, 1859-12-23
NO. AZ.

way, replied the poor simple-hearted man.
Yes, you are quite right" said the old man,
:" the entrance is just her" and then be added,
"when you have got down below, they will all
want to buy your ham, for swine's hssh Is q
great rarity there but you must not sell Il for
money, so rather ask to exchange Il for the old
handmill that stands behind the door. When
you come up again, then viii teach you what
to do with the mill; for il hath It's use, can tell
you" {, ..r.l.I7.
On entering the underground dwelling, every
thing happened just as the old had told him. !,
All the imps, great and small, gathered round,
and began outbidding each other for the ham.
had intended feasting upon Il on holy Christ
mas eve, with my wife, said the man; "but as
you seem 50 bent on having Il, I'm willing to
part with 1t; but l will not take anything in ex-
change except the old handmill behind the door"
The chief imp did not at all relish porting with
his mill, and he began to haggle and bargain
with the man, bnt the latter remained firm 50 At
last the imp was iain to let him take the mill away.
When the mar emerged from the underground
dwelling, he asked the old Wood-cutter how he
used the mill, and when be told him, he thanked
him and returned home; but let him make what
speed he would, he did not reach Il til twelve o.
clock at night s, .-f. 3..t.s
'"Where in the world can you have been :" said
his wife he came; ave been sitting here and
waiting hour after hour, and had not Is much
as q couple Of splnters to lay across each other
under the gruel-pot, to cook our Christmas din
ner."
"Oh," replied the man, al couldnot come soon
er, for had some business to mind, and was
obliged to 60 q long way abOutit But you shall
see what have brought home with me-" r.i ~ Z
He then placed the mill on the table and made
It grind, first Of ALL candles; then tablecloth
then food and beer-in short, all that was wanted
for Christmas feast and whatever be called for,
the mill ground il timmediately. His wife stood
by, and crossed herself many times over and was
very anxious to knowhow her husband had come
by the mill. But this be took care not to tell.
ut matters not how got Il, wife" said he;
"you see that Il Is . good mill, whose water does
not cease to flow, and that's enough" il3
And then he ground eatables and drinkableS,
and every possible dainty for Christmas week
and on the third day he invited his friends TO q
banquet. When the rich brother saw what feast
was in preparation, he turned hot and cold with
vexation, for he grudged his brother the least
windfall.
''On Christmas eve" said he 10 the other guests,
che was so miserably poor, he came to ask me
for trile in Gods name, and now all Of sud
den he Is as gOOe as if he had become an earl or
king" Then turning to his brother he said:-
"Where on earth did you got these riches =
"Behind the door" answered the other, who
r
But towards evening, when he had taken q
drop too much, be could not keep bis counselaDy
longer, bnt brought out his mill
"Here Is the golden goose that has brought ma
al my riches" said be, and made the mill grind
first one thing and then another. On seeing this,
the brother wanted to buy the mill Of him, but
the other would not hear him at first Atlength,
however, as his brother seemed to wish for i 50
very much he said he would take three hundred
It till harvest time; aior, said be, Il keepit
till then, shall be able to grind enough for many
year to Gomez s
During this space Of time, we may easily imag-
inc that the mill was not allowed to grow rusty;
and when harvest time came, the brother had Il
given him, only the other had taken good care
not 70 tell him how he was 10 manage t.
1t was evening when the rich brother brought
the mill home, and on the following morning ho
told his wife that she might gointo the field with
the FoaPers, and that he would, meanwhile, pre-
pare the dinner. Towards midday, therefore,
he placed the mill on the kitchen table. 9aif
"Grind away said he, and let US have some
herrings and mess Of milk Of the best sortn So
the mill began to turn out behring's and milk till
all the dishes, pots and pans, were filed, and az
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,
ano at length the milk had risen 50 high that ho
was in danger Of being drowned He now tore
open the chamber door, but Il was not long be-
fore the chamber was likewise inundated; and L
was with difficulty that he could wade through
the milky tide and manage TO uniasten the latch
Of the house door. No sooner had he opened the
door, than out he rushed still pursusd BY . tor,
rent Of milk and herrings. And on he ran until
he had reached his brothers; and then he entreal-
ed his poor relation, for Gods sake, 70 take his
mill back; "lor IL Il goes on grinding for another
hour" said be, "the whole village will be- inun-
dated with hefrings and milk.
But the bro,her refuse to take back the mill
unless the other counted him out three hundred
pounds more; and as there was no help for il the
rich man was hn TO pay him the money. So
now that the poor man had money as well ast the
mill, he built house that was far handsomer than
the one his rich brother inhabited. With the
help Of the mill he collected so much gold that he
could cover the walls with plates Of gold; and
as the house stood near the shore, i could be
seen shining from great distance at sea.
One day q captain, who, like 80 many others
had come to see the mill inquired, afteF looking
at It, whether Il could grind saltl
"Yes, it can grind salt or anything, said the
man. The captain then wanted to purchase itat
any price; "f5r," thought be, "if bad this mill,
should not be obliged to sail 50 far over the
rough sea to fetch salt, and then could make
myself comfortable at home" s.l.
At first the man would not hear Of selling II
but the captain teased and teased 50 long that he
consented to part with it for many thousand
pounds. As soon as tho captain had obtained
the mill, he took care not to remain long IN the
neighborhood, for fear the man should repenthis
bargain; 50, without stopping to inquire how ho
was 10 manage tho mill, be went back 10 be
ahip and sailed away. On reaching the main sea,
he took out his mill and cried sGrind salt and
let Il be prime stuff" -. ,.,,.
And the mill began to grind salt I'll split and
cracked again When the captain found his
ship was full, he tried TO stop the mill, hut IN
spie Of all his endeayors the mill went on grind.