Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 96
hael, a young fellowabout twenty years old camealong that way, and said tohim: What art thou doinoc>my father ?— I am beatinghim because he stood suretyand has played me false. Hetook upon himself the re-payment of a silver ruljle, which I lent to the sonof a swine, who has since gone away and… … \W^. 82 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. Then the young man ran home and said to hisfather : Dad, give me a silver ruble ! — Where-fore, my son ?— I would buy a holy image, saidhe, and he told his father how he had seen thatheathen beating St. Michael.—Nay, my son, whenceshall we who are poor find a silver…
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