The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-08-23

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 psalm referring to the sick
ness, the sick one would become well
again.
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.
80, do not want anything but the
grandmother's old psalm-book, said
the boy.
''You did not think of that without
help" said the troll-wOman.
When he came down on the ship
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 a 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"
go, l gave him the BONES" said the
boy.
That was a good boy, to think of
the dog, too" 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 a
feast.
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 a long
! time, till storm came upon them which
lasted many days, and they lay and
drifted 50 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.
mo, there is no one" said those who
were up on the deck.
as there no one else on BOARD this
ship?" asked the King.
Eyes, little ragamutfin," said they.
''Let him come, too" 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 that
he flew around in circle, like bum
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 worth while to heed
such childish nonsense.
But the King said that wit came with
growth, and children were of the same
material as men. If he had said he
could do it he must try. There were
many who had tried and failed before.
He took him along to where his
daughter was, and the boy sang the
psalm once. Then the Kings daughter
could lift her arms. He sang it once
more and she could sit up in bed, and
when he had sung it the third time the
Kings daughter was well.
The King was so glad that he wanted
to give him half of his land and kingdom
and his daughter with them. The boy
thought it might be well enough to
have half of the land and kingdom,
and he was profuse in his thanks for
them, but he had promised another, he
said, and could not take the Kings
daughter.
So he remained there in that country
and received half of the kingdom, but
after awhile there was war to which the
boy had to 90, and he was not sparing
Of the black edge of his sword YOU may
easily believe. The enemy's soldiers
fell like flies and the King was vic
torious. Then the boy used the white
edge and they all sprung up alive again
and submitted to the King because they
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But then there were so many
that there was scarcity of food,
and the King would gladly give them
plenty both to eat and to drink. SO
the boy was obliged to out with his
cloth, and then they had everything
they wanted.
After he had been with the King
awhile longer he began to long for the
burgomaster's daughter. SO, equip
ping four ships of war, he went away
with them, and, when he arrived be-
fore the city where the burgomaster
lived, the shots that he fired Numbered
in a way that made the glass fall crash
ing from half the windows in the city.
On board the ships things were as
magnificent as with King, and so
grand was he that he even had every
nail headed with gold.
1t was not long before the burgomas-
ter went down and asked if the foreign
lord would be so good as to come down
and dine with him.
He accepted the invitation, and,
going up to the burgomaster's house,
he there sat down beside the daughter
and the burgomaster' lady.
LAS they were sitting there in the
height of the chat, eating and drinking
and having a good time he dropped
his half of the ring, unperceived, into