The daily gazette., 1882-04-26
The NORTH WIND,
A MORSE LEGEND.

Ohce on time there was an old
widow who had one sJn; and as she was
poorly and weak, her s1n had to go up
into Lhe safe to fetch meal for cooking (;
but when he got outside the safe, aud
was just going down the steps, there
came the North Wind, ,pufhng and blow
ing, caught up tie meal, and away with
1t through the air. Then the lad went
back into the safe for more; but when
he came out again on the steps, If the
North Winds didH't come again and
carry of the meal with puff; and;more
than that, be did 30 the third time. At
this The lad got very angry; and az he
thought IL hard that the Moth Wind
should behave so, be thought he'd just
look him up, and ask him 10 give up his
meal.
So eff he went, but the way was long,
and he walked and walked but &c last
he came TO the North Winds house.
"Good day ~ said the lad, "and thank
you for coming to see u.s."
"Good day p answered the North
Wind, for his voice was loud and gruff,
sand thanks for coming 10 see he. What
do you wGnt?"
"Ohp answered the lad, 81 only
wished to ask you to be SO good as 20 let
me have back that meal yCu took from
me on the safe steps, for we havenit
much to live on; and II you're TO 60 on
swapping up the molsel we have, ,there'll
be nothing for 1t hut TO stArve.
81 haven't got your meal" said the
North Wind; "but if you are in such
need I'll give you a cloth which will get
you everything you want, ifyou only
say, 'Cloth spread yourself, and serve
up all kiD6s ( good dishes
With this the lad was well content.
But as the way was so long be couldn't
get home In one day, SO LIE turned into
an inn op the way; and when they we're
going to sit down TO supper he laid the
cloth on table which stood In the cor
neT, and said;
"Cloth, spread yourself, and serve up
Sll kind Of good dishes"
He had scarce SAID 90 before the cloth
did ss it was bid; and all who stood by
thought 1t fine thing, but most of all
the landlady. So, when all we're fast
asleep, at dead Of night, she took the
lads cloth, and put anotl er It It's stead,
just like the one he had got from the
North Wind, but which couldn't 30 much
as serve up bit of dry bread.
So, when the lad woke, lie took bis
cloth and went Uf with II, and that day
he got home to bis mother.
"N0w," said be, "I've been to the
North Winds house, and q good fellow
g is, for lie gave nae this cloth, and
when | only say to 1t: Cloth spread
yourself. and serve up all kind OF good
dishes, | get any sort OF food / plesss,"
"All very true, dare say" said bis
mother; "but seeinSis believing, and /
shan't believe 1t till / see it."
So the lad made haste, drew out q
table, lard the cloth on 1t, and said:
"Cloth, spread yourself and serve up
all kinds of good Dishes"
But never q bit Of dry bread did the
clolh serve up.
"Well," said the lad, "tbere's no help
for 1t but &c 60 TO the North Wind
again." and away he went.
So be went where the North Wind
lived late In the afternoon.
"Good eveniner' said the lad,
"Good evening !" said the North
Wind.
81 want my rights for that meal of
ours which you took" said the lad !;
''for, as for that cloth ! got, it isn't
worth penny"
''I've got no meal" said the North
Wind ; "but yonder you have q ram
which coins nothing but golden ducats
as soon as you say to it.: Ram ram !
make money"
So tue lad thought this fine thing;
but as it was too far to get home that
day, he turned in for the night to the
same inn where he had slept before.
Before he called for anything, he
tried the truth of what the North
Wind had said of the ram, and found
it all right; but when the landlord
SAW that he thought IL was q famous
ram, and when the lad had fallen
asleep he took another which couldn't
coin gold ducats and changed the
two.
Next morning Of went the lad ;
and when he got home to his mother
he said
"After all the North Wind is q Jolly
fellow; for now he has given me a
ram which can coin golden ducats If l
only say Ram, ram make money. +"
"All very true, dare say" said his
mother !; "but | shan't believe any
such stuff until see the ducats made. .
''Ram, ram ! make money r. said
the lad but If it made anything, it
wasn't money.
So the lad went back again to the
North Wind and blew him up, and
said the ram was worth nothing, aud
he must have bis rights for the meal.
"Well - said the North Wind,
"I've nothing else to give up but the
old stick in the corner yonder; but it's
a stick that ii you say;
"Stick, stick now lay on it lays
on till you say ''Stick, stick now
stop p
30, as the wav was long, the lad
turned in this night too to the land.