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

n,t in the fields one day when %
ln mon which be- had almost tod
~ ,,m,.,d MP in front Of him. Einol.
90 .',reiully stepped over it. sudden-
e,soord some one call him. Emclyan
around and saw o jicaus.tal gill
rnn bst'nd him, who said.
'arhy do YOU not marry. EmelyonT
Nan can marry, my girly | have
sing except myself; no woman viii
Z With me-
ralany NO."
~ssglrl greatly pleased Emelyan.
10y he replied With delight; "but
49,, shall we livoF
4. mat worth bothcring aboutY' said
,.-,l at only means that We shall
~, 10 work little more and sleep
~ la. and then wherever we are we
IN and ourselves clothed and fed"
-vsry well. then. we will marry; but
ARE shall We goi'
ds,ns 10 20 the city,"
r-s,yan and the girl went to the city.
III led him to n small house at tile
slrcid of IL; they wore marricdund
~ housekeeping. Tho governor
ont one day, and Qs no passed
M house Emclyans vito rln ont to
sF,.him. Whcn the governor saw
t.tswa, struck with establishment ut
t-aauty. and said to himself, where
"A such beauty have come from
II. ,auDcd up. called her and BEGAN 10
.sstion her.
'.Who are your
sThe wife Of the peasant Emelyan."
euow came such a beauty as you to
~,ry a peasant: You should have been
,pdncess.'
Thank you for your kind words. |
an well content to bo a peasants wife,
The governor made a few morSr q-
-,fis. drove away and returned 10, Dis
nL.ee. He could not get tho vito Of Nm
'I'n out Of his head. lie did not sleep
,lnight. lie thought OF how lac should
ats away Enolyau's vito and get her
rhIusclf. lie could hit upon no way
idoing It, 80 he called his servants aud
rlered them to find way.
Tho servants said TO the governor.
~Tako Emclyan as one Of your labor.
n. We will then kill him with hard
ok. The wife will be left a widow
al you can have her."
The governor sent for Emolyan 10 be-
rmc d man Of all work and to live with
Mwifo in the palace. The messenger
vnl aud gave Einclyan tho message.
he wife replied;
THAT Is good. Go. You can work
t1nng the day and at night you can re-
hm TO me-
Imolyan went. He arrived at tho
piice. The governors foreman asked
Inns
"why did you como alonc, without
p1T wite|
"Why bring heri Sho has hor house"
They gave Emolyuu work In the gov
raors yard That would hayo been u
tfd task for two mon. Emolyau set
shout his work and was afraid ho
yould not be able 90 finish 1t. but be.
lie night he had finished It. all. Tho
ilrman saw that he had done all Of 1t
nd gaye him for the next day four
tines ns iauch.
Euelyan wont home. There he found
Ttryihing swept clean and tidy; the
l,oge III; the baking and cooking all
done. The vito was sitting at tho
rble and sewing while she waited for
hr husband. She met him, laid tho
SUPPER gave him his meat and drink,
Id when he had finished began to
* him about his work.
There Is no use talking; II is bad.
hoy give you more than you can DO.
hey wilIkIll me with work.
"But you-you must not think about
nework Don't look to the ona side or
% the other; how much have You done
chow much is LETT Only work. All
VII DO done In timo."
n the morning Emelyan returned 10
Vo's. lilo started work. never looking
bone side, Lo! by tho evening II was
~ finished, and before 1t was dar, no
sSa at home. They Put more and moro
work upon EmolyAu, but lac always
lhished t IN time aud went home.
Awcel; has gone by. The governors
ki'ahis sec that they cannot kill Emol.
!'a with rough work. They begin to
give him skilled tasks, but with this
u'y cannot kill him. Carpenters ma
,Has, rootor's work-all that they gave
l'a he finishes ia time aud goes home
@hls wife and to sleep.
Another week goes by. Tho governor
a'l, MS servants and says.
DO feed you with bread for moth
pg Two weeks have pissed. and az
~ SEQ nothing from you. You want.
H9 kill Emelyau with hard work, and
YIN my window | observe him going
aoIe every day, singing Did you in
"el 10 make a jest OF me;7
4he servants began 10 excuse them.
elves.
We trled,' they snid, with all our
tAsh1 TO Kill him with husd work. hut
w could not do it, When he sweeps
sDa broom he does II without ia.
Htsgo' We then began to give him
'aln,u work, thinking no would bo
Jug, OF brains, but with that we could
Ivy break him down. Where docs ho
E'H iFomf Everything he approaches
sg'e'' 1t must be that there Is witch.
sa'' N HIN or in his wife. We our.
we are tired Of him. We want to
~ nm a task beyond his powers We
@,lsht OF giving him an order to build
etll'dral in u day. Do you cali
s sois'yan aud command Him to build a
, ''uya'ai IN front OF your palace in a
MN uly, and then, IL no fails 60 do Il,
s ~ tsaa ean DO cut of for disobedi.
NV NV governor sent FOR I,molyan,
A, SOW tlen,' he said, this % my or.
MY you Buildme new cathedral
" Mont OF nv palnce Ia ,l,, .,,,,,,,,. 4,