El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-13

basket he set IL down. Immediately
she called for 4 dinner to be placed be-
fore them. and 50 Sumptuous Il repast
Immediately was in the basket that the
woman embraced the boy for joy.
So all went well for :; long time.
One day. however. Il duke rode by
with "A large train of followers
.Go out and ask the duke to dine
with u.s.
The 10y went to obey. ard when he
delivered his message the duke laugh
ed but turning To his men he said:
Go you with the lad. and l hope you
may dine WELL
Then with Il laugh. he rode on. The
men did not wish to accompany the
peasant hoy. for the hut looked so poor
that they expected like fare.
What was their surprise. then. to see
a feast spread tit for IL king and so
plentiful that Il host might have eaten
and still much have remained untouch-
ed Then they seated themselves with
hearty good will. But they watched
closely the two poor people. Soon they
perceived how everything was supplied
from the basket. and the leader deter
mined to possess it for themselves.
He dispatched one of his followers To
procure IL basket like the magic one.
and when the boy and his mother We're
away they exchanged the two. Soon
afterward they departed.
The woman. however. unaware OF
the trick that had been played upon
her. threw all the remainder of the
banquet away. For she thought what
was so easily obtained was not worth
caring for.
Next day. therefore. when she went
to the basket, as usual, she obtained no
response to her request. Enraged
again. she turned to the boy and said:
..Go back to- the wind and tell him
want my flour or payment for it."
And when the boy protested she took
the stick again and belabored him with
It. So he went again to the home of
the winds and repeated his story
Pear notr the South Wind said.
take this cask. and when the witch
dares to strike you again say, Five.
come out OF the cask and punish her ."
So the boy returned home.
Here. mother. is II cask in place OF
the basket
What do | want with a casky And
I'm Il terrible rage she came toward the
boy with the stick in her hand. But
he darted behind the cask ana cried:
give, come out of the caSk and pun
! ish her."
4 Immediately five great fellows sprang
forth and gave the old witch woman
such n thrashing as she really deserved.
When the boy thought her sufficient
~ punished. he listened to her cries for
mercy and cried:
Five. go back to the cask-' and i'm
mediatciy the five men disappeared.
Then again all went well for n long
time. The temper of the witch was
much improved. indeed so much SO
that she became almost human. and
the hoy led a happy life-for him.
But one day the mother said:
Go to the duke and demand the
basket from him
so | will" the young peasant said,
and he departed.
When he reached the palace. he said
10 the servants:
Tell the duke to come out and fight
NE or return me my basket
Right werrily did the nobleman
laugh AT This brave challenge. but he
sent word whore ne would meet the
peasant on the morrow TO fight So
quickly home ran the lad. and on the
morrow he came with his cask.
Soon the duke appeared with many
servants. and having commanded that
tho boy should he thrashed for his inso-
lcnce his men stepped forward to seize
him
But they We're too late. No sooner
did the peasant see their motive than
t,., n Il
Five TO each one Of them ont OF the
cask.'
oh. what a time there was then, A
veritable army raised in an instant OF
time, And how the great fellows whip
ped the dukes men and the duke him
self till they all begged for mercy.