The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-05-17

sny with sobblng brenth the old found
Good night! Sweet dreams! Cod keep YOU
everywhere.
boston Transcript.
The Wonderful Ring.
The miller, who had lived beside
the little forest stream all his life,
had got very old and feeble, and he
renlized that he could not live in this
world much longer. So one day he
called his two sons to him and said:
Boys, I am getting old and l am
very little use for this world now.
The pleasures of this life are not the
same to me us they used to be. l
don't take much interest in them. All
! want is to have u little room where
l can rest my weary bones until the
day comes for me to die. Now, what
| want no do is this: l will give you
the mill and everything belonging to
it, and you can work it for all it is
worth and all the profit shall lie
yours. All want YOU to promise
me is to keep me for the rest OF my
days. Are you SATISFIED with that?!'
John, the eldest. bowed his head
as sign o. agreement, but Felix, the
younger boy, said:
"Fatl,er, the mill is hardly large
enough for John and me, and don't
think that VIC could make much of a
fortune for boil, OF us, SO l AN going
to make John "a proposition. l AIN
going AWAY to seek my fortune in
some other country, and il lie prom
ises He faithfully to treat you well
to the end OF your days, l will give
HIN ,sy share cf the mill. But if he
does not, and l hear Of it wien re-
turn. then he must give up to me the
whole mill, and will punish lin in
to the bargain. What do yousny to
that, .John?"
'iou need have no fear that
will not look after father; believe me,
Twill do my best, and il father should
still live when you return, llawill say
SD himself"
"Allright," replied Felix, 81 believe
you, my brother, and your nssur-
ance makes it all the lighter for me
to go away, because know thut f,-
ther is well taken care Of"
TheneXt morning saw Felix turn
his buck upon the old mill. lie was
II young fellow who was fond of nd-
venture, and his heart had nlwny de-
lighted i'll brave deeds of warriors
and heroes. 1t was his dearest
wish to see something of the world
himself, and on that account the
quiet, uneventiul existence in the old
mill,lid not suit him very well. lie
wanted togo away, because his en-
citablc nature could not rest in con.
tcntment with nothing else to cheer
him except the clatter OF the old
rickety mill wheel. He had no clenr
idea us to whatllc would do when he
got among strangers and in strange
places, but he had IL heart full ot
hone for u bright future. and lie wns
fully confi,lentt that something would
turn up in his favor wherever he
went.
So it happened that ho travelled
through IL great many lands and he
saw n rood many str,noe and won
dcrful things that caused his ewes to
open in wonder and astonislment
One dny lie was walking through, n
bip forest. whom l,c noticrd n worry
ancient dame dragging herself nlonr
the road with an enormous load q
wood on her back. Felix felt COM
passion for the old Indy and he Inn.
mcdiatcly resolved to carry tho load
of wood for her. lie quickly hurried
after her. and when he oyertook thn
dame he said:
81 guess that load IL rather heavy
forvou, ma'am; wouldn't Il l,e cnsicr
for Won il | nut it on INV back and
carry it?"
The woman seemed to bc we'll
pleased with the you,~ mans kind
offer, and she at once ,lron,md the
wood to the ground
eyes, voun" man. ;" she rcplie,]: "if
Won think y0u arc strong rnounh
all right. nick II mn but mind Won
(lo,l't promise wllnt YOU cannot ful.
fiji. have nlon~ w;,y to 90. and r.
is allup hill walking.
Felix only laughed at the old lady.
"You don't mean to saw that /
could not carry n load of woo,l that
does not seem TO lie too heavy for
you:"
~ don't know" snappc,l the won.
an. "Mnry IL young man thought he
could do II lot, hut when lie tried ha
did not succeed. But, there! don't
stand there talking. Pick up the
wood and follow me-"
Felix. although somewhat taken
ahack mt the woman's pe,pmptory
speech, picked up thcloud ana walked
lel,ind her. lie had not gone many
wards however when hc foun,l n,,t