Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-12-18

"lt matters not how l got it, wife,
said he; "you see it it is good mill
whose waters do not cease TO flow, ant
that's enough
And then they ground eatables and
drinkables, and every possible dainty fol
Christmas week !; and on the third day
he invited his friends to banquet. When
the rich brother saw that a feast was in
preparation, he turned hot and cold with
vexation, for he grudged his brother the
least windfall.
"On Christmas cve," said he to the other
guests, she was SO miserably poor tha,
he came to ask me for trife in God
name and now, all Of sudden, he is as
grand as if he had become an earl or q
king" Then turning to his brother, he
said "Where on earth did you get all
these riches ?"
"Behind the door," answered the other,
who had no mind to let the cat out of the
bag. But, towards evening, when he had
taken drop too much, he could not keep
his counsel any longer, and brought out
his MILL
"Here is the golden goose that has
brought me all my riches," said he, and
made the mill grind first one thing and
then another. On seeing this, the broth
er wanted to buy the mill of him, but the
other would not hear Of it at first. At
length, however, as his brother seemed to
wish for it SO very much, he said he would
take three hundred pounds for it, only he
bargained not to part with it till harvest
time; "for,' said be, off l keep it till
then, 1 shall be able to grind enough for
many year to come"
During this length of time, We may i'm.
agine that the mill was not allowed to
grow rusty, and when harvest time came,
the brother had it given him, only the
other had taken good care not to tell him
how he was to manage it.
1t was evening when the rich brother
brought the mill home, and on the follow
ing morning he told his wife that she
might 60 into the field with the reapers,
and be would meanwhile prepare the din.
ner Toward midday, therefore, he plac-
ed the mill on the kitchen table.
"Grind away" said he, "and let us have
some herrings, and mess Of milk of the
best sort" So the milk and herrings
flowed out and rolled out, until all the
dishes and pots and pans were filled, and
at last the kitchen was completely flooded
The man kept twisting and turning the
mill, but, do what he would, the mill did
not cease grinding, and at length the milk
had risen SO high that he was in danger Of
being drowned He now tore open the
chamber door, but it was not long before
the chamber was likewise inundated; and
it was with difficulty that he could make
his way through the milky tide, and man
age to unfasten the latch of the house
door, No sooner had he opened the
door, than out he rushed, still pursued by
a torrent of milk and herrirgs And so
he ran till he reached his brothers, and
then he entreated his poor relative to take
his mill back "for if it goes on grinding
for another hour" said he, "the whole
village will be inundated with milk and
herrings."
But the brother refused to take back
the mill unless the other counted him out
three hundred pounds more, and, as there
was no help for it, the rich man was fain
to pay him the money. So, now that the
poor brother had money as we'll as the
mill, be built house that was far hand
somer than the one his rich brother inhab.
tied. With the help Of the mill, he col.
lectcd SO much gold that he could cover
the walls with plates of gold, and, as the
house stood near the shore, it could bo
seen shining from great distance at sea.
All who sailed near the coast were sure to
anchor in the neighborhood, and to pay
visit to the rich man in the golden house,
in order TO see the wonderful mill.
One day, a captain, who, like so many
others. had come 10 see the mill, INQUIRED,
after looking at it, whether it would grind
salt
"Yes it can grind salt as we'll as any
thing" said the man.
The captain then wanted to purchase it,
at any price; for, thought he, if I had
this mill, 1 should not be obliged to sail
so far over the rough seas to fetch salt,
and then could make myself comfortable
at home.
The captain tcascd and teased SO long,
that he consented to part with it for ma
ny thousand pounds. As soon a. the
captain had obtained the mill, he did
not remain long In the neighborhood,
for fear the man should repent Of his bar
gain 50, without even stopping to inquire
how be was to manage the mill, he went
back to his ship and sailed away. On
the main sea, he took out his