The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-06

yards away, and tied his horse to a
tree in clump by the wayside, and
when they came near to the mill ne
made a circuit and approached from
the side, and creeping along the house
hid himself behind a large water butt.
which stood just under the window, and
from that spot he could hear what
passed inside the house, although he
could not See But Osra rode up 10 the
'front.' or the mill, as she had been ac-
customed to do, and, getting down from
her horse, walked up to the door. The
mlller's cart stood in the yard Of the
nlll, but the horse was not in the
shafts. and neither the miller nor any
BODY else was TO BE seen about, and
the door Of the house was shut.
He must be waiting al the church -
said she. But I viii look in and make
sure Indeed, I feel half afraid to
meet him" And her heart was beating
rapidly and her face was rather pale
as she walked up TO the door for she
feared what the miller might do in the
passion of his disappointment on learn
ing who she was and that she could
not be his wife. 81 hope the GOO
crowns will comfort him." she said, as
she laid her hand on the latch of the
door; and she sighed-her heart being
heavy for the miller, and maybe a lit
tie heavy also for the guilt that lay
on her conscience for having deceived
him.
Now. when she lifted the latch and
opened the door, the sight that met her
eyes was this: The table was strewn
with the remains of q brave dinner;
two burnt-out pipes lay beside the
plates. A smaller table was i'm front
of the fire; on it stood a very large
jug. entirely empty. but bearing signs
of having been full mot so long ago;
and on either side Of it, each in an
armchair. sat the priest OF the village
and the miller Of Hofbrau and both
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and snoring somewhat as they slept
The princess. smitten by remorse at
this spectacle, said softly:
Poor fellow, he grew weary OF walt
ing, and hungry, and was compelled to
take his dinner; and, like the kind man
he IS. he has entertained the priest and
kept him here. so that no time should
be lost when I arrived. Indeed, I am
afraid the poor man loves me very
much. Well, miller or lord or prince
they are all the same. Heigh-ho! Why
did 7 deceive him?" And she walked
up 10 the miller's chair and leant over
the back of it, and lightly touched his
red cap with her fingers; and he put
up his hand and brushed with it, az
though he brushed away a fly, but gave
no other sign of waking.
Then the king called softly, from be
hind the water-butt under the win
dow:
'Is he there. Osra? Is he there?"
The poor man has fallen asleep IN
WEAKNESS" she answered. "But the
priest is here. ready to marry us. Oh,
Rudolf, 1 am so sorry for what I have
done"
At this moment the miller of Hofbrau
sat up in his chair and gave a great
sneeze- and by this sound the priest
also was awakened. Osra came for
ward and stood between them. The
miller looked at her, and then he looked
across to the priest and said:
1T is she, father. She has come"
The priest rubbed his hands together,
and smiled uncOmfOrtab bly,
We waited two hours" said he
glancing at the clock. See, it is
o'clock now"
4 am sorry you waited so long"
said OsraI but I could not come be-
fore. And-and now that l am come,
I cannot