The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-25

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Nh,n She had been a COOL tiur lons,or
with the troll. She made Ras.r w,f, t,,~
work ope day wb;lr tbn tr,il ,,... ,.,,
cook the eldest of bar siS.crs. nnr b"r
head ON and ,mcarel bor Min M st,,r
from the nor. MS she had soon thn. n.tr.,u H..
with tllr roat. and in,mndi,t,.I, L,,. i 49,,
came to lie again. The rirl DION nrrssrJ
her down into a sack mi a I;,tin f,,d ~,
the ton and ms snon rs tba trou ,,,r.
home said to him.
"My dear. | want Won to go homo f.,
nv mother again with rttls f,od
know she's both hungry and thirsty noor
thing. ana she's all hv hrrsrlf t,o Rut
you must on no account look into tho
sack"
So he said that he wonld on with If
and he would not look into tLe sacI, pi.
ther. But when he had ronc mart If tho
way he said. This sack gcfs awf,lIv
boavv" md whom bc boJ .,..r, f,,.tI,,',
still he said that he would look for him
self what there was in II However
good her ewes are. she cant SEQ mn, nov.
said he to himself Rnt inst ,s he was
going to omen il the Girl in tbn socl, called
out:
Il sec Won still, SEQ Won stiIIw
"Bother tho eves in vour hnod and
YOU. too" said the TROLL for bc sunnosed
that il was She in the mountain who
c?llcd out. He did not dare ia trv tn
look into if again. but he corriod tho socl,
to the mother rs fast rs he could and
when he came to the door he threw thr
sack in. saving: "Therc's some food from
your daughter. and she's all rirht. You
NAV make your mind easy about that"
So when the girl had been in the NOM
tain some time longer she did the same
thing with the other sister-nut ber head
on, smeared her with the stuff from the
not and stuffed her into tbo socl, Rut
this time she put over her as much rold
and siIycr rs thorn was room for ord
Just at the top She placed n little food
"My dear" She said TO the troll 81
want YOU to 90 home to nv mother again
with a little food but don't lool, into tbn
sack"
So the troll said he would willingly helm
her and promised. too. that he wouId nor
look into the sack. But when he had
gone part of the way he Thought if oot
very heavy, and when he had ,,ono FAR
ther still he could not carry il: no must
nut if down and rest He was +bon inst
going to loose the band and looI, info the
sack when the girl inside called ont.
Il see you still. see you stillr'
Bother YOUR ewes and Won. foo" said
the troll. and he did not dare to attcmpt
to look into the sack again. but made all
the haste hc could and rorripd tho socI.
straight to the mother. When he came
to the door, he threw it right in. saving:
"There's some food from your daughter
and she's all right. You NAV make vcnr
mind easy about that"
When the Girl had been there \ Good
time longer. the troll said one dov that hn
was going out. So the Girl slammed
that she was very i'll and whimpered and
complained.
"It's no good YOUR coming home before
II o'clock" said she. 'for | cannot get
dinner earlier than that. | am so wretch
ed and ILL.,"
But as soon rs the troll was gone sho
stuffed her clothes full of straw and set
the straw girl in the corner hv thn bcortb
with a stick in its hand so that if looked
Just as if she herself were standing thcre
Then she hastcned home and got y
sportsman with gun TO 90 with her into
her mothers cottage.
When it was - o'clock or about that
the troll came home.
Bring the dinner" said he TO the
straw girl. But she never answered
Bring the dinner. | saw" said tho