Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-09-20
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Away up in Norway, when the conn
try folks have feast or merry making
Of any kind, the richest and sweetest of
the many nice cakes they make is set
apart for person they never saw, and
l sm sure never will see
"Npen" is the spirit whom they be-
lieve rules over the water ard the winds,
and, ii he il Offended, sends down the
furious west wind upon their seas and
fortls upsets their fishing boats; rat
ties the chpboar,is of their wooden
houses, and plays eli sorts of mischiev-
ous praRks
SO, To keep old "Nipnn' in good hu-
nor, they give him tfe strongest pfthair
honle-hrevol ale or cider, afsl the incest
of tier gaod thmas.
! fancy he nesa be greedy old fell
I0w, res, 10 asais1f Iaogs n.ssssy s.ss;sias
there are in these soo.a,le Norway
homes ihre ugh Their long winters, tie
cake whicl is pat at fhe enao the barn,
or in some other snug corner. is sure To
b. eater and fine ala drank ~, hatnra
maian z. And st no uue ever saw the
WIND mld waiter sl,rit,s' come or go
OTTO Kell>on and his sister Eifrota
alwa.s wanted to know the how" and
"wtN" Of everything. And, on tie
Wedding OF their elder sister, UiIa, when
tycy had Grand time. aud NiMu's"
cake Was even LARGER ana ri,.hrr Than
usual, Otto fe.f & desire 10 carry out the
cake anu ale for him.
'TE" ha SAID 10 E,fretn. "tbars Is
suca a fellow IS Ola Nipsu III have a
gool look at hun. il star out all night
ia the cold"
Tins Il).vcar-olt} Norwegian baa coTaa
back fsoin his npcIe's nome in rhrona-
bisD. where he had been snap,aiu,y TN.
last SIX month";. and his ,I,ld,sh s,ith il,
"Snirj,s" and "snrita." Whether m
land or water. was a GOOD deal shaken
hat he had ! much stronger faith in the
God ,f heaven aa the Euicr over MI
tl,nes
YIN SEQ # wss MOI mara i,lle c,,r;os.
ity that made ot.a v,il,no to b,uv, the
stnoino coli - a Ia,na,v n;cht Il tbat
northern lama
He gas elaa r., co ,vh,,, rpra,,,,.d i,
his fnr rohe aua car-la,ned cen his
Drowned cake ana the ean q stpnm,,,g
ain telj,,,o l;,, .a,,.,, i carae,lly ,na
put it nnder the barn gallery al the end
nearest the ttt.,e p.ue ,rroya
The barn was some Ii.fla distance from
the house but along the narrow Aim.
merry paths with the o,istep;,,s snow
u,lad bjeh on earh side. Otto trndgaa
merrily. softly Nhistiinu "For Nerie. !"
aud wondering who or what wonld eat
that delicious cake.
"Tbev wont miss me az tba housa
eno,.p 40 MANY he said IN bimseif /.
and l5Ifreth knows IN, s,oiog T., wa,cb
for Nipen. and she believes that God
will take care O. me out here in the
grove
Setting down ,ha cake ana tla ala
vhare l;s father laa t,,lJ bi,n brny.
little Otto wrappad his fu,s chose, ,ouna
him and ceuchea down IN the sha ,ow
If the IA ok n;nea b,pino tha. {. N;nau"
or somebody " a3,ll -. r,,.ary tbat
thew wonIdn't keep nm very lo,u in Tho
cold
All ~ o,ce n scrnec,, aoa e.,,,,,o
og heavy v,npa in HE teaa. ohovo
startled him, ut didn't startle in The
least M odd-looking creature that crrp,
out, at first Gu all fours, from the grove
behind bin into the moonlight that
shoue across the open space between
him and Aipeii's !,;aas.
What funny lonhinn animal Was
it q fox? or va ii hipen himself dressed
ny m arS, With red cap On his bead
As 1t came nearer TO tbs cake and ale,
straiaeci itself up, With baii.frigihened
iook peeped round the corner Of the
barn aud up TO the gallery above, then
snsiched up the car, OF ale, tucked the
cake ui.der It's arm. and DATED off into
the gioge rs quick rs its short legs
woHtd carfy Il.
J1'st as though. ! said Otto, witt,
iaugh, IS he pumped ont Of his hiding
Place" That's tho great spirit that
rules OVER every thing ont DOORS IN Nor
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