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

river IS q mill, kept, In the days of
King Rudolf the Third. by a. sturdy
wfellow who lived there all alone. The
king knew him. having alighted at his
house for draught of beer as he rode
hunting; and it was of him the king
spoke when he said to the queen;
There is, I believe. but one man in
zEle country whom Osra could not
move. and that is the miller OF Hof-
brau-" But, though he addressed the
queen, IL was his sister at whom he
aimed the speech. The princess her
self was sitting by, and when she
heard the king she said:
I'm truth do not desire to move any
man. What but trouble comes of it?
Yet who is this milIef?'
The kingstaid her where the miller
might be found. and he added: IF
you convert him 10 the love of wom-
an, you. shaSl hstHG the finest bracelet
IN Streslau,''
There is noihit,:,. sire, so remote
from my thoughts or desire, as to con-
vert your miller said Osra scorn-
fully.
And in this. al the moment. she
spoke truthfully; bat being left alone
Tor some days at the Castle of Zenda,
which is but a few miles distant from
Hofbrau, she found time hanging very
heavily~on her hands; indeed, she did
not know what to do with herself for
WEAKNESS; and so, for this reason and
none other at all. one day she ordered
groom into the forest. Coming, as the
morning went on TO A wide road, she
asked the groom where it led to. ITO
fiOfbrau, madam" he answered. at is
rot more than mile further on.
Osra waited for q few moments; then
she said: Il will ride on and see the
village, for ] have been told that II is
pretty Wait here till I return" And
she rode on, smiling a little, and with
q delicate tint Of color in her cheeks
BEFORE long 10 "a IA NJ
the mill on the river; and, coming to
the mill. she saw the miller sitting
before his door. smoking a long pipe,
and she called out to him, asking him
TO sell her glass of milk
You can have it for the asking"
said the miller. He was a good look
ing, fair fellow, and wore a scarlet
cap. There is a pail of it just inside
the door behind me-" Yet he did not
rise, but lay there. lolling Iuxuriously
in the sun. For he did not know Osra.
never having Seen to Streslau in his
life. and to Zenda three or four times
only, and that when the Princes. was
not there. Moreover-though this. as
must be allowed, is not to the purpose
afield
Being answered in this manner. and
at the same time desiring the milk, the
Princess had no choice but 10 dis
mount This she did, and passed bv
the miller. pausing a moment to look
at him with bright, curious eyes that
flashed from under the brim OF her
wide trimmed, feathered hat; but the
miller blinked IaziIy up at the sun and
took no heed of her.
Osra passed on. found the pail.
poured up a cup of milk and drank it
Ihen, retilling the cup, she carried it
10 the miller.
viii you not have some?' said sba
with a smile.
I was too lazy to get tt said the
miller, and he held out his harS5 but
aid not otherwise change his position.
Osra brow was puckercd and her
Cheek nuShed as she knelt down. hold
\ ing the cup of milk so that the miller
! could reach it. He took and drained
NJ, gave 1t back to her. and put his pine
III. his mouth again. Osra sat down bv
him and watched him. He puffed and
DIlnked away, never so much as look
ing at her.
What have you for dinner?" asked
she presently
"A piece of cold pie" said he
cry
Would you not like # better hot7"
Oh ay. but I cannot weary myself
with heating il.
II will heat it." said the princess.
and, rising. she went into the house and
made Up the fire, which was almost
burnt out; then she heated the pie and
set the room in order and laid the
table and drew large jug Of beer from
ne cask. Next she placed the arm
chair ready for the miller and put the
jug by IT; then she filled a pipe from
the bowl of tobacco and set a cushion
IN the chair. And all this while sba
hummed tune, and from time to time
smiled gayly. Lastly she arranged a
chair by the elbow of the miIler'S chair
then she went out and told him that
his dinner was ready, and he stumbled
10 his feet with a sigh of laziness and
walked before her into the house.
May 7 ~ cried she
"Ay. there is enough for two said
the miller OF Hofbrau without looking
round
So she followed him in He sank into
The armchair and sat there for a mo-
ment surveying the room. which was
50 neat, and the table so dainti1y laid
and the pie SO steaming hot. And he
Sighed saying:
1T was like this before poor mother
died" and he fell to on a great por-
ton OF pie with which Osra had piled
his plate.
When he had finished eatfng-wbicb
thing did not happen for some time
she held the jug while he took q long
draught; then she brought a coal in the
tongs and held il while he lit his pipe
from it; then she sat down by him. For
several moments he pulled and then at
last he turned his head and looked ar
Princess Osra. and she dropped her
long lashes and cast down her eyes and
next she lifted her eyes and glanced
for an instant at the miller; and finally
she dropped her eyes again and muir
INJURED shyly: What is it, sir? Why
do you look at me?"
You seem 10 be handy wench, " OBJ
served the miller 1.-The pie was steam
ing hot, and yet was not burnt; the
beer WAS we'll frothed, but not shaken
nor thickened, and the pipe draws we'll
Where does your father dwell?"
He is dead, SIR said the Princess
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