Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-10

and how one is to bring one knows not
what?'
The freeshooters were astonished at
the question.
"Who," they said, ''has sent you to
find that"
"The governor"
mo-" they said, eve cannot help
you"
Emelyan, after sitting awhile, got up
and went on farther. He journeyed on
and on, and came to a forest. In the
forest was hut In the hut sat an old
erone-the old peasant understanding
flax 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 u 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, ana 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 it
wherever it runs. You will have to go
long way-to the ocean. You viii
get to the ocean, and there you will see
aalarge city. Enter the city, and ask IN
the farthest house for a 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 viii 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 it
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 bail rolled and rolled and !
brought him to the ocean. BY the ocean /
was large city. At the far end of il |
was big house. Emelyan asked for |
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 mp to arouse his son that |
he might send him to chop wood. The /
son does not obey.
1T is early yet" he says; "there is
time"
Emelyan hears the mother getting |
down from the oven, and she says:
$50, my hClle son; the fathers bones
are aching. Must he go himself? 1t is
time"
The son merely smacked his lips and .
slept once more. While he slept there |
arose terrible noise in the street and a
beating, as of drums. The son jumped |
up, put on his clothes and ran out into |
the street. Emelyan also jumped up
and ran after him.
"What is that which the son obeyed !
better than father or motherY'
Emelyan ran out and saw man GO
ing along the street and carrying a round
thing ON which he beat with sticks and
which rumbled. This thing the SOD
obeyod. E.nelyau ran toward it, began
to examine 1t and saw-a thing that was
round, like a barrel, and had both ends
covered with skin. lie began to ark
what it was called.
"a drum" the man said.
Emelyan was surprised and he asked
that 1t should be given him. It was not
given. Emelyan gaze up asking and
commenced to walk after the man. He
walked all day, and when the man Law
down to sleep Emclyan snatched the !
drum away and ran off with it, He ran
and ran and came home to his own city.
He thought that he would see his wife.
but she was no longer there. She had
been taken off the next day to the gov
ernor.
Emelyan reported to the governors:
"He who went there, without knowing
where, has brought that, without know
ing what"
The announcement was made. The
governor ordered that Emelyan should
come the next day. Enelyan started to
announce himself again.
Il have come today" he said, land
have brought what was ordered. Let
the governor come out to me; If not, l
will myself go in"
The governor went out.
Where" he says, "have you beeny'
He answered.
"You have not been there" said the
governor. "But what did you bringY"