed her how he came to know these particulars1 and afterwards ordered the dead body to be taken away4 ,thus was ,aladdin delivered from the persecution of two brothers1 who were magicians4 ,within a few years afterwards1 the sultan died in a good old age1 and as he left no male children1 the princess ,buddir al ,buddoor1 as lawful heir of the throne1 succeeded him1 and communicating the power to ,aladdin1 they reigned together many years1 and left a numerous and illustrious posterity4 ,,myths ,,and ,,legends ,,classic ,,the ,,gorgon',s ,,head ,nathaniel ,hawthorne ,perseus was the son of ,dana1 who was the daughter of a king4 ,and when ,perseus was a very little boy1 some wicked people put his mother and himself into a chest1 and set them afloat upon the sea4 ,the wind blew freshly1 and drove the chest away from the shore1 and the uneasy billows tossed it up and down2 while ,dana clasped her child closely to her bosom1 and dreaded that some big wave would dash its foamy crest over them both4 ,the chest sailed on1 however1 and neither sank nor was upset2 until1 when night was coining1 it floated so near an island that it got entangled in a fisherman's nets1 and was drawn out high and dry upon the sand4 ,the island was called ,seriphus1 and it was reigned over by ,king ,polydectes1 who happened to be the fisherman's brother4 ,this fisherman1 ,i am glad to tell you1 was an exceedingly humane and upright man4 ,he showed great kindness to ,dana and her little boy2 and continued to befriend them1 until ,perseus had grown to be a handsome youth1 very strong and active1 and skillful in the use of arms4 ,long before this time ,king ,polydectes had seen the two strangers--the mother and her child--who had come to his dominions in a floating chest4 ,as he was not good and kind1 like his brother the fisherman1 but extremely wicked1 he resolved to send ,perseus on a dangerous enterprise1 in which he would probably be killed1 and then to do some great mischief to ,dana herself4 ,so this bad-hearted king spent a long while in considering what was the most dangerous thing that a young man could possibly undertake to perform4 ,at last1 having hit upon an enterprise that promised to turn out as fatally as he desired1 he sent for the youthful ,perseus4 ,the young man came to the palace1 and found the king sitting upon his throne4 ,perseus1 said ,king ,polydectes1 smiling craftily upon him1 you are grown up a fine young man4 ,you and your good mother have received a great deal of kindness from myself1 as well as from my worthy brother1 the fisherman1 and ,i suppose you would not be sorry to repay some of it4 ,please1 your ,majesty1 answered ,perseus1 ,i would willingly risk my life to do so4 ,well1 then1 continued the king1 still with a cunning smile on his lips1 ,i have a little adventure to propose to you2 and1 as you are a brave and enterprising youth1 you will doubtless look upon it as a great piece of good luck to have so rare an opportunity of distinguishing yourself4 ,you must know1 my good ,perseus1 ,i think of getting married to the beautiful ,princess ,hippodamia2 and it is customary1 on these occasions1 to make the bride a present of some farfetched and elegant curiosity4 ,i have been a little perplexed1 ,i must honestly confess1 where to obtain anything likely to please a princess of her exquisite taste4 ,but1 this morning1 ,i flatter myself1 ,i have thought of precisely the article4 ,and can ,i assist your ,majesty in obtaining it8 cried ,perseus1 eagerly4 ,you can1 if you are as brave a youth as ,i believe you to be1 replied ,king ,polydectes1 with the utmost graciousness of manner4 ,the bridal gift which ,i have set my heart on presenting to the beautiful ,hippodamia is the head of the ,gorgon ,medusa1 with the snaky locks2 and ,i depend on you1 my dear ,perseus1 to bring it to me4 ,so1 as ,i am anxious to settle affairs with the princess1 the sooner you go in quest of the ,gorgon1 the better ,i shall be pleased4 ,i will set out tomorrow morning1 answered ,perseus4 ,pray do so1 my gallant youth1 rejoined the king4 ,and1 ,perseus1 in cutting off the ,gorgon's head1 be careful to make a clean stroke1 so as not to injure its appearance4 ,you must bring it home in the very best condition1 in order to suit the exquisite taste of the beautiful ,princess ,hippodamia4 ,perseus left the palace1 but was scarcely out of hearing before ,polydectes burst into a laugh2 being greatly amused1 wicked king that he was1 to find how readily the young man fell into the snare4 ,the news quickly spread abroad1 that ,perseus had undertaken to cut off the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks4 ,everybody was rejoiced2 for most of the inhabitants of the island were as wicked as the king himself1 and would have liked nothing better than to see some enormous mischief happen to ,danae and her son4 ,the only good man in this unfortunate island of ,seriphus appears to have been the fisherman4 ,as ,perseus walked along1 therefore1 the people pointed after him1 and made mouths1 and winked to one another1 and ridiculed him as loudly as they dared4 ,ho1 ho6 cried they2 ,medusa's snakes will sting him soundly6 ,now1 there were three ,gorgons alive1 at that period1 and they were the most strange and terrible monsters that had ever been seen since the world was made1 or that have been seen in after days1 or that are likely to be seen in all time to come4 ,i hardly know what sort of creature or hobgoblin to call them4 ,they were three sisters1 and seem to have borne some distant resemblance to women1 but were really a very frightful and mischievous species of dragon4 ,it is1 indeed1 difficult to imagine what hideous beings these three sisters were4 ,why1 instead of locks of hair1 if you can believe me1 they had each of them a hundred enormous snakes growing on their heads1 all alive1 twisting1 wriggling1 curling1 and thrusting out their venomous tongues1 with forked stings at the end6 ,the teeth of the ,gorgons were terribly long tusks2 their hands were made of brass2 and their bodies were all over scales1 which1 if not iron1 were something as hard and impenetrable4 ,they had wings1 too1 and exceedingly splendid ones1 ,i can assure you2 for every feather in them was pure1 bright1 glittering1 burnished gold1 and they looked very dazzlingly1 no doubt1 when the ,gorgons were flying about in the sunshine4 ,but when people happened to catch a glimpse of their glittering brightness1 aloft in the air1 they seldom stopped to gaze1 but ran and hid themselves as speedily as they could4 ,you will think1 perhaps1 that they were afraid of being stung by the serpents that served the ,gorgons instead of hair--or of having their heads bitten off by their ugly tusks1--or of being torn all to pieces by their brazen claws4 ,well1 to be sure1 these were some of the dangers1 but by no means the greatest1 nor the most difficult to avoid4 ,for the worst thing about these abominable ,gorgons was1 that1 if once a poor mortal fixed his eyes full upon one of their faces1 he was certain1 that very instant1 to be changed from warm flesh and blood into cold and lifeless stone6 ,thus1 as you will easily perceive1 it was a very dangerous adventure that the wicked ,king ,polydectes had contrived for this innocent young man4 ,perseus himself1 when he had thought over the matter1 could not help seeing that he had very little chance of coming safely through it1 and that he was far more likely to become a stone image than to bring back the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks4 ,for1 not to speak of other difficulties1 there was one which it would have puzzled an older man than ,perseus to get over4 ,not only must he fight with and slay this golden-winged1 iron-scaled1 long-tusked1 brazen-clawed1 snaky-haired monster1 but he must do it with his eyes shut1 or1 at least1 without so much as a glance at the enemy with whom he was contending4 ,else1 while his arm was lifted to strike1 he would stiffen into stone1 and stand with that uplifted arm for centuries1 until time1 and the wind and weather1 should crumble him quite away4 ,this would be a very sad thing to befall a young man who wanted to perform a great many brave deeds and to enjoy a great deal of happiness in this bright and beautiful world4 ,so disconsolate did these thoughts make him1 that ,perseus could not bear to tell his mother what he had undertaken to do4 ,he therefore took his shield1 girded on his sword1 and crossed over from the island to the mainland1 where he sat down in a solitary place1 and hardly refrained from shedding tears4 ,but1 while he was in this sorrowful mood1 he heard a voice close beside him4 ,perseus1 said the voice1 why are you so sad8 ,he lifted his head from his hands1 in which he had hidden it1 and1 behold6 all alone as ,perseus had supposed himself to be1 there was a stranger in the solitary place4 ,it was a brisk1 intelligent1 and remarkably shrewd-looking young man1 with a cloak over his shoulders1 an odd sort of cap on his head1 a strangely twisted staff in his hand1 and a short and very crooked sword hanging by his side4 ,he was exceeding light and active in his figure1 like a person much accustomed to gymnastic exercises1 and well able to leap or run4 ,above all1 the stranger had such a cheerful1 knowing1 and helpful aspect 7though it was certainly a little mischievous1 into the bargain71 that ,perseus could not help feeling his spirits grow livelier1 as he gazed at him4 ,besides1 being really a courageous youth1 he felt greatly ashamed that anybody should have found him with tears in his eyes1 like a timid little schoolboy1 when1 after all1 there might be no occasion for despair4 ,so ,perseus wiped his eyes1 and answered the stranger pretty briskly1 putting on as brave a look as he could4 ,i am not so very sad1 said he2 only thoughtful about an adventure that ,i have undertaken4 ,oho6 answered the stranger4 ,well1 tell me all about it1 and possibly ,i may be of service to you4 ,i have helped a good many young men through adventures that looked difficult enough beforehand4 ,perhaps you may have heard of me4 ,i have more names than one2 but the name of ,quicksilver suits me as well as any other4 ,tell me what your trouble is1 and we will talk the matter over and see what can be done4 ,the stranger's words and manner put ,perseus into quite a different mood from his former one4 ,he resolved to tell ,quicksilver all his difficulties1 since he could not easily be worse off than he already was1 and1 very possibly1 his new friend might give him some advice that would turn out well in the end4 ,so he let the stranger know1 in few words1 precisely what the case was2--how that ,king ,polydectes wanted the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks as a bridal gift for the beautiful ,princess ,hippodamia1 and how that he had undertaken to get it for him1 but was afraid of being turned into stone4 ,and that would be a great pity1 said ,quicksilver1 with his mischievous smile4 ,you would make a very handsome marble statue1 it is true1 and it would be a considerable number of centuries before you crumbled away2 but1 on the whole1 one would rather be a young man for a few years1 than a stone image for a great many4 ,oh1 far rather6 exclaimed ,perseus1 with the tears again standing in his eyes4 ,and1 besides1 what would my dear mother do1 if her beloved son were turned into a stone8 ,well1 well2 let us hope that the affair will not turn out so very badly1 replied ,quicksilver1 in an encouraging tone4 ,i am the very person to help you1 if anybody can4 ,my sister and myself will do our utmost to bring you safe through the adventure1 ugly as it now looks4 ,your sister8 repeated ,perseus4 ,yes1 my sister1 said the stranger4 ,she is very wise1 ,i promise you2 and as for myself1 ,i generally have all my wits about me1 such as they are4 ,if you show yourself bold and cautious1 and follow our advice1 you need not fear being a stone image yet awhile4 ,but1 first of all1 you must polish your shield1 till you can see your face in it as distinctly as in a mirror4 ,this seemed to ,perseus rather an odd beginning of the adventure2 for he thought it of far more consequence that the shield should be strong enough to defend him from the ,gorgon's brazen claws than that it should be bright enough to show him the reflection of his face4 ,however1 concluding that ,quicksilver knew better than himself1 he immediately set to work and scrubbed the shield with so much diligence and good will1 that it very quickly shone like the moon at harvest time4 ,quicksilver looked at it with a smile1 and nodded his approbation4 ,then1 taking off his own short and crooked sword1 he girded it about ,perseus instead of the one which he had before worn4 ,no sword but mine will answer your purpose1 observed he3 the blade has a most excellent temper1 and will cut through iron and brass as easily as through the slenderest twig4 ,and now we will set out4 ,the next thing is to find the ,three ,gray ,women1 who will tell us where to find the ,nymphs4 ,the ,three ,gray ,women6 cried ,perseus1 to whom this seemed only a new difficulty in the path of his adventure2 pray1 who may the ,three ,gray ,women be8 ,i never heard of them before4 ,they are three very strange old ladies1 said ,quicksilver1 laughing4 ,they have but one eye among them1 and only one tooth4 ,moreover1 you must find them out by starlight or in the dusk of the evening2 for they never show themselves by the light either of the sun or moon4 ,but1 said ,perseus1 why should ,i waste my time with these ,three ,gray ,women8 ,would it not be better to set out at once in search of the terrible ,gorgons8 ,no1 no1 answered his friend4 ,there are other things to be done1 before you can find your way to the ,gorgons4 ,there is nothing for it1 but to hunt up these old ladies2 and when we meet with them1 you may be sure that the ,gorgons are not a great ways off4 ,come1 let us be stirring6 ,perseus1 by this time1 felt so much confidence in his companion's sagacity1 that he made no more objections1 and professed himself ready to begin the adventure immediately4 ,they accordingly set out1 and walked at a pretty brisk pace2 so brisk1 indeed1 that ,perseus found it rather difficult to keep up with his nimble friend ,quicksilver4 ,to say the truth1 he had a singular idea that ,quicksilver was furnished with a pair of winged shoes1 which1 of course1 helped him along marvelously4 ,and then1 too1 when ,perseus looked sideways at him1 out of the corner of his eye1 he seemed to see wings on the side of his head2 although1 if he turned a full gaze1 there were no such things to be perceived1 but only an odd kind of cap4 ,but1 at all events1 the twisted staff was evidently a great convenience to ,quicksilver1 and enabled him to proceed so fast1 that ,perseus1 though a remarkably active young man1 began to be out of breath4 ,here6 cried ,quicksilver at last--for he knew well enough1 rogue that he was1 how hard ,perseus found it to keep pace with him--take you the staff1 for you need it a great deal more than ,i4 ,are there no better walkers than yourself in the island of ,seriphus8 ,i could walk pretty well1 said ,perseus1 glancing slyly at his companion's feet1 if ,i had only a pair of winged shoes4 ,we must see about getting you a pair1 answered ,quicksilver4 ,but the staff helped ,perseus along so bravely1 that he no longer felt the slightest weariness4 ,in fact1 the stick seemed to be alive in his hand1 and to lend some of its life to ,perseus4 ,he and ,quicksilver now walked onward at their ease1 talking very sociably together2 and ,quicksilver told so many pleasant stories about his former adventures1 and how well his wits had served him on various occasions1 that ,perseus began to think him a very wonderful person4 ,he evidently knew the world2 and nobody is so charming to a young man as a friend who has that kind of knowledge4 ,perseus listened the more eagerly1 in the hope of brightening his own wits by what he heard4 ,at last he happened to recollect that ,quicksilver had spoken of a sister1 who was to lend her assistance in the adventure which they were now bound upon4 ,where is she8 he inquired4 ,shall we not meet her soon8 ,all at the proper time1 said his companion4 ,but this sister of mine1 you must understand1 is quite a different sort of character from myself4 ,she is very grave and prudent1 seldom smiles1 never laughs1 and makes it a rule not to utter a word unless she has something particularly profound to say4 ,neither will she listen to any but the wisest conversation4 ,dear me6 ejaculated ,perseus2 ,i shall be afraid to say a syllable4 ,she is a very accomplished person1 ,i assure you1 continued ,quicksilver1 and has all the arts and sciences at her fingers' ends4 ,in short1 she is so immoderately wise1 that many people call her wisdom personified4 ,but1 to tell you the truth1 she has hardly vivacity enough for my taste2 and ,i think you would scarcely find her so pleasant a traveling companion as myself4 ,she has her good points1 nevertheless2 and you will find the benefit of them1 in your encounter with the ,gorgons4 ,by this time it had grown quite dusk4 ,they were now come to a very wild and desert place1 overgrown with shaggy bushes1 and so silent and solitary that nobody seemed ever to have dwelt or journeyed there4 ,all was waste and desolate1 in the gray twilight1 which grew every moment more obscure4 ,perseus looked about him rather disconsolately1 and asked ,quicksilver whether they had a great deal farther to go4 ,hist6 hist6 whispered his companion4 ,make no noise4 ,this is just the time and place to meet the ,three ,gray ,women4 ,be careful that they do not see you before you see them1 for1 though they have but a single eye among the three1 it is as sharp-sighted as half a dozen common eyes4 ,but what must ,i do1 asked ,perseus1 when we meet them8 ,quicksilver explained to ,perseus how the ,three ,gray ,women managed with their one eye4 ,they were in the habit1 it seems1 of changing it from one to another1 as if it had been a pair of spectacles or--which would have suited them better--a quizzing-glass4 ,when one of the three had kept the eye a certain time1 she took it out of the socket and passed it to one of her sisters1 whose turn it might happen to be1 and who immediately clapped it into her own head and enjoyed a peep at the visible world4 ,thus it will easily be understood that only one of the ,three ,gray ,women could see1 while the other two were in utter darkness2 and1 moreover1 at the instant when the eye was passing from hand to hand neither of the poor old ladies was able to see a wink4 ,i have heard of a great many strange things1 in my day1 and have witnessed not a few2 but none1 it seems to me1 that can compare with the oddity of these ,three ,gray ,women1 all peeping through a single eye4 ,so thought ,perseus1 likewise1 and was so astonished that he almost fancied his companion was joking with him1 and that there were no such old women in the world4 ,you will soon find whether ,i tell the truth or no1 observed ,quicksilver4 ,hark6 hush6 hist6 hist6 ,there they come1 now6 ,perseus looked earnestly through the dusk of the evening1 and there1 sure enough1 at no great distance off1 he descried the ,three ,gray ,women4 ,the light being so faint1 he could not well make out what sort of figures they were2 only he discovered that they had long gray hair2 and1 as they came nearer1 he saw that two of them had but the empty socket of an eye1 in the middle of their foreheads4 ,but1 in the middle of the third sister's forehead1 there was a very large1 bright1 and piercing eye1 which sparkled like a great diamond in a ring2 and so penetrating did it seem to be1 that ,perseus could not help thinking it must possess the gift of seeing in the darkest midnight just as perfectly as at noonday4 ,the sight of three persons' eyes was melted and collected into that single one4 ,thus the three old dames got along about as comfortably1 upon the whole1 as if they could all see at once4 ,she who chanced to have the eye in her forehead led the other two by the hands1 peeping sharply about her1 all the while1 insomuch that ,perseus dreaded lest she should see right through the thick clump of bushes behind which he and ,quicksilver had hidden themselves4 ,my stars6 it was positively terrible to be within reach of so very sharp an eye6 ,but before they reached the clump of bushes one of the ,three ,gray ,women spoke4 ,sister6 ,sister ,scarecrow6 cried she1 you have had the eye long enough4 ,it is my turn now6 ,let me keep it a moment longer1 ,sister ,nightmare1 answered ,scarecrow ,i thought ,i had a glimpse of something behind that thick bush4 ,well1 and what of that8 retorted ,nightmare1 peevishly4 ,can't ,i see into a thick bush as easily as yourself8 ,the eye is mine1 as well as yours1 and ,i know the use of it as well as you1 or maybe a little better4 ,i insist upon taking a peep immediately4 ,but here the third sister1 whose name was ,shakejoint1 began to complain1 and said that it was her turn to have the eye1 and that ,scarecrow and ,nightmare wanted to keep it all to themselves4 ,to end the dispute1 old ,dame ,scarecrow took the eye out of her forehead and held it forth in her hand4 ,take it1 one of you1 cried she1 and quit this foolish quarreling4 ,for my part1 ,i shall be glad of a little thick darkness4 ,take it quickly1 however1 or ,i must clap it into my own head again6 ,accordingly1 both ,nightmare and ,shakejoint stretched out their hands1 groping eagerly to snatch the eye out of the hand of ,scarecrow4 ,but1 being both alike blind1 they could not easily find where ,scarecrow's hand was2 and ,scarecrow1 being now just as much in the dark as ,shakejoint and ,nightmare1 could not at once meet either of their hands1 in order to put the eye into it4 ,thus 7as you will see1 with half an eye1 my wise little auditors7 these good old dames had fallen into a strange perplexity4 ,for1 though the eye shone and glistened like a star1 as ,scarecrow held it out1 yet the ,gray ,women caught not the least glimpse of its light1 and were all three in utter darkness1 from too impatient a desire to see4 ,quicksilver was so much tickled at beholding ,shakejoint and ,nightmare both groping for the eye1 and each finding fault with ,scarecrow and one another1 that he could scarcely help laughing aloud4 ,now is your time6 he whispered to ,perseus4 ,quick1 quick6 before they can clap the eye into either of their heads4 ,rush out upon the old ladies1 and snatch it from ,scarecrow's hand6 ,in an instant1 while the ,three ,gray ,women were still scolding each other1 ,perseus leaped from behind the clump of bushes1 and made himself master of the prize4 ,the marvelous eye1 as he held it in his hand1 shone very brightly1 and seemed to look up into his face with a knowing air1 and an expression as if it would have winked1 had it been provided with a pair of eyelids for that purpose4 ,but the ,gray ,women knew nothing of what had happened2 and1 each supposing that one of her sisters was in possession of the eye1 they began their quarrel anew4 ,at last1 as ,perseus did not wish to put these respectable dames to greater inconvenience than was really necessary1 he thought it right to explain the matter4 ,my good ladies1 said he1 pray do not be angry with one another4 ,if anybody is in fault1 it is myself2 for ,i have the honor to hold your very brilliant and excellent eye in my own hand4 ,you6 you have our eye6 ,and who are you8 screamed the ,three ,gray ,women all in a breath1 for they were terribly frightened1 of course1 at hearing a strange voice1 and discovering that their eyesight had got into the hands of they could not guess whom4 ,oh1 what shall we do1 sisters8 what shall we do8 ,we are all in the dark6 ,give us our eye6 ,give us our one1 precious1 solitary eye6 ,you have two of your own6 ,give us our eye6 ,tell them1 whispered ,quicksilver to ,perseus1 that they shall have back the eye as soon as they direct you where to find the ,nymphs who have the flying slippers1 the magic wallet1 and the helmet of darkness4 ,my dear1 good1 admirable old ladies1 said ,perseus1 addressing the ,gray ,women1 there is no occasion for putting yourselves into such a fright4 ,i am by no means a bad young man4 ,you shall have back your eye1 safe and sound1 and as bright as ever1 the moment you tell me where to find the ,nymphs4 ,the ,nymphs6 ,goodness me6 sisters1 what ,nymphs does he mean8 screamed ,scarecrow4 ,there are a great many ,nymphs1 people say2 some that go a-hunting in the woods1 and some that live inside of trees1 and some that have a comfortable home in fountains of water4 ,we know nothing at all about them4 ,we are three unfortunate old souls1 that go wandering about in the dusk1 and never had but one eye amongst us1 and that one you have stolen away4 ,oh1 give it back1 good stranger6--whoever you are1 give it back6 ,all this while1 the ,three ,gray ,women were groping with their outstretched hands1 and trying their utmost to get hold of ,perseus4 ,but he took good care to keep out of their reach4 ,my respectable dames1 said he--for his mother had taught him always to use the greatest civility--,i hold your eye fast in my hand1 and shall keep it safely for you1 until you please to tell me where to find these ,nymphs4 ,the ,nymphs1 ,i mean1 who keep the enchanted wallet1 the flying slippers1 and the what is it8--the helmet of invisibility4 ,mercy on us1 sisters6 what is the young man talking about8 exclaimed ,scarecrow1 ,nightmare1 and ,shakejoint one to another1 with great appearance of astonishment4 ,a pair of flying slippers1 quoth he6 ,his heels would quickly fly higher than his head1 if he were silly enough to put them on4 ,and a helmet of invisibility6 ,how could a helmet make him invisible1 unless it were big enough for him to hide under it8 ,and an enchanted wallet6 ,what sort of a contrivance may that be1 ,i wonder8 ,no1 no1 good stranger6 we can tell you nothing of these marvelous things4 ,you have two eyes of your own1 and we have but a single one amongst us three4 ,you can find out such wonders better than three blind old creatures like us4 ,perseus1 hearing them talk in this way1 began really to think that the ,gray ,women knew nothing of the matter2 and1 as it grieved him to have put them to so much trouble1 he was just on the point of restoring their eye and asking pardon for his rudeness in snatching it away4 ,but ,quicksilver caught his hand4 ,don't let them make a fool of you1 said he4 ,these ,three ,gray ,women are the only persons in the world that can tell you where to find the ,nymphs2 and1 unless you get that information1 you will never succeed in cutting off the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks4 ,keep fast hold of the eye1 and all will go well4 ,as it turned out1 ,quicksilver was in the right4 ,there are but few things that people prize so much as they do their eyesight2 and the ,gray ,women valued their single eye as highly as if it had been half a dozen1 which was the number they ought to have had4 ,finding that there was no other way of recovering it1 they at last told ,perseus what he wanted to know4 ,no sooner had they done so1 than he immediately1 and with the utmost respect1 clapped the eye into the vacant socket in one of their foreheads1 thanked them for their kindness1 and bade them farewell4 ,before the young man was out of hearing1 however1 they had got into a new dispute1 because he happened to have given the eye to ,scarecrow1 who had already taken her turn of it when their trouble with ,perseus commenced4 ,it is greatly to be feared that the ,three ,gray ,women were very much in the habit of disturbing their mutual harmony by bickerings of this sort2 which was the more pity1 as they could not conveniently do without one another1 and were evidently intended to be inseparable companions4 ,as a general rule1 ,i would advise all people1 whether sisters or brothers1 old or young1 who chance to have but one eye amongst them1 to cultivate forbearance1 and not all insist upon peeping through it at once4 ,quicksilver and ,perseus in the meantime were making the best of their way in quest of the ,nymphs4 ,the old dames had given them such particular directions1 that they were not long in finding them out4 ,they proved to be very different persons from ,nightmare1 ,shakejoint1 and ,scarecrow2 for1 instead of being old1 they were young and beautiful2 and instead of one eye amongst the sisterhood1 each ,nymph had two exceedingly bright eyes of her own1 with which she looked very kindly at ,perseus4 ,they seemed to be acquainted with ,quicksilver2 and when he told them the adventure which ,perseus had undertaken1 they made no difficulty about giving him the valuable articles that were in their custody4 ,in the first place1 they brought out what appeared to be a small purse1 made of deerskin1 and curiously embroidered1 and bade him be sure and keep it safe4 ,this was the magic wallet4 ,the ,nymphs next produced a pair of shoes1 or slippers1 or sandals1 with a nice little pair of wings at the heel of each4 ,put them on1 ,perseus1 said ,quicksilver4 ,you will find yourself as light-heeled as you can desire for the remainder of our journey4 ,so ,perseus proceeded to put one of the slippers on1 while he laid the other on the ground by his side4 ,unexpectedly1 however1 this other slipper spread its wings1 fluttered up off the ground1 and would probably have flown away1 if ,quicksilver had not made a leap1 and luckily caught it in the air4 ,be more careful1 said he1 as he gave it back to ,perseus4 ,it would frighten the birds1 up aloft1 if they should see a flying slipper amongst them4 ,when ,perseus had got on both of these wonderful slippers1 he was altogether too buoyant to tread on earth4 ,making a step or two1 lo and behold6 upward he popt into the air1 high above the heads of ,quicksilver and the ,nymphs1 and found it very difficult to clamber down again4 ,winged slippers1 and all such high-flying contrivances1 are seldom quite easy to manage1 until one grows a little accustomed to them4 ,quicksilver laughed at his companion's involuntary activity1 and told him that he must--not be in so desperate a hurry1 but must wait for the invisible helmet4 ,the good-natured ,nymphs had the helmet1 with its dark tuft of waving plumes1 all in readiness to put upon his head4 ,and now there happened about as wonderful an incident as anything that ,i have yet told you4 ,the instant before the helmet was put on1 there stood ,perseus1 a beautiful young man1 with golden ringlets and rosy cheeks1 the crooked sword by his side1 and the brightly polished shield upon his arm1--a figure that seemed all made up of courage1 sprightliness1 and glorious light4 ,but when the helmet hid descended over his white brow there was no longer any ,perseus to be seen6 ,nothing but empty air6 ,even the helmet that covered him with its invisibility1 had vanished6 ,where are you1 ,perseus8 asked ,quicksilver4 ,why1 here1 to be sure6 answered ,perseus very quietly1 although his voice seemed to come out of the transparent atmosphere4 ,just where ,i was a moment ago4 ,don't you see me8 ,no1 indeed6 answered his friend4 ,you are hidden under the helmet4 ,but if ,i cannot see you1 neither can the ,gorgons4 ,follow me therefore1 and we will try your dexterity in using the winged slippers4 ,with these words ,quicksilver's cap spread its wings1 as if his head were about to fly away from his shoulders2 but his whole figure rose lightly into the air1 and ,perseus followed4 ,by the time they had ascended a few hundred feet1 the young man began to feel what a delightful thing it was to leave the dull earth so far beneath him1 and to be able to flit about like a bird4 ,it was now deep night4 ,perseus looked upward1 and saw the round1 bright1 silvery moon1 and thought that he should desire nothing better than to soar up thither1 and spend his life there4 ,then he looked downward again1 and saw the earth1 with its seas1 and lakes1 and the silver courses of its rivers1 and its snowy mountain peaks1 and the breadth of its fields1 and the dark cluster of its woods1 and its cities of white marble2 and1 with the moonshine sleeping over the whole scene1 it was as beautiful as the moon or any star could be4 ,and1 among other objects1 he saw the island of ,seriphus1 where his dear mother was4 ,sometimes1 he and ,quicksilver approached a cloud1 that1 at a distance1 looked as if it were made of fleecy silver2 although1 when they plunged into it1 they found themselves chilled and moistened with gray mist4 ,so swift was their flight1 however1 that1 in an instant1 they emerged from the cloud into the moonlight again4 ,once1 a high- soaring eagle flew right against the invisible ,perseus4 ,the bravest sights were the meteors1 that gleamed suddenly out1 as if a bonfire had been kindled in the sky1 and made the moonshine pale for as much as a hundred miles around them4 ,as the two companions flew onward1 ,perseus fancied that he could hear the rustle of a garment close by his side2 and it was on the side opposite to the one where he beheld ,quicksilver1 yet only ,quicksilver was visible4 ,whose garment is this1 inquired ,perseus1 that keeps rustling close beside me1 in the breeze8 ,oh1 it is my sister's6 answered ,quicksilver4 ,she is coming along with us1 as ,i told you she would4 ,we could do nothing without the help of my sister4 ,you have no idea how wise she is4 ,she has such eyes1 too6 ,why1 she can see you1 at this moment1 just as distinctly as if you were not invisible2 and ,i'll venture to say1 she will be the first to discover the ,gorgons4 ,by this time1 in their swift voyage through the air1 they had come within sight of the great ocean1 and were soon flying over it4 ,far beneath them1 the waves tossed themselves tumultuously in midsea1 or rolled a white surf-line upon the long beaches1 or foamed against the rocky cliffs with a roar that was thunderous1 in the lower world2 although it became a gentle murmur1 like the voice of a baby half asleep1 before it reached the ears of ,perseus4 ,just then a voice spoke in the air close by him4 ,it seemed to be a woman's voice1 and was melodious1 though not exactly what might be called sweet1 but grave and mild4 ,perseus1 said the voice1 there are the ,gorgons4 ,where8 exclaimed ,perseus4 ,i cannot see them4 ,on the shore of that island beneath you1 replied the voice4 ,a pebble1 dropped from your hand1 would strike in the midst of them4 ,i told you she would be the first to discover them1 said ,quicksilver to ,perseus4 ,and there they are6 ,straight downward1 two or three thousand feet below him1 ,perseus perceived a small island1 with the sea breaking into white foam all around its rocky shore1 except on one side1 where there was a beach of snowy sand4 ,he descended towards it1 and1 looking earnestly at a cluster or heap of brightness1 at the foot of a precipice of black rocks1 behold1 there were the terrible ,gorgons6 ,they lay fast asleep1 soothed by the thunder of the sea2 for it required a tumult that would have deafened everybody else to lull such fierce creatures into slumber4 ,the moonlight glistened on their steely scales1 and on their golden wings1 which drooped idly over the sand4 ,their brazen claws1 horrible to look at1 were thrust out1 and clutched the wave-beaten fragments of rock1 while the sleeping ,gorgons dreamed of tearing some poor mortal all to pieces4 ,the snakes1 that served them instead of hair1 seemed likewise to be asleep2 although1 now and then1 one would writhe1 and lift its head1 and thrust out its forked tongue1 emitting a drowsy hiss1 and then let itself subside among its sister snakes4 ,the ,gorgons were more like an awful1 gigantic kind of insect--immense1 golden-winged beetles1 or dragon-flies1 or things of that sort1--at once ugly and beautiful1--than like anything else2 only that they were a thousand and a million times as big4 ,and1 with all this1 there was something partly human about them1 too4 ,luckily for ,perseus1 their faces were completely hidden from him by the posture in which they lay2 for1 had he but looked one instant at them1 he would have fallen heavily out of the air1 an image of senseless stone4 ,now1 whispered ,quicksilver as he hovered by the side of ,perseus1-- now is your time to do the deed6 ,be quick1 for1 if one of the ,gorgons should awake1 you are too late4 ,which shall ,i strike at8 asked ,perseus1 drawing his sword and descending a little lower4 ,they all three look alike4 ,all three have snaky locks4 ,which of the three is ,medusa8 ,it must be understood that ,medusa was the only one of these dragon- monsters whose head ,perseus could possibly cut off4 ,as for the other two1 let him have the sharpest sword that ever was forged1 and he might have hacked away by the hour together1 without doing them the least harm4 ,be cautious1 said the calm voice which had before spoken to him4 ,one of the ,gorgons is stirring in her sleep1 and is just about to turn over4 ,that is ,medusa4 ,do not look at her4 ,the sight would turn you to stone4 ,look at the reflection of her face and figure in the bright mirror of your shield4 ,perseus now understood ,quicksilver's motive for so earnestly exhorting him to polish his shield4 ,in its surface1 he could safely look at the reflection of the ,gorgon's face4 ,and there it was1--that terrible countenance1--mirrored in the brightness of the shield1 with the moonlight falling over it1 and displaying all its horror4 ,the snakes1 whose venomous natures could not altogether sleep1 kept twisting themselves over the forehead4 ,it was the fiercest and most horrible face that ever was seen or imagined1 and yet with a strange1 fearful1 and savage kind of beauty in it4 ,the eyes were closed1 and the ,gorgon was still in a deep slumber2 but there was an unquiet expression disturbing her features1 as if the monster was troubled with an ugly dream4 ,she gnashed her white tusks1 and dug into the sand with her brazen claws4 ,the snakes1 too1 seemed to feel ,medusa's dream1 and to be made more restless by it4 ,they twined themselves into tumultuous knots1 writhed fiercely1 and uplifted a hundred hissing heads1 without opening their eyes4 ,now1 now6 whispered ,quicksilver1 who was growing impatient4 ,make a dash at the monster6 ,but be calm1 said the grave1 melodious voice1 at the young man's side4 ,look in your shield1 as you fly downward1 and take care that you do not miss your first stroke4 ,perseus flew cautiously downward1 still keeping his eyes on ,medusa's face1 as reflected in his shield4 ,the nearer he came1 the more terrible did the snaky visage and metallic body of the monster grow4 ,at last1 when he found himself hovering over her within arm's length1 ,perseus uplifted his sword1 while1 at the same instant1 each separate snake upon the ,gorgon's head stretched threateningly upward1 and ,medusa unclosed her eyes4 ,but she awoke too late4 ,the sword was sharp2 the stroke fell like a lightning flash2 and the head of the wicked ,medusa tumbled from her body6 ,admirably done6 cried ,quicksilver4 ,make haste1 and clap the head into your magic wallet4 ,to the astonishment of ,perseus1 the small1 embroidered wallet1 which he had hung about his neck1 and which had hitherto been no bigger than a purse1 grew all at once large enough to contain ,medusa's head4 ,as quick as thought1 he snatched it up1 with the snakes still writhing upon it1 and thrust it in4 ,your task is done1 said the calm voice4 ,now fly2 for the other ,gorgons will do their utmost to take vengeance for ,medusa's death4 ,it was indeed necessary to take flight2 for ,perseus had not done the deed so quietly but that the clash of his sword1 and the hissing of the snakes1 and the thump of ,medusa's head as it tumbled upon the sea- beaten sand1 awoke the other two monsters4 ,there they sat1 for an instant1 sleepily rubbing their eyes with their brazen fingers1 while all the snakes on their heads reared themselves on end with surprise1 and with venomous malice against they knew not what4 ,but when the ,gorgons saw the scaly carcass of ,medusa1 headless1 and her golden wings all ruffled1 and half spread out on the sand1 it was really awful to hear what yells and screeches they set up4 ,and then the snakes6 ,they sent forth a hundred-fold hiss1 with one consent1 and ,medusa's snakes answered them1 out of the magic wallet4 ,no sooner were the ,gorgons broad awake1 than they hurtled upward into the air1 brandishing their brass talons1 gnashing their horrible tusks1 and flapping their huge wings so wildly1 that some of the golden feathers were shaken out1 and floated down upon the shore4 ,and there1 perhaps1 those very feathers lie scattered1 till this day4 ,up rose the ,gorgons1 as ,i tell you1 staring horribly about1 in hopes of turning somebody to stone4 ,had ,perseus looked them in the face1 or had he fallen into their clutches1 his poor mother would never have kissed her boy again6 ,but he took good care to turn his eyes another way2 and1 as he wore the helmet of invisibility1 the ,gorgons knew not in what direction to follow him2 nor did he fail to make the best use of the winged slippers1 by soaring upward a perpendicular mile or so4 ,at that height1 when the screams of those abominable creatures sounded faintly beneath him1 he made a straight course for the island of ,seriphus1 in order to carry ,medusa's head to ,king ,polydectes4 ,i have no time to tell you of several marvelous things that befell ,perseus1 on his way homeward2 such as his killing a hideous sea- monster1 just as it was on the point of devouring a beautiful maiden2 nor how he changed an enormous giant into a mountain of stone1 merely by showing him the head of the ,gorgon4 ,if you doubt this latter story1 you may make a voyage to ,africa1 some day or other1 and see the very mountain1 which is still known by the ancient giant's name4 ,finally1 our brave ,perseus arrived at the island1 where he expected to see his dear mother4 ,but1 during his absence1 the wicked king had treated ,dana so very ill1 that she was compelled to make her escape1 and had taken refuge in a temple1 where some good old priests were extremely kind to her4 ,these praiseworthy priests1 and the kind-hearted fisherman1 who had first shown hospitality to ,dana and little ,perseus when he found them afloat in the chest1 seem to have been the only persons on the island who cared about doing right4 ,all the rest of the people1 as well as ,king ,polydectes himself1 were remarkably ill-behaved1 and deserved no better destiny than that which was now to happen4 ,not finding his mother at home1 ,perseus went straight to the palace1 and was immediately ushered into the presence of the king4 ,polydectes was by no means rejoiced to see him1 for he had felt almost certain1 in his own evil mind1 that the ,gorgons would have torn the poor young man to pieces1 and have eaten him up1 out of the way4 ,however1 seeing him safely returned1 he put the best face he could upon the matter and asked ,perseus how he had succeeded4 ,have you performed your promise8 inquired he4 ,have you brought me the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks8 ,if not1 young man1 it will cost you dear2 for ,i must have a bridal present for the beautiful ,princess ,hippodamia1 and there is nothing else that she would admire so much4 ,yes1 please your ,majesty1 answered ,perseus1 in a quiet way1 as if it were no very wonderful deed for such a young man as he to perform4 ,i have brought you the ,gorgon's head1 snaky locks and all4 ,indeed6 ,pray let me see it1 quoth ,king ,polydectes4 ,it must be a very curious spectacle1 if all that travelers tell about it be true4 ,your ,majesty is in the right1 replied ,perseus4 ,it is really an object that will be pretty certain to fix the regards of all who look at it4 ,and1 if your ,majesty think fit1 ,i would suggest that a holiday be proclaimed1 and that all your ,majesty's subjects be summoned to behold this wonderful curiosity4 ,few of them1 ,i imagine1 have seen a ,gorgon's head before1 and perhaps never may again6 ,the king well knew that his subjects were an idle set of reprobates1 and very fond of sight-seeing1 as idle persons usually are4 ,so he took the young man's advice1 and sent out heralds and messengers1 in all directions1 to blow the trumpet at the street corners1 and in the market-places1 and wherever two roads met1 and summon everybody to court4 ,thither1 accordingly1 came a great multitude of good-for-nothing vagabonds1 all of whom1 out of pure love of mischief1 would have been glad if ,perseus had met with some ill-hap1 in his encounter with the ,gorgons4 ,if there were any better people in the island 7as ,i really hope there may have been1 although the story tells nothing about any such71 they stayed quietly at home1 minding their own business1 and taking care of their little children4 ,most of the inhabitants1 at all events1 ran as fast as they could to the palace1 and shoved1 and pushed1 and elbowed one another1 in their eagerness to get near a balcony1 on which ,perseus showed himself1 holding the embroidered wallet in his hand4 ,on a platform1 within full view of the balcony1 sat the mighty ,king ,polydectes1 amid his evil counselors1 and with his flattering courtiers in a semicircle round about him4 ,monarch1 counselors1 courtiers1 and subjects1 all gazed eagerly toward ,perseus4 ,show us the head6 ,show us the head6 shouted the people2 and there was a fierceness in their cry1 as if they would tear ,perseus to pieces1 unless he should satisfy them with what he had to show4 ,show us the head of ,medusa with the snaky locks6 ,a feeling of sorrow and pity came over the youthful ,perseus4 ,o ,king ,polydectes1 cried he1 and ye many people1 ,i am very loath to show you the ,gorgon's head4 ,ah1 the villain and coward6 yelled the people1 more fiercely than before4 ,he is making game of us6 ,he has no ,gorgon's head6 ,show us the head1 if you have it1 or we will take your own head for a football6 ,the evil counselors whispered bad advice in the king's ear2 the courtiers murmured1 with one consent1 that ,perseus had shown disrespect to their royal lord and master2 and the great ,king ,polydectes himself waved his hand and ordered him1 with the stern1 deep voice of authority1 on his peril1 to produce the head4 ,show me the ,gorgon's head1 or ,i will cut off your own6 ,and ,perseus sighed4 ,this instant1 repeated ,polydectes1 or you die6 ,behold it1 then6 cried ,perseus1 in a voice like the blast of a trumpet4 ,and1 suddenly holding up the head1 not an eyelid had time to wink before the wicked ,king ,polydectes1 his evil counselors1 and all his fierce subjects1 were no longer anything but the mere images of a monarch and his people4 ,they were all fixed1 forever1 in the look and attitude of that moment6 ,at the first glimpse of the terrible head of ,medusa1 they whitened into marble6 ,and ,perseus thrust the head back into his wallet1 and went to tell his dear mother that she need no longer be afraid of the wicked ,king ,polydectes4 ,,theseus ,charles ,kingsley ,,part ,i ,,how ,,theseus ,,lifted ,,the ,,stone ,once upon a time there was a princess in ,troezene1 ,aithra1 the daughter of ,pittheus the king4 ,she had one fair son1 named ,theseus1 the bravest lad in all the land2 and ,aithra never smiled but when she looked at him1 for her husband had forgotten her1 and lived far away4 ,and she used to go up to the mountain above ,troezene1 to the temple of ,poseidon1 and sit there all day looking out across the bay1 over ,methana1 to the purple peaks of ,a,egina and the ,attic shore beyond4 ,and when ,theseus was full fifteen years old she took him up with her to the temple1 and into the thickets of the grove which grew in the temple yard4 ,and she led him to a tall plane tree1 beneath whose shade grew arbutus1 and lentisk1 and purple heather bushes4 ,and there she sighed1 and said1 ,theseus1 my son1 go into that thicket1 and you will find at the plane tree foot a great flat stone2 lift it1 and bring me what lies underneath4 ,then ,theseus pushed his way in through the thick bushes1 and saw that they had not been moved for many a year4 ,and searching among their roots he found a great flat stone1 all overgrown with ivy1 and acanthus1 and moss4 ,he tried to lift it1 but he could not4 ,and he tried till the sweat ran down his brow from heat1 and the tears from his eyes for shame3 but all was of no avail4 ,and at last he came back to his mother1 and said1 ,i have found the stone1 but ,i cannot lift it2 nor do ,i think that any man could in all ,troezene4 ,then she sighed1 and said1 ,the gods wait long2 but they are just at last4 ,let it be for another year4 ,the day may come when you will be a stronger man than lives in all ,troezene4 ,then she took him by the hand1 and went into the temple and prayed1 and came down again with ,theseus to her home4 ,and when a full year was past1 she led ,theseus up again to the temple1 and bade him lift the stone3 but he could not4 ,then she sighed1 and said the same words again1 and went down1 and came again the next year2 but ,theseus could not lift the stone then1 nor the year after2 and he wanted to ask his mother the meaning of that stone1 and what might lie underneath it2 but her face was so sad that he had not the heart to ask4 ,so he said to himself1 ,the day shall surely come when ,i will lift that stone1 though no man in ,troezene can4 ,and in order to grow strong he spent all his days in wrestling1 and boxing1 and hurling1 and taming horses1 and hunting the boar and the bull1 and coursing goats and deer among the rocks2 till upon all the mountains there was no hunter so swift as ,theseus2 and he killed ,phaia the wild sow of ,crommyon1 which wasted all the land2 till all the people said1 ,surely the ,gods are with the lad4 ,and when his eighteenth year was past1 ,aithra led him up again to the temple1 and said1 ,theseus1 lift the stone this day1 or never know who you are4 ,and ,theseus went into the thicket1 and stood over the stone1 and tugged at it2 and it moved4 ,then his spirit swelled within him1 and he said1 ,if ,i break my heart in my body1 it shall up4 ,and he tugged at it once more1 and lifted it1 and rolled it over with a shout4 ,and when he looked beneath it1 on the ground lay a sword of bronze1 with a hilt of glittering gold1 and by it a pair of golden sandals2 and he caught them up1 and burst through the bushes like a wild boar1 and leapt to his mother1 holding them high above his head4 ,but when she saw them she wept long in silence1 hiding her fair face in her shawl3 and ,theseus stood by her wondering1 and wept also1 he knew not why4 ,and when she was tired of weeping1 she lifted up her head1 and laid her finger on her lips1 and said1 ,hide them in your bosom1 ,theseus my son1 and come with me where we can look down upon the sea4 ,then they went outside the sacred wall1 and looked down over the bright blue sea2 and ,aithra said1-- ,do you see this land at our feet8 ,and he said1 ,yes1 this is ,troezene1 where ,i was born and bred4 ,and she said1 ,it is but a little land1 barren and rocky1 and looks toward the bleak north-east4 ,do you see that land beyond8 ,yes2 that is ,attica1 where the ,athenian people dwell4 ,that is a fair land and large1 ,theseus my son2 and it looks toward the sunny south2 a land of olive oil and honey1 the joy of gods and men4 ,for the gods have girdled it with mountains1 whose veins are of pure silver1 and their bones of marble white as snow2 and there the hills are sweet with thyme and basil1 and the meadows with violet and asphodel1 and the nightingales sing all day in the thickets1 by the side of ever-flowing streams4 ,there are twelve towns well peopled1 the homes of an ancient race1 the children of ,kecrops the serpent-king1 the son of ,mother ,earth1 who wear gold cicalas among the tresses of their golden hair2 for like the cicalas they sprang from the earth1 and like the cicalas they sing all day1 rejoicing in the genial sun4 ,what would you do1 son ,theseus1 if you were king of such a land8 ,then ,theseus stood astonished1 as he looked across the broad bright sea1 and saw the fair ,attic shore1 from ,sunium to ,hymettus and ,pentelicus1 and all the mountain peaks which girdle ,athens round4 ,but ,athens itself he could not see1 for purple gina stood before it1 midway across the sea4 ,then his heart grew great within him1 and he said1 ,if ,i were king of such a land ,i would rule it wisely and well in wisdom and in might1 that when ,i died all men might weep over my tomb1 and cry1 ',alas for the shepherd of his people6' ,and ,aithra smiled1 and said1 ,take1 then1 the sword and the sandals1 and go to geus1 king of ,athens1 who lives on ,pallas' hill2 and say to him1 ',the stone is lifted1 but whose is the pledge beneath it8' ,then show him the sword and the sandals1 and take what the ,gods shall send4 ,but ,theseus wept1 ,shall ,i leave you1 ,o my mother8 ,but she answered1 ,weep not for me4 ,that which is fated must be2 and grief is easy to those who do naught but grieve4 ,full of sorrow was my youth1 and full of sorrow my womanhood4 ,full of sorrow was my youth for ,bellerophon the slayer of the ,chimra1 whom my father drove away by treason2 and full of sorrow my womanhood1 for thy treacherous father and for thee2 and full of sorrow my old age will be 7for ,i see my fate in dreams71 when the sons of the ,swan shall carry me captive to the hollow vale of ,eurotas1 till ,i sail across the seas a slave1 the handmaid of the pest of ,greece4 ,yet shall ,i be avenged1 when the golden-haired heroes sail against ,troy1 and sack the palaces of ,ilium2 then my son shall set me free from thralldom1 and ,i shall hear the tale of ,theseus's fame4 ,yet beyond that ,i see new sorrows2 but ,i can bear them as ,i have borne the past4 ,then she kissed ,theseus1 and wept over him2 and went into the temple1 and ,theseus saw her no more4 ,,part ,,ii ,,how ,,theseus ,,slew ,,the ,,devourers ,,of ,,men ,so ,theseus stood there alone1 with his mind full of many hopes4 ,and first he thought of going down to the harbor and hiring a swift ship1 and sailing across the bay to ,athens2 but even that seemed too slow for him1 and he longed for wings to fly across the sea1 and find his father4 ,but after a while his heart began to fail him2 and he sighed1 and said within himself-- ,what if my father has other sons about him whom he loves8 ,what if he will not receive me8 ,and what have ,i done that he should receive me8 ,he has forgotten me ever since ,i was born3 why should he welcome me now8 ,then he thought a long while sadly2 and at the last he cried aloud1 ,yes6 ,i will make him love me2 for ,i will prove myself worthy of his love4 ,i will win honor and renown1 and do such deeds that geus shall be proud of me1 though he had fifty other sons6 ,did not ,heracles win himself honor though he was opprest1 and the slave of ,eurystheus8 ,did he not kill all robbers and evil beasts1 and drain great lakes and marshes1 breaking the hills through with his club8 ,therefore it was that all men honored him1 because he rid them of their miseries1 and made life pleasant to them and their children after them4 ,where can ,i go1 to do as ,heracles has done8 ,where can ,i find strange adventures1 robbers1 and monsters1 and the children of hell1 the enemies of men8 ,i will go by land1 and into the mountains1 and round by the way of the ,isthmus4 ,perhaps there ,i may hear of brave adventures1 and do something which shall win my father's love4 ,so he went by land1 and away into the mountains1 with his father's sword upon his thigh1 till he came to the ,spider ,mountains1 which hang over ,epidaurus and the sea1 where the glens run downward from one peak in the midst1 as the rays spread in the spider's web4 ,and he went up into the gloomy glens1 between the furrowed marble walls1 till the lowland grew blue beneath his feet1 and the clouds drove damp about his head4 ,but he went up and up forever1 through the spider's web of glens1 till he could see the narrow gulfs spread below him1 north and south1 and east and west2 black cracks half-choked with mists1 and above all a dreary down4 ,but over that down he must go1 for there was no road right or left2 so he toiled on through bog and brake1 till he came to a pile of stones4 ,and on the stones a man was sitting1 wrapt in a bearskin cloak4 ,the head of the bear served him for a cap1 and its teeth grinned white around his brows2 and the feet were tied about his throat1 and their claws shone white upon his chest4 ,and when he saw ,theseus he rose1 and laughed till the glens rattled4 ,and who art thou1 fair fly1 who hast walked into the spider's web8 ,but ,theseus walked on steadily1 and made no answer3 but he thought1 ,is this some robber8 and has an adventure come already to me8 ,but the strange man laughed louder than ever1 and said1-- ,bold fly1 know you not that these glens are the web from which no fly ever finds his way out again1 and this down the spider's house1 and ,i the spider who suck the flies8 ,come hither1 and let me feast upon you1 for it is of no use to run away1 so cunning a web has my father ,hephaistus spread for me1 when he made these clefts in the mountains1 through which no man finds his way home4 ,but ,theseus came on steadily1 and asked1-- ,and what is your name among men1 bold spider8 and where are your spider's fangs8 ,then the strange man laughed again1-- ,my name is ,periphetes1 the son of ,hephaistus and ,anticleia the mountain nymph4 ,but men call me ,corynetes the club-bearer2 and here is my spider's fang4 ,and he lifted from off the stones at his side a mighty club of bronze4 ,this my father gave me1 and forged it himself in the roots of the mountain2 and with it ,i pound all proud flies till they give out their fatness and their sweetness4 ,so give me up that gay sword of yours1 and your mantle1 