The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-20
rho North wind-A Story for Chill

who had one son, and as she was poorly anu
weak, her son had to 90 up into the safe 10
fetch meal for cooking; but when ne got
outside the safe, and was just going down
the steps, there came the North Wind, putnng
and blowing, caught up the meal, ana away
with it through the air. Then the lad went
hack into the safe for more but when ne
came out again on the steps, if the North
Wind didn't come again and carry OIL the
meal with puff; and more than that, ne
did so the third time. At this the LAD GOT
very angry; and as he thought it hard that
the North Wind should behave 80, he thought
he'd Just look him up, and ask him to give
up his meal.
So off he went; but the way was long,
! and he walked and walked but at last ne
came to the North Winds house.
"Good day." said the lad; " and thank
YOU for coming to see US"
Good day." answered the North VINO,
for his voice was loud and gruff "and
thanks for coming to see me. What 90 you
want"
uOh !" answered the lad, 81 only wish
ed to ask you to be so good as to let me nave
back that meal you took from me on the
safe steps, for we haven't much to 1--we on
and if you are to go on swapping up the
morsel we have, there'll be nothing for us
but to starve."
al havn't got your meal" said the North
Wind, but if you are in such need III
give YOU cloth which will get you every
thing YOU want, if you only say Cloth, spread
yourself, and serve up all kinds OF good
dishes.'"
With this the lad was well content. But
| as the way was SO long he couldn't ger nome
in one day, he turned into an inn on the
way, and when they were going to Sit down
to supper he laid the cloth on the table
which stood in the corner, and said:
"Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up all
kinds of good dishes" 80,
He had scarcely said so before the cloth
did as it was bid and all who stood by
thought it fine thing, but most OF all the
landlady. So when all we're fast asleep, at
| dead of night, she took the lads cloth and
nut another in its stead, just like the one
he had got from the North Wind, but which
couldn't so much as serve up bit OF dry
| bread.
So when the lad woke he took his cloth
and went off with it, and that day he got
home to his mother.
Now" said he, give been TO the North
Winds house, and good fellow he is, for
he gave me this cloth, and when | only say
to it, Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up
all kinds of good Dishes l get any sort OF
food please"
cali very true, dare say, said his
mother; ''but seeing is believing, and
shan't believe it till see it."
So the lad made haste, drew out table,
laid the cloth on it, and said:
"Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up
all kinds of good dishes"
But never bit Of dry bread did the
cloth serve up.
"Well!" said the lad, there's no help
for it but to 60 to the North Wind again ,"
and away he went.
So he went where the North Wind lived
late in the afternoon.
"Good evening"" said the lad.
"Good evening"" said the North Wind.
81 want my rights for that meal of ours
which you took" said the lad for as for
that cloth / got, it isn't worth penny"
"Pve got no meal" said the North Wind !;
"but yonder you have ram which coins
nothing but golden ducats as soon as you
say to il, Ram, RAM make money
So the lad thought this fine thing but
MS il was too far to get home that day, he
turned in for the night to the same inn
where he had slept before.
Before lie called for anything he tried the
truth of what the North Wind had said Of
the ram, and found it all right; but when
the landlord saw that, he thought it was
famous ram, and when the lad had fallen
asleep he took another, which couldn't coin
gold ducats, and changed the two.
Next morning off went the lad and when
he got home to his mother he said
sAfter all, the North Wind is a jolly fell
low for now he has given me- ram which
can coin golden ducats if l say, Ram, ram,
make money"
GAIL very true, dare say" said his
mother; "but | shan't believe any such
stuff until see the ducats made"
Gram, ram, make money!" said the
lad e.; but if it made anything it wasn't mo-
ney.
So the lad went back again to the North
Wind and blew him up, and said the ram
was worth nothing, and he must have his
rights for the meal.
"Well! !" said the North Wind, "Pve no.
thing else to give up but the old stick in the
corner yonler; but it's stick of that kind
if you say, Stick, stick, lay on = it lays
Oh till you say, Stick, stick, now stop'"
So, as the way was long, the lad turned
; in this night, too, to the landlord but as he
could pretty we'll guess how things stood as
to the cloth and the ram, he lay down at
once on the bench and began to snore as if
he were asleep.
Now the landlord, who easily saw that the
stick must be worth something, hunted up
one which was like it, and when he heard
the lad snore, was going to change the two :;
but just as the landlord was about to take
it, the lad bawled out:
"Stick, stick, lay on
So the stick began to beat the landlord
till he jumped over chairs, and tables, and
benches, and yelled and roared:
"0h, my oh, my bid the stick be still,
else it will beat me to death; and you shall
have back both your cloth and your ram"
When the lad thought the landlord had
got enough, he said
"Stick, stick, now stop"
Then he took the cloth and put it into his
pocket, and went home with his sticks in
his hand, leading the ram by a cord round
its horns and 20 he got his rights for the
meal he had lost.
A GERMAN GAMBLER.-Blanc, the pro-
prietor Of the gambling hell at Homburg, is
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