Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-16

steep that the goats had great difficulty in
climbing it, add they are not usually afraid
of n'ouDtain work.
Saturday came, and Thor went out early
In the morning. The day was most beau
tiful; the sun shone so brightly that the
very bushes seemed alive Up on the noun
tain many voices were 'jodling" and there
was much blowing of horns. When even
ing came he was sitting at his cottage
door watching the steaming mist rise up
on the hills. He looked upward all was
quiet; he looked over toward Husaby farm
and then he jumped into his boa and
rOwed away around the point.
ASlang sat before the hut: her days
work was done; she was thinking Thor
would not come that evening, and that
therefore many others might come instead,
so she unfaS ened the dog rad, without
saying anything, walked farther on. She
sat down 80 that she could see across the
valley, hut the mist was rising there aud
prevented her looking down, Then she
chose another place and, without thinking,
looked toward the ford. 1t seemed 10
bring peace 10 her soul when she could
gaze TAR away across the water
As she sat there the thought struck her
that she was inclined TO sing. so she
choose a song with 'long-drawn notes.
and far and wide II sounded through the
mountains. She liked to hear herself sing,
so she began over again when the first
verse ended But when she had sung the
second, and il seemed 10 her as though
some one answered from far bOwn below.
| Dear me, what can that he?' thought
Aslang. She stepped forward to the edge
and twlned her arms about q slender
birch which hung trembling over the
precIpice, and looked down. But she
could see nothing; the ford lay there
calm and at rest: not single bird skim
med the water. So AsIang sat herself
down again, and again she began to sing.
Once more came the answering voice in
the same tones and nearer than the first
time. That sound WAS no echo, whatever
1t may be, Asang jumped to her feet
and again leaned over the cliff. And there
down below, at the foot OF the rocky wall,
she saw boat fastened. 1t looked like
tiny nutshell, for it was very far down
She looked again and saw fur cap, and
under it the figure of man climbing up
the steep and barren cliff.
"Who can 1t be?' Aslang asked herself;
and letting 90 the birch she stepped back.
She dared not answer her own question,
but well she knew who it was. She flung
herself down on the greensward, selling
the grass with both hands, as though it
were she who dare not loose her hold for
fear of falling But the grass came up
by the roots; she screamed aloud and dug
deeper into the soil She prayed to God
to help him; but then il struck her ut
this feat Of fhor's would becalled tempt
ing Providence, and therefore she could
not expect help from above
Only this oncel she prayed. "Hear
my prayer Just this one time, and help
him!" Then she threw her arms round
the dog, as though it we're Thor whom
she was cIaspiug and rolled herself on the
grass beside it,
The time seemed to her quite endless.
Suddenly The dog began to bark,
Glow WOW said he 20 Aslang, and
jumped upon her And again, "wow-
wow!' Then over the edge Of the cliff a
coarse round hat came to view, and Thor
was in her arms
He lay there whole minute and nei-
Their of them was capable of utteriug a
syllable And when they did begin t.
talk there was neither sense nor reason in
anythn.. they said.
But when old Canute Husaby heard Of it
he uttered a remark that had both sense
and reason. Bringing his fist down on
The table with a tremendous crash, The
lad deserves herr he cried; 'the girl
shall be his Bjornstjerne Biorns3n, In
Romance.