Year: 1873




historical persons, churches and manors,
of hills, of fields and bottomless moors
sayings from the days Of the great
plague, from the time of war and peace.
The sayings live in books and on the
tongues Of the people; they fly far about
like flock of birds, but still are as
different from one another as the thrush
is from the owl, as the woodpigeon from
the gull. Listen to me and I will tell
you some of them.


THE GENEROUS SOLDIER.


1t happened one evening in days Of
yore, when the enemy were pillaging
the Danish country, that battle had
been fought and won by the Danes,
and many killed and wounded lay on
the field of battle One of these, an
enemy, had lost both legs by shot.
A Danish soldier, standing near by. had
just taken out bottle filled with beer,
and was about to put it to his mouth,
when the badly wounded man asked
him for a drink. AS he stopped to
hand him the bottle, the enemy dis
charged his pistol at him, but the shot
missed. The soldier drew his bottle
back again, drank half of it, and gave
the remaining half to his enemy, only
saying: You rascal, now you will only
get half of it,"


The King afterwards hearing of this,
granted the soldier and his defendants
an armorial bearing of nobility, on
which was painted half6lled bottle in
memory of his deed.


THE KIND YOUNG LADY.


There is a legend about poor young
fellow, named Paul Vendelbo, who be-
came great and honored man. He
was born in Jutland, and had striven
and studied so we'll that he got through
the examination as student, but felt a
still greater desire to become a soldier
and stroll about in foreign countries.
One day he walked with swo young
comrades. who were we'll of, along the
ramparts of Copenhagen, and talked to
them of his desire. He stopped sud-
denly, and looked up at the window of
the Professors house, where young
girl was seated, whose beauty had as
tonished him and the two others. Per.
ceiving how he blushed, they said in a
joke. "Go in to her, Paul, and if you
get voluntary kiss from her at the
window. 80 that We can see it, we will
give you money for travelling, that you
may go abroad and see if fortune is
more favorable for you there than at
home.


Paul Vendelbo entered into the house
and knocked at the parlor door.


MY father is net at home," said the
young girl.


"Do not be angry with me !" he an.
swered, and the blood rushed up into
his cheeks. "It is not your father 1
want? ?" And now he told her frankly
and heartily his wish to try the world
and acquire an honorable name: he
told of his two friends who were stand
ing in the street, and promised him
money for travelling on the condition
that she should voluntarily give him a
kiss at the open window and he looked
at her with such an open, honest and
frank face, that her anger disappeared.


1T is not right to you to speak such
words to chaste maid," said she, "but
you look 80 honest, l will not hinder
your fortune!" And she led him to
the window and gave him kiss.


His friends kept their promise, and
furnished him with money. He went
into the service Of the Gar, fought in
the battle Of Pultowa, and acquired
name and honor. Afterward, when
Denmark needed him, he returned home,
and became mighty man of the army
and Of the Kings council. One day