Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-30

but not unkind. "What brings you
here. il ] may aski"
"I've come" said Olaf, "to see II
you'll be so kind as to give me back the
-four you took from me on the store
house stairs. Mother and l are poor,
and II we lose the little we have wen
starve to death"
81 haven't your -four. said North
Wind. "but since you're so badly of
here's q tablecloth for you. II will sup
ply you with all you want to eat and
drink if you but say, Ny cloth. spread
yourself and serve up all sorts Of good
things" Z"
Thanking North Wind with all his
heart, Olaf took the cloth and started
for home. As the way was so long, he
couldn't hope to get back to his mother
that night. so he stopped at a wayside
inn to rest until morning.
When the people at the inn began to
prepare the evening meal, Olaf thought
he would surprise them. So he threw
his cloth on a table in the corner, say
ing:
my cloth. spread yourself and serve
up all sorts of good things"
Scarcely had he spoken before the
cloth did as it was bid. and every one
in the room was filed with wonder.
There was no one better pleased than
the landlady, for she thought how much
nard work and trouble it would save
Der if she had such a cloth.
She spoke with her husband about
It, and in the middle of the night he
stole into Olaf's chamber and changed
the cloth for one his wife had given
him that looked like it.
When Olaf woke the next morning,
rested and refreshed, he set out at once
for home, taking with him the wrong
cloth. He got there safely the same
day and ran to his mother, crying:
well, I've been to see North Wind,
and he's not SO bad, after all. Here is
a tablecloth he gave me, and it is Of
the kind that if | just say the word il
will furnish us with all we need to eat
and drink.
"I'll have to see that with my OWL
eyes before l can believe it, said his
mother.
Olaf laid the cloth on a table, and
with the air of one who knew what he
was about said:
my cloth, spread yourself and serve
up all sorts of good things"
But never SO much as crumb Of dry
bread did the cloth serve.
"There's no help for it." said Olaf.
"I'll have to go back to North Wind and
ask him the meaning of this.
Away he went SO fast that he reached
North Winds home that same after
noon.
Good evening, Mr.. North Wind
said Olaf.
Good evening, my boy, )" said North
Wind. What now?"
II want my rights for the flour you
took. That tableloth is good for moth.
ing"
"Well, here is a RAM" said North
Wind, THAT will furnish you with all
the gold coins you want. All you have
to do is to say, My ram, make money. -
Olaf thought this was pretty nice,
and he went off feeling we'll content
If he had gone straight home, he would
have had no further trouble, but feel
ing tired he stopped at the wayside inr
to rest for the night. Before he gave hi
orders he thought he would try hi
ram, and sure enough he soon had ;
handful of pure gold coins.
The landlord saw this and though
he would like to 3wn so valuable {
beast. When Olaf was fast asleep, ht
took another ram into the boys room
and left it there in the place of the one
he coveted.
North Wind is pretty good fel.
low" said Olaf when he got home tt
his mother. Here's ram he has Civ