Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1865-06-01

comrade, told hlm what had happened,
and said II am off; willyOu come with
me 2" !
The other replied:
aWhat! are you mad Yes, would
if bad horse to carry me. =
.sGod-bye.' bis friend said. and com
menced his journey.
Lazy thought to himself, "waIk away
old boy chance is os,On favorable to a
man IN his sleep. perhaps ii viii be SO
to me today" Then he lay on his
back, and looked. though somewhat visit
fully. at the gIittering castle.
Ali at once he felt something snufing
round his ear, and on slowly turning
round, he saw splendid white horse
shaking its name and neighing with de
light as it inhaled the fresh morning
breeze.
"Did l not say so 2" the man thought
There is nothing like trusting TO luck
Come here, my horse, We will be good
friends"
With these words he leaped into the
saddle. the horse shot Off like the wind.
He soon caught up TO his companion
whom he laughed at for riding shank s
mare. But industrious would not let
himself be put out, but walked actively
and surely along his road.
On woody eminence the horse came
to a sudden halt at midday.
That is right" his rider said, "yOu
are a sensible animal Slow and sure
that is true wisdom. The castle won't
run away from US, but our appetite may
five GO 100 long without fOod.v
Then he dismOdnied, looked out a
soft, shady spot near a stone, and en-
iuyed his dinner. for fortunately he had
bread aid sausage in hls pocket. and a
draught left in his wicker bottle. And
! when his stomach was full and sleep
overcome him. he yielded to the deli
, cious. temptation. stretched himself atfull
length, and fell off to sleep:
What sleep-itwas! he had never
had such beautiful dreams! He fan.
cied that he was already ia the castle.
reclining on siIken pillows, and every
thing he wished for was brought HIN
without his having occasion TO move .
finger. At last be fancied band was
> playing well-known air-and on thai
!. he woke up. He rubbed his eyes and
saw that the sun was fast sinking behind
the castle, and threw its parting beam.
in his face. But upon the valley before
t him echoed The voice of his comrade who
was singing The tune which had jus
sounded in bis ears.
"Goodness gracious!' Lazy said, it
time to be starring. But where's my
horse2"
Not horse was to be seen for mile
around, but an old grey donkey was gra
zing on the side of the hid.
-e tie shouted, he eDticed, be whistled, bu
it was of no use, the horse strayed away
and the dOnkey-would no. come. So b,
was at last obliged to walk up TO th'
: donkey and mounIit
The donkey offered no objection. bu
trOtied on with him, though of cOurs,
Lazy did no, like it so well as the horse
which had gone so swiftly and had beel
far more comfortable TO ride.
er 1t soon began to grow dark, and heav,
o clouds collected. The lights, too, werr
e flaming in he castle. as could bo clearly
e seen. Then Lays troubles began
a. The donkey crawled on more slOwl
re than ever and dark forest. No kindnes
no Patling, no tugging a. the raj
le availed; and when the GOnkey's mas,e
began using his. 6sts and heels. the an
ne imaI made q very. shsrt Job of it; hea
down and back up, and my rider lay fu
ar length on the hatd ground.
n, Il was anything but asilken pillow
il especiallyfor man whose arms and'lea
aehed from. the inoassant use. And be
le fore him giislened the windows af tn
ls castle, as il inviting him in. Wha
ID splendid beds there must be there
le This thought alone restored 70 th
shaken man sufficient strength to gsl ~
le But what was be TO do now-walk 4
e That was impossible. for he could hsrdI
Dc stand. al his limbs ached so. Psrhaf
IS, his gallant grey had thought better of
ls IN the interval. For more than a quar-
be ter of an hour he wondered among lh
trees here bis head ran against a stun
there bis face was Torn BY The thOrns, {
d, be stumbled over F0Ots and stsnes, b.
3 The very Thing be could aos aad was Ii
At. donkey. Sill be could not thin4 Of j
r. ing down again, for every now and The
ny bowling echoed through ,hs forest, I
i Of hungry wolves