and your golden sandals1 lest ,i pound you1 and by ill luck you die4 ,but ,theseus wrapt his mantle round his left arm quickly in hard folds1 from his shoulder to his hand1 and drew his sword1 and rushed upon the club-bearer1 and the club-bearer rushed on him4 ,thrice he struck at ,theseus1 and made him bend under the blows like a sapling2 but ,theseus guarded his head with his left arm1 and the mantle which was wrapped around it4 ,and thrice ,theseus sprang upright after the blow1 like a sapling when the storm is past2 and he stabbed at the club-bearer with his sword1 but the loose folds of the bearskin saved him4 ,then ,theseus grew mad1 and closed with him1 and caught him by the throat1 and they fell and rolled over together2 but when ,theseus rose up from the ground the club-bearer lay still at his feet4 ,then ,theseus took his club and his bearskin1 and left him to the kites and crows1 and went upon his journey down the glens on the further slope1 till he came to a broad green valley1 and saw flocks and herds sleeping beneath the trees4 ,and by the side of a pleasant fountain1 under the shade of rocks and trees1 were nymphs and shepherds dancing2 but no one piped to them while they danced4 ,and when they saw ,theseus they shrieked2 and the shepherds ran off1 and drove away their flocks2 while the nymphs dived into the fountain like coots1 and vanished4 ,theseus wondered and laughed3 ,what strange fancies have folks here who run away from strangers1 and have no music when they dance6 ,but he was tired1 and dusty1 and thirsty2 so he thought no more of them1 but drank and bathed in the clear pool1 and then lay down in the shade under a plane tree1 while the water sang him to sleep as it tinkled down from stone to stone4 ,and when he woke he heard a whispering1 and saw the nymphs peeping at him across the fountain from the dark mouth of a cave1 where they sat on green cushions of moss4 ,and one said1 ,surely he is not ,periphetes2 and another1 ,he looks like no robber1 but a fair and gentle youth4 ,then ,theseus smiled and called them3 ,fair nymphs1 ,i am not ,periphetes4 ,he sleeps among the kites and crows3 but ,i have brought away his bearskin and his club4 ,then they leapt across the pool1 and came to him1 and called the shepherds back4 ,and he told them how he had slain the club-bearer3 and the shepherds kissed his feet1 and sang1 ,now we shall feed our flocks in peace1 and not be afraid to have music when we dance2 for the cruel club-bearer has met his match1 and he will listen for our pipes no more4 ,then they brought him kid's flesh and wine1 and the nymphs brought him honey from the rocks2 and he ate1 and drank1 and slept again1 while the nymphs and shepherds danced and sang4 ,and when he woke1 they begged him to stay2 but he would not4 ,i have a great work to do1 he said2 ,i must be away toward the ,isthmus1 that ,i may go to ,athens4 ,but the shepherds said1 ,will you go alone toward ,athens8 ,none travel that way now1 except in armed troops4 ,as for arms1 ,i have enough1 as you see4 ,and as for troops1 an honest man is good enough company for himself4 ,why should ,i not go alone toward ,athens8 ,if you do1 you must look warily about you on the ,isthmus1 lest you meet ,sinis the robber1 whom men call ,pituocamptes the pine-bender2 for he bends down two pine trees1 and binds all travelers hand and foot between them2 and when he lets the trees go again1 their bodies are torn in sunder4 ,and after that1 said another1 you must go inland1 and not dare to pass over the cliffs of ,sciron2 for on the left hand are the mountains1 and on the right the sea1 so that you have no escape but must needs meet ,sciron the robber1 who will make you wash his feet2 and while you are washing them he will kick you over the cliff1 to the tortoise who lives below1 and feeds upon the bodies of the dead4 ,and before ,theseus could answer1 another cried1 ,and after that is a worse danger still1 unless you go inland always1 and leave ,eleusis far on your right4 ,for in ,eleusis rules ,kerkuon the cruel king1 the terror of all mortals1 who killed his own daughter ,alope in prison4 ,but she was changed into a fair fountain2 and her child he cast out upon the mountains2 but the wild mares gave it milk4 ,and now he challenges all comers to wrestle with him2 for he is the best wrestler in all ,attica1 and overthrows all who come2 and those whom he overthrows he murders miserably1 and his palace-court is full of their bones4 ,then ,theseus frowned1 and said1 ,this seems indeed an ill-ruled land1 and adventures enough in it to be tried4 ,but if ,i am the heir of it1 ,i will rule it and right it1 and here is my royal scepter4 ,and he shook his club of bronze1 while the nymphs and shepherds clung round him1 and entreated him not to go4 ,but on he went nevertheless1 till he could see both the seas1 and the citadel of ,corinth towering high above all the land4 ,and he past swiftly along the ,isthmus1 for his heart burned to meet that cruel ,sinis2 and in a pine-wood at last he met him1 where the ,isthmus was narrowest and the road ran between high rocks4 ,there he sat1 upon a stone by the wayside1 with a young fir tree for a club across his knees1 and a cord laid ready by his side2 and over his head1 upon the fir tops1 hung the bones of murdered men4 ,then ,theseus shouted to him1 ,holla1 thou valiant pine-bender1 hast thou two fir trees left for me8 ,and ,sinis leapt to his feet1 and answered1 pointing to the bones above his head1 ,my larder has grown empty lately1 so ,i have two fir trees ready for thee4 ,and he rushed on ,theseus1 lifting his club1 and ,theseus rushed upon him4 ,then they hammered together till the greenwoods rang2 but the metal was tougher than the pine2 and ,sinis' club broke right across1 as the bronze came down upon it4 ,then ,theseus heaved up another mighty stroke1 and smote ,sinis down upon his face2 and knelt upon his back1 and bound him with his own cord1 and said1 ,as thou hast done to others1 so shall it be done to thee4 ,then he bent down two young fir trees1 and bound ,sinis between them1 for all his struggling and his prayers2 and let them go1 and ended ,sinis1 and went on1 leaving him to the hawks and crows4 ,then he went over the hills toward ,megara1 keeping close along the ,saronic ,sea1 till he came to the cliffs of ,sciron1 and the narrow path between the mountain and the sea4 ,and there he saw ,sciron sitting by a fountain at the edge of the cliff4 ,on his knees was a mighty club2 and he had barred the path with stones1 so that every one must stop who came up4 ,then ,theseus shouted to him1 and said1 ,holla1 thou tortoise-feeder1 do thy feet need washing today8 ,and ,sciron leapt to his feet1 and answered-- ,my tortoise is empty and hungry1 and my feet need washing today4 ,and he stood before his barrier1 and lifted up his club in both hands4 ,then ,theseus rushed upon him2 and sore was the battle upon the cliff2 for when ,sciron felt the weight of the bronze club1 he dropt his own1 and closed with ,theseus1 and tried to hurl him by main force over the cliff4 ,but ,theseus was a wary wrestler1 and dropt his own club1 and caught him by the throat and by the knee1 and forced him back against the wall of stones1 and crushed him up against them1 till his breath was almost gone4 ,and ,sciron cried panting1 ,loose me1 and ,i will let thee pass4 ,but ,theseus answered1 ,i must not pass till ,i have made the rough way smooth2 and forced him back against the wall till it fell1 and ,sciron rolled head over heels4 ,then ,theseus lifted him up all bruised1 and said1 ,come hither and wash my feet4 ,and he drew his sword1 and sat down by the well1 and said1 ,wash my feet1 or ,i cut you piecemeal4 ,and ,sciron washed his feet trembling2 and when it was done1 ,theseus rose and cried1 ,as thou hast done to others1 so shall it be done to thee4 ,go feed thy tortoise thyself2 and he kicked him over the cliff into the sea4 ,and whether the tortoise ate him ,i know not2 for some say that earth and sea both disdained to take his body1 so foul it was with sin4 ,so the sea cast it out upon the shore1 and the shore cast it back into the sea1 and at last the waves hurled it high into the air1 in anger2 and it hung there long without a grave1 till it was changed into a desolate rock1 which stands there in the surge until this day4 ,this at least is true1 which ,pausanias tells1 that in the royal porch at ,athens he saw the figure of ,theseus modeled in clay1 and by him ,sciron the robber1 falling headlong into the sea4 ,then he went a long day's journey1 past ,megara1 into the ,attic land1 and high before him rose the snow-peaks of ,cithaeron1 all cold above the black pine woods1 where haunt the ,furies1 and the raving ,bacchae1 and the nymphs who drive men wild1 far aloft upon the dreary mountains1 where the storms howl all day long4 ,and on his right hand was the sea always1 and ,salamis1 with its island cliffs1 and the sacred strait of the sea-fight1 where afterwards the ,persians fled before the ,greeks4 ,so he went all day1 until the evening1 till he saw the ,thriasian plain1 and the sacred city of ,eleusis1 where the ,earth-mother's temple stands4 ,for there she met ,triptolemus1 when all the land lay waste1 ,demeter the kind ,earth-mother1 and in her hands a sheaf of corn4 ,and she taught him to plow the fallows1 and to yoke the lazy kine2 and she taught him to sow the seed-fields1 and to reap the golden grain2 and sent him forth to teach all nations1 and give corn to laboring men4 ,so at ,eleusis all men honor her1 whosoever tills the land2 her and ,triptolemus her beloved1 who gave corn to laboring men4 ,and he went along the plain into ,eleusis1 and stood in the marketplace1 and cried-- ,where is ,kerkuon1 the king of the city8 ,i must wrestle a fall with him today4 ,then all the people crowded round him1 and cried1 ,fair youth1 why will you die8 ,hasten out of the city1 before the cruel king hears that a stranger is here4 ,but ,theseus went up through the town1 while the people wept and prayed1 and through the gates of the palace-yard1 and through the piles of bones and skulls1 till he came to the door of ,kerkuon's hall1 the terror of all mortal men4 ,and there he saw ,kerkuon sitting at the table in the hall alone2 and before him was a whole sheep roasted1 and beside him a whole jar of wine4 ,and ,theseus stood and called him1 ,holla1 thou valiant wrestler1 wilt thou wrestle a fall today8 ,and ,kerkuon looked up and laughed1 and answered1 ,i will wrestle a fall today2 but come in1 for ,i am lonely and thou weary1 and eat and drink before thou die4 ,then ,theseus went up boldly1 and sat down before ,kerkuon at the board3 and he ate his fill of the sheep's flesh1 and drank his fill of the wine2 and ,theseus ate enough for three men1 but ,kerkuon ate enough for seven4 ,but neither spoke a word to the other1 though they looked across the table by stealth2 and each said in his heart1 ,he has broad shoulders2 but ,i trust mine are as broad as his4 ,at last1 when the sheep was eaten and the jar of wine drained dry1 ,king ,kerkuon rose1 and cried1 ,let us wrestle a fall before we sleep4 ,so they tossed off all their garments1 and went forth into the palace-yard1 and ,kerkuon bade strew fresh sand in an open space between the bones4 ,and there the heroes stood face to face1 while their eyes glared like wild bulls'2 and all the people crowded at the gates1 to see what would befall4 ,and there they stood and wrestled1 till the stars shone out above their heads2 up and down and round1 till the sand was stamped hard beneath their feet4 ,and their eyes flashed like stars in the darkness1 and their breath went up like smoke in the night air2 but neither took nor gave a footstep1 and the people watched silent at the gates4 ,but at last ,kerkuon grew angry1 and caught ,theseus round the neck1 and shook him as a mastiff shakes a rat2 but he could not shake him off his feet4 ,but ,theseus was quick and wary1 and clasped ,kerkuon round the waist1 and slipped his loin quickly underneath him1 while he caught him by the wrist2 and then he hove a mighty heave1 a heave which would have stirred an oak1 and lifted ,kerkuon1 and pitched him1 right over his shoulder on the ground4 ,then he leapt on him1 and called1 ,yield1 or ,i kill thee6 but ,kerkuon said no word1 for his heart was burst within him1 with the fall1 and the meat1 and the wine4 ,then ,theseus opened the gates1 and called in all the people2 and they cried1 ,you have slain our evil king2 be you now our king1 and rule us well4 ,i will be your king in ,eleusis1 and ,i will rule you right and well2 for this cause ,i have slain all evil-doers1 ,sinis1 and ,sciron1 and this man last of all4 ,then an aged man stepped forth1 and said1 ,young hero1 hast thou slain ,sinis8 ,beware then of geus1 king of ,athens1 to whom thou goest1 for he is near of kin to ,sinis4 ,then ,i have slain my own kinsman1 said ,theseus1 though well he deserved to die4 ,who will purge me from his death1 for rightfully ,i slew him1 unrighteous and accursed as he was8 ,and the old man answered-- ,that will the heroes do1 the sons of ,phytalus1 who dwell beneath the elm tree in ,aphidnai1 by the bank of silver ,cephisus2 for they know the mysteries of the ,gods4 ,thither you shall go and be purified1 and after you shall be our king4 ,so he took an oath of the people of ,eleusis1 that they would serve him as their king1 and went away next morning across the ,thriasian plain1 and over the hills toward ,aphidnai1 that he might find the sons of ,phytalus4 ,and as he was skirting the ,vale of ,cephisus1 along the foot of lofty ,parnes1 a very tall and strong man came down to meet him1 dressed in rich garments4 ,on his arms were golden bracelets1 and round his neck a collar of jewels2 and he came forward1 bowing courteously1 and held out both his hands1 and spoke1-- ,welcome1 fair youth1 to these mountains2 happy am ,i to have met you6 ,for what greater pleasure to a good man than to entertain strangers8 ,but ,i see that you are weary4 ,come up to my castle1 and rest yourself awhile4 ,i give you thanks1 said ,theseus2 but ,i am in haste to go up the valley1 and to reach ,aphidnai1 in the ,vale of ,cephisus4 ,alas6 you have wandered far from the right way1 and you cannot reach ,aphidnai tonight2 for there are many miles of mountain between you and it1 and steep passes1 and cliffs dangerous after nightfall4 ,it is well for you that ,i met you2 for my whole joy is to find strangers1 and to feast them at my castle1 and hear tales from them of foreign lands4 ,come up with me1 and eat the best of venison1 and drink the rich red wine2 and sleep upon my famous bed1 of which all travelers say that they never saw the like4 ,for whatsoever the stature of my guest1 however tall or short1 that bed fits him to a hair1 and he sleeps on it as he never slept before4 ,and he laid hold on ,theseus's hands1 and would1 not let him go4 ,theseus wished to go forwards1 but he was ashamed to seem churlish to so hospitable a man2 and he was curious to see that wondrous bed2 and1 besides1 he was hungry and weary2 yet he shrank from the man1 he knew not why2 for though his voice was gentle and fawning1 it was dry and husky like a toad's2 and though his eyes were gentle1 they were dull and cold like stones4 ,but he consented1 and went with the man up a glen which led from the road toward the peaks of ,parnes1 under the dark shadow of the cliffs4 ,and as they went up1 the glen grew narrower1 and the cliffs higher and darker1 and beneath them a torrent roared1 half seen between bare limestone crags4 ,and around them was neither tree nor bush1 while from the white peaks of ,parnes the snow-blasts swept down the glen1 cutting and chilling1 till a horror fell on ,theseus as he looked round at that doleful place4 ,and he asked at last1 ,your castle stands1 it seems1 in a dreary region4 ,yes2 but once within it1 hospitality makes all things cheerful4 ,but who are these8 and he looked back1 and ,theseus also2 and far below along the road which they had left1 came a string of laden asses1 and merchants walking by them1 watching their ware4 ,ah1 poor souls6 said the stranger4 ,well for them that ,i looked back and saw them6 ,and well for me too1 for ,i shall have the more guests at my feast4 ,wait awhile till ,i go down and call them1 and we will eat and drink together the live-long night4 ,happy am ,i1 to whom ,heaven sends so many guests at once6 ,and he ran back down the hill1 waving his hand and shouting to the merchants1 while ,theseus went slowly up the steep pass4 ,but as he went up he met an aged man1 who had been gathering driftwood in the torrent-bed4 ,he had laid down his fagot in the road1 and was trying to lift it again to his shoulder4 ,and when he saw ,theseus1 he called to him1 and said-- ,o fair youth1 help me up with my burden1 for my limbs are stiff and weak with years4 ,then ,theseus lifted the burden on his back4 ,and the old man blest him1 and then looked earnestly upon him1 and said-- ,who are you1 fair youth1 and wherefore travel you this doleful road8 ,who ,i am my parents know3 but ,i travel this doleful road because ,i have been invited by a hospitable man1 who promises to feast me1 and to make me sleep upon ,i know not what wondrous bed4 ,then the old man clapped his hands together1 and cried1-- ,o house of ,hades1 man-devouring6 will thy maw never be full8 ,know1 fair youth1 that you are going to torment and to death2 for he who met you 7,i will requite your kindness to another7 is a robber and a murderer of men4 ,whatsoever stranger he meets he entices him hither to death2 and as for this bed of which he speaks1 truly it fits all comers1 yet none ever rose alive off it save me4 ,why8 asked ,theseus1 astonished4 ,because1 if a man be too tall for it1 he lops his limbs till they be short enough1 and if he be too short1 he stretches his limbs till they be long enough3 but me only he spared1 seven weary years agone2 for ,i alone of all fitted his bed exactly2 so he spared me1 and made me his slave4 ,and once ,i was a wealthy merchant1 and dwelt in brazen-gated ,thebes2 but now ,i hew wood and draw water for him1 the torment of all mortal men4 ,then ,theseus said nothing2 but he ground his teeth together4 ,escape then1 said the old man1 for he will have no pity on thy youth4 ,but yesterday he brought up hither a young man and a maiden1 and fitted them upon his bed3 and the young man's hands and feet he cut off2 but the maiden's limbs he stretched until she died1 and so both perished miserably--but ,i am tired of weeping over the slain4 ,and therefore he is called ,procrustes the stretcher1 though his father called him ,damastes4 ,flee from him3 yet whither will you flee8 ,the cliffs are steep1 and who can climb them8 and there is no other road4 ,but ,theseus laid his hand upon the old man's mouth1 and said1 ,there is no need to flee2 and he turned to go down the pass4 ,do not tell him that ,i have warned you1 or he will kill me by some evil death2 and the old man screamed after him down the glen2 but ,theseus strode on in his wrath4 ,and he said to himself1 ,this is an ill-ruled land2 when shall ,i have done ridding it of monsters8 ,and as he spoke1 ,procrustes came up the hill and all the merchants with him1 smiling and talking gayly4 ,and when he saw ,theseus1 he cried1 ,ah1 fair young guest1 have ,i kept you too long waiting8 ,but ,theseus answered1 ,the man who stretches his guests upon a bed and hews off their hands and feet1 what shall be done to him1 when right is done throughout the land8 ,then ,procrustes' countenance changed1 and his cheeks grew as green as a lizard1 and he felt for his sword in haste2 but ,theseus leapt on him1 and cried-- ,is this true1 my host1 or is it false8 and he clasped ,procrustes round waist and elbow1 so that he could not draw his sword4 ,is this true1 my host1 or is it false8 ,but ,procrustes answered never a word4 ,then ,theseus flung him from him1 and lifted up his dreadful club2 and1 before ,procrustes could strike him1 he had struck1 and felled him to the ground4 ,and once again he struck him2 and his evil soul fled forth1 and went down to ,hades squeaking1 like a bat into the darkness of a cave4 ,then ,theseus stript him of his gold ornaments1 and went up to his house1 and found there great wealth and treasure1 which he had stolen from the passers-by4 ,and he called the people of the country1 whom ,procrustes had spoiled a long time1 and parted the spoil among them1 and went down the mountains1 and away4 ,and he went down the glens of ,parnes1 through mist1 and cloud1 and rain1 down the slopes of oak1 and lentisk1 and arbutus1 and fragrant bay1 till he came to the ,vale of ,cephisus1 and the pleasant town of ,aphidnai1 and the home of the ,phytalid heroes1 where they dwelt beneath a mighty elm4 ,and there they built an altar1 and bade him bathe in ,cephisus1 and offer a yearling ram1 and purified him from the blood of ,sinis1 and sent him away in peace4 ,and he went down the valley by ,acharnai1 and by the silver-swirling stream1 while all the people blessed him2 for the fame of his prowess had spread wide1 till he saw the plain of ,athens1 and the hill where ,athen dwells4 ,so ,theseus went up through ,athens1 and all the people ran out to see him2 for his fame had gone before him1 and every one knew of his mighty deeds4 ,and all cried1 ,here comes the hero who slew ,sinis1 and ,phaia the wild sow of ,crommyon1 and conquered ,kerkuon in wrestling1 and slew ,procrustes the pitiless4 ,but ,theseus went on sadly and steadfastly1 for his heart yearned after his father2 and he said1 ,how shall ,i deliver him from these leeches who suck his blood8 ,so he went up the holy stairs1 and into the ,acropolis1 where geus' palace stood2 and he went straight into geus' hall1 and stood upon the threshold1 and looked round4 ,and there he saw his cousins sitting about the table at the wine3 many a son of ,pallas1 but no geus among them4 ,there they sat and feasted1 and laughed1 and passed the wine-cup round2 while harpers harped1 and slave girls sang1 and the tumblers showed their tricks4 ,loud laughed the sons of ,pallas1 and fast went the wine-cup round2 but ,theseus frowned1 and said under his breath1 ,no wonder that the land is full of robbers1 while such as these bear rule4 ,then the ,pallantids saw him1 and called to him1 half-drunk with wine1 ,holla1 tall stranger at the door1 what is your will today8 ,i come hither to ask for hospitality4 ,then take it1 and welcome4 ,you look like a hero and a bold warrior2 and we like such to drink with us4 ,i ask no hospitality of you2 ,i ask it of geus the king1 the master of this house4 ,at that some growled1 and some laughed1 and shouted1 ,heyday6 we are all masters here4 ,then ,i am master as much as the rest of you1 said ,theseus1 and he strode past the table up the hall1 and looked around for geus2 but he was nowhere to be seen4 ,the ,pallantids looked at him1 and then at each other2 and each whispered to the man next him1 ,this is a forward fellow2 he ought to be thrust out at the door4 ,but each man's neighbor whispered in return1 ,his shoulders are broad2 will you rise and put him out8 ,so they all sat still where they were4 ,then ,theseus called to the servants1 and said1 ,go tell ,king geus1 your master1 that ,theseus of ,troezene is here1 and asks to be his guest awhile4 ,a servant ran and told geus1 where he sat in his chamber within1 by ,medeia the dark witch-woman1 watching her eye and hand4 ,and when geus heard of ,troezene1 he turned pale and red again1 and rose from his seat trembling1 while ,medeia watched him like a snake4 ,what is ,troezene to you8 she asked4 ,but he said hastily1 ,do you not know who this ,theseus is8 ,the hero who has cleared the country from all monsters2 but that he came from ,troezene1 ,i never heard before4 ,i must go out and welcome him4 ,so geus came out into the hall2 and when ,theseus saw him1 his heart leapt into his mouth1 and he longed to fall on his neck and welcome him2 but he controlled himself1 and said1 ,my father may not wish for me1 after all4 ,i will try him before ,i discover myself2 and he bowed low before geus1 and said1 ,i have delivered the king's realm from many monsters2 therefore ,i am come to ask a reward of the king4 ,and old geus looked on him1 and loved him1 as what fond heart would not have done8 ,but he only sighed1 and said1-- ,it is little that ,i can give you1 noble lad1 and nothing that is worthy of you2 for surely you are no mortal man1 or at least no mortal's son4 ,all that ,i ask1 said ,theseus1 is to eat and drink at your table4 ,that ,i can give you1 said geus1 if at least ,i am master in my own hall4 ,then he bade them put a seat for ,theseus1 and set before him the best of the feast2 and ,theseus sat and ate so much1 that all the company wondered at him3 but always he kept his club by his side4 ,but ,medeia the dark witch-woman had been watching him all the while4 ,she saw how geus turned red and pale1 when the lad said that he came from ,troezene4 ,she saw1 too1 how his heart was opened toward ,theseus2 and how ,theseus bore himself before all the sons of ,pallas1 like a lion among a pack of curs4 ,and she said to herself1 ,this youth will be master here2 perhaps he is nearer to geus already than mere fancy4 ,at least the ,pallantids will have no chance by the side of such as he4 ,then she went back into her chamber modestly1 while ,theseus ate and drank2 and all the servants whispered1 ,this1 then1 is the man who killed the monsters6 ,how noble are his looks1 and how huge his size4 ,ah1 would that he were our master's son4 ,but presently ,medeia came forth1 decked in all her jewels1 and her rich ,eastern robes1 and looking more beautiful than the day2 so that all the guests could look at nothing else4 ,and in her right hand she held a golden cup1 and in her left a flask of gold2 and she came up to ,theseus1 and spoke in a sweet1 soft1 winning voice1-- ,hail to the hero1 the conqueror1 the unconquered1 the destroyer of all evil things6 ,drink1 hero1 of my charmed cup1 which gives rest after every toil1 which heals all wounds1 and pours new life into the veins4 ,drink of my cup1 for in it sparkles the wine of the ,east1 and ,nepenthe1 the comfort of the ,immortals4 ,and as she spoke1 she poured the flask into the cup2 and the fragrance of the wine spread through the hall1 like the scent of thyme and roses4 ,and ,theseus looked up in her fair face1 and into her deep dark eyes4 ,and as he looked1 he shrank and shuddered2 for they were dry like the eyes of a snake4 ,and he rose and said1 ,the wine is rich and fragrant1 and the wine-bearer as fair as the ,immortals2 but let her pledge me first herself in the cup1 that the wine may be the sweeter from her lips4 ,then ,medeia turned pale1 and stammered1 ,forgive me1 fair hero2 but ,i am ill1 and dare drink no wine4 ,and ,theseus looked again into her eyes1 and cried1 ,thou shalt pledge me in that cup1 or die4 ,and he lifted up his brazen club1 while all the guests looked on aghast4 ,medeia shrieked a fearful shriek1 and dashed the cup to the ground1 and fled2 and where the wine flowed over the marble pavement the stone bubbled1 and crumbled1 and hissed1 under the fierce venom of the draught4 ,but ,medeia called her dragon chariot1 and sprang into it and fled aloft1 away over land and sea2 and no man saw her more4 ,and geus cried1 ,what hast thou done8 ,but ,theseus pointed to the stone1--,i have rid the land of an enchantment3 now ,i will rid it of one more4 ,and he came close to geus1 and drew from his bosom the sword and the sandals1 and said the words which his mother bade him4 ,and geus stepped back a pace1 and looked at the lad till his eyes grew dim2 and then he cast himself on his neck1 and wept2 and ,theseus wept on his neck1 till they had no strength left to weep more4 ,then geus turned to all the people1 and cried1 ,behold my son1 children of ,kecrops1 a better man than his father was before him4 ,who then were mad but the ,pallantids1 though they had been mad enough before8 ,and one shouted1 ,shall we make room for an upstart1 a pretender1 who comes from we know not where8 ,and another1 ,if he be one1 we are more than one2 and the stronger can hold his own4 ,and one shouted one thing1 and one another1 for they were hot and wild with wine2 but all caught swords and lances off the wall1 where the weapons hung around1 and sprang forward to ,theseus2 and ,theseus sprang forward to them4 ,and he cried1 ,go in peace1 if you will1 my cousins2 but if not1 your blood be on your own heads4 ,but they rushed at him2 and then stopped short and railed him1 as curs stop and bark when they rouse a lion from his lair4 ,but one hurled a lance from the rear rank1 which past close by ,theseus' head2 and at that ,theseus rushed forward1 and the fight began indeed4 ,twenty against one they fought1 and yet ,theseus beat them all2 and those who were left fled down into the town1 where the people set on them1 and drove them out1 till ,theseus was left alone in the palace1 with geus his new-found father4 ,but before nightfall all the town came up1 with victims1 and dances1 and songs2 and they offered sacrifices to ,athen1 and rejoiced all the night long1 because their king had found a noble son1 and an heir to his royal house4 ,so ,theseus stayed with his father all the winter2 and when the spring equinox drew near1 all the ,athenians grew sad and silent1 and ,theseus saw it1 and asked the reason2 but no one would answer him a word4 ,then he went to his father1 and asked him3 but geus turned away his face and wept4 ,do not ask1 my son1 beforehand1 about evils which must happen3 it is enough to have to face them when they come4 ,and when the spring equinox came1 a herald came to ,athens1 and stood in the market1 and cried1 ,o people and ,king of ,athens1 where is your yearly tribute8 ,then a great lamentation arose throughout the city4 ,but ,theseus stood up to the herald1 and cried1-- ,and who are you1 dog-faced1 who dare demand tribute here8 ,if ,i did not reverence your herald's staff1 ,i would brain you with this club4 ,and the herald answered proudly1 for he was a grave and ancient man1-- ,fair youth1 ,i am not dog-faced or shameless2 but ,i do my master's bidding1 ,minos the ,king of hundred-citied ,crete1 the wisest of all kings on earth4 ,and you must be surely a stranger here1 or you would know why ,i come1 and that ,i come by right4 ,i am a stranger here4 ,tell me1 then1 why you come4 ,to fetch the tribute which ,king geus promised to ,minos1 and confirmed his promise with an oath4 ,for ,minos conquered all this land1 and ,megara which lies to the east1 when he came hither with a great fleet of ships1 enraged about the murder of his son4 ,for his son ,androgeos came hither to the ,panathenaic games1 and overcame all the ,greeks in the sports1 so that the people honored him as a hero4 ,but when geus saw his valor1 he envied him1 and feared lest he should join the sons of ,pallas1 and take away the scepter from him4 ,so he plotted against his life1 and slew him basely1 no man knows how or where4 ,some say that he waylaid him by noe1 on the road which goes to ,thebes2 and some that he sent him against the bull of ,marathon1 that the beast might kill him4 ,but geus says that the young men killed him from envy1 because he had conquered them in the games4 ,so ,minos came hither and avenged him1 and would not depart till this land had promised him tribute1 seven youths and seven maidens every year1 who go with me in a black-sailed ship1 till they come to hundred-citied ,crete4 ,and ,theseus ground his teeth together1 and said1 ,wert thou not a herald ,i would kill thee1 for saying such things of my father2 but ,i will go to him1 and know the truth4 ,so he went to his father1 and asked him2 but he turned away his head and wept1 and said1 ,blood was shed in the land unjustly1 and by blood it is avenged4 ,break not my heart by questions2 it is enough to endure in silence4 ,then ,theseus groaned inwardly1 and said1 ,i will go myself with these youths and maidens1 and kill ,minos upon his royal throne4 ,and geus shrieked1 and cried1 ,you shall not go1 my son1 the light of my old age1 to whom alone ,i look to rule this people1 after ,i am dead and gone4 ,you shall not go1 to die horribly1 as those youths and maidens die2 for ,minos thrusts them into a labyrinth1 which ,daidalos made for him among the rocks1--,daidalos the renegade1 the accursed1 the pest of this his native land4 ,from that labyrinth no one can escape1 entangled in its winding ways1 before they meet the ,minotaur1 the monster1 who feeds upon the flesh of men4 ,there he devours them horribly1 and they never see this land again4 ,then ,theseus grew red1 and his ears tingled1 and his heart beat loud in his bosom4 ,and he stood awhile like a tall stone pillar on the cliffs above some hero's grave2 and at last he spoke1-- ,therefore all the more ,i will go with them1 and slay the accursed beast4 ,have ,i not slain all evil-doers and monsters1 that ,i might free this land8 ,where are ,periphetes1 and ,sinis1 and ,kerkuon1 and ,phaia the wild sow8 ,where are the fifty sons of ,pallas8 ,and this ,minotaur shall go on the road which they have gone2 and ,minos himself1 if he dare stay me4 ,but how will you slay him1 my son8 ,for you must leave your club and your armor behind1 and be cast to the monster1 defenseless and naked like the rest4 ,and ,theseus said3 ,are there no stones in that labyrinth2 and have ,i not fists and teeth8 ,did ,i need my club to kill ,kerkuon1 the terror of all mortal men8 ,then geus clung to his knees1 but he would not hear3 and at last he let him go1 weeping bitterly1 and said only this one word1-- ,promise me but this1 if you return in peace1 though that may hardly be3 take down the black sail of the ship 7for ,i shall watch for it all day upon the cliffs7 and hoist instead a white sail1 that ,i may know afar off that you are safe4 ,and ,theseus promised1 and went out1 and to the market-place where the herald stood1 while they drew lots for the youths and maidens who were to sail in that doleful crew4 ,and the people stood wailing and weeping1 as the lot fell on this one and on that2 but ,theseus strode into the midst1 and cried1-- ,here is a youth who needs no lot4 ,i myself will be one of the seven4 ,and the herald asked in wonder1 ,fair youth1 know you whither you are going8 ,and ,theseus said1 ,i know4 ,let us go down to the black-sailed ship4 ,so they went down to the black-sailed ship1 seven maidens and seven youths1 and ,theseus before them all1 and the people following them lamenting4 ,but ,theseus whispered to his companions1 ,have hope1 for the monster is not immortal4 ,where are ,periphetes1 and ,sinis1 and ,sciron1 and all whom ,i have slain8 ,then their hearts were comforted a little2 but they wept as they went on board1 and the cliffs of ,sunium rang1 and all the isles of the gean ,sea1 with the voice of their lamentation1 as they sailed on toward their deaths in ,crete4 ,,part ,,iii ,,how ,,theseus ,,slew ,,the ,,minotaur ,and at last they came to ,crete1 and to ,cnossus1 beneath the peaks of ,ida1 and to the palace of ,minos the great king1 to whom ,zeus himself taught laws4 ,so he was the wisest of all mortal kings1 and conquered all the gean isles2 and his ships were as many as the sea-gulls1 and his palace like a marble hill4 ,and he sat among the pillars of the hall1 upon his throne of beaten gold1 and around him stood the speaking statues which ,daidalos had made by his skill4 ,for ,daidalos was the most cunning of all ,athenians1 and he first invented the plumb-line1 and the auger1 and glue1 and many a tool with which wood is wrought4 ,and he first set up masts in ships1 and yards1 and his son made sails for them3 but ,perdix his nephew excelled him2 for he first invented the saw and its teeth1 copying it from the back-bone of a fish2 and invented1 too1 the chisel1 and the compasses1 and the potter's wheel which molds the clay4 ,therefore ,daidalos envied him1 and hurled him headlong from the temple of ,athen2 but the ,goddess pitied him 7for she loves the wise7 and changed him into a partridge1 which flits forever about the hills4 ,and ,daidalos fled to ,crete1 to ,minos1 and worked for him many a year1 till he did a shameful deed1 at which the sun hid his face on high4 ,then he fled from the anger of ,minos1--he and ,icarus1 his son1 having made themselves wings of feathers1 and fixed the feathers with wax4 ,so they flew over the sea toward ,sicily2 but ,icarus flew too near the sun2 and the wax of his wings was melted1 and he fell into the ,icarian ,sea4 ,but ,daidalos came safe to ,sicily1 and there wrought many a wondrous work3 for he made for ,king ,cocalus a reservoir1 from which a great river watered all the land1 and a castle and a treasury on a mountain1 which the giants themselves could not have stormed2 and in ,selinos he took the steam which comes up from the fires of ,a,etna and made of it a warm bath of vapor1 to cure the pains of mortal men2 and he made a honeycomb of gold1 in which the bees came and stored their honey2 and in ,egypt he made the fore-court of the temple of ,hephaistus1 in ,memphis1 and a statue of himself within it1 and many another wondrous work4 ,and for ,minos he made statues which spoke and moved1 and the temple of ,britomartis1 and the dancing-hall of ,ariadne1 which he carved of fair white stone4 ,and in ,sardinia he worked for ,ilaos2 and in many a land beside1 wandering up and down forever with his cunning1 unlovely and accursed by men4 ,but ,theseus stood before ,minos1 and they looked each other in the face4 ,and ,minos bade take them to prison1 and cast them to the monster one by one1 that the death of ,androgeos might be avenged4 ,then ,theseus cried-- ,a boon1 ,o ,minos6 ,let me be thrown first to the beast4 ,for ,i came hither for that very purpose1 of my own will1 and not by lot4 ,who art thou1 then1 brave youth8 ,i am the son of him whom of all men thou hatest most1 geus the king of ,athens1 and ,i am come here to end this matter4 ,and ,minos pondered awhile1 looking steadfastly at him1 and he thought1 ,the lad means to atone by his own death for his father's sin2 and he answered at last mildly-- ,go back in peace1 my son4 ,it is a pity that one so brave should die4 ,but ,theseus said1 ,i have sworn that ,i will not go back till ,i have seen the monster face to face4 ,and at that ,minos frowned1 and said1 ,then thou shalt see him2 take the madman away4 ,and they led ,theseus away into the prison1 with the other youths and maids4 ,but ,ariadne1 ,minos's daughter1 saw him1 as she came out of her white stone hall2 and she loved him for his courage and his majesty1 and said1 ,shame that such a youth should die6 ,and by night she went down to the prison1 and told him all her heart1 and said1-- ,flee down to your ship at once1 for ,i have bribed the guards before the door4 ,flee1 you and all your friends1 and go back in peace to ,greece2 and take me1 take me with you6 for ,i dare not stay after you are gone2 for my father will kill me miserably1 if he knows what ,i have done4 ,and ,theseus stood silent awhile2 for he was astonished and confounded by her beauty3 but at last he said1 ,i cannot go home in peace1 till ,i have seen and slain this ,minotaur1 and avenged the deaths of the youths and maidens1 and put an end to the terrors of my land4 ,and will you kill the ,minotaur8 ,how1 then8 ,i know not1 nor do ,i care3 but he must be strong if he be too strong for me4 ,then she loved him all the more1 and said1 ,but when you have killed him1 how will you find your way out of the labyrinth8 ,i know not1 neither do ,i care3 but it must be a strange road1 if ,i do not find it out before ,i have eaten up the monster's carcase4 ,then she loved him all the more1 and said1-- ,fair youth1 you are too bold2 but ,i can help you1 weak as ,i am4 ,i will give you a sword1 and with that1 perhaps1 you may slay the beast2 and a clue of thread1 and by that1 perhaps1 you may find your way out again4 ,only promise me1 that if you escape safe1 you will take me home with you to ,greece2 for my father will surely kill me1 if he knows what ,i have done4 ,then ,theseus laughed1 and said1 ,am ,i not safe enough now8 ,and he hid the sword in his bosom1 and rolled up the clue in his hand2 and then he swore to ,ariadne1 and fell down before her1 and kissed her hands and her feet2 and she wept over him a long while1 and then went away2 and ,theseus lay down and slept sweetly4 ,and when the evening came1 the guards came in and led him away to the labyrinth4 ,and he went down into that doleful gulf1 through winding paths among the rocks1 under caverns1 and arches1 and galleries1 and over heaps of fallen stone4 ,and he turned on the left hand1 and on the right hand1 and went up and down till his head was dizzy2 but all the while he held his clue4 ,for when he went in he had fastened it to a stone1 and left it to unroll out of his hand as he went on2 and it lasted him till he met the ,minotaur1 in a narrow chasm between black cliffs4 ,and when he saw him he stopped awhile1 for he had never seen so strange a beast4 ,his body was a man's3 but his head was the head of a bull2 and his teeth were the teeth of a lion1 and with them he tore his prey4 ,and when he saw ,theseus he roared1 and put his head down1 and rushed right at him4 ,but ,theseus stept aside nimbly1 and as he passed by1 cut him in the knee2 and ere he could turn in the narrow path1 he followed him1 and stabbed him again and again from behind1 till the monster fled bellowing wildly2 for he never before had felt a wound4 ,and ,theseus followed him at full speed1 holding the clue of thread in his left hand4 ,then on1 through cavern after cavern1 under dark ribs of sounding stone1 and up rough glens and torrent-beds1 among the sunless roots of ,ida1 and to the edge of the eternal snow1 went they1 the hunter and hunted1 while the hills bellowed to the monster's bellow4 ,and at last ,theseus came up with him1 where he lay panting on a slab among the snow1 and caught him by the horns1 and forced his head back1 and drove the keen sword through his throat4 ,then he turned1 and went back limping and weary1 feeling his way down by the clue of thread1 till he came to the mouth of that doleful place2 and saw waiting for him1 whom but ,ariadne6 ,and he whispered1 ,it is done6 and showed her the sword2 and she laid her finger on her lips1 and led him to the prison1 and opened the doors1 and set all the prisoners free1 while the guards lay sleeping heavily2 for she had silenced them with wine4 ,then they fled to their ship together1 and leapt on board1 and hoisted up the sail2 and the night lay dark around them1 so that they past through ,minos's ships1 and escaped all safe to ,naxos2 and there ,ariadne became ,theseus's wife4 ,,part ,,iv ,,how ,,theseus ,,fell ,,by ,,his ,,pride ,but that fair ,ariadne never came to ,athens with her husband4 ,some say that ,theseus left her sleeping on ,naxos among the ,cyclades2 and that ,dionusos the wine-king found her1 and took her up into the sky1 as you shall see some day in a painting of old ,titian's1 one of the most glorious pictures upon earth4 ,and some say that ,dionusos drove away ,theseus1 and took ,ariadne from him by force3 but however that may be1 in his haste or in his grief1 ,theseus forgot to put up the white sail4 ,now geus his father sat and watched on ,sunium day after day1 and strained his old eyes across the sea to see the ship afar4 ,and when he saw the black sail1 and not the white one1 he gave up ,theseus for dead1 and in his grief he fell into the sea1 and died2 so it is called the gean to this day4 ,and now ,theseus was king of ,athens1 and he guarded it and ruled it well4 ,for he killed the bull of ,marathon1 which had killed ,androgeos1 ,minos's son2 and he drove back the famous ,amazons1 the warlike women of the ,east1 when they came from ,asia1 and conquered all ,hellas1 and broke into ,athens itself4 ,but ,theseus stopped them there1 and conquered them1 and took ,hippolyte their queen to be his wife4 ,then he went out to fight against the ,lapithai1 and ,peirithoos their famous king3 but when the two heroes came face to face they loved each other1 and embraced1 and became noble friends2 so that the friendship of ,theseus and ,peirithoos is a proverb even now4 ,and he gathered 7so the ,athenians say7 all the boroughs of the land together1 and knit them into one strong people1 while before they were all parted and weak3 and many another wise thing he did1 so that his people honored him after he was dead1 for many a hundred years1 as the father of their freedom and their laws4 ,and six hundred years after his death1 in the famous fight at ,marathon1 men said that they saw the ghost of ,theseus1 with his mighty brazen club1 fighting in the van of battle against the invading ,persians1 for the country which he loved4 ,and twenty years after ,marathon1 his bones 7they say7 were found in ,scuros1 an isle beyond the sea2 and they were bigger than the bones of mortal man ,so the ,athenians brought them home in triumph2 and all the people came out to welcome them2 and they built over them a noble temple1 and adorned it with sculptures and paintings2 in which were told all the noble deeds of ,theseus1 and the ,centaurs1 and the ,lapithai and the ,amazons2 and the ruins of it are standing still4 ,but why did they find his bones in ,scuros8 ,why did he not die in peace at ,athens1 and sleep by his father's side8 ,because1 after his triumph he grew proud1 and broke the laws of ,god and man4 ,and one thing worst of all he did1 which brought him to his grave with sorrow4 ,for he went down 7they say beneath the earth7 with that bold ,peirithoos his friend1 to help him to carry off ,persephone1 the queen of the world below4 ,but ,peirithoos was killed miserably1 in the dark fire-kingdoms underground2 and ,theseus was chained to a rock in everlasting pain4 ,and there he sat for years1 till ,heracles the mighty came down to bring up the three- headed dog who sits at ,pluto's gate4 ,so ,heracles loosed him from his chain1 and brought him up to the light once more4 ,but when he came back his people had forgotten him1 and ,castor and ,poludeuces1 the sons of the wondrous ,swan1 had invaded his land1 and carried off his mother ,aithra for a slave1 in revenge for a grievous wrong4 ,so the fair land of ,athens was wasted1 and another king ruled it1 who drove out ,theseus shamefully1 and he fled across the sea to ,scuros4 ,and there he lived in sadness1 in the house of ,lucomedes the king1 till ,lucomedes killed him by treachery1 and there was an end of all his labors4 ,so it is still1 my children1 and so it will be to the end4 ,in those old ,greeks1 and in us also1 all strength and virtue come from ,god4 ,but if men grow proud and self-willed1 and misuse ,god's fair gifts1 ,he lets them go their own ways1 and fall pitifully1 that the glory may be ,his alone4 ,god help us all1 and give us wisdom1 and courage to do noble deeds6 but ,god keep pride from us when we have done them1 lest we fall1 and come to shame6 ,germanic ,,thor ,,goes ,a-,,fishing ,hamilton ,wright ,mabie ,midway between ,niflheim and ,muspelheim lay ,midgard1 the home of men1 its round disk everywhere encircled by the ocean1 which perpetually rushed upon it1 gently in still summer afternoons1 but with a terrible uproar in winter4 ,ages ago1 when the ,midgard-serpent had grown so vast that even the gods were afraid of him1 ,odin cast him into the sea1 and he lay flat at the bottom of the ocean1 grown to such monstrous size that his scaly length encircled the whole world4 ,holding the end of his tail in his mouth1 he sometimes lay motionless for weeks at a time1 and looking across the water no one would have dreamed that such a monster was asleep in its depths4 ,but when the ,midgard-serpent was aroused his wrath was terrible to behold4 ,he lashed the ocean into great sheets of foam1 he piled the waves mountain high1 he dashed the spray into the very heavens1 and woe to the galleys that were sailing homeward4 ,it happened once that the gods were feasting with ger1 the sea-god1 and the ale gave out1 and ger had no kettle in which to brew a new supply4 ,thor1 said4 ger1 after he had thought a moment1 will you get me a kettle8 ,thor was always ready for any hard or dangerous thing4 ,of course ,i will1 was his quick reply1 only tell me where to get one4 ,that1 however1 was no easy thing to do4 ,kettles big enough to brew ale for ,asgard were not to be picked up at a moment's notice4 ,everybody wanted more ale1 but nobody could tell ,thor where to find a kettle1 until ,tyr1 the god of courage1 spoke up3 ,east of the river ,elivagar lives my father1 ,hymer1 who has a kettle mar-velously strong and one mile deep4 ,that was large enough even for the gods4 ,do you think we can get it8 asked ,thor1 who always wanted to succeed in his undertakings4 ,if we cannot get it by force1 we can by stratagem1 answered ,tyr1 and they started off at once1 ,thor taking the disguise of a young man4 ,the goats drew them swiftly to ,egil1 with whom ,thor left them while he and ,tyr pushed on to finish the journey afoot4 ,it was rough and perilous traveling1 but they reached ,hymer's hall without accident1 and there ,tyr found his grandmother1 a frightfully ugly giantess1 and his mother1 a wonderfully beautiful woman1 with fair hair1 and a face so radiant that the sun seemed to be always shining upon it4 ,the latter advised them to hide under the great kettles in the hall1 because when ,hymer came home in bad temper he was sometimes cruel to strangers4 ,late in the evening ,hymer came home from his fishing4 ,a cold wind swept through the hall as he entered1 his eyes were piercing as the stars on a winter's night1 and his beard was white with frost4 ,i welcome you home1 said ,tyr's beautiful mother2 our son1 for whom we have been looking so long1 has come home1 bringing with him the enemy of giants and the protector of ,asgard4 ,see how they hide themselves behind that pillar yonder4 ,she pointed to a pillar at the farther end of the hall4 ,hymer turned1 and looked at it with his piercing1 icy glance1 and in an instant it snapped into a thousand pieces2 the beam overhead broke1 and eight kettles fell with a crash on the stone floor4 ,only one out of the eight remained unbroken1 and from it ,thor and ,tyr came forth4 ,hymer was not glad to see ,thor standing there under his own roof1 but he could not turn him out1 so he made the best of it and ordered three oxen to be served for supper4 ,thor had traveled a long distance and was very hungry1 and ate two of the oxen before he was satisfied4 ,if you eat like that1 said ,hymer1 we will have to live on fish tomorrow4 ,early the next morning1 before the sun was up1 ,thor heard ,hymer getting ready for a day of fishing4 ,he dressed himself quickly and went out to the giant4 ,good morning1 ,hymer1 he said pleasantly4 ,i am fond of fishing2 let me row out to sea with you4 ,oho1 answered the giant scornfully1 not at all pleased with the idea of having his powerful enemy in the boat with him1 such a puny young fellow can be of no use to me1 and if ,i go as far out to sea as ,i generally do1 and stay as long1 you will catch a cold that will be the death of you4 ,thor was so angry at this insult that he wanted to let his hammer ring on the giant's head1 but he wisely kept his temper4 ,i will row as far from the land as you care to go1 was his answer1 and it is by no means certain that ,i shall be the first to want to put in again4 ,what do you bait with8 ,find a bait for yourself1 was the giant's surly reply4 ,thor ran up to a herd of ,hymer's cattle1 seized the largest bull1 wrung off its head without any trouble1 and put it in the boat4 ,then they both pushed off and were soon rowing seaward4 ,hymer could pull a strong oar1 but he had never seen such a stroke as ,thor's before4 ,the boat fairly trembled under the force of it4 ,in a few moments they reached ,hymer's fishing-ground1 and he called out to ,thor to stop4 ,oh1 no1 not yet1 said ,thor1 bending steadily over his oars2 we must go a good distance beyond this4 ,thor pulled with such tremendous power that they were soon far out to sea1 and ,hymer began to be frightened4 ,if you don't stop1 he called out1 we shall be over the ,midgard-serpent4 ,thor paid no attention1 but rowed on until they were far out of sight of land and about where he thought the great snake was coiled in the bottom of the sea2 then he laid down the oars1 as fresh and strong apparently as when he got into the boat4 ,it was the strangest fishing party the world ever saw1 and the most wonderful fishing4 ,no sooner had ,hymer's bait touched the water than it was seized by two whales4 ,thor smiled quietly at the giant's luck1 took out a fishing-line1 made with wonderful skill1 and so strong that it could not be broken1 fastened the bull's head upon the hook and cast it into the sea4 ,the ,midgard-serpent instantly seized it1 and in a second the hook was fast in its palate4 ,then came a furious struggle between the strong god and the terrible monster which was the dread of the whole earth4 ,stung by the pain1 the serpent writhed and pulled so hard that ,thor had to brace himself against the side of the boat4 ,when he found that the snake had taken his hook his wrath rose1 and his divine strength came upon him4 ,he pulled the line with such tremendous force that his feet went straight through the bottom of the boat1 and he stood on the bed of the ocean while he drew the snake up to the side of the boat4 ,the monster1 convulsed with pain1 reared its terrible head out of the water1 its glittering eyes flashing1 its whole vast body writhing and churning the ocean into a whirlpool of eddying foam4 ,thor's eyes blazed with wrath1 and he held the serpent in a grasp like a vise4 ,the uproar was like a terrible storm1 and the boat1 the fishers1 and the snake were hidden by columns of foam that rose in the air4 ,no one can tell what the end would have been if ,hymer1 trembling with fright and seeing the boat about to sink1 had not sprung forward and cut the line just as ,thor was raising his hammer to crush the serpent's head4 ,the snake sank at once to the bottom of the sea1 and ,thor1 turning upon the giant1 struck him such a blow under the ear that he fell headlong into the water4 ,the giant got back to the boat1 however1 and they rowed to land1 taking the two whales with them4 ,when they reached shore ,thor was still filled with rage at the meddlesome giant1 because he had lost him the serpent1 but he quietly picked up the boat and carried it home1 ,hymer taking the whales4 ,once more under his own roof1 the giant's courage returned1 and he challenged ,thor to show his strength by breaking his drinking-cup4 ,thor sat down and1 taking the cup1 hurled it against a pillar4 ,it flew through the air1 crashed against the stone1 bounded back1 and was picked up as whole and perfect as when it came into ,thor's hands4 ,he was puzzled1 but ,tyr's beautiful fair-haired mother whispered to him1 ,throw it at ,hymer's forehead2 it is harder than any drinking-cup4 ,thor drew in all his godlike strength and dashed the cup with a terrific effort at ,hymer4 ,the forehead was unharmed1 but the cup was scattered in a thousand pieces over the floor4 ,hymer had lost a great treasure by the experiment1 but he only said1 ,that drink was too hot4 ,perhaps you will take the kettle off now1 he added with a sneer4 ,tyr immediately laid hands on the kettle1 but he could not move it an inch4 ,then ,thor took the great pot in his hands and drew it up with such a mighty effort that his feet went through the stone floor of the hall1 but he lifted it and1 placing it on his head like a mighty helmet1 walked off1 the rings of the kettle clanging about his feet4 ,the two gods walked swiftly away from the hall where so many troubles and labors had awaited them1 and it was a long time before ,thor turned to look back4 ,when he did1 it was not a moment too soon1 for ,hymer was close behind1 with a multitude of many-headed giants1 in hot pursuit4 ,in one minute ,thor had lifted the kettle off his head and put it on the ground1 in another he was swinging the hammer among the giants1 and in another1 when the lightnings had gone out and the thunder had died in awful echoes among the hills1 ,tyr and ,thor were alone on the field4 ,they went on to ,egil1 mounted the chariot and drove the goats swiftly on to ger's1 where the gods were impatiently waiting for the kettle4 ,there was straightway a mighty brewing of ale1 ,thor told the story of his adventures in search of the kettle1 and the feast went merrily on4 ,,baldur ,annie and ,eliza ,keary ,,part ,i ,,the ,,dream ,upon a summer's afternoon it happened that ,baldur the ,bright and ,bold1 beloved of men and sir1 found himself alone in his palace of ,broadblink4 ,thor was walking low down among the valleys1 his brow heavy with summer heat2 ,frey and ,gerda sported on still waters in their cloud-leaf ship2 ,odin1 for once1 slept on the top of ,air ,throne2 a noonday stillness pervaded the whole earth2 and ,baldur in ,broadblink1 the wide-glancing1 most sunlit of palaces1 dreamed a dream4 ,the dream of ,baldur was troubled4 ,he knew not whence nor why2 but when he awoke he found that a new and weighty care was within him4 ,it was so heavy that ,baldur could scarcely carry it1 and yet he pressed it closely to his heart and said1 ,lie there1 and do not fall on any one but me4 ,then he rose up and walked out from the splendor of his hall1 that he might seek his own mother1 ,frigga1 and tell her what had happened to him4 ,he found her in her crystal saloon1 calm and kind1 waiting to listen1 and ready to sympathize2 so he walked up to her1 his hands pressed closely on his heart1 and lay down at her feet1 sighing4 ,what is