The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-02-07

to weep. She began inuttering 10 ner-
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 1t
wherever it runs. You will have to go
a long way-to the ocean. You VIII
get to the ocean, and there you VIII see
a large city Enter the city, and ask IN
the farthest house for a nights lodging
There YOU must search for what you
need"
But how. grandmother, shall l know
what it is:''
when you see what people obey pet
fer than father or mother that Will De
the thing. Catch hold of 1t and carry
il away. You will bring 1t to the
governor; he will tell you that you have
not brought what was needed, ana you
must then say, If this Is not the thlhg
it must be broken in pieces. Beat upon
it and then take it TO the river; break 1t
and throw it 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 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 ad-
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.
ut 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 a terrible noise in the street and a
| 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 MIN.
what is that which the son obeyed
better than father or mother?'
Emelyan ran out and saw man 60
ing along the street and carrying round
thing on which he beat with sticks and
which rumbled. This thing the son
obeyed. Emelyan ran toward it, began
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.
''A drum" the man said.
Emelyan was surprised and he asked
that it should be given him. 1t was no
given. Emelyan gave up asking an(
commenced to walk after the man. HI
walked all day, and when the man la.
down to sleep Emelyan snatched TIT
drum away and ran off with it. He raj
and ran and came home to his own city
He thought that he would see his wife
but she was no longer there. She hat
been taken off the next day to the gov
ernor.
Emelyan reported to the governor
"He who went there, without knowin
where, has brought that, without know
ing what"
The announcement was made. Tn
governor ordered that Emelyan shoul
come the next day. Emelyan started
announce himself again.
!, 81 have come today" he said, can
have brought what was ordered. LIZ
the governor come out to me; If not,
will myself go in."
The governor went out.
Where" he says, ''haye you beenF'
!, He answered.
/ "You have not been there" said til
governor. But what did you bring?'
Emelyan wanted to show him, but tt
> governor did not want to look.
i ''That is not it, he said.
d eff it is not said Emelyan, sit mu
be broken, and the devil with it"
Emelyan went out with the drum ar
beat upon it. AS he beat upon it all tt
military Of the province collected arou1
Emelyan. They saluted him and waite
. for orders from him. The governor b
!. gan shouting out to his soldiers tn
Il they should not follow Emelyan. This
paid no attention, but all marched aft
4 him. The governor saw it and orders
- that Emelyan's wife should be broug
out before him. He asked that Emely;
~ give him up the drum.
II 81 cannot" said Emelyan; 81 ha
10 orders to break it and throw the piec
in the river
~ Emelyan went with the drum to t
river, and the soldiers followed hill
II Near the river Emelyan broke the dru
Il, skin. He broke the wood into smi
III fragments and threw them into t
l. river And all the soldiers ran away.
" Emelyan took his wife and led b
- home. From this time the govern
II ceased bothering him, and Emelyan
1I gan to live comfortably, gatheri
VI around him the good things of life a
'ii Kidding himself of the bad.-Count T
stoi in New York Sun.
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