The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-06

rs necessary for n good dinner to-mor-
row, invite Emelian, and when lac is
dining with you ply him with drink
until he falls under the table"
The starost, knowing that he was
sent 10y the king, did not dare to DISC
hey him, but purchased all that was
necessary, and invited the fool Eme-
liam having promised to come, the of
ficer expectad him with great Joy; and
the fool coming the next day, they Piled
him SO hard with drink that Emelian
lay down and fell dead asleep. The
officer, seeing that he was asleep, i'm
mediately ordered his kabitka TO be got
ready, and to draw up to the door, and
when it drew up they placed the fool
in it. After that the officer got into
the kabitka, and carried him straight
to the court. The ministers forthwith
gave information to the king of the ar
rival of the officer, and the king no
sooner heard of it than he gave orders
for great barrel to be well fenced with
iron hoops, which was forthwith done,
and the barrel was brought to the king,
who, seeing that all was ready, or
dered his daughter and the fool to be
placed in the barrel, and the barrel TO
be covered with pitch. No sooner had
this been done than he commanded the
barrel to be cast into the sea, and was
forthwith obeyed. The king then re-
turned to his palace, and the barrel,
abandoned to its fate, floated about for
some hours The fool all this time
was asleep; awal1ing, however, at last,
and perceiving that he was in darkness,
he asked of himself-"W Where am / p
for he imagined that he was alone.
"You are in a barrel, Emelian, said
the princess; and they have placed
me with you"
'And who are You ?" asked the fool.
81 am the kings daughter" she re-
piled; and then she related ON what
account she had been placed in the
barrel with him.
Thereupon she begged him to deliver
himself and her from the barrel. But
the fool made no other reply than
81 am warm enough here"
Pray have mercy upon me, said
the princess. "Take compassion on
my tears, and deliver me out Of this
barrel
IN do no such thing, said Emelian,
Il am lazy"
The princess began again to beseech
him:
"Have mercy upon me, Emehan;
save me ont of this barrel, and do not
let me die"
The fool, being moved by her en-
treaties and tears, said to her:
every well, will do this one thing
for Won" After that, he said softly to
himself At the pixies behest, and at
my request, cast up, 0 sea, this barrel
in which we lie, on some dry ground,
and go to pieces of thyself. "
Scarcely had the fool uttered these
words when the sea began to heave,
and forthwith cast the barrel on dry
ground, whereupon the barrel went to
pieces of itself Emelian arose, and
went with the princess farther up the
land on which they were cast, and the
fool perceived that they were upon n
very beautiful island, ON which were a
greatnumbero of trees of different kinds,
with all kinds of fruits; and the prime
ess, seeing these things, was very much
rejoiced that they We're upon so beauti-
full an island. In little time, how
ever, she said;
''But Emelian, where are we to live,
for here | don't see hut or any kind
of shelter?'
But the fool said:
you are already laundering for some
thing more"
'Do be so kind, EmeEan, as to order
some kind of house to be built, said
the princess; 'in order that we may
have some place to take shelter III
when it rains;" for by this time she
knew that he could do anything if he
did but please.
But the fool said
II am lazy"
Whereupon she began to beseech
him again, and Emelian, touched by
her entreaties, was obliged to do what
she desired; and going little way
apart from her, said:
AT the pixies behest, and at my re-
quest, may there be erected, in the
midst of this island, palace which
will be twice better than the kings;
and may there be from the palace a
crystal bridge to cross the water by;
and may there be in the palace all kinds
of servants.
Scarcely had he pronounced these
words when an enormous palace with
crystal bridge made its appearance.
The fool and the princess, entering the
palace, perceived that there was plenty
of magnificent furniture III the rooms,
and that there were numbers of people,
both lackeys and officers, of various
descriptions, who were awaiting the
commands of the fool The fool, see
irrg that all these people had a decent
and honorable appearance, and he
alone was lout, wished to be made
better, and therefore said;
Sat the pixies behest, and at my re-
quest, be | now made ayouth so hand
some as to have no equal, and pos
essed of the very best of understand
ings"
These words were scarcely uttered
when he became so handsome and in
telligent that everybody wondered.
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