StNicholas . lowing fire. ThenRoUo, when he saw that his father had ended, said,impatiently: Is that all ? That is all of Siegfrieds smithing. For, thenext day, the envious Veliant sent him on anerrand into the forest, and he never came back tothe smithy again. Why? asked Ingeborg. Was he lost, ordid he go back to his parents at Santen ? Neither, answered the jarl. The world laybefore him, and much noble work was waitingto be done. With brave heart and willing hands,he went out to help the innocent and weak, andto punish wrong-doers wherever he might findthem. What did he do ? asked RoUo. Abou
StNicholas . lowing fire. ThenRoUo, when he saw that his father had ended, said,impatiently: Is that all ? That is all of Siegfrieds smithing. For, thenext day, the envious Veliant sent him on anerrand into the forest, and he never came back tothe smithy again. Why? asked Ingeborg. Was he lost, ordid he go back to his parents at Santen ? Neither, answered the jarl. The world laybefore him, and much noble work was waitingto be done. With brave heart and willing hands,he went out to help the innocent and weak, andto punish wrong-doers wherever he might findthem. What did he do ? asked RoUo. About the first thing that he did was to slaythe dragon of the Glittering Heath. •Tell us about it! cried all the young peoplein a breath. Not now, said the jarl, smiling. It is not avery pleasant stor)- to tell before the our good harper will sing for you again ; andthen, mayhap, he will tell you something aboutthe dragon that Siegfried slew. (To be continued.) i88i.] THE NKRVOl^S LITTLK MAN. 165. ,JhEJNlERyOUS [ITTLE MaN BY MALCOLM DOUGLAS ^i Jtsl-A^LITTLE hioJSE-ThiA^r STOOD ,J^^^ irJl/^E-[MIDDLE- OF •/\VVOOD J^>^\-LITTLEpArJA^ NJCRyOLlSTySCOjLD Qo rD-BETTEf^BUy-/\GlJNl- 0^lE?D^y•B^ID h|E : VI ?j( , Hr-J^IS LAR^E-OLQ-FASHjIONlED-f^ pAUSED•T^iE? ^i^^^A^^ ^ ?^T-CJO-OFrg,-=^P]E-f^lCHlTIjlli, ^|^&(-jT-
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