Synopsis
Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent généralement télécharger une copie gratuite scannée du livre original (sans les coquilles) auprès de l'éditeur. Non référencé. Non illustré. 1864 edition. Extrait: ...He was very rich in flocks, and looked upon by his neighbours as a man of high esteem and respectability. He was married, but had no children. It happened one Christmas-eve, at Silfrunarstadir, that the herdsman did not return home at night, and, as he was not found at the sheep-pens, the farmer caused a diligent search to be made for him all over the country, but quite in vain. Next spring Gudmundur hired another shepherd, named Grimur, who was tall and strong, and boasted of being able to resist anybody. But the farmer, in spite of the man's boldness and strength, warned him to be careful how he ran risks, and on Christmas-eve bade him drive the sheep early into the pens, and come home to the farm while it was still daylight. But in the evening Grimur did not come, and though search was made far and near for him, was never found. People made all sorts of guesses about the cause of his disappearance, but the farmer was full of grief, and after this could not get any one to act as shepherd for him. At this time there lived a very poor "widow at Sjavarborg, who had several children, of whom the eldest, aged fourteen years, was named Sigurdur. To this woman the farmer at last applied, and offered her a large sum of money if she would allow her. son to act as shepherd for him. Sigurdur was very anxious that his mother should have all this money, and declared himself most willing to undertake the office; so he went with the farmer, and during the summer was most successful in his new situation, and never lost a sheep. At the end of a certain time the farmer gave Sigurdur a wether, a ewe, and a lamb as a present, with which the youth was much pleased. Gudmundur became attached to him, and on...
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