the matter1 dear ,baldur8 asked ,frigga1 gently4 ,i do not know1 mother1 answered he4 ,i do not know what the matter is2 but ,i have a shadow in my heart4 ,take it out1 then1 my son1 and let me look at it1 replied ,frigga4 ,but ,i fear1 mother1 that if ,i do it will cover the whole earth4 ,then ,frigga laid her hand upon the heart of her son that she might feel the shadow's shape4 ,her brow became clouded as she felt it2 her parted lips grew pale1 and she cried out1 ,oh6 ,baldur1 my beloved son6 the shadow is the shadow of death6 ,then said ,baldur1 ,i will die bravely1 my mother4 ,but ,frigga answered1 ,you shall not die at all2 for ,i will not sleep tonight until everything on earth has sworn to me that it will neither kill nor harm you4 ,so ,frigga stood up1 and called to her everything on earth that had power to hurt or slay4 ,first she called all metals to her2 and heavy iron-ore came lumbering up the hill into the crystal hall1 brass and gold1 copper1 silver1 lead1 and steel1 and stood before the ,queen1 who lifted her right hand high in the air1 saying1 ,swear to me that you will not injure ,baldur2 and they all swore1 and went4 ,then she called to her all stones2 and huge granite came1 with crumbling sandstones and white lime1 and the round1 smooth stones of the seashore1 and ,frigga raised her arm1 saying1 ,swear that you will not injure ,baldur2 and they swore1 and went4 ,then ,frigga called to her the trees2 and wide-spreading oak trees1 with tall ash and somber firs1 came rushing up the hill1 and ,frigga raised her hand1 and said1 ,swear that you will not hurt ,baldur2 and they said1 ,we swear1 and went4 ,after this ,frigga called to her the diseases1 who came blown by poisonous winds on wings of pain1 and to the sound of moaning4 ,frigga said to them1 ,swear2 and they sighed1 ,we swear1 then flew away4 ,then ,frigga called to her all beasts1 birds1 and venomous snakes1 who came to her and swore1 and disappeared4 ,after this she stretched out her hand to ,baldur1 whilst a smile spread over her face1 saying1 ,and now1 my son1 you cannot die4 ,but just then ,odin came in1 and when he had heard from ,frigga the whole story1 he looked even more mournful than she had done2 neither did the cloud pass from his face when he was told of the oaths that had been taken4 ,why do you still look so grave1 my lord8 demanded ,frigga at last4 ,baldur cannot now die4 ,but ,odin asked very gravely1 ,is the shadow gone out of our son's heart1 or is it still there8 ,it cannot be there1 said ,frigga1 turning away her head resolutely1 and folding her hands before her4 ,but ,odin looked at ,baldur1 and saw how it was1 the hands pressed to the heavy heart1 the beautiful brow grown dim4 ,then immediately he rose1 saddled ,sleipnir1 his eight-footed steed1 mounted him1 and1 turning to ,frigga said1 ,i know of a dead ,vala1 ,frigga1 who1 when she was alive1 could tell what was going to happen2 her grave lies on the east side of ,helheim1 and ,i am going there to awake her1 and ask whether any terrible grief is really coming upon us4 ,so saying1 ,odin shook the bridle in his hand1 and the ,eight-footed1 with a bound1 leaped forth1 rushed like a whirlwind down the mountain of ,asgard1 and then dashed into a narrow defile between rocks4 ,sleipnir went on through the defile a long way1 until he came to a place where the earth opened her mouth4 ,there ,odin rode in and down a broad1 steep1 slanting road which led him to the cavern ,gnipa1 and the mouth of the cavern ,gnipa yawned upon ,niflheim4 ,then thought ,odin to himself1 ,my journey is already done4 ,but just as ,sleipnir was about to leap through the jaws of the pit1 ,garm1 the voracious dog who was chained to the rock1 sprang forward1 and tried to fasten himself upon ,odin4 ,three times ,odin shook him off1 and still ,garm1 as fierce as ever1 went on with the fight4 ,at last ,sleipnir leaped1 and ,odin thrust just at the same moment2 then horse and rider cleared the entrance1 and turned eastward towards the dead ,vala's grave1 dripping blood along the road as they went2 while the beaten ,garm stood baying in the cavern's mouth4 ,when ,odin came to the grave he got off his horse1 and stood with his face northward1 looking through barred inclosures into the city of ,helheim itself4 ,the servants of ,hela were very busy there making preparations for some new guest--hanging gilded couches with curtains of anguish and splendid misery upon the walls4 ,then ,odin's heart died within him1 and he began to repeat mournful runes in a low tone to himself4 ,the dead ,vala turned heavily in her grave at the sound of his voice1 and1 as he went on1 sat bolt upright4 ,what man is this1 she asked1 who dares disturb my sleep8 ,then ,odin1 for the first time in his life1 said what was not true2 the shadow of ,baldur dead fell upon his lips1 and he made answer1 ,my name is ,vegtam1 the son of ,valtam4 ,and what do you want from me8 asked the ,vala4 ,i want to know1 replied ,odin1 for whom ,hela is making ready that gilded couch in ,helheim8 ,that is for ,baldur the ,beloved1 answered the dead ,vala4 ,now go away and let me sleep again1 for my eyes are heavy4 ,but ,odin said3 ,only one word more4 ,is ,baldur going to ,helheim8 ,yes1 ,i've told you that he is1 answered the ,vala4 ,will he never come back to ,asgard again8 ,if everything on earth should weep for him1 answered she1 he will go back2 if not1 he will remain in ,helheim4 ,then ,odin covered his face with his hands and looked into darkness4 ,do go away1 said the ,vala1 ,i'm so sleepy2 ,i cannot keep my eyes open any longer4 ,but ,odin raised his head and said again3 ,only tell me this one thing4 ,just now1 as ,i looked into darkness1 it seemed to me as if ,i saw one on earth who would not weep for ,baldur4 ,who was it8 ,at this the ,vala grew very angry and said3 ,how couldst thou see in darkness8 ,i know of only one who1 by giving away his eye1 gained light4 ,no ,vegtam art thou1 but ,odin1 chief of men4 ,at her angry words ,odin became angry1 too1 and called out as loudly as ever he could1 ,no ,vala art thou1 nor wise woman1 but rather the mother of three giants6 ,go1 go6 answered the ,vala1 falling back in her grave2 no man shall waken me again until ,loki have burst his chains and ,ragnarok be come4 ,after this ,odin mounted the ,eight-footed once more and rode thoughtfully towards home4 ,,part ,,ii ,,the ,,peacestead ,when ,odin came back to ,asgard1 ,hermod took the bridle from his father's hand and told him that the rest of the ,aesir were gone to the ,peacestead--a broad1 green plain which lay just outside the city4 ,this was the playground of the ,aesir1 where they practiced trials of skill one with another1 and held tournaments and sham fights4 ,these last were always conducted in the gentlest and most honorable manner2 for the strongest law of the ,peacestead was1 that no angry blow should be struck1 or spiteful word spoken1 upon the sacred field2 and for this reason some have thought it might be well if children also had a ,peacestead to play in4 ,odin was too much tired by his journey from ,helheim to go to the ,peacestead that afternoon2 so he turned away and shut himself up in his palace of ,gladsheim4 ,but when he was gone1 ,loki came into the city by another way1 and hearing from ,hermod where the ,aesir were1 set off to join them4 ,when he got to the ,peacestead1 ,loki found that the ,aesir were standing round in a circle shooting at something1 and he peeped between the shoulders of two of them to find out what it was4 ,to his surprise he saw ,baldur standing in the midst1 erect and calm1 whilst his friends and brothers were aiming their weapons at him4 ,some hewed at him with their swords1--others threw stones at him1 --some shot arrows pointed with steel1 and ,thor continually swung ,miolnir at his head4 ,well1 said ,loki to himself1 if this is the sport of ,asgard1 what must that of ,jotunheim be8 ,i wonder what ,father ,odin and ,mother ,frigga would say if they were here8 ,but as ,loki still looked1 he became even more surprised1 for the sport went on1 and ,baldur was not hurt4 ,arrows aimed at his very heart glanced back again untinged with blood4 ,the stones fell down from his broad1 bright brow1 and left no bruises there4 ,swords clave1 but did not wound him2 ,milnir struck him1 and he was not crushed4 ,at this ,loki grew perfectly furious with envy and hatred4 ,and why is ,baldur to be so honored1 said he1 that even steel and stone shall not hurt him8 ,then ,loki changed himself into a little1 dark1 bent old woman1 with a stick in his hand1 and hobbled away from the ,peacestead to ,frigga's cool saloon4 ,at the door he knocked with his stick4 ,come in6 said the kind voice of ,frigga1 and ,loki lifted the latch4 ,now when ,frigga saw1 from the other end of the hall1 a little1 bent1 crippled old woman come hobbling up her crystal floor1 she got up with true queenliness and met her halfway1 holding out her hand and saying in the kindest manner1 ,pray sit down1 my poor old friend2 for it seems to me that you have come from a great way off4 ,that ,i have1 indeed1 answered ,loki in a tremulous1 squeaking voice4 ,and did you happen to see anything of the sir1 asked ,frigga1 as you came8 ,just now ,i passed by the ,peacestead and saw them at play4 ,what were they doing8 ,shooting at ,baldur4 ,then ,frigga bent over her work with a pleased smile on her face4 ,and nothing hurt him8 she said4 ,nothing1 answered ,loki1 looking keenly at her4 ,no1 nothing1 murmured ,frigga1 still looking down and speaking half musingly to herself2 for all things have sworn to me that they will not4 ,sworn6 exclaimed ,loki1 eagerly2 what is that you say8 ,has everything sworn then8 ,everything1 answered she1 excepting1 indeed1 the little shrub mistletoe1 which grows1 you know1 on the west side of ,valhalla1 and to which ,i said nothing1 because ,i thought it was too young to swear4 ,excellent6 thought ,loki1 and then he got up4 ,you're not going yet1 are you8 said ,frigga1 stretching out her hand and looking up at last into the eyes of the old woman4 ,i'm quite rested now1 thank you1 answered ,loki in his squeaky voice1 and then he hobbled out at the door1 which clapped after him1 and sent a cold gust into the room4 ,frigga shuddered1 and thought that a serpent was gliding down the back of her neck4 ,when ,loki had left the presence of ,frigga1 he changed himself back to his proper shape and went straight to the west side of ,valhalla1 where the mistletoe grew4 ,then he opened his knife and cut off a large branch1 saying these words1 ,too young for ,frigga's oaths1 but not too weak for ,loki's work4 ,after which he set off for the ,peacestead once more1 the mistletoe in his hand4 ,when he got there he found that the ,a,esir were still at their sport1 standing round1 taking aim1 and talking eagerly1 and ,baldur did not seem tired4 ,but there was one who stood alone1 leaning against a tree1 and who took no part in what was going on4 ,this was ,hodur1 ,baldur's blind twin-brother2 he stood with his head bent downwards1 silent whilst the others were speaking1 doing nothing when they were most eager2 and ,loki thought that there was a discontented expression on his face1 just as if he were saying to himself1 ,nobody takes any notice of me4 ,so ,loki went up to him and put his hand upon his shoulder4 ,and why are you standing here all alone1 my brave friend8 said he4 ,why don't you throw something at ,baldur8 ,hew at him with a sword1 or show him some attention of that sort4 ,i haven't a sword1 answered ,hodur1 with an impatient gesture2 and you know as well as ,i do1 ,loki1 that ,father ,odin does not approve of my wearing warlike weapons1 or joining in sham fights1 because ,i am blind4 ,oh6 is that it8 said ,loki4 ,well1 ,i only know ,i shouldn't like to be left out of everything4 ,however1 ,i've got a twig of mistletoe here which ,i'll lend you if you like2 a harmless little twig enough1 but ,i shall be happy to guide your arm if you would like to throw it1 and ,baldur might take it as a compliment from his twin-brother4 ,let me feel it1 said ,hodur1 stretching out his uncertain hands4 ,this way1 this way1 my dear friend1 said ,loki1 giving him the twig4 ,now1 as hard as ever you can1 to do him honor2 throw6 ,hodur threw--,baldur fell1 and the shadow of death covered the whole earth4 ,,part ,,iii ,,baldur ,,dead ,one after another they turned and left the ,peacestead1 those friends and brothers of the slain4 ,one after another they turned and went towards the city2 crushed hearts1 heavy footsteps1 no word amongst them1 a shadow upon all4 ,the shadow was in ,asgard1 too --had walked through ,frigga's hall and seated itself upon the threshold of ,gladsheim4 ,odin had just come out to look at it1 and ,frigga stood by in mute despair as the sir came up4 ,loki did it6 ,loki did it6 they said at last in confused1 hoarse whispers1 and they looked from one to another1--upon ,odin1 upon ,frigga1 upon the shadow which they saw before them1 and which they felt within4 ,loki did it6 ,loki1 ,loki6 they went on saying2 but it was no use repeating the name of ,loki over and over again when there was another name they were too sad to utter which yet filled all their hearts--,baldur4 ,frigga said it first1 and then they all went to look at him lying down so peacefully on the grass--dead1 dead4 ,carry him to the funeral pyre6 said ,odin1 at length2 and four of the sir stooped down and lifted their dead brother4 ,with scarcely any sound they carried the body tenderly to the seashore and laid it upon the deck of that majestic ship called ,ringhorn1 which had been his4 ,then they stood round waiting to see who would come to the funeral4 ,odin came1 and on his shoulder8 sat his two ravens1 whose croaking drew clouds down over the ,asa's face1 for ,thought and ,memory sang one sad song that day4 ,frigga came1--,frey1 ,gerda1 ,freyja1 ,thor1 ,hnir1 ,bragi1 and ,iduna4 ,heimdall came sweeping over the tops of the mountains on ,golden ,mane1 his swift1 bright steed4 gir the ,old groaned from under the deep1 and sent his daughters up to mourn around the dead4 ,frost-giants and mountain-giants came crowding round the rimy shores of ,jotunheim to look across the sea upon the funeral of an ,asa4 ,nanna came1 ,baldur's fair young wife2 but when she saw the dead body of her husband1 her own heart broke with grief1 and the sir laid her beside him on the stately ship4 ,after this ,odin stepped forward and placed a ring on the breast of his son1 whispering something at the same time in his ear2 but when he and the rest of the sir tried to push ,ringhorn into the sea before setting fire to it1 they found that their hearts were so heavy they could lift nothing4 ,so they beckoned to the giantess ,hyrrokin to come over from ,jtunheim and help them4 ,she1 with a single push1 set the ship floating1 and then1 whilst ,thor stood up holding ,milnir high in the air1 ,odin lighted the funeral pile of ,baldur and of ,nanna4 ,so ,ringhorn went out floating towards the deep1 and the funeral fire burnt on4 ,its broad red flame burst forth towards heaven2 but when the smoke would have gone upward too1 the winds came sobbing and carried it away4 ,,part ,,iv ,,helheim ,when at last the ship ,ringhorn had floated out so far to sea that it looked like a dull red lamp on the horizon1 ,frigga turned round and said1 ,does any one of you1 my children1 wish to perform a noble action and win my love forever8 ,i do1 cried ,hermod1 before any one else had time to open his lips4 ,go then1 ,hermod1 answered ,frigga1 saddle ,sleipnir with all speed and ride down to ,helheim2 there seek out ,hela1 the stern mistress of the dead1 and entreat her to send our beloved back to us once more4 ,hermod was gone in the twinkling of an eye1 not in at the mouth of the earth and through the steep cavern down which ,odin went to the dead ,vala's grave2 he chose another way1 though not a better one2 for1 go to ,helheim how you will1 the best is but a downward road1 and so ,hermod found it--downward1 slanting1 slippery1 dark1 and very cold4 ,at last he came to the ,giallar ,bru--that sounding river which flows between the living and the dead1 and the bridge over which is paved with stones of glittering gold4 ,hermod was surprised to see gold in such a place2 but as he rode over the bridge1 and looked down carefully at the stones1 he saw that they were only tears which had been shed round the beds of the dying--only tears1 and yet they made the way seem brighter4 ,but when ,hermod reached the other end of the bridge1 he found the courageous woman who1 for ages and ages1 had been sitting there to watch the dead go by1 and she stopped him1 saying3 ,what a noise you make6 ,who are you8 ,yesterday five troops of dead men went over the ,giallar ,bridge and did not shake it so much as you have done4 ,besides1 she added1 looking more closely at ,hermod1 you are not a dead man at all4 ,your lips are neither cold not blue4 ,why1 then1 do you ride on the way to ,helheim8 ,i seek ,baldur1 answered ,hermod4 ,tell me1 have you seen him pass8 ,baldur1 she said1 has ridden over the bridge2 but there below1 towards the north1 lies the way to the ,abodes of ,death4 ,so ,hermod went on the way until he came to the barred gates of ,helheim itself4 ,there he alighted1 tightened his saddle-girths1 remounted1 clapped both spurs to his horse1 and cleared the gate by one tremendous leap4 ,then ,hermod found himself in a place where no living man had ever been before--the ,city of the ,dead4 ,perhaps you think there is a great silence there1 but you are mistaken4 ,hermod thought he had never in his life heard so much noise2 for the echoes of all words were speaking together--words1 some newly uttered and some ages old2 but the dead men did not hear who flitted up and down the dark streets1 for their ears had been stunned and become cold long since4 ,hermod rode on through the city until he came to the palace of ,hela1 which stood in the midst4 ,precipice was its threshold1 the entrance hall1 ,wide ,storm1 and yet ,hermod was not too much afraid to seek the innermost rooms2 so he went on to the banqueting hall1 where ,hela sat at the head of her table and served her newest guests4 ,baldur1 alas6 sat at her right hand1 and on her left his pale young wife4 ,when ,hela saw ,hermod coming up the hall she smiled grimly1 but beckoned to him at the same time to sit down1 and told him that he might sup that night with her4 ,it was a strange supper for a living man to sit down to4 ,hunger was the table2 ,starvation1 ,hela's knife2 ,delay1 her man2 ,slowness1 her maid2 and ,burning ,thirst1 her wine4 ,after supper ,hela led the way to the sleeping apartments4 ,you see1 she said1 turning to ,hermod1 ,i am very anxious about the comfort of my guests4 ,here are beds of unrest provided for all1 hung with curtains of weariness1 and look how all the walls are furnished with despair4 ,so saying she strode away1 leaving ,hermod and ,baldur together4 ,the whole night they sat on those unquiet couches and talked4 ,hermod could speak of nothing but the past1 and as he looked anxiously round the room his eyes became dim with tears4 ,but ,baldur seemed to see a light far off1 and he spoke of what was to come4 ,the next morning ,hermod went to ,hela1 and entreated her to let ,baldur return to ,asgard4 ,he even offered to take his place in ,helhelm if she pleased2 but ,hela only laughed at this and said3 ,you talk a great deal about ,baldur1 and boast how much every one loves him2 ,i will prove now if what you have told me be true4 ,let everything on earth1 living or dead1 weep for ,baldur1 and he shall go home again2 but if one thing only refuse to weep1 then let ,helheim hold its own2 he shall not go4 ,every one will weep willingly1 said ,hermod1 as he mounted ,sleipnir and rode towards the entrance of the city4 ,baldur went with him as far as the gate and began to send messages to all his friends in ,asgard1 but ,hermod would not listen to many of them4 ,you will so soon come back to us1 he said1 there is no use in sending messages4 ,so ,hermod darted homewards1 and ,baldur watched him through the bars of ,helheim's gateway as he flew along4 ,not soon1 not soon1 said the dead ,asa2 but still he saw the light far off1 and thought of what was to come4 ,,part ,v ,,weeping ,well1 ,hermod1 what did she say8 asked the ,a,esir from the top of the hill as they saw him coming2 make haste and tell us what she said4 ,and ,hermod came up4 ,oh6 is that all8 they cried1 as soon as he had delivered his message4 ,nothing can be more easy1 and then they all hurried off to tell ,frigga4 ,she was weeping already1 and in five minutes there was not a tearless eye in ,asgard4 ,but this is not enough1 said ,odin2 the whole earth must know of our grief that it may weep with us4 ,then the father of the ,a,esir called to him his messenger maidens --the beautiful ,valkyrior--and sent them out into all worlds with these three words on their lips1 ,baldur is dead6 ,but the words were so dreadful that at first the messenger maidens could only whisper them in low tones as they went along1 ,baldur is dead6 ,the dull1 sad sounds flowed back on ,asgard like a new river of grief1 and it seemed to the ,a,esir as if they now wept for the first time-,baldur is dead6 ,what is that the ,valkyrior are saying8 asked the men and women in all the country round1 and when they heard rightly1 men left their labor and lay down to weep--women dropped the buckets they were carrying to the well1 and1 leaning their faces over them1 filled them with tears4 ,the children crowded upon the doorsteps1 or sat down at the corners of the streets1 crying as if their own mothers were dead4 ,the ,valkyrior passed on4 ,baldur is dead6 they said to the empty fields2 and straightway the grass and the wild field-flowers shed tears4 ,baldur is dead6 said the messenger maidens to the rocks and stones2 and the very stones began to weep4 ,baldur is dead6 the ,valkyrior cried2 and even the old mammoth's bones1 which had lain for centuries under the hills1 burst into tears1 so that small rivers gushed forth from every mountain's side4 ,baldur is dead6 said the messenger maidens as they swept over silent sands2 and all the shells wept pearls4 ,baldur is dead6 they cried to the sea1 and to ,jotunheim across the sea2 and when the giants understood it1 even they wept1 whilst the sea rained spray to heaven4 ,after this the ,valkyrior stepped from one stone to another until they reached a rock that stood alone in the middle of the sea2 then1 all together1 they bent forward over the edge of it1 stooped down and peeped over1 that they might tell the monsters of the deep4 ,baldur is dead6 they said1 and the sea monsters and the fish wept4 ,then the messenger maidens looked at one another and said1 ,surely our work is done4 ,so they twined their arms round one another's waists1 and set forth on the downward road to ,helheim1 there to claim ,baldur from among the dead4 ,after he had sent forth his messenger maidens1 ,odin had seated himself on the top of ,air ,throne that he might see how the earth received his message4 ,at first he watched the ,valkyrior as they stepped forth north and south1 and east and west2 but soon the whole earth's steaming tears rose up like a great cloud and hid everything from him4 ,then he looked down through the cloud and said1 ,are you all weeping8 ,the ,valkyrior heard the sound of his voice as they went all together down the slippery road1 and they turned round1 stretching out their arms towards ,air ,throne1 their long hair falling back1 whilst1 with choked voices and streaming eyes1 they answered1 ,the world weeps1 ,father ,odin2 the world and we4 ,after this they went on their way until they came to the end of the cave ,gnipa1 where ,garm was chained1 and which yawned over ,niflheim4 ,the world weeps1 they said one to another by way of encouragement1 for here the road was so dreadful2 but just as they were about to pass through the mouth of ,gnipa they came upon a haggard witch named ,thaukt1 who sat in the entrance with her back to them1 and her face toward the abyss4 ,baldur is dead6 ,weep1 weep6 said the messenger maidens1 as they tried to pass her2 but ,thaukt made answer3 ,what she doth hold1 ,let ,hela keep2 ,for naught care ,i1 ,though the world weep1 ,o'er ,baldur's bale4 ,live he or die ,with tearless eye1 ,old ,thaukt shall wail4 ,and with these words leaped into ,niflheim with a yell of triumph4 ,surely that cry was the cry of ,loki1 said one of the maidens2 but another pointed towards the city of ,helheim1 and there they saw the stern face of ,hela looking over the wall4 ,one has not wept1 said the grim ,queen1 and ,helheim holds its own4 ,so saying she motioned the maidens away with her long1 cold hand4 ,then the ,valkyrior turned and fled up the steep way to the foot of ,odin's throne1 like a pale snowdrift that flies before the storm4 ,,the ,,hero ,,story ,,sir ,,william ,,wallace ,walter ,scott ,i told you1 my dear ,hugh1 that ,edward ,i of ,england had reduced ,scotland almost entirely to the condition of a conquered country1 although he had obtained possession of the kingdom less by his bravery1 than by cunningly taking advantage of the disputes and divisions that followed amongst the ,scots themselves after the death of ,alexander ,,iii4 ,the ,english1 however1 had in point of fact obtained possession of the country1 and governed it with much rigor4 ,the ,lord ,high ,justice ,ormesby called all men to account1 who would not take the oath of allegiance to ,king ,edward4 ,many of the ,scots refused this1 as what the ,english king had no right to demand from them4 ,such persons were called into the courts of justice1 fined1 deprived of their estates1 and otherwise severely punished4 ,then ,hugh ,cressingham1 the ,english treasurer1 tormented the ,scottish nation1 by collecting money from them under various pretexts4 ,the ,scots were always a poor people1 and their native kings had treated them with much kindness1 and seldom required them to pay any taxes4 ,they were1 therefore1 extremely enraged at finding themselves obliged to pay to the ,english treasurer much larger sums of money than their own good kings had ever demanded from them2 and they became exceedingly dissatisfied4 ,besides these modes of oppression1 the ,english soldiers1 who1 ,i told you1 had been placed in garrison in the different castles of ,scotland1 thought themselves masters of the country1 treated the ,scots with great contempt1 took from them by main force whatever they had a fancy to1 and if the owners offered to resist1 abused them1 beat and wounded1 and sometimes killed them2 for which acts of violence the ,english officers did not check or punish their soldiers4 ,scotland was1 therefore1 in great distress1 and the inhabitants1 exceedingly enraged1 only wanted some leader to command them1 to rise up in a body against the ,english or ,southern men1 as they called them1 and recover the liberty and independence of their country1 which had been destroyed by ,edward the ,first4 ,such a leader arose in the person of ,,william ,,wallace1 whose name is still so often mentioned in ,scotland4 ,it is a great pity we do not know exactly the history of this brave man2 for at the time when he lived1 every one was so busy fighting1 that there was no person to write down the history of what took place2 and afterwards1 when there was more leisure for composition1 the truths that were collected were greatly mingled with falsehood4 ,what ,i shall tell you of him is generally believed to be true4 ,william ,wallace was none of the high nobles of ,scotland1 but the son of a private gentleman1 called ,wallace of ,ellerslie1 in ,renfrewshire1 near ,paisley4 ,he was very tall and handsome1 and one of the strongest and bravest men that ever lived4 ,he had a very fine countenance1 with a quantity of fair hair1 and was particularly dexterous in the use of all weapons which were then employed in battle4 ,wallace1 like all ,scotsmen of high spirit1 had looked with great indignation upon the usurpation of the crown by ,edward1 and upon the insolencies which the ,english soldiers committed on his countrymen4 ,it is said1 that when he was very young1 he went a-fishing for sport in the river of ,irvine1 near ,ayr4 ,he had caught a good many trouts1 which were carried by a boy1 who attended him with a fishing-basket1 as is usual with anglers4 ,two or three ,english soldiers1 who belonged to the garrison of ,ayr1 came up to ,wallace1 and insisted1 with their usual insolence1 on taking the fish from the boy4 ,wallace was contented to allow them a part of the trouts1 but he refused to part with the whole basketful4 ,the soldiers insisted1 and from words came to blows4 ,wallace had no better weapon than the butt-end of his fishing-rod2 but he struck the foremost of the ,englishmen so hard under the ear with it that he killed him on the spot2 and getting possession of the slain man's sword1 he fought with so much fury that he put the others to flight1 and brought home his fish safe and sound4 ,the ,english governor of ,ayr sought for him1 to punish him with death for this action2 but ,wallace lay concealed among the hills and great woods till the matter was forgotten1 and then appeared in another part of the country4 ,he is said to have had other adventures of the same kind1 in which he gallantly defended himself1 sometimes when alone1 sometimes with very few companions1 against superior numbers of the ,english1 until at last his name became generally known as a terror to them4 ,but the action which occasioned his finally rising in arms1 is believed to have happened in the town of ,lanark4 ,wallace was at this time married to a lady of that place1 and residing there with his wife4 ,it chanced1 as he walked in the market place1 dressed in a green garment1 with a rich dagger by his side1 that an ,englishman came up and insulted him on account of his finery1 saying1 a ,scotsman had no business to wear so gay a dress1 or carry so handsome a weapon4 ,it soon came to a quarrel1 as on many former occasions2 and ,wallace1 having killed the ,englishman1 fled to his own house1 which was speedily assaulted by all the ,english soldiers4 ,while they were endeavoring to force their way in at the front of the house1 ,wallace escaped by a back door1 and got in safety to a rugged and rocky glen1 near ,lanark1 called the ,cartland crags1 all covered with bushes and trees1 and full of high precipices1 where he knew he should be safe from the pursuit of the ,english soldiers4 ,footnote3 ,in the western face of the chasm of ,cartland ,crags1 a few yards above the new bridge1 a cave in the rock is pointed out by tradition as having been the hiding-place of ,wallace4 ,in the meantime1 the governor of ,lanark1 whose name was ,hazelrigg1 burned ,wallace's house1 and put his wife and servants to death2 and by committing this cruelty increased to the highest pitch1 as you may well believe1 the hatred which the champion had always borne against the ,english usurper4 ,hazelrigg also proclaimed ,wallace an outlaw1 and offered a reward to any one who should bring him to an ,english garrison1 alive or dead4 ,on the other hand1 ,wallace soon collected a body of men1 outlawed like himself1 or willing to become so1 rather than any longer endure the oppression of the ,english4 ,one of his earliest expeditions was directed against ,hazelrigg1 whom he killed1 and thus avenged the death of his wife4 ,he fought skirmishes with the soldiers who were sent against him1 and often defeated them2 and in time became so well known and so formidable1 that multitudes began to resort to his standard1 until at length he was at the head of a considerable army1 with which he proposed to restore his country to independence4 ,about this time is said to have taken place a memorable event1 which the ,scottish people called the ,barns of ,ayr4 ,it is alleged that the ,english governor of ,ayr had invited the greater part of the ,scottish nobility and gentry in the western parts to meet him at some large buildings called the ,barns of ,ayr1 for the purpose of friendly conference upon the affairs of the nation4 ,but the ,english earl entertained the treacherous purpose of putting the ,scottish gentlemen to death4 ,the ,english soldiers had halters with running nooses ready prepared1 and hung upon the beams which supported the roof2 and1 as the ,scottish gentlemen were admitted by two and two at a time1 the nooses were thrown over their heads1 and they were pulled up by the neck1 and thus hanged or strangled to death4 ,among those who were slain in this base and treacherous manner was1 it is said1 ,sir ,reginald ,crawford1 ,sheriff of the county of ,ayr1 and uncle to ,william ,wallace4 ,when ,wallace heard of what had befallen he was dreadfully enraged1 and collecting his men in a wood near the town of ,ayr1 he resolved to be revenged on the authors of this great crime4 ,the ,english in the meanwhile made much feasting1 and when they had eaten and drunk plentifully1 they lay down to sleep in the same large barns in which they had murdered the ,scottish gentlemen4 ,but ,wallace1 learning that they kept no guard or watch1 not suspecting there were any enemies so near them1 directed a woman who knew the place1 to mark with chalk the doors of the lodgings where the ,englishmen lay4 ,then he sent a party of men1 who1 with strong ropes1 made all the doors so fast on the outside1 that those within could not open them4 ,on the outside the ,scots had prepared heaps of straw1 to which they set fire1 and the barns of ,ayr1 being themselves made of wood1 were soon burning in a bright flame4 ,then the ,english were awakened1 and endeavored to get out to save their lives4 ,but the doors1 as ,i told you1 were secured on the outside1 and bound fast with ropes2 and1 besides1 the blazing houses were surrounded by the ,scots1 who forced those who got out to run back into the fire1 or else put them to death on the spot2 and thus great numbers perished miserably4 ,many of the ,english were lodged in a convent1 but they had no better fortune than the others2 for the prior of the convent caused all the friars to arm themselves1 and1 attacking the ,english guests1 they put most of them to the sword4 ,this was called the ,friar of ,ayr's blessing4 ,we cannot tell if this story of the ,barns of ,ayr be exactly true2 but it is probable there is some foundation for it1 as it is universally believed in that country4 ,thus ,wallace's party grew daily stronger and stronger1 and many of the ,scottish nobles joined with him4 ,among these were ,sir ,william ,douglas1 the ,lord of ,douglas-dale1 and the head of a great family often mentioned in ,scottish history4 ,there was also ,sir ,john the ,grahame1 who became ,wallace's bosom friend and greatest confidant4 ,many of these great noblemen1 however1 deserted the cause of the country on the approach of ,john de ,warenne1 ,earl of ,surrey1 the ,english governor1 at the head of a numerous and well-appointed army4 ,they thought that ,wallace would be unable to withstand the attack of so many disciplined soldiers1 and hastened to submit themselves to the ,english1 for fear of losing their estates4 ,wallace1 however1 remained undismayed1 and at the head of a considerable army4 ,he had taken up his camp upon the northern side of the river ,forth1 near the town of ,stirling4 ,the river was there crossed by a long wooden bridge1 about a mile above the spot where the present bridge is situated4 ,the ,english general approached the banks of the river on the southern side4 ,he sent two clergymen to offer a pardon to ,wallace and his followers1 on condition that they should lay down their arms4 ,but such was not the purpose of the high-minded champion of ,scotland4 ,go back to ,warenne1 said ,wallace1 and tell him we value not the pardon of the king of ,england4 ,we are not here for the purpose of treating of peace1 but of abiding battle1 and restoring freedom to our country4 ,let the ,english come on2--we defy them to their very beards6 ,the ,english1 upon hearing this haughty answer1 called loudly to be led to the attack4 ,their leader1 ,sir ,richard ,lundin1 a ,scottish knight1 who had gone over to the enemy at ,irvine1 hesitated1 for he was a skillful soldier1 and he saw that1 to approach the ,scottish army1 his troops must pass over the long1 narrow wooden bridge2 so that those who should get over first might be attacked by ,wallace with all his forces1 before those who remained behind could possibly come to their assistance4 ,he therefore inclined to delay the battle4 ,but ,cressingham the treasurer1 who was ignorant and presumptuous1 insisted that it was their duty to fight1 and put an end to the war at once2 and ,lundin gave way to his opinion1 although ,cressingham1 being a churchman1 could not be so good a judge of what was fitting as he himself1 an experienced officer4 ,the ,english army began to cross the bridge1 ,cressingham leading the van1 or foremost division of the army2 for1 in those military days1 even clergymen wore armor and fought in battle4 ,that took place which ,lundin had foreseen4 ,wallace suffered a considerable part of the ,english army to pass the bridge1 without offering any opposition2 but when about one half were over1 and the bridge was crowded with those who were following1 he charged those who had crossed with his whole strength1 slew a very great number1 and drove the rest into the river ,forth1 where the greater part were drowned4 ,the remainder of the ,english army1 who were left on the southern bank of the river1 fled in great confusion1 having first set fire to the wooden bridge that the ,scots might not pursue them4 ,cressingham was killed in the very beginning of the battle2 and the ,scots detested him so much1 that they flayed the skin from his dead body1 and kept pieces of it1 in memory of the revenge they had taken upon the ,english treasurer4 ,some say they made saddle girths of this same skin2 a purpose for which ,i do not think it could be very fit4 ,it must be owned to have been a dishonorable thing of the ,scots to insult thus the dead body of their enemy1 and shows that they must have been then a ferocious and barbarous people4 ,the remains of ,surrey's great army fled out of ,scotland after this defeat2 and the ,scots1 taking arms on all sides1 attacked the castles in which the ,english soldiers continued to shelter themselves1 and took most of them by force or stratagem4 ,many wonderful stories are told of ,wallace's exploits on these occasions2 some of which are no doubt true1 while others are either invented1 or very much exaggerated4 ,it seems certain1 however1 that he defeated the ,english in several combats1 chased them almost entirely out of ,scotland1 regained the towns and castles of which they had possessed themselves1 and recovered for a time the complete freedom of the country4 ,he even marched into ,england1 and laid ,cumberland and ,northumberland waste1 where the ,scottish soldiers1 in revenge for the mischief which the ,english had done in their country1 committed great cruelties4 ,wallace did not approve of their killing the people who were not in arms1 and he endeavored to protect the clergymen and others1 who were not able to defend themselves4 ,remain with me1 he said to the priests of ,hexham1 a large town in ,northumberland1 for ,i cannot protect you from my soldiers when you are out of my presence4 ,the troops who followed ,wallace received no pay1 because he had no money to give them2 and that was one great reason why he could not keep them under restraint1 or prevent their doing much harm to the defenseless country people4 ,he remained in ,england more than three weeks1 and did a great deal of mischief to the country4 ,indeed1 it appears that1 though ,wallace disapproved of slaying priests1 women1 and children1 he partook of the ferocity of the times so much1 as to put to death without quarter all whom he found in arms4 ,in the north of ,scotland the ,english had placed a garrison in the strong ,castle of ,dunnottar1 which1 built on a large and precipitous rock1 overhangs the raging sea4 ,though the place is almost inaccessible1 ,wallace and his followers found their way into the castle1 while the garrison in great terror fled into the church or chapel1 which was built on the very verge of the precipice4 ,this did not save them1 for ,wallace caused the church to be set on fire4 ,the terrified garrison1 involved in the flames1 ran some of them upon the points of the ,scottish swords1 while others threw themselves from the precipice into the sea and swam along to the cliffs1 where they hung like sea-fowl1 screaming in vain for mercy and assistance4 ,the followers of ,wallace were frightened at this dreadful scene1 and falling on their knees before the priests who chanced to be in the army1 they asked forgiveness for having committed so much slaughter within the limits of a church dedicated to the service of ,god4 ,but ,wallace had so deep a sense of the injuries which the ,english had done to his country that he only laughed at the contrition of his soldiers4 ,i will absolve you all myself1 he said4 ,are you ,scottish soldiers1 and do you repent for a trifle like this1 which is not half what the invaders deserved at our hands8 ,so deep-seated was ,wallace's feeling of national resentment that it seems to have overcome1 in such instances1 the scruples of a temper which was naturally humane4 ,edward ,i was in ,flanders when all these events took place4 ,you may suppose he was very angry when he learned that ,scotland1 which he thought completely subdued1 had risen into a great insurrection against him1 defeated his armies1 killed his treasurer1 chased his soldiers out of their country1 and invaded ,england with a great force4 ,he came back from ,flanders in a mighty rage1 and determined not to leave that rebellious country until it was finally conquered1 for which purpose he assembled a very fine army1 and marched into ,scotland4 ,in the meantime the ,scots prepared to defend themselves1 and chose ,wallace to be ,governor1 or ,protector1 of the kingdom1 because they had no king at the time4 ,he was now titled ,sir ,william ,wallace1 ,protector1 or ,governor1 of the ,scottish nation4 ,but although ,wallace1 as we have seen1 was the best soldier and bravest man in ,scotland1 and therefore the most fit to be placed in command at this critical period1 when the king of ,england was coming against them with such great forces1 yet the nobles of ,scotland envied him this important situation1 because he was not a man born in high rank1 or enjoying a large estate4 ,so great was their jealousy of ,sir ,william ,wallace1 that many of these great barons did not seem very willing to bring forward their forces1 or fight against the ,english1 because they would not have a man of inferior condition to be general4 ,this was base and mean conduct1 and it was attended with great disasters to ,scotland4 ,footnote3 ,these mean and selfish jealousies were increased by the terror1 of ,edward's military renown1 and in many by the fear of losing their ,english estates2 so that at the very time when an honest love of liberty1 and a simultaneous spirit of resistance1 could alone have saved ,scotland1 its nobility deserted it at its utmost need1 and refused to act with the only man whose military talents and prosperity were equal to the emergency4--,,tytler',s ,history of ,scotland4 ,yet1 notwithstanding this unwillingness of the great nobility to support him1 ,wallace assembled a large army2 for the middling1 but especially the lower classes1 were very much attached to him4 ,he marched boldly against the ,king of ,england1 and met him near the town of ,falkirk4 ,most of the ,scottish army were on foot1 because1 as ,i already told you1 in those days only the nobility and great men of ,scotland fought on horseback4 ,the ,english king1 on the contrary1 had a very large body of the finest cavalry in the world1 ,normans and ,english1 all clothed in complete armor4 ,he had also the celebrated archers of ,england1 each of whom was said to carry twelve ,scotsmen's lives under his girdle2 because every archer had twelve arrows stuck in his belt1 and was expected to kill a man with every arrow4 ,the ,scots had some good archers from the ,forest of ,ettrick1 who fought under command of ,sir ,john ,stewart of ,bonkill2 but they were not nearly equal in number to the ,english4 ,the greater part of the ,scottish army were on foot1 armed with long spears2 they were placed thick and close together1 and laid all their spears so close1 point over point1 that it seemed as difficult to break through them1 as through the wall of a strong castle4 ,when the two armies were drawn up facing each other1 ,wallace said to his soldiers1 ,i have brought you to the ring1 let me see how you can dance2 meaning1 ,i have brought you to the decisive field of battle1 let me see how bravely you can fight4 ,the ,english made the attack4 ,king ,edward1 though he saw the close ranks1 and undaunted appearance1 of the ,scottish infantry1 resolved nevertheless to try whether he could not ride them down with his fine cavalry4 ,he therefore gave his horsemen orders to advance4 ,they charged accordingly1 at full gallop4 ,it must have been a terrible thing to have seen these fine horses riding as hard as they could against the long lances1 which were held out by the ,scots to keep them back2 and a dreadful cry arose when they came against each other4 ,the first line of cavalry was commanded by the ,earl ,marshal of ,england1 whose progress was checked by a morass4 ,the second line of ,english horse was commanded by ,antony ,beck1 the ,bishop of ,durham1 who1 nevertheless1 wore armor1 and fought like a lay baron4 ,he wheeled round the morass2 but when he saw the deep and firm order of the ,scots1 his heart failed1 and he proposed to ,sir ,ralph ,basset of ,drayton1 who commanded under him1 to halt till ,edward himself brought up the reserve4 ,go say your mass1 bishop1 answered ,basset contemptuously1 and advanced at full gallop with the second line4 ,however1 the ,scots stood their ground with their long spears2 many of the foremost of the ,english horses were thrown down1 and the riders were killed as they lay rolling1 unable to rise1 owing to the weight of their heavy armor4 ,but the ,scottish horse did not come to the assistance of their infantry1 but on the contrary1 fled away from the battle4 ,it is supposed that this was owing to the treachery or ill- will of the nobility1 who were jealous of ,wallace4 ,but it must be considered that the ,scottish cavalry were few in number2 and that they had much worse arms1 and weaker horses1 than their enemies4 ,the ,english cavalry attempted again and again to disperse the deep and solid ranks in which ,wallace had stationed his foot soldiers4 ,but they were repeatedly beaten off with loss1 nor could they make their way through that wood of spears1 as it is called by one of the ,english historians4 ,king ,edward then commanded his archers to advance2 and these approaching within arrow-shot of the ,scottish ranks1 poured on them such close and dreadful volleys of arrows1 that it was impossible to sustain the discharge4 ,it happened at the same time1 that ,sir ,john ,stewart was killed by a fall from his horse2 and the archers of ,ettrick ,forest1 whom he was bringing forward to oppose those of ,king ,edward1 were slain in great numbers around him4 ,their bodies were afterwards distinguished among the slain1 as being the tallest and handsomest men of the army4 ,the ,scottish spearmen being thus thrown into some degree of confusion1 by the loss of those who were slain by the arrows of the ,english1 the heavy cavalry of ,edward again charged with more success than formerly1 and broke through the ranks1 which were already disordered4 ,sir ,john ,grahame1 ,wallace's great friend and companion1 was slain1 with many other brave soldiers2 and the ,scots1 having lost a very great number of men1 were at length obliged to take to flight4 ,this fatal battle was fought upon the #bb;d of ,july1 #abih3 ,sir ,john the ,grahame lies buried in the churchyard of ,falkirk4 ,a tombstone was laid over him1 which has been three times renewed since his death4 ,the inscription bears1 ,that ,sir ,john the ,grahame1 equally remarkable for wisdom and courage1 and the faithful friend of ,wallace1 being slain in battle by the ,english1 lies buried in this place4 ,a large oak tree in the adjoining forests was long shown as marking the spot where ,wallace slept before the battle1 or1 as others said1 in which he hid himself after the defeat4 ,nearly forty years ago1 ,grandpa saw some of its roots2 but the body of the tree was even then entirely decayed1 and there is not now1 and has not been for many years1 the least vestige of it to be seen4 ,after this fatal defeat of ,falkirk1 ,sir ,william ,wallace seems to have resigned his office of ,governor of ,scotland4 ,several nobles were named guardians in his place1 and continued to make resistance to the ,english armies2 and they gained some advantages1 particularly near ,roslin1 where a body of ,scots1 commanded by ,john ,comyn of ,badenoch1 who was one of the guardians of the kingdom1 and another distinguished commander1 called ,simon ,fraser1 defeated three armies1 or detachments1 of ,english in one day4 ,nevertheless1 the king of ,england possessed so much wealth1 and so many means of raising soldiers1 that he sent army after army into the poor oppressed country of ,scotland1 and obliged all its nobles and great men1 one after another1 to submit themselves once more to his yoke4 ,sir ,william ,wallace1 alone1 or with a very small band of followers1 refused either to acknowledge the usurper ,edward1 or to lay down his arms4 ,he continued to maintain himself among the woods and mountains of his native country for no less than seven years after his defeat at ,falkirk1 and for more than one year after all the other defenders of ,scottish liberty had laid down their arms4 ,many proclamations were sent out against him by the ,english1 and a great reward was set upon his head2 for ,edward did not think he could have any secure possession of his usurped kingdom of ,scotland while ,wallace lived4 ,at length he was taken prisoner2 and1 shame it is to say1 a ,scotsman1 called ,sir ,john ,menteith1 was the person by whom he was seized and delivered to the ,english4 ,it is generally said that he was made prisoner at ,robroyston1 near ,glasgow2 and the tradition of the country bears1 that the signal made for rushing upon him and taking him at unawares1 was1 when one of his pretended friends1 who betrayed him1 should turn a loaf1 which was placed upon the table1 with its bottom or flat side uppermost4 ,and in after times it was reckoned ill- breeding to turn a loaf in that manner1 if there was a person named ,menteith in company2 since it was as much as to remind him1 that his namesake had betrayed ,sir ,william ,wallace1 the ,champion of ,scotland4 ,whether ,sir ,john ,menteith was actually the person by whom ,wallace was betrayed1 is not perfectly certain4 ,he was1 however1 the individual by whom the patriot was made prisoner1 and delivered up to the ,english1 for which his name and his memory have been long loaded with disgrace4 ,edward1 having thus obtained possession of the person whom he considered as the greatest obstacle to his complete conquest of ,scotland1 resolved to make ,wallace an example to all ,scottish patriots who should in future venture to oppose his ambitious projects4 ,he caused this gallant defender of his country to be brought to trial in ,westminster hall1 before the ,english judges1 and produced him there1 crowned in mockery1 with a green garland1 because they said he had been king of outlaws and robbers among the ,scottish woods4 ,wallace was accused of having been a traitor to the ,english crown2 to which he answered1 ,i could not be a traitor to ,edward1 for ,i was never his subject4 ,he was then charged with having taken and burnt towns and castles1 with having killed many men and done much violence4 ,he replied1 with the same calm resolution1 that it was true he had killed very many ,englishmen1 but it was because they had come to subdue and oppress his native country of ,scotland2 and far from repenting what he had done1 he declared he was only sorry that he had not put to death many more of them4 ,notwithstanding that ,wallace's defense was a good one1 both in law and in common sense1 7for surely every one has not only a right to fight in defense of his native country1 but is bound in duty to do so17 the ,english judges condemned him to be executed4 ,so this brave patriot was dragged upon a sledge to the place of execution1 where his head was struck off1 and his body divided into four quarters1 which1 according to the cruel custom of the time1 were exposed upon spikes of iron on ,london ,bridge1 and were termed the limbs of a traitor4 ,no doubt ,king ,edward thought1 that by exercising this great severity towards so distinguished a patriot as ,sir ,william ,wallace1 he should terrify all the ,scots into obedience1 and so be able in future to reign over their country without resistance4 ,but though ,edward was a powerful1 a brave1 and a wise king1 and though he took the most cautious1 as well as the most strict measures1 to preserve the obedience of ,scotland1 yet his claim being founded on injustice and usurpation1 was not permitted by ,providence to be lished in security or peace4 ,sir ,william ,wallace1 that immortal supporter of the independence of his country1 was no sooner deprived of his life1 in the cruel and unjust manner ,i have told you1 than other patriots arose to assert the cause of ,scottish liberty4 ,,the ,,reproduction ,,the ,,tempest ,charles and ,mary ,lamb ,there was a certain island in the sea1 the only inhabitants of which were an old man1 whose name was ,prospero1 and his daughter ,miranda1 a very beautiful young lady4 ,she came to this island so young1 that she had no memory of having seen any other human face than her father's4 ,they lived in a cave or cell1 made out of a rock2 it was divided into several apartments1 one of which ,prospero called his study2 there he kept his books1 which chiefly treated of magic1 a study at that time much affected by all learned men2 and the knowledge of this art he found very useful to him2 for being thrown by a strange chance upon this island1 which had been enchanted by a witch called ,sycorax1 who died there a short time before his arrival1 ,prospero1 by virtue of his art1 released many good spirits that ,sycorax had imprisoned in the bodies of large trees1 because they had refused to execute her wicked demands4 ,these gentle spirits were ever after obedient to the will of ,prospero4 ,of these ,ariel was the chief4 ,the lively little sprite ,ariel had nothing mischievous in his nature1 except that he took rather too much pleasure in tormenting an ugly monster called ,caliban1 for he owed him a grudge1 because he was the son of his old enemy ,sycorax4 ,this ,caliban1 ,prospero found in the woods1 a strange misshapen thing1 far less human in form than an ape2 he took him home to his cell1 and taught him to speak2 and ,prospero would have been very kind to him1 but the bad nature which ,caliban inherited from his mother ,sycorax would not let him learn anything good or useful3 therefore he was employed like a slave1 to fetch wood and do the most laborious offices2 and ,ariel had the charge of compelling him to these services4 ,when ,caliban was lazy and neglected his work1 ,ariel 7who was invisible to all eyes but ,prospero's7 would come slyly and pinch him1 and sometimes tumble him down in the mire2 and then ,ariel1 in the likeness of an ape1 would make mouths at him4 ,then swiftly changing his shape1 in the likeness of a hedgehog1 he would lie tumbling in ,caliban's way1 who feared the hedgehog's sharp quills would prick his bare feet4 ,with a variety of such like vexatious tricks ,ariel would often torment him1 whenever ,caliban neglected the work which ,prospero commanded him to do4 ,having these powerful spirits obedient to his will1 ,prospero could by their means command the winds1 and the waves of the sea4 ,by his orders they raised a violent storm1 in the midst of which1 and struggling with the wild sea-waves that every moment threatened to swallow it up1 he showed his daughter a fine large ship1 which he told her was full of living beings like themselves4 ,o my dear father1 said she1 if by your art you have raised this dreadful storm1 have pity on their sad distress4 ,see6 the vessel will be dashed to pieces4 ,poor souls6 they will all perish4 ,if ,i had power1 ,i would sink the ship beneath the earth1 rather than the good ship should be destroyed1 with all the precious souls within her4 ,be not so amazed1 daughter ,miranda1 said ,prospero2 there is no harm done4 ,i have so ordered it that no person in the ship shall receive any hurt4 ,what ,i have done has been in care of you1 my dear child4 ,you are ignorant who you are1 or where you came from1 and you know no more of me1 but that ,i am your father1 and live in this poor cave4 ,can you remember a time before you came to this cell8 ,i think you cannot1 for you were not then three years of age4 ,certainly ,i can1 sir1 replied ,miranda4 ,by what8 asked ,prospero2 by any other house or person8 ,tell me what you can remember1 my child4 ,miranda said1 ,it seems to me like the recollection of a dream4 ,but had ,i not once four or five women who attended upon me8 ,prospero answered1 ,you had1 and more4 ,how is it that this still lives in your mind8 ,do you remember how you came here8 ,no1 sir1 said ,miranda1 ,i remember nothing more4 ,twelve years ago1 ,miranda1 continued ,prospero1 ,i was duke of ,milan1 and you were a princess1 and my only heir4 ,i had a younger brother1 whose name was ,antonio1 to whom ,i trusted everything2 and as ,i was fond of retirement and deep study1 ,i commonly left the management of my state affairs to your uncle1 my false brother 7for so indeed he proved74 ,i1 neglecting all worldly ends1 buried among my books1 did dedicate my whole time to the bettering of my mind4 ,my brother ,antonio being thus in possession of my power1 began to think himself the duke indeed4 ,the opportunity ,i gave him of making himself popular among my subjects awakened in his bad nature a proud ambition to deprive me of my dukedom3 this he soon effected with the aid of the king of ,naples1 a powerful prince1 who was my enemy4 ,wherefore1 said ,miranda1 did they not that hour destroy us8 ,my child1 answered her father1 they durst not1 so dear was the love that my people bore me4 ,antonio carried us on board a ship1 and when we were some leagues out at sea he forced us into a small boat1 without either tackle1 sail1 or mast2 there he left us1 as he thought1 to perish4 ,but a kind lord of my court1 one ,gonzalo1 who loved me1 had privately placed in the boat1 water1 provisions1 apparel1 and some books which ,i prize above my dukedom4 ,o my father1 said ,miranda1 what a trouble must ,i have been to you then6 ,no1 my love1 said ,prospero1 you were a little cherub that did preserve me4 ,your innocent smiles made me to bear up against my misfortunes4 ,our food lasted until we landed on this desert island1 since which time my chief delight has been in teaching you1 ,miranda1 and well have you profited by my instructions4 ,heaven thank you1 my dear father1 said ,miranda4 ,now pray tell me1 sir1 your reason for raising this sea storm6 ,know then1 said her father1 that by means of this storm1 my enemies1 the king of ,naples and my cruel brother1 are cast ashore upon this island4 ,having so said1 ,prospero gently touched his daughter with his magic wand1 and she fell fast asleep2 for the spirit ,ariel just then presented himself before his master1 to give an account of the tempest1 and how he had disposed of the ship's company2 and though the spirits were always invisible to ,miranda1 ,prospero did not choose that she should hear him holding converse 7as would seem to her7 with the empty air4 ,well1 my brave spirit1 said ,prospero to ,ariel1 how have you performed your task8 ,ariel gave a lively description of the storm1 and of the terrors of the mariners2 and how the king's son1 ,ferdinand1 was the first who leaped into the sea2 and his father thought he saw this dear son swallowed up by the waves and lost4 ,but he is safe1 said ,ariel1 in a corner of the isle1 sitting with his arms folded1 sadly lamenting the loss of the king his father1 whom he concludes drowned4 ,not a hair of his head is injured1 and his princely garments1 though drenched in the sea-waves1 look fresher than before4 ,that's my delicate ,ariel1 said ,prospero4 ,bring him hither3 my daughter must see this young prince4 ,where is the king1 and my brother8 ,i left them1 answered ,ariel1 searching for ,ferdinand1 whom they have little hopes of finding1 thinking they saw him perish4 ,of the ship's crew1 not one is missing2 though each one thinks himself the only one saved3 and the ship1 though invisible to them1 is safe in the harbor4 ,ariel1 said ,prospero1 thy charge is faithfully performed3 but there is more work yet4 ,is there more work8 said ,ariel4 ,let me remind you1 master1 you have promised me my liberty4 ,i pray1 remember1 ,i have done you worthy service1 told you no lies1 made no mistakes1 served you without grudge or grumbling4 ,how now6 said ,prospero4 ,you do not recollect what a torment ,i freed you from4 ,have you forgot the wicked witch ,sycorax1 who with age and envy was almost bent double8 ,where was she born8 ,speak2 tell me4 ,sir1 in ,algiers1 said ,ariel4 ,o was she so8 said ,prospero4 ,i must recount what you have been1 which ,i find you do not remember4 ,this bad witch1 ,sycorax1 for her witchcrafts1 too terrible to enter human hearing1 was banished from ,algiers1 and here left by sailors2 and because you were a spirit too delicate to execute her wicked commands1 she shut you up in a tree1 where ,i found you howling4 ,this torment1 remember1 ,i did free you from4 ,pardon me1 dear master1 said ,ariel1 ashamed to seem ungrateful2 ,i will obey your commands4 ,do so1 said ,prospero1 and ,i will set you free4 ,he then gave orders what further he would have him do2 and away went ,ariel1 first to where he had left ,ferdinand1 and found him still sitting on the grass in the same melancholy position4 ,o my young gentleman6 said ,ariel1 when he saw him1 ,i will soon move you4 ,you must be brought1 ,i find1 for the ,lady ,miranda to have a sight of your pretty person4 ,come1 sir1 follow me4 ,he then began singing1-- ,full fathom five thy father lies2 ,of his bones are coral made2 ,those are pearls that were his eyes3 ,nothing of him that doth fade1 ,but doth suffer a sea-change ,into something rich and strange1 ,sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell3 ,hark1 now ,i hear them1 ding-dong-bell4 ,this strange news of his lost father soon roused the prince from the stupid fit into which he had fallen4 ,he followed in amazement the sound of ,ariel's voice1 till it led him to ,prospero and ,miranda1 who were sitting under the shade of a large tree4 ,now ,miranda had never seen a man before1 except her own father4 ,miranda1 said ,prospero1 tell me what you are looking at yonder4 ,o father6 said ,miranda1 in a strange surprise1 surely that is a spirit4 ,lord6 how it looks about6 ,believe me sir1 it is a beautiful creature4 ,is it not a spirit8 ,no1 girl1 answered the father2 it eats1 and sleeps1 and has senses such as we have4 ,this young man you see was in the ship4 ,he is somewhat altered by grief1 or you might call him a handsome person4 ,he has lost his companions1 and is wandering about to find them4 ,miranda1 who thought all men had grave faces and gray beards like her father1 was delighted with the appearance of this beautiful young prince2 and ,ferdinand1 seeing such a lovely lady in this desert place1 and from the strange sounds he had heard1 expecting nothing but wonders1 thought he was upon an enchanted island1 and that ,miranda was the goddess of the place1 and as such he began to address her4 ,she timidly answered she was no goddess1 but a simple maid1 and was going to give him an account of herself1 when ,prospero interrupted her4 ,he was well pleased to find they admired each other1 for he plainly perceived they had 7as we say7 fallen in love at first sight2 but to try ,ferdinand's constancy1 he resolved to throw some difficulties in their way2 therefore1 advancing forward1 he addressed the prince with a stern air1 telling him1 he came to the island as a spy1 to take it from him who was the lord of it4 ,follow me1 said he1 ,i will tie you neck and feet together4 ,you shall drink seawater2 shell-fish1 withered roots1 and husks of acorns shall be your food4 ,no1 said ,ferdinand1 ,i will resist such entertainment1 till ,i see a more powerful enemy1 and drew his sword2 but ,prospero1 waving his magic wand1 fixed him to the spot where he stood1 so that he had no power to move4 ,miranda hung upon her father1 saying1 ,why are you so ungentle8 ,have pity1 sir2 ,i will be his surety4 ,this is the second man ,i ever saw1 and to me he seems a true one4 ,silence1 said the father1 one word more will make me chide you1 girl6 ,what6 an advocate for an impostor6 ,you think there are no more such fine men1 having seen only him and ,caliban4 ,i tell you1 foolish girl1 most men as far excel this as he does ,caliban4 ,this he said to prove his daughter's constancy2 and she replied1 ,my affections are most humble4 ,i have no wish to see a goodlier man4 ,come on1 young man1 said ,prospero to the prince1 you have no power to disobey me4 ,i have not1 indeed1 answered ,ferdinand2 and not knowing that it was by magic that he was deprived of all power of resistance1 he was astonished to find himself so strangely compelled to follow ,prospero3 looking back on ,miranda as long as he could see her1 he said1 as he went after ,prospero into the cave1 ,my spirits are all bound up1 as if ,i were in a dream2 but this man's threats1 and the weakness which ,i feel1 would seem light to me if from my prison ,i might once a day behold this fair maid4 ,prospero kept ,ferdinand not long confined within his cell3 he soon brought out his prisoner1 and set him a severe task to perform1 taking care to let his daughter know the hard labor he had imposed on him1 and then pretending to go into his study1 he secretly watched them both4 ,prospero had commanded ,ferdinand to pile up some heavy logs of wood4 ,king's sons not being much used to laborious work1 ,miranda soon after found her lover almost dying with fatigue4 ,alas6 said she1 do not work so hard2 my father is at his studies1 he is safe for these three hours2 pray rest yourself4 ,o my dear lady6 said ,ferdinand1 ,i dare not4 ,i must finish my task before ,i take any rest4 ,if you will sit down1 said ,miranda1 ,i will carry your logs the while4 ,but this ,ferdinand would by no means agree to4 ,instead of a help ,miranda became a hindrance1 for they began a long conversation1 so that the business of log-carrying went on very slowly4 ,prospero1 who had enjoined ,ferdinand this task merely as a trial of his love1 was not at his books1 as his daughter supposed1 but was standing by them invisible1 to overhear what they said4 ,ferdinand inquired her name1 which she told1 saying it was against her father's express command she did so4 ,prospero only smiled1 at this first instance of his daughter's disobedience1 for having by his magic art caused his daughter to fall in love so suddenly1 he was not angry that she showed her love by forgetting to obey his commands4 ,and he listened well pleased to a long speech of ,ferdinand's1 in which he professed to love her above all the ladies he ever saw4 ,in answer to his praises of her beauty1 which he said exceeded all the women in the world1 she replied1 ,i do not remember the face of any woman1 nor have ,i seen any more men than you1 my good friend1 and my dear father4 ,how features are abroad1 ,i know not2 but1 believe me1 sir1 ,i would not wish any companion in the world but you1 nor can my imagination form any shape but yours that ,i could like4 ,but1 sir1 ,i fear ,i talk to you too freely1 and that my father's precepts ,i forget4 ,at this ,prospero smiled1 and nodded his head1 as much as to say1 ,this goes on exactly as ,i could wish2 my girl will be queen of ,naples4 ,and then ,ferdinand1 in another fine long speech 7for young princes speak in courtly phrases71 told the innocent ,miranda he was heir to the crown of ,naples1 and that she should be his queen4 ,ah6 sir1 said she1 ,i am a fool to weep at what ,i am glad of4 ,i will answer you in plain and holy innocence4 ,i am your wife if you will marry me4 ,prospero prevented ,ferdinand's thanks by appearing visible before them4 ,fear nothing1 my child1 said he1 ,i have overheard and approve of all you have said4 ,and1 ,ferdinand1 if ,i have too severely used you1 ,i will make you rich amends by giving you my daughter4 ,all your vexations were but trials of your love1 and you have nobly stood the test4 ,then as my gift1 which your true love has worthily purchased1 take my daughter1 and do not smile that ,i boast she is above all praise4 ,he then1 telling them that he had business that required his presence1 desired that they would sit down and talk together until he returned2 and this command ,miranda seemed not at all disposed to disobey4 ,when ,prospero left them1 he called his spirit ,ariel1 who quickly appeared before him1 eager to relate what he had done with ,prospero's brother and the king of ,naples4 ,ariel said he had left them almost out of their senses with fear1 at the strange things he had caused them to see and hear4 ,when fatigued with wandering about1 and famished for want of food1 he had suddenly set before them a delicious banquet1 and then1 just as they were going to eat1 he appeared visible before them in the shape of a harpy1 a voracious monster with wings1 and the feast vanished away4 ,then1 to their utter amazement1 this seeming harpy spoke to them1 reminding them of their cruelty in driving ,prospero from his dukedom1 and leaving him and his infant daughter to perish in the sea1 saying1 that for this cause these terrors were suffered to afflict them4 ,the king of ,naples and ,antonio the false brother repented the injustice they had done to ,prospero2 and ,ariel told his master that he was certain their penitence was sincere1 and that he1 though a spirit1 could not but pity them4 ,then bring them hither1 ,ariel1 said ,prospero3 if you1 who are but a spirit1 feel for their distress1 shall not ,i1 who am a human being like themselves1 have compassion on them8 ,bring them quickly1 my dainty ,ariel4 ,ariel soon returned with the king1 ,antonio1 and old ,gonzalo in their train1 who had followed him1 wondering at the wild music he played in the air to draw them on to his master's presence4 ,this ,gonzalo was the same who had so kindly provided ,prospero formerly with books and provisions1 when his wicked brother left him1 as he thought1 to perish in an open boat in the sea4 ,grief and terror had so stupefied their senses that they did not know ,prospero4 ,he first discovered himself to the good old ,gonzalo1 calling him the preserver of his life2 and then his brother and the king knew that he was the injured ,prospero4 ,antonio1 with tears and sad words of sorrow and true repentance1 implored his brother's forgiveness2 and the king expressed his sincere remorse for having assisted ,antonio to depose his brother1 and ,prospero forgave them2 and1 upon their engaging to restore his dukedom1 he said to the king of ,naples1 ,i have a gift in store for you1 too2 and opening a door1 showed him his son ,ferdinand playing at chess with ,miranda4 ,nothing could exceed the joy of the father and the son at this unexpected meeting1 for they each thought the other drowned in the storm4 ,o wonder6 said ,miranda1 what noble creatures these are6 ,it must surely be a brave world that has such people in it4 ,the king of ,naples was almost as much astonished at the beauty and excellent graces of the young ,miranda as his son had been4 ,who is this maid8 said he2 she seems the goddess that has parted us1 and brought us thus together4 ,no1 sir1 answered ,ferdinand1 smiling to find his father had fallen into the same mistake that he had done when he first saw ,miranda1 she is a mortal1 but by immortal ,providence she is mine2 ,i chose her when ,i could not ask you1 my father1 for your consent1 not thinking you were alive4 ,she is the daughter to this ,prospero1 who is the famous duke of ,milan1 of whose renown ,i have heard so much1 but never saw him till now2 of him ,i have received a new life2 he has made himself to me a second father1 giving me this dear lady4 ,then ,i must be her father1 said the king2 but oh6 how oddly will it sound1 that ,i must ask my child forgiveness4 ,no more of that1 said ,prospero3 let us not remember our troubles past1 since they so happily have ended4 ,and then ,prospero embraced his brother1 and again assured him of his forgiveness2 and said that a wise1 overruling ,providence had permitted that he should be driven from his poor dukedom of ,milan1 that his daughter might inherit the crown of ,naples1 for that by their meeting in this desert island1 it had happened that the king's son had loved ,miranda4 ,these kind words which ,prospero spoke1 meaning to comfort his brother1 so rilled ,antonio with shame and remorse that he wept and was unable to speak2 and the kind old ,gonzalo wept to see this joyful reconciliation1 and prayed for blessings on the young couple4 ,prospero now told them that their ship was safe in the harbor1 and the sailors all on board her1 and that he and his daughter would accompany them home the next morning4 ,in the meantime1 says he1 partake of such refreshments as my poor cave affords2 and for your evening's entertainment ,i will relate the history of my life from my first landing in this desert island4 ,he then called for ,caliban to prepare some food1 and set the cave in order2 and the company were astonished at the uncouth form and the savage appearance of this ugly monster1 who 7,prospero said7 was the only attendant he had to wait upon him4 ,before ,prospero left the island1 he dismissed ,ariel from his service1 to the great joy of that lively little spirit1 who1 though he had been a faithful servant to his master1 was always longing to enjoy his free liberty1 to wander uncontrolled in the air1 like a wild bird1 under green trees1 among pleasant fruits and sweet-smelling flowers4 ,my quaint ,ariel1 said ,prospero to the little sprite when he made him free1 ,i shall miss you2 yet you shall have your freedom4 ,thank you1 my dear master1 said ,ariel2 but give me leave to attend your ship home with prosperous gales1 before you bid farewell to the assistance of your faithful spirit2 and then1 master1 when ,i am free1 how merrily shall ,i live6 ,here ,ariel sung this pretty song3 ,where the bee sucks1 there sack ,i2 ,in a cowslip's bell ,i lie2 ,there ,i couch when owls do cry4 ,on the bat's back ,i do fly ,after summer merrily4 ,merrily1 merrily shall ,i live now1 ,under the blossom that hangs on the bough4 ,prospero then buried deep in the earth his magical books and wand1 for he was resolved never more to make use of the magic art ,and having thus overcome his enemies1 and being reconciled to his brother and the king of ,naples1 nothing now remained to complete his happiness but to revisit his native land1 to take possession of his dukedom1 and to witness the happy nuptials of his daughter ,miranda and ,prince ,ferdinand1 which the king said should be instantly celebrated with great splendor on their return to ,naples4 ,at which place1 under the safe convoy of the spirit ,ariel1 they1 after a pleasant voyage1 soon arrived4 ,,didactic ,,stories ,,the ,,purple ,,jar ,maria ,edgeworth ,rosamond1 a little girl of about seven years old1 was walking with her mother in the streets of ,london4 ,as she passed along1 she looked in at the windows of several shops1 and she saw a great variety of different sorts of things1 of which she did not know the use1 or even the names4 ,she wished to stop to look at them2 but there was a great number of people in the streets1 and a great many carts and carriages and wheelbarrows1 and she was afraid to let go her mother's hand4 ,oh6 mother1 how happy ,i should be1 said she1 as she passed a toy-shop1 if ,i had all these pretty things6 ,what1 all6 ,do you wish for them all1 ,rosamond8 ,yes1 mamma1 all4 ,as she spoke1 they came to a milliner's shop2 the windows were hung with ribbons1 and lace1 and festoons of artificial flowers4 ,oh6 mamma1 what beautiful roses6 ,won't you buy some of them8 ,no1 my dear4 ,why8 ,because ,i don't want them1 my dear4 ,they went a little farther1 and they came to another shop1 which caught ,rosamond's eye4 ,it was a jeweler's shop2 and there were a great many pretty baubles1 ranged in drawers behind glass4 ,mamma1 you'll buy some of these8 ,which of them1 ,rosamond8 ,which8 ,i don't know which2 but any of them1 for they are all pretty4 ,yes1 they are all pretty2 but of what use would they be to me8 ,use6 ,oh1 ,i'm sure you could find some use or other1 if you would only buy them first4 ,but ,i would rather find out the use first4 ,rosamond was very sorry that her mother wanted nothing4 ,presently1 however1 they came to a shop1 which appeared to her far more beautiful than the rest4 ,it was a chemist's shop2 but she did not know that4 ,oh1 mother6 oh6 cried she1 pulling her mother's hand4 ,look6 look6 blue1 green1 red1 yellow1 and purple6 ,oh1 mamma1 what beautiful things6 ,won't you buy some of these8 ,still her mother answered as before1 ,what use would they be to me1 ,rosamond8 ,you might put flowers in them1 mamma1 and they would look so pretty on the chimney-piece4 ,i wish ,i had one of them4 ,you have a flower-vase1 said her mother2 and that is not for flowers4 ,but ,i could use it for a flower-vase1 mamma1 you know4 ,perhaps if you were to see it nearer1 if you were to examine it1 you might be disappointed4 ,no1 indeed2 ,i'm sure ,i should not4 ,i should like it exceedingly4 ,rosamond kept her head turned to look at the purple vase till she could see it no longer4 ,then1 mother1 said she1 after a pause1 perhaps you have no money4 ,yes1 ,i have4 ,dear me6 if ,i had money1 ,i would buy roses1 and boxes1 and purple flower-pots1 and everything4 ,rosamond was obliged to pause in the midst of her speech4 ,oh1 mamma1 would you stop a minute for me8 ,i have got a stone in my shoe2 it hurts me very much4 ,how comes there to be a stone in your shoe8 ,because of this great hole1 mamma--it comes in there3 my shoes are quite worn out2 ,i wish you'd be so very good as to give me another pair4 ,nay1 ,rosamond1 but ,i have not money enough to buy shoes1 and flower-pots1 and boxes1 and everything4 ,rosamond thought that was a great pity4 ,but now her foot1 which had been hurt by the stone1 began to give her so much pain that she was obliged to hop every other step1 and she could think of nothing else4 ,they came to a shoemaker's shop soon afterwards4 ,there6 there6 mamma1 there are shoes--there are little shoes that would just fit me2 and you know shoes would be really of use to me4 ,yes1 so they would1 ,rosamond4 ,come in4 ,she followed her mother into the shop4 ,mr4 ,sole1 the shoemaker1 had a great many customers1 and his shop was full1 so they were obliged to wait4 ,well1 ,rosamond1 said her mother1 you don't think this shop so pretty as the rest8 ,no1 not nearly2 it's black and dark1 and there are nothing but shoes all round2 and besides1 there's a very disagreeable smell4 ,that smell is the smell of new leather4 ,is it8 ,oh6 said ,rosamond1 looking round1 there is a pair of little shoes2 they'll just fit me1 ,i'm sure4 ,perhaps they might1 but you cannot be sure till you have tried them on1 any more than you can be quite sure that you should like the purple vase exceedingly1 till you have examined it more attentively4 ,why1 ,i don't know about the shoes1 certainly1 till ,i've tried2 but1 mamma1 ,i'm quite sure ,i should like the flower-pot4 ,well1 which would you rather have1 that jar1 or a pair of shoes8 ,i will buy either for you4 ,dear mamma1 thank you--but if you could buy both8 ,no1 not both4 ,then the jar1 if you please4 ,but ,i should tell you that ,i shall not give you another pair of shoes this month4 ,this month6 that's a very long time indeed4 ,you can't think how these hurt me4 ,i believe ,i'd better have the new shoes--but yet1 that purple flower-pot--,oh1 indeed1 mamma1 these shoes are not so very1 very bad2 ,i think ,i might wear them a little longer2 and the month will soon be over3 ,i can make them last to the end of the month1 can't ,i8 ,don't you think so1 mamma8 ,nay1 my dear1 ,i want you to think for yourself3 you will have time enough to consider about it whilst ,i speak to ,mr4 ,sole about my boots4 ,mr4 ,sole was by this time at leisure2 and whilst her mother was speaking to him1 ,rosamond stood in profound meditation1 with one shoe on1 and the other in her hand4 ,well1 my dear1 have you decided8 ,mamma6--yes--,i believe4 ,if you please--,i should like the flower-pot2 that is1 if you won't think me very silly1 mamma4 ,why1 as to that1 ,i can't promise you1 ,rosamond2 but when you are to judge for yourself1 you should choose what will make you the happiest2 and then it would not signify who thought you silly4 ,then1 mamma1 if that's all1 ,i'm sure the flower-pot would make me the happiest1 said she1 putting on her old shoe again2 so ,i choose the flower-pot4 ,very well1 you shall have it3 clasp your shoe and come home4 ,rosamond clasped her shoe1 and ran after her mother3 it was not long before the shoe came down at the heel1 and many times was she obliged to stop1 to take the stones out of her shoe1 and often was she obliged to hop with pain2 but still the thoughts of the purple flower-pot prevailed1 and she persisted in her choice4 ,when they came to the shop with the large window1 ,rosamond felt her joy redouble1 upon hearing her mother desire the servant1 who was with them1 to buy the purple jar1 and bring it home4 ,he had other commissions1 so he did not return with them4 ,rosamond1 as soon as she got in1 ran to gather all her own flowers1 which she had in a corner of her mother's garden4 ,i'm afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes1 ,rosamond1 said her mother to her1 when she was coming in with the flowers in her lap4 ,no1 indeed1 mamma1 it will come home very soon1 ,i dare say2 and shan't ,i be very happy putting them into the purple flower-pot8 ,i hope so1 my dear4 ,the servant was much longer returning home than ,rosamond had expected2 but at length he came1 and brought with him the long-wished-for jar4 ,the moment it was set down upon the table1 ,rosamond ran up with an exclamation of joy4 ,i may have it now1 mamma8 ,yes1 my dear1 it is yours4 ,rosamond poured the flowers from her lap upon the carpet1 and seized the purple flower-pot4 ,oh1 dear mother6 cried she1 as soon as she had taken off the top1 but there's something dark in it --it smells very disagreeable3 what is in it8 ,i didn't want this black stuff4 ,nor ,i neither1 my dear4 ,but what shall ,i do with it1 mamma8 ,that ,i cannot tell4 ,but it will be of no use to me1 mamma4 ,that ,i can't help4 ,but ,i must pour it out1 and fill the flower-pot with water4 ,that's as you please1 my dear4 ,will you lend me a bowl to pour it into1 mamma8 ,that was more than ,i promised you1 my dear2 but ,i will lend you a bowl4 ,the bowl was produced1 and ,rosamond proceeded to empty the purple vase4 ,but what was her surprise and disappointment1 when it was entirely empty1 to find that it was no longer a purple vase6 ,it was a plain white glass jar1 which had appeared to have that beautiful color merely from the liquor with which it had been filled4 ,little ,rosamond burst into tears4 ,why should you cry1 my dear8 said her mother2 it will be of as much use to you now as ever for a flower-vase4 ,but it won't look so pretty on the chimney-piece4 ,i am sure1 if ,i had known that it was not really purple1 ,i should not have wished to have it so much4 ,but didn't ,i tell you that you had not examined it1 and that perhaps you would be disappointed8 ,and so ,i am disappointed indeed4 ,i wish ,i had believed you beforehand4 ,now ,i had much rather have the shoes1 for ,i shall not be able to walk all this month3 even walking home that little way hurt me exceedingly4 ,mamma1 ,i'll give you the flower-pot back again1 and that purple stuff and all1 if you'll only give me the shoes4 ,no1 ,rosamond1 you must abide by your own choice2 and now the best thing you can possibly do is to bear your disappointment with good-humor4 ,i will bear it as well as ,i can1 said ,rosamond1 wiping her eyes1 and she began slowly and sorrowfully to fill the vase with flowers4 ,but ,rosamond's disappointment did not end here3 many were the difficulties and distresses into which her imprudent choice brought her before the end of the month4 ,every day her shoes grew worse and worse1 till at last she could neither run1 dance1 jump1 nor walk in them4 ,whenever ,rosamond was called to see anything1 she was pulling up her shoes at the heels1 and was sure to be too late4 ,whenever her mother was going out to walk1 she could not take ,rosamond with her1 for ,rosamond had no soles to her shoes2 and at length1 on the very last day of the month1 it happened that her father proposed to take her and her brother to a glass-house which she had long wished to see4 ,she was very happy2 but1 when she was quite ready1 had her hat and gloves on1 and was making haste downstairs to her brother and father1 who were waiting at the hall door for her1 the shoe dropped off2 she put it on again in a great hurry2 but1 as she was going across the hall1 her father turned round4 ,why are you walking slipshod8 no one must walk slipshod with me4 ,why1 ,rosamond1 said he1 looking at her shoes with disgust1 ,i thought that you were always neat4 ,go1 ,i cannot take you with me4 ,rosamond colored and retired4 ,oh1 mamma1 said she1 as she took off her hat1 how ,i wish that ,i had chosen the shoes6 they would have been of so much more use to me than that jar3 however1 ,i am sure--no1 not quite sure--but ,i hope ,i shall be wiser another time4 ,,difference ,,and ,,agreement2 ,,or1 ,,sunday ,,morning ,dr4 ,john ,aiken and ,mrs4 ,anna ,letitia ,barbauld ,it was ,sunday morning4 ,all the bells were ringing for church1 and the streets were filled with people moving in all directions4 ,here1 numbers of well-dressed persons and a long train of charity children were thronging in at the wide doors of a large1 handsome church4 ,there1 a smaller number1 almost equally gay in dress1 were entering an elegant meeting-house4 ,up one alley1 a ,roman ,catholic congregation was turning into their retired chapel1 every one crossing himself with a finger dipped in holy water1 as he went in4 ,the opposite side of the street was covered with a train of ,quakers1 distinguished by their plain and neat attire and sedate aspect1 who walked without ceremony into a room as plain as themselves1 and took their seats1 the men on one side1 and the women on the other1 in silence4 ,a spacious building was filled with an overflowing crowd of ,methodists1 most of them meanly habited1 but decent and serious in demeanor2 while a small society of ,baptists in the neighborhood quietly occupied their humble place of assembly4 ,presently the different services began4 ,the churches resounded with the solemn organ1 and with the indistinct murmurs of a large body of people following the minister in responsive prayers4 ,from the meeting were heard the slow psalm1 and the single voice of the leader of their devotions4 ,the ,roman ,catholic chapel was enlivened by strains of music1 the tinkling of a small bell1 and a perpetual change of service and ceremonial4 ,a profound silence and unvarying look and posture announced the self-recollection and mental devotion of the ,quakers4 ,mr4 ,ambrose led his son ,edwin round all these different assemblies as a spectator4 ,edwin viewed everything with great attention1 and was often impatient to inquire of his father the meaning of what he saw2 but ,mr4 ,ambrose would not suffer him to disturb any of the congregations even by a whisper4 ,when they had gone through the whole1 ,edwin found a great number of questions to put to his father1 who explained everything to him in the best manner he could4 ,at length says ,edwin3 ,but why cannot all these people agree to go to the same place1 and worship ,god the same way8 ,and why should they agree8 replied his father4 ,do not you see that people differ in a hundred other things8 ,do they all dress alike1 and eat and drink alike1 and keep the same hours1 and use the same diversions8 ,ay--but those are things in which they have a right to do as they please4 ,and they have a right1 too1 to worship ,god as they please4 ,it is their own business1 and concerns none but themselves4 ,but has not ,god ordered particular ways of worshiping him8 ,he has directed the mind and spirit with which he is to be worshiped1 but not the particular form and manner4 ,that is left for every one to choose1 according as suits his temper and opinions4 ,all these people like their own way best1 and why should they leave it for the choice of another8 ,religion is one of the things in which mankind were made to differ4 ,the several congregations now began to be dismissed1 and the street was again overspread with persons of all the different sects1 going promiscuously to their respective homes4 ,it chanced that a poor man fell down in the street in a fit of apoplexy1 and lay for dead4 ,his wife and children stood round him crying and lamenting in the bitterest distress4 ,the beholders immediately flocked round1 and1 with looks and expressions of the warmest compassion1 gave their help4 ,a ,churchman raised the man from the ground by lifting him under the arms1 while a ,dissenter held his head and wiped his face with his handkerchief4 ,a ,roman ,catholic lady took out her smelling-bottle1 and assiduously applied it to his nose4 ,a ,methodist ran for a doctor4 ,a ,quaker supported and comforted the woman2 and a ,baptist took care of the children4 ,edwin and his father were among the spectators4 ,here1 said ,mr4 ,ambrose1 is a thing in which mankind were made to agree4 ,,eyes1 ,,and ,,no ,,eyes2 ,,or1 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,seeing ,dr4 ,john ,aiken and ,mrs4 ,anna ,letitia ,barbauld ,well1 ,robert1 where have you been walking this afternoon8 said ,mr4 ,andrews to one of his pupils at the close of a holiday4 ,r4 ,i have been1 sir1 to ,broom ,heath1 and so around by the windmill upon ,camp ,mount1 and home through the meadows by the river side4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,well1 that's a pleasant round4 ,r4 ,i thought it very dull1 sir2 ,i scarcely met with a single person4 ,i had rather by half have gone along the turnpike road4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,why1 if seeing men and horses is your object1 you would1 indeed1 be better entertained on the high road4 ,but did you see ,william8 ,r4 ,we set out together1 but he lagged behind in the lane1 so ,i walked on1 and left him4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,that was a pity4 ,he would have been company for you4 ,r4 ,o1 he is so tedious1 always stopping to look at this thing and that6 ,i had rather walk alone4 ,i dare say he is not got home yet4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,here he comes4 ,well1 ,william1 where have you been8 ,w4 ,o1 sir1 the pleasantest walk6 ,i went all over ,broom ,heath1 and so up to the mill at the top of the hill1 and then down among the green meadows by the side of the river4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,why1 that is just the round ,robert has been taking1 and he complains of its dullness1 and prefers the high road4 ,w4 ,i wonder at that4 ,i am sure ,i hardly took a step that did not delight me1 and ,i brought home my handkerchief full of curiosities4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,suppose1 then1 you give us some account of what amused you so much4 ,i fancy it will be as new to ,robert as to me4 ,w4 ,i will1 sir4 ,the lane leading to the heath1 you know1 is close and sandy1 so ,i did not mind it much1 but made the best of my way4 ,however1 ,i spied a curious thing enough in the hedge4 ,it was an old crab-tree1 out of which grew a great bunch of something green1 quite different from the tree itself4 ,here is a branch of it4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,ah6 this is mistletoe1 a plant of great fame for the use made of it by the ,druids of old in their religious rites and incantations4 ,it bears a very slimy white berry1 of which birdlime may be made1 whence its ,latin name of viscus1 ,it is one of those plants which do not grow in the ground by a root of their own1 but fix themselves upon other plants2 whence they have been humorously styled parasitical1 as being hangers-on or dependants4 ,it was the mistletoe of the oak that the ,druids particularly honored4 ,w4 ,a little further on ,i saw a green woodpecker fly to a tree1 and run up the trunk like a cat4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,that was to seek for insects in the bark1 on which they live4 ,they bore holes with their strong bills for that purpose1 and do much damage to the trees by it4 ,w4 ,what beautiful birds they are6 ,mr4 ,a4 ,yes2 they have been called from their color and size1 the ,english parrot4 ,w4 ,when ,i got upon the open heath1 how charming it was6 ,the air seemed so fresh1 and the prospect on every side so free and unbounded6 ,then it was all covered with gay flowers1 many of which ,i had never observed before4 ,there were at least three kinds of heath 7,i have got them in my handkerchief here71 and gorse1 and broom1 and bell-flower1 and many others of all colors1 that ,i will beg you presently to tell me the names of4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,that ,i will readily4 ,w4 ,i saw1 too1 several birds that were new to me4 ,there was a pretty grayish one1 of the size of a lark1 that was hopping about some great stones2 and when he flew he showed a great deal of white above his tail4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,that was a wheat-ear4 ,they are reckoned very delicious birds to eat1 and frequent the open downs in ,sussex1 and some other counties1 in great numbers4 ,w4 ,there was a flock of lapwings upon a marshy part of the heath1 that amused me much4 ,as ,i came near them1 some of them kept flying round and round just over my head1 and crying pewit so distinctly one might almost fancy they spoke4 ,i thought ,i should have caught one of them1 for he flew as if one of his wings was broken1 and often tumbled close to the ground2 but1 as ,i came near1 he always made a shift to get away4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,ha1 ha6 you were finely taken in1 then6 ,this was all an artifice of the bird's to entice you away from its nest2 for they build upon the bare ground1 and their nests would easily be observed1 did they not draw off the attention of intruders by their loud cries and counterfeit lameness4 ,w4 ,i wish ,i had known that1 for he led me a long chase1 often over shoes in water4 ,however1 it was the cause of my falling in with an old man and a boy who were cutting and piling up turf for fuel1 and ,i had a good deal of talk with them about the manner of preparing the turf1 and the price it sells at4 ,they gave me1 too1 a creature ,i never saw before1--a young viper1 which they had just killed1 together with its dam4 ,i have seen several common snakes1 but this is thicker in proportion and of a darker color than they are4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,true4 ,vipers frequent those turfy boggy grounds1 and ,i have known several turf-cutters bitten by them4 ,w4 ,they are very venomous1 are they not8 ,mr4 ,a4 ,enough so to make their wounds painful and dangerous1 though they seldom prove fatal4 ,w4 ,well--,i then took my course up to the windmill on the mount4 ,i climbed up the steps of the mill in order to get a better view of the country round4 ,what an extensive prospect6 ,i counted fifteen church steeples1 and ,i saw several gentlemen's houses peeping out from the midst of green woods and plantations2 and ,i could trace the windings of the river all along the low grounds1 till it was lost behind a ridge of hills4 ,but ,i'll tell you what ,i mean to do1 sir1 if you will give me leave4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,what is that8 ,w4 ,i will go again1 and take with me ,carey's county map1 by which ,i shall probably be able to make out most of the places4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,you shall have it1 and ,i will go with you1 and take my pocket spying-glass4 ,w4 ,i shall be very glad of that4 ,well--a thought struck me1 that as the hill is called ,camp ,mount1 there might probably be some remains of ditches and mounds with which ,i have read that camps were surrounded4 ,and ,i really believe ,i discovered something of that sort running round one side of the mount4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,very likely you might4 ,i know antiquaries have described such remains as existing there1 which some suppose to be ,roman1 others ,danish4 ,we will examine them further1 when we go4 ,w4 ,from the hill ,i went straight down to the meadows below1 and walked on the side of a brook that runs into the river4 ,it was all bordered with reeds and flags1 and tall flowering plants1 quite different from those ,i had seen on the heath4 ,as ,i was getting down the bank co reach one of them1 ,i heard something plunge into the water near me4 ,it was a large water-rat1 and ,i saw it swim over to the other side1 and go into its hole4 ,there were a great many large dragon-flies all about the stream4 ,i caught one of the finest1 and have him here in a leaf4 ,but how ,i longed to catch a bird that ,i saw hovering over the water1 and every now and then darting down into it6 ,it was all over a mixture of the most beautiful green and blue1 with some orange color4 ,it was somewhat less than a thrush1 and had a large head and bill1 and a short tail4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,i can tell you what that bird was--a kingfisher1 the celebrated halcyon of the ancients1 about which so many tales are told4 ,it lives on fish1 which it catches in the manner you saw4 ,it builds in holes in the banks1 and is a shy1 retired bird1 never to be seen far from the stream where it inhabits4 ,w4 ,i must try to get another sight of him1 for ,i never saw a bird that pleased me so much4 ,well--,i followed this little brook till it entered the river1 and then took the path that runs along the bank4 ,on the opposite side ,i observed several little birds running along the shore1 and making a piping noise4 ,they were brown and white1 and about as big as a snipe4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,i suppose they were sandpipers1 one of the numerous family of birds that get their living by wading among the shallows1 and picking up worms and insects4 ,w4 ,there were a great many swallows1 too1 sporting upon the surface of the water1 that entertained me with their motions4 ,sometimes they dashed into the stream2 sometimes they pursued one another so quick1 that the eye could scarcely follow them4 ,in one place1 where a high1 steep sandbank rose directly above the river1 ,i observed many of them go in and out of holes with which the bank was bored full4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,those were sand martins1 the smallest of our species of swallows4 ,they are of a mouse-color above1 and white beneath4 ,they make their nests and bring up their young in these holes1 which run a great depth1 and by their situation are secure from all plunderers4 ,w4 ,a little further on ,i saw a man in a boat1 who was catching eels in an odd way4 ,he had a long pole1 with broad iron prongs at the end1 just like ,neptune's trident1 only there were five instead of three4 ,this he pushed straight down among the mud1 in the deepest parts of the river1 and fetched up the eels1 sticking between the prongs4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,i have seen this method4 ,it is called spearing of eels4 ,w4 ,while ,i was looking at him1 a heron came flying over my head1 with his large flagging wings4 ,he lit at the next turn of the river1 and ,i crept softly behind the bank to watch his motions4 ,he had waded into the water as far as his long legs would carry him1 and was standing with his neck drawn in1 looking intently on the stream4 ,presently he darted his long bill as quick as lightning into the water1 and drew out a fish1 which he swallowed4 ,i saw him catch another in the same manner4 ,he then took alarm at some noise ,i made1 and flew away slowly to a wood at some distance1 where he alighted4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,probably his nest was there1 for herons build upon the loftiest trees they can find1 and sometimes in society together1 like rooks4 ,formerly1 when these birds were valued for the amusement of hawking1 many gentlemen had their heronries1 and a few are still remaining4 ,w4 ,i think they are the largest wild birds we have4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,they are of a great length and spread of wing1 but their bodies are comparatively small4 ,w4 ,i then turned homeward across the meadows1 where ,i stopped awhile to look at a large flock of starlings1 which kept flying about at no great distance4 ,i could not tell at first what to make of them2 for they rose all together from the ground as thick as a swarm of bees1 and formed themselves into a kind of black cloud1 hovering over the field4 ,after taking a short round1 they settled again1 and presently rose again in the same manner4 ,i dare say there were hundreds of them4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,perhaps so2 for in the fenny countries their flocks are so numerous1 as to break down whole acres of reeds by settling on them4 ,this disposition of starlings to fly in close swarms was observed even by ,homer1 who compares the foe flying from one of his heroes to a cloud of stares retiring dismayed at the approach of the hawk4 ,w4 ,after ,i had left the meadows1 ,i crossed the corn-fields in the way to our house1 and passed close by a deep marle pit4 ,looking into it1 ,i saw in one of the sides a cluster of what ,i took to be shells2 and upon going down1 ,i picked up a clod of marle1 which was quite full of them2 but how sea-shells could get there1 ,i cannot imagine4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,i do not wonder at your surprise1 since many philosophers have been much perplexed to account for the same appearance4 ,it is not uncommon to find great quantities of shells and relics of marine animals even in the bowels of high mountains1 very remote from the sea4 ,they are certainly proofs that the earth was once in a very different state from what it is at present2 but in what manner and how long ago these changes took place can only be guessed at4 ,w4 ,i got to the high field next our house just as the sun was setting1 and ,i stood looking at it till it was quite lost4 ,what a glorious sight6 ,the clouds were tinged purple and crimson and yellow of all shades and hues1 and the clear sky varied from blue to a fine green at the horizon4 ,but how large the sun appears just as it sets6 ,i think it seems twice as big as when it is overhead4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,it does so2 and you may probably have observed the same apparent enlargement of the moon at its rising4 ,w4 ,i have2 but pray what is the reason of this8 ,mr4 ,a4 ,it is an optical deception1 depending upon principles which ,i cannot well explain to you till you know more of that branch of science4 ,but what a number of new ideas this afternoon's walk has afforded you6 ,i do not wonder that you found it amusing2 it has been very instructive1 too4 ,did you see nothing of all these sights1 ,robert8 ,r4 ,i saw some of them1 but ,i did not take particular notice of them4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,why not8 ,r4 ,i don't know4 ,i did not care about them1 and ,i made the best of my way home4 ,mr4 ,a4 ,that would have been right if you had been sent of a message2 but as you only walked for amusement1 it would have been wiser to have sought out as many sources of it as possible4 ,but so it is--one man walks through the world with his eyes open1 and another with them shut2 and upon this difference depends all the superiority of knowledge the one acquires above the other4 ,i have known sailors1 who had been in all the quarters of the world1 and could tell you nothing but the signs of the tippling-houses they frequented in different ports1 and the price and quality of the liquor4 ,on the other hand1 a ,franklin could not cross the ,channel1 without making some observations useful to mankind4 ,while many a vacant1 thoughtless youth is whirled throughout ,europe without gaining a single idea worth crossing a street for1 the observing eye and inquiring mind find matter of improvement and delight in every ramble in town or country4 ,do you1 then1 ,william1 continue to make use of your eyes2 and you1 ,robert1 learn that eyes were given you to use4 ,,animal ,,sketches ,,and ,,stories ,,rab ,,and ,,his ,,friends ,john ,brown ,four-and-thirty years ago1 ,bob ,ainslie and ,i were coming up ,infirmary ,street from the ,high ,school1 our heads together1 and our arms intertwisted1 as only lovers and boys know how1 or why4 ,when we got to the top of the street1 and turned north1 we espied a crowd at the ,tron ,church4 ,a dog-fight6 shouted ,bob1 and was off2 and so was ,i1 both of us all but praying that it might not be over before we got up6 ,and is not this boy-nature8 and human nature too8 and don't we all wish a house on fire not to be out before we see it8 ,dogs like fighting2 old ,isaac says they delight in it1 and for the best of all reasons2 and boys are not cruel because they like to see the fight4 ,they see three of the great cardinal virtues of dog or man--courage1 endurance1 and skill--in intense action4 ,this is very different from a love of making dogs fight1 and enjoying1 and aggravating1 and making gain by their pluck4 ,a boy--be he ever so fond himself of fighting1 if he be a good boy1 hates and despises all this1 but he would have run off with ,bob and me fast enough2 it is a natural1 and a not wicked interest1 that all boys and men have in witnessing intense energy in action4 ,does any curious and finely-ignorant woman wish to know how ,bob's eye at a glance announced a dog-fight to his brain8 ,he did not1 he could not see the dogs fighting2 it was a flash of an inference1 a rapid induction4 ,the crowd round a couple of dogs fighting1 is a crowd masculine mainly1 with an occasional active1 compassionate woman fluttering wildly round the outside1 and using her tongue and her hands freely upon the men1 as so many brutes2 it is a crowd annular1 compact1 and mobile2 a crowd centripetal1 having its eyes and its heads all bent downwards and inwards1 to one common focus4 ,well1 ,bob and ,i are up1 and find it is not over3 a small thoroughbred1 white bull-terrier is busy throttling a large shepherd's dog1 unaccustomed to war1 but not to be trifled with4 ,they are hard at it2 the scientific little fellow doing his work in great style1 his pastoral enemy fighting wildly1 but with the sharpest of teeth and a great courage4 ,science and breeding1 however1 soon had their own2 the ,game ,chicken1 as the premature ,bob called him1 working his way up1 took his final grip of poor ,yarrow's throat1--and he lay gasping and done for4 ,his master1 a brown1 handsome1 big young shepherd from ,tweedsmuir1 would have liked to have knocked down any man1 would drink up ,esil1 or eat a crocodile1 for that part1 if he had a chance3 it was no use kicking the little dog2 that would only make him hold the closer4 ,many were the means shouted out in mouthfuls1 of the best possible ways of ending it4 ,water6 but there was none near1 and many cried for it who might have got it from the well at ,blackfriars ,wynd4 ,bite the tail6 and a large1 vague1 benevolent1 middle-aged man1 more desirous than wise1 with some struggle got the bushy end of ,yarrow's tail into his ample mouth1 and bit it with all his might4 ,this was more than enough for the much-enduring1 much perspiring shepherd1 who1 with a gleam of joy over his broad visage1 delivered a terrific facer upon our large1 vague1 benevolent1 middle-aged friend1--who went down like a shot4 ,still the ,chicken holds2 death not far off4 ,snuff6 a pinch of snuff6 observed a calm1 highly-dressed young buck1 with an eyeglass in his eye4 ,snuff1 indeed6 growled the angry crowd1 affronted and glaring4 ,snuff1 a pinch of snuff6 again observes the buck1 but with more urgency2 whereon were produced several open boxes1 and from a mull which may have been at ,culloden1 he took a pinch1 knelt down1 and presented it to the nose of the ,chicken4 ,the laws of physiology and of snuff take their course2 the ,chicken sneezes1 and ,yarrow is free6 ,the young pastoral giant stalks off with ,yarrow in his arms1-- comforting him4 ,but the ,bull ,terrier's blood is up1 and his soul unsatisfied2 he grips the first dog he meets1 and discovering she is not a dog1 in ,homeric phrase1 he makes a brief sort of amende1 and is off4 ,the boys1 with ,bob and me at their head1 are after him3 down ,niddry ,street he goes1 bent on mischief2 up the ,cowgate like an arrow--,bob and ,i1 and our small men1 panting behind4 ,there1 under the single arch of the ,south ,bridge1 is a huge mastiff1 sauntering down the middle of the causeway1 as if with his hands in his pockets3 he is old1 gray1 brindled1 as big as a little ,highland bull1 and has the ,shakespearian dewlaps shaking as he goes4 ,the ,chicken makes straight at him1 and fastens on his throat4 ,to our astonishment1 the great creature does nothing but stand still1 hold himself up1 and roar--yes1 roar2 a long1 serious1 remonstrative roar4 ,how is this8 ,bob and ,i are up to them4 ,he is muzzled6 ,the bailies had proclaimed a general muzzling1 and his master1 studying strength and economy mainly1 had encompassed his huge jaws in a homemade apparatus1 constructed out of the leather of some ancient breechin4 ,his mouth was open as far as it could2 his lips curled up in rage--a sort of terrible grin2 his teeth gleaming1 ready1 from out the darkness2 the strap across his mouth tense as a bowstring2 his whole frame stiff with indignation and surprise2 his roar asking us all round1 ,did you ever see the like of this8 ,he looked a statue of anger and astonishment1 done in ,aberdeen granite4 ,we soon had a crowd3 the ,chicken held on4 ,a knife6 cried ,bob2 and a cobbler gave him his knife3 you know the kind of knife1 worn away obliquely to a point1 and always keen4 ,i put its edge to the tense leather2 it ran before it2 and then6--one sudden jerk of that enormous head1 a sort of dirty mist about his mouth1 no noise1--and the bright and fierce little fellow is dropped1 limp and dead4 ,a solemn pause3 this was more than any of us had bargained for4 ,i turned the little fellow over1 and saw he was quite dead3 the mastiff had taken him by the small of the back like a rat1 and broken it4 ,he looked down at his victim appeased1 ashamed1 and amazed2 snuffed him all over2 stared at him1 and taking a sudden thought1 turned round and trotted off4 ,bob took the dead dog up1 and said1 ,john1 we'll bury him after tea4 ,yes1 said ,i1 and was off after the mastiff4 ,he made up the ,cowgate at a rapid swing2 he had forgotten some engagement4 ,he turned up the ,candlemaker ,row1 and stopped at the ,harrow ,inn4 ,there was a carrier's cart ready to start1 and a keen1 thin1 impatient1 black-a-vised little man1 his hand at his gray horse's head1 looking about angrily for something4 ,rab1 ye thief6 said he1 aiming a kick at my great friend1 who drew cringing up1 and avoiding the heavy shoe with more agility than dignity1 and watching his master's eye1 slunk dismayed under the cart1--his ears down1 and as much as he had of tail down too4 ,what a man this must be--thought ,i--to whom my tremendous hero turns tail6 ,the carrier saw the muzzle hanging1 cut and useless1 from his neck1 and ,i eagerly told him the story1 which ,bob and ,i always thought1 and still think1 ,homer1 or ,king ,david1 or ,sir ,walter1 alone were worthy to rehearse4 ,the severe little man was mitigated1 and condescended to say1 ,rab1 ma man1 puir ,rabbie1--whereupon the stump of a tail rose up1 the ears were cocked1 the eyes filled1 and were comforted2 the two friends were reconciled4 ,hupp6 and a stroke of the whip were given to ,jess2 and off went the three4 ,bob and ,i buried the ,game ,chicken that night 7we had not much of a tea7 in the back-green of his house in ,melville ,street1 ,no4 #ag1 with considerable gravity and silence2 and being at the time in the ,iliad1 and1 like all boys1 ,trojans1 we of course called him ,hector4 99 99 99 99 99 ,six years have passed1--a long time for a boy and a dog3 ,bob ,ainslie is off to the wars2 ,i am a medical student1 and clerk at ,minto ,house ,hospital4 ,rab ,i saw almost every week1 on the ,wednesday2 and we had much pleasant intimacy4 ,i found the way to his heart by frequent scratching of his huge head1 and an occasional bone4 ,when ,i did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me1 and stand wagging that bud of a tail1 and looking up1 with his head a little to the one side4 ,his master ,i occasionally saw2 he used to call me ,maister ,john1 but was laconic as any ,spartan4 ,one fine ,october afternoon1 ,i was leaving the hospital1 when ,i saw the large gate open1 and in walked ,rab1 with that great and easy saunter of his4 ,he looked as if taking general possession of the place2 like the ,duke of ,wellington entering a subdued city1 satiated with victory and peace4 ,after him came ,jess1 now white from age1 with her cart2 and in it a woman carefully wrapped up1--the carrier leading the horse anxiously1 and looking back4 ,when he saw me1 ,james 7for his name was ,james ,noble7 made a curt and grotesque boo1 and said1 ,maister ,john1 this is the mistress2 she's got a trouble in her breest--some kind o' an income we're thinkin'4 ,by this time ,i saw the woman's face2 she was sitting on a sack filled with straw1 her husband's plaid round her1 and his big-coat1 with its large white metal buttons1 over her feet4 ,i never saw a more unforgetable face--pale1 serious1 lonely ,footnote3 ,it is not easy giving this look by one word2 it was expressive of her being so much of her life alone4 delicate1 sweet1 without being at all what we call fine4 ,she looked sixty1 and had on a mutch1 white as snow1 with its black ribbon2 her silvery1 smooth hair setting off her dark-gray eyes--eyes such as one sees only twice or thrice in a lifetime1 full of suffering1 full also of the overcoming of it3 her eyebrows ,black brows1 they say1 ,become some women best1 so that there be not ,too much hair there1 but in a semicircle1 ,or a half-moon made with a pen4 --,a ,winter's ,tale black and delicate1 and her mouth firm1 patient1 and contented1 which few mouths ever are4 ,as ,i have said1 ,i never saw a more beautiful countenance1 or one more subdued to settled quiet4 ,ailie1 said ,james1 this is ,maister ,john1 the young doctor2 ,rab's freend1 ye ken4 ,we often speak aboot you1 doctor4 ,she smiled1 and made a movement1 but said nothing2 and prepared to come down1 putting her plaid aside and rising4 ,had ,solomon1 in all his glory1 been handing down the ,queen of ,sheba at his palace gate1 he could not have done it more daintily1 more tenderly1 more like a gentleman1 than did ,james the ,howgate carrier1 when he lifted down ,ailie his wife4 ,the contrast of his small1 swarthy1 weather-beaten1 keen1 worldly face to hers--pale1 subdued1 and beautiful--was something wonderful4 ,rab looked on concerned and puzzled1 but ready for anything that might turn up1--were it to strangle the nurse1 the porter1 or even me4 ,ailie and he seemed great friends4 ,as ,i was sayin'1 she's got a kind o' trouble in her breest1 doctor2 wull ye tak' a look at it8 ,we walked into the consulting-room1 all four2 ,rab grim and comic1 willing to be happy and confidential if cause could be shown1 willing also to be the reverse1 on the same terms4 ,ailie sat down1 undid her open gown and her lawn handkerchief round her neck1 and1 without a word1 showed me her right breast4 ,i looked at and examined it carefully1--she and ,james watching me1 and ,rab eyeing all three4 ,what could ,i say8 there it was1 that had once been so soft1 so shapely1 so white1 so gracious and bountiful1 so full of all blessed conditions1--hard as a stone1 a center of horrid pain1 making that pale face1 with its gray1 lucid1 reasonable eyes1 and its sweet resolved mouth1 express the full measure of suffering overcome4 ,why was that gentle1 modest1 sweet woman1 clean and lovable1 condemned by ,god to bear such a burden8 ,i got her away to bed4 ,may ,rab and me bide8 said ,james4 ,you may2 and ,rab1 if he will behave himself4 ,i'se warrant he's do that1 doctor2 and in slunk the faithful beast4 ,i wish you could have seen him4 ,there are no such dogs now4 ,he belonged to a lost tribe4 ,as ,i have said1 he was brindle1 and gray like ,rubislaw granite1 his hair short1 hard1 and close1 like a lion's2 his body thick set1 like a little bull-- a sort of compressed ,hercules of a dog4 ,he must have been ninety pounds' weight1 at the least2 he had a large blunt head1 his muzzle black as night1 his mouth blacker than any night1 a tooth or two--being all he had--gleaming out of his jaws of darkness4 ,his head was scarred with the records of old wounds1 a sort of series of fields of battle all over it2 one eye out1 one ear cropped as close as was ,archbishop ,leighton's father's2 the remaining eye had the power of two2 and above it1 and in constant communication with it1 ,was a tattered rag of an ear which was forever unfurling itself1 like an old flag2 and then that bud of a tail1 about one inch long1 if it could in any sense be said to be long1 being as broad as long--the mobility1 the instantaneousness of that bud were very funny and surprising1 and its expressive twinklings and winkings1 the intercommunications between the eye1 the ear1 and it1 were of the oddest and swiftest4 ,rab had the dignity and simplicity of great size2 and having fought his way all along the road to absolute supremacy1 he was as mighty in his own line as ,julius ,caesar or the ,duke of ,wellington1 and had the gravity ,footnote3 ,a ,highland game-keeper1 when asked why a certain terrier1 of singular pluck1 was so much more solemn than the other dogs1 said1 ,oh1 ,sir1 life's full o' sairiousness to him--he just never can get enuff o' fechtin'4 of all great fighters4 ,you must have often observed the likeness of certain men to certain animals1 and of certain dogs to men4 ,now1 ,i never looked at ,rab without thinking of the great ,baptist preacher1 ,andrew ,fuller4 ,footnote3 ,fuller was1 in early life1 when a farmer lad at ,soham1 famous as a boxer2 not quarrelsome1 but not without the stern delight a man of strength and courage feels in their exercise4 ,dr4 ,charles ,stewart1 of ,dunearn1 whose rare gifts and graces as a physician1 a divine1 a scholar1 and a gentleman1 live only in the memory of those few who knew and survive him1 liked to tell how ,mr4 ,fuller used to say1 that when he was in the pulpit1 and saw a buirdly man come along the passage1 he would instinctively draw himself up1 measure his imaginary antagonist1 and forecast how he would deal with him1 his hands meanwhile condensing into fists1 and tending to square4 ,he must have been a hard hitter if he boxed as he preached--what ,the ,fancy would call an ugly customer4 ,the same large1 heavy menacing1 combative somber1 honest countenance1 the same deep inevitable eye1 the same look1--as of thunder asleep1 but ready1--neither a dog nor a man to be trifled with4 ,next day1 my master1 the surgeon1 examined ,ailie4 ,there was no doubt it must kill her1 and soon4 ,it could be removed--it might never return--it would give her speedy relief--she should have it done4 ,she curtsied1 looked at ,james1 and said1 ,when8 ,tomorrow1 said the kind surgeon--a man of few words4 ,she and ,james and ,rab and ,i retired4 ,i noticed that he and she spoke little1 but seemed to anticipate everything in each other4 ,the following day1 at noon1 the students came in hurrying up the great stair4 ,at the first landing-place1 on a small well-known blackboard1 was a bit of paper fastened by wafers1 and many remains of old wafers beside it4 ,on the paper were the words1--,an operation today4--,j4 ,b4 ,clerk4 ,up ran the youths1 eager to secure good places3 in they crowded1 full of interest and talk4 ,what's the case8 ,which side is it8 ,don't think them heartless2 they are neither better nor worse than you or ,i2 they get over their professional horrors1 and into their proper work2 and in them pity1 as an emotion1 ending in itself or at best in tears and a long-drawn breath1 lessens1--while pity as a motive is quickened1 and gains power and purpose4 ,it is well for poor human nature that it is so4 ,the operating theater is crowded2 much talk and fun1 and all the cordiality and stir of youth4 ,the surgeon with his staff of assistants is there4 ,in comes ,ailie3 one look at her quiets and abates the eager students4 ,that beautiful old woman is too much for them2 they sit down1 and are dumb1 and gaze at her4 ,these rough boys feel the power of her presence4 ,she walks in quickly1 but without haste2 dressed in her mutch1 her neckerchief1 her white dimity short-gown1 her black bombazine petticoat1 showing her white worsted stockings and her carpet-shoes4 ,behind her was ,james with ,rab4 ,james sat down in the distance1 and took that huge and noble head between his knees4 ,rab looked perplexed and dangerous2 forever cocking his ear and dropping it as fast4 ,ailie stepped up on a seat1 and laid herself on the table1 as her friend the surgeon told her2 arranged herself1 gave a rapid look at ,james1 shut her eyes1 rested herself on me1 and took my hand4 ,the operation was at once begun2 it was necessarily slow2 and chloroform-- one of ,god's best gifts to his suffering children--was then unknown4 ,the surgeon did his work4 ,the pale face showed its pain1 but was still and silent4 ,rab's soul was working within him2 he saw that something strange was going on1--blood flowing from his mistress1 and she suffering2 his ragged ear was up1 and importunate2 he growled and gave now and then a sharp impatient yelp2 he would have liked to have done something to that man4 ,but ,james had him firm1 and gave him a glower from time to time1 and an intimation of a possible kick2-- all the better for ,james1 it kept his eye and his mind off ,ailie4 ,it is over3 she is dressed1 steps gently and decently down from the table1 looks for ,james2 then turning to the surgeon and the students1 she curtsies1--and in a low1 clear voice1 begs their pardon if she has behaved ill4 ,the students--all of us--wept like children2 the surgeon happed her up carefully1--and1 resting on ,james and me1 ,ailie went to her room4 ,rab following4 ,we put her to bed4 ,james took off his heavy shoes1 crammed with tackets1 heel-capt and toe-capt1 and put them carefully under the table1 saying1 ,maister ,john1 ,i'm for nane o' yer strynge nurse bodies for ,ailie4 ,i'll be her nurse1 and ,i'll gang aboot on my stockin' soles as canny as pussy4 ,and so he did2 and handy and clever1 and swift and tender as any woman1 was that horny-handed1 snell1 peremptory little man4 ,everything she got he gave her3 he seldom slept2 and often ,i saw his small shrewd eyes out of the darkness1 fixed on her4 ,as before1 they spoke little4 ,rab behaved well1 never moving1 showing us how meek and gentle he could be1 and occasionally1 in his sleep1 letting us know that he was demolishing some adversary4 ,he took a walk with me every day1 generally to the ,candlemaker ,row2 but he was somber and mild2 declined doing battle1 though some fit cases offered1 and indeed submitted to sundry indignities2 and was always very ready to turn1 and came faster back1 and trotted up the stair with much lightness1 and went straight to that door4 ,jess1 the mare1 had been sent1 with her weather-worn cart1 to ,howgate1 and had doubtless her own dim and placid meditations and confusions1 on the absence of her master and ,rab1 and her unnatural freedom from the road and her cart4 ,for some days ,ailie did well4 ,the wound healed by the first intention2 for as ,james said1 ,oor ,ailie's skin's ower clean to beil4 ,the students came in quiet and anxious1 and surrounded her bed4 ,she said she liked to see their young1 honest faces4 ,the surgeon dressed her1 and spoke to her in his own short kind way1 pitying her through his eyes1 ,rab and ,james outside the circle1--,rab being now reconciled1 and even cordial1 and having made up his mind that as yet nobody required worrying1 but1 as you may suppose1 semper paratus4 ,so far well3 but1 four days after the operation1 my patient had a sudden and long shivering1 a groosin'1 as she called it4 ,i saw her soon after2 her eyes were too bright1 her cheek colored2 she was restless1 and ashamed of being so2 the balance was lost2 mischief had begun4 ,on looking at the wound1 a blush of red told the secret3 her pulse was rapid1 her breathing anxious and quick1 she wasn't herself1 as she said1 and was vexed at her restlessness4 ,we tried what we could4 ,james did everything1 was everywhere2 never in the way1 never out of it2 ,rab subsided under the table into a dark place1 and was motionless1 all but his eye1 which followed every one4 ,ailie got worse2 began to wander in her mind1 gently2 was more demonstrative in her ways to ,james1 rapid in her questions1 and sharp at times4 ,he was vexed1 and said1 ,she was never that way afore1 no1 never4 ,for a time she knew her head was wrong1 and was always asking our pardon--the dear gentle old woman3 then delirium set in strong1 without pause4 ,her brain gave way1 and then came that terrible spectacle1 ,the intellectual power1 through words and things1 ,went sounding on1 a dim and perilous way2 she sang bits of old songs and ,psalms1 stopping suddenly1 mingling the ,psalms of ,david1 and the diviner words of his ,son and ,lord1 with homely odds and ends and scraps of ballads4 ,nothing more touching1 or in a sense more strangely beautiful1 did ,i ever witness4 ,her tremulous1 rapid1 affectionate1 eager ,scotch voice1-- the swift1 aimless1 bewildered mind1 the baffled utterance1 the bright and perilous eye2 some wild words1 some household cares1 something for ,james1 the names of the dead1 ,rab called rapidly and in a fremyt voice1 and he starting up1 surprised1 and slinking off as if he were to blame somehow1 or had been dreaming he heard4 ,many eager questions and beseechings which ,james and ,i could make nothing of1 and on which she seemed to set her all1 and then sink back ununderstood4 ,it was very sad1 but better than many things that are not called sad4 ,james hovered about1 put out and miserable1 but active and exact as ever2 read to her1 when there was a lull1 short bits from the ,psalms1 prose and meter1 chanting the latter in his own rude and serious way1 showing great knowledge of the fit words1 bearing up like a man1 and doting over her as his ain ,ailie4 ,ailie1 ma woman6 ,ma ain bonnie wee dawtie6 ,the end was drawing on3 the golden bowl was breaking2 the silver cord was fast being loosed--that animula1 blandula1 vagula1 hospes1 comesque1 was about to flee4 ,the body and the soul--companions for sixty years--were being sundered1 and taking leave4 ,she was walking1 alone1 through the valley of that shadow1 into which one day we must all enter1--and yet she was not alone1 for we know whose rod and staff were comforting her4 ,one night she had fallen quiet1 and as we hoped1 asleep2 her eyes were shut4 ,we put down the gas1 and sat watching her4 ,suddenly she sat up in bed1 and taking a bed-gown which was lying on it rolled up1 she held it eagerly to her breast1--to the right side4 ,we could see her eyes bright with a surprising tenderness and joy1 bending over this bundle of clothes4 ,she held it as a woman holds her sucking child2 opening out her night-gown impatiently1 and holding it close1 and brooding over it1 and murmuring foolish little words1 as over one whom his mother comforteth1 and who sucks and is satisfied4 ,it was pitiful and strange to see her wasted dying look1 keen and yet vague--her immense love4 ,preserve me6 groaned ,james1 giving way4 ,and then she rocked back and forward1 as if to make it sleep1 hushing it1 and wasting on it her infinite fondness4 ,wae's me1 doctor2 ,i declare she's thinkin' it's that bairn4 ,what bairn8 ,the only bairn we ever had2 our wee ,mysie1 and she's in the ,kingdom forty years and mair4 ,it was plainly true3 the pain in the breast1 telling its urgent story to a bewildered1 ruined brain1 was misread and mistaken2 it suggested to her the uneasiness of a breast full of milk1 and then the child2 and so again once more they were together1 and she had her ain wee ,mysie in her bosom4 ,this was the close4 ,she sank rapidly3 the delirium left her2 but1 as she whispered1 she was clean silly2 it was the lightening before the final darkness4 ,after having for some time lain still--her eyes shut1 she said1 ,james6 ,he came close to her1 and lifting up her calm1 clear1 beautiful eyes1 she gave him a long look1 turned to me kindly but shortly1 looked for ,rab but could not see him1 then turned to her husband again1 as if she would never leave off looking1 shut her eyes and composed herself4 ,she lay for some time breathing quick1 and passed away so gently1 that when we thought she was gone1 ,james1 in his old-fashioned way1 held the mirror to her face4 ,after a long pause1 one small spot of dimness was breathed out2 it vanished away1 and never returned1 leaving the blank clear darkness without a stain4 ,what is our life8 it is even a vapor1 which appeareth for a little time1 and then vanisheth away4 ,rab all this time had been full awake and motionless3 he came forward beside us3 ,ailie's hand which ,james had held1 was hanging down1 it was soaked with his tears2 ,rab licked it all over carefully1 looked at her1 and returned to his place under the table4 ,james and ,i sat1 ,i don't know how long1 but for some time1--saying nothing2 he started up abruptly1 and with some noise went to the table1 and putting his right fore and middle fingers each into a shoe1 pulled them out1 and put them on1 breaking one of the leather latchets1 and muttering in anger1 ,i never did the like o' that fore6 ,i believe he never did2 nor after either4 ,rab6 he said roughly1 and pointing with his thumb to the bottom of the bed4 ,rab leapt up1 and settled himself2 his head and eye to the dead face4 ,maister ,john1 ye'll wait for me1 said the carrier2 and disappeared in the darkness1 thundering downstairs in his heavy shoes4 ,i ran to a front window3 there he was1 already round the house1 and out at the gate1 fleeing like a shadow4 ,i was afraid about him1 and yet not afraid2 so ,i sat down beside ,rab1 and being wearied1 fell asleep4 ,i awoke from a sudden noise outside4 ,it was ,november1 and there had been a heavy fall of snow4 ,rab was in statu quo2 he heard the noise too1 and plainly knew it1 but never moved4 ,i looked out2 and there1 at the gate1 in the dim morning--for the sun was not up1 was ,jess and the cart1--a cloud of steam rising from the old mare4 ,i did not see ,james2 he was already at the door1 and came up the stairs and met me4 ,it was less than three hours since he left1 and he must have posted out--who knows how8--to ,howgate1 full nine miles off2 yoked ,jess1 and driven her astonished into town4 ,he had an armful of blankets1 and was streaming with perspiration4 ,he nodded to me1 spread out on the floor two pairs of clean old blankets having at their corners1 ,a4 ,g41 #agid1 in large letters in red worsted4 ,these were the initials of ,alison ,grme1 and ,james may have looked in at her from without--himself unseen but not unthought of--when he was wat1 wat1 and weary1 and after having walked many a mile over the hills1 may have seen her sitting1 while a' the lave were sleepin'1 and by the firelight working her name on the blankets1 for her ain ,james's bed4 ,he motioned ,rab down1 and taking his wife in his arms1 laid her in the blankets1 and happed her carefully and firmly up1 leaving the face uncovered2 and then lifting her1 he nodded again sharply to me1 and with a resolved but utterly miserable face1 strode along the passage1 and downstairs1 followed by ,rab4 ,i followed with a light2 but he didn't need it4 ,i went out1 holding stupidly the candle in my hand in the calm frosty air2 we were soon at the gate4 ,i could have helped him1 but ,i saw he was not to be meddled with1 and he was strong1 and did not need it4 ,he laid her down as tenderly1 as safely1 as he had lifted her out ten days before--as tenderly as when he had her first in his arms when she was only ,a4 ,g4--sorted her1 leaving that beautiful sealed face open to the heavens2 and then taking ,jess by the head1 he moved away4 ,he did not notice me1 neither did ,rab1 who presided behind the cart4 ,i stood till they passed through the long shadow of the ,college1 and turned up ,nicolson ,street4 ,i heard the solitary cart sound through the streets1 and die away and come again2 and ,i returned1 thinking of that company going up ,libberton ,brae1 then along ,roslin ,muir1 the morning light touching the ,pentlands1 and making them like on-looking ghosts2 then down the hill through ,auchindinny woods1 past haunted ,woodhouselee2 and as daybreak came sweeping up the bleak ,lammermuirs1 and fell on his own door1 the company would stop1 and ,james would take the key1 and lift ,ailie up again1 laying her on her own bed1 and1 having put ,jess up1 would return with ,rab and shut the door4 ,james buried his wife1 with his neighbors mourning1 ,rab watching the proceedings from a distance4 ,it was snow1 and that black ragged hole would look strange in the midst of the swelling spotless cushion of white4 ,james looked after everything2 then rather suddenly fell ill1 and took to bed2 was insensible when the doctor came1 and soon died4 ,a sort of low fever was prevailing in the village1 and his want of sleep1 his exhaustion1 and his misery1 made him apt to take it4 ,the grave was not difficult to reopen4 ,a fresh fall of snow had again made all things white and smooth4 ,rab once more looked on1 and slunk home to the stable4 ,and what of ,rab8 ,i asked for him next week at the new carrier who got the goodwill of ,james's business1 and was now master of ,jess and her cart4 ,how's ,rab8 ,he put me off1 and said rather rudely1 ,what's your business wi' the dowg8 ,i was not to be so put off4 ,where's ,rab8 ,he1 getting confused and red1 and intermeddling with his hair1 said1 ',deed1 sir1 ,rab's deid4 ,dead6 what did he die of8 ,weel1 sir1 said he1 getting redder1 he didna exactly dee2 he was killed4 ,i had to brain him wi' a rack-pin2 there was nae doin' wi' him4 ,he lay in the treviss wi' the mear1 and wadna come oot4 ,i tempit him wi' kail and meat1 but he wad tak' naething1 and keepit me frae feedin' the beast1 and he was aye gur gurrin'1 and grup gruppin' me by the legs4 ,i was laith to mak' awa wi' the auld dowg1 his like wasna atween this and ,thornhill1--but1 'deed1 sir1 ,i could do naething else4 ,i believed him4 ,fit end for ,rab1 quick and complete4 ,his teeth and his friends gone1 why should he keep the peace1 and be civil8 ,he was buried in the braeface1 near the burn1 the children of the village1 his companions1 who used to make very free with him and sit on his ample stomach1 as he lay half asleep at the door in the sun1 watching the solemnity4 ,,the ,,busy ,,blue ,,jay ,olive ,thorne ,miller ,i ,one of the most interesting birds who ever lived in my ,bird ,room was a blue jay named ,jakie4 ,he was full of business from morning till night1 scarcely ever a moment still4 ,poor little fellow6 ,he had been stolen from the nest before he could fly1 and reared in a house1 long before he was given to me4 ,of course he could not be set free1 for he did not know how to take care of himself4 ,jays are very active birds1 and being shut up in a room1 my blue jay had to find things to do1 to keep himself busy4 ,if he had been allowed to grow up out of doors1 he would have found plenty to do1 planting acorns and nuts1 nesting1 and bringing up families4 ,sometimes the things he did in the house were what we call mischief because they annoy us1 such as hammering the woodwork to pieces1 tearing bits out of the leaves of books1 working holes in chair seats1 or pounding a cardboard box to pieces4 ,but how is a poor little bird to know what is mischief8 ,many things which ,jakie did were very funny4 ,for instance1 he made it his business to clear up the room4 ,when he had more food than he could eat at the moment1 he did not leave it around1 but put it away carefully1--not in the garbage pail1 for that was not in the room1 but in some safe nook where it did not offend the eye4 ,sometimes it was behind the tray in his cage1 or among the books on the shelf4 ,the places he liked best were about me1--in the fold of a ruffle or the loop of a bow on my dress1 and sometimes in the side of my slipper4 ,the very choicest place of all was in my loosely bound hair4 ,that of course ,i could not allow1 and ,i had to keep a very close watch of him for fear ,i might have a bit of bread or meat thrust among my locks4 ,in his clearing up he always went carefully over the floor1 picking up pins or any little thing he could find1 and ,i often dropped burnt matches1 buttons1 and other small things to give him something to do4 ,these he would pick up and put nicely away4 ,pins1 ,jakie took lengthwise in his beak1 and at first ,i thought he had swallowed them1 till ,i saw him hunt up a proper place to hide them4 ,the place he chose was between the leaves of a book4 ,he would push a pin far in out of sight1 and then go after another4 ,a match he always tried to put in a crack1 under the baseboard1 between the breadths of matting1 or under my rockers4 ,he first placed it1 and then tried to hammer it out of sight4 ,he could seldom get it in far enough to suit him1 and this worried him4 ,then he would take it out and try another place4 ,once the blue jay found a good match1 of the parlor match variety4 ,he put it between the breadths of matting1 and then began to pound on it as usual4 ,pretty soon he hit the unburnt end and it went off with a loud crack1 as parlor matches do4 ,poor ,jakie jumped two feet into the air1 nearly frightened out of his wits2 and ,i was frightened1 too1 for ,i feared he might set the house on fire4 ,often when ,i got up from my chair a shower of the bird's playthings would fall from his various hiding-places about my dress1-nails1 matches1 shoe-buttons1 bread-crumbs1 and other things4 ,then he had to begin his work all over again4 ,jakie liked a small ball or a marble4 ,his game was to give it a hard peck and see it roll4 ,if it rolled away from him1 he ran after it and pecked again2 but sometimes it rolled toward him1 and then he bounded into the air as if he thought it would bite4 ,and what was funny1 he was always offended at this conduct of the ball1 and went off sulky for a while4 ,he was a timid little fellow4 ,wind or storm outside the windows made him wild4 ,he would fly around the room1 squawking at the top of his voice2 and the horrible tin horns the boys liked to blow at ,thanksgiving and ,christmas drove him frantic4 ,once ,i brought a ,christmas tree into the room to please the birds1 and all were delighted with it except my poor little blue jay1 who was much afraid of it4 ,think of the sadness of a bird being afraid of a tree6 ,,ii ,jakie had decided opinions about people who came into the room to see me1 or to see the birds4 ,at some persons he would squawk every moment4 ,others he saluted with a queer cry like ,ob-ble6 ob-ble6 ob-ble6 ,once when a lady came in with a baby1 he fixed his eyes on that infant with a savage look as if he would like to peck it1 and jumped back and forth in his cage1 panting1 but perfectly quiet4 ,jakie was very devoted to me4 ,he always greeted me with a low1 sweet chatter1 with wings quivering1 and if he were out of the cage he would come on the back of my chair and touch my cheek or lips very gently with his beak1 or offer me a bit of food if he had any2 and to me alone1 when no one else was near1 he sang a low1 exquisite song4 ,i afterwards heard a similar song sung by a wild blue jay to his mate while she was sitting1 and so ,i knew that my dear little captive had given me his sweetest--his love song4 ,one of ,jakie's amusements was dancing across the back of a tall chair1 taking funny little steps1 coming down hard1 jouncing his body1 and whistling as loud as he could4 ,he would keep up this funny performance as long as anybody would stand before him and pretend to dance1 too4 ,my jay was fond of a sensation4 ,one of his dearast bits of fun was to drive the birds into a panic4 ,this he did by flying furiously around the room1 feathers rustling1 and squawking as loud as he could4 ,he usually managed to fly just over the head of each bird1 and as he came like a catapult1 every one flew before him1 so that in a minute the room was full of birds flying madly about trying to get out of his way4 ,this gave him great pleasure4 ,wild blue jays1 too1 like to stir up their neighbors4 ,a friend told me of a small party of blue jays that she saw playing this kind of a joke on a flock of birds of several kinds1 robins1 catbirds1 thrashers1 and others4 ,these birds were gathering the cherries on the top branches of a big cherry tree4 ,the jays sat quietly on another tree till the cherry eaters were very busy eating4 ,then suddenly the mischievous blue rogues would all rise together and fly at them1 as my pet did at the birds in the room4 ,it had the same effect on the wild birds2 they all flew in a panic4 ,then the joking jays would return to their tree and wait till their victims forgot their fear and came straggling back to the cherries1 when they repeated the fun4 ,once a grasshopper got into the ,bird ,room1 probably brought in clinging to some one's dress in the way grasshoppers do4 ,jakie was in his cage1 but he noticed the stranger instantly1 and ,i opened the door for him4 ,he went at once to look at the grasshopper1 and when it hopped he was so startled that he hopped1 too4 ,then he picked the insect up1 but he did not know what to do with it1 so he dropped it again4 ,again the grasshopper jumped directly up1 and again the jay did the same4 ,this they did over and over1 till every one was tired laughing at them4 ,it looked as if they were trying to see who could jump the higher4 ,there was another bird in the room1 however1 who knew what grasshoppers were good for4 ,he was an orchard oriole1 and after looking on for a while1 he came down and carried off the hopper to eat4 ,the jay did not like to lose his plaything2 he ran after the thief1 and stood on the floor giving low cries and looking on while the oriole on a chair was eating the dead grasshopper4 ,when the oriole happened to drop it1 ,jakie--who had got a new idea of what to do with grasshoppers--snatched it up and carried it under a chair and finished it4 ,i could tell many more stories about my bird1 but ,i have told them before in one of my grown-up books1 so ,i will not repeat them here4 ,a ,,cry ,,in ,,the ,,night ,william ,j4 ,long ,this is the rest of the story1 just as ,i saw it1 of the little fawns that ,i found under the mossy log by the brook4 ,there were two of them1 you remember2 and though they looked alike at first glance1 ,i soon found out that there is just as much difference in fawns as there is in folks4 ,eyes1 faces1 dispositions1 characters1--in all things they were as unlike as the virgins of the parable4 ,one of them was wise1 and the other was very foolish4 ,the one was a follower1 a learner2 he never forgot his second lesson1 to follow the white flag4 ,the other followed from the first only his own willful head and feet1 and discovered too late that obedience is life4 ,until the bear found him1 ,i have no doubt he was thinking1 in his own dumb1 foolish way1 that obedience is only for the weak and ignorant1 and that government is only an unfair advantage which all the wilderness mothers take to keep little wild things from doing as they please4 ,the wise old mother took them both away when she knew ,i had found them1 and hid them in a deeper solitude of the big woods1 nearer the lake1 where she could the sooner reach them from her feeding grounds4 ,for days after the wonderful discovery ,i used to go in the early morning or the late afternoon1 while mother deer are away feeding along the watercourses1 and search the dingle from one end to the other1 hoping to find the little ones again and win their confidence4 ,but they were not there2 and ,i took to watching instead a family of mink that lived in a den under a root1 and a big owl that always slept in the same hemlock4 ,then1 one day when a flock of partridges led me out of the wild berry bushes into a cool green island of the burned lands1 ,i ran plump upon the deer and her fawns lying all together under a fallen treetop1 dozing away the heat of the day4 ,they did not see me1 but were only scared into action as a branch1 upon which ,i stood looking for my partridges1 gave way beneath my feet and let me down with a great crash under the fallen tree4 ,there1 looking out1 ,i could see them perfectly1 while ,kookooskoos himself could hardly have seen me4 ,at the first crack they all jumped like ,jack-in-a-box when you touch his spring4 ,the mother put up her white flag--which is the snowy underside of her useful tail1 and shows like a beacon by day or night--and bounded away with a hoarse ,ka-a-a-a-h6 of warning4 ,one of the little ones followed her on the instant1 jumping squarely in his mother's tracks1 his own little white flag flying to guide any that might come after him4 ,but the second fawn ran off at a tangent1 and stopped in a moment to stare and whistle and stamp his tiny1 foot in an odd mixture of curiosity and defiance4 ,the mother had to circle back twice before he followed her1 at last1 unwillingly4 ,as she stole back each time1 her tail was down and wiggling nervously--which is the sure sign1 when you see it1 that some scent of you is floating off through the woods and telling its warning into the deer's keen nostrils4 ,but when she jumped away the white flag was straight up1 flashing in the very face of her foolish fawn1 telling him as plain as any language what sign he must follow if he would escape danger and avoid breaking his legs in the tangled underbrush4 ,i did not understand till long afterwards1 when ,i had watched the fawns many times1 how important is this latter suggestion4 ,one who follows a frightened deer and sees or hears him go bounding off at breakneck pace over loose rocks and broken trees and tangled underbrush2 rising swift on one side of a windfall without knowing what lies on the other side till he is already falling2 driving like an arrow over ground where you must follow like a snail1 lest you wrench a foot or break an ankle1-- finds himself asking with unanswered wonder how any deer can live half a season in the wilderness without breaking all his legs4 ,and when you run upon a deer at night and hear him go smashing off in the darkness at the same reckless speed1 over a tangled blow-down1 perhaps1 through which you can barely force your way by daylight1 then you realize suddenly that the most wonderful part of a deer's education shows itself1 not in keen eyes or trumpet ears1 or in his finely trained nose1 more sensitive a hundred times than any barometer1 but in his forgotten feet1 which seem to have eyes and nerves and brains packed into their hard shells instead of the senseless matter you see there4 ,watch the doe yonder as she bounds away1 wig-wagging her heedless little one to follow4 ,she is thinking only of him2 and now you see her feet free to take care of themselves4 ,as she rises over the big windfall1 they hang from the ankle joints1 limp as a glove out of which the hand has been drawn1 yet seeming to wait and watch4 ,one hoof touches a twig2 like lightning it spreads and drops1 after running for the smallest fraction of a second along the obstacle to know whether to relax or stiffen1 or rise or fall to meet it4 ,just before she strikes the ground on the down plunge1 see the wonderful hind hoofs sweep themselves forward1 surveying the ground by touch1 and bracing themselves1 in a fraction of time so small that the eye cannot follow1 for the shock of what lies beneath them1 whether rock or rotten wood or yielding moss4 ,the fore feet have followed the quick eyes above1 and shoot straight and sure to their landing2 but the hind hoofs must find the spot for themselves as they come down and1 almost ere they find it1 brace themselves again for the push of the mighty muscles above4 ,once only ,i found where a fawn with untrained feet had broken its leg2 and once ,i heard of a wounded buck1 driven to death by dogs1 that had fallen in the same way never to rise again4 ,those were rare cases4 ,the marvel is that it does not happen to every deer that fear drives through the wilderness4 ,and that is another reason why the fawns must learn to obey a wiser head than their own4 ,till their little feet are educated1 the mother must choose the way for them2 and a wise fawn will jump squarely in her tracks4 ,that explains also why deer1 even after they are full grown1 will often walk in single file1 a half-dozen of them sometimes following a wise leader1 stepping in his tracks and leaving but a single trail4 ,it is partly1 perhaps1 to fool their old enemy1 the wolf1 and their new enemy1 the man1 by hiding the weakling's trail in the stride and hoof mark of a big buck2 but it shows also the old habit1 and the training which begins when the fawns first learn to follow the flag4 ,after that second discovery ,i used to go in the afternoon to a point on the lake nearest the fawns' hiding-place1 and wait in my canoe for the mother to come out and show me where she had left her little ones4 ,as they grew1 and the drain upon her increased from their feeding1 she seemed always half starved4 ,waiting in my canoe ,i would hear the crackle of brush1 as she trotted straight down to the lake almost heedlessly1 and see her plunge through the fringe of bushes that bordered the water4 ,with scarcely a look or a sniff to be sure the coast was clear1 she would jump for the lily pads4 ,sometimes the canoe was in plain sight2 but she gave no heed as she tore up the juicy buds and stems1 and swallowed them with the appetite of a famished wolf4 ,then ,i would paddle away and1 taking my direction from her trail as she came1 hunt diligently for the fawns until ,i found them4 ,this last happened only two or three times4 ,the little ones were already wild2 they had forgotten all about our first meeting1 and when ,i showed myself1 or cracked a twig too near them1 they would promptly bolt into the brush4 ,one always ran straight away1 his white flag flying to show that he remembered his lesson2 the other went off zigzag1 stopping at every angle of his run to look back and question me with his eyes and ears4 ,there was only one way in which such disobedience could end4 ,i saw it plainly enough one afternoon1 when1 had ,i been one of the fierce prowlers of the wilderness1 the little fellow's history would have stopped short under the paw of ,upweekis1 the shadowy lynx of the burned lands4 ,it was late afternoon when ,i came over a ridge1 following a deer path on my way to the lake1 and looked down into a long1 narrow valley filled with berry bushes1 and with a few fire-blasted trees standing here and there to point out the perfect loneliness and desolation of the place4 ,just below me a deer was feeding hungrily1 only her hind quarters showing out of the underbrush4 ,i watched her awhile1 then dropped on all fours and began to creep towards her1 to see how near ,i could get and what new trait ,i might discover4 ,but at the first motion 7,i had stood at first like an old stump on the ridge7 a fawn that had evidently been watching me all the time from his hiding sprang into sight with a sharp whistle of warning4 ,the doe threw up her head1 looking straight at me as if she had understood more from the signal than ,i had thought possible4 ,there was not an instant's hesitation or searching4 ,her eyes went direct to me1 as if the fawn's cry had said3 ,behind you1 mother1 in the path by the second gray rock6 ,then she jumped away1 shooting up the opposite hill over roots and rocks as if thrown by steel springs1 blowing hoarsely at every jump1 and followed in splendid style by her watchful little one4 ,at the first snort of danger there was a rush in the underbrush near where she had stood1 and a second fawn sprang into sight4 ,i knew him instantly--the heedless one--and knew also that he had neglected too long the matter of following the flag4 ,he was confused1 frightened1 chuckle-headed now2 he came darting up the deer path in the wrong direction1 straight towards me1 to within two jumps1 before he noticed the man kneeling in the path before him and watching him quietly4 ,at the startling discovery he stopped short1 seeming to shrink smaller and smaller before my eyes4 ,then he edged sidewise to a great stump1 hid himself among the roots1 and stood stock-still1--a beautiful picture of innocence and curiosity1 framed in the rough brown roots of the spruce stump4 ,it was his first teaching to hide and be still4 ,just as he needed it most1 he had forgotten absolutely the second lesson4 ,we watched each other full five minutes without moving an eyelash4 ,then his first lesson ebbed away4 ,he sidled out into the path again1 came towards me two dainty1 halting steps1 and stamped prettily with his left fore foot4 ,he was a young buck1 and had that trick of stamping without any instruction4 ,it is an old1 old ruse to make you move1 to startle you by the sound and threatening motion into showing who you are and what are your intentions4 ,but still the man did not move2 the fawn grew frightened at his own boldness and ran away down the path4 ,far up the opposite hill ,i heard the mother calling him4 ,but he heeded not2 he wanted to find out things for himself4 ,there he was in the path again1 watching me4 ,i took out my handkerchief and waved it gently2 at which great marvel he trotted back1 stopping anon to look and stamp his little foot1 to show me that he was not afraid4 ,brave little chap1 ,i like you1 ,i thought1 my heart going out to him as he stood there with his soft eyes and beautiful face1 stamping his little foot4 ,but what1 my thoughts went on1 had happened to you ere now1 had a bear or lucivee lifted his head over the ridge8 ,next month1 alas6 the law will be off2 then there will be hunters in these woods1 some of whom leave their hearts1 with their wives and children1 behind them4 ,you can't trust them1 believe me1 little chap4 ,your mother is right2 you can't trust them4 ,the night was coming swiftly4 ,the mother's call1 growing ever more anxious1 more insistent1 swept over the darkening hillside4 ,perhaps1 ,i thought1 with sudden twinges and alarms of conscience1 perhaps ,i set you all wrong1 little chap1 in giving you the taste of salt that day1 and teaching you to trust things that meet you in the wilderness4 ,that is generally the way when we meddle with ,mother ,nature1 who has her own good reasons for doing things as she does4 ,but no6 there were two of you under the old log that day2 and the other1--he's up there with his mother now1 where you ought to be1--he knows that old laws are safer than new thoughts1 especially new thoughts in the heads of foolish youngsters4 ,you are all wrong1 little chap1 for all your pretty curiosity1 and the stamp of your little foot that quite wins my heart4 ,perhaps ,i am to blame1 after all2 anyway1 ,i'll teach you better now4 ,at the thought ,i picked up a large stone and sent it crashing1 jumping1 tearing down the hillside straight at him4 ,all his bravado vanished like a wink4 ,up went his flag1 and away he went over the logs and rocks of the great hillside2 where presently ,i heard his mother running in a great circle till she found him with her nose1 thanks to the wood wires and the wind's messages1 and led him away out of danger4 ,one who lives for a few weeks in the wilderness1 with eyes and ears open1 soon finds that1 instead of the lawlessness and blind chance which seem to hold sway there1 he lives in the midst of law and order-- an order of things much older than that to which he is accustomed1 with which it is not well to interfere4 ,i was uneasy1 following the little deer path through the twilight stillness2 and my uneasiness was not decreased when ,i found on a log1 within fifty yards of the spot where the fawn first appeared1 the signs of a big lucivee1 with plenty of fawn's hair and fine-cracked bones to tell me what he had eaten for his midnight dinner4 ,down at the lower end of the same deer path1 where it stopped at the lake to let the wild things drink1 was a little brook4 ,outside the mouth of this brook1 among the rocks1 was a deep pool2 and in the pool lived some big trout4 ,i was there one night1 some two weeks later1 trying to catch some of the big trout for my next breakfast4 ,those were wise fish4 ,it was of no use to angle for them by day any more4 ,they knew all the flies in my book2 could tell the new ,jenny ,lind from the old ,bumble ,bee before it struck the water2 and seemed to know perfectly1 both by instinct and experience1 that they were all frauds1 which might as well be called ,jenny ,bee and ,bumble ,lind for any sweet reasonableness that was in them4 ,besides all this1 the water was warm2 the trout were logy and would not rise4 ,by night1 however1 the case was different4 ,a few of the trout would leave the pool and prowl along the shores in shallow water to see what tidbits the darkness might bring1 in the shape of night bugs and careless piping frogs and sleepy minnows4 ,then1 if you built a fire on the beach and cast a white-winged fly across the path of the firelight1 you would sometimes get a big one4 ,it was fascinating sport always1 whether the trout were rising or not4 ,one had to fish with his ears1 and keep most of his wits in his hand1 ready to strike quick and hard when the moment came1 after an hour of casting4 ,half the time you would not see your fish at all1 but only hear the savage plunge as he swirled down with your fly4 ,at other times1 as you struck sharply at the plunge1 your fly would come back to you1 or tangle itself up in unseen snags2 and far out1 where the verge of the firelight rippled away into the darkness1 you would see a sharp wave-wedge shooting away1 which told you that your trout was only a musquash4 ,swimming quietly by1 he had seen you and your fire1 and slapped his tail down hard on the water to make you jump4 ,that is a way ,musquash has in the night1 so that he can make up his mind what queer thing you are and what you are doing4 ,all the while1 as you fish1 the great dark woods stand close about you1 silent1 listening4 ,the air is full of scents and odors that steal abroad only by night1 while the air is dew-laden4 ,strange cries1 calls1 squeaks1 rustlings run along the hillside1 or float in from the water1 or drop down from the air overhead1 to make you guess and wonder what wood folk are abroad at such unseemly hours1 and what they are about4 ,so that it is good to fish by night1 as well as by day1 and go home with heart and head full1 even though your creel be empty4 ,i was standing very still by my fire1 waiting for a big trout that had risen and missed my fly to regain his confidence1 when ,i heard cautious rustlings in the brush behind me4 ,i turned instantly1 and there were two great glowing spots1 the eyes of a deer1 flashing out of the dark woods4 ,a swift rustle1 and two more coals glow lower down1 flashing and scintillating with strange colors2 and then two more2 and ,i know that the doe and her fawns are there1 stopped and fascinated on their way to drink by the great wonder of the light1 and by the witchery of the dancing shadows that rush up at timid wild things1 as if to frighten them1 but only jump over them and back again1 as if inviting them to join the silent play4 ,i knelt down quietly beside my fire1 slipping on a great roll of birch bark which blazed up brightly1 filling the woods with light4 ,there1 under a spruce1 where a dark shadow had been a moment agone1 stood the mother1 her eyes all ablaze with the wonder of the light2 now staring steadfastly into the fire2 now starting nervously1 with low questioning snorts1 as a troop of shadows ran up to play hop-scotch with the little ones1 which stood close behind her1 one on either side4 ,a moment only it lasted4 ,then one fawn--,i knew the heedless one1 even in the firelight1 by his face and by his bright-dappled ,joseph's coat-- came straight towards me1 stopping to stare with flashing eyes when the fire jumped up1 and then to stamp his little foot at the shadows to show them that he was not afraid4 ,the mother called him anxiously2 but still he came on1 stamping prettily4 ,she grew uneasy1 trotting back and forth in a half circle1 warning1 calling1 pleading4 ,then1 as he came between her and the fire1 and his little shadow stretched away up the hill where she was1 showing how far away he was from her and how near the light1 she broke away from its fascination with an immense effort3 ,ka-a-a-h6 ka-a-a-h6 the hoarse cry rang through the startled woods like a pistol shot2 and she bounded away1 her white flag shining like a wave crest in the night to guide her little ones4 ,the second fawn followed her instantly2 but the heedless one barely swung his head to see where she was going1 and then came on towards the light1 staring and stamping in foolish wonder4 ,i watched him a little while1 fascinated myself by his beauty1 his dainty motions1 his soft ears with a bright oval of light about them1 his wonderful eyes glowing like burning rainbows kindled by the firelight4 ,far behind him the mother's cry ran back and forth along the hillside4 ,suddenly it changed2 a danger note leaped into it2 and again ,i heard the call to follow and the crash of brush as she leaped away4 ,i remembered the lynx and the sad little history written on the log above4 ,as the quickest way of saving the foolish youngster1 ,i kicked my fire to pieces and walked out toward him4 ,then1 as the wonder vanished in darkness and the scent of the man poured up to him on the lake's breath1 the little fellow bounded away--alas6 straight up the deer path1 at right angles to the course his mother had taken a moment before4 ,five minutes later ,i heard the mother calling a strange note in the direction he had taken1 and went up the deer path very quietly to investigate4 ,at the top of the ridge1 where the path dropped away into a dark narrow valley with dense underbrush on either side1 ,i heard the fawn answering her1 below me among the big trees1 and knew instantly that something had happened4 ,he called continuously1 a plaintive cry of distress1 in the black darkness of the spruces4 ,the mother ran around him in a great circle1 calling him to come2 while he lay helpless in the same spot1 telling her he could not1 and that she must come to him4 ,so the cries went back and forth in the listening night1--,hoo-wuh1 come here4 ,bla-a-a1 blr-r-t1 ,i can't2 come here4 ,ka-a-a-h1 ka-a-a-h6 danger1 follow6--and then the crash of brush as she rushed away followed by the second fawn1 whom she must save1 though she abandoned the heedless one to prowlers of the night4 ,it was clear enough what had happened4 ,the cries of the wilderness all have their meaning1 if one but knows how to interpret them4 ,running through the dark woods his untrained feet had missed their landing1 and he lay now under some rough windfall1 with a broken leg to remind him of the lesson he had neglected so long4 ,i was stealing along towards him1 feeling my way among the trees in the darkness1 stopping every moment to listen to his cry to guide me1 when a heavy rustle came creeping down the hill and passed close before me4 ,something1 perhaps1 in the sound--a heavy1 though almost noiseless1 onward push which only one creature in the woods can possibly make-- something1 perhaps1 in a faint new odor in the moist air told me instantly that keener ears than mine had heard the cry2 that ,mooween the bear had left his blueberry patch1 and was stalking the heedless fawn1 whom he knew1 by the hearing of his ears1 to have become separated from his watchful mother in the darkness4 ,i regained the path silently--though ,mooween heeds nothing when his game is afoot--and ran back to the canoe for my rifle4 ,ordinarily a bear is timid as a rabbit2 but ,i had never met one so late at night before1 and knew not how he would act should ,i take his game away4 ,besides1 there is everything in the feeling with which one approaches an animal4 ,if one comes timidly1 doubtfully1 the animal knows it2 and if one comes swift1 silent1 resolute1 with his power gripped tight1 and the hammer back1 and a forefinger resting lightly on the trigger guard1 the animal knows it too1 you may depend4 ,anyway1 they always act as if they knew1 and you may safely follow the rule that1 whatever your feeling is1 whether fear or doubt or confidence1 the large and dangerous animals will sense it instantly and adopt the opposite feeling for their rule of action4 ,that is the way ,i have always found it in the wilderness4 ,i met a bear once on a narrow path--but ,i must tell about that elsewhere4 ,the cries had ceased2 the woods were all dark and silent when ,i came back4 ,i went as swiftly as possible--without heed or caution2 for whatever crackling ,i made the bear would attribute to the desperate mother--to the spot where ,i had turned back4 ,thence ,i went on cautiously1 taking my bearings from one great tree on the ridge that lifted its bulk against the sky2 slower and slower1 till1 just this side of a great windfall1 a twig cracked sharply under my foot4 ,it was answered instantly by a grunt and a jump beyond the windfall--and then the crashing rush of a bear up the hill1 carrying something that caught and swished loudly on the bushes as it passed1 till the sounds vanished in a faint rustle far away1 and the woods were still again4 ,all night long1 from my tent over beyond an arm of the big lake1 ,i heard the mother calling at intervals4 ,she seemed to be running back and forth along the ridge1 above where the tragedy had occurred4 ,her nose told her of the bear and the man2 but what awful thing they were doing with her little one she knew not4 ,fear and questioning were in the calls that floated down the ridge and across the water to my little tent4 ,at daylight ,i went back to the spot4 ,i found without trouble where the fawn had fallen2 the moss told mutely of his struggle2 and a stain or two showed where ,mooween grabbed him4 ,the rest was a plain trail of crushed moss and bent grass and stained leaves1 and a tuft of soft hair here and there on the jagged ends of knots in the old windfalls4 ,so the trail hurried up the hill into a wild rough country where it was of no use to follow4 ,as ,i climbed the last ridge on my way back to the lake1 ,i heard rustlings in the underbrush1 and then the unmistakable crack of a twig under a deer's foot4 ,the mother had winded me2 she was now following and circling down wind to find out whether her lost fawn were with me4 ,as yet she knew not what had happened4 ,the bear had frightened her into extra care of the one fawn of whom she was sure4 ,the other had simply vanished into the silence and mystery of the great woods4 ,where the path turned downward1 in sight of the lake1 ,i saw her for a moment plainly1 standing half hid in the underbrush1 looking intently at my old canoe4 ,she saw me at the same instant and bounded away1 quartering up the hill in my direction4 ,near a thicket of evergreen that ,i had just passed1 she sounded her hoarse ,k-a-a-h1 k-a-a-h6 and threw up her flag4 ,there was a rush within the thicket2 a sharp ,k-a-a-h6 answered hers4 ,then the second fawn burst out of the cover where she had hidden him1 and darted along the ridge after her1 jumping like a big red fox from rock to rock1 rising like a hawk over the windfalls1 hitting her tracks wherever he could1 and keeping his little nose hard down to his one needful lesson of following the white flag4 ,,selections ,,from ,,the ,,bible ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,joseph ,and ,jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger1 in the land of ,canaan4 ,these are the generations of ,jacob4 ,joseph1 being seventeen years old1 was feeding the flock with his brethren2 and the lad was with the sons of ,bilhah1 and with the sons of ,zilpah1 his father's wives2 and ,joseph brought unto his father their evil report4 ,now ,israel loved ,joseph more than all his children1 because he was the son of his old age3 and he made him a coat of many colors4 ,and when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren1 they hated him1 and could not speak peaceably unto him4 ,and ,joseph dreamed a dream1 and he told it his brethren3 and they hated him yet the more4 ,and he said unto them1 ,hear1 ,i pray you1 this dream which ,i have dreamed3 ,for1 behold1 we were binding sheaves in the field1 and1 lo1 my sheaf arose1 and also stood upright2 and1 behold1 your sheaves stood round about1 and made obeisance to my sheaf4 ,and his brethren said to him1 ,shalt thou indeed reign over us8 or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us8 ,and they hated him yet the more for his dreams1 and for his words4 ,and he dreamed yet another dream1 and told it his brethren1 and said1 ,behold1 ,i have dreamed a dream more2 and1 behold1 the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me4 ,and he told it to his father1 and to his brethren3 and his father rebuked him1 and said unto him1 ,what is this dream that thou hast dreamed8 ,shall ,i and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth8 ,and his brethren envied him2 but his father observed the saying4 ,and his brethren went to feed their father's flock in ,shechem4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph3 ,do not thy brethren feed the flock in ,shechem8 come1 and ,i will send thee unto them4 ,and he said to him3 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said to him3 ,go1 ,i pray thee1 see whether it be well with thy brethren1 and well with the flocks2 and bring me word again4 ,so he sent him out of the vale of ,hebron1 and he came to ,shechem4 ,and a certain man found him1 and1 behold1 he was wandering in the field3 and the man asked him1 saying1 ,what seekest thou8 ,and he said3 ,i seek my brethren2 tell me1 ,i pray thee1 where they feed their flocks4 ,and the man said3 ,they are departed hence2 for ,i heard them say1 ',let us go to ,dothan4' ,and ,joseph went after his brethren1 and found them in ,dothan4 ,and when they saw him afar off1 even before he came near unto them1 they conspired against him to slay him4 ,and they said one to another3 ,behold1 this dreamer cometh4 ,come now1 therefore1 and let us slay him1 and cast him into some pit1 and we will say1 ',some evil beast hath devoured him3' and we shall see what will become of his dreams4 ,and ,reuben heard it1 and he delivered him out of their hands1 and said3 ,let us not kill him4 ,and ,reuben said unto them1 ,shed no blood1 but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness1 and lay no hand upon him --that he might rid him out of their hands1 to deliver him to his father again4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,joseph was come unto his brethren1 that they stripped ,joseph out of his coat1 his coat of many colors that was on him2 and they took him1 and cast him into a pit3 and the pit was empty1 there was no water in it4 ,and they sat down to eat bread3 and they lifted up their eyes and looked1 and1 behold1 a company of ,ishmaelites came from ,gilead1 with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh1 going to carry it down to ,egypt4 ,and ,judah said unto his brethren1 ,what profit is it if we slay our brother1 and conceal his blood8 ,come1 and let us sell him to the ,ishmaelites1 and let not our hand be upon him2 for he is our brother and our flesh4 ,and his brethren were content4 ,then there passed by ,midianites1 merchant-men2 and they drew and lifted up ,joseph out of the pit1 and sold ,joseph to the ,ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver3 and they brought ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,and ,reuben returned unto the pit2 and1 behold1 ,joseph was not in the pit2 and he rent his clothes4 ,and he returned unto his brethren1 and said1 ,the child is not2 and ,i1 whither shall ,i go8 ,and they took ,joseph's coat1 and killed a kid of the goats1 and dipped the coat in the blood2 and they sent the coat of many colors1 and they brought it to their father1 and said1 ,this have we found3 know now whether it be thy son's coat or no4 ,and he knew it1 and said1 ,it is my son's coat2 an evil beast hath devoured him2 ,joseph is without doubt rent in pieces4 ,and ,jacob rent his clothes1 and put sackcloth upon his loins1 and mourned for his son many days4 ,and all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him2 but he refused to be comforted2 and he said1 ,for ,i will go down into the grave unto my son mourning4 ,thus his father wept for him4 ,and the ,midianites sold him into ,egypt unto ,potiphar1 an officer of ,pharaoh's1 and a captain of the guard4 99 99 99 99 99 ,and ,joseph was brought down to ,egypt2 and ,potiphar1 an officer of ,pharaoh1 captain of the guard1 an ,egyptian1 bought him of the hands of the ,ishmaelites1 and which had brought him down thither4 ,and the ,lord was with ,joseph1 and he was a prosperous man2 and he was in the house of his master the ,egyptian4 ,and his master saw that the ,lord was with him1 and that the ,lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand4 ,and ,joseph found grace in his sight1 and he served him3 and he made him overseer over his house1 and all that he had he put into his hand4 ,and it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house1 and over all that he had1 that the ,lord blessed the ,egyptian's house for ,joseph's sake2 and the blessing of the ,lord was upon all that he had in the house1 and in the field4 ,and he left all that he had in ,joseph's hand2 and he knew not ought he had1 save the bread which he did eat4 ,and ,joseph was a goodly person1 and well favored4 ,and it came to pass that his master's wife falsely accused ,joseph4 ,and ,joseph's master took him1 and put him into the prison1 a place where the king's prisoners were bound2 and he was there in the prison4 ,but the ,lord was with ,joseph1 and showed him mercy1 and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison4 ,and the keeper of the prison committed to ,joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison2 and whatsoever they did there1 he was the doer of it4 ,the keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand2 because the ,lord was with him1 and that which he did1 the ,lord made it to prosper4 ,and it came to pass after these things1 that the butler of the king of ,egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers1 and against the chief of the butlers1 and against the chief of the bakers4 ,and he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard1 into the prison1 the place where ,joseph was bound4 ,and the captain of the guard charged ,joseph with them1 and he served them2 and they continued a season in ward4 ,and they dreamed a dream both of them1 each man his dream in one night1 each man according to the interpretation of his dream1 the butler and the baker of the king of ,egypt1 which were bound in the prison4 ,and ,joseph came in unto them in the morning1 and looked upon them1 and1 behold1 they were sad4 ,and he asked ,pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house1 saying3 ,wherefore look ye so sadly today8 ,and they said unto him3 ,we have dreamed a dream1 and there is no interpreter of it4 ,and ,joseph said unto them1 ,do not interpretations belong to ,god8 ,tell me them1 ,i pray you4 ,and the chief butler told his dream to ,joseph1 and said to him1 ,in my dream1 behold a vine was before me4 ,and in the vine were three branches2 and it was as though it budded and her blossoms shot forth1 and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes4 ,and ,pharaoh's cup was in my hand2 and ,i took the grapes and pressed them into ,pharaoh's cup1 and ,i gave the cup into ,pharaoh's hand4 ,and ,joseph said unto him1 ,this is the interpretation of it3 the three branches are three days4 ,yet within three days shall ,pharaoh lift up thine head1 and restore thee unto thy place2 and thou shalt deliver ,pharaoh's cup into his hand1 after the former manner when thou wast his butler4 ,but think on me when it shall be well with thee1 and show kindness1 ,i pray thee1 unto me1 and make mention of me unto ,pharaoh1 and bring me out of this house4 ,for indeed ,i was stolen away out of the land of the ,hebrews1 and here also have ,i done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon4 ,when the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good1 he said unto ,joseph1 ,i also was in my dream1 and behold ,i had three white baskets on my head4 ,and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for ,pharaoh1 and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head4 ,and ,joseph answered and said1 ,this is the interpretation thereof3 the three baskets are three days4 ,yet within three days shall ,pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee1 and shall hang thee on a tree1 and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee4 ,and it came to pass the third day1 which was ,pharaoh's birthday1 that he made a feast unto all his servants2 and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants4 ,and he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again2 and he gave the cup into ,pharaoh's hand2 but he hanged the chief baker1 as ,joseph had interpreted to them4 ,yet did not the chief butler remember ,joseph1 but forgat him4 ,and it came to pass at the end of two full years1 that ,pharaoh dreamed2 and1 behold1 he stood by the river4 ,and1 behold1 there came up out of the river seven well-favored kine and fat-fleshed2 and they fed in a meadow4 ,and1 behold1 seven other kine came up after them out of the river1 ill-favored and lean-fleshed2 and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river4 ,and the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine4 ,so ,pharaoh awoke4 ,and he slept and dreamed the second time2 and1 behold1 seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk1 rank and good4 ,and1 behold1 seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them4 ,and the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears4 ,and ,pharaoh awoke1 and1 behold1 it was a dream4 ,and it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled2 and he sent and called for all the magicians of ,egypt1 and all the wise men thereof3 and ,pharaoh told them his dream2 but there was none that could interpret them unto ,pharaoh4 ,then spake the chief butler unto ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,i do remember my faults this day3 ,pharaoh was wroth with his servants1 and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house1 both me and the chief baker3 and we dreamed a dream in one night1 ,i and he3 we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream4 ,and there was there with us a young man1 a ,hebrew1 servant to the captain of the guard2 and we told him1 and he interpreted to us our dreams2 to each man according to his dream he did interpret4 ,and it came to pass1 as he interpreted to us1 so it was2 me he restored unto mine office1 and him he hanged4 ,then ,pharaoh sent and called ,joseph1 and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon3 and he shaved himself1 and changed his raiment1 and came in unto ,pharaoh4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,i have dreamed a dream1 and there is none that can interpret it3 and ,i have heard say of thee that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it4 ,and ,joseph answered ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,it is not in me3 ,god shall give ,pharaoh an answer of peace4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,in my dream1 behold1 ,i stood upon the bank of the river3 and1 behold1 there came up out of the river seven kine1 fat-fleshed and well-favored2 and they fed in a meadow2 and1 behold1 seven other kine came up after them1 poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed1 such as ,i never saw in all the land of ,egypt for badness2 and the lean and the ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine2 and when they had eaten them up1 it could not be known that they had eaten them2 but they were still ill-favored1 as at the beginning4 ,so ,i awoke4 ,and ,i saw in my dream1 and1 behold1 seven ears came up in one stalk1 full and good2 and1 behold1 seven ears1 withered1 thin1 and blasted with the east wind1 sprung up after them2 and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears3 and ,i told this unto the magicians2 but there was none that could declare it to me4 ,and ,joseph said unto ,pharaoh3 ,the dream of ,pharaoh is one3 ,god hath showed ,pharaoh what he is about to do4 ,the seven good kine are seven years2 and the seven good ears are seven years3 the dream is one4 ,and the seven thin and ill-favored kine that came up after them are seven years2 and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine4 ,this is the thing which ,i have spoken unto ,pharaoh3 what ,god is about to do he showeth unto ,pharaoh4 ,behold1 there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of ,egypt2 and there shall arise after them seven years of famine2 and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of ,egypt1 and the famine shall consume the land2 and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following2 for it shall be very grievous4 ,and for that the dream was doubled unto ,pharaoh twice2 it is because the thing is established by ,god1 and ,god will shortly bring it to pass4 ,now therefore let ,pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise1 and set him over the land of ,egypt4 ,let ,pharaoh do this1 and let him appoint officers over the land1 and take up the fifth part of the land of ,egypt in the seven plenteous years4 ,and let them gather all the food of those good years that come1 and lay up corn under the hand of ,pharaoh1 and let them keep food in the cities4 ,and that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine1 which shall be in the land of ,egypt2 that the land perish not through famine4 ,and the thing was good in the eyes of ,pharaoh1 and in the eyes of all his servants4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto his servants1 ,can we find such a one as this is1 a man in whom the spirit of ,god is8 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,forasmuch as ,god hath showed thee all this1 there is none so discreet and wise as thou art3 ,thou shalt be over my house1 and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled3 only in the throne will ,i be greater than thou4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,see1 ,i have set thee over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh took off his ring from his hand1 and put it upon ,joseph's hand1 and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen1 and put a gold chain about his neck2 and he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had1 and they cried before him1 ,bow the knee3 and he made him ruler over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph1 ,i am ,pharaoh1 and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,pharaoh called ,joseph's name ,zaphnath-paaneah2 and he gave him to wife ,asenath1 the daughter of ,poti-pherah1 priest of ,on4 ,and ,joseph went out over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,joseph was thirty years old when he stood before ,pharaoh king of ,egypt4 ,and ,joseph went out from the presence of ,pharaoh1 and went throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,and in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls4 ,and he gathered up all the food of the seven years1 which were in the land of ,egypt1 and laid up the food in the cities3 the food of the field1 which was round about every city1 laid he up in the same4 ,and ,joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea1 very much1 until he left numbering2 for it was without number4 ,and unto ,joseph were born two sons1 befare the years of famine came1 which ,asenath1 the daughter of ,poti-pherah1 priest of ,on1 bare unto him4 ,and ,joseph called the name of the firstborn ,manasseh3 ,for ,god1 said he1 hath made me forget all my toil1 and all my father's house4 ,and the name of the second called he ,ephraim3 ,for ,god hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction4 ,and the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of ,egypt were ended4 ,and the seven years of dearth began to come1 according as ,joseph had said3 and the dearth was in all lands2 but in all the land of ,egypt there was bread4 ,and when all the land of ,egypt was famished1 the people cried to ,pharaoh for bread3 and ,pharaoh said unto all the ,egyptians1 ,go unto ,joseph2 what he saith to you1 do4 ,and the famine was over all the face of the earth3 and ,joseph opened all the storehouses1 and sold unto the ,egyptians2 and the famine waxed sore in the land of ,egypt4 ,and all countries came into ,egypt to ,joseph for to buy corn2 because that the famine was so sore in all lands4 ,now when ,jacob saw that there was corn in ,egypt1 ,jacob said unto his sons3 ,why do ye look one upon another8 ,and he said1 ,behold1 ,i have heard that there is corn in ,egypt2 get you down thither1 and buy for us from thence2 that we may live1 and not die4 ,and ,joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in ,egypt4 ,but ,benjamin1 ,joseph's brother1 ,jacob sent not with his brethren2 for he said1 ,lest peradventure mischief befall him4 ,and the sons of ,israel came to buy corn among those that came2 for the famine was in the land of ,canaan4 ,and ,joseph was the governor over the land1 and he it was that sold to all the people of the land2 and ,joseph's brethren came1 and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth4 ,and ,joseph saw his brethren1 and he knew them1 but made himself strange unto them1 and spake roughly unto them2 and he said unto them3 ,whence come ye8 ,and they said3 ,from the land of ,canaan to buy food4 ,and ,joseph knew his brethren1 but they knew not him4 ,and ,joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them1 and said unto them3 ,ye are spies2 to see the nakedness of the land ye are come4 ,and they said unto him3 ,nay1 my lord1 but to buy food are thy servants come4 ,we are all one man's sons2 we are true men1 thy servants are no spies4 ,and he said unto them3 ,nay1 but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come4 ,and they said3 ,thy servants are twelve brethren1 sons of one man in the land of ,canaan2 and1 behold1 the youngest is this day with our father1 and one is not4 ,and ,joseph said unto them3 ,that is it that ,i spake unto you1 saying1 ',ye are spies3' hereby ye shall be proved3 by the life of ,pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence1 except your youngest brother come hither4 ,send one of you1 and let him fetch your brother1 and ye shall be kept in prison1 that your words may be proved1 whether there be any truth in you2 or else by the life of ,pharaoh surely ye are spies4 ,and he put them all together into ward three days4 ,and ,joseph said unto them the third day3 ,this do1 and live2 for ,i fear ,god3 if ye be true men1 let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison2 go ye1 carry corn for the famine of your houses2 but bring your youngest brother unto me2 so shall your words be verified1 and ye shall not die4 ,and they did so4 ,and they said one to another3 ,we are verily guilty concerning our brother1 in that we saw the anguish of his soul1 when he besought us1 and we would not hear2 therefore is this distress come upon us4 ,and ,reuben answered them1 saying1 ,spake ,i not unto you1 saying1 ',do not sin against the child2' and ye would not hear8 therefore1 behold1 also his blood is required4 ,and they knew not that ,joseph understood them2 for he spake unto them by an interpreter4 ,and he turned himself about from them1 and wept2 and returned to them again1 and communed with them1 and took from them ,simeon1 and bound him before their eyes4 ,then ,joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn1 and to restore every man's money into his sack1 and to give them provision for the way3 and thus did he unto them4 ,and they laded their asses with the corn and departed thence4 ,and as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn1 he espied his money2 for behold it was in his sack's mouth4 ,and he said unto his brethren1 ,my money is restored2 and1 lo1 it is even in my sack3 and their heart failed them1 and they were afraid1 saying one to another1 ,what is this that ,god hath done unto us8 ,and they came unto ,jacob their father unto the land of ,canaan1 and told him all that befell unto them1 saying3 ,the man who is the lord of the land spoke roughly to us and took us for spies of the country4 ,and we said unto him1 ',we are true men2 we are no spies2 we be twelve brethren1 sons of our father2 one is not and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of ,canaan4' ,and the man1 the lord of the country1 said unto us3 ',hereby shall ,i know that ye are true men3 leave one of your brethren here with me1 and take food for the famine of your households1 and be gone2 and bring your youngest brother unto me1 then shall ,i know that ye are no spies but that ye are true men2 so will ,i deliver you your brother and ye shall traffick in the land4' ,and it came to pass as they emptied their sacks1 that1 behold1 every man's bundle of money was in his sack2 and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money1 they were afraid4 ,and ,jacob their father said unto them3 ,me have ye bereaved of my children3 ,joseph is not1 and ,simeon is not1 and ye will take ,benjamin away2 all these things are against me4 ,and ,reuben spake unto his father1 saying3 ,slay my two sons1 if ,i bring him not to thee2 deliver him into my hand1 and ,i will bring him to thee again4 ,and he said3 ,my son shall not go down with you2 for his brother is dead1 and he is left alone2 if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go1 then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave4 ,and the famine was sore in the land4 ,and it came to pass1 when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of ,egypt1 their father said unto them3 ,go again1 buy us a little food4 ,and ,judah spake unto him saying3 ,the man did solemnly protest unto us saying1 ',ye shall not see my face1 except your brother be with you4' ,if thou wilt send our brother with us1 we will go down and buy thee food4 ,but if thou wilt not send him1 we will not go down2 for the man said unto us1 ',ye shall not see my face1 except your brother be with you4' ,and ,israel said3 ,wherefore dealt ye so ill with me as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother8 ,and they said1 ,the man asked us straitly of our state and of our kindred1 saying1 ',is your father yet alive8 ,have ye another brother8' ,and we told him according to the tenor of these words4 ,could we certainly know that he would say1 ',bring your brother down8' ,and ,judah said unto ,israel his father1 ,send the lad with me1 and we will arise and go2 that we may live and not die1 both we and thou and also our little ones4 ,i will be surety for him3 if ,i bring him not unto thee and set him before thee1 then let me bear the blame forever4 ,for except we had lingered1 surely now we had returned this second time4 ,and their father ,israel said unto them1 ,if it must be so now1 do this3 take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels1 and carry down the man a present1 a little balm1 and a little honey1 spices and myrrh1 nuts and almonds2 and take double money in your hand2 and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks1 carry it again in your hand2 peradventure it was an oversight4 ,take also your brother1 and arise1 go again unto the man2 and ,god ,almighty give you mercy before the man1 that he may send away your other brother and ,benjamin4 ,if ,i be bereaved of my children1 ,i am bereaved4 ,and the men took that present1 and they took double money in their hand1 and ,benjamin2 and rose up1 and went down to ,egypt1 and stood before ,joseph4 ,and when ,joseph saw ,benjamin with them1 he said to the ruler of his house1 ,bring these men home1 and slay1 and make ready2 for these men shall dine with me at noon4 ,and the man did as ,joseph bade2 and the man brought the men into ,joseph's house4 ,and the men were afraid1 because they were brought into ,joseph's house2 and they said1 ,because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in2 that he may seek occasion against us1 and fall upon us1 and take us for bondmen1 and our asses4 ,and they came near to the steward of ,joseph's house1 and they communed with him at the door of the house1 and said1 ,o sir1 we came indeed down at the first time to buy food2 and it came to pass1 when we came to the inn1 that we opened our sacks1 and1 behold2 every man's money was in the mouth of his sack1 our money in full weight2 and we have brought it again in our hand4 ,and other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food2 we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks4 ,and he said3 ,peace be to you1 fear not2 your ,god1 and the ,god of your father1 hath given you treasure in your sacks2 ,i had your money4 ,and he brought ,simeon out unto them4 ,and the man brought the men into ,joseph's house1 and gave them water1 and they washed their feet2 and he gave their asses provender4 ,and they made ready the present against ,joseph came at noon2 for they heard that they should eat bread there4 ,and when ,joseph came home1 they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house1 and bowed themselves to him to the earth4 ,and he asked them of their welfare1 and said3 ,is your father well1 the old man of whom ye spake8 ,is he yet alive8 ,and they answered3 ,thy servant our father is in good health1 he is yet alive4 ,and they bowed down their heads1 and made obeisance4 ,and he lifted up his eyes1 and saw his brother ,benjamin1 his mother's son1 and said3 ,is this your younger brother1 of whom ye spake unto me8 ,and he said1 ,god be gracious unto thee1 my son4 ,and ,joseph made haste2 for his bowels did yearn upon his brother2 and he sought where to weep2 and he entered into his chamber1 and wept there4 ,and he washed his face1 and went out1 and refrained himself1 and said1 ,set on bread4 ,and they set on for him by himself1 and for them by themselves1 and for the ,egyptians1 which did eat with him1 by themselves2 because the ,egyptians might not eat bread with the ,hebrews2 for that is an abomination unto the ,egyptians4 ,and they sat before him1 the firstborn according to his birthright1 and the youngest according to his youth2 and the men marveled one at another4 ,and he took and sent messes unto them from before him1 but ,benjamin's mess was five times as much as any of theirs4 ,and they drank1 and were merry with him4 ,and he commanded the steward of his house1 saying3 ,fill the men's sacks with food1 as much as they can carry1 and put every man's money in his sack's mouth4 ,and put my cup1 the silver cup1 in the sack's mouth of the youngest1 and his corn money4 ,and he did according to the word that ,joseph had spoken4 ,as soon as the morning was light1 the men were sent away1 they and their asses4 ,and when they were gone out of the city1 and not yet far off1 ,joseph said unto his steward1 ,up1 follow after the men2 and when thou dost overtake them1 say unto them1 ',wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good8 ,is not this it in which my lord drinketh1 and whereby indeed he divineth8 ye have done evil in so doing4' ,and he overtook them1 and he spake unto them these same words4 ,and they said unto him1 ,wherefore saith my lord these words8 ,god forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing3 behold1 the money1 which was found in our sacks' mouths1 we brought again unto thee out of the land of ,canaan3 how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold8 ,with whosoever of thy servants it be found1 both let him die1 and we also will be my lord's bondmen4 ,and he said1 ,now also let it be according unto your words3 he with whom it is found shall be my servant2 and ye shall be blameless4 ,then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground1 and opened every man his sack4 ,and he searched1 and began at the eldest and left at the youngest3 and the cup was found in ,benjamin's sack4 ,then they rent their clothes1 and laded every man his ass1 and returned to the city4 ,and ,judah and his brethren came to ,joseph's house1 for he was yet there2 and they fell before him on the ground4 ,and ,joseph said unto them3 ,what deed is this that ye have done8 wot ye not that such a man as ,i can certainly divine8 ,and ,judah said3 ,what shall we say unto my lord8 what shall we speak8 or how shall we clear ourselves8 ,god hath found out the iniquity of thy servants2 behold1 we are my lord's servants1 both we1 and he also with whom the cup is found4 ,and he said3 ,god forbid that ,i should do so2 but the man in whose hand the cup is found1 he shall be my servant2 and as for you1 get you up in peace unto your father4 ,then ,judah came near unto him1 and said3 ,oh my lord1 let thy servant1 ,i pray thee1 speak a word in my lord's ears1 and let not thine anger burn against thy servant1 for thou art even as ,pharaoh4 ,my lord asked his servants1 saying1 ',have ye a father1 or a brother8' ,and we said unto my lord1 ',we have a father1 an old man1 and a child of his old age1 a little one2 and his brother is dead1 and he alone is left of his mother1 and his father loveth him4' ,and thou saidst unto thy servants1 ',bring him down unto me1 that ,i may set mine eyes upon him4' ,and we said unto my lord1 ',the lad cannot leave his father2 for if he should leave his father1 his father would die4' ,and thou saidst unto thy servants1 ',except your youngest brother came down with you1 ye shall see my face no more4' ,and it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father1 we told him the words of my lord4 ,and our father said1 ',go again1 and buy us a little food4' ,and we said1 ',we cannot go down4 ,if our youngest brother be with us1 then will we go down2 for we may not see the man's face except our youngest brother be with us6' ,and thy servant my father said to us1 ',ye know that my wife bare me two sons2 and the one went out from me1 and ,i said1 ,surely he is torn in pieces1 and ,i saw him not since4 ,and if ye take this also from me and mischief befall him1 ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave4' ,now therefore when ,i come to thy servant my father1 and the lad be not with us1 seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life1 it shall come to pass1 when he seeth that the lad is not with us1 that he will die3 and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave4 ,for thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father1 saying1 ',if ,i bring him not unto thee1 then ,i shall bear the blame to my father forever4' ,now therefore1 ,i pray thee1 let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord1 and let the lad go up with his brethren4 ,for how shall ,i go up to my father1 and the lad be not with me8 lest peradventure ,i see the evil that shall come on my father4 ,then ,joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him2 and he cried1 ,cause every man to go out from me4 ,and there stood no man with him1 while ,joseph made himself known unto his brethren4 ,and he wept aloud3 and the ,egyptians and the house of ,pharaoh heard4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,i am ,joseph2 doth my father yet live8 ,and his brethren could not answer him2 for they were troubled at his presence4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,come near to me1 ,i pray you4 ,and they came near4 ,and he said1 ,i am ,joseph your brother1 whom ye sold into ,egypt4 ,now therefore be not grieved1 nor angry with yourselves1 that ye sold me hither3 for ,god did send me before you to preserve life4 ,for these two years hath the famine been in the land3 and yet there are five years1 in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest4 ,and ,god sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth1 and to save your lives by a great deliverance4 ,so now it was not you that sent me hither1 but ,god2 and he hath made me a father to ,pharaoh1 and lord of all his house1 and a ruler throughout all the land of ,egypt4 ,haste ye1 and go up to my father1 and say unto him1 ',thus said thy son ,joseph1 ,god hath made me lord of all ,egypt3 come down unto me1 tarry not3 and thou shalt dwell in the land of ,goshen1 and thou shalt be near unto me1 thou1 and thy children1 and thy children's children1 and thy flocks1 and thy herds1 and all that thou hast2 and there will ,i nourish thee2 for yet there are five years of famine2 lest thou1 and thy household1 and all that thou hast1 come to poverty4' ,and1 behold1 your eyes see1 and the eyes of my brother ,benjamin1 that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you4 ,and ye shall tell my father of all my glory in ,egypt1 and of all that ye have seen2 and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither4 ,and he fell upon his brother ,benjamin's neck1 and wept2 and ,benjamin wept upon his neck4 ,moreover1 he kissed all his brethren1 and wept upon them1 and after that his brethren talked with him4 ,and the fame thereof was heard in ,pharaoh's house1 saying1 ,joseph's brethren are come2 and it pleased ,pharaoh well1 and his servants4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,joseph3 ,say unto thy brethren1 ',this do ye2 lade your beasts1 and go1 get you unto the land of ,canaan2 and take your father and your households1 and come unto me1 and ,i will give you the good of the land of ,egypt1 and ye shall eat the fat of the land4' ,now thou art commanded1 this do ye2 take you wagons out of the land of ,egypt for your little ones1 and for your wives1 and bring your father1 and come4' ,also regard not your stuff2 for the good of all the land of ,egypt is yours4 ,and the children of ,israel did so2 and ,joseph gave them wagons1 according to the commandment of ,pharaoh1 and gave them provision for the way4 ,to all of them he gave each man changes of raiment2 but to ,benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver1 and five changes of raiment4 ,and to his father he sent after this manner2 ten asses laden with the good things of ,egypt1 and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way4 ,so he sent his brethren away1 and they departed2 and he said unto them1 ,see that ye fall not out by the way4 ,and they went up out of ,egypt1 and came into the land of ,canaan unto ,jacob their father1 and told him1 saying1 ,joseph is yet alive1 and he is governor over all the land of ,egypt4 ,and ,jacob's heart fainted1 for he believed them not4 ,and they told him all the words of ,joseph1 which he had said unto them3 and when he saw the wagons which ,joseph had sent to carry him1 the spirit of ,jacob their father revived3 and ,israel said1 ,it is enough2 ,joseph my son is yet alive3 ,i will go and see him before ,i die4 ,and ,israel took his journey with all that he had1 and came to ,beer- sheba1 and offered sacrifices unto the ,god of his father ,isaac4 ,and ,god spake unto ,israel in the visions of the night1 and said1 ,jacob1 ,jacob4 ,and he said1 ,here am ,i4 ,and he said1 ,i am ,god1 the ,god of thy father3 fear not to go down into ,egypt2 for ,i will there make of thee a great nation3 ,i will go down with thee into ,egypt2 and ,i will also surely bring thee up again3 and ,joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes4 ,and ,jacob rose up from ,beer-sheba3 and the sons of ,israel carried ,jacob their father1 and their little ones1 and their wives1 in the wagons which ,pharaoh had sent to carry him4 ,and they took their cattle1 and their goods1 which they had gotten in the land of ,canaan1 and came into ,egypt1 ,jacob1 and all his seed with him3 his sons1 and his sons' sons with him1 his daughters1 and his sons' daughters1 and all his seed brought he with him into ,egypt4 ,and he sent ,judah before him unto ,joseph1 to direct his face unto ,goshen2 and they came into the land of ,goshen4 ,and ,joseph made ready his chariot1 and went up to meet ,israel his father1 to ,goshen1 and presented himself unto him2 and he fell on his neck1 and wept on his neck a good while4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph3 ,now let me die1 since ,i have seen thy face1 because thou art yet alive4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 and unto his father's house3 ,i will go up1 and show ,pharaoh1 and say unto him1 ',my brethren1 and my father's house1 which were in the land of ,canaan1 are come unto me2 and the men are shepherds1 for their trade hath been to feed cattle2 and they have brought their flocks1 and their herds1 and all that they have4' ,and it shall come to pass1 when ,pharaoh shall call you1 and shall say1 ',what is your occupation8' that ye shall say1 ',thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now1 both we1 and also our fathers3' that ye may dwell in the land of ,goshen2 for every shepherd is an abomination unto the ,egyptians4 ,then ,joseph came and told ,pharaoh1 and said3 ,my father and my brethren1 and their flocks1 and their herds1 and all that they have1 are come out of the land of ,canaan2 and1 behold1 they are in the land of ,goshen4 ,and he took some of his brethren1 even five men1 and presented them unto ,pharaoh4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto his brethren3 ,what is your occupation8 ,and they said unto ,pharaoh3 ,thy servants are shepherds1 both we1 and also our fathers4 ,they said moreover unto ,pharaoh1 ,for to sojourn in the land are we come2 for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks2 for the famine is sore in the land of ,canaan3 now therefore1 we pray thee1 let thy servants dwell in the land of ,goshen4 ,and ,pharaoh spake unto ,joseph1 saying3 ,thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee3 the land of ,egypt is before thee2 in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell2 in the land of ,goshen let them dwell3 and if thou knowest any men of activity among them1 then make them rulers over my cattle4 ,and ,joseph brought in ,jacob his father1 and set him before ,pharaoh3 and ,jacob blessed ,pharaoh4 ,and ,pharaoh said unto ,jacob1 ,how old art thou8 ,and ,jacob said unto ,pharaoh1 ,the days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years3 few and evil have the days of the years of my life been1 and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage4 ,and ,jacob blessed ,pharaoh1 and went out from before ,pharaoh4 ,and ,joseph placed his father and his brethren1 and gave them a possession in the land of ,egypt1 in the best of the land1 in the land of ,rameses1 as ,pharaoh had commanded4 ,and ,joseph nourished his father and his brethren1 and all his father's household1 with bread1 according to their families4 ,and there was no bread in all the land2 for the famine was very sore1 so that the land of ,egypt and all the land of ,canaan fainted by reason of the famine4 ,and ,joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of ,egypt1 and in the land of ,canaan1 for the corn which they bought2 and ,joseph brought the money into ,pharaoh's house4 ,and when money failed in the land of ,egypt1 and in the land of ,canaan1 all the ,egyptians came unto ,joseph1 and said1 ,give us bread1 for why should we die in thy presence8 for the money faileth4 ,and ,joseph said1 ,give your cattle1 and ,i will give you for your cattle1 if money fail4 ,and they brought their cattle unto ,joseph2 and ,joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses1 and for the flocks1 and for the cattle of the herds1 and for the asses2 and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year4 ,when that year was ended1 they came unto him the second year1 and said unto him1 ,we will not hide it from my lord1 how that our money is spent2 my lord also hath our herds of cattle2 there is not aught left in the sight of my lord1 but our bodies1 and our lands4 ,wherefore shall we die before thine eyes1 both we and our land8 buy us and our land for bread1 and we and our land will be servants unto ,pharaoh2 and give us seed1 that we may live1 and not die1 that the land be not desolate4 ,and ,joseph bought all the land of ,egypt for ,pharaoh2 for the ,egyptians sold every man his field1 because the famine prevailed over them4 ,so the land became ,pharaoh's4 ,and as for the people1 he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of ,egypt even to the other end thereof4 ,only the land of the priests bought he not2 for the priests had a portion assigned them of ,pharaoh1 and did eat their portion which ,pharaoh gave them4 ,wherefore they sold not their lands4 ,then ,joseph said unto the people3 ,behold1 ,i have bought you this day and your land for ,pharaoh2 lo1 here is seed for you1 and ye shall sow the land4 ,and it shall come to pass in the increase1 that ye shall give the fifth part unto ,pharaoh1 and four parts shall be your own1 for seed of the field1 and for your food1 and for them of your households1 and for food for your little ones4 ,and they said3 ,thou hast saved our lives3 let us find grace in the sight of my lord1 and we will be ,pharaoh's servants4 ,and ,joseph made it a law over the land of ,egypt unto this day1 that ,pharaoh should have the fifth part2 except the land of the priests only1 which became not ,pharaoh's4 ,and ,israel dwelt in the land of ,egypt1 in the country of ,goshen2 and they had possessions therein1 and grew1 and multiplied exceedingly4 ,and ,jacob lived in the land of ,egypt seventeen years2 so the whole age of ,jacob was an hundred forty and seven years4 ,and the time drew nigh that ,israel must die1 and he called his son ,joseph1 and said unto him1 ,if now ,i have found grace in thy sight1 put1 ,i pray thee1 thy hand under my thigh1 and deal kindly and truly with me2 bury me not1 ,i pray thee1 in ,egypt2 but ,i will lie with my fathers1 and thou shalt carry me out of ,egypt1 and bury me in their burying-place4 ,and he said1 ,i will do as thou hast said4 ,and he said1 ,swear unto me4 ,and he sware unto him4 ,and ,israel bowed himself upon the bed's head4 ,and it came to pass after these things1 that one told ,joseph1 ,behold1 thy father is sick2 and he took with him his two sons1 ,manasseh and ,ephraim4 ,and one told ,jacob1 and said1 ,behold1 thy son ,joseph cometh unto thee2 and ,israel strengthened himself1 and sat upon the bed4 ,and ,jacob said unto ,joseph1 ,god ,almighty appeared unto me at ,luz in the land of ,canaan1 and blessed me1 and said unto me1 ',behold1 ,i will make thee fruitful1 and multiply thee1 and ,i will make of thee a multitude of people2 and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession4' ,and now thy two sons1 ,ephraim and ,manasseh1 which were born unto thee in the land of ,egypt before ,i came unto thee into ,egypt1 are mine2 as ,reuben and ,simeon1 they shall be mine4 ,and thy issue1 which thou begettest after them1 shall be thine1 and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance4 ,and as for me1 when ,i came from ,padan1 ,rachel died by me in the land of ,canaan in the way1 when yet there was but a little way to come unto ,ephrath3 and ,i buried her there in the way of ,ephrath2 the same is ,beth-lehem4 ,and ,israel beheld ,joseph's sons1 and said1 ,who are these8 ,and ,joseph said unto his father1 ,they are my sons1 whom ,god hath given me in this place4 ,and he said1 ,bring them1 ,i pray thee1 unto me1 and ,i will bless them4 ,now the eyes of ,israel were dim for age1 so that he could not see4 ,and he brought them near unto him2 and he kissed them1 and embraced them4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph1 ,i had not thought to see thy face1 and1 lo1 ,god hath showed me also thy seed4 ,and ,joseph brought them out from between his knees1 and he bowed himself with his face to the earth4 ,and ,joseph took them both1 ,ephraim in his right hand toward ,israel's left hand1 and ,manasseh in his left hand toward ,israel's right hand1 and brought them near unto him4 ,and ,israel stretched out his right hand1 and laid it upon ,ephraim's head1 who was the younger1 and his left hand upon ,manasseh's head1 guiding his hands wittingly2 for ,manasseh was the firstborn4 ,and he blessed ,joseph1 and said1 ,god1 before whom my fathers ,abraham and ,isaac did walk1 the ,god which fed me all my life long unto this day1 the ,angel which redeemed me from all evil1 bless the lads2 and let my name be named on them1 and the name of my fathers ,abraham and ,isaac2 and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth4 ,and when ,joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of ,ephraim1 it displeased him2 and he held up his father's hand1 to remove it from ,ephraim's head unto ,manasseh's head4 ,and ,joseph said unto his father3 ,not so1 my father1 for this is the firstborn2 put thy right hand upon his head4 ,and his father refused1 and said1 ,i know it1 my son1 ,i know it2 he also shall become a people1 and he also shall be great2 but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he1 and his seed shall become a multitude of nations4 ,and he blessed them that day1 saying1 ,in thee shall ,israel bless1 saying1 ',god make thee as ,ephraim and as ,manasseh2' and he set ,ephraim before ,manasseh4 ,and ,israel said unto ,joseph1 ,behold1 ,i die2 but ,god shall be with you1 and bring you again unto the land of your fathers4 ,moreover1 ,i have given to thee one portion above thy brethren1 which ,i took out of the hand of the ,amorite with my sword and with my bow4 ,and ,jacob called unto his sons and blessed them2 every one according to his blessing he blessed them4 ,and he charged them1 and said unto them3 ,i am to be gathered unto my people4 ,bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of ,ephron the ,hittite1 in the cave that is in the field of ,machpelah1 which is before ,mamre1 in the land of ,canaan1 which ,abraham bought with the field of ,ephron the ,hittite for a possession of a buryingplace4 ,there they buried ,abraham and ,sarah his wife2 there they buried ,isaac and ,rebekah his wife2 and there ,i buried ,leah4 ,the purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of ,heth4 ,and when ,jacob had made an end of commanding his sons1 he gathered up his feet into the bed1 and yielded up the ghost1 and was gathered unto his people4 ,and ,joseph fell upon his father's face1 and wept upon him1 and kissed him4 ,and ,joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father2 and the physicians embalmed ,israel4 ,and forty days were fulfilled for him2 for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed2 and the ,egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days4 ,and when the days of his mourning were past1 ,joseph spake unto the house of ,pharaoh1 saying1 ,if now ,i have found grace in your eyes1 speak1 ,i pray you1 in the ears of ,pharaoh1 saying1 ',my father made me swear1 saying1 ,lo1 ,i die3 in my grave which ,i have digged for me in the land of ,canaan1 there shalt thou bury me4 ,now therefore let me go up1 ,i pray thee1 and bury my father1 and ,i will come again4' ,and ,pharaoh said1 ,go up1 and bury thy father1 according as he made thee swear4 ,and ,joseph went up to bury his father2 and with him went up all the servants of ,pharaoh1 the elders of his house1 and all the elders of the land of ,egypt4 ,and all the house of ,joseph1 and his brethren1 and his father's house2 only their little ones1 and their flocks1 and their herds1 they left in the land of ,goshen4 ,and there went up with him both chariots and horsemen3 and it was a very great company4 ,and they came to the threshingfloor of ,atad1 which is beyond ,jordan1 and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation2 and he made a mourning for his father seven days4 ,and when the inhabitants of the land1 the ,canaanites1 saw the mourning in the floor of ,atad1 they said1 ,this is a grievous mourning to the ,egyptians2 wherefore the name of it was called ,abel-mizraim1 which is beyond ,jordan4 ,and his sons did unto him according as he commanded them2 for his sons carried him into the land of ,canaan1 and buried him in the cave of the field of ,machpelah1 which ,abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of ,ephron the ,hittite1 before ,mamre4 ,and ,joseph returned into ,egypt1 he1 and his brethren1 and all that went up with him to bury his father1 after he had buried his father4 ,and when ,joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead1 they said1 ,joseph will peradventure hate us1 and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him4 ,and they sent a messenger unto ,joseph1 saying1 ,thy father did command before he died1 saying3 ',so shall ye say unto ,joseph1 ,forgive1 ,i pray thee now1 the trespass of thy brethren1 and their sin2 for they did unto thee evil4' ,and now1 we pray thee1 forgive the trespass of the servants of the ,god of thy father4 ,and ,joseph wept when they spake unto him4 ,and his brethren also went and fell down before his face2 and they said1 ,behold1 we be thy servants4 ,and ,joseph said unto them1 ,fear not2 for am ,i in the place of ,god8 ,but as for you1 ye thought evil against me2 but ,god meant it unto good1 to bring to pass1 as it is this day1 to save much people alive4 ,now therefore fear ye not4 ,i will nourish you1 and your little ones4 ,and he comforted them1 and spake kindly unto them4 ,and ,joseph dwelt in ,egypt1 he1 and his father's house2 and ,joseph lived an hundred and ten years4 ,and ,joseph saw ,ephraim's children of the third generation2 the children also of ,machir the son of ,manasseh were brought up upon ,joseph's knees4 ,and ,joseph said unto his brethren1 ,i die2 and ,god will surely visit you1 and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to ,abraham1 to ,isaac1 and to ,jacob4 ,and ,joseph took an oath of the children of ,israel1 saying1 ,god will surely visit you1 and ye shall carry up my bones from hence4 ,so ,joseph died1 being an hundred and ten years old4 ,and they embalmed him1 and he was put in a coffin in ,egypt4 ,,the ,,story ,,of ,,samson ,and the woman bare a son1 and called his name ,samson3 and the child grew1 and the ,lord blessed him4 ,and the ,spirit of the ,lord began to move him at times in the camp of ,dan between ,zorah and ,eshtaol4 ,and ,samson went down to ,timnath1 and saw a woman in ,timnath of the daughters of the ,philistines4 ,and he came up1 and told his father and his mother1 and said1 ,i have seen a woman in ,timnath of the daughters of the ,philistines3 now therefore get her for me to wife4 ,then his father and his mother said unto him1 ,is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren1 or among all my people1 that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised ,philistines8 ,and ,samson said unto his father1 ,get her for me2 for she pleaseth me well4 ,but his father and his mother knew not that it was of the ,lord1 that he sought an occasion against the ,philistines3 for at that time the ,philistines had dominion over ,israel4 ,then went ,samson down1 and his father and his mother1 to ,timnath1 and came to the vineyards of ,timnath3 and1 behold1 a young lion roared against him4 ,and the ,spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and he rent him as he would have rent a kid1 and he had nothing in his hand3 but he told not his father or his mother what he had done4 ,and he went down1 and talked with the woman2 and she pleased ,samson well4 ,and after a time he returned to take her1 and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion3 and1 behold1 there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion4 ,and he took thereof in his hands1 and went on eating1 and came to his father and mother1 and he gave them1 and they did eat3 but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion4 ,so his father went down unto the woman3 and ,samson made there a feast2 for so used the young men to do4 ,and it came to pass1 when they saw him1 that they brought thirty companions to be with him4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,i will now put forth a riddle unto you3 if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast1 and find it out1 then ,i will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments3 ,but if ye cannot declare it me1 then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments4 ,and they said unto him1 ,put forth thy riddle1 that we may hear it4 ,and he said unto them1 ,out of the eater came forth meat1 and out of the strong came forth sweetness4 ,and they could not in three days expound the riddle4 ,and it came to pass on the seventh day1 that they said unto ,samson's wife1 ,entice thy husband1 that he may declare unto us the riddle1 lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire3 have ye called us to take that we have8 is it not so8 ,and ,samson's wife wept before him1 and said1 ,thou dost but hate me1 and lovest me not3 thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people1 and hast not told it me4 ,and he said unto her1 ,behold1 ,i have not told it my father nor my mother1 and shall ,i tell it thee8 ,and she wept before him the seven days1 while their feast lasted3 and it came to pass on the seventh day1 that he told her1 because she lay sore upon him3 and she told the riddle to the children of her people4 ,and the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down1 ,what is sweeter than honey8 and what is stronger than a lion8 ,and he said unto them1 ,if ye had not plowed with my heifer1 ye had not found out my riddle4 ,and the ,spirit of the ,lord came upon him1 and he went down to ,ashkelon1 and slew thirty men of them1 and took their spoil1 and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle4 ,and his anger was kindled1 and he went up to his father's house4 ,but ,samson's wife was given to his companion1 whom he had used as his friend4 ,but it came to pass within a while after1 in the time of wheat harvest1 that ,samson visited his wife with a kid2 and he said1 ,i will go in to my wife into the chamber4 ,but her father would not suffer him to go in4 ,and her father said1 ,i verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her2 therefore ,i gave her to thy companion3 is not her younger sister fairer than she8 take her1 ,i pray thee1 instead of her4 ,and ,samson said concerning them1 ,now shall ,i be more blameless than the ,philistines1 though ,i do them a displeasure4 ,and ,samson went and caught three hundred foxes1 and took firebrands1 and turned tail to tail1 and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails4 ,and when he had set the brands on fire1 he let them go into the standing corn of the ,philistines1 and burnt up both the shocks1 and also the standing corn1 with the vineyards and olives4 ,then the ,philistines said1 ,who hath done this8 ,and they answered1 ,samson1 the son-in-law of the ,timnite1 because he had taken his wife1 and given her to his companion4 ,and the ,philistines came up1 and burnt her and her father with fire4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,though ye have done this1 yet will ,i be avenged of you1 and after that ,i will cease4 ,and he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter3 and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock ,etam4 ,then the ,philistines went up1 and pitched in ,judah1 and spread themselves in ,lehi4 ,and the men of ,judah said1 ,why are ye come up against us8 ,and they answered1 ,to bind ,samson are we come up1 to do to him as he hath done to us4 ,then three thousand men of ,judah went to the top of the rock ,etam1 and said to ,samson1 ,knowest thou not that the ,philistines are rulers over us8 what is this that thou hast done unto us8 ,and he said unto them1 ,as they did unto me1 so have ,i done unto them4 ,and they said unto him1 ,we are come down to bind thee1 that we may deliver thee into the hand of the ,philistines4 ,and ,samson said unto them1 ,swear unto me1 that ye will not fall upon me yourselves4 ,and they spake unto him1 saying1 ,no2 but we will bind thee fast1 and deliver thee into their hand3 but surely we will not kill thee4 ,and they bound him with two new cords1 and brought him up from the rock4 ,and when he came unto ,lehi1 the ,philistines shouted against him3 and the ,spirit of the ,lord came mightily upon him1 and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire1 and his bands loosed from off his hands4 ,and he found a new jawbone of an ass1 and put forth his hand1 and took it1 and slew a thousand men therewith4 ,and ,samson said1 ,with the jawbone of an ass1 heaps upon heaps1 with the jaw of an ass have ,i slain a thousand men4 ,and it came to pass1 when he had made an end of speaking1 that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand1 and called that place ,ramath-lehi4 ,and he was sore athirst1 and called on the ,lord1 and said1 ,thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant3 and now shall ,i die for thirst1 and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised8 ,but ,god clave a hollow place that was in the jaw1 and there came water thereout2 and when he had drunk1 his spirit came again1 and he revived3 wherefore he called the name thereof ,enhakkore1 which is in ,lehi unto this day4 ,and he judged ,israel in the days of the ,philistines twenty years4 ,then went ,samson to ,gaza4 ,and it was told the ,gazites1 saying1 ,samson is come hither4 ,and they compassed him in1 and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city1 and were quiet all the night1 saying1 ,in the morning1 when it is day1 we shall kill him4 ,and ,samson lay till midnight1 and arose at midnight1 and took the doors of the gate of the city1 and the two posts1 and went away with them1 bar and all1 and put them upon his shoulders1 and carried them up to the top of a hill that is before ,hebron4 ,and it came to pass afterward1 that he loved a woman in the valley of ,sorek1 whose name was ,delilah4 ,and the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and said unto her1 ,entice him1 and see wherein his great strength lieth1 and by what means we may prevail against him1 that we may bind him to afflict him3 and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver4 ,and ,delilah said to ,samson1 ,tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherein thy great strength lieth1 and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee4 ,and ,samson said unto her1 ,if they bind me with seven green withes that were never dried1 then shall ,i be weak1 and be as another man4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines brought up to her seven green withes which had not been dried1 and she bound him with them4 ,now there were men lying in wait1 abiding with her in the chamber4 ,and she said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he brake the withes1 as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire4 ,so his strength was not known4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,behold1 thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 now tell me1 ,i pray thee1 wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied1 then shall ,i be weak1 and be as another man4 ,delilah therefore took new ropes1 and bound him therewith1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber4 ,and he brake them from off his arms like a thread4 ,and ,delilah said unto ,samson1 ,hitherto thou hast mocked me1 and told me lies3 tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound4 ,and he said unto her1 ,if thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web4 ,and she fastened it with the pin1 and said unto him1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awaked out of his sleep1 and went away with the pin of the beam1 and with the web4 ,and she said unto him1 ,how canst thou say1 ',i love thee1' when thine heart is not with me8 ,thou hast mocked me these three times1 and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth4 ,and it came to pass1 when she pressed him daily with her words1 and urged him1 so that his soul was vexed unto death2 that he told her all his heart1 and said unto her1 ,there hath not come a razor upon mine head2 for ,i have been a ,nazarite unto ,god from my mother's womb3 if ,i be shaven1 then my strength will go from me1 and ,i shall become weak1 and be like any other man4 ,and when ,delilah saw that he had told her all his heart1 she sent and called for the lords of the ,philistines1 saying1 ,come up this once1 for he hath showed me all his heart4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines came up unto her1 and brought money in their hand4 ,and she made him sleep upon her knees2 and she called for a man1 and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head2 and she began to afflict him1 and his strength went from him4 ,and she said1 ,the ,philistines be upon thee1 ,samson4 ,and he awoke out of his sleep1 and said1 ,i will go out as at other times before1 and shake myself4 ,and he wist not that the ,lord was departed from him4 ,but the ,philistines took him1 and put out his eyes1 and brought him down to ,gaza1 and bound him with fetters of brass2 and he did grind in the prison house4 ,howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven4 ,then the lords of the ,philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto ,dagon their god1 and to rejoice3 for they said1 ,our god hath delivered ,samson our enemy into our hand4 ,and when the people saw him1 they praised their god3 for they said1 ,our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy1 