The Portland daily press., 1892-08-27

ma GnaJ!
"The governor"
"No," they said, "we cannot help
you"
Emelyan, after sitting awhile, got up
and went on farther. He journeyed on
and on, and came to forest. In the
forest was hut. In the hut sat an old
crone-the old peasant Notwithstanding
fax and crying. The old woman saw
Emelyan and screamed out:
"What have you come for?"
Emelyan gave her the spindle and said
his wife had sent him to her. The old
woman Immediately became milder in
her manner, and began to question him.
Emelyan started to tell her all his life
how he married the girl; how he moved
over to the city to live; how he was
taken on as a man of all work; how he
served the governor; how he built the
cathedral: how he made the river with
the vessels on it, and how the governor
had ordered him to go there, without
knowing where, and bring that, without
knowing what.
The old woman listened and stopped
to weep. She began muttering to her
self.
"All right" she said; 'sit down, lit
tie son, and eat"
Emelyan ate, and the old woman
started giving him instructions.
"Here," she said, .you have a ball.
Roll it before you, and go after 1t
wherever it runs. You will have to go
a long way-to the ocean. You will
get to the ocean, and there you will see
large city. Enter the city, and ask in
the farthest house for nights lodging.
There you must search for what you
need"
"But how, grandmother, shall know
what it isl"
"When you see what people obey bet
ter than father or mother that will be
the thing. Catch hold of it and carry
it away. You will bring it to the
governor; he will tell you that you have
not brought what was needed, and you
must then say, If this is not the thing
it must be broken in pieces Beat upon
it and then take it to the river; break II
and throw it into the water. You Will
then get back your wife"
Emelyan babe the grandmother good
by and departed, rolling the ball before
him. The ball rolled and rolled and
brought him to the ocean. By the ocean
was a large city. AT the far end OF II
was a big house. Emelyan asked fol
leave to sleep in the house and was adj
mitted. He lay down to sleep. Early
in the morning he awoke and heard the
father going up to arouse his son tina,
he might send him to chop wood. The
son does not obey.
at is early yet" he says; "there il
time"
Emelyan hears the mother getting
down from the oven, and she says:
$50, my little son; the fathers bones
are aching. Must he go himself: It il
time"
The son merely smacked his lips ane
slept once more. While he slept there
arose terrible noise in the street and {
beating, as of drums. The son jumped
up, put on his clothes and ran cut into
the street. Emelyan also jumped VI
and ran after him.
s.What is that which the son obeyet
better than father or mother?"
Emelyan ran out and saw man go
| ing along the street and carrying a rount
thing on which he beat with sticks anC
which rumbled. This thing the sol
obeyed. Emelyan ran toward it, began
to examine it and saw-a thing that wa
round, like barrel, and had bo.h end
covered with skin. He began to asl
what it was called.
"a drum" the man said.
Emelyan was surprised and he asked
that it should be given him. It was no
given. Emelyan gaze up asking ant
commenced to walk after the man. HI
walked all day, and when the man la,
down to sleep Emoiyan snatched tn
drum away and ran off with it. He raj
and ran and came home to his own city
He thought that he would see his wife
but she was no longer there. She ha'
been taken off the next day to the gov
ernor.
Emelyan reported to the governor
lie WHO W0uO IIC1C, WipiioAo AoO " ~
where, has brought that, without know
ing what
The announcement. was made. TIL
governor ordered that Emelyan shout
come the next day Emelyan started t
announce himself again.
81 have come today" he said, "an
have brought what was ordered. LIE
the governor come out to me; If not,
will myself go in
The governor went out.
Where" he says, "have you been"
He answered.
"Yott have not been there" said tn
governor. ''But what did you bring"
Emelyan wanted to show him, but tn
governor did not want to look.
'"That is not it" he said.
''If it is not,' said Emelyan, sit mus
be broken, and the devil with it,"
Emelyan went out with the drum an
beat upon it. AS he beat upon it all til
military of the province collected aroun
Emelyan. They saluted him and waite
for orders flom him. The governor b.
gan shouting out to his soldiers ths
thew should not follow Emelyan. The