The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-01-14

and said:
"Griud herrings and broth, and
grind then, good and fast.
So the quern began to grind her.
rings and broth. first Of all the dishes
iull, then all the tubs full. and 80
until the kitchen floor was quite
COVERED. Then the man twisted and
twirled at the 4uern tn get it to stop.
but for all his twisting and lingering
the quern vent on grinding. and in q
litttle while the broth rOse 81 high
that the man MAS like to drown. So
he threw open the kitchen door and
ran into the parlor; but il wasn't
long before the quern had Rround the
parlor full. too. and it was only at the
risk Of his life that the man could get
hold Of the latch of the house door
through the stream IL broth. When
he got the door open he ran out and
set Of down the road. with the stream
of herrings and broth at his heels
roaring like waterfall over the whole
farm.
Now, his old dame. who was in the
field tossing hay. thought it long
time 10 dinner, and at last said:
"Well! though the master doesn't
call us home We may a. veil go: may
lie he finds it hard work tn broi' the
broth and will be glad Of nv help"
The men were willing enough. 50
they sauntered homeward. but just ~
they had got u little way up the hill
what should they meet, but herrings.
and broth, and bread. all running.
and dashing. and splsshing together
, in y stream. and the master himself
running before them for his life. and
n he passed them he bawled out.
"Would tn heaven each Of YOU had
q hundred throats; but take care
you Re- not drowned in the BROTH"
Away he vent, as though the evil
one we're at his heels. tn his brothers.
house. and begged him for Gods
sake to take back the quern that
instant. for. said he:
III it grinds only one hour more
the whole parish will Be swallowed up
BY herrings and broth"
But his brother wouldn't hear Of
taking it hack till the other paid him
down $500 more.
! So the poor brother got both the
money and the quern. and it wasn't
long before he Get up farm house far
finer than the one in which his brother
lived. snd with the quern he ground
so much gold that he covered it with
plates Of gold; aud as the farm Law
nv the seaside the golden house
cleaned and glistenei far away over
the sea. All who sailed BY put ashore
to sec the rich man in the golden
house. and to see the wonderful quern.
the fame Of which spread far and
wide till there was nobody who hadn't
heard of il.
So one day there came a ekipper
who wanted to see the quern. and the
first thing he asked Was If it could
grind salt.
"Grind salt :" said the owner: II
should just think it could. It can
grind anything"
When the skipper heard that he
said he must have the quern, cost
what It would for IL he only had it
he thought he should be rid Of his
/ long vnvages acroas stormy seas for .
lading If salt. We'll. at FIRST the man
wouldnt hear Of parting with the
quern. but the skipper begged and
prayed so hard that ct last he let him
have it. but he had to paw many.
MANY thousand dollars for it, Now.
when the skipper had got the quern
nm his back he snon made OF With it,.
far he was afraid lest the man should
change his mind: so he had no time
To- ask how to handle the quern. but
got On hoard his ship ~ fast "a he
could and set sail. When he had
sailed . good wav Of he brought the
auern On deck and said:
"Grind salt. and grind both good
and fast"
! Well the quern began to grind salt
so that It poured out like water; and
when the .kipper had got the ship
full he wished to stop the quern. but
whichever way he turned it and how
ever much he tried il was no good.
the quern kept grinding on. and TIE
heap Of salt grew higher and higher,
and ut last down sunk the ship.
There lies the quern a: the bottom
If TIE sea and grinds away ut this
very dav. and that Is the reason Why
I, the co. Ia salt.