The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13
THE EMIGRANT AID JOURNALI.

Oh replied the man, Il could not come sooner, fol
l had some business to mind, and was obliged to 70
long way about it. But you shall see what I have
brought back with me-
He then placed the mill on the table, and made il
grind, first OF all, candles then a table cloth then
food and beer-in short, all that was wanting for y
Christmas feast and whatever he called for. the mil
ground it Immediately. His wife stood by, and cro.aed
herself many times over, and was very anxious to knov
how her husband had come by the mill. But thi. h.
took care not to tell.
1T matters not how l got it, wife, said he YOU
see this is a good mill, whose water does not ce.,s ~
dow, and that's enough
And then he ground eatables and drinkables. and
every possible dainty for Christmas week and on ,ha
third day he invited his friends to a BANQUET.
When the rich brother saw what a feast was in nren.
aratlon, ne turned hot and cold, with ~vexation. for he
grudged his brother the least windfall..
christmas eve,l said he to the other guests, tho
was so miserable poor, he come to ask me for q triaa in
God name, and now all of a sudden, be is az Grand sas
II he had become an earl or a king Then turning n
his brother, he said - Where on earth did YOU Get ali
these riches p
Behind the door, answered the other, who had no
mind to let the cat out Of the bag. But towards even
ing, when he had taken a drop too mucb. he coula NJ.
keep his counsel any longer, but brought out his mill.
Here is the golden goose that has brought me all nv
riches,' said he, and made the mill grind first one tbinr
and then another. On seeing this, the brother 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 Tor 1t so very much, he said he would take three
hundred pounds for it, only he bargained not to mart
with 1t till harvest time for said be, tif / keep it
till then. shall be able to grind enough for many years
to come t,y ON5S. ~
during tins space OF time we may easily imagine that
the mill was not allowed to grow rusty and when the
harvest-tlme came, the brother had it given him, only
the other had taken good care not to tell how he was to
manage it.
1t was evening when the rich brother bronobt tho
mill home, and on the following morning he told his
wife that she might 60 in the field with the reapers. and
that he would meanwhile prepare dinner. Toward
midday, therefore, he placed the mill on the kitchen
table. ~
Grind away said he, sand let us have some her.
rings and a mess OF milk of the best Sort So the mill
began to turn out herrings and milk, till all the dishes,
and pots and pans were filed, 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 wade through the milky tide.
and manage to u~nfasten 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 behring's. And on he
ran till he reached his brothers and then he entreated
his poor relation, for Gods sake, to take his mill back
{ for if it goes on grinding for another hour said he,
the whole village will be inundated with behring's and
milk
But the brother refused to take back the mill unless
the other counted out three hundred pounds more and
as there was no help for it, the rich man was fain to paw
him the money. So, now the poor brother had money
as we'll as the mill, he built a house that was far hand
somer than the one his rich brother inhabited. With
the help of the mill he collected much gold. and a. the
house stood near the shore, it could be seen shining from
a great distance at sea. All who sailed near the coast
were sure to anchor in the neighborhood, and to paw a
visit to the rich man in the golden house, in order to see
the wonderful mill. e
One day, a captain, who, like 50 many others, had
come to see the mill, inquired, after looking at it,
whether it could grind salt ? !
yes, it can grind salt as we'll as ANYTHING said the
man.
The captain then wanted to purchase it at any price
for thought he, <if I had this mill, I should not be
Obliged to sail 50 far over the rough seas to fetch salt,
and then l could make myself comfortable at home
At first the man would not hear of selling it, but the
captain teased, and leased SO long, that he consented to
part with it for many thousand pounds. AS soon as the
captain obtained the mill, he took care not to remain
long in the neighborhood, for fear the man should re-
pent OF his bargain so without even stopping to in
quire how he was to manage the mill, he went back to
he took out his mill, cried, Grind salt, and let it be
prime stuff ~
And the mill began to grind salt till it split and
cracked again. %Whenth the captain found that his ship
was full, he tried to stop the mill, but, in spite of all his
endeavors, the mill went on grinding, and the heap Of
salt grew higher and higher, till it finished by sinking
the ship. So now the mill stands on the bottom Of the
ocean, and keeps grinding on at this very day, which is
the reason that sea-water is salt.