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

OBEY.
But how to obey when it is beyond
me:'
Little father! do not grieve. Take
your supper and go to bed. In the morn
ing you will get up and everything will
be all right"
Emelyan went to bed. The wife awoke
him.
60" she said; "go quickly and get
your cathedral built. Here you have
nails and hammer, and there is only
one days work left for you"
Emelyan went to the city, arrived at
the palace and behold! there was new
cathedral standing in the middle or the
square, wanting only little OF being
finished Emelyan started TO give 1t the
finishing touches where they were re-
auired, and by the evening everything
was complete. The governor awoke up
looked out from the palace and saw-tne
cathedral, with Emelyan walking around
il. merely putting in nail here and there.
The sight of the cathedral did not glad
den the heart of the governor. lie was
furious at having no opportunity Vi ro
heading Emelyan and taking his VIE.
The governor calls his servants again:
"Emelyan fulfilled this task also" he
said 1--WE must invent something more
complicated for him. Invent 1t. Ii you
do not I will behead you first" his
servants contrived that the governor
sbouId order Emelyan to make river
flowing around the palace, with large
vessels floating on it. The governor Or
dered EmeIyan to perform this new task.
eff" he said, ''you could build
cathedral in one day, you can do this
also. All must be ready tomorrow, as
have ordered it. If 1t Is not ready your
head will be cut off.
Emelyan became more detected than
ever. and returned with the gloomlest
of faces.
"Why," she said, "are you so gloomy?
Has something new been ordered!"
Emelyan told her all.
SIT is necessary" he said, ''to run"
cit is impossible to run away" she
said. 1--WE shall be caught wherever
we go. We must obey"
"But how obey?'
sob, little father, do not trouble about
anything. Take your supper and lie
down to sleep. Get up earlier and every
thing will be in time
Emelyan lay down to sleep. In the
morning the wife wakes him up.
600" she said, 'into the city. All is
ready. There is only little hillock left
beside the harbor. Take your spade and
level it,
Emelyan went and arrived at the city.
Round the palace ran river; vessels
were floating on it. Emelyan went to
the harbor and saw there a hillock.
which he started to level. The gov.
ernor wakes up, looks out and sees-a
river where previously there had been
none. On the river vessels were float
ing, and Emelyan with the spade is lev
cling the hillock.
The governor was astounded, and he
was not pleased with either the river OF
the vessels, being veXed to think that ht
could not behead Emelyan. He thinks
to himself: "There is nothing that h
cannot do. What is it to be now?" HI
called the servants and began TO consul
with them.
.Invent for me-" he says, ga task tina
Emelyan cannot fulfill, for all that w
have hitherto invented he has done, AM
cannot take away his wife"
The servants thought and thought, AM
at last they found something. The.
went to the governor and said:
"Call Emelyan and speak to him thus
Go there, without knowing where, an
bring that, without knowing what
Wherever he goes you can then say tina
he has not gone where he was needed
and whatever he brings you can say ina
it is not what is wanted. He can the
be beheaded and his wife taken"
The governor was delighted.
"This,' he said, .'you have invente
, wisely" He sent for Emelyan and sal
, to him:
$50 there, without knowing where
} and bring that, without knowing VIVA
> IF YOU do not bring it l shall cut o
) your head"
Emelyan went to his wife and told hi
5 what the governor had said. The vii
: pondered.
D "Now," she said, "they have taugl
$ the governor lesson that he himse
: will suffer by. The thing has to
e managed wisely"
e She sat down, reflected, and spoke
her husband as follows:
r "You will have to go far-to Of
grandmother-to our old peasant mot
+ er. You must implore her kindness al
S YOU will receive something from he
+ You must then go straight to the go
d ernor and shall be there. This time
g shall not be able to escape from the
l. hands. They will take me by force, b
it will not be for long. If you do {
l. the grandmother tells you, you will So
free me"
II The wife prepared her husband
1t the journey, giving him small bag a
3s spindle.
a. 'Give this spindle to our grandmot
IN err" she said by this she will knC
Do that you are my husband"
Id The wife showed him the way a
le Emelyan started on his journey. Aft
es leaving the city he saw some freesho
b. ers (strelitz) practicing. Emelyan stt
r ped and looked on. The freeshoott
to practiced for awhile and then sat do7
Te to rest. Emelyan went up to them a
Id asked:
Ill Don't you know, brothers, which
a the way to go one knows not whe
a and how one is to bring one knows L
it, WHAT"
Ii The freeshooters were astonished
the question.
who" they said, ''has sent you
Dr. find, that?"
raj 1.-THE governor"
1t NO." they said, eve cannot h
on you"
If Emelyan, after sitting awhile, got
,ur and went ON farther. He iourneyed