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

What" she asked. 'Have Won be-
come so frightened that you want to run
away"
GLOW can be otherwise than fright
ened? The governor has ordered me to
build a new cathedral and all in one
day. If do not build it he threatened
that he would cut off my head. Only
one thing is left-to run away while
there is time"
The wife did not accept this sugges-
ton.
1.-The governor has many servants,
and wherever we go we shall be caught"
she said. "Iou cannot escape him, and
so long as we have power we must
obey"
But how to obey when it is beyond
me?"
Little father! do not grieve. Take
your supper and go to bed. In the morn
ing you will get up and everything will
be all right"
Emelyan went to bed. The wife awoke
him.
60" she said; ego quickly and get
your cathedral built. Here you have
nails and a hammer, and there is only
one days work left for you"
Emelyan went to the city, arrived at
the palace and behold! there was a new
standing in the middle of the
square, wanting only little of being
finished. Emelyan started to give it the
finishing touches where they were re-
quired, and by the evening everything
was complete. The governor awoke up,
looked out from the palace and saw-the
with Emelyan walking around
it, merely putting in nail here and there.
The sight of the cathedral did not glad
den the heart of the governor. He was
furious at having no opportunity of be-
heading Emelyan and taking his wife.
The governor calls his servants again.
"Emelyan fulfilled this task also" he
said. I'VE must invent something more
for him. Invent it. If you
do not l will behead you first His
con1rived that the governor
should order Emelyan to make a river
lowing around the palace, with large
vessels floating ON it. The governor or
lered Emelyan to perform this new task.
"If," he said, 'you could build a
cathedral in one day, you can do this
also. All must be ready tomorrow, as l
have ordered it. If il is not ready your
head will be cut Off"
Emelyan became more detected than |
ever, and returned with the gloomiest |
IF faces.
"Why," she said, "are you so gloomy? |
Has something new been orderedY
Emelyan told her all.
at is necessary" he said, 'to rum"
1T is impossible TO run away" she |
aid. 1--WE shall be caught wherever
We go. We must obey"
"But how obeyr"
"Oh, little father, donot trouble about |
lnything Take your supper and lie
lown to sleep. Get up earlier and every
hing will be in time"
Emelyan lay down to sleep. In the
morning the wife wakes him up.
60" she said, "into the city. All is
eady. There is only little hillock left
reside the harbor. Take your spade and
evel it"
Emelyan went and arrived at the city.
Round the palace ran a river; vessels
we're floating ON it. Emelyan went TO
he harbor and saw there hillock,
which he started to level. The gov
rnor wakes up, looks out and sees-a
liver where previously there had been
lone. On the river vessels were float
ng, and Emelyan with the spade is lev
ling the hillock.
The governor was astounded, and he
vas not pleased with either the river or
he vessels, being vexed to think that he
ould not behead Emelyan. He thinks
o himself: There is nothing that he
annot do. What is it to be now?" He
allied the servants and began to consult
With them.
Invent for me" he says, "a task that
lmelyan cannot fulfill, for all that we
ave hitherto invented he has done, and
cannot take away his wife"
The servants thought and thought, and
t last they found something. They
vent to the governor and said:
"Call Emelyan and speak to him thus:
70 there, without knowing where, and
ring that, without knowing what.
Wherever he goes you can then say that
e has not gone where he was needed,
nd whatever he brings you can say that
is not what is wanted. He can then
e beheaded and his wife taken"
The governor was delighted.
"This," he said, ''you have invented
Tisely." He sent for Emelyan and said
} him.
"Go there, without knowing where,
nd bring that, without knowing what.
you do not bring it shall cut off
our head"
Emelyan went to his wife and told her
hat the governor had said. The wife
"Now," she said, "they have taught
he governor lesson that he himself
ill suffer by. The thing has to be
wisely"
She sat down. reflected. and smoke 70 |