The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-27
THE THREE WISHES.
A Fairy Tale from the German.

Travelled along, he came to q plac
where there were two houses direct,
opposite to each other. One wa
large and beautiful, the other wa
small and looked poor /; one belongel
to q rich, and the other to a poo
man. The traveller said, II shall b'
no burden to the rich man, / will
knock at his door. The rich mar
heard . knocking at the door, open
ed the window, and asked tn.
stranger what ne wanted. Tht
traveller answered, a nights lodging
The rich man looked sharply at the
traveller, and because he saw he had
BOO clothes on; and did not appear
as if he had much money in his
pocket, shook his head and said, II
cannot take you in, my chambers
are all strewed with herbs and seeds,
and if I took in everybody who
knocked at my door, 1 should soon
have to take a staff, and set out beg
somewhere else for a welcome" He
the poor traveller standing without.
house and knocked. Scarcely had
he knocked, when the poor man
opened his little door, and begged
the wanderer to come in and spend
the night.
"It's very dark" said he, land
you cannot go any further tonight"
The traveller was pleased, and went
into the house. The wife of the poor
man reached out her hand, bid him
welcome, and begged him to make
himself at home. She had not much
to give, but what she had she gave
with a whole heart. She put some
potatoes in the fire, and while they
were roasting she MIXED her goat,
that he might have q cup of milk
with his potatoes ; and when the
table was prepared, the traveller
placed himself at the table and ate
and praised the supper. When he
had eaten and it was time to 60 to
bed, the wife whispered to her hus-
band, that the poor tired traveller
might rest upon their bed, tor they
had but one. The man said, with
all my heart" and he begged the
stranger to lie down on their bed and
rest himself. The traveller did not
wish to take the poor peoples bed,
put they urged him so much that at
last he consented, and laid himself |
down while the good people slept on
the straw upon the floor. The next
morning they got up before day, and
prepared breakfast for their guest.
When the sun shOne into the win
dOws and the traveller had got up. he
ate again with them, and wished to
60 on his journey. But as he was
standing at the door, he said to them,
you have been 70 good and kind to
me, that If you wish three times,
your wishes shall be granted"
Then the poor man said, What
should / wish for, but eternal happi-
ness, and that we two, as long az We
live, may have our necessary daily
Dread. For the third wish, I do not
KNOW what to ask?"
The traveller said, would you not
like a new house in exchange for
your old one?"
The man said, "if this could come
to pass, I should like it." and i'm
mediately the wish was fulfilled, the
old house was changed to a beautiful
new one, and the traveller went on
his way.
When the rich man looked out of
his window in the morning, he saw
q new house standing opposite, in
place of the old one He rubbed his
eyes, called his wife and said, "Wife.
look here, and see what has happen
ed yesterday morning there stood
opposite a miserable hut, and now
here is a new house-run over and
find out what has happened"
Tho ~iEo vxyn,Nf IN no~ %l>o 1~~-
neighbor, and asked her what it
meant. !
The poor woman told her that they
gave y poor traveller q nights lodE. ]
ing, and that when lie babe them
good by, he granted rhem three I
wishes-eternal blessedness, their /
daily bread, and a new house for &
their old one.
When the rich mans wife heard I
this, she ran back and told her hus- :
band, who said, II could almost tear !
my hair, l Am so vexed with myself. l
If l had only known who the stran- 1
ger was, l would have taken him in /; :
but I turned him away.n. I:
make haste" said his wife. "get l
upon your horse, the mar has not y
3~AAo A0AS yVu Will OVCIe0AC ullus AllU Y
be will give you three wishes" I
The rich man rode f0rward-he 7
overlook the traveller, spoke kindly $
TO him, and told him he hoped he y
would not be angry that he did not .
AXE him in last night, that he went y
o look for his door key, and that u
While hs was gone, the stranger went 81
way; but he hoped when the travel =.
n returned from his journey, he y -
would stop at his house.O u
WELL said the traveller, eff 1 re- *
urn, l will STOP" a.
Then the rich man asked him, n
If he would be so kind as to grant :
i'm his three wishes, as he had done
lis neighbor."
"Yes," said the traveller, II can
rant them to you, but they will not -,
o you any good, and you had better ~ y
But the rich man thought he u y
hould certainly wish for something -
God, If he were certain he should re- "
his wish. ,!
"Ride home" said the traveller, VI
and the first three wishes you make ~
lall come to pass" s 81
NOW d rich man, as he was rid. TN
g along, began to think what he ~
'ould wish for, and while he was w
linking, dropped his bride, and the mr.
,rse began to spring, so that all his an
loughts were jumbled up, and he an
d not know how to get them in or f.,
#: BE grew angry with the horse tn
said impatientIy, to the animal,
wish your neck was broken" No
oner was the word spoken, then do
ump down he fell to the ground, If
I'd. there the horse lay and never FRI
up again. But as he was very mr.
wing, he thought he would not fav
I'VE the saddle there; SO he cut it off tn.
. horses back, swung it on his mr.
N, and went toward his house on mo
1t. He was comforted, however, an.
tn the thought that there was still sin'
o wishes before him. AS he mn
ldged along owe the sand, and the son
sun scorched him, he grew ha,
t and impatient, could never settle "a
his mind what he could wish. 1T the
hOuld wish for all the Kingdoms in hef