Show THE GIFTS broin the buo ouo almo tharo was a poor who with bior sail used to 0 o aro unil and had neither a crumb of food nor a stick ot fuel at at birst she went through iho aci nci sli lionhood lio and ailio camo to alo city niter sno aitt froia lionso to bouso she caino to iho of alio burgomaster a ciuc plod mau ono f the boil in ihu city aiu was married to 0 the merchant As biad no other children but one dan ator this little fairl was alio pel and darani darl ni and tharo ans too good for her when ahn poor boy camo his mother the little pirl became with li imand the saw that letcy acro fi so lie took luo boy might have him for a playmate well thuy played together anil themselves together and and went to school and acro always good and boroc tl sa brcci one alny when iho wife was standing bj tho window tho as they went to school sho saw was a or large in alio elicit and that alio boy birst carried tho basket over alic point and alien coining back little irl over when setting glicr down he kissed lor thai sight ma dc her angry Is such a good for nothing young one to kisa our daughter and wo tho lost people in said sho alio husband tried his best to restrain her saying thit no ono know children acro to iho or what might happen to his own that this was an honest good boy and tant often a largo arco camo from a little twig hut no it was no matter cither what lie was or what ho might become bod know if penury was coming to honor and ono who wn coined for a would never lie a dollar though ho might shine like a golden said tho burgomasters burg wilo and ho should not ron iain was autor nn bcd to get rid of him s was no help for jt alio bur scot bani away to be cabin boy lor a merchant who had como thither ath a but told hia difo clial lie had sold tho boy for tobacco before ho went away however the daughter of ihu burgomaster broke her ling in two and aavo him half that if alicy ever met again they might know cac li other then the ship sailed and carried tho boy to n distant eitai A clergyman had lately come there who was such a cicat preacher that every body bad to go to church and hear him so on sunday alio llio people of alio ship must go and bear him too and they left tho boy alone on the ship while ho was cooking and setting alio llio table ho heard some ono hal lubing on abo opposite of a sound close by and taking a boat lie went over lie found it was an old woman alio had boon doing alio ing well said she hero I 1 have been standing a bundled years sli outing and hallowing hallooing hallo and trying to get across thu t aund but nobody giai heard and answered me uncil you when you have ferried mo over yon shall have your kiy baid sho made t lie boy go with her to her sister alio lived in cloe by and ask for the old cloth which liy on abo cupboard shelf well when lie arrived there and the troll woman found out thil ho had helped her sister across alio llio bound she baid lie have whatever hu wished 0 I 1 do not anything but tho old cloth that leiis on tho cupboard ahelf eaid alio boy 1 l ou daiil not think of that without help said alio llio troll woman 1 board now and cook ho sunday for tho church folks said alio llio boy never mind that said theold w lahl IT you vik ati nit i shall haio I 1 stayed by that bound and shouted shout cd and hallowed hallooed hallo oed for n hundred years but know one lioard or heeded it until you alion aho made hini go with bur to tho second at aliis place ho was to ask for alio old sword which was of such a kind klinl if he nut it in lii f pocket it would become aal iuliu drew it out it would a lonsford lon sword that every nhsn lie baruck willi block cde boned fall dead and knitli alio llio eilo would once ciuro conid to life well arrived here and tho troll amuan out bluit ho help ed glicr across alio souad bo salil lio rim tt tak 0 for and could havo whatever ho liked OT I 1 do biot want but tho old w rd which rf bannon ban nou i peg fu tho cupboard daiil the bo you did of that gitlic tit help fraid tho troll como with roc said the other 1 I flood by tufit sound shouting and hallowing hallooing hallo years and ono heard or it until you you jiabo more cone iiii with inc to iny sister at lio was to ask for alio 1 old psalm book which was of such a kind that when any was ick and ho sun a gnp to tho siuk ano sick ono would nain well well when tavy arrived tharo and the troll woman beard that ho had helped her sister aero tho souad lio was