Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-26
"Come lawyer, come miller, come

OOIuO lawyer, COuuo ulllor, come
tailor, now doctor!"
At each call swan up fish, which she
successfully caught in the steel net.
When the net was full she carried it into
the next room and threw oil the fish into
gold frying-pan. 1t seemedto Nicoloki
that there was whispering and MUIR
muring, and at last cry from the frying
pan.
"What is that cry ?" said he.
sThe butter in the pan scattering, or
a cricket" said she, and she began to
sing soloud that Nicolaki could not hear
anything else.
But he commenced to think, and at
last to fear, and then to repent.
"Alas!' said he; sis it possible that
I have so soon forgotten Euranie for this
fairy, who is, no doubt, a child of satin
I would never dare to say my prayers
and shall be sure to go to hell"
Then the fairy brought in the fish
and pressed him to eat, while she went to
fetch twelve new sorts of wine He
sighed, took out the knife Euranie had
given him and prepared to begin, but
scarcely had he lifted the holy relic when
all the fish cried out:
"Save us, Nicolal1, if thou wouldst
be saved thyself."
"Holy mother! Who are you ?" saidh
eve are Christians like thyself. We
came here to seek our fortune; we, too,
consented to marry the Mike, and the
day after the wedding she did with us as
she did with our predecessors, of whom
the fish-pond in the garden is full"
"WhatT cried he; "a creature so
young already so many times widow ?"
"And thou whilst soon be in the same
condition, subject to another mans ap-
petite"
Nicolabi gave Jump as he though he
had felt already the hot fat which was to
fry him, and ran towards the door that he
might escape before the Mike should
return, but she was already there and
mad thrown her net of steel over him and
transformed him into frog and threw
him into the pond.
At this moment the little silver bell
that was hung around Nicolaki's neck
tinkled its warning of danger and Euranie
heard it at Arnak, where she was at work
weaving linen for new fustanells for
Nicolaki, and the sound struck her like
funeral bell. Without an instant's de.
lay she dressed herself in her Sunday
clothes, her shoes and silver cross, and
set out from the farm with her magic
staff. She took firm hold of it, and it
suddenly changed to beautiful horse,
which she rode with ease, and he first
trotted, then galloped, and then ran so
swiftly that she lost sight and breath,
but still kept Oh, feeling that she was
nearing her lover to deliver him. He
ran till he came to solid wall of rock,
and here he stopped for moment, and
two enormous wings sprouted out of his
sides, and he changed completely into an
eagle and bore Euranie, still on his back,
up to the summit
On alghting, curious sight met her
eyes, for there, upon nest of moss and
twigs, sat tiny dwarf, with hideous
face and long, pointed ears. AS soon as
he saw Euranie he cried out:
"Praise to the Pania, here is the
pretty maiden come to save me-"
"Save thee?" says she. "Who art
thou, little man?"
:" am the husband of the Mike of
the island. She who sent me here has
the power to do all evil"
''But what art thou doing on that
nest, like HEMP"
81 am sitting ON SIX stone eggs and [
cannot be free till they are Matched"
Euranie laughed aloud.
"Poor little creature" said she; sand
how can [ deliver thee?"
by saving Nicolaki, who is in the
Mixes power
"Tell me how 1 may do that, said
the poor girl, "and not a moment will
L lose in commencing, though it be to
make the circuit of the world on my bare
knees"
"Thou must present .thyself to the
Mike as a young man, and then thou
must possess thyself of the steel ne5 she
carries at her belt and shut her up in it
till the day of Judgment
"Where can [ get a suit of clothes ?"
"Thou shalt see, my maiden"
With these words the dwarf pulled out
four hairs from his shock head, md,
muttering some strange words, blew
them into the air, and there stood bur
tailors, one of whom held web of the
finest linen and cabbage; the second,
scissors and needles, and the third and
fourth, thimbles and tailor's goose. ALI
four sat down at once and commenced to
sew.
In twinkling the web of linen vas
transformed into snowy fustanelle md
a shirt with wide, flowing sleeves, and
the leaves of the cabbage were made into
vest, jacket and leggings, of green
velvet, all thickly embroidered with gdd;
two fox-glove bells were turned into two
shoes, with tassel on each pointed tie;
a red tulip made charming fez with
long blue tassel, and couple of leaves
of grass were made into knife and
sword, and a honeysuckle flower became
a pistol. With these elegant clothes
upon her and the belt stuck full of these
warlike weapons, Euarnie would have
passed anywhere for handsome Alba
MAN youth Of the highest family.
The dwarf gave her few more m
structions and she mounted the eagle,
who flew straight to the Enchanted
Island. There he took again the form Of
staff and she entered the presence Of
the fairy, who seemed at once to be
charmed with the sight of SO handsome