Year: 1879

see IL the others were still really hang
ing there.


But while he went and peered up into
the trees, the youth jumped down and
took his OK and went off with 1t. When
the man came back and found his OK
gone, he was in a sad plight, and,as any
one might know without being told, he
began to cry and bemoan, but at last he
came to take 1t easier, and SO he
thought:


" There's no other help for 1t than to
go home and take the third OK without
my DANES knowing it, and to try and
drive good bargain with 1t, so that
may get good sum of money for it,"


So he went home and set off with the
OK, and as his old dame knew never
word about the matter. But the robbers
knew all about it, and they said to the
youth, that, if he could steal this OK as
he had stolen the other two, then he
should be master over the whole band.
Well, the youth set off, and ran into the
wood; and as the man came up with
his OK he set up dreadful believing,
just like a great OK in the wood. When
the man heard that, you can think how
glad he was, for it seemed to him
that he knew the voice of his big bull
lock, and he thought that now he should
find both of them again SO he tied up
the third OK, and ran off from the road
to look for them in the wood but mean
time the youth went off with the third
OK.


Now when the man came back and
found that he had lost this OK too, he
was SO wild that there was no end to
his grief. He cried and roared and beat
his breast, and, to tell the truth, it
was many days before he dared to go
home; for he was afraid lest his old
dame should kill outright on the spot.


AS for they robbers, they were not
very well pleased either, when they had
to own that the youth was master over
the whole band.


So one day they thought they would
try their hands at something which he
was not man enough to do; and they all
sat off together, every man except Jack
of them, and left him alone at home
Now, the first thing that he did when
they were all we'll clear of the house,
was to drive the oxen out to the road, 60
that they might run back to the man
from whom he had stolen them; and
| right glad was he to see them; SO you
20 l. oil lxal lxa
which the robbers had, and loaded them
with the best things that he could lay
his hands on-gold and silver and clothes
and other fine things and then he bads
the old dame to greet the robbers when
they came back, and to thank them for
him, and to say that now he was sitting
off on his travels; and that they would
hard work to find him again; and with
that, off he started.


After good bit he came to the roat
along which he was going when he fel
among the robbers and when he go
near home, and could see to his father
cottage, he put on uniform which h,
had found among the clothes taken from
the robbers, and which was made JUS
like generals. So he drove up to tn,
door as If he were any other great man
After that he went in and asked if h
could have lodging. No, that he coult
not at any price.


However, should be able," said th,
man, to make room in my house fo
such a fine gentleman-I who scare,
have rag to lie upon, and miserabl,
rags too !"


" You were always a stingy ole
hunks" said the youth, and so yol
are still, when you won't take you
own son in"


What you my son ~ said the man


Don't you know me again ?" sal,
the youth. Well, after q little while h,
knew him again.


But &hat have you been turning you
hand to, that you have made yoursel
SO great man in such haste 2'' aske,
the man.


"Oh, I'll soon tell you,'' said tn
youth. 8 You said / might take to an,
trade chose, and SO I bound myself ap
prentice to some thieves and robbers AN,
now I've served out my time, and an
became Master Thief.'


Now there lived a Squire close by Il
his fathers cottage, and he had grea
house, and such heaps of money, tina
he could not tell how much he had. III
had daughter too, and smart an