Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-04
A PERILOUS W00ING.

From tho time that Aslnng was quito
grown mp there was no longer amy peace
or quiet at Husahy. In fact, all tho
handsomest young fellows in the village
did nothing but fight and quarrel night
after night, aud it was always worse on
Saturday nights Aslnngs father, Old
Ctnu,e Husaby, never went TO bed on
those nights without keeping on at least
his leather brooches and laying good
stout birch stick on the bod beside him.
III have such pretty daughter" faid
old Canute, 81 must know how TO take
care Of her"
Thor Ncssot was only the son Of poor
sottagcr, aud yet folks said that II was
he who went ottonest TO visit the farm
ei's daughter ut Husnby. or course, old
Canu,o was not pleased 10 hear this, He
said II was not truei that, at any rate. he
had never seen him there. Still they
smiled, and whispered 10 each other TINT
Il he only had Thoroughly searched tho
hayloit, whittier Aslung had many an
Grand he would have found Thor there.
Spring came, and Aslang went up the
mountain with tho cattle. And now,
when the heat Of tho day hung over the
valley. the rocks roso cool and clear
tbro,gh tbe anna misty rays. the cow
ieil. tinllod. tho sh,nheri's dog bnr,ed.
t.lnn, so,o nor ,.ioi.ln SONG. and blew
tbe royv born. NIL tbe vonng mon f.it
th,Jrhcarts crow ,or, aud heavy No thew
y.-o.l mon bcr he,utv. Aud ON tbe inst
Satnrdav cveninu ono nfter the othor
tbsv Grant mn the hin mt tbey carne
de,yn ng,in ouielfor than thew had como
nm for M tbe ton atool a man who Lout
pnard. receiving eaeh ono who came nm
ygIfb moi n warm ree.ption tbat he nll
Ike liz lone remembered Tho word, that
ncco,nnauisd the ne,icn. "Cotno nm lere
nga,n and there viii be etill more IN store
for WON'T
Al, IN. wanna, ,oilov,s cor,d orr,va I'm.
a. ono conr,naion tl,nt ,bcrn was onIy
ana ma, in ,I,o whole ,,ar,sh ,,ho LsJ
such G.ts All ,bat man yv,s Thor Nes,
,ct All M. ricb Iy,rmers, danyb,cr.
t,oprbt a Yas loo hnd ,hat ,hjs cot.
tagers son sboyId stanJ bighcst I'm a..
ING uus,by's fayor
ola Canut. tbonpht the .,r,. ,vbc, n,
hard about 4, Mi. aud Mid Inn. n tbere
,y.r, no on. el.o who conla cheek him
Ia would 40 h himself Now c,puts
was osrtainly cettiug on IN years, still.
although hs was past sixty. ie often en-.
ioved a GOOD yvrestlipg match with MI,
eldest son whenever time indoors fen
heavy ON Ms Hands.
Thers was bpt ono patb n, IN tbe
mountain belonging To Husaby. and IL
went straight through tho fam Garden.
Next SATURDAY eyeninp. ma Thor ,yus ON
his way 10 tho mountain. creeping care.
fully noros, the ward. hnrrying ns soon
ma no WA vell pn.t tho firm builjinps.
n ,dnn snIdcnly rushed Al him.
"Wbat do Won mt witt, meyi asked
Thor. and hit h such a blow IA tlpu
face that sharks need before his eyes.
"You viii soon learn that" said some
one else behind him, and g We him a
great blow In tho back of his neck.
That was Aslanp'a brother.
"And here's tho hired man." said Old
Canute. and attacked him also.
The greater tho danger tho greater
vns Thor,a strenptb Ue yns snnple ns
willow, and hit ont right manfuliy; hs
diyed and he ducked; whenever n blow
fell II missed him, aud when none OK.
pectod IL he would deal a good one. lie
STONED down. no sprang ON one side,
bnt Tor all that no got "A terrible thrash.
Ing. Old Cannte said afterward that
"he had never fought with A Drawer fell.
low" They kent il up i'm blood began
10 flow. then Canute cried out, "Stop,'
Then he added in croal,ing tone, III
Won can get M here next Saturday. An
splts Of Canute Husaby and his men, IA,
the url snail lie yoursl"
Thor dragged himself home as best h,
could, and when he reached the cottag,
went straight to bed. There was a great
deal OF talk about the fight up on Hus
ably hill, but every ono said, "Why DID
he 90 thcreg' Only one person did
say 30, and that was Als,ng She
been expecting Thor that Sat
evening, but when she heard what In
happened between him aud her father
she sat down and cried bitterly, an,
Eiid to herself, III may not have Tho