Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-01-22

| DAYS ulu you near WudI REFER SAID
about our mead?"
"About your mea1?" answered the
man in the moon.
That's what I said," replied Iurisch.
aAs soon as the heather blooms, we let
the bees out, and then take some of the
honey from the hives. We let the
honey iquify in the sun, add to it herbs
and water from the Memel river, and
then put it in the cellar where you can't
see it."
''The more pity" exclaimed the man
"That's So" said Iurisch. eff you
could only see it; there it is under the
castle of Ragnit, kegs and bottles by the
thousands"
The man in the moon wiped his
mouth.
"If you like" said his companion, 81
might get you a couple of bottles"
"That would be risky" said the man
in the moon, with his tongue sticking
| to the roof of his mouth.
SWELL" said Iurisch, ''it's dark down
there, and [ can't have any light now.
| But you can lend me your lantern"
tits against the rules" said the man
in the moon, sorrowfully.
"Tbat's too bad," said the Littauer.
Then ne continued: "Ill tell you what
to do. Come little ways further into
the field, so the lantern will shine into
the cellar window. Perhaps that will
| do"
"That's against the rules, too" an
swered the man in the moon.
ooh, come along" said the young fell
low. "What difference will hundred
yards one way or the other maker
'But if you knew" replied the man
in the moon, chow those astronomers
at Koenigsberg watch me. There's a
whole row of them staring at me every
night"
son, WE'LL" laughed Iurisch, Selling
the corner of passing cloud, wrap
yourself up in this and nobody will see
you. Now, will you come with me or
mott"
Gall right" said the man in the moon,
"but"-
There's no but about it," answered
[urisch. Don't you you remember
Peter expressly said you could have
some of the mead? Now, put your
hand on my stirrup and we'll get along
better.
Away he rode, dragging the man in
the moon with him. They stopped
over the castle of Ragnit, and the man
In the moon lifting the cloud, every
window was ablaze with light. ''I'll be
back III five minutes" said Iurisch. ard
he put spurs to his horse and was off.
Mareilis had sat for long time under
the linden tee laughing at her lovers
visage. Then she went to her chamber
and 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. eff
some danger should have happened to
him." she thought, and she began to
weep. She rushed to the window, and
there outside was her Iurisch standing
in the moonlight, his hair looking like
finely spun 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 we'll go to the
parson tomorrow to have the banns
published"
eyes," said Iurisch. "we will. But
Just now, my pecious, l want You to
bring me two bottles of your Oldest
mead"
"To drink now ?" asked the young
girl in establishment.
mo, you little simpleton," answered
the young man; they're for the gov
ernor." He meant the man in the
moon, but Mareilis thought he meant
his father. So she tripped into the
cellar, not at al astonished to find it
light, and brought Iurisch the mead
Then they kissed each other heartily,
and Mareilis sought her couch, while
the young man went back to the man
in the moon.
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. ':It's about time for you to
come back" he said family to Iurisch.
"Much obliged" said Iurisch.
"Not at al" answered the man in the
moon, striding off, and Iurisch saw he
had dropped a corner of the cloud. be-
cause both his hands were now full.
The next morning Iurisch went to his
master and told him that he wanted to
marry Mareilis. 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-
lis and iurisch drove to the parsons.
The parson took the names of the young
people, and then picking up the East
Prussian Gazette, said to Iurisch's mas
ter:
"That was strange thing that hap
pened, last night. Did you notice it ?"
mot 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
"EAt midnight large number of falling
stars we're seen.
81 guess 1 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 nothing. however, for it was not
his business to speak unless he were
spoken to. The parson continued:
at was noticed that the moon sud-
denly became dark. and it was conject-
nred that it had not kept exactly to its
usual course"
"Aha, that was pretty good guess, !"
thought Iurisch.
The parson continued: "About l a.