and the destroyer of our country1 which slew many of us4 ,and it came to pass1 when their hearts were merry1 that they said1 ,call for ,samson1 that he may make us sport4 ,and they called for ,samson out of the prison house2 and he made them sport3 and they set him between the pillars4 ,and ,samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand1 ,suffer me that ,i may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth1 that ,i may lean upon them4 ,now the house was full of men and women2 and all the lords of the ,philistines were there2 and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women1 that beheld while ,samson made sport4 ,and ,samson called unto the ,lord1 and said1 ,o ,lord ,god1 remember me1 ,i pray thee1 and strengthen me1 ,i pray thee1 only this once1 ,o ,god1 that ,i may be at once avenged of the ,philistines for my two eyes4 ,and ,samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood1 and on which it was borne up1 of the one with his right hand1 and of the other with his left4 ,and ,samson said1 ,let me die with the ,philistines4 ,and he bowed himself with all his might2 and the house fell upon the lords1 and upon all the people that were therein4 ,so the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life4 ,then his brethren and all the house of his father came down1 and took him1 and brought him up1 and buried him between ,zorah and ,eshtaol in the burying-place of ,manoah his father4 ,and he judged ,israel twenty years4 ,,some ,,psalms ,,of ,,david ,,psalm #a ,blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly1 nor standeth in the way of sinners1 nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful4 ,but his delight is in the law of the ,lord2 and in his law doth he meditate day and night4 ,and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water1 that bringeth forth his fruit in his season2 his leaf also shall not wither2 and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper4 ,the ungodly are not so3 but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away4 ,therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment1 nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous4 ,for the ,lord knoweth the way of the righteous3 but the way of the ungodly shall perish4 ,,psalm #ai ,the heavens declare the glory of ,god2 and the firmament showeth his handiwork4 ,day unto day uttereth speech1 and night unto night showeth knowledge4 ,there is no speech nor language1 where their voice is not heard4 ,their line is gone out through all the earth1 and their words to the end of the world4 ,in them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun4 ,which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber1 and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race4 ,his going forth is from the end of the heaven1 and his circuit unto the ends of it2 and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof4 ,the law of the ,lord is perfect1 converting the soul3 the testimony of the ,lord is sure1 making wise the simple4 ,the statutes of the ,lord are right1 rejoicing the heart3 the commandment of the ,lord is pure1 enlightening the eyes4 ,the fear of the ,lord is clean1 enduring for ever3 the judgments of the ,lord are true and righteous altogether4 ,more to be desired are they than gold1 yea1 than much fine gold3 sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb4 ,moreover by them is thy servant warned3 and in keeping of them there is great reward4 ,who can understand his errors8 cleanse thou me from secret faults4 ,keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins2 let them not have dominion over me3 then shall ,i be upright1 and ,i shall be innocent from the great transgression4 ,let the words of my mouth1 and the meditation of my heart1 be acceptable in thy sight1 ,o ,lord1 my strength1 and my redeemer4 ,,psalm #bc ,the ,lord is my shepherd2 ,i shall not want4 ,he maketh me to lie down in green pastures3 he leadeth me beside the still waters4 ,he restoreth my soul3 he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake4 ,yea1 though ,i walk through the valley of the shadow of death1 ,i will fear no evil3 for thou art with me2 thy rod and thy staff they comfort me4 ,thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies3 thou anointest my head with oil2 my cup runneth over4 ,surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life3 and ,i will dwell in the house of the ,lord for ever4 ,,christ',s ,,sermon ,,on ,,the ,,mount ,and seeing the multitudes1 he went up into a mountain3 and when he was set1 his disciples came unto him3 ,and he opened his mouth1 and taught them1 saying3 ,blessed are the poor in spirit3 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 ,blessed are they that mourn3 for they shall be comforted4 ,blessed are the meek3 for they shall inherit the earth4 ,blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness3 for they shall be filled4 ,blessed are the merciful3 for they shall obtain mercy4 ,blessed are the pure in heart3 for they shall see ,god4 ,blessed are the peacemakers3 for they shall be called the children of ,god4 ,blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake3 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 ,blessed are ye1 when men shall revile you1 and persecute you1 and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely1 for my sake4 ,rejoice1 and be exceeding glad3 for great is your reward in heaven3 for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you4 ,ye are the salt of the earth3 but if the salt have lost his savor1 wherewith shall it be salted8 it is thenceforth good for nothing1 but to be cast out1 and to be trodden under foot of men4 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,a city that is set on a hill cannot be hid4 ,neither do men light a candle1 and put it under a bushel1 but on a candlestick2 and it giveth light unto all that are in the house4 ,let your light so shine before men1 that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father which is in heaven4 ,think not that ,i am come to destroy the law1 or the prophets3 ,i am not come to destroy1 but to fulfill4 ,for verily ,i say unto you1 ,till heaven and earth pass1 one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law1 till all be fulfilled4 ,whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments1 and shall teach men so1 he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven3 but whosoever shall do and teach them1 the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven4 ,for ,i say unto you1 ,that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and ,pharisees1 ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,ye have heard that it was said by them of old time1 ,thou shalt not kill2 and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment3 ,but ,i say unto you1 ,that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment3 and whosoever shall say to his brother1 ,raca1 shall be in danger of the council3 but whosoever shall say1 ,thou fool1 shall be in danger of hell fire4 ,therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar1 and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee2 leave there thy gift before the altar1 and go thy way2 first be reconciled to thy brother1 and then come and offer thy gift4 ,agree with thine adversary quickly1 while thou art in the way with him2 lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the officer1 and thou be cast into prison4 ,verily ,i say unto thee1 ,thou shalt by no means come out thence1 till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing4 ,again1 ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time1 ,thou shalt not forswear thyself1 but shalt perform unto the ,lord thine oaths3 but ,i say unto you1 ,swear not at all2 neither by heaven2 for it is ,god's throne3 nor by the earth2 for it is his footstool3 neither by ,jerusalem2 for it is the city of the great ,king4 ,neither shalt thou swear by thy head1 because thou canst not make one hair white or black4 ,but let your communication be1 ,yea1 yea2 ,nay1 nay3 for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil4 ,ye have heard that it hath been said4 ,an eye for an eye1 and a tooth for a tooth2 but ,i say unto you1 ,that ye resist not evil3 but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek1 turn to him the other also4 ,and if any man will sue thee at the law1 and take away thy coat1 let him have thy cloak also4 ,and whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile1 go with him twain4 ,give to him that asketh thee1 and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away4 ,ye have heard that it hath been said1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor1 and hate thine enemy4 ,but ,i say unto you1 ,love your enemies1 bless them that curse you1 do good to them that hate you1 and pray for them which despitefully use you1 and persecute you2 that ye may be the children of your ,father which is in heaven3 for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good1 and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust4 ,for if ye love them which love you1 what reward have ye8 do not even the publicans the same8 ,and if ye salute your brethren only1 what do ye more than others8 do not even the publicans so8 ,be ye therefore perfect1 even as your ,father which is in heaven is perfect4 ,take heed that ye do not your alms before men1 to be seen of them3 otherwise ye have no reward of your ,father which is in heaven4 ,therefore when thou doest thine alms1 do not sound a trumpet before thee1 as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets1 that they may have glory of men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,they have their reward4 ,but when thou doest alms1 let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth3 that thine alms may be in secret3 and thy ,father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly4 ,and when thou prayest1 thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are3 for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets1 that they may be seen of men4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,they have their reward4 ,but thou1 when thou prayest1 enter into thy closet1 and when thou hast shut thy door1 pray to thy ,father which is in secret2 and thy ,father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly4 ,but when ye pray1 use not vain repetitions1 as the heathen do3 for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking4 ,be not ye therefore like unto them3 for your ,father knoweth what things ye have need of1 before ye ask him4 ,after this manner therefore pray ye3 ,our ,father which art in heaven1 ,hallowed by thy name4 ,thy kingdom come4 ,thy will be done in earth1 as it is in heaven4 ,give us this day our daily bread4 ,and forgive us our debts1 as we forgive our debtors4 ,and lead us not into temptation1 but deliver us from evil3 ,for thine is the kingdom1 and the power1 and the glory1 for ever4 ,amen4 ,for if ye forgive men their trespasses1 your heavenly ,father will also forgive you3 but if ye forgive not men their trespasses1 neither will your ,father forgive your trespasses4 ,moreover when ye fast1 be not1 as the hypocrites1 of a sad countenance3 for they disfigure their faces1 that they may appear unto men to fast4 ,verily ,i say unto you1 ,they have their reward4 ,but thou1 when thou fastest1 anoint thine head1 and wash thy face2 that thou appear not unto men to fast1 but unto thy ,father which is in secret3 and thy ,father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly4 ,lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth1 where moth and rust doth corrupt1 and where thieves break through and steal3 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven1 where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt1 and where thieves do not break through nor steal3 for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 ,the light of the body is the eye3 if therefore thine eye be single1 thy whole body shall be full of light4 ,but if thine eye be evil1 thy whole body shall be full of darkness4 ,if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness1 how great is that darkness6 ,no man can serve two masters3 for either he will hate the one1 and love the other2 or else he will hold to the one1 and despise the other4 ,ye cannot serve ,god and mammon4 ,therefore ,i say unto you1 ,take no thought for your life1 what ye shall eat1 or what ye shall drink2 nor yet for your body1 what ye shall put on4 ,is not the life more than meat1 and the body than raiment8 ,behold the fowls of the air3 for they sow not1 neither do they reap1 nor gather into barns2 yet your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are ye not much better than they8 ,which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature8 ,and why take ye thought for raiment8 ,consider the lilies of the field1 how they grow2 they toil not1 neither do they spin3 and yet ,i say unto you1 ,that even ,solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these4 ,wherefore1 if ,god so clothe the grass of the field1 which today is1 and tomorrow is cast into the oven1 shall he not much more clothe you1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,therefore take no thought1 saying1 ,what shall we eat8 or1 ,what shall we drink8 or1 ,wherewithal shall we be clothed8 7,for after all these things do the ,gentiles seek37 for your heavenly ,father knoweth that ye have need of all these things4 ,but seek ye first the kingdom of ,god1 and his righteousness2 and all these things shall be added unto you4 ,take therefore no thought for the morrow3 for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself4 ,sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof4 ,judge not1 that ye be not judged4 ,for with what judgment ye judge1 ye shall be judged3 and with what measure ye mete1 it shall be measured to you again4 ,and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye1 but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye8 ,or how wilt thou say to thy brother1 ,let me pull out the mote out of thine eye2 and1 behold1 a beam is in thine own eye8 ,thou hypocrite1 first cast out the beam out of thine own eye2 and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye4 ,give not that which is holy unto the dogs1 neither cast ye your pearls before swine1 lest they trample them under their feet1 and turn again and rend you4 ,ask1 and it shall be given you2 seek1 and ye shall find2 knock1 and it shall be opened unto you3 for every one that asketh receiveth2 and he that seeketh findeth2 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened4 ,or what man is there of you1 whom if his son ask bread1 will he give him a stone8 ,or if he ask a fish1 will he give him a serpent8 ,if ye then1 being evil1 know how to give good gifts unto your children1 how much more shall your ,father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him8 ,therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you1 do ye even so to them3 for this is the law and the prophets4 ,enter ye in at the strait gate3 for wide is the gate1 and broad is the way1 that leadeth to destruction1 and many there be which go in thereat3 because strait is the gate1 and narrow is the way1 which leadeth unto life1 and few there be that find it4 ,beware of false prophets1 which come to you in sheep's clothing1 but inwardly they are ravening wolves4 ,ye shall know them by their fruits4 ,do men gather grapes of thorns1 or figs of thistles8 ,even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit2 but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit4 ,a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit1 neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit4 ,every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down1 and cast into the fire4 ,wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them4 ,not every one that saith unto me1 ,lord1 ,lord1 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven2 but he that doeth the will of my ,father which is in heaven4 ,many will say to me in that day1 ,lord1 ,lord1 have we not prophesied in thy name8 and in thy name have cast out devils8 and in thy name done many wonderful works8 ,and then will ,i profess unto them1 ,i never knew you3 depart from me1 ye that work iniquity4 ,therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine1 and doeth them1 ,i will liken him unto a wise man1 which built his house upon a rock3 and the rain descended1 and the floods came1 and the winds blew1 and beat upon that house2 and it fell not3 for it was founded upon a rock4 ,and every one that heareth these sayings of mine1 and doeth them not1 shall be likened unto a foolish man1 which built his house upon the sand3 and the rain descended1 and the floods came1 and the winds blew1 and beat upon that house2 and it fell3 and great was the fall of it4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had ended these sayings1 the people were astonished at his doctrine3 for he taught them as one having authority1 and not as the scribes4 ,,paul',s ,,discourse ,,on ,,charity ,though ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels1 and have not charity1 ,i am become as sounding brass1 or a tinkling cymbal4 ,and though ,i have the gift of prophecy1 and understand all mysteries1 and all knowledge2 and though ,i have all faith1 so that ,i could remove mountains1 and have not charity1 ,i am nothing4 ,and though ,i bestow all my goods to feed the poor1 and though ,i give my body to be burned1 and have not charity1 it profiteth me nothing4 ,charity suffereth long1 and is kind2 charity envieth not1 charity vaunteth not itself1 is not puffed up1 doth not behave itself unseemly1 seeketh not her own1 is not easily provoked1 thinketh no evil2 rejoiceth not in iniquity1 but rejoiceth in the truth2 beareth all things1 believeth all things1 hopeth all things1 endureth all things4 ,charity never faileth3 but whether there be prophecies1 they shall fail2 whether there be tongues1 they shall cease2 whether there be knowledge1 it shall vanish away4 ,for we know in part1 and we prophesy in part4 ,but when that which is perfect is come1 then that which is in part shall be done away4 ,when ,i was a child1 ,i spake as a child1 ,i understood as a child1 ,i thought as a child3 but when ,i became a man1 ,i put away childish things4 ,for now we see through a glass1 darkly2 but then face to face3 now ,i know in part2 but then shall ,i know even as also ,i am known4 ,and now abideth faith1 hope1 charity1 these three2 but the greatest of these is charity4 ,,letters ,,lewis ,,carroll ,,to ,,miss ,,standen ,,the ,,chestnuts1 ,,guilford ,august #bb1 #ahfi ,my dear ,isabel3 ,footnote3 ,little ,miss ,isabel ,standen1 whom ,carroll had just met in a park in ,reading4 ,though ,i have been acquainted with you only fifteen minutes1 yet1 as there is no one else in ,reading ,i have known so long1 ,i hope you will not mind my writing to you4444 ,a friend of mine1 called ,mr4 ,lewis ,carroll1 tells me he means to send you a book4 ,he is a very dear friend of mine4 ,i have known him all my life 7we are the same age7 and have never left him4 ,of course he was with me in the ,gardens1 not a yard off1 even while ,i was drawing those puzzles for you4 ,i wonder if you saw him4 ,your fifteen-minute friend1 ,c4 ,l4 ,,dodgson ,,thomas ,,hood ,,to ,,miss ,,elliot #ag1 ,,elm ,,tree ,,road1 ,,st4 ,,john',s ,,wood ,monday1 ,april1 #ahdd ,my dear ,may1 ,footnote3 ,may ,elliot1 a little girl ,hood had met during a summer vacation4-- ,i promised you a letter1 and here it is4 ,i was sure to remember it2 for you are as hard to forget1 as you are soft to roll down a hill with4 ,what fun it was6 only so prickly1 ,i thought ,i had a porcupine in one pocket1 and a hedgehog in the other4 ,the next time1 before we kiss the earth1 we will have its face shaved well4 ,did you ever go to ,greenwich ,fair8 ,i should like to go there with you1 for ,i get no rolling at ,st4 ,john's ,wood4 ,tom and ,fanny ,footnote3 ,hood's son and daughter4 only like roll and butter1 and as for ,mrs4 ,hood1 she is for rolling in money4 ,tell ,dunnie that ,tom has set his trap in the balcony and has caught a cold1 and tell ,jeanie that ,fanny has set her foot in the garden1 but it has not come up yet4 ,oh1 how ,i wish it was the season when ,march winds and ,april showers bring forth ,may flowers6 for then of course you would give me another pretty little nosegay4 ,besides it is frosty and foggy weather1 which ,i do not like4 ,the other night1 when ,i came from ,stratford1 the cold shriveled me up so1 that when ,i got home1 ,i thought ,i was my own child6 ,however1 ,i hope we shall all have a merry ,christmas2 ,i mean to come in my most ticklesome waistcoat1 and to laugh till ,i grow fat1 or at least streaky4 ,fanny is to be allowed a glass of wine1 ,tom's mouth is to have a hole holiday1 and ,mrs4 ,hood is to sit up for supper6 ,there will be doings6 ,and then such good things to eat2 but1 pray1 pray1 pray1 mind they don't boil the baby by a mistake for a plump pudding1 instead of a plum one4 ,give my love to everybody1 from yourself down to ,willy1 with which and a kiss1 ,i remain1 up hill and down dale1 ,your affectionate lover1 ,,thomas ,,hood ,,charles ,,dickens ,,to ,,master ,,hughes ,footnote3 ,master ,hughes had written to ,dickens about ,nicholas ,nickleby1 protesting against ,squeers' school4 ,,doughty ,,street1 ,,london ,dec4 #abth1 #ahch ,respected ,sir1 ,i have given ,squeers one cut on the neck and two on the head1 at which he appeared much surprised and began to cry1 which1 being a cowardly thing1 is just what ,i should have expected from him--wouldn't you8 ,i have carefully done what you told me in your letter about the lamb and the two sheeps for the little boys4 ,they have also had some good ale and porter1 and some wine4 ,i am sorry you didn't say what wine you would like them to have4 ,i gave them some sherry1 which they liked very much1 except one boy1 who was a little sick and choked a good deal4 ,he was rather greedy1 and that's the truth1 and ,i believe it went the wrong way1 which ,i say served him right1 and ,i hope you will say so too4 ,nicholas had his roast lamb1 as you said he was to1 but he could not eat it all1 and says if you do not mind his doing so he should like to have the rest hashed tomorrow with some greens1 which he is very fond of1 and so am ,i4 ,he said he did not like to have his porter hot1 for he thought it spoilt the flavor1 so ,i let him have it cold4 ,you should have seen him drink it4 ,i thought he never would have left off4 ,i also gave him three pounds of money1 all in sixpences1 to make it seem more1 and he said directly that he should give more than half to his mamma and sister1 and divide the rest with poor ,smike4 ,and ,i say he is a good fellow for saying so2 and if anybody says he isn't ,i am ready to fight him whenever they like--there6 ,fanny ,squeers shall be attended to1 depend upon it4 ,your drawing of her is very like1 except that ,i don't think the hair is quite curly enough4 ,the nose is particularly like hers1 and so are the legs4 ,she is a nasty1 disagreeable thing1 and ,i know it will make her very cross when she sees it2 and what ,i say is that ,i hope it may4 ,you will say the same1 ,i know--at least ,i think you will4 ,i meant to have written you a long letter1 but ,i cannot write very fast when ,i like the person ,i am writing to1 because that makes me think about them1 and ,i like you1 and so ,i tell you4 ,besides1 it is just eight o'clock at night1 and ,i always go to bed at eight o'clock1 except when it is my birthday1 and then ,i sit up to supper4 ,so ,i will not say anything more besides this--and that is my love to you and ,neptune2 and if you will drink my health every ,christmas ,day ,i will drink yours-- come4 ,i am1 ,respected ,sir1 ,your affectionate ,friend ,p4 ,s4--,i don't write my name very plain1 but you know what it is1 you know1 so never mind4 ,,traits ,,of ,,indian ,,character ,washington ,irving ,i appeal to any white man if ever he entered ,logan's cabin hungry1 and he gave him not to eat2 if ever he came cold and naked1 and he clothed him not4 ,speech of an ,indian ,chief ,there is something in the character and habits of the ,north ,american savage1 taken in connection with the scenery over which he is accustomed to range1--its vast lakes1 boundless forests1 majestic rivers1 and trackless plains1--that is to my mind wonderfully striking and sublime4 ,he is formed for the wilderness1 as the ,arab is for the desert4 ,his nature is stern1 simple1 and enduring2 fitted to grapple with difficulties and to support privations4 ,there seems but little soil in his heart for the support of the kindly virtues2 and yet1 if we would but take the trouble to penetrate through that proud stoicism and habitual taciturnity which lock up his character from casual observation1 we should find him linked to his fellow man of civilized life by more of those sympathies and affections than are usually ascribed to him4 ,it has been the lot of the unfortunate aborigines of ,america1 in the early periods of colonization1 to be doubly wronged by the white men3 they have been dispossessed of their hereditary possessions by mercenary and frequently wanton warfare1 and their characters have been traduced by bigoted and interested writers4 ,the colonist often treated them like beasts of the forest1 and the author has endeavored to justify him in his outrages4 ,the former found it easier to exterminate than to civilize1 the latter to vilify than to discriminate4 ,the appellations of savage and pagan were deemed sufficient to sanction the hostilities of both2 and thus the poor wanderers of the forest were persecuted and defamed1 not because they were guilty1 but because they were ignorant4 ,the rights of the savage have seldom been properly appreciated or respected by the white man4 ,in peace he has too often been the dupe of artful traffic2 in war he has been regarded as a ferocious animal whose life or death was a question of mere precaution and convenience4 ,man is cruelly wasteful of life when his own safety is endangered and he is sheltered by impunity1 and little mercy is to be expected from him when he feels the sting of the reptile and is conscious of the power to destroy4 ,the same prejudices which were indulged thus early exist in common circulation at the present day4 ,certain learned societies have1 it is true1 with laudable diligence endeavored to investigate and record the real characters and manners of the ,indian tribes2 the ,american government1 too1 has wisely and humanely exerted itself to inculcate a friendly and forbearing spirit towards them1 and to protect them from fraud and injustice4 ,footnote3 ,the ,american government has been indefatigable in its exertions to ameliorate the situation of the ,indians1 and to introduce among them the arts of civilization and civil and religious knowledge4 ,to protect them from the frauds of the white traders1 no purchase of land from them by individuals is permitted2 nor is any person allowed to receive lands from them as a present1 without the express sanction of government4 ,these precautions are strictly enforced4 ,the current opinion of the ,indian character1 however1 is too apt to be formed from the miserable hordes which infest the frontiers and hang on the skirts of the settlements4 ,these are too commonly composed of degenerate beings1 corrupted and enfeebled by the vices of society1 without being benefited by its civilization4 ,that proud independence which formed the main pillar of savage virtue has been shaken down1 and the whole moral fabric lies in ruins4 ,their spirits are humiliated and debased by a sense of inferiority1 and their native courage cowed and daunted by the superior knowledge and power of their enlightened neighbors4 ,society has advanced upon them like one of those withering airs that will sometimes breed desolation over a whole region of fertility4 ,it has enervated their strength1 multiplied their diseases1 and superinduced upon their original barbarity the low vices of artificial life4 ,it has given them a thousand superfluous wants1 whilst it has diminished their means of mere existence4 ,it has driven before it the animals of the chase1 who fly from the sound of the ax and the smoke of the settlement1 and seek refuge in the depths of remoter forests and yet untrodden wilds4 ,thus do we too often find the ,indians on our frontiers to be the mere wrecks and remnants of once powerful tribes1 who have lingered in the vicinity of the settlements1 and sunk into a precarious and vagabond existence4 ,poverty1 repining and hopeless poverty1 a canker of the mind unknown in savage life1 corrodes their spirits and blights every free and noble quality of their natures4 ,they become drunken1 indolent1 feeble1 thievish1 and pusillanimous4 ,they loiter like vagrants about the settlements1 among spacious dwellings replete with elaborate comforts which only render them sensible of the comparative wretchedness of their own condition4 ,luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes1 but they are excluded from the banquet4 ,plenty revels over the fields2 but they are starving in the midst of its abundance2 the whole wilderness has blossomed into a garden1 but they feel as reptiles that infest it4 ,how different was their state while yet the undisputed lords of the soil6 ,their wants were few1 and the means of gratification within their reach4 ,they saw every one around them sharing the same lot1 enduring the same hardships1 feeding on the same aliments1 arrayed in the same rude garments4 ,no roof then rose but was open to the homeless stranger2 no smoke curled among the trees but he was welcome to sit down by its fire and join the hunter in his repast4 ,for1 says an old historian of ,new ,england1 their life is so void of care1 and they are so loving also1 that they make use of those things they enjoy as common goods1 and are therein so compassionate that rather than one should starve through want1 they would starve all2 thus they pass their time merrily1 not regarding our pomp1 but are better content with their own1 which some men esteem so meanly of4 ,such were the ,indians whilst in the pride and energy of their primitive natures2 they resembled those wild plants which thrive best in the shades of the forest1 but shrink from the hand of cultivation and perish beneath the influence of the sun4 ,in discussing the savage character1 writers have been too prone to indulge in vulgar prejudice and passionate exaggeration1 instead of the candid temper of true philosophy4 ,they have not sufficiently considered the peculiar circumstances in which the ,indians have been placed1 and the peculiar principles under which they have been educated4 ,no being acts more rigidly from rule than the ,indian4 ,his whole conduct is regulated according to some general maxims early implanted in his mind4 ,the moral laws that govern him are1 to be sure1 but few--but then he conforms to them all2 the white man abounds in laws of religion1 morals1 and manners--but how many does he violate8 ,a frequent ground of accusation against the ,indians is their disregard of treaties1 and the treachery and wantonness with which1 in time of apparent peace1 they will suddenly fly to hostilities4 ,the intercourse of the white men with the ,indians1 however1 is too apt to be cold1 distrustful1 oppressive1 and insulting4 ,they seldom treat them with that confidence and frankness which are indispensable to real friendship1 nor is sufficient caution observed not to offend against those feelings of pride or superstition which often prompt the ,indian to hostility quicker than mere considerations of interest4 ,the solitary savage feels silently1 but acutely4 ,his sensibilities are not diffused over so wide a surface as those of the white man1 but they run in steadier and deeper channels4 ,his pride1 his affections1 his superstitions1 are all directed towards fewer objects2 but the wounds inflicted on them are proportionately severe1 and furnish motives of hostility which we cannot sufficiently appreciate4 ,where a community is also limited in number1 and forms one great patriarchal family1 as in an ,indian tribe1 the injury of an individual is the injury of the whole1 and the sentiment of vengeance is almost instantaneously diffused4 ,one council fire is sufficient for the discussion and arrangement of a plan of hostilities4 ,here all the fighting men and sages assemble4 ,eloquence and superstition combine to inflame the minds of the warriors4 ,the orator awakens their martial ardor1 and they are wrought up to a kind of religious desperation by the visions of the prophet and the dreamer4 ,an instance of one of those sudden exasperations1 arising from a motive peculiar to the ,indian character1 is extant in an old record of the early settlement of ,massachusetts4 ,the planters of ,plymouth had defaced the monuments of the dead at ,passonagessit1 and had plundered the grave of the sachem's mother of some skins with which it had been decorated4 ,the ,indians are remarkable for the reverence which they entertain for the sepulchers of their kindred4 ,tribes that have passed generations exiled from the abodes of their ancestors1 when by chance they have been traveling in the vicinity1 have been known to turn aside from the highway1 and guided by wonderfully accurate tradition have crossed the country for miles to some tumulus1 buried perhaps in woods1 where the bones of their tribe were anciently deposited1 and there have passed hours in silent meditation4 ,influenced by this sublime and holy feeling1 the sachem whose mother's tomb had been violated gathered his men together and addressed them in the following beautifully simple and pathetic harangue--a curious specimen of ,indian eloquence1 and an affecting instance of filial piety in a savage3-- ,when last the glorious light of all the sky was underneath this globe1 and birds grew silent1 ,i began to settle1 as my custom is1 to take repose4 ,before mine eyes were fast closed1 methought ,i saw a vision1 at which my spirit was much troubled2 and trembling at that doleful sight1 a spirit cried aloud3 ',behold1 my son1 whom ,i have cherished1 see the breasts that gave thee suck1 the hands that lapped thee warm1 and fed thee oft4 ,canst thou forget to take revenge of those wild people who have defaced my monument in a despiteful manner1 disdaining our antiquities and honorable customs8 ,see now the sachem's grave lies like the common people1 defaced by an ignoble race4 ,thy mother doth complain1 and implores thy aid against this thievish people who have newly intruded on our land4 ,if this be suffered1 ,i shall not rest quiet in my everlasting habitation4' ,this said1 the spirit vanished1 and ,i1 all in a sweat1 not able scarce to speak1 began to get some strength and recollect my spirits that were fled1 and determined to demand your counsel and assistance4 ,i have adduced this anecdote at some length1 as it tends to show how these sudden acts of hostility1 which have been attributed to caprice and perfidy1 may often arise from deep and generous motives which our inattention to ,indian character and customs prevents our properly appreciating4 ,another ground of violent outcry against the ,indians is their barbarity to the vanquished4 ,this had its origin partly in policy and partly in superstition4 ,the tribes1 though sometimes called nations1 were never so formidable in their numbers but the loss of several warriors was sensibly felt4 ,this was particularly the case when they had frequently been engaged in warfare2 and many an instance occurs in ,indian history1 where a tribe that had long been formidable to its neighbors has been broken up and driven away by the capture and massacre of its principal fighting men4 ,there was a strong temptation1 therefore1 to the victor to be merciless2 not so much to gratify any cruel revenge1 as to provide for future security4 ,the ,indians had also the superstitious belief1 frequent among barbarous nations and prevalent also among the ancients1 that the manes of their friends who had fallen in battle were soothed by the blood of the captives4 ,the prisoners1 however1 who are not thus sacrificed1 are adopted into their families in the place of the slain1 and are treated with the confidence and affection of relatives and friends2 nay1 so hospitable and tender is their entertainment1 that when the alternative is offered them1 they will often prefer to remain with their adopted brethren rather than return to the home and the friends of their youth4 ,the cruelty of the ,indians toward their prisoners has been heightened since the colonization of the whites4 ,what was formerly a compliance with policy and superstition has been exasperated into a gratification of vengeance4 ,they cannot but be sensible that the white men are the usurpers of their ancient dominion1 the cause of their degradation1 and the gradual destroyers of their race4 ,they go forth to battle smarting with injuries and indignities which they have individually suffered1 and they are driven to madness and despair by the wide-spreading desolation and the overwhelming ruin of ,european warfare4 ,the whites have too frequently set them an example of violence1 by burning their villages and laying waste their slender means of subsistence2 and yet they wonder that savages do not show moderation and magnanimity towards those who have left them nothing but mere existence and wretchedness4 ,we stigmatize the ,indians1 also1 as cowardly and treacherous1 because they use stratagem in warfare in preference to open force2 but in this they are fully justified by their rude code of honor4 ,they are early taught that stratagem is praiseworthy4 ,the bravest warrior thinks it no disgrace to lurk in silence and take every avantage of his foe2 he triumphs in the superior craft and sagacity by which he has been enabled to surprise and destroy an enemy4 ,indeed1 man is naturally more prone to subtility than open valor1 owing to his physical weakness in comparison with other animals4 ,they are endowed with natural weapons of defense--with horns1 with tusks1 with hoofs1 and talons2 but man has to depend on his superior sagacity4 ,in all his encounters with these1 his proper enemies1 he resorts to stratagem2 and when he perversely turns his hostility against his fellow man1 he at first continues the same subtle mode of warfare4 ,the natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves2 and this1 of course1 is to be effected by stratagem4 ,that chivalrous courage which induces us to despise the suggestions of prudence and to rush in the face of certain danger is the offspring of society1 and produced by education4 ,it is honorable1 because it is in fact the triumph of lofty sentiment over an instinctive repugnance to pain1 and over those yearnings after personal ease and security which society has condemned as ignoble4 ,it is kept alive by pride and the fear of shame1 and thus the dread of real evil is overcome by the superior dread of an evil which exists but in the imagination4 ,it has been cherished and stimulated also by various means4 ,it has been the theme of spirit-stirring song and chivalrous story4 ,the poet and minstrel have delighted to shed round it the splendors of fiction1 and even the historian as forgotten the sober gravity of narration1 and broken forth into enthusiasm and rhapsody in its praise4 ,triumphs and gorgeous pageants have been its reward2 monuments on which art has exhausted its skill1 and opulence its treasures1 have been erected to perpetuate a nation's gratitude and admiration4 ,thus artificially excited1 courage has risen to an extraordinary and factitious degree of heroism2 and arrayed in all the glorious pomp and circumstance of war1 this turbulent quality has even been able to eclipse many of those quiet but invaluable virtues which silently ennoble the human character and swell the tide of human happiness4 ,but if courage intrinsically consists in the defiance of danger and pain1 the life of the ,indian is a continual exhibition of it4 ,he lives in a state of perpetual hostility and risk4 ,peril and adventure are congenial to his nature1 or rather seem necessary to arouse his faculties and to give an interest to his existence4 ,surrounded by hostile tribes whose mode of warfare is by ambush and surprisal1 he is always prepared for fight1 and lives with his weapons in his hands4 ,as the ship careers in fearful singleness through the solitudes of ocean1 as the bird mingles among clouds and storms1 and wings its way1 a mere speck1 across the pathless fields of air1 so the ,indian holds his course1 silent1 solitary1 but undaunted1 through the boundless bosom of the wilderness4 ,his expeditions may vie in distance and danger with the pilgrimage of the devotee or the crusade of the knight-errant4 ,he traverses vast forests1 exposed to the hazards of lonely sickness1 of lurking enemies1 and pining famine4 ,stormy lakes1 those great inland seas1 are no obstacles to his wanderings2 in his light canoe of bark he sports like a feather on their waves1 and darts with the swiftness of an arrow down the roaring rapids of the rivers4 ,his very subsistence is snatched from the midst of toil and peril4 ,he gains his food by the hardships and dangers of the chase2 he wraps himself in the spoils of the bear1 the panther1 and the buffalo1 and sleeps among the thunders of the cataract4 ,no hero of ancient or modern days can surpass the ,indian in his lofty contempt of death and the fortitude with which he sustains its cruelest infliction4 ,indeed1 we here behold him rising superior to the white man in consequence of his peculiar education4 ,the latter rushes to glorious death at the cannon's mouth2 the former calmly contemplates its approach1 and triumphantly endures it1 amidst the varied torments of surrounding foes and the protracted agonies of fire4 ,he even takes a pride in taunting his persecutors and provoking their ingenuity of torture2 and as the devouring flames prey on his very vitals and the flesh shrinks from the sinews he raises his last song of triumph1 breathing the defiance of an unconquered heart and invoking the spirits of his fathers to witness that he dies without a groan4 ,notwithstanding the obloquy with which the early historians have overshadowed the characters of the unfortunate natives1 some bright gleams occasionally break through which throw a degree of melancholy luster on their memories4 ,facts are occasionally to be met with in the rude annals of the eastern provinces1 which1 though recorded with the coloring of prejudice and bigotry1 yet speak for themselves1 and will be dwelt on with applause and sympathy when prejudice shall have passed away4 ,in one of the homely narratives of the ,indian wars in ,new ,england1 there is a touching account of the desolation carried into the tribe of the ,pequod ,indians4 ,humanity shrinks from the coldblooded detail of indiscriminate butchery4 ,in one place we read of the surprisal of an ,indian fort in the night1 when the wigwams were wrapped in flames1 and the miserable inhabitants shot down and slain in attempting to escape1 all being dispatched and ended in the course of an hour4 ,after a series of similar transactions1 our soldiers1 as the historian piously observes1 being resolved by ,god's assistance to make a final destruction of them1 the unhappy savages being hunted from their homes and fortresses and pursued with fire and sword1 a scanty but gallant band1 the sad remnant of the ,pequod warriors1 with their wives and children1 took refuge in a swamp4 ,burning with indignation and rendered sullen by despair1 with hearts bursting with grief at the destruction of their tribe and spirits galled and sore at the fancied ignominy of their defeat1 they refused to ask their lives at the hands of an insulting foe1 and preferred death to submission4 ,as the night drew on they were surrounded in their dismal retreat so as to render escape impracticable4 ,thus situated1 their enemy plied them with shot all the time1 by which means many were killed and buried in the mire4 ,in the darkness and fog that preceded the dawn of day some few broke through the besiegers and escaped into the woods2 the rest were left to the conquerors1 of which many were killed in the swamp1 like sullen dogs who would rather1 in their self-willedness and madness1 sit still and be shot through or cut to pieces1 than implore for mercy4 ,when the day broke upon this handful of forlorn but dauntless spirits1 the soldiers1 we are told1 entering the swamp1 saw several heaps of them sitting close together1 upon whom they discharged their pieces laden with ten or twelve pistol bullets at a time1 putting the muzzles of the pieces under the boughs within a few yards of them2 so as1 besides those that were found dead1 many more were killed and sunk into the mire1 and never were minded more by friend or foe4 ,can any one read this plain1 unvarnished tale without admiring the stern resolution1 the unbending pride1 the loftiness of spirit that seemed to nerve the hearts of these self-taught heroes and to raise them above the instinctive feelings of human nature8 ,when the ,gauls laid waste the city of ,rome1 they found the senators clothed in their robes and seated with stern tranquillity in their curule chairs2 in this manner they suffered death without resistance or even supplication4 ,such conduct was1 in them1 applauded as noble and magnanimous2 in the hapless ,indian it was reviled as obstinate and sullen6 ,how truly are we the dupes of show and circumstance6 ,how different is virtue clothed in purple and enthroned in state from virtue naked and destitute and perishing obscurely in a wilderness6 ,but ,i forbear to dwell on these gloomy pictures4 ,the ,eastern tribes have long since disappeared2 the forests that sheltered them have been laid low1 and scarce any traces remain of them in the thickly settled states of ,new ,england1 excepting here and there the ,indian name of a village or a stream4 ,and such must1 sooner or later1 be the fate of those other tribes which skirt the frontiers1 and have occasionally been inveigled from their forests to mingle in the wars of white men4 ,in a little while1 and they will go the way that their brethren have gone before4 ,the few hordes which still linger about the shores of ,huron and ,superior and the tributary streams of the ,mississippi will share the fate of those tribes that once spread over ,massachusetts and ,connecticut and lorded it along the proud banks of the ,hudson1 of that gigantic race said to have existed on the borders of the ,susquehanna1 and of those various nations that flourished about the ,potomac and the ,rappahannock1 and that peopled the forests of the vast valley of ,shenandoah4 ,they will vanish like a vapor from the face of the earth1 their very history will be lost in forgetfulness1 and the places that now know them will know them no more forever4 ,or if1 perchance1 some dubious memorial of them should survive1 it may be in the romantic dreams of the poet1 to people in imagination his glades and groves1 like the fauns and satyrs and sylvan deities of antiquity4 ,but should he venture upon the dark story of their wrongs and wretchedness2 should he tell how they were invaded1 corrupted1 despoiled1 driven from their native abodes and the sepulchers of their fathers2 hunted like wild beasts about the earth1 and sent down with violence and butchery to the grave1 posterity will either turn with horror and incredulity from the tale1 or blush with indignation at the inhumanity of their forefathers4 ,we are driven back1 said an old warrior1 until we can retreat no farther2 our hatchets are broken1 our bows are snapped1 our fires are nearly extinguished2 a little longer1 and the white man will cease to persecute us--for we shall cease to exist6 ,,of ,,studies ,francis ,bacon ,studies serve for delight1 for ornament1 and for ability4 ,their chief use for delight is in privateness and retiring2 for ornament1 is in discourse2 and for ability1 is in the judgment and disposition of business4 ,for expert men can execute1 and perhaps judge of particulars1 one by one2 but the general counsels1 and the plots and marshaling of affairs1 come best from those that are learned4 ,to spend too much time in studies is sloth2 to use them too much for ornament is affectation2 to make judgment wholly by their rules is the humor of a scholar4 ,they perfect nature1 and are perfected by experience2 for natural abilities are like natural plants1 that need proyning by study2 and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large1 except they be bounded in by experience4 ,crafty men contemn studies2 simple men admire them2 and wise men use them3 for they teach not their own use2 but that is a wisdom without them and above them1 won by observation4 ,read not to contradict and confute2 nor to believe and take for granted2 nor to find talk and discourse2 but to weigh and consider4 ,some books are to be tasted1 others to be swallowed1 and some few to be chewed and digested3 that is1 some books are to be read only in parts2 others to be read1 but not curiously2 and some few to be read wholly1 and with diligence and attention4 ,some books also may be read by deputy1 and extracts made of them by others2 but that would be only in the less important arguments1 and the meaner sort of books2 else distilled books are like common distilled waters1 flashy things4 ,reading maketh a full man2 conference a ready man2 and writing an exact man4 ,and therefore1 if a man write little1 he had need have a great memory2 if he confer little1 he had need have a present wit2 and if he read little1 he had need have much cunning1 to seem to know that he doth not4 ,histories make men wise2 poets witty2 the mathematics subtle2 natural philosophy deep2 moral grave2 logic and rhetoric able to contend4 ,abeunt studia in mores4 ,nay1 there is no stond or impediment in the wit1 but may be wrought out by fit studies3 like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises4 ,bowling is for the stone and reins2 shouting for the lungs and breast2 gentle walking for the stomach2 riding for the head2 and the like4 ,so if a man's wit be wandering1 let him study the mathematics2 for in demonstrations1 if his wit be called away never so little1 he must begin again3 if his wit be not apt to distinguish or find differences1 let him study the schoolmen2 for they are cymini sectores3 if he be not apt to beat over matters1 and to call one thing to prove and illustrate another1 let him study the lawyers' cases3 so every defect of the mind may have a special receipt4 ,,the ,,american ,,boy ,theodore ,roosevelt ,of course what we have a right to expect of the ,american boy is that he shall turn out to be a good ,american man4 ,now1 the chances are strong that he won't be much of a man unless he is a good deal of a boy4 ,he must not be a coward or a weakling1 a bully1 a shirk1 or a prig4 ,he must work hard and play hard4 ,he must be clean-minded and clean-lived1 and able to hold his own under all circumstances and against all comers4 ,it is only on these conditions that he will grow into the kind of ,american man of whom ,america can be really proud4 ,there are always in life countless tendencies for good and for evil1 and each succeeding generation sees some of these tendencies strengthened and some weakened2 nor is it by any means always1 alas6 that the tendencies for evil are weakened and those for good strengthened4 ,but during the last few decades there certainly have been some notable changes for good in boy life4 ,the great growth in the love of athletic sports1 for instance1 while fraught with danger if it becomes one-sided and unhealthy1 has beyond all question had an excellent effect in increased manliness4 ,forty or fifty years ago the writer on ,american morals was sure to deplore the effeminacy and luxury of young ,americans who were born of rich parents4 ,the boy who was well off then1 especially in the big ,eastern cities1 lived too luxuriously1 took to billiards as his chief innocent recreation1 and felt small shame in his inability to take part in rough pastimes and field-sports4 ,nowadays1 whatever other faults the son of rich parents may tend to develop1 he is at least forced by the opinion of all his associates of his own age to bear himself well in manly exercises and to develop his body--and therefore1 to a certain extent1 his character-- in the rough sports which call for pluck1 endurance1 and physical address4 ,of course boys who live under such fortunate conditions that they have to do either a good deal of outdoor work or a good deal of what might be called natural outdoor play do not need the athletic development4 ,in the ,civil ,war the soldiers who came from the prairie and the backwoods and the rugged farms where stumps still dotted the clearings1 and who had learned to ride in their infancy1 to shoot as soon as they could handle a rifle1 and to camp out whenever they got the chance1 were better fitted for military work than any set of mere school or college athletes could possibly be4 ,moreover1 to mis-estimate athletics is equally bad whether their importance is magnified or minimized4 ,the ,greeks were famous athletes1 and as long as their athletic training had a normal place in their lives1 it was a good thing4 ,but it was a very bad thing when they kept up their athletic games while letting the stern qualities of soldiership and statesmanship sink into disuse4 ,some of the younger readers of this book will certainly sometime read the famous letters of the younger ,pliny1 a ,roman who wrote1 with what seems to us a curiously modern touch1 in the first century of the present era4 ,his correspondence with the ,emperor ,trajan is particularly interesting2 and not the least noteworthy thing in it is the tone of contempt with which he speaks of the ,greek athletic sports1 treating them as the diversions of an unwarlike people which it was safe to encourage in order to keep the ,greeks from turning into anything formidable4 ,so at one time the ,persian kings had to forbid polo1 because soldiers neglected their proper duties for the fascinations of the game4 ,we cannot expect the best work from soldiers who have carried to an unhealthy extreme the sports and pastimes which would be healthy if indulged in with moderation1 and have neglected to learn as they should the business of their profession4 ,a soldier needs to know how to shoot and take cover and shift for himself--not to box or to play football4 ,there is1 of course1 always the risk of thus mistaking means for ends4 ,fox-hunting is a first-class sport2 but one of the most absurd things in real life is to note the bated breath which certain excellent fox-hunters1 otherwise quite healthy minds1 speak of this admirable1 but not over-important pastime4 ,they tend to make it almost as much of a fetich as1 in the last century1 the ,french and ,german nobles made the chase of the stag1 when they carried hunting and game- preserving to a point which was ruinous to the national life4 ,fox- hunting is very good as a pastime1 but it is about as poor a business as can be followed by any man of intelligence4 ,certain writers about it are fond of quoting the anecdote of the fox-hunter who1 in the days of the ,english civil war1 was discovered pursuing his favorite sport just before a great battle between the ,cavaliers and the ,puritans1 and right between their lines as they came together4 ,these writers apparently consider it a merit in this man that when his country was in a death- grapple1 instead of taking arms and hurrying to the defense of the cause he believed right1 he should have placidly gone about his usual sports4 ,of course1 in reality the chief serious use of fox-hunting is to encourage manliness and vigor1 and to keep men hardy1 so that at need they can show themselves fit to take part in work or strife for their native land4 ,when a man so far confuses ends and means as to think that fox-hunting1 or polo1 or football1 or whatever else the sport may be1 is to be itself taken as the end1 instead of the mere means of preparation to do work that counts when the time arises1 when the occasion calls--why1 that man had better abandon sport altogether4 ,no boy can afford to neglect his work1 and with a boy work1 as a rule1 means study4 ,of course there are occasionally brilliant successes in life where a man has been worthless as a student when a boy4 ,to take these exceptions as examples would be as unsafe as it would be to advocate blindness because some blind men have won undying honor by triumphing over their physical infirmity and accomplishing great results in the world4 ,i am no advocate of senseless and excessive cramming in studies1 but a boy should work1 and should work hard1 at his lessons--in the first place1 for the sake of what he will learn and in the next place1 for the sake of the effect upon his own character of resolutely settling down to learn it4 ,shiftlessness1 slackness1 indifference in studying1 are almost certain to mean inability to get on in other walks of life4 ,of course1 as a boy grows older it is a good thing if he can shape his studies in the direction toward which he has a natural bent2 but whether he can do this or not1 he must put his whole heart into them4 ,i do not believe in mischief-doing in school hours1 or in the kind of animal spirits that results in making bad scholars2 and ,i believe that these boys who take part in rough1 hard play outside of school will not find any need for horse-play in school4 ,while they study they should study just as hard as they play football in a match game4 ,it is wise to obey the homely old adage1 ,work while you work2 play while you play4 ,a boy needs both physical and moral courage4 ,neither can take the place of the other4 ,when boys become men they will find out that there are some soldiers very brave in the field who have proved timid and worthless as politicians1 and some politicians who show an entire readiness to take chances and assume responsibilities in civil affairs1 but who lack the fighting edge when opposed to physical danger4 ,in each case1 with soldiers and politicians alike1 there is but half a virtue4 ,the possession of the courage of the soldier does not excuse the lack of courage in the statesman1 and even less does the possession of the courage of the statesman excuse shrinking on the field of battle4 ,now1 this is all just as true of boys4 ,a coward who will take a blow without returning it is a contemptible creature2 but after all1 he is hardly as contemptible as the boy who does not stand up for what he deems right against the sneers of his companions who are themselves wrong4 ,ridicule is one of the favorite weapons of wickedness1 and it is sometimes incomprehensible how good and brave boys will be influenced for evil by the jeers of associates who have no one quality that calls for respect1 but who affect to laugh at the very traits which ought to be peculiarly the cause for pride4 ,there is no need to be a prig4 ,there is no need for a boy to preach about his own conduct and virtue4 ,if he does he will make himself offensive and ridiculous4 ,but there is urgent need that he should practice decency2 that he should be clean and straight1 honest and truthful1 gentle and tender1 as well as brave4 ,if he can once get to a proper understanding of things1 he will have a far more hearty contempt for the boy who has begun a course of feeble dissipation1 or who is untruthful1 or mean1 or dishonest1 or cruel1 than this boy and his fellows can possibly1 in return1 feel for him4 ,the very fact that the boy should be manly and able to hold his own1 that he should be ashamed to submit to bullying without instant retaliation1 should1 in return1 make him abhor any form of bullying1 cruelty1 or brutality4 ,there are two delightful books1 ,thomas ,hughes's ,tom ,brown at ,rugby and ,aldrich's ,story of a ,bad ,boy1 which ,i hope every boy still reads2 and ,i think ,american boys will always feel more in sympathy with ,aldrich's story1 because there is in it none of the fagging1 and the bullying which goes with fagging1 the account of which1 and the acceptance of which1 always puzzles an ,american admirer of ,tom ,brown4 ,there is the same contrast between two stories of ,kipling's4 ,one1 called ,captains ,courageous1 describes in the liveliest way just what a boy should be and do4 ,the hero is painted in the beginning as the spoiled1 over-indulged child of wealthy parents1 of a type which we do sometimes unfortunately see1 and than which there exist few things more objectionable on the face of the broad earth4 ,this boy is afterward thrown on his own resources1 amid wholesome surroundings1 and is forced to work hard among boys and men who are real boys and real men doing real work4 ,the effect is invaluable4 ,on the other hand1 if one wishes to find types of boys to be avoided with utter dislike1 one will find them in another story by ,kipling1 called ,stalky ,co41 a story which ought never to have been written1 for there is hardly a single form of meanness which it does not seem to extol1 or of school mismanagement which it does not seem to applaud4 ,bullies do not make brave men2 and boys or men of foul life cannot become good citizens1 good ,americans1 until they change2 and even after the change scars will be left on their souls4 ,the boy can best become a good man by being a good boy--not a goody- goody boy1 but just a plain good boy4 ,i do not mean that he must love only the negative virtues2 ,i mean he must love the positive virtues also4 ,good1 in the largest sense1 should include whatever is fine1 straightforward1 clean1 brave1 and manly4 ,the best boys ,i know--the best men ,i know--are good at their studies or their business1 fearless and stalwart1 hated and feared by all that is wicked and depraved1 incapable of submitting to wrongdoing1 and equally incapable of being aught but tender to the weak and helpless4 ,a healthy-minded boy should feel hearty contempt for the coward1 and even more hearty indignation for the boy who bullies girls or small boys1 or tortures animals4 ,one prime reason for abhorring cowards is because every good boy should have it in him to thrash the objectionable boy as the need arises4 ,of course the effect that a thoroughly manly1 thoroughly straight and upright boy can have upon the companions of his own age1 and upon those who are younger1 is incalculable4 ,if he is not thoroughly manly1 then they will not respect him1 and his good qualities will count for but little2 while1 of course1 if he is mean1 cruel1 or wicked1 then his physical strength and force of mind merely make him so much the more objectionable a member of society4 ,he cannot do good work if he is not strong and does not try with his whole heart and soul to count in any contest2 and his strength will be a curse to himself and to every one else if he does not have thorough command over himself and over his own evil passions1 and if he does not use his strength on the side of decency1 justice1 and fair dealing4 ,in short1 in life1 as in a football game1 the principle to follow is3 ,hit the line hard2 don't foul and don't shirk1 but hit the line hard6 ,,orations ,,give ,,me ,,liberty ,,or ,,give ,,me ,,death ,patrick ,henry ,mr4 ,president3 ,no man thinks more highly than ,i do of the patriotism1 as well as abilities1 of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house4 ,but different men often see the same subject in different lights2 and1 therefore1 ,i hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen1 if1 entertaining as ,i do1 opinions of a character very opposite to theirs1 ,i shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve4 ,this is no time for ceremony4 ,the question before this house is one of awful moment to the country4 ,for my own part1 ,i consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery2 and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate4 ,it is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth1 and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to ,god and to our country4 ,should ,i keep back my opinions at such a time1 through fear of giving offense1 ,i would consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country1 and of an act of disloyalty toward the ,majesty of ,heaven1 which ,i revere above all earthly kings4 ,mr4 ,president1 ,it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope4 ,we are apt to shut our eye's against a painful truth1 and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts4 ,is this the part of wise men1 engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty8 ,are we disposed to be of the number of those who1 having eyes1 see not1 and having ears1 hear not1 the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation8 ,for my part1 whatever anguish of spirit it may cost1 ,i am willing to know the whole truth2 to know the worst and to provide for it4 ,i have but one lamp by which my feet are guided2 and that is the lamp of experience4 ,i know of no way of judging of the future but by the past4 ,and judging by the past1 ,i wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the ,british ministry for the last ten years1 to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the house4 ,is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received8 ,trust it not1 sir2 it will prove a snare to your feet4 ,suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss4 ,ask yourselves how this gracious re--ception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land4 ,are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation8 ,have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love8 ,let us not deceive ourselves1 sir4 ,these are the implements of war and subjugation2 the last arguments to which kings resort4 ,i ask gentlemen1 sir1 what means this martial array1 if its purpose be not to force us to submission8 ,can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it8 ,has ,great ,britain any enemy in this quarter of the world1 to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies8 ,no1 sir1 she has none4 ,they are meant for us2 they can be meant for no other4 ,they are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the ,british ,ministry have been so long forging4 ,and what have we to oppose to them8 ,shall we try argument8 ,sir1 we have been trying that for the last ten years4 ,have we anything new to offer upon the subject8 ,nothing4 ,we have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable2 but it has been all in vain4 ,shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication8 ,what terms shall we find1 which have not been already exhausted8 ,let us not1 ,i beseech you1 sir1 deceive ourselves longer4 ,sir1 we have done everything that could be done1 to avert the storm which is now coming on4 ,we have petitioned2 we have remonstrated2 we have supplicated2 we have prostrated ourselves before the throne1 and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ,ministry and ,parliament4 ,our petitions have been slighted2 our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult2 our supplications have been disregarded2 and we have been spurned with contempt from the foot of the throne4 ,in vain1 after these things1 may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation4 ,there is no longer any room for hope4 ,if we wish to be free--if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged1 and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight6 ,i repeat it1 sir1 we must fight6 ,an appeal to arms and to the ,god of ,hosts is all that is left us6 ,they tell us1 sir1 that we are weak2 unable to cope with so formidable an adversary4 ,but when shall we be stronger8 ,will it be the next week1 or the next year8 ,will it be when we are totally disarmed1 and when a ,british guard shall be stationed in every house8 ,shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction8 ,shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs1 and hugging the delusive phantom of hope1 until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot8 ,sir1 we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the ,god of nature hath placed in our power4 ,three millions of people1 armed in the holy cause of liberty1 and in such a country as that which we possess1 are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us4 ,besides1 we shall not fight our battles alone4 ,there is a just ,god who presides over the destinies of nations1 and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us4 ,the battle1 sir1 is not to the strong alone2 it is to the vigilant1 the active1 the brave4 ,besides1 sir1 we have no election4 ,if we were base enough to desire it1 it is now too late to retire from the contest4 ,there is no retreat but in submission and slavery6 ,our chains are forged6 ,their clanking may be heard on the plains of ,boston6 ,the war is inevitable--and let it come6 ,i repeat it1 sir1 ,,let ,,it ,,come6 ,it is vain1 sir1 to extenuate the matter4 ,gentlemen may cry peace1 peace--but there is no peace4 ,the war is actually begun6 ,the next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms6 ,our brethren are already in the field6 ,why stand we here idle8 ,what is it that gentlemen wish8 ,what would they have8 ,is life so dear1 or peace so sweet1 as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery8 ,forbid it1 ,almighty ,god6 ,i know not what course others may take2 but1 as for me1 ,,give ,,me ,,liberty ,,or ,,give ,,me ,,death6 ,,supposed ,,speech ,,of ,,john ,,adams ,daniel ,webster ,sink or swim1 live or die1 survive or perish1 ,i give my hand and my heart to this vote4 ,it is true1 indeed1 that1 in the beginning1 we aimed not at independence4 ,but ,there's a divinity which shapes our ends4 ,the injustice of ,england has driven us to arms2 and1 blinded to her own interest for our good1 she has obstinately persisted1 till independence is now within our grasp4 ,we have but to reach forth to it1 and it is ours4 ,why1 then1 should we defer the ,declaration8 ,is any man so weak as now to hope for a reconciliation with ,england1 which shall leave either safety to the country and its liberties1 or safety to his own life or his own honor8 ,are not you1 ,sir1 who sit in that chair1 is not he1 our venerable colleague near you1 are you not both already the proscribed and predestined objects of punishment and vengeance8 ,cut off from all hope of royal clemency1 what are you1 what can you be1 while the power of ,england remains1 but outlaws8 ,if we postpone independence1 do we mean to carry on1 or give up1 the war8 ,do we mean to submit to the measures of ,parliament1 ,boston ,port ,bill and all8 ,do we mean to submit1 and consent that we ourselves shall be ground to powder1 and our country and its rights trodden down in the dust8 ,i know we do not mean to submit4 ,we never shall submit4 ,do we intend to violate that most solemn obligation ever entered into by men1 that plighting1 before ,god1 of our sacred honor to ,washington1 when1 putting him forth to incur the dangers of war1 as well as the political hazards of the times1 we promised to adhere to him1 in every extremity1 with our fortunes and our lives8 ,i know there is not a man here1 who would not rather see a general conflagration sweep over the land1 or an earthquake sink it1 than one jot or tittle of that plighted faith fall to the ground4 ,for myself1 having1 twelve months ago1 in this place1 moved you that ,george ,washington be appointed commander of the forces raised1 or to be raised1 for the defense of ,american liberty1 may my right hand forget her cunning1 and my tongue cleave to the roof my mouth1 if ,i hesitate or waver in the support ,i give him4 ,the war1 then1 must go on4 ,we must fight it through4 ,and if the war must go on1 why put off longer the ,declaration of ,independence8 ,that measure will strengthen us4 ,it will give us character abroad4 ,the nations will then treat with us1 which they never can do while we acknowledge ourselves subjects1 in arms against our sovereign4 ,nay1 ,i maintain that ,england herself will sooner treat for peace with us on the footing of independence1 than consent1 by repealing her acts1 to acknowledge that her whole conduct toward us has been a course of injustice and oppression4 ,her pride will be less wounded by submitting to that course of things which now predestinates our independence1 than by yielding the points in controversy to her rebellious subjects4 ,the former she would regard as the result of fortune2 the latter1 she would feel as her own deep disgrace4 ,why then1 why then1 ,sir1 do we not as soon as possible change this from a civil to a national war8 ,and since we must fight it through1 why not put ourselves in a state to enjoy all the benefits of victory1 if we gain the victory8 ,if we fail1 it can be no worse for us4 ,but we shall not fail4 ,the cause will raise up armies2 the cause will create navies4 ,the people1 the people1 if we are true to them1 will carry us1 and will carry themselves1 gloriously1 through this struggle4 ,i care not how fickle other people have been found4 ,i know the people of these ,colonies1 and ,i know that resistance to ,british aggression is deep and settled in their hearts1 and cannot be eradicated4 ,every ,colony1 indeed1 has expressed its willingness to follow1 if we but take the lead4 ,sir1 the ,declaration will inspire the people with increased courage4 ,instead of a long and bloody war for the restoration of privileges1 for redress of grievances1 for chartered immunities1 held under a ,british king1 set before them the glorious object of entire independence1 and it will breathe into them anew the spirit of life4 ,read this ,declaration at the head of the army2 every sword will be drawn1 and the solemn vow uttered1 to maintain it1 or perish on the bed of honor4 ,publish it from the pulpit2 religion will approve it1 and the love of religious liberty will cling around it1 resolved to stand with it1 or fall with it4 ,send it to the public halls2 proclaim it there2 let them hear it who heard the first roar of the enemy's cannon2 let them see it who saw their brothers and their sons fall on the field of ,bunker ,hill and in the streets of ,lexington and ,concord1 and the very walls will cry out in its support4 ,sir1 ,i know the uncertainty of human affairs1 but ,i see1 ,i see clearly through this day's business4 ,you and ,i1 indeed1 may rue it4 ,we may not live to see the time when this ,declaration shall be made good4 ,we may die2 die colonists2 die slaves2 die1 it may be1 ignominiously and on the scaffold4 ,be it so4 ,be it so4 ,if it be the pleasure of ,heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life1 the victim shall be ready at the appointed hour of sacrifice1 come when that hour may4 ,but while ,i do live1 let me have a country1 or at least the hope of a country1 and that a free country4 ,but whatever may be our fate1 be assured1 be assured that this ,declaration will stand4 ,it may cost treasure1 and it may cost blood2 but it will stand1 and it will richly compensate for both4 ,through the thick gloom of the present ,i see the brightness of the future1 as the sun in heaven4 ,we shall make this a glorious1 an immortal day4 ,when we are in our graves1 our children will honor it4 ,they will celebrate it with thanksgiving1 with festivity1 with bonfires1 and illuminations4 ,on its annual return they will shed tears1 copious1 gushing tears1 not of subjection and slavery1 not of agony and distress1 but of exultation1 of gratitude1 and of joy4 ,sir1 before ,god1 ,i believe the hour is come4 ,my judgment approves this measure1 and my whole heart is in it4 ,all that ,i have1 and all that ,i am1 and all that ,i hope1 in this life1 ,i am now ready here to stake upon it2 and ,i leave off as ,i began1 that1 live or die1 survive or perish1 ,i am for the ,declaration4 ,it is my living sentiment1 and1 by the blessing of ,god1 it shall be my dying sentiment2 independence now1 and ,,independence ,,forever4 ,,address ,,delivered ,,at ,,the ,,dedication ,,of ,,the ,,cemetery ,,at ,,gettysburg ,abraham ,lincoln ,fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent1 a new nation1 conceived in ,liberty1 and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal4 ,now we are engaged in a great civil war1 testing whether that nation1 or any nation so conceived and so dedicated1 can long endure4 ,we are met on a great battlefield of that war4 ,we have come to dedicate a portion of that field1 as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live4 ,it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this4 ,but1 in a larger sense1 we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground4 ,the brave men1 living and dead1 who struggled here have consecrated it1 far above our poor power to add or detract4 ,the world will little note1 nor long remember what we say here1 but it can never forget what they did here4 ,it is for us the living1 rather1 to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced4 ,it is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us1--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain--that this nation1 under ,god1 shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people1 by the people1 for the people1 shall not perish from the earth4 ,,appendix ,in this ,appendix are given lists of masterpieces of children's literature which1 for reasons stated in the ,preface1 could not be included in this collection4 ,the editor has attempted to limit the lists of books to those which1 in his judgment1 are undoubted masterpieces1 yet at the same time to include the books in the different types with which students in normal school and college classes in children's literature need to be familiar4 ,these books should be in the reference library at the disposal of the students1 and reports and conferences on them should form a part of the course in children's literature4 ,a brief bibliography of books dealing with literature for children is appended4 ,the teacher of the class in children's literature should know some of these books1 and perhaps use one as a text to guide his work4 ,,collections ,,of ,,children',s ,,literature ,,eliot1 ,c4 ,w4 ,the ,junior ,classics4 #h vols4 ,p4 ,f4 ,collier ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,scudder1 ,h4 ,e4 ,the ,children's ,book4 #a vol4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,tappan1 ,e4 ,m4 ,the ,children's ,hour4 #aj vols4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,among school readers1 the ,heart of ,oak series1 edited by ,charles ,eliot ,norton 7,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york71 is the most profuse in literary masterpieces4 ,,collections ,,of ,,mother ,,goose ,,verses ,,halliwell1 ,j4 ,o4 ,the ,nursery ,rhymes of ,england4 ,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,lang1 ,a4 ,the ,nursery ,rhyme ,book4 ,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,saintsbury1 ,g4 ,e4 ,b4 ,national ,rhymes of the ,nursery4 ,frederick ,a4 ,stokes ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,welsh1 ,c4 ,mother ,goose3 ,a ,book of ,nursery ,rhymes4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,wheeler1 ,w4 ,a4 ,mother ,goose's ,melodies4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,children',s ,,poets ,in addition to the children's poets represented on pages #ac-cf1 the following books of children's poems should be in the school library3 ,,brown1 ,a4 ,f4 ,a ,pocketful of ,posies4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,gary1 ,a4 and ,p4 ,poems for ,children4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 7,in ,cary's ,poetical ,works47 ,,dodge1 ,m4 ,rhymes and ,jingles4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,dowd4 ,the ,owl and the ,bobolink4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,earls1 ,m4 ,ballads of ,childhood4 ,benziger ,brothers1 ,new ,york4 ,,field1 ,e4 ,songs of ,childhood4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,lamb1 ,c4 ,poetry for ,children4 ,e4 ,p4 ,button ,co41 ,new ,york4 7,volume #h of ,works of ,charles ,lamb47 ,,peabody1 ,j4 ,p4 ,the ,book of the ,little ,past4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,richards1 ,l4 ,e4 ,in ,my ,nursery4 ,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston4 ,,riley1 ,j4 ,w4 ,rhymes of ,childhood4 ,bobbs-,merjill ,company1 ,indianapolis4 ,,sherman1 ,f4 ,d4 ,little-,folk ,lyrics4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,tagore1 ,r4 ,the ,crescent ,moon4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,wells1 ,c4 ,the ,jingle ,book4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,anthologies ,,of ,,children',s ,,poetry ,,chisholm1 ,l4 ,the ,golden ,staircase4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,hazard1 ,b4 ,three ,years with the ,poets4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,henley1 ,w4 ,e4 ,lyra ,heroica4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,lucas1 ,e4 ,v4 ,a ,book of ,verses for ,children4 ,henry ,holt ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,palgrave1 ,f4 ,children's ,treasury of ,english ,song4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,repplier1 ,a4 ,a ,book of ,famous ,verse4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,stevenson1 ,b4 ,the ,home ,book of ,verse for ,young ,folks4 ,henry ,holt ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,thacher1 ,l4 ,w4 ,the ,listening ,child4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,wiggin1 ,k4 ,d41 and ,,smith1 ,n4 ,a4 ,golden ,numbers4 ,mc,clure ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,anonymous4 ,our ,children's ,songs4 ,harper and ,brothers1 ,new ,york4 ,,fairy ,,stories ,in addition to the collections of fairy stories mentioned in the notes1 the following collections contain first-rate material3 ,folk ,tales ,,jacobs1 ,j4 ,more ,english ,fairy ,tales and ,celtic ,fairy ,tales4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,lang1 ,a4 ,the ,blue ,fairy ,book and ,the ,green ,fairy ,book4 ,longmans1 ,green ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,rhys1 ,e4 ,the ,english ,fairy ,book4 ,frederick ,a4 ,stokes ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,scudder1 ,h4 ,e4 ,book of ,fables and ,folk ,stories4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,wiggin1 ,k4 ,d41 and ,,smith1 ,n4 ,a4 ,the ,fairy ,ring4 ,mc,clure ,company1 ,new ,york1 ,,negro ,,folk ,,tales ,,harris1 ,j4 ,c4 ,nights with ,uncle ,remus and ,uncle ,remus and ,his ,friends4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,modern ,,fairy ,,tales ,,barrie1 ,j4 ,m4 ,peter ,pan4 ,silver1 ,burdett ,co41 ,boston4 ,,carroll1 ,l4 ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland and ,through the ,looking-,glass4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,collodi1 ,c4 ,adventures of ,pinocchio4 ,ginn ,co41 ,boston4 ,,ingelow1 ,j4 ,mopsa the ,fairy4 ,j4 ,b4 ,lippincott ,company1 ,philadelphia4 ,three ,fairy ,tales4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,kingsley1 ,c4 ,water ,babies4 ,e4 ,p4 ,dutton ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,lang1 ,a4 ,prince ,prigio4 ,thomas ,y4 ,crowell ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,maeterlinck1 ,m4 ,the ,blue ,bird for ,children4 ,silver1 ,burdett ,co41 ,boston4 ,,macdonald1 ,g4 ,the ,princess and the ,goblin4 ,j4 ,b4 ,lippincott ,company1 ,philadelphia4 ,,rostand1 ,e4 ,the ,story of ,chanticleer4 ,frederick ,a4 ,stokes ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,stockton1 ,f4 ,r4 ,fanciful ,tales and ,the ,floating ,prince4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,thackeray1 ,w4 ,m4 ,the ,rose and the ,ring4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,homeric ,,stories ,no selection from the classic stories of ,homer have been included in the present collection1 having been ruled out by the principle that nothing but complete units must be presented4 ,but every child must be exposed to the charm of the wonderful story-teller of ,greece4 ,if the child prefers verse--and ,homer's stories are at their best in good verse--,bryant's translation should be used 7,students' ,edition1 #b vols4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston74 ,perhaps the best prose translation is that of ,palmer 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company74 ,,myths ,in addition to the ,kingsley and ,hawthorne stories of the ,greek myths and legends1 the child's library should contain ,mrs4 ,peabody's ,old ,greek ,folk ,stories 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston74 ,,hero ,,stories ,preeminent among the stories in which the chief element of interest is that which arises from the deeds of heroic characters1 are the ,robin ,hood and the ,king ,arthur stories4 ,the ,robin ,hood tales contain material unusually interesting and valuable for children2 but1 though they have been told and retold times without number1 there is but one version that may properly be called a masterpiece4 ,this is the ,howard ,pyle version1 ,merry ,adventures of ,robin ,hood 7,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york74 ,a less expensive edition is called ,some ,merry ,adventures of ,robin ,hood4 ,the ,king ,arthur cycle is at its best in the ,malory version 7,le ,morte d',arthur1 by ,sir ,thomas ,malory4 ,everyman's series4 ,e4 ,p4 ,dutton ,co41 ,new ,york74 ,this1 however1 is somewhat too diffuse and too difficult for any child but a bookish one4 ,sidney ,lanier's version of the stories 7,the ,boy's ,king ,arthur1 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york7 is a masterpiece of narration for youthful readers1 and it is faithful to the atmosphere and spirit of the ,malory stories4 ,the hero stories in ,plutarch are among the choicest of stories in this type4 ,edwin ,ginn's edition 7,ginn ,co41 ,boston7 is an admirable one4 ,it is based on the ,clough translation1 which was based1 in turn1 on the so-called ,dryden version4 ,,animal ,,and ,,nature ,,stories ,,and ,,sketches ,,burroughs1 ,j4 ,wake ,robin4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,kipling1 ,r4 ,jungle ,book and ,just-,so ,stories4 ,century ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,long1 ,w4 ,j4 ,a ,little ,brother to the ,bear4 ,ginn ,co41 ,boston4 ,,miller1 ,j4 ,true ,bear ,stories4 ,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago4 ,mum1 ,j4 ,stickeen4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,a most charming and thrilling story of a dog4 ,,roberts1 ,c4 ,g4 ,d4 ,kindred of the ,wild4 ,grosset ,dunlap1 ,new ,york4 ,,segur1 ,s4 ,story of a ,donkey4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,seton ,,thompson1 ,e4 ,wild ,animals ,i ,have ,known4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,miscellaneous ,,stories 7,chiefly ,fiction7 ,,alcott1 ,l4 ,m4 ,little ,men and ,little ,women4 ,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston4 ,,aldrich1 ,t4 ,b4 ,story of a ,bad ,boy4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,blackmore1 ,r4 ,d4 ,lorna ,doone4 ,thomas ,y4 ,crowell ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,bunyan1 ,j4 ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,ginn ,co41 ,boston4 ,,clemens1 ,s4 ,l4 ,tom ,sawyer1 ,huckleberry ,finn1 and ,the ,prince and the ,pauper4 ,harper and ,brothers1 ,new ,york4 ,,cooper1 ,j4 ,f4 ,deerslayer and ,last of the ,mohicans4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,defoe1 ,d4 ,robinson ,crusoe4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,franklin1 ,b4 ,autobiography4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,hale1 ,e4 ,e4 ,the ,man ,without a ,country4 ,ginn ,co41 ,boston4 ,,hale1 ,l4 ,peterkin ,papers4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,hughes1 ,t4 ,tom ,brown's ,school ,days4 ,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago4 ,,scott1 ,w4 ,quentin ,durward and ,ivanhoe4 ,dana ,estes ,co41 ,boston4 ,,stevenson1 ,r4 ,l4 ,treasure ,island4 ,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,swift1 ,j4 ,gulliver's ,travels4 ,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,books ,,on ,,children',s ,,literature ,,barnes1 ,w4 ,english in the ,country ,school4 ,row1 ,peterson ,co41 ,chicago4 ,,carpenter1 ,,baker1 and ,,scott4 ,the ,teaching of ,english4 ,longmans1 ,green ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,,chubb1 ,p4 ,teaching of ,english 7elementary school edition74 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,colby1 ,j4 ,r4 ,literature and ,life in the ,school4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,cox1 ,j4 ,h4 ,literature in the ,common ,schools4 ,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston4 ,,field1 ,w4 ,t4 ,fingerposts to ,children's ,reading4 ,a4 ,c4 ,mc,clurg ,co41 ,chicago4 ,,hunt4 ,what ,shall ,we ,read to the ,children8 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,lee1 ,g4 ,s4 ,the ,child and the ,book4 ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york4 ,,lowe4 ,literature for ,children4 ,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york4 ,,macclintock1 ,p4 ,l4 ,literature in the ,elementary ,school4 ,university of ,chicago ,press1 ,chicago4 ,,olcott1 ,f4 ,j4 ,the ,children's ,reading4 ,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 ,,notes ,page #a4 ,attention is directed to the classification of the ,nursery ,jingles as indicated in the ,contents4 ,several classifications of the ,jingles1 from one standpoint or another1 have been made1 that by ,j4 ,o4 ,halliwell being the most elaborate1 and that by the late ,charles ,welsh being1 perhaps1 the most logical4 ,the present classification is to indicate more clearly the content1 the source1 the point1 the intrinsic motive of the ,jingles4 ,it is hoped that this new classification will at least make conspicuous the scope and variety1 and the widely varying sources and themes1 of the verses that children have been selecting and scholars have been collecting under the generic name of ,nursery ,jingles or ,mother ,goose ,verses4 ,there are1 of course1 different versions of the ,jingles1 as there are of any truly popular form of literature4 ,of not many ,jingles can it be said that any version is the oldest1 the authoritative1 the real version4 ,the editor1 therefore1 despairing of finding the most accurate version1 has endeavored to find the best4 ,in many instances the best seemed the one he had heard in childhood rather than the one printed in any of the collections4 ,the collection found most useful is ,lang's ,the ,nursery ,rhyme ,book 7,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,london1 #ahig74 ,the editor has tried to select those specimens that would give teacher and class as many characteristic ,mother ,goose elements1 touches1 rhythms1 and styles as possible4 ,many of the ,jingles in this collection have not been printed before--at least1 not to the editor's knowledge4 ,he believes1 however1 that they are all genuine ,folk ,jingles1 and he hopes that their quaintness and novelty will justify their appearance here4 ,page #ac4 ,the poems from ,blake are from ,poetical ,works 7,george ,bell ,sons1 ,london1 #aiji74 ,the three poems are from the series called ,songs of ,innocence4 ,page #ae4 ,christina ,rossetti's poems are from ,sing-,song 7,macmillan ,co41 ,london1 #aijg74 ,the poems are not given titles in this1 the authoritative edition4 ,page #ag4 ,stevenson's poems are from ,complete ,poems 7,charles ,scribner's ,sons1 ,new ,york1 #aiab74 ,the poems reprinted here are all from the series called ,a ,child's ,garden of ,verses4 ,there are many good editions of the ,child's ,garden1 the ,scribner edition being one of the most beautiful4 ,page #bj4 ,the ,lucy ,larcom pieces are from ,childhood ,songs 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahgd71 and are here used by permission of ,houghton ,mifflin ,company4 ,page #bb4 ,the four poems of the ,taylors' are from ,e4 ,v4 ,lucas's edition of ,the ,original ,poems and ,others 7,wells1 ,gardner1 ,darton ,co41 ,london1 #aijc74 ,the readings given here follow the last revision by ,ann ,taylor1 some years after the death of ,jane4 ,in the case of ,the ,star the more familiar version seemed1 to the present editor1 the better1 but he felt that he should conform to the reading that seems to have the strongest authority4 ,no attempt is made to discriminate between the poems of the two sisters2 all the poems are here ascribed to them jointly4 ,page #bf4 ,the first two poems of ,watts' are from ,divine ,songs for ,children2 the third poem1 from ,moral ,songs1 or1 to give it its full title1 ,a ,slight ,specimen of ,moral ,songs1 such as ,i wish some happy and condescending genius would undertake for the use of children1 and perform much better4 ,the two collections of poems for children are to be found in ,watts's ,hor ,lyric 7,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston1 #ahfd74 ,the advertisement to this edition states that the volume is reprinted1 with many corrections1 from the quarto edition of ,watts's entire works1 published in #agec4 ,stanzas #e-aj and stanzas #ab and #ad have been omitted from the text of ,a ,cradle ,hymn4 ,they are given here1 that the student may have before him an illustration of how necessary it is occasionally to expurgate material set before children4 #e4 ,blessed babe6 what glorious features1 ,spotless fair1 divinely bright6 ,must he dwell with brutal creatures8 ,how could angels bear the sight6 #f4 ,was there nothing but a manger ,cursed sinners could afford1 ,to receive the heavenly ,stranger8 ,did they thus affront their ,lord8 #g4 ,soft1 my child2 ,i did not chide thee1 ,though my song might sound too hard2 ',tis thy mother sits beside thee1 ,and her arms shall be thy guard4 #h4 ,yet to read the shameful story1 ,how the ,jews abus'd their ,king1 ,how they serv'd the ,lord of ,glory1 ,makes me angry while ,i sing4 #i4 ,see the kinder shepherds round him1 ,telling wonders from the sky2 ,there they sought him1 there they found him1 ,with his virgin mother by4 #aj4 ,see the lovely babe a-dressing2 ,lovely infant1 how he smil'd6 ,when he wept1 the mother's blessing ,sooth'd and hush'd the holy child4 #ab4 ',twas to save thee1 child1 from dying1 ,save my dear from burning flame1 ,bitter groans and endless crying1 ,that thy blest ,redeemer came4 #ad4 ,i could give thee thousand kisses1 ,hoping what ,i most desire2 ,not a mother's fondest wishes ,can to greater joys aspire4 ,page #bh4 ,lewis ,carroll's poems reprinted here are from ,the ,hunting of the ,snark1 and ,other ,poems 7,harper ,brothers1 ,new ,york1 #aijc74 ,father ,william is from ,alice's ,adventures in ,wonderland2 the others are from ,through the ,looking-,glass4 ,all three poems are much better fun when read in their original setting4 ,page #cc4 ,edward ,lear's poems are from ,nonsense ,books 7,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston1 #ahhh74 ,this includes all four of the ,nonsense books by ,lear3 ,book of ,nonsense1 #ahdf2 ,nonsense ,songs1 ,stories1 etc41 #ahga2 ,more ,nonsense ,pictures1 etc41 #ahgb2 and ,laughable ,lyrics3 ,a ,fresh ,book of ,nonsense1 etc41 #ahgg4 ,page #cg4 ,the ballad of ,bonny ,barbara ,allan is from ,percy's ,reliques of ,ancient ,english ,poetry 7,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,new ,york1 #ahhj74 ,the spelling is modernized4 ,stanzas #e-h have been inserted4 ,they were discovered in ,buchanan ,county1 ,virginia1 by ,professor ,c4 ,alphonso ,smith1 of the ,university of ,virginia1 and printed in his monograph1 ,ballads ,surviving in the ,united ,states 7,g4 ,schirmer1 ,new ,york1 #aiaf74 ,this and dozens of other popular ballads are still sung in the mountains of the ,southern states2 undoubtedly they have been transmitted orally for generations4 ,page #ch4 ,sir ,patrick ,spence is from ,percy's ,reliques1 the edition above mentioned4 ,in the editor's opinion1 this is the most effective of the several versions of this beautiful ballad4 ,page #dj4 ,this version of ,robin ,hood and ,allin a ,dale is from ,sargent and ,kittredge's ,english and ,scottish ,popular ,ballads 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #aijd74 ,page #dc4 ,kinmont ,willie is from ,the ,poetical ,works of ,sir ,walter ,scott1 together with ,the ,minstrelsy of the ,scottish ,border 7,j4 ,b4 ,lippincott ,company1 ,philadelphia1 #ahhj74 ,sir ,walter1 in his introduction to the ballad1 states that because the piece had been much mangled by reciters1 some conjectural emendations have been absolutely necessary to render it intelligible4 ,as no other version of the ballad has ever been discovered1 no one knows just how many conjectural emendations ,sir ,walter made4 ,it is safe to say1 however1 that the poet's taste and antiquarian interests would prevent his taking unwarrantable liberties with the original4 ,in its present form it is one of the finest of the ballads1 whatever change it may have suffered in passing through ,scott's hands4 ,page #di4 ,this poem of ,longfellow's and ,a ,psalm of ,life1 page #hc1 are from ,complete ,poetical ,works 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahic74 ,they are used by permission4 ,page #eb4 ,la ,belle ,dame sans ,merci and the ,keats poem on page #ge are from ,complete ,poetical ,works and ,letters 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahii74 ,lord ,houghton's version1 as given in ,life1 ,letters1 and ,literary ,remains1 has some important variant readings4 ,page #ec4 ,the ,campbell poem is taken from the ,complete ,poetical ,works 7,phillips1 ,samson ,co41 ,boston1 #aheg74 ,page #ee4 ,lochinvar comes from the ,poetical ,works 7,thomas ,y4 ,crowell ,company1 ,new ,york1 #ahid74 ,page #ef4 ,this spirited poem of ,browning's is from the ,complete ,poetic and ,dramatic ,works 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahie74 ,page #eh4 ,the three poems by ,tennyson in this collection are from ,poetic and ,dramatic ,works 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston4 #ahih74 ,page #fc4 ,this version of ,america is from the facsimile reproduction of the hymn in the author's handwriting found in ,a ,history of ,newton1 ,massachusetts1 by ,s4 ,f4 ,smith1 ,d4,d4 7published1 #ahhj1 by ,the ,american ,logotype ,company1 ,boston74 ,the original copy of ,america1 according to all the evidence1 is the one in ,dr4 ,smith's handwriting contained on a slip of waste paper which is now kept in the treasure room of the ,harvard ,library4 ,in this original version the two notable points of difference from that given here are the reading breathes for breathe in the third stanza1 and ,our ,god for ,great ,god in the fourth stanza4 ,page #fd4 ,this well-known passage is the first stanza of ,canto ,,vi of ,scott's ,the ,lay of the ,last ,minstrel 7,poetical ,works above described74 ,page #fd4 ,miller's ,columbus is from the ,bear ,edition of ,miller's poems 7,harr ,wagner ,publishing ,company1 ,san ,francisco1 #aiji74 ,page #fe4 ,mrs4 ,hemans' poem is from ,complete ,works 7,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york1 #ahdg74 ,page #fg4 ,the ,concord ,hymn and ,the ,rhodora1 page #gd1 are from the ,poems 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahii74 ,page #fg4 ,this poem of ,holmes' and ,the ,chambered ,nautilus1 page #gg1 are from the ,poetical ,works 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahie74 ,the latter poem appeared originally in ,the ,autocrat of the ,breakfast ,table4 ,page #fh4 ,o ,captain6 ,my ,captain6 is from ,leaves of ,grass 7,david ,mc,kay1 ,philadelphia1 #aijj74 ,page #gj4 ,to ,lucasta is from ,epodes1 ,odes1 ,sonnets1 ,songs1 etc41 etc41 to which is added ,aramantha1 a ,pastoral1 by ,richard ,lovelace1 ,esq4 ,a ,new ,edition 7,chiswick3 from the ,press of ,c4 ,whittingham1 #ahag74 ,page #gj4 ,byron's poem is from ,hebrew ,melodies 7,london1 printed for ,john ,murray1 #ahae74 ,page #ga4 ,a ,red1 ,red ,rose is from ,complete ,poetical ,works 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahig74 ,page #gb4 ,the ,greenwood ,tree is from ,as ,you ,like ,it 7,new ,variorum ,edition1 #ahij74 ,page #gb4 ,this well-known sea song by ,cunningham is from ,the ,songs of ,scotland1 ,ancient and ,modern1 ,vol4 ,,iv 7printed for ,john ,taylor1 ,london1 #ahbe74 ,page #gc4 ,i ,wandered ,lonely as a ,cloud1 or ,the ,daffodils1 as it is often called1 is from ,complete ,poetical ,works 7,thomas ,y4 ,crowell ,company1 ,new ,york1 n4 d474 ,the text is that of the edition of #aheg4 ,page #gd4 ,to the ,fringed ,gentian is from ,poetical ,works 7,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york1 #aiji74 ,to a ,waterfowl1 page #gf1 is from the same4 ,page #gi4 ,the ,noble ,nature is from the volume of ,ben ,jonson's poems in ,the ,canterbury ,poets1 edited by ,william ,sharp 7published by the ,walter ,scott ,publishing ,company1 ,london and ,newcastle1 n4 d474 ,page #gi4 ,this poem of ,wotton's is from ,reliqu ,wottoni1 etc41 ,london1 7printed by ,thomas ,maxey for ,r4 ,marriot1 ,g4 ,bedel1 and ,t4 ,garthwait1 #afea74 ,the meaning of the third stanza is obscure4 ,in this edition it runs as follows3 ,who envies none that ,chance doth raise1 ,nor ,vice hath ever understood2 ,how deepest wounds are given by praise1 ,nor rules of ,state1 but rules of good4 ,page #hj4 ,this inspiring poem by ,clough is found in ,poetical ,works 7,george ,routledge ,sons1 ,london1 n4 d474 ,page #hj4 ,for ,a' ,that an' ,a' ,that is from ,the ,edinburgh ,book of ,scottish ,verse 7,meiklejohn and ,holden1 ,london1 #aiaj74 ,page #hb4 ,the poem by ,henley is from ,echoes 7published by ,david ,nutt1 ,london1 #aijh74 ,this poem is the fourth of the forty-seven poems in ,echoes4 ,the title ,invictus is not in the original4 ,page #hb4 ,opportunity is from ,poems by ,edward ,rowland ,sill 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahhh74 ,pages #he-hf4 ,these six fables are from ,the ,fables of sop1 translated into ,english by ,samuel ,croxall1 with new applications1 morals1 etc41 by the ,rev4 ,george ,fyler ,townsend 7,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,london1 #ahfi74 ,this is the second edition4 ,there are1 of course1 scores of versions of the sopian fables4 ,the one selected is approved by ,greek scholars for the fidelity of the translation1 while its literary value is unusually high4 ,the tagged-on morals and applications have been pruned away from the text4 ,pages #hg-hh4 ,the two fables of ,bidpai are to be found in ,the ,tortoise and the ,geese1 and ,other ,fables of ,bidpai1 retold by ,maude ,barrows ,dutton 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #aijh74 ,they are reprinted here by permission of the publishers4 ,page #hi4 ,these two metrical fables are from ,fables of ,la ,fontaine1 translated by ,elizur ,wright1 ,jr4 7,worthington ,company1 ,new ,york1 #ahhi74 ,the ,french writer's fables1 though usually not original in content1 are clever and keen and shrewd1 and this translation represents faithfully their thought and spirit4 ,page #ia4 ,both ,the ,old ,woman and ,her ,pig and ,the ,three ,little ,pigs are from ,english ,fairy ,tales1 third edition 7,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york1 #aiaj74 ,the stories are from ,halliwell's ,nursery ,rhymes and ,tales1 but are retold by ,jacobs1 who1 as usual1 improves the original without sinning against the mood and spirit of the popular story4 ,page #ie4 ,hans in ,luck and ,the ,frog-,prince1 are from the translation of ,edgar ,taylor1 ,london1 #ahbc4 ,this1 so far as the editor could determine1 was the first translation into ,english1 and it remains one of the best4 ,page #ih4 ,the ,valiant ,little ,tailor and ,the ,elves1 are from ,grimms ,household ,tales1 translated by ,margaret ,hunt 7,george ,bell ,sons1 ,london1 #aiac74 ,the two volumes of ,miss ,hunt's translation are1 together with her notes and ,andrew ,lang's introduction1 an important contribution to the folklore of the popular ,fairy ,story and ,nursery ,tale4 ,page #aje4 ,cinderella and ,blue ,beard1 are from ,the ,tales of ,mother ,goose1 translated from the ,french by ,charles ,welsh 7,d4 ,c4 ,heath ,co41 ,new ,york1 #aija74 ,they are reprinted in this collection by permission of the publishers4 ,the ,tales of ,mother ,goose were published in #afig4 ,there have been dozens of translations1 but ,welsh's version is perhaps the most satisfactory4 ,page #aaj4 ,this version of ,whittington is from ,amusing ,prose ,chap- ,books1 chiefly of ,last ,century1 edited by ,robert ,hays ,cunningham 7,hamilton1 ,adams ,co41 ,london1 #ahhi74 ,the version is strikingly similar to the one given by ,jacobs in ,english ,fairy ,tales1 which1 ,jacobs says1 was cobbled up out of three chapbook versions4 ,page #aag4 ,the ,ugly ,duckling is from ,fairy ,tales and ,stories1 translated by ,h4 ,w4 ,dulcken 7,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago1 n4 d474 ,the ,dulcken translation published by ,a4 ,l4 ,burt ,company1 ,new ,york1 n4 d41 contains the same stories as the ,rand-,mc,nally translation1 and eleven more4 ,page #abe4 ,the ,flax is from the translation of ,caroline ,peachey1 ,danish ,fairy ,legends and ,tales 7,george ,bell ,sons1 ,london1 #ahha74 ,this is the third edition1 enlarged4 ,it contains fifty-seven stories4 ,neither of the ,andersen stories used for this collection is a folk story--though1 for tradition's sake1 they are here placed with genuine folk stories4 ,of the fifty-seven stories in the ,peachey translation1 all but ten are entirely original with ,andersen1 and all of these ten he worked over to suit his purpose4 ,andersen1 then1 unlike ,grimm1 ,jacobs1 ,lang1 and others1 is not a collector and teller of fairy stories1 but a maker of fairy stories--if1 indeed1 they should be called fairy stories at all4 ,in spirit and purpose and method ,andersen belongs with the modern writers of fairy stories--with ,macdonald1 ,stockton1 ,ingelow1 and ,barrie1 rather than with the dealers in the genuine article4 ,page #acc4 ,this version of ,jack and the ,beanstalk is from ,jacobs' ,english ,fairy ,tales above cited4 ,jacobs states that this telling came from ,australia4 ,it is the best version known to the editor--in fact1 the only possible change to be desired is in the flippant ending1 ,the ogre fell down and broke his crown4 ,this is too serious a matter for such lightness6 ,page #adb4 ,the only story of ,asbjornsen reprinted in this collection is from ,fairy ,tales from the ,far ,north 7,a4 ,l4 ,burt ,company1 ,new ,york1 n4 d474 ,the translator is ,h4 ,l4 ,braekstad4 ,asbjornsen's stories are sterling folk tales1 but somewhat too gross and crude for the delicate stomach of the modern child4 ,page #adf4 ,this ,negro folk tale is from ,told by ,uncle ,remus 7,grosset ,dunlap1 ,new ,york1 #aije4 ,copyright #aijc-aijd-aije by ,joel ,chandler ,harris74 ,reproduced here by courtesy of ,doubleday1 ,page ,co4 ,page #aee4 ,mrs4 ,craik's story is the first tale in ,the ,adventures of a ,brownie 7,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago1 #aiaa72 it is printed here by permission of the publishers4 ,the text1 according to the editor1 agrees with the standard text 7,samson1 ,low1 ,marston1 ,low1 and ,searle1 ,london1 #ahgb74 ,page #afa4 ,the text of ,the ,king of the ,golden ,river is that found in ,ruskin's ,works 7,american ,publishers ,corporation1 ,new ,york1 n4 d474 ,the versions commonly found in readers have been sadly mangled by editors--largely on the theory1 it would seem1 that children cannot understand the meaning of a word of more than two syllables4 ,page #ahc4 ,aladdin is from ,the ,arabian ,nights ,entertainments1 translated by ,jonathan ,scott 7printed for ,longman1 ,hurst1 ,rees1 ,orme1 ,brown1 ,london1 #ahaa74 ,the translation is based on ,galland's ,french translation1 the first translation into any ,european language2 but ,dr4 ,scott states that the stories are carefully revised and occasionally corrected from the ,arabic4 ,of the many editions of ,the ,arabian ,nights--several of them excellent--this has always seemed1 to the editor1 the best4 ,the name in ,scott's edition is spelled ,alla ad ,deen1 but the editor has thought it best to use the name most familiar to the ,english translations4 ,the story has been altered slightly in that part which relates the circumstances following the marriage of the princess and the vizier's son4 ,quotation marks have been inserted throughout4 ,page #bfg4 ,the ,gorgon's ,head is from ,the ,wonder ,book 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahha74 ,page #bhf4 ,theseus is from ,the ,heroes 7,kingsley's ,works1 ,macmillan ,co41 ,london1 #ahgi74 ,one obvious blunder in spelling has been corrected4 ,page #caa4 ,thor ,goes a-,fishing is from ,mabie's ,norse ,stories 7,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago1 #aijb4 ,copyright1 #aijj1 #aija1 by ,dodd1 ,mead ,co474 ,it is printed here through special arrangement with the holders of the copyright4 ,page #cae4 ,baldur is ,chapter ,,vi of ,the ,heroes of ,asgard1 revised and abridged by ,charles ,h4 ,morss 7,macmillan ,company1 ,new ,york1 #aiji74 ,the preface states that this volume is really an abridgment of ,keary's ,the ,heroes of ,asgard1 adapting it to classroom use for pupils of about the fourth and fifth grades4 ,the selection is presented here as a splendid specimen of made-over literature1 as well as1 in its own right1 a masterpiece of story-telling for children4 ,page #cbg4 ,the story of ,william ,wallace is from ,the ,tales of a ,grandfather 7,adam and ,charles ,black1 ,edinburgh1 #ahhi74 ,this edition is reprinted from the latest edition published in the lifetime of ,mr4 ,lockhart1 and probably under his immediate supervision4 ,page #cci4 ,the ,tempest is from ,tales from ,shakespeare1 with introductions and additions by ,f4 ,j4 ,furnivall 7,raphael ,tuck ,sons1 ,london1 #aija74 ,the ,tales are very uneven in merit1 the ,comedies being superior1 in the editor's opinion1 to the ,tragedies1 and ,the ,tempest being considerably the best of the ,comedies4 ,it is generally understood that it was ,mary ,lamb who told the ,comedies and ,charles who had charge of the ,tragedies4 ,page #cdi4 ,the ,purple ,jar is from ,rosamond in a volume entitled ,frank1 ,rosamond1 ,harry1 and ,lucy 7,frederick ,warne ,co41 ,london1 n4 d474 ,this is an inexpensive volume containing all of ,miss ,edgeworth's good stories except those in ,the ,parent's ,assistant4 ,one may not care for tales of this sort2 but they have their value1 both as morality and literature1 and ,the ,purple ,jar is one of the most effective specimens of its kind4 ,pages #ced1 #cef4 ,the two didactic stories by ,aiken and ,barbauld are from ,evenings at ,home2 or1 the ,juvenile ,budget opened3 consisting of a variety of miscellaneous pieces for the instruction and amusement of young persons 7,henry ,washbourne1 ,london1 #ahdg74 ,this edition is described as newly arranged4 ,eyes and ,no ,eyes has been admired and praised by thousands of readers of past generations1 among whom ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes and ,charles ,kingsley are preeminent4 ,page #cfc4 ,rab and ,his ,friends is the first sketch in ,hor ,subseciv1 ,first ,series 7,frederick ,a4 ,stokes ,company1 ,new ,york1 #ahic74 ,an accurate and inexpensive edition is that in the ,canterbury ,classics 7,rand-,mc,nally ,co41 ,chicago74 ,it is one of the most pathetic stories in all literature1 conforming precisely to ,ruskin's theory that a child's story should be sad and sweet4 ,page #cge4 ,mrs4 ,miller's story of the blue jay is one of the most charming of the stories in ,true ,bird ,stories 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #aijc74 ,it is reprinted in this collection with the permission of the publishers4 ,page #cgh4 ,a ,cry in the ,night is the second story in ,wood ,folk at ,school 7,ginn ,co41 ,boston1 #aijc74 ,it is printed here by special arrangement with the publishers4 ,mr4 ,long's studies of wild animal life are among the few distinctive contributions to children's literature within this generation4 ,page #chi4 ,the selections from the ,bible are from the ,king ,james ,version4 ,the verse divisions in this version have been ignored in this reprint1 as having little literary significance1 and the paragraphs indicated by the paragraph marks in the original have been used as the natural units of thought--though the paragraphing does not always represent the thought divisions4 ,quotation marks have been inserted throughout4 ,from the story of ,joseph1 ,genesis #cg-ej1 it has been thought best to omit the following3 all of ,chapter #ch1 ,chapter #ci3 #g-ai2 ,chapter #df3 #h- #bg2 ,chapter #di2 #a-bh4 ,from the story of ,samson1 ,judges #ac3bd to end of ,chapter #ag1 one clause in the first verse of ,chapter #af has been omitted4 ,from the ,sermon on the ,mount1 ,matthew #e3a-g3bi1 verses #bg-cb from ,chapter #e have been omitted4 ,the discourse of ,paul on ,charity1 ,first ,corinthians1 ,chapter #ac1 has been separated into paragraphs4 ,page #dba4 ,the letter of ,lewis ,carroll is from ,life and ,letters of ,lewis ,carroll1 by ,s4 ,dodgson ,collingwood 7,t4 ,fisher ,unwin1 ,london1 #ahih74 ,hood's letter is from ,thomas ,hood3 ,his ,life and ,times 7,london1 #aijg74 ,dickens's letter is from ,letters of ,charles ,dickens 7,london1 #ahhj74 ,page #dbe4 ,irving's essay on ,indian ,character is reprinted from ,the ,sketch ,book1 ,author's ,revised ,edition 7,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons1 ,new ,york1 #ahhh74 ,page #dcd4 ,of ,studies is from ,the ,essays of ,francis ,bacon 7,longmans1 ,green ,co41 ,london1 #aijg74 ,the text is that of ,aldis ,wright1 but the spelling and punctuation have been modernized4 ,page #dce4 ,theodore ,roosevelt's spirited and characteristic essay on ,the ,american ,boy is to be found among the essays and addresses in ,the ,strenuous ,life 7,century ,company1 ,new ,york1 #aiaa71 and is here used by permission of author and publisher4 ,page #dda4 ,patrick ,henry's celebrated oration is from ,sketches of the ,life of ,patrick ,henry1 by ,william ,wirt1 third edition1 corrected by the author1 ,philadelphia1 #ahah1 which is the first printed version of the speech4 ,no one really knows how much of it is ,henry's1 how much is ,wirt's4 ,wirt gives much of the oration in the third person1 with many he said's4 ,it is here given in the first person1 following almost precisely the version given in ,tyler's ,patrick ,henry 7,houghton ,mifflin ,company1 ,boston1 #ahih71 which1 of course1 is based on ,wirt's version4 ,all the evidence bears out the contention that ,wirt's account of the oration is authentic4 ,page #ddc4 ,the ,supposed ,speech of ,john ,adams is taken from the ,works of ,daniel ,webster 7,little1 ,brown ,co41 ,boston1 #ahec74 ,the speech is really a portion of ,webster's oration on ,adams and ,jefferson1 delivered in ,faneuil ,hall1 ,boston1 ,august #b1 #ahbf1 less than a month after the death of ,adams and ,jefferson4 ,the ,supposed ,speech is ,webster's conception of how ,adams might have answered a speaker who had argued against the passing of the ,declaration of ,independence4 ,page #ddf4 ,this reading of the ,gettysburg ,address is taken1 punctuation and all1 from the autographed copy of the address written for the ,baltimore ,fair and signed ,november #ai1 #ahfc4 ,the facsimile lithographed copy of this is to be found in ,autograph ,leaves of ,our ,country's ,authors 7,cushings ,bailey1 ,baltimore1 #ahfd74 ,a full and accurate account of the three versions of the address is found in the ,century magazine for ,february1 #ahid4