Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-28

merry" he led them into a room with a
floor Of iron, doors Of iron, and the windows
guarded with iron bars. In the room was
table set out with choice delcacies, and the
King invited them TO enter ald refresh them
Selves and as soon as they were inside he
locked and bolted all the doors. That done,
he summoned the cook, and commanded him
to keep FIRE lighted beneath till the iron
was red hot. The cook obeyed, and the six
companions, sitting at table, soon began to
feel warm, and at first thought it arose from
eating; but, as il kept getting warmer and
warmer, they rose to leave the room, and
found the doors and windows all fast. Then
they perceived that the King had some wicked
design in hand, and wished to suffocate them.
"But he shall not succeed !" cried the man
with the hat l will summon such frost as
shall put to shame and crush this FIRE :" and,
so saying, he put his hat on straight, and i'm.
mediately such frost fell that all the heat dis
appeared, and even the meats upon the dishes
began to freeze. When two hours had passed,
the King thought they would be stiled, and he
caused the door to be opened, there stood all
six fresh and lively, and requested to come
out to warm themselves, for the cold in the
room had been so intense that all the dishes
were frozen ln great passion the King
went down to the Cook and scolded him, and
asked why he had not obeyed his instructions.
The Cook however, pointing to the fire, said,
"There is heat enough there, should think !"
and the King was obliged to own there was,
and he saw clearly that he should not be
able to get rid of his visitors in that way.
The King now began to think afresh how
he could free himself and he caused the
master to be summoned, and said, "Will you
not take money, and give up your right to
my daughter If SO, you shall have as much
as you wish"
"Well, my lord King" replied the man,
"just give me as much as my servant can car
ry, and you are welcome to keep your daugh-
ter"
This answer pleased the King very much,
and our hero said that he would come and
fetch the sum in fourteen days. During that
time he collected all the tailors in the king.
dom, and made them sew him a sack, which
took up all that time. As soon as it was
ready, the Strong Man, who had uprooted
the trees, took the sack upon his shoulder,
and carried it to the King. At the sight OF
him the King said, "What a powerful fell
low this must be, carrying this great sack
upon his shoulders :" and, sorely frightened,
he wondered how much gold he would slip
in. The King first of all caused ton to be
brought, which required sixteen ordinary
men to lift /; but the Strong Man, taking it
up with one hand, showed it into the sack,
saying, why do you not bring more at a
time this scarcely covers the bottom Of the
sack" Then by degrees the King caused all
his treasures to be brought, which the Strong
Man put in, and yet they did not half fill his
sack. bring more, more!" said he
"these are only couple Of crumbs" Then
they were obliged to bring seven thousand
wagons laden with gold, and all these the
man pushed into his sack-gold, wagons,
oxen, and all. Still it was not full, and the
Strong Man offered to take whatever they
brought, if they would but fill his sack
When everything that they could find was
put in, the man said, "Well, | must make at
end to this and, besides, if ones sack is MOI
quite full, why, it can be tied up so muct
easier" and so saying, he hoisted it upon
his back, and went away, and his companions
with him.
When the King saw this one man bearing
away all the riches of his kingdom, he got in
to a tremendous passion, and ordered his
cavlary to pursue the six men, and at al
risks to bring back the Strong Man with tn,
sack. Two regiments accordingly pursued
them quickly, and shouted out to them
"You are our prsoners lay down the sacl
of gold, or you will be hewn to pieces
; "What is that you are SAYING" aske'
the Blower "you will make us prisoners
but FIRST you shall have dance in the air =
So saying, he held one nostril, and blew
with the other the two regiments right away
into the blue sky, so that one flew over tn
hills on the right side, aud the other on tn
lett. One sergeant begged for mercy: h
had nine wounds, and was brave fellow
; undeserving of such disgrace. So tn
Blower sont after him a gentle puff which
brought him back to the King with mes
sage that, whatever number of knights h
might yet send, all would be blown into tn,
air like the first lot. When the King hear,
this message, he said, "Let the fellows 90
they will meet with their deserts !" So thu
: six companions took home all the wealth Q
that kingdom, and sharing it with one an
/, other, lived contentedIy all the rest OF thel
days.