. St. Nicholas [serial]. I9I&.] THE WONDER-BOX 231 Meanwhile, how were matters going with RichPeter? Well, it did nt take half a look for RichPeter to see that matters were better than well What shall we wish for first ? said theprovost. Oh, thus and so, said Rich Peter. • -. MV, BUT HERE ARE TKEASUKES WOKTH THE FINDING! SAID H.\XS. with Happy Hans. Humph ! said he, as herubbed his nose, we shall see ! So one day,rap, tap, fa/>, —there was Rich Peter at the doorof Happy Hans. Good day to you. Brother, said Rich Peter. Good day to you. Brother, said Happy Hans. Then a plate was laid at the t


. St. Nicholas [serial]. I9I&.] THE WONDER-BOX 231 Meanwhile, how were matters going with RichPeter? Well, it did nt take half a look for RichPeter to see that matters were better than well What shall we wish for first ? said theprovost. Oh, thus and so, said Rich Peter. • -. MV, BUT HERE ARE TKEASUKES WOKTH THE FINDING! SAID H.\XS. with Happy Hans. Humph ! said he, as herubbed his nose, we shall see ! So one day,rap, tap, fa/>, —there was Rich Peter at the doorof Happy Hans. Good day to you. Brother, said Rich Peter. Good day to you. Brother, said Happy Hans. Then a plate was laid at the table for RichPeter, and he tucked beneath his napkin as fine ameal as ever might be had at the mayors house. Ahem ! began Rich Peter, when the meal wasfinished. But that was only the beginning, andthe end was just this: that fromHans and his good wife he gotthe whole story of the pewtercasket. Then Rich Peter rode off totown, and rap, tap. /a/ —thistime it was at the door of theprovosts house. When Rich Peter and theprovost got their heads together, only this couldcome of it, that Happy Hans must give up thepewter casket. Yes, that was what the provostsaid when he came to Hanss house the next course when the provost said this, Hans knewthere were no two way


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