Part 33 (1/2)

Thereupon he took from his pocket a handkerchief, and made ready to tie it about the fisher at all?” said the fisherle feather?”

”No”

”Well, then,” said the fisherman, ”I wish I'd not cohtly around his eyes, and then he was as blind as a bat

”Now,” said the oldover what you feel and hold fast”

The fisherman reached down his hand, and there felt the back of so over it, and whisk! whizz!

off he shot through the air like a sky-rocket Nothing was left for hihtly with hands and feet and to hold fast On they went, and on they went, until, after a great while, whatever it was that was carrying hiround, and there the fisherht hione

The old man whipped the handkerchief off his eyes, and there the fisherman found hi to be seen but water upon one side and rocks and naked sand upon the other

”This is the place for you to cast your nets,” said the oldat all”

The fishered theain, but neither ti But the third ti that weighed as heavy as lead He pulled and pulled, until by-and-by he dragged the load ashore, and what should it be but a great chest of wood, blackened by the sea-water, and covered with shells and green ician had come to fish for

Froolden key, which he fitted into a key-hole in the side of the chest He threw back the lid; the fisherman looked within, and there was the prettiest little palace that man's eye ever beheld, all made of mother-of-pearl and silver-frosted as white as snow The old ician lifted the little palace out of the box and set it upon the ground

Then, lo and behold! a row for all the world like a soap-bubble, until it stood in the ht with the lights of a thousand wax tapers, and the sound offrom within

Hardly could the fisher when another happened The old ician took off his clothes and his face--yes, his face--for all the world as though it had been ato the fisherht ofopen with a blaze of light, and there stood hundreds of noblemen, all clad in silks and satins and velvets, hen they saw the

Leading the way, they brought the two through halls and chanificent than the other, until they came to one that surpassed a hundredfold any of the others

At the farther end was a golden throne, and upon it sat a lady ht as diaold She caician, and when the twoon Then she brought him to the throne and seated hi time very earnestly

nobody said a word to the fisher about him like an owl ”I wonder,” said he to hiive a body a bite to eat by-and-by?” for, to tell the truth, the good supper that he had co at his insides, and he longed for soood and warm to fill the empty place But tiht to stay his stomach

By-and-by the clock struck twelve, and then the tho sat upon the throne arose The beautiful lady took theto those who stood around, said, in a loud voice, ”Behold him who alone is worthy to possess the jewel of jewels! Unto hiive it, and with it all power of powers!” Thereon she opened a golden casket that stood beside her, and brought thence a little crystal ball, about as big as a pigeon's egg, in which was soician took the crystal ball and thrust it into his bosouess, and if you do not know I shall not tell you

Then for the first time the beautiful lady seemed to notice the fisherman She beckoned hi a chest The chief treasurer opened it, and it was full of bags of gold money ”Hoill you have it?” said the beautiful lady

”Have what?” said the fisherman

”Have the pay for your labor?” said the beautiful lady

”I will,” said the fisherman, promptly, ”take it in my hat”