Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-04

get TO II, even though tho direct way
were barred TO him For instance. if he !
were to row round the point yonder and
fasten his boat ut the one side. 1t might
be possible 60 climb UP there, although
II was so very steep that the goats had
great difficulty IN climbing II. and thoy
are not usually afraid Of mountain work
Saturday came. aud Thor went out
early in the morning. The day was
most beautiful; the sun shone 80 bright.
" that the very bushes seemed alive.
Up on the mountain many voices were
"jo1ling.' aud there was much blowing
OF horns. When evening came he was
sitting at his cottage door watching the
stcaming mist riao up on the hills. be
looked upward--all was quiet; he looked
over toward Husuby farmland then he
Jumped into his boat and rowed away
round the point.
Aslang nat before the hnii her days
work was done; she was thinking Thor
would not come that evening. and that
therefore many others might come in
stead. 10 she unfastenod the dog. aud,
without saying anything, walked farther
on. She sat down, 30 that she could see
across tho valley. but the mis, was rising
there, aud prevented her looking down.
Then she chose another place, and with
out thinking more about it. sat down ~
that she looked toward the side where
lay the ford. # seemed 10 bring peace
to her soul when she could gaze far away
across the water
As sho snt there tho fancy struck her
that she was inclined to sing. 50 she
chose song with "long drawn note1,'
and far aud wide It sounded through
the mountains. She liked TO hear her.
self sing, 30 she began over again when
the first verse was ended. But WHOM she
had sung the second, 10 seemed TO her Ms
though some one answered from far
down below. "Doar me, what cnn ihat
beg thought Aslang. She stepped for
ward to the edge mad twiuel her arms
around slender birch which hung
trembling over the precip'co. and looked
down. But eh, could SEQ nothing; the
ford lay there calm and at rest, not n
single bird SKINNED the water. So
Aslans sat herell down again, aud
again she began 10 sing. Once more
cano tho answering voice In the same
tones and nearer than tho first time,
! "Thst sound was no echo, whatever II
may be- Aslnng jumped to her feet
aud again lcnncd over tho cliG Aud
there down below. at the loot Of the
rocky wall, she saw u boat fastened. /,
| looked like a tiny nut hell, Tor 10 was
very far down. She looked again and
saw n fur cnp, and under It the figure vi
a man, climbing up thesteep aud barren
ella.
"Who cnn e boz Aslang asked herself;
and letting 80 the birch shosiepped hack
She dared not answer her own question,
but well she knew who 30 was. She flung
herself down ON the grocnsward, fci1inq
the grass with both hands, as though II
were she who dared not loose hlg hold
for fear II falling But the grass camt
up by tho rooti, sho screamed aloud aud
dug her hands deeper and deeper into
tho soil. She prayed TO God 10 help him
but then It struck hor that this feat OF
Thor's would 10 called tempting prOyi
dcncc," aud therefore he could not cx
pcct help from above.
"Only just this onco!" shc prayed
"Iloar my prayer just this ono tune, AM
help hhn!' Then she threw her arm
round tho dog. rs though 1t were Tho
whom sho was clasping, and rolled her
self on the grass beside Il.
The time seemed TO her quite endless.
suddenly the dog began to bark. "Bow
wowl' said he 10 Aalang, mud jumpcl
upon her. Aud again, "Wow, WONT,
thon over tho edge Of the cliff a coarse
round cap came to view, and-Thor wa
IN her nTmsl
lie lay there whole minute, AMI
neither Of thom was capable OF uttcrin.
syllable. And when they did begin q
talk there was neither sense nor reason
ln anything they said.
But whom old Canutc Husaby heard q
II no uttered remark which had boil
sense and reason. Bringing his fist dow
on the table with n tremendous crash
"ihe lad deserves hor," no cried, "th
girl shall bo his."-Tmnslatod from Tia
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