MERMAN AND MERMAID.
(Grand Operatic Phantasmagoria)
OWONDLO.
Neptune is a goodly King,
And spies round on all new things.
He has the power, perhaps,
Over new life the sea brings.
FLEEHION.
Let us search the treasure vault.
OWONDLO.
All the sunken vessels
That we have entered thus,
I've locked the doors
Of the treasure vaults.
Behold these fish
That were once so bold,
Have almost lost their color of gold.
Their magic power seems vanished.
Their greed for gold forever banished.
FLEEHION.
Thou hast indeed worked wonders.
Behold the oval sea plant
That shines in colors rare,
Reflects from ancient red shell castles,
Appears quite calm and fair,
It's lovely fruit that round it creep,
I shall enter and thus reap.
OWONDLO.
Fleehion, do not enter.
'Tis a magic tree that quickly betrays.
Once more I shall sever
Another luring enemy.
(Owondlo severs the plant below, and rescues Fleehion in the nick of time, and carries her to their sea shell boat, which is tied to a sea plant, called sea plant rope, Fleehion revives fainting spell. Other sea plants and sea flowers vibrate, weeping and causing a great commotion of the waters. The sea flowers' heads are drooped. Curious fish swim about their boat and gnaw the sea plant rope apart. Then their boat drifts in a sea current and hurries away.)
(Owondlo and Fleehion passed through a submarine river through a mountain into "The Vapor World." They anchor their boat. Here they are enraptured with enchantment, of beautiful colors, etc. They meet King Reignall, the Supreme Ruler of "The Vapor World.")
(Spirits)
