New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-07-11

~ say nave you seen IN WuaI0yerEe&
A vessel loaded with golden store,
With diamonds and laces and wealth galore.
Bound for its port and me?
Boston Traveller.
A P.ERILOUJS WOOING.
From the time that Aslang was quite
grown up there was no longer any peace
| or quiet at Husaby. In fact, all the
handsomest young fellows in the village
did nothing but fight and quarrel night
after night, and it was always worst on
Saturday nights. Aslang's father, old
Canute Husaby, never went to he'd on
those nights without keeping on at least
his leather breeches and laying stout
birch stick on the bed beside him. IF
have such apretty daughter, = said old
Canute, st must know how to take
care Of her,
Thor Nesset was only the son Of a
poor cottager, and yet folks said that it
was he who went oftenest to visit the
farmer s daughter at Husaby. OF course
old Canute was not pleased to hear this.
He said it was not true; that, at any
rate, he had not seen him there. Still
they smiled and whispered to each 9th
er that if he only bad thoroughly
searched the hayloft, whittier Aslang
had many an errand, he would have
found Thor there.
Spring came, and Aslang went up the
mountain with the cattle. And now,
when the heat Of the day hung over the
valley, the rocks rose clear and cool
through the SUMS misty rays, the cow
bells tinkled, the shepherds dog barked,
Aslang sang her ''jodel" songs and
blew the cowhorn, all the young men
felt their hearts grow sore and heavy
as they gazed upon her beauty. And
on the first Saturday evening, one after
another, they crept up the hill. But
they came down again quicker than
they had gone up, for at the top stood a
man who kept guard, receiving each
one who came up with such warm
reception that he all his life long re-
membered the words that accompanied
the action, Come up here again, and
there will be still more in store for
you'll
All the young fellows could arrive at
but one conclusion-that there was only
one man in the whole parish who had
such fists, and that man was Thor Mes
set. And all the rich farmers dauRh.
tiers thought it was too bad that this
cottager's son should stand highest in
Aslang Husaby s favor.
Old Canute thought the same when
he heard about it all and said that IL
there were no one else who could help
him he would do it himself. Now,
Canute was certainly getting on in
years. Still, although he was past so,
he often enjoyed a good wrestling match
with his eldest son whenever time in
doors fell heavily on his hands. #
There was but one path up to the
mountain belonging to Husaby, and it
went straight through the farm garden.
Next Saturday evening as Thor was on
his way to the mountain, creeping care
fully across the yard, hurrying as soon
as he was well past the farm buildings,
. man ddenly rushed at him.
What do you want with me?'' asked
Thor and hit him such q blow in the
face that sparks danced before his eyes
You will soon learn that, = said
some one else behind him and gave him
great blow ia the hack e f fha , nacl..s
That was Aslanp's brother e->'-,.|s
And here's the third man y, sa;as o,a
Canute and attacked him also 49,
The pprpafo,. %1,n
was Thor's strength. He was supple as
willow and hi n,,+ 81,
He dived, and he dncked Mhanayar !
blow fell, it missed him. and s. han nom, r,,,
expected it he Womb deal s,oe1 .,,a
He stopped down. he sprannp on one side.
but for all that he cot ! 3 terrible thrash.
ing. Old Canute said aftarwanl that
he had never fought with ! h : al
low. They kept & ~ nnt;l hiooi, [1 "a.
gan to flow. Then Cannta cr;ad ont
.stopl' Then he added IS ! croal1ine