The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-12-11

Count Raius, u yen would dad Jour
iortuue see thss roa aises-. nothing, how
ever small aud worthless II msy seem.
Great walls are made Of little bucks
Aud the oouut remembered The ~, ins,
be suse Nurse Deborah wsss wise womsp
and never sail anything Tor naught,
Count Il ius lived In a desulnte old cas-
tle on the top Of mountain, All the
mountain was covered with Ice aud snow
so that be bad hard work in going down
to avoid a tumble in the black. deep 70
vine A thousand isei below aud at the
base OF toe mountain wAs athi,k forest.
through ahioh he mast pass before he
could reach the road that lsd 10 The
tolt,,
What oant be cured must be endured.
however, ssld the count to himself as he
walked down tae mountain.
Ga the way down be saw hanging op
bush 40 old hat that looked Ne II 1t bad
been dropped there by some poor person
passing th,i way, A scrnbby old bat
enough II looked, bat the oonnt remem
bered his nArse's saying, and, picking II
up, pm, it 10 his pocket, Hardly had be
done so when su ugly little man started
out iIom bshiud tree.
Bring back that batl soresmod the little
man. What are you robbing honest
folks for2
Honest min answered the oount, laugh
ing, II that bat ia yours how happened
II that ii was hanging on tree instead OF
On your hesdf Aud 10 fit OF mischief
he PIT the hat on his own head. 1t lls
me very we'll. said he. l have taken
fancy to the hat my friend.
Oh. you mske game OF me. do your
cried the little man In rage aud began
TO run after the coant.
That was not much matter, for the
count was IN excellent runner, but pres
emily BIO found ths. the little man instead
Of running on two legs, like himself,
turned round and round on one leg and
that he cJul go 10 that way two miles 10
the counts one, More than that. the
count came presently to the forest, and
there 1t was nearly os dark ss midnight.
He stumbled ebout snd as he did 90
heard the wood elves laughing at him.
A fig for nnrae and her sdvicel be said
10 = rage, What did | want with that
old hstp | only wish | was ont OF the
forest.
He had not time 10 finish the sentence.
for the moment be said IL be felt himself
lifted up 10 the air. and clearing the en-
tire forest at ono lamp, there he was on
the other side, walking along this road
thst led 10 the CITY.
That is very odd, he said TO himself,
snI rubbed his eyee and nose 10 zee II be
we're dreaming.
Il would be yery comfortable. he said
10 himself. TO Get ones wishes NJ easily
as that. II couli say now. wish my
supper would have come on, Of the bush.
and thereon Il 40 srloip. with = bottle VI
vine. should prsnce ont -
Bat before be could get the words
ont OF bis month out came a noble sirloin
OF steak with knife aud fork on silver
dish and b Tile OF read wine. marching
along ssdatsly. aud planted themselves
bsiors him
This II wond .rIul. cried The couot bat
since 1t costs 80 little | wish also for
some salmon, d which ] sm very fond.
. dIsh Of psriti Iges and o bisket Of fruit
In'tanlly the b nshs OF tbs tree under
which be was standing bent down toward
him. aud be saw hsngips from them sci
mon. baskets Of ituit snl psttridges,
Hello. here Is wonderful bearing OF
irnill said lhs count lrusbing. II the
tree does such tbioss 10 the winter, what
would they no! do In the summerf
Bot all this tins IL never came into his
stupid pate that the old hat on his head
bad anything to do With these wonders,
When be had eaten and drunk 10 bis
satisfaction, be said TO binsslf, / Wish
knew which oi the two rosds al the an
gle there le.ds 10 the court OFT wbisk
ed sfqai,rel ifam anong some .lopes.
T.ke that 10 10 the right; said the
'q1irrsl. scsmI riog up the tree.
The counl stared after biu. With his
mouth 90 vide open that Mister Squirrel
might have jampej down II 10 chose.
Why. the tqarfels talk rather ttsn
that should 20, hsfs ny Wish, | wish
] bad Zoe trrs- kuev hos look
ed. have Dot - u myself since left
home. and one Sls1ss to be deeeu u
court.
iaslsnily pfAueed opt horse from
an opg the tfess. s,ddlsd aud bridled md
tesdJ to moutt
A, the ssms ~ aaat be heard come
ropius iili'rins, Dii yon ever zee tueb
shocking bad h,if li- bel
The coont pollsd q the bat std thrtw
Il 10 the .osd
] osp .ifb for doe new one, s.id be.
Boz. 60. yon c,b'i. Jou blockhssd, DO.
you esn',l cried The little msn 90 ols leg.
lpmpipg oot snd dsneipg sround him
Ttsi vas The wisLias bet. snd you tsvs
tbfovn IL sss,l
oa. deal Why did DOT my nurse tell
nsi ismertsd the BOBBY Of eoabl Bat
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