The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-26
TVE ODD CORN Err .
TaREE CHANCE, OF LUCK.

die Ut the pathway. having prooAoiy oroP
p>sI irvn sJ,l,o hs1eruiAn hAskes'
/. .Whal a dam Y monsel either OF them
might ma ,,' observed the younger Vt the
tao. wi.o, tiouxh srecdy. ~as lariness itself !;
.,,,,Iv it 4 l,J mucn trvuble ~ carry them
away ~ s,y uotn.nsoI the troio'e VI oook-
Ing ,i'cm. ..s.,.
way wi.h the up his s"e
lis cvuil.in,vn, who Was steadier anu
uurv thoushliul, observed he would not
mind th. trvuble. only the fishes were heavy,
and &c might lo~e tim. " carry them away
and the, would gst belatsd. But Us they
can't profit US, and rs nobody Is likely u
come BY In this Ion ly spot, III put theu
bscx into their La,iye el,ment, said Watty.
Tusreopon be adng them both into u
str..p that ran b.bbling along between
evms neighboring bushes. They had not
roos ar b,iorc they met man with u hsh-
iny-uet over his shoulder. and other imple
mehts that implied he belonged to 'he craft
OF fishermen. though he had strange I'M
earthly countsnance, and streaming ioeks
thss gave him u very Wild appearance.
sWlisrss my hshf' said lac, IN roogh
voics. :,
The elder wool-carder Immediately replied,
Sim AIRY you didn't cone sooner master
fisherman OF YOU should have had them.
Aud then he explained why he had re
turned them ~ th. water observing that
he always honorei the maxim, Waste not,
want nOt.'
tn. suan GERS eyes now twinkled With .
kindly expression.
YOU have returned two Of my SUBJECTS to
my watery kingdom, said he; (which 10
what yva SORT vi iolk seldom do. And since
should have bought them ot you, had they
still bssn la your power; it is but lair "
r-ward you all the sauie. You may ask
for Anything YOU like, and shall obtain It.,
Tue wYol.clrder nuw perceived that he
had to do with the Nix, or water srrite be-
longing u the stream and taking of his cap
RESPECTFULLY, answered ia u humble, Though
nsAi.ly tome, We'll. snce your iordship Is
lle.l~ed 10 reward such small service, Why,
sopl.s,, (lcre he looked down at his card
wh,ca b, head IN his hand, that Is To siy
II your Iorjship ple..sss, should be quite
saiisbet u could always mud my oiru iuii
vi priuls VOL
. It's granted said the Nix. who had dis
APPEARED 10y the time the Two friends, Who
had bsvn sOln, what awes, ricken, again ven
turcd 10 raise t,elr eyes.
Watty now looked ut lis card. and behold
10 wa. full Ot the hnevt wool Imaginable
My fortune is made said he, dancinga
bout Tor ioy' Now II st up on my own
ucc,uu,. instead OF hiring myself "a a new
master. 1 shall never want work, IS I shall!
always bay, wool and Iii employ YOU,
T,auiny. fur pobly shall ever say | forgot
nav friend in my good luck
.Ay. but what "A foolish Job you We made
.of ySur wish objected roumy, peeyishly
sWi,,n you were ahJut il, way diln YOU
NIX his lurJship for plenty Of money, and
then, indeed, We might rave both been com.
fvrr,hle.'
.why. man, isn't this wealth p cried
Wafer. u,kun, out a han dlul oil wool IRON
tI,.. ,,,nl- which Welded Its hScy treasures
~. -. ,.n,.l, sm.s,, ,,,m;ny uut Of chin.
nv .Wuh =, ,,,,I,, Industry We hall prcs
,,,I,v In rich. What mur, can heart wish
-
.ws.h ouo,b, >, ei,eulated ,r,,nm, VII,
a., ',,,,,,,. ,,,,,,,,,.. vi, an any work %,
,,.nh,,, n, D.. ,ur,r
Al ~, ,h.y vailed aIony be ken, repin
In, n, nm. NJ. cnurl,.hn,s. i, nut bcsIuw
49,, :. x;., am h;ns..lf ma we'll. lust rs il an,
80, nj, nj am nj. friend wer,, the yrat.
-. -, ,.I,h,,,.,h W.,,y he'd M
81 -, naI. S;,, n s5,rrr in
'd 2,,,nns Pn..n,Iv they em,rved
e., a.. - .,1 r,.,,hsd IN, .n,t Ybe,.
80. s,rs,n, into wbies the fishes had been
tbr,wn dis,ur.cd it.elf into LITTLE lake.
.Tbi, must surely be the Nix head quar-
ters.' sid Tommy so here shall stop un.
til ms srrit,,h,p cun,es up out of the water,
.nd ,.,x,s ma Something
=, g.. a, ,,,;, W.I,er urved that the Nix
,..,.',d n,,, com, n, nnyh,Jy', budding. and
,h'., ;, va. ,,,Iv Wrestling time 10 lo,,.r about
;,.,.h h,,.. IN, L,zy e,,mn,nion declared
n. ',,,d not nav, 4, -t..n further. especi, I,
a. H., h,d NJ, n,.,I IN yo 10 work, sine. ,her,
,-,,. -, h. an end or Nh. wool which WIS 10
m.inr,in them.
Wu,,v shouk his head, saving, You'll
neyer learn tina, larks won't tall ready roast.
- ;n,a snnr n,onth. I'm afraid YOU II liy.
and d., q lazy fellow And with this he
~..n, n NAY briskly 10 mike up for the
L., inns. Intending to offer his new employ
h,.dl. at xool IA cance, :hcir ayre,
man, and at up for himself.
a., t.,,,, l,.T, alone. Tom began calling
.,.,.,a am The M, a, dom, out of the water
r., b.. ,,;.,l,, have h,wl.d till he WAS hoars..
tr.n, n,,rnt,o, that seemed likely to b,
raid 10 his udiuratious. Then he fang "a
- h. s,,d with great contempt as use.
lev. ,vul. and saun,ered up and down like
your ,uwn ,dler, With his hands Ia his pock-
cts. and whistling tune. He next set to
$500. M. nam, am A tree. only he did moi
~. h..sood o., first letter, b.c..u-e even ,hi
-, ,r,,,h !, and Ias,ly. he sat
vas "o 49, - ~ ,,,L ,,,, nm .,m.
wv" ."u ,.;,,';n r,a.b han h,n,,py
~, ,hs ~. like so many minute
.n . .,.,,',n., ,hs Mr.. water, c,,,le.
SD".' :. I,J.,h,u.,,d the a,nmuni.
10y. ,,.,a nj. r,.,rh n, suddenly i,lr a wet