The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-18

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and could have whatever he liked.
30, do not want ANYTHING but the
old sword which is hanging on peg in
the cupboard, said the boy.
'1ou did not think of that without
help" said the troll-woman.
Come with me,'' said the other. 81
stood by that sound, shouting and
hallooing a hundred years, and no one
heard or needed it until you. You
shall have more pay. Come with me
to my third sister. -
At this place he was to ask for the
old psalm-book, which was of such a
kind that when any one was sick and
he sung a psalm referring to the sick
ness, the sick one would become well
again. @es
Well, when they arrived there, and
the third troll-woman heard that he
had helped her sister across the sound
| he was obliged to acceptferriage there,
too, and it should be whatever he liked.
81 so, do not want anything but the
grandmother old psalm book" said
the boy.
''You did not think of that without
help" said the troll-woman. re
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again the folks were still at church.
Then he tried the cloth, spreading out
/ just little corner of it, for before he
laid it on the table and used it he
wanted to see what it could do.
Well, sure enough, there appeared
on it delicious food and great deal of
it, and plenty of drink besides. He
took just little taste himself, and then
he gave the dog as much as he could
eat.
When the folks, who had been to
church. came on board again the Cap
tain said: ''Where did you get all that
food for the dog? He is as full as a
sausage. and as lazy as pig"
so, gave him the bones,'' said the
boy.
!. THAT was good boy, to think of
the dog, too,n said the Captain.
Then the boy spread out the cloth,
and in a moment it was SO full of food
and various drinks that the ships people
had never before sat down to such q
feast -s
When the boy was again alone with
the dog he thought he would try the
sword, too, so he struck the animal
with the black edge, and it fell dead
upon the deck; but when he turned the
/ sword and struck with the white edge
it sprung up alive and wagged its tail
at its play fellow. But he had no chance
to try the book.
Then they sailed prosperously long
time, till storm came upon them which
lasted many days, and they lay and
drifted so that they did not know where
they were. At last the weather cleared,
and they came to a country far away,
where they knew no one, but they could
, perceive that there was great trouble
there, and that was the case, too, for
the Kings daughter had the leprosy.
The King came down to the ship and
asked if there was no one there who
, could save her and make her well
again.
'.No, there is no one, said those who
were UP on the deck.
''Is there no one else on board this
ship?" asked the King.
Eyes, little ragamuffin, said they.
"Let him come, too,n said the King.
The boy came and said he thought
: he should be able to make her well.
, Then the Captain, when he heard
this, grew so angry and frightened thai
, he flew around in circle, like bum.
r blebee in a tar barrel. He thought the
boy might get himself into some scrape
which he could not easily get out Of
and said it was not wofth while to heeC
such childish nonsense.
l But the King said that wit came will
, growth, aud children were of the same
, material as men. If he had said he
: could do it he must try. There were
l many who had tried and failed before
Y He took him along to where hi,
psalm once. Then the Kings daughtel
: could lift her arms. He sang it once
a more and she could sit up in bed, anC
e when he had sung it the third time the
l Kings daughter was well.
The King was so glad that he wanted
3 to give him half of his land and kingdom
4 and his daughter with them. The boy
| thought it might be well enough t.
9 have half of the land and kingdom
and he was profuse in his thanks fol
i them, but he had promised another, h,
2 said, and could not take the King
daughter.
r So he remained there in that countrl
and received half of the kingdom, bu
l after awhile there was war to which tn,
boy had to go, and he was not sparing
! of the black edge of his sword you ma
| easily believe, The enemy's soldier
e fell like flies and the King was vic
torious. Then tie boy used the white
9 edge and they all sprung up alive again
| and submitted to the King because the,
were once more permitted to enjoy life
t But then there were so man,
that there was a scarcity of food
( and the King would gladly give then
/ plenty both TO eat and to drink. S,
the boy was obliged to out with hi
| cloth, and then they had eyerythin.
! they wanted.
3 After he had been with the Kin,
: awhile longer he began to long for tn
I burgomaster' j., daughter. So, equip
! ping four ships of war, he went ava,
3 with them, and, when he arrived be
| fore the city where the burgomaste
lived, the shots that he fired thundere
. in a way that made the glass fall crash
| ing from half the windows in the city
III On board the ships things were a
t magnificent as with a King, and S