, 1870-05-08

come to anything but ruin. From this con-
t5mp!ation be rose toward evening. The WIND.
thhouEh it sn blew strong 70 vas s,ssas @ sn and
ming tho rigging The rescued swedes gave
hand. Hans WIS On the look cut and Auke
wes at the helm They had Just passed an
island where hugs piles Of stone Tera Shaping
into embrasurea and walls, aud Wnere pennant
Before them Lay swampy shore. On the right
was the mouth of broad river, INTO winch
the 'Fr.sian VroH Was Standing.
"Whe1a arc We now, Aukof" asked Earl,
holding bis breath.
"1f read the chart right, ansyered Auke,
ttthis muat be the mouth Of tho Neva-"
"Ineyer heard Of snch place in al my
Life" rejoinsd Earl, "nor any one who traded
there
INLAY be So" replied tho skipper, "but
there Is report That the Gar Of Russia ls
building town somewhere on this river, anu
perhaps he viii trade With us."
"Trade with us" cried Kari; "he will take
our cargo, and make us work on the walls"
at this moment Hans cried ont from the
masthead:
or
The Car Peter was in the midst of that
WORK, which has been called the great enter
prise OF the modern world. Fins and Cos
sacks, Calmucks and Swedes, were at work by
J thousands. Piles we're sunk into acres o!
dismal swamps. Solid ground was formed
here and there. 4 bay WAS e3caFated on the
west Half dozen small houses had been
erected; streets and squares were marked By
lines Of timber driven into the mud. French
eugineera, English carpenters, and Dutch
Loat-buiaers super1ntcndcd hordes Of Wild
! Russians.
Tho Gear was in ll-hunor. No bottom had
been found for tue piles On which the inper1al
palsce was to rest Bad news had come from
the north. The soldiers gRumblod to lose
! theiz boards. Sweden Was saising another
a11ny. Peter the Great felt that all waa grow
ing bad, when into his qun1tars rushed an
English ship carpenter with the news.
"pleaae your Majesty, there is = ship stand
| ing mp the river"
stDunder and hlitzan r. sang out the rovgh
Car, with an oath that clunG 10 him TO Tic
Last, " say 80 so7 Tho Captain Of Tint ship is
| . hero. Got out nv barge, man her, call Mem
] zikoH, and We will run down and welcome the
| first ship to St. Petersburg"
Tho gale was moderah1E, and tho Vrow," :"
| unde1 ba1e poles, was steadying her cou1se up
the river. when Auke Hpied Dutch-bul1t
| ZuydeI Zee boat coming down, roWed by men
| in uniform and stee1ed by q tall co1swain in
| pea jacket and checked shirt. ...-T
| Heavo rcpe!" he cried In sound Dutch,
! al the boat came alongside.
As no arms Tarc seen among them, the
| rope was thrown. Tho steersman was the first
| on board. Rightng himself as he let 20 the
| rope, he seized Auke by both hands and e1-
{ eleinaeds
Welcome to you, good Captain! Welcome
| to tho port OF ST. Petersburg! The Frisian
| yrow,' is the frat bark that ever sailed mp
the Eeva, and henceto1th she shall be duty
free, though ahe carry Swedea for cargo"
"Good Mr.. Russian" )" said Earl Hoofdt, el-
cheese and gin. the best in Holland, and have
r,issed our market in Reyel through the folly
Of this young man, who would not take Rd-
| vice."
Nuis Majesty the Czar! " whispered one o1
tho rowers, Who wore star On his breast.
Auke afterwards knew lin to tho Prince
Menzikoff; for his ship was brought to anchol
i, the bar, and he and Hans bad the honor o.
| timing at tie chief Of the wooden houses.
!, Tie whole cargo Has bought at pracs
which satisfied even Karl; for Peter the Frs
, kept hia promisea. Though given to act TX
: ! man, the Great Czar understood the value o
. commerce to his rising city, and Auke, as tn
= | frat tradef, received under his hand pei
q petunl remission Of al dues for his ship..
:, The "FrisiAn T1ow," on leaving port. Re
e ceived salute OF tweutE-one guns Thes
q Lonprs affected no one 10 much IS Nal
Hoofat- Ho had kept worry qaiet Will
in port, hut came c1ulhngly up to ths yonn
q skinner. who stood calmly smoking at III
= helm, as they steesed cut OF the Neva, anc
= clappins him vigorously on the shouldel
:. | FAUIE, Ho laT0 Aa0 q 6oVA iLAs ~ %&A@e "N~
= wind"
y "Ycs. mrnheer," " s,id Auke, "my mother
: proyerb has proved true, Gods work Is SUI
- wagea.r ...,....,
SThy mother is prudent WOMAN" rcplie
:, Karl, and think thou woulast make pr1
- dent son-i,a-1aw." :
Il Auke put array his pipe At this remark, an
he and Karl conyersel to their mutual satisfa'
! tion. -...............,
!, Tho Il vrow made prosperous run to He
y y singfors, where tho poor Swcdes were landet
= !. aud then, with heavy cargo OF salt fish, Il
y good ship sailed to Amsterdam
- The JOY was great at home, the good s1o
= listening to Auke's story with fearful eye
u u but happy heart. The family gradually ca
20 = Oh poverty as voyage after voyage was rnat
:, to the rapidly rising city on the Neya-
~ How they were all provided for by this 1T
=, married and how Earl nagnided himself {
u that single voyage, are still subjects Of 1oc
tradition
IA Dutch sailors say that the "Frisian vrow
10 hceled and toed, masted and Egged 50 ma,
times, that there NAB not \ splinter OF origin
!. timber in her, put to aea more than hundr'
r. years, and never made bad voyage. Ho7
a ever this may be, it is certain that sho BEGAN
the most famous OF Holland chips, xnd th
-" on the eablc end Of one OF the old houses
IT Shippers lane, in Amsterdam, there WIS
be seen, twenty years ago, the carving OF I
u s1FIisiau Yto#," with the words tia pl
j. Dutch) underneath, "God's work hath gu!
IS wages"
In Miners Shores OF the Baltic p there Is Hiy
an account Of the immunity from ali dock and hs
bof dues fureyer, which Peter granted to the I'll
t vessel that fearhed st, Petersburg.