, 1862-03-06
carl Todschalk's Three wishes.

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waking the nIilkmaids and other early Iisers,
that Merlin, the wizard, rose to 60 He had
been entertained like o prince. All night he
had dunk the roSiest Of wine, and had sung the
roaIingeSt II catches; and faithfully, bumper for
bumper, and catch for catch, had Carl Tuds-
chalk rrspInded. But Merlin must now 60,
tho Igh Carl assured hin that flask Of wine yet
remained, the like Of which the Kaiser himself
could not boast Some other time, Merlin said,
but not now. One little favor, however, his
guest would ask of him before he went: II
th're were any three things in this world that
"a Tojschalk desired, Merlin requested that
lie would name them instantly. Carl shook his
head; here was q chance But what should he
choose H-he, who was the happy man Of the
village, with nothing to drslres
"Comr now" urged the wizard, " three wishes
-wea th, power, fame"
"Nay, nay," broke in Carl, "nOne Of these
for me. I'll tell you, though" he added, bright.
ening, up, sometimes my old friend Bierhals
calls in to see me-tO talk "f days gone by, to
taste my wine, and TO sing sOme Of the rare songs
which only he knows But no matter how good
tire wine Il, nor how much Pntreat he will 60
when the clock strikes ten. Now, if you could
only bewitch the CHAIR In the corner in which he
always sits, m thRt nobody can rise without my
. mission, happy and grateful will be-"
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hran, hss And now Eor The last wish.
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