obliged to accept ferriage thero loo and butula A 1 U t 1 J jd t ut U t tl 1 J old psalm book the boy yon iliin not think of that help aid tho troll woman when bo canio lown on alio anin alio folks were still at church tri edthe cloila ansta littau corner for before laid it on alic anil it wanted to sec ilo ill suro enouf appeared on it food anil a ecat deal of it binl plenty of drink iio took just taste ami lun ho flavo alio llio do ai much as ho could cit when ho folks who hail been to church came on board nain alio llio captain said Uli did yon etall tanu alio ilo iio is w full as a W laz ia asa ai 0 I 1 civo hini tho bonci boy tant was a pasil boy to think 01 ol the ilo too sam alic Cap tati then tho boy out lio cloth andena it was of food and ya 1 rinks hint tho ships pomplo had sal down to such a feast tho boy wa i iain alono ditl tho bog lits ho try alio llio sword too so lio struck tho fin with alio black edge ami it foil upon alio dock but when alio aahl struck hilti alic cdo it sprung up alaio aud its tail al ils playfellow play fellow hut be to the book ninn flioy prosperously a lon dinio tilli storm caina upon hem lasted inana days and lioy lay and drifted BO klinl flioy did not o thuy were at 1 fit alio weather cleared anci to n country far away incy know no one but eliat thoro was a great I 1 ronalo and aliat was tho cao loo for tho kinds liall tho tho lu namu blown to ibo and acu icu it boio aljo anc ahn ahll savo glicr and haik c her well iain na is no one said those who vero un on alic ilick Is no on board this hip asked tho kiny Y va 1 liello raa said thov l hl hini come too said alio kin alio boy came arid sail lc thought bo ablo to make her well alien alio llio captain lie heard alii prow so enry nud frightened that lie low around in n circle like a buin in a tar barrel ire thought alio boy pet himself into cropo which lie could not easily ct oit ait of aid snail it was not worth whilo to ciccil such childish lint alio kin said thit wil cimo anil children were of alic same i men if lio and nd liu could do t lio anit try acro jnnny who annl taj cd a il failed iio look libin alon to whai o liia wa nal alic boy sau aliu the kinds di uliter could lift glicr anni iio it cuore ind jhc could sit up in bad ami lio laid suu it alio ikird linio alm kinds hangliter dang liter wib well the kin ass so plad ih it lie wanted librn linof iid kingdom sauil his willi them the boy it bo well enough to lave halt nf tho land nud ki nun no was ins abanks lor bait lio idail promised another ho salil and coald not take tho kinga daughter si ho remained country antl half 0 alio kingdom lal ach alo tharo WAS to which the boy had to po ind ho WAS not sparing of alio llio bind adjo of lii you may family believe tho g soldini s fell like blics and alio kin was vin lorion then he hoy uy lie artud licy nil sprung up alieu nad to alio llio kin buc alcy verc omo anoro to enjoy lifo lit there were so ganv int tharo was a of fooie and alic kin would gladly alvo lenty both to cat and to drink so ie boy was to out his ulli nil abuy had lay after lii biad wilh alio kin longer ho bian tu lon for iho daughter tso aqui nn fuer ship of u ir ho anway ho arrived boore alic city where alio veil the allots ali it he vircil thundered n a way that made the aw fall crasci auy the windows in alio cily un benid alio llio bilings acro a as iila a kin and so rand wai lie that lie evou had every nail arold il was notion tho cr went down and asked if alio lord bo so good as to como down and dine with him he atod alm anil nin up to alio liu loiero sat down alic daughter and llo n efly eliy acio silting iti tho alic aliat cal aud drinking and a liina lie dropped his half of tho alu into the daughters plasa sho was not lon iu out what it meant and anakin an errand aw IV froni the slin nut it ivi fl alio other half her mother observing that something wa on alio tapis hurried after lice as fal a she could molher do you know who that h in therea said the daughter no mid the iila tobacco binl lie il tuai aum upon this alio baily ami adl ou diio bloor anil alio buroni bur oui c imo and hearil how abo matter stood it was not anich liim toils Tl ils is bothin 0 o bo nebout snail alio tobacco boy 1 I havo only come to ot bic little irl that I 1 kissed on way in and then to alic burp oina tars v itis lio s icil oscr a poor niteis niti is want il for children aru ot alio llio sanio chomoa comoa with finiw ward in free press i |