The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-03-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
HANS IN LUCK.
Fran re Grrnrnr

| and al last said to him master, nv time
is up, should like TO So home and see
my mother so give me my wages"
| Aud the master sSid, "you have been !
faithful and good servant, 50 your pay
shall be handsome Then he gave him
piece OF silver that was as big as his
| head.
Hans took out his pocket handkerchief,
| put the piece of silver into it, threw it
| over his shoulders and logged off home
| wards. AS he went iazily on dragging
one foot alter another, q man came in
sight troi'lng along gaily on capita:
horse. All ! said lians aloud, what q
fine thing 1t is to ride on horseback! there
| he sits as II he were at home in his chair !;
lac trips against no stones,spares his shoes
and yet gets on he : hardly knows how
The hofsemsn heard this and said, well
Hans, Why do you go on foot then An
| SAID he, have this load 10 carry-to be
| sure It 10 silver, bu, ii is so heavy that
can't holdAp my head, and il hurts nv
shoulder sadly. w hat do YOU sa, TO
| changing, said the horseman, will give
! you NY horse, and you shall give
me The silver; with all my heart, said
Hans, bat tel you one thing you'll have
a weary task TO drag it along the horse
man got off, took the silver, Helped Hans
! up, gave the Bride into his hands, and
said, when you want TO go very fast, you
must smack your lips ioud,and Zip -"
Hans was delighted rs he Sat on the
horse and rode merrily on. After time
he thought he should like TO so little
ias'eF, so he smscked nis lips and cried
zip. Away wenl the horse foil galIop.
e. before Hans knew what he was about,
he WAS thrown eff and lay in ditch by
the road side 4; and ms horse would have
| run OF II shepherd who was coming by,
drlVihg a COW, had not StopE it. Hans
soon came to himself, and got upon his
legs again, He was sadly vcxed al d
said to the shepherd, tins riding is no
joke when man gets OIL beast like this,
that Stumb!es and filings him off as If be
would break his neck How ever | am
oil now once for all like your COW a
great deal better, one can walk along 8,
| ones leisure behind her, and have milk
| bu'~r ana cnseFet!!Js y!IS ia :, Il1r. " To-.
would give 10 have such q COW ! Well
said the shepherd, il Won ale so lond q
her,i will change my COW for your horse
| zone said he, merrliy. The epherC
Jumped upon he horse and away he rode
Hans drove off his COW quietly, ane
bought his bargain a very lucky one. l.
! ! lave only piece OF bread land | Ger,
tainiy shall be able to get that,) can
whenever | like. eat my butter and cheese
with it; and when | am thirsty, can
mix nv Gov and drink the milk what
( n ! wish fol more ? When he came to
1 - mn, he halted, ate up his bread, and
gave away his last penny for glass o.
Deer; then ne drove his COW towards hi,
mothers village; and the heat grew
greater as the heat came on, til! at last
| he found himself on a wide heath THAI
would take him more than an hour 10
; c. oss, and he began 10 be So hot anC
! parched that his tongue c!ave TO the roo
nl his mouth. can find a cure for this
thought he ; now will milk my COW
and quench my thirst so he tied her Il
the stump OF a tree, and held his IeatkeTI
cap to milk into but not a drop was t
be had.
While he was trying his luck and man
aging the matter very clumsily, the I'm
easy beast gave him kick Oh the heaC
tDat knocked him downs and there he
lay long while sense!esss Luckily
butcher soon came by driving pig in ;
wheel barrow. w hat is the matter viii
YOU said the butcher as he helped hin
up. Hans told him wha, had happened
and the butcher gave him flask, saying
:here drink and refresh Yourself, yoni
COW will give YOU no milk, she is an olC
BEAST good for nothing but the slaugh,e
house Alas, alas, said Hans, who wou!c
have thought IL If | Kill her what vii
she be good for ! hate COW beef, ii
not tender enough TO. me. fI we're
pig, now, one could do something with i
ii would al any rate make some sausage,
Wei, said the butCher, to please YOU, T.
change, and give you the pig for the cow
Heaven reward YOU 70, your kindnes:
said Hens, as he gave the butcher ID
COW, and took the pig OF the wheel bar
row, and drove it off, holding i by ID
string that was tied 10 it, leg.
so on he logged, and all seemed nos
+ to 60 right with him ; ne bad met viii
some misforluBes, TO be SUE, but he wa
3 now well repaid Tor ali. The next per
son lie met was a couDIymen carrying
: fine white goose under bis arm Tn
E countrymsb stopped 10 ask what was o.
; clock and Hans told him all his luck
and how he had made 50 many good bar
> gains. The countryman said he was s.
mo to take the pooge To- a christening. -