River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-01-22

That's too bad said the Littauer.
Then ne continued: "I'll tell you what
to do. Come a little ways further into
/ the field, so the lantern will shine into
the cellar window. Perhaps that will
60"
That's against the rules, too" an
swered the man in the moon.
"Oh, come along" said the young fell
low. "What difference will hundred
! yards one way or the other maker
Butts you knew" replied the man
III the moon, chow those astronomers
III Koenigsberg watch me. There's a
whole row of them staring at me every
night"
"Oh, we'll" laughed Iurisch, selling
lie coraer of a passing cloud, wrap
I yourself up in this and nobody viii see
/ YOU. Now, will you come with me or
not?'
"All right, said the man in the moon,
"out''-
"There's no but about it." answered
llrisch. Don't you you remembe
Peter expressly said you could have
sc'me OF the mead? Now, put your
tand on my siirrup and we'll get along
better.
Away he rode, dragging the man in
tise moon with him. They stopped
ever tue castle of Ragnit, and the man
in the moon lifting the cloud, every
window was ablaze with light. "I'll be
back IN five minutes" said Iurisch ard
he put spurs to his horse and was off
Mareiiis had sat for long time under
The linden tee laughing at her lovers
visage. Then she went to her chamber
AID was looking for her candle, when
suddenly the room was filled with the
white light of the moon. Mareilis was
| terrified. for she remembered Iurisch
and what she had said to him. "If
some danger should have happened to
/ him." she thought, and she began to
weep. 3ne rushed to the window, and
! there outside was her Iurisch standing
in.the moonlight, his hair looking like
linely span silver. She sprang out,was
| in the sadie in front of him in moment,
| and kissed him as she clasped him in
| her white arms.* Then, between
laughing and crying, she said: "You
| dear old fellow, now [ see how you're
going to do everything to please your
little wiley. If you like Wen go to the
parson tomorrow to have the banns
published"
YES" SAID Iurisch. eve will. But
just now, my peclous, | want You to
br.ng me two bottles of your Oldest
! mead"
''To drink now ?" asked the young
/ gl.l in astonishment.
mo, you little Gimpleton." answered
/ tho young man; they're for the gov
ernor." He meant the man in the
| moon, bat Mareilis thought he meant
/ bis father. So she tripped into the
cellar, not at al astonished to find it
I light, and brought Iurisch the mead.
\ Then they kissed each other heartily,
/ al.d Mareilis sought her couch, while
( the young man went back to the man
J IN the mHon.
! All this time the man in the moon
had been staring in at the cellar win
/ dow, and did not see what else was 60
/ ing on. Its about time for you to
come back" he said family to Iurisch.
'lHuch obliged" said Iurisch.
"Not at al" answered the man in the
moon, striding off, and Iurisch saw he
had dropped corner Of the cloud, be-
cause both his hands were now full.
The next morning Iurisch went to his
/ master ard told him tnat he wanted to
marry Mareiis. The master said it was
call right for they were both the chill
| dren of respectable people. So he had
the horse hitched up and taking Marei-
1 lis and Iurisch drove to the parsons.
/ The parson took the names of the young
people, and then picking up the East
! TO T,,ri1al, -
/ ter:
That was strange thing that hap
pened. last night. Did you notice it?
Not that | know of" answered the
master; land my night watcher didn't
/ say anything to- me about it. What is
| there IN the paper about it%
Listen" said the pastor, and read:
"'At midnight large number of falling
stars were seem
| 81 guess / know something about
that" thought Iurisch, and he remem-
/ bered how the sparks leaped about the
milky way when Peter rode off quickly.
He said no,hing. however, for it was not
| his business to speak unless he were
spoken to. The parson continued:
1T was noticed that the moon sud
denly became dark. and it was coDiect-
nred that it had not kept exactly to its
usual course"
AHA. tLat was q pretty good guess,
thought Iurisch.
The parson continued: "About l a.
m. the moon appeared again and shone
very brightly. DR.. Tiefnsglass believed
that he noticed marked unsteadiness
in its movements. What do you say to
that?' asked the parson.
The Lord of Briolen laughed. "One
of those gentlemen who know so much
about the heavens was here recently on
a horse-t:ade," he said. He saw
| Mareilis and was Ealf blinded, and who
knows what he may have seen since
As for the rest, the moon must be al
lowed to change once in while" and
the Lord turned the conversation 10
other subjects.
Iurisch was startled He had taken
two bottles Of old mead 10 the man in
the moon. This was not too much for
a Littauer when he had been swapping
| horses, but the man in the moon was
not a Littaler and he had not been
trading horses. He must have emptied
! both bottles and gone to sleep in the
field, where he lay until after sunrise
instead of going home. On, ii the dear
old fellow should get into scrape over
/ il.
While I1risch was listening to the
parson, the chief of the celestial lamp
lighters was going the sky and found
tie man in the moon lying asleep near
the castle of Ragnit. His lantern was
burning yet, but his bundle OF moon
beams was nndone aud half of them
missing. This is nice thing" said
the chief, and he dubbed the man in
the moon on the soles of his feet to
wake him up 1t was long time be-
fore the old fellow awoke and winked
sleepily in the broad daylight "Put
ont your light, pack up your moon
beams and come along with me, said
the chief. The man in the moon
trembled, fer he Sss afraid of losing
his position. but he did as he was told.
"Were you sick last night?" asked
the chief, sarcastically. The man in
the moon could have lied, but he was a
lover of truth and told the whole story.
The chief shook his head.
you've lost half your moonbeams,,
said he, land you won't easily find