Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21

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"Tho governor has many servants.
aud wherever we 20 we shall ecaught."
she said. "You cannot escape him. and
70 long as we have power wo must
obey"
"But how to obey when /. Is beyond
mes'
Little faiherl do not grievc. Take
your supper and go 20 bod. ln tho morn
Ing you win get up aud everything will
be all right
Emelyan went to bed. Tho wife awoke
him.
CO. sho said; ego quickly and get
your cathedral built. Here You have
nails and hammer. and there is only
one days work left for you"
Emelyan went TO tho city, arrived nt
tho palace and beholdl there was a new
cathedral standing in the middle Of the
square. wanting only q little Of being
finished. Emclyan started TO give &c the
finishing touches where they were r..
qulrod. and by tho evening everything
was complete. The governor awoke mp.
looked out from the palace and saw-the
cathedral, with Emclyan walking around
It, merely putting ina nail here and thore.
The sight Of the cathedral did not glad.
den the heart Of the governor. lie was
furious ut having no opportunity Of be-
heading Emolynn aud taking his wife.
The governor calls his servants again.
"Emclyan fulfilled this task also he
said. 1--WE must invent something moro
complicated for him. Invent IT, II You
du not | will bohead yOu first His
servants contrived that the governor
should order Emolyan TO make river
flowing around the palace, with large
vessels floating on II. The governor Or
dcred Emolyan 10 perform this now task
"lf." he said. "you could build Il
cathedral in one day. You can do this
also. All must l,a ready tomorrow, as |
have ordered It. Ii It Is not ready your
head will be cut on"
EmclyGn became more detected than
ever, and returned with the glOoniost
q faces.
why" she said, care you 30 gloomy?
Has something now been oidcr1dp
Emelyan1old her all.
1T is necessary be snid, "to run
cit IS impoa iblo 10 i1m away" she
said. 1--WE shall DO caught wherever
we 20. We must obey
But how ohey.'
"Oh. little father, donot troubloabout
anything! Take your supper aud Ito
down to sleep, Gctupcarlicr and every
thing will bc ia time
Emplyun lay down 10 sloop In tho
morning the wife wakes him mp.
go" she said, "iuto tie city. All is
ready. There H. onlya little hillock lef.
beside tho hurhcr rakoyuurspado and
Lowell IT,"
Emolyan went and arrived at the city.
Round She palace ran river; vessels
were floating on H. Einelyan went 'o
tho hurb0r aud saw thggn q hllocs.
which no started TO lovol. Tho gov
ernor wa,,cl up. looks oJt and gors-u
river whore previously there had ben
none. On the river We els were float
ing, and Emelyau with tho spado 10 low
cling tho hiliUck.
The governor was nstOWdod, and hr
was no, pleased with either the river or
the vessels. being ycNod TO think that hc
could not bohcul EnelyRn. He thinks
10 himself: "Thogc Is nothing that no
cannot do. What Is 10 TO bc now" He
called the serycnts and began TO consult
with them.
"lnycnt for me-" he says, "a task that
Emclyan cannot fulfill, for all that we
have hitherto invented he has done, and
cannot TAKE away his wife"
The servants thought aud thought, and
Mt last they found something. Ihcy
went 10 the governor aud said;
Call Emelyan and speak 10 him thus;
GO there, without knowing where, and
bring that, without knowing what
Wherever he goes you can then say that
he has not gone whore he was needed,
and whatever he brings you can shy that
It is not what is wanted. lie cnn then
be- bchcaded aud his wife takcn."
The governor was delighted.
"rhis,' he said, lyon have invented
wisely" lie scut FOR Enelyan and said
TO him;
600 there, without knowing whore,
and bring that, without knowing what.
II You do not bring 1t ] shall cut oil
your head"
Emelyan wont TO his wife and told her
what the governor had said. The wife
pondorod.
Now" she said, "they have taught
the governor u lesson that he himself
will suffer by. The thing has to be
managed wisely"
She sat down, reflected, and spoke TO
her husband as follows:
you win have to 90 far-to our
grandmother our old peasant moth
or You must inplorc her kindness aud
you will receive something from her.
You must then 20 straight TO the gov
ornor aud shall be there. This time
shall not be able TO escape from their
hnnds, They will take me by force, but
Il will not he Tor long. II you do all
the erandrnothor tells you, you will soon
free me-"
The wife prepared her husband for
the journey, giving him . small bag and
n spindle.
give this spindle to our grandmoth-
err she said. by this she will know
that you are my husband"
Tho vito showed him the way and
Emelyau started on his journey. After
leaving the city ho saw some freeshoot-
ers (.trelitZ) praclicing. Emolyan stop
ped and looked on. Tho freesEooters
practlced for awhile and then sat down
to rest. Emelyan went up to them and
nataI.