Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-18

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near ye the voce?-then come away
ar rom the halnts of ruler men,
ONE where the leaves and fountains rlay
'ou may love and lie happy then ps....y
JAN SHALkEN'S THREE WISHES
AT small fishing village in Dutch Elan.
GERS, there Is still the site of but which
was an object of much attention while il
stood' on account of singular legend
""e" ,eIales 10 Its first inhabtant, kind
! hearted fellow, who depended upon his boat
.o' subsistence, and on his own happy dis
POSITION Tor cheeriuness during every hard
S1lP anu Pr'Fation. Thus the story goes:-
Steu uaiA ana stormy night in winter, as Jan
,ohdiheh was sitting with his good natured
buXom wife by The fire, he was avakeneJ
from transient dose by a Knocking 81, The
d'or OF Ills hut. He started up, drew back
The boit, and stranger entered. He was
d tan man, but little could be distin puished
either OIL MS face or figure, as he wore a dark
COAX winch he contriyed TO pull over his
mead in the fashion of cowl.
Il am poor traveller saws the STRANGER
and want nights lodging-wiil YOU grant
! it meg 7"'
'Ay, to be sure replied Shaken, but |
am AFRAID your cheer will be but so-rv.-
Rad YOU come sooner, your fare might have
been better. Sit down however, and eat Of
what is left
! The traveller took him at his word, and
D., I'D "A snort time afterwards retired TO his hum
Ole sleeping place. III the morning as he
was about TO depart, he advanced towards
shaken, and giving BIN his hand, thus adj
III Is needless for you, INV rood friend. to
know who am, but OF tho DO assnrad. am
and Will be grateful; for when the rich and
The powerful turned me last night from
'heir gates, you welcomed me as man
should welcome man, and looked with ar
eye OF pity on the desolate traveller in the
storm. | grant thee three wishes--be the,
what they may, those wishes shall be graft
fed
Now Shaken did not put mnch faith il
inns pronIse--perhaps he looked upon il as
Southerners do upon New England trick
1t might be a scheme to deceive him. but
at ali events he thought, like prudent Dutch
man, II was best 10 comply; and accordingly
began to consider how he should fix his wish
eS.. Jan was a man who had few or no am
bltious views, and was contented with the
way ct lite III which he had been brought
up. Had he lived in these times, and in this
country, he would probably have asked for
the privilege of striking into existence bio
canal; or he might have asked for an i'm.
ProVement IN rall roads, or a steam enpine
or some such matter; but as il was he
Thought OF nothing of the kind In fact he
was so well satisfied with his life. that Inc
was not inclined to lose n single dav Of
lbs laborious existence, but on the contrary
had sincere wish to finish life as he had
begun 1t, unknowing and unknown, and even
TO add few more years to his existence.
Let my wife and myself live fifty wears
/ longer than nature has destined
! III shall be DONE said the stranger.
! Whilst Shaken was puzzling his brain for
second wish, he bethought himself of a
pear tree, which grew in his little garden,
and had been frequently despoiled of its
tru:t, TO the no small detriment of the said
tIee' and to the SrIevous disappointment of
! the owner.
For my second wish, grant, that whoe.
yer climbs 10Y pear tree, shall not have DOW.
or to leave IT until my permission is given.
This was also assented to.
Shaken was a sober man, and liked To- SIT
down and chat with his wife of an evening
but she was busting lady, and often Jump.
ca up IN the midst of a conversation that she
had only heard ten or twelve lines, To- scrub
the table OF put their clay platters in order
Nothing disturbed him SO much as this, and
he determined, If possible, to prevent a re.
Currence OF the nuisance. With this object
~ view, nc approached the stranger, and in
low whisper, told him his third and last wish
that whoever sat in particular chair in
his hut, should not be able TO move out of il
until il pleased him so 10 order. The wish
was agreed TO by the traveller, who. ate,
many greetings, departed on his iourney.-.
cars passed on, and his two last wishes had
been fully gratifed by OBTAINING thieves ON
MS trce, and hrs wife in her char II hap
pened that the birth day Of the fisherman
and his wife were tho same. The time was
approaching when the promise of longevity
would TIC ialslIied or made manifest. They
were sitting together OH the evening Of the