Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-09-15

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The freeshooters were astonished al
the question.
"Who," they said, "has sent you to
find that?"
"The governor"
mo-" they said, tive cannot help
you"
Emelyan, after sitting awhile, got up
and went on farther. He journeyed ON
and on, and came to forest. In the
forest was hut. In the hut sat an old
crone-the old peasant mothers spinning
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 a 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
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, and eat"
Emelyan ate, and the old woman
started giving him instructions.
Here" she said, ''you have ball.
Roll it before you, and go after it
wherever it runs. You will have to go
long way-to the ocean. You will
get to the ocean, and there you will see
large city. Enter the city, and ask III
the farthest house for nights lodging.
There you must search for what you
need"
"But how, grandmother, shall know
what it is?''
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 will 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 bade the grandmother good
by and departed, rolling the ball before
him. The ball rolled and rolled and
brought him to the ocean. By the ocean
was large city. At the far end of it
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 up to arouse his son that
he might send him to chop wood. The
son does not obey.
"It is early yet" he says; "there is
time"
Emelyan hears the mother getting
down from the oven, and she says:
$50, my little 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
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 round
thing ON which he beat with sticks and
which rumbled. This thing the son
nbayad E,na1yo, ra, tnx,,o,d II na,o,
to examine it and saw-a thing that was
round, like barrel, and had both ends
covered with skin. He began to ask
what it was called.
ga drum" the man said.
Emelyan was surprised and he asked
that it should be given him. 1t was not
given. Emelyan gaze up asking and
commenced to walk after the man. He
walked all day, and when the man lay
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 governor:
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. Emelyan started to
announce himself again.
II have come today" he said, ''and
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 beeng'
He answered.
You have not been there" said the
governor. "But what did you bring?"
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, sit must
be broken, and the devil with it."
Emelyan went out with the drum and
beat upon it. AS he beat upon it all the
military of the province collected around
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