Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-05-06
HugO'sT@tuu0.


DANE AARrHoN had six sons, Of whom III
youngest was Hugo. BE was delicate
thoughtful and wise, unlike the other five
who were rude and quarrelsome, agreeing il
one thing only-their dislike Of Hugo Hin
they scolded and slighted and pushed to tn,
wall continually, till at last his mother said t
him - go .--5. -.1, s..
Son, here is no longer a place for thee
Thou hast wit, go seek thy fortune" Ant
giving him blessing, and sixpence for luck
she sent him away, early in the morning, be.
fore his brothers were up.
Hugo walked all day through the forest and
saw nothing Of his fortune. In the evening
he came to a hut, where sat an old man BY
the FIRE, with beard as white as snow.
You can come in, said the old man, ."but
you must 60 before my wife comes, or she
will have you baked, tomorrow. in a pie"
Hugo sat down by the fire. and in warm
ing himself, and eating roast apples, forgot all
about being served up in a pie, till he heard a
great noise without, and looking up, saw an
old woman flying up to the door with a broom
stick The old man took Hugo and hid him
in bag of -four, and hung it up. against the
wall.
The old woman came in and sat down by
the FIRE.
:" Who was here to-day ?" said she.
Nobody" said the old man.
"But whose footprints are these in the
ashes? 2"
"The cats, {" answered her husband.
"How the cat must have grown since this
morningl" said the old witch. "But whose
garteri this lying on the foor2"
Mine" answered the old man.
4" If the cats foot has grown large, yourleg
has grown small" replied the witch; but
what is in that bag hanging up against the
WALTZ"
Pumpkins said the old man; when at
this moment the string broke, and out rolled
Hugo on the floor.
Very coed, said the witch, F" I viii have
you for dinner, tomorrow" And taking him
by the hair, she locked him up in the stable
with the broom-stick
Have me for dinner will you ?" said Hugo
TO himself A nice fortune that would be-
might as well have been a goose or a tur-
key And with that he sat down to think,
and see if his wit could save him.
While he sat there, a white head and 3 pair
OF short legs popped down the chimney, and
the old man began to wink and nod at Hugo,
and point at the broom-stick.
Ride II" said the old man.
$50 I can, answered Hugo, but the broom
stick was not so easily caught: it slipped out
of his hands; it lodged him in every corner
IF the room; it thumped him over the head
md shoulders
Say Aramem," said the old man.
Aramem," said Hugo.
The broom-stick stopped long enough for
hugo to seat himself and then bounced up
he chimney. The witch sitting BY the FIRE
aw it going, and rushed out.
Come back |" she cried to the broom-stioE.
Hugo took out flint and steel from his pOoly-
t.
If you go back I win burn you up, said
The broom-stick went on. but presently
'choske, the evil goblin, heard the cries of the
'itch, and came striding after Hugo, and the
now goblin came clumping in his huge snow
hoes. and the elves Of the brook covered his
ath with mist, and so coniounded him that 5
e could hardly tell whether he was going s
ac,ward or forward, tut just then Hugo
pied a sleigh covered with buffalo robes and
rawn by eight horses, and in it sat a little
It man with jolly face and twinkling eyes,
nd little thin man with an icy beard and
I'd nose.
" Dear Santa ClansAgood Mr. Jack FrOstl"
red out Hugo, take me in pray. Don't let
le serve the witch for mince meatT'
" Is he good or bad boy ?" said Santa I
laus beginning to tumble in his pocket for
is book OF record.
"All boys are bad, said Jack Frost
"No," said Santa Claus, running his fat
nger down the list. Let me see, Harcke, i
ard, Hugo-here he is Minds his mother, 5
2liging, never says I don't want to, or Il il
MT keeps his eyes and ears open, and his d
ngue still, cleans his boots when he comes q
to the house, and tells the truth. Why, he II
paragon. Get in here, quick ~ le
And Santa Claus tucked the buffalo robes
up around HugO's curly head, and drove Ii
right off with him to fairyland--,he only al
ace that was worthy of such boy. .,