St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-27
THE TROLL.WOMAN'S GIFTS.
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THE TROLL.WOMAN'S GIFTS.
Translated From the Norwexian.
One time there was poor woman
Who' with her son. used to 90 around
begging. and had neither a crumb o
ieou nor stick of fuel at home. A,
nrst She went about through the neigh
borhood and then she came to the city,
After she had for a while gone from
house to house there, she came to the
residence of the burgomaster, fine,
good-hearted man, one of the best in
the city. He was married to daugher
OF the richest merchant there As they
mad no other children but one daughter,
this little girl was the pet and darling.
and there was nothing too good for her.
hen this poor boy came there with
his mother, the little girl Immediately
became acquainted with him and when
the burgomaster saw that they were
good friends SO soon he took the boy
that she might have him for play
mate. Well. they played together, and
busted themselves together, and read
and went to school together, and were
always good friends and never disa-
greed.
: One day when the burgomaster's
wife was standing by the window
watching the children as they went to
school, she saw that there was a pond
or large puddle in the street, and that
the boy first carried the dinner basket
over the pond and then, coming back,
carried the little girl over, when, after
setting her down, he kissed her.
That sight made her angry.
us such a good for nothing young
one to kiss our daughter, and we the
best people in town." said she.
The husband tried his best to restrain
her, saying that no one knew where
children were to live. or what might
happen to his own; that this was an
honest, good natured boy, and that
often a large tree came from little
twig.
But no, it was no matter either what
he was or what he might become. no.
body knew if penury was coming to
honor, and one who was coined TO.
shilling would never he dollar,
though he might shine like golden
ducat, said the burgomastcr's wife. and
he should not remain; she was deter
mined to get rid of him
As there was~ao help for 1t, the bur-
gomaster sent him away to be cabin-boy
for merchant who had come thther
with ship, but told his wife that he
had sold the boy for tobacco.
Before he went away, however, the
Daughter of the burgomaster broke her
ring in two and gave him half. that if
they ever met again they might know
each other.
Then the ship sailed and carried the
boy to a distant city. A clergyman
had lately come there who was such
great preacher that every body had to
90 to church and hear him, SO on Sun
day the people of the ship must go and
hear him, too, and they left the boy
alone on the ship.
While he was cooking and setting
the table he heard some one hal
looing on the opposite shore of a
sound close by, and. taking boat, he
went over. He found it was an old
woman who had been doing the shout
ing.
"Well," said she, s.here l have been
standing hundred years shouting and
hallooing and trying to get across the
sound, but nobody has heard and
answered me until you. When you
have ferried me over you shall have
your pay" said she.
Then she made the boy 60 with her
to her sister, who lived in the mountain |
close by. and ask for the old cloth |
which Law on the cupboard shelf.
Well, when he arrived there, and |
the troll woman found out that he had |
L h,r oorpcc tho cppnd Sha !
said he must have whatever he wished. |
20, / DO not want anything but the |
old cloth .that lies on the cupboard
shelf" said the boy.
.'You did not think of that without
help," said the troll woman.
II must go on board, now, and cook
the Sunday dinner for the church
the boy.
.1ver mind that" said the old !
woman. lit will cook itself while You
are away. If you will stay with me
you shall have +. ore pay. l stayed by
hat sound and shouted and hallooed for
A hundred years, but know one heard
Or needed it until. you. Then she
made him go~with her to the second
sister. =,
At this place he was to ask for the
,ld sword which was of such q kind
hat if he put it in his pocket it would
become q knife, and if he drew 1t out IL
would become long sword; that every
hing he struck with the black cage
wonld fall dead, and struck again with
he white edge would once more come
% l,fe.
Well, when he arrived there. aud the