The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-01

IL AOO 49,
OWNERS.
A young farmer, whose farming did not
prosper particularly well, was sitting rest.
ing on his pillow for a moment as he wiped
his brow, when an old witch crept up to
him and said, "why do you toll so hard,
and all for nothing? Walk straight before
you for two days and you will come to a
large fir tree, which stands alone, towering
over all the other trees of the forest. Ii
yan can but fell it your fortune is made
The farmer did not wait to be told twice,
bit taking his axe on bis shoulder, started
on his way. After walking two days, he
came to the fir tree, and Immediately set
to work to fell it. Soon it toppled and
crashed to the earth, when from the top
branches dropped n nest containing two
eggs. The eggs rolled on the ground and
broke, as they broke forth came a young
eaglet from n and a small golden ring
from the other. The eaglet grew visibly.
till il reached half the height of a man,
shook its wings, as if to try them, raised
itself from the ground, and then cried,
"You have released me As token of my
gratitude, take the ring the other egg con-
tained-it is o wishing-ring. Turn it on
your finger, speak your wish aloud, and it
will Immediately be granted. But the ring
has only one wish when that is accom-
plished 1t will lose all power and become
no more than my other ring. Therefore
reflect well on what you wish for, so that
you may not have to repent afterward."
Having so spoken, the eagle rose high
into the air, swept, for some time, in wide
circles over the farmers head, and then,
like an arrow from a bow, shot swiftly
toward the cast. The farmer took the ring,
put it on his finger and started homeward.
Toward evening he reached a town. At
the door of his shop a goldsmith stood who
had many valuable rings for sale. The
farmer showed him his ring, and asked him
what was about the value Of it."
''Mere ~trumpery." answered the gold
smith. The farmer laughed heartily,
telling the man it was a wishing
ring, and of more value than all the
rings in his shop put together.
Now the goldsmith was a false, designing
man, SO he invited the farmer to stay all
night at his house, saying: ut must
bring one good luck to entertain a man
who is the possessor of such q precious
Jewel, so pray remain with me-" He ac-
of nina ond civil words hut when he went
20 slsaO a. n;uht he drew his RING stealthi.
~ Srora h;s GDaer and mt on * instead .
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uao Tha navt mo,n;no the ooldSm;,b
could hardly wait With anv degree Of ma
t;auoa tMI X farn,ar had faken h;s denar-
t,,ro IT, ewoEa him in the early dawn
saving "Yom have SO far to 90. YOU had
ba{ttar stort soriv y AZ soon as Tia farmer
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mcnt NJ II, rnon ond bav;ng Closed tha
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d;S not cease and soon under the weight
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