by the food and lodging which were meant for
the little playmate of the king's boyhood.

Telephassa and Cadmus were now pursuing
their weary way, with no companion but each
other. The queen leaned heavily upon her son's
arm, and could walk only a few miles a day.
But for all her weakness and weariness, she
would not be persuaded to give up the search.
It was enough to bring tears into the eyes of
bearded men to hear the melancholy tone with
which she inquired of every stranger whether he
could tell her any news of the lost child.

"Have you seen a little girl no, no, I mean
a young maiden of full growth passing by this
way, mounted on a snow-white bull, which gal-
lops as swiftly as the wind?"

"We have seen no such wondrous sight," the
people would reply; and very often, taking Cad-
mus aside, they whispered to him, "Is this
stately and sad-looking woman your mother?
Surely she is not in her right mind; and you
ought to take her home, and make her comfort-
able, and do your best to get this dream out of
her fancy."

"It is no dream," said Cadmus. "Every
thing else is a dream, save that."

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