Year: 1859

gar but in truth the pot got them from
thaI baron's , possy-bo1. Now the baron,
being great .miseF, went every day to


hia mousy-box and counted his money,


and he Vas sorely ysxed and troubled


when every dsy ne found something
Wong. There must be some one who


has false key, he thought; 40 then the


next night he hid himself behiud the


curtain and watched. Presently he


heard low knocking, and peeping out


he saw the window open with its own &c


cord and little copper pot en- three legs
come. 1t Knocked With its handle on the


money-box and the lid aew open, ,oand the


pot scrspcd into itself sople money, and
jumped out at the window, and the lid


and window shut Of their own Accord
"Well," said the baron, ''this beats CAT.


fer Clmch's cat y But the next night


the baron was on watch again, and as
soon IS the pot had collected the money
it wanted, he laid hold Of il by one Lex,
and he thought that now the thief was
caught. But 10 and behold! the pot was
stronger than he was, and dragged him
across the room up TO the window, and If
he had not let 90 it, leg, it would surely
have flown of with him. "Oh just you
wal. MY good pot" said the baron, "you
have got away this time but you shall
not make fool Of me again" '....'


The next night, as soon as ever the
pot bad enteredt the room on its three cop
per legs and scraped together the money,
the baron. who was stout heavy man,
elapped himself down upon it. and burst
ing out laughing, said in taunting tone,
"Now my lad, let US see what you can
dow .fpr....s.u..,..


But the pot minded him no more than
it he had been feather, and while baron
was fain to hold tight on BY its0 sides,
few out of the window with him over
field and meadow, over stock and stone
did not stop until it stood below the Wild
ow's chimney piece, .. .......... 81
Q "Why, what has come with the pot"
cried the widow; Sit has brought the
baron" and she aud her son were terri
bly, frightened when they saw the baron
sitting there among the ashes.


As soon as the barcn had recovered
breath enough to speak he exclaimed.
ooh you wicked woman, | will have YOU
and your son hung or burnt. So it is
your pot that has been robbing me every
day aud breaking open my money. box"


In vain the widow and Holgar protest.
ed that they knew not whore the pot got
the things it brought them. There the
baron sat boiling with passion and refus-
ing to listen to word. "Hold fast not"
said Holgar, when he saw the baron try.
ing to get up. "lf you mean to revenge
yourself in that manner, you shall sit
there forever" No sooner had he said
it than the baron found himself so tight
ly glued to the pot that he could not,
though he tried with all his might, get
free Of it. He tugged and .ugged until
he and the pot had both rolled over the
floor together, and he and his mother
stood laughing until their sides ached -
When the baron found that all his
strengh was Of no use, he stopped rolling
abont, aud said, "let me 60, good people,
and | will not punish you at ALL"


"That viii not do" said Hclgar; I
will have the lease Of my fathers former
house and you must supply me with
hcrses and cows, and sheep. and all things
necessary for farm" No. no" roar
ed the baron writhing and twisting him
self as he spcke--''Nc, that never will,
l will die frstv


"Ah well." said Holgar, "never is a
long day. You may sit there and think
about it" So he put on his hat and
went out of doors. But he had hardly been
gone above quarter of an hour, when
his mother came running after him and
called him back; and as soon az the baron
saw him, he told him he would consent
to all he asked. Then Holgar sent for
some of the neighbors, and put it all down
on paper, and made the baron sign it,
and told him he might get up and go
home as soon as he pleased


So he arose and slunk home, quite
ashaped Of himself, and grinding his
teeth for very anger, and vowing venge.
anoe however be was afraid of Holgar
and his pot, 80 that he thought it best TO
keep his word, aud let him and his moth
er alone for the future. Perhaps had he
known the truth he might have behaved
less decently, for the very day he fulfilled
his contract, and put Holgar and his
mother in possession Of , farm. the copper
pot greatly to Holgar's grief disappeared
But no doubt he was better without it,
for odd ways Of getting things are gener
ally wrong, and the enchanted pot might
not always have been SO discreet as to
have taken only what justly belonged to
his mother, aud 80 might in the end have
brough them into sad trouble and dis
grace. Black,ooods Magazine.


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