Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-08


knowing what.
The old woman listened and stopped
20 weep. Sac began rnuttsrlng 70 her
self.
"AA right" she said; sit down. ht-
tie son, and eat
Emelyan aEe, and the old woman
started giving hia instructions.
Here" she said, you have q ball.
Roll it before you. and go after IL
wherever il runs. You VIII have 10 go
a long way-to the ocean. You viii
get 10 the ocean, and there you viii see
a large city. Enter the city, and ask ia
the farthest house for nights lodging.
There you must search for what you
need"
But how, grandmother, shall know
what II is?'
When you see what people obey bet
ter than father or mother that viii be
the thing. Catch hold Of it and carry
it away. You will bring IL 10 the
governor; he will tell You that you have
not brought what was needed, and you
must then say, III this is not the thing
it must be broken in pieces Beat upon
it and then take it 70 the river; break it
aud throw il into the water. You will
then get back your wife
Emelyan babe the grandmother good
by and departed. rolling the ball before
him. The ball rolled and rolled and
brought him 10 the ocean. BY the ocean
was a large city. At the far end of 1t
was big house. Emelyan asked for
leave to sleep in the house and was adj
mitted. He lay down 10 sleep. Early
in the morning he awoke and heard the
father going up 10 arouse his son that
he might send him To chop wood. The
son does not obey.
lit is early yet" he says; "there Is
time"
Emelyan hears the mother getting
down from the oven, and she says:
go. my little son; the fathers bones
are aching. Must he go himself? 1t is
time"
The son merely smGcked his lips and
slept once more. While he slept there
arose terrible noise in the street and
beating, as of drums. The son jumped
ups pun OLl tAoblco dlAA Ian OOt lhlO
the street. Emelyan also jumped up
and ran after him.
What is that which the son obeyed
better than father or mother?"
Emelyan ran out and saw a man go
ing along the street and carrying a round
thing on which he beat with sticks and
which rumbled. This thing the son
<hax-al E,nalr-ay, - -
TO examine it and saw-a thing that was
round, like barrel, and had both ends
covered with skin. He began TO ask
what II was called.
"a drum" the man said.
Emelyan was surprised and he asked
that it should be given him. 1t was not
given. Emelyan gave up asking and
commenced to walk after the man. He
walked all day, and when the man lay
down TO sleep Eme!yan 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.
Ennelyan reported to the governor,
ale 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. Emelyan started to
announce himself again.
81 have come today" he said, "and
have brought what was ordered. Let
the governor come out to me; If not, 1
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 bring?"
e Emelyan wanted to show him, but the
governor did not want to look.
THAT is not it." he said
''If it is not" said Emelyan, cit must
be broken, aud the devil with it."
Emelyan went out with the drum and
beat upon it. As he beat upon it all the
military Of theprovince collected around
Emelyan. They saluted him and waited
for orders from him. The governor be-
gan shouting out to his soldiers that
they should not follow Emelyan. They
paid no attention. but all marched after
him. The governor saw it and ordered
that Emelyan's wife should be brought
out before him. He asked that Emelyan
give him mp the drum.
Il cannot" said Emelyan; II have
orders 10 break it and throw the pieces
III the river"
Emelyan went with the drum to the
river, and the soldiers followed him.
Near the river Emelyan broke the drum
skin. He broke the wood into small
fragments and threw them into the
river. And all the soldiers ran away.
Emelyan took his wife and led her
home. From this time the governor
ceased bothering him. and Emelyan be-
gan to live comfortably, gathering
around him the good things Of life and
Kidding himself of the bad.-Count Tol-
stoi IN New York Sun.