, 1860-01-31
39 9ress & Trihtttte,
Boots and his Brothers,
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[Fscn "Daseu,'a Tales Of The Eos.e"I
Once on time there was man who ha
I three sous, Peter, Paul, aud John John wa
| Boots, Of course, because he was the youngest
| ] can't saw the man had anything more thai
| these three sous for he hadn't one penny t
rub against another; and so be told lis son
over and over again they:m,lst 60 out into tn
World and Try IN earn their bread. for there u
home there was nothing to he looked for III,
starving to death.
Now, bit Off the mans cottage was th'
kings palace, and you must know, just agains
the kings windows a great oak bud sprung up
which was 50 stout and big tllat it took away
nil the light from the kings palace. The kim
had s:Lid he would give many, many dollars II
the man who. could fell the oak, but no oae
was man enough for that, fur us soon as eyel
one clip Of the oaks trunk few OF, two grew
in its stead. A well, too tie king had dug
which was to hold water the whole year; fol
all his neighbors had wells, but he hadn't my
and that he thought shame. So the king
said he would give any one who could dig him
such well as would hold water for whole
year round, both money and goods; but nc
one could do it, for The kings palace lay high,
high up on the bill, and they hadn't dug few
inches before they came upon the living roclk
But as the king had set lis heart On having
these two things done, he Lad it given out fa1
and wide, in all the churches Of his kingdom,
tint he who could fell the bi: oak in ttlo Kings
courtyard, and Eet him well that would hold
water the year round, should hayo the Prin-
cess and half the kingdom. Wcll, you may
easily know there was many q man who came
to try lis luck: but for all their hacking and
hewing, and all their digging and delying, it
was no good. The oak got bigger and .,outer
at every stroke, and tho rock dida't ret softer
either. So one day those three brothers
thought they'd set off and try too, aud their
father ladn'ta word against it: for even il
they didn't get the Princess and half the king
dom, it might happen they might get place
I'LL lie wanted. So when the brothers said
they thought Of going to the palace, their
father said 'syes" at once. So Peter, Paul,
and Jack, went of from their home
Well! they hadn't gone far before they
came 10 fir wood, aud up along one side Of
it rose steep hillside, and as they went, they
heard something hewing and hacking away
up on the hill among the trees
II wonder now what it is that is lewing
away up yonder?" said Jack.
YOU'RE always 50 clever with your wonder
ings, said Peter and Paul both ut once
What wonder is it, pray, that wocd-cuttcr
should stand and hack up on ! hill sido?'
"Stll, I'd like to see what it is, after all, u
said Jack; and up lie went
"Oh, fyou're such child, twill do you
gosd to gu and take a lesson bawlel ont his
brothers after him.
But Jack didn't care for What they said; he
climbed the steep hillside towards wl,tro the
noise came, aud when he reached the place,
what do you thiuk he saw? Why, an axe that
stood there hacking aud hcwing, all Of itself
ut the trunk Of fir.
"Good lay!' said lack $50 you stand here
all alone and hcw, do you?'
"Yes; lcra I've stood anu hewel and hack.
cd 1oag, long time, waiting lor. you,' said
the Axe.
.WclI, hers am at last" sail Jack, as lie
took the axe, pulled it Off its latt, and stuffed
botl, head and hajt into his wallet.
So when he got down ag: in to lis brothers
they began tojecr and laugh at him.
''And now. what funny Thing was It you saw
up youdcr on the hl-sida?'' they said.
"Oh, it was only an axe We heard" saie
Jack.
So when they lad gone bit farther, they
came nndera steep spur Of rock, aud up there
they heard something digging and sisoye'iug
IL wonder now" said Jack, ''wlrat it is dig
ginS and s!lovcl;Ds up yonder at the TOP Of ths
rock
"4Alt. you're always so clever with yo,t1
wonderings," said Peter and Paul again, '':ls
ifyon'l never heard a wood-recker hacking
and packing at a hollow tree"
well, WE'LL" said Jack, :: think it would
be liccc or fun just to see what it really is.
And 70 oil he set 10 cli1nb the rock, wlile
the others laughed and made g:tnc Of him
But le didn't caro- bit for that: up he cloa,b
and when ile got near tho top, what do 20,
think he saw? Why: spade that stood there
digging and delying,
GOOD dny!' said Jack. @So you stant
mere all alone, and dig and delye''
"Ycs, that's what d." sn,d tlle Spade
"aud that's Whit I've done this 1nany q long
day, waiting for YOU
"Weu. here an" said Jack again. as hi
took th9 spade :lnd knocked it of its taullc
and nit it iuto his wallet aud then down ,ai1
to his brothers.
d" Well, what was it, so rare and strangc,
said Peter and Paul. That you saw up there
al The top Of the rock?"
son. said Jack. .'nothing more than ;
spade: that what VIC hearl''
So they went on again 4 good lit, ill tlio.
came to !, brock. They were thirsty nil three
after their long walk. and SO they lay hcside
the brook 10 lave drink.
II wonder now said Jack; "w1.erc al
this water comes from
II woudcr il you're right in your head,
said Peter ami Paul, i'll one breath. ~
you're not mad already, you'll 80 mad yer.
soou, with ynur woudcrines. Where til
brook comes from, inlccdl Have you neve
heard how water rises from spring il Il.
earth -
.Ycs! but still I've :: great fancy to Sc
where this brook cumcs FROM" said Jack.
So up alongside tile brook he went. III spit
! Of all that his brothers bawled after him.
Notlips could stop lin. On no went. Sc
as no went up aud up, tie brook got smalle
and smaller, and ut last, little way larthe
On. what do you think he saw? Why.
great walnut. and ont Of that the water trinl
led.
"Good-day!" said Jack again. So 90
lie here, and tricklc and run down all alone !
"Ycs, do said tho walnut: "and hei
have trickled and run this nla,y 4 long da.
waiting for you
"Wcll, here an,,' said Jack, as lne toe
up lump Of moss and plugged up the llol
that tile water mightu't run out. Then he n
the walnut in his wallet and Tan down to |.
brothers.
swell, now. said Peter and Paul cha,
ron found out where the water comes from
\ rare sigh. it must have becnT
"Oh, after MI, it was only hole it ran o
Of said Jack; aud 60 the others lalght
aud made gamo u him again, but jack did
mind that u bit.
s'Alicr, had the fun Of seeing it, said /
r So when they had gone bit farther, til
came to the kings palace: but as every o.
in tho kingdom had heard how they might "
. the Princess and half the realm, il they cou
only fell the big oak aud dig the kings well,
: many had come to try their luck that the Q
was now twice as stout and big us it llad be
ut first, for two chips grew for every one th
!. hes.cd out with their aSes, as dare say ).
: alt hear in miud. So tho king had row J:
it down as a punishment. TINT il any Que trl
and couldn't tcll the oak, he should be put
. Il barren island, and 10th his ears were to
cllpwd Of. But tho two brothers didn't
themselves Ike scared by that; they werc Qll
sure they could fell the oak, and Peter, as
: WIS the Oldest, was to try his baud !lrss;
n it went with him as with all the rest who /
t. hewn at tho oak: for every CHIP lIo cut q
two grew in its place. So tue kings II
seized him. and clipped oil both his ears, 6
> nut him out on the island -
Now Paul, Ii, was 10 Try his luck. but
G,rcd just the same; when lie had hewn I
Or three strokes, they began 10 see Tie
n grow, aud 70 The kings men seized linn. I
= and clipped his ears, and put linn out on
. isaud; and his cass they clipped closer,
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