The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-02-26

ton, lie turned hot and cold will, v,xatiou,
| for hc grudgcd his brother the le:,st wind
fall.
On Christmas eve" said lie to the 9TH
or guests, he was SO miscrabIy poor that
he came TO ask me for Il triile in Gods
name, and now all Of a sudden he is as
grand rs if he had become an earl or u
king. Then turning TO his Lrother,-
" here Oh earth,' asked he, "lid you get
all these riches Z"
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 Il drop too much, lie could not keep
his own counsel any longer, bnt brought
out his mill
Here is tie golden goose that has
brought me all my riches" said he, and
made tue mill grind first one thing and
then another Ga seeing this, the brother
wanted to huy the mill of him, but the 9th
cr would not llear of it at first At length,
however, rs his brother seemed to wish for
it SO very much, he said he would take
three hundred dollars for it, only hc b:.,-
gained not to part with it till harvest time.
For,' said lie, if | keep it till then,
shall be able To grind food enough for many
Il year to come"
During this space of time, We may easily
Imagine that the mill WAS not allowed to
grow rusty; and when harvest-time came
the brother had it given linn, only Tic other
had taken gooL 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 following morning he told his wife tl,a,
SHE might /" into the field with the rcarrrs,
and that le w"ul'l meanwhile, prepare the
dinner. Towards midday, therefore, he
placed the mill on the kitchen table,
"Grind away" cried he, "and let lis have
SEINE liclIimC> anil Il mess "f milk OF the best
s"rt.' 80 ;I,c mill began to turn out her
rings and milk, ill all the dishes and pot,
and ra,S were filed, and ut last the kitchen
WAS completely flooded. Tie man kept
twisting and turning the mill, but do what he
would the mill did not cease grinding, anu
at length The milk had risen SO high that he
WAS in danger OF being drowned lie now
tore open the chamber door, but it WAS not
long before The chamber WIS likewise inun-
dated; anil i; WAS with the grc:tcst difficult
ty that lie could wade through the milky
tide and manage 10 unt.>tcn the. latch Of the
house door. No sooncr had he opened the
door than ont h. rushed, still pursued bv Il
torrent Of milk and hcrrinys that spread
over the farmyar'l and the meadow beyond.
Meanwhile the wife, who WAS out in the
field with the rcapcrS, began to think that
her husband was very long in coming to
call her in to dinner
"Irts go honr," said she TO the re:.pcrs;
81 can readily fancy tl,as lie has not been
able to manage cooking :; mess Of milk hv
himself: and so must help him"
So they set of for the farm I;ut no
sooner had they come from behind the
mountain, than hcrrinSs, milk. and bread,
came floating towards them, while the t:un-
or WAS running AWAY at full speed. "Would
that each of YOU had Il hundred mouths TO
swallow I'LL this up" cried he: "mind you
don't get drowned IN my dinner"
And on lie went as ii Il wild beast were
behind him, ill lie had reached his broth
"r's: and then lie cntrcated his roor rcla-
ton, for Gods sake, to take Jack his mill {:
" for if it goes OH grinding for another hour,
said he, " the whole village will be inunda-
tcl will, hcrrinys and milk"
But the brother refused to take back the
mill, unless the other counted him out three
hundred dollars more and us there was no
help for j., the rich man was fain to lug ont
the money. So now that the poor brother
had money as well Us the mill, lie built Il
house that WAS far lIanlsomer than the one
his rich brother inhabited. With the help
Of the mill, he collected so much yold that
tie could cover the walls will, Plates Of gold,
and as the house stood near the shore, il
could bc seen shining from great distance
out ut sea. All who sailed near that coast
were sure to anchor in The neigIborlood,
and pay Il visit to the ricl, man in tile col.
den house, in order to see the wonderful
mill.
One day. captain, who, like so many
others, had come to see the mill, inquired
after looking at it, whether it could grind
salt2
"Ies, it can grind salt as we'll rs any
thing" said the man.
The captain then wanted to purchase i,
at any price for" thought he, if had
this mill, should not be obliged to sail SC
far over the rough seas to fetch salt, and
then ! could make myself comfortable a,
home"
At first the man would NOT hnnr of s.ll; =