Arizona republican., 1891-12-30
A FERROUS WOOING.

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 From the time that Aslang was quite grown up there was no longer any peace or quiet at Husaby. In fact, all the handsomest young fellows in the village did nothing but fight and quarrel night after night, and it was always worse on Saturday nights Aslang's father, old Cauute HuSaby, never went to bed on those nights without keeping on at least his leather brooches and laying good stout birch stick on the bed beside him If have such a pretty daughter" said old Cauute, Il must know how to take care of her"
 Thor Nesset was only the son of poor cottager, and yet folks said that it was he who went oftenest to visit the farm CTS daughter at Husaby Of course, old Canute was not pleased to hear this. He said 1t was not true; that, at any rate, he had never seen him there. Still they smiled, and whispered to each other that if he only had thoroughly searched the haylOft, whither Aslang had many an erraud, he would have found Thor there. Spring came, and Aslang went up the mountain with the cattle. And now, when the heat of the day hung over the valley, the rocks rose cool and clear through the suns misty rays, the COW bells tiuklel, the shepherds dog parked, Aslang sang her 'jodel" songs and blew the COW horn, all the young men felt their hearts grow sore and heavy as they gazed upon her beauty. And on the first Saturday evening one after the other they crept up the hill. But they came down again quicker than they had gone up, for at the top stood a man who kept guard. receiving each one who came up with such a warm reception that he all his life long remembered the words that accompanied the action, Come up here a-aIu and there will be still more in store for you"
 All the young fellows could arrive but at one conclusion, that there was only one man in the whole parish who had such fists, and that man was Thor NeS- set. All the rich farmers daughters. thought jt was 1oo bad that this cot tager's son should stand highest in As lang Hu,aby.s favor
 Old Cauute thought the same when he heard about it all, and said that if there Were no one else who could check him be would do It himself. Now, Canute was certainly getting on in years; still ? although he was past sixty, he often en- loyed good wrestling match with his eldest son whenever time indoors fell heavy on his hands.
 There was but one path up to the mountain belonging to Husaby, and 1t went straight through the farm garden Next Saturday evening, as Thor was on hls way to the mountain, creeping care fully across the yard, hurrying as soon as he was well past the farm buildings. man suddenly rushed at him.
 What do you want with mel" asked Thor and hit him such blow in the face that sparks danced before his eyes
 You will soon learn that" said some one else behind him, and gave him a great blow in the back of his neck That was Aslangs brother.
 And here's the hired man." said Old Canute, and attacked him also
 The greater the danger the greater was Thor's strength. He was supple as awlllow, and hit out right manfully; he diyed and he tucked; whenever blow , fell lt missed him, and when none ex. pected it he would deal good one. He stopped down, he sprang on one side, but for all that he got terrible thrash. ing. Old Canute said afterward that he had never fought with a braver fel. Iow.' They kept it up till blood began 10 flow, then Canute cried out, Stop! Then he added in croaking tone, "I You can get up here next Saturday, ir spite of Canute Husaby and his men, the the girl shall be yours"
 Thor dragged himself home as best ht could, and when he reached the cottag, went straight to bed. There was grea ueal of talk about the fight up on Illus sOy hill, but every one said, "Why diC he go there" Only one person did no say so, and that was Alsang. She haC been expecting Thor that Saturda. evening, but when she heard what haC happened between him and her father She sat down and cried bitterly, an, sad to herself, "If may not have Tho isaall never have happy day again il lhis world"
 Thor staid in his bed all Sunday an When Monday came he felt he mus stay on where he was. Tuesday cam and 1t was lovely day. It had raine 10 the night; the hills looked so fires and green, the window was open, swee odor5 we're waited in, the cowbells wer uAkllng pn the mountain, and far u Sooye soHA Ae one was "jodling," Truly It had st been for his mother, wh was sitting in the room, he could hay
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