When the lady heard that the Smith had only turned her husband into a cinder, instead of making him young, she was tremendously angry, and she called together her trusty servants, and ordered them to drag him to the gallows. No sooner said than done. Her servants ran to the Smith's house, laid hold of him, tied his hands together, and dragged him off to the gallows. All of a sudden there came up with them the youngster who used to live with the Smith as his journeyman, who asked him:-- "Where are they taking you, master?" "They're going to hang me," replied the Smith, and straightway related all that had happened to him. "Well, uncle!" said the Demon, "swear that you will never strike me with your hammer, but that you will pay me the same respect your father always paid, and the seigneur shall be alive, and young, too, in a trice." The Smith began promising and swearing that he would never again lift his hammer against the Demon, but would always pay him every attention. Thereupon the journeyman hastened to the smithy, and shortly afterwards came back again, bringing the seigneur with him, and crying to the servants: "Hold! hold! Don't hang him! Here's your master!" Then they immediately untied the cords, and let the Smith go free. From that time forward the Smith gave up spitting at the Demon and striking him with his hammer. The journeyman disappeared, and was never seen again. But the seigneur and his lady entered upon a prosperous course of life, and if they haven't died, they're living still.[71] FOOTNOTES: [11] Dasent's "Popular Tales from the Norse," p. xl. [12] Max Müller, "Chips," vol. ii. p. 226. [13] Take as an illustration of these remarks the close of the story of "Helena the Fair" (No. 34, Chap. IV.). See how light and bright it is (or at least was, before it was translated). [14] I speak only of what I have seen. In some districts of Russia, if one may judge from pictures, the peasants occupy ornamented and ornamental dwellings. [15] Khudyakof, vol. ii. p. 65. [16] Khudyakof, vol. ii. p. 115. [17] For a description of such social gatherings see the "Songs of the Russian People," pp. 32-38. [18] Afanasief, vi. No. 66. [19] Cakes of unleavened flour flavored with garlic. [20] The _Nechistol_, or unclean. (_Chisty_ = clean, pure, &c.) [21] Literally, "on thee no face is to be seen."