Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-09-04
THE HANDMILL.O OR WHY THE SEALS SALT
1 LEGEND or DENMARK.

4 LEGEND or DENHdhh.
There were in very ancient time two broth
ers one of whom was rich. and the other poor.
Christmas day was fast approaching, aud the poor
man had not a Bit of meat or morsel of bread in
the house with which to make his Christmas feast
therefore he went To his brother, aud asked him
for "a tihng gift The brother was ill-naure },
aul il made hun angry TO see his brother coming
and when he heard his request, he looked very
snarly But as it was Christmas time, when even
the worst people give gifts he took fine ham
down from the chimney where it was hanging to
smoke, and threw it. at him; bale him be gone
and never let him see his lace again. Ihe poor
brother was very glad 10 have such fine ham, aud
thanking his brother, put 1t under his arm and
went his way. lie had TO pass through a great
wood ON his way, aud when he reached the thick
est of the wood, he saw an old man, with long
white beard hewing timber.
" Gool-eyeniug,' said he, for he was a very
civil man
Good-eveniug,n returned the old man, raising
himself mp from his work, aud looking at him,
thus seeing the ham. " That is a line ham, says
he, " that you are carrying
And on this, the poor old man told him all about
it.
"It is lucky for you,' SAYS the old man, % that
you have met with M, for / can put YOU in tue
way OF making a capital bargain. Nov, II you
viii take 10 into the land OF the dwarfs, the en-
trance Of which lies just under the roots OF tins
tree "n,'n a'l onorp''s un"n ou ei,I r.
none! iIi ~ , p,,t NH ,ybat
l,' "''n l' 9ot sell n for money let them offer
"a! va US H., J.,,,j t,r;, ,Ls ,,lJ b,n,i
mill behind the door, and when YOU come back,
I'll show you how to use IT, for that mill Is some
thing particular, can tell YOU
,,,, "f .o,,IS tats his a'Iyire Tbe old man
'I' i ~ ,i 5as a,d b.' ,'ntnr.d ;nto The s,b-
sh'weu nun tue qoIr & al,u o e''a1'I I hsd
CO.., ILL IL th,a I, fr,',r,nt snal of
~ 'Ss .''s ,,,,' Ill.,, ,-fs f, ai nsrfs of tb,
i ~ y, lr,,',, '.a,,,, ,bont linn a. no
,anl an '''u i'''o oIi.f,siioaed
poN! 0ou'' "p,Is1 o'tI,''Ie ~ h ,',,iJ sI
"'iu r1,'n nan b,,,'y.r rcf,seJ
'r'"' W W g. a. tL. XII man in tbs
as iTlL,, hi,, AMI s,id tb,t he mi no p,r-
,;i ..tsl A., xii his ham which was intended
.''tI Me- "i'n t;,,.r bt y,e,n, ,L,t th,.v Ind
lG' U "'' a IL yo,,Il g,t ,ni,J 6bli,
Az 'gv t,, h co,,ll or, v,b,n,,' II not
' i. t - IA - f.r ~ tL. oI L,nd
s'i1 !n ~ ,, ~ '','' i ~
,la.a .,,r,is tbe 5,varG.--noor little things
-. ~ ,l,., ,,,r,. sLot lTha, aI ded ba *
. i -..l .,,.i. I'm i;n,, nm tb.i. littIs hand,
agi i ,,i,. ,,'-,,l,y,.J7 =
anu ,3'A'ns f'"o pe' l,.;, ,b,, y, .a,s
. W Wv" -, T1i M ,o, au good dsv.n
w Wv Pp:Vii Is l .,',,,, H. I,, aroTnd so fbat
% auu ~'.'' ,i'. ~ =, LED ,l ti renoter mats ot
d,sorf'isnd and nm came other little troops. with
shades and pirkaxes. and shoyels, from their work
~ diggino ont precious ore and they were all ca
Ger foT the ham again Offering gold and silver.
Nj A,ain tbe moor man was resoute; he
would NOT sell he would only barter his ham ior
,b. old b,ndniU
..Ist him have it.r cried several of the newly
arrived 4warfs "it is quite out of order, aud be
won't know how TO use il. Let him have it, and
yys ,,ill have IN. ham
In tbe end il was settled; he dwarfs had Tia,
ham and the poor man the old hand-mill; ant