Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-27
NO. "A

fearful eyes fixed epon the groraa, q'h. IA
hddler Naswelcomsd with shouts III snnIauses
Ter The rain had preveRisG Toe arrival Of III,
oand 81 hfdiers and pipefs who bad been n.
Nsssu on Tho occasion, aud avery body thot
p'sse OF marvellous good luck Tor tha
."edGAs' that Master Almsrlah should have
got through f"'S
'Nolv, childrepl" exclaised ,he alb hov
'isteh US something 20 drink and so,en
cheese and bread - asd do not forge, tg,,t
s991h who has dragged myself as sell as by
fiddle here to day
The guests FASTENED 10 execute the old fI.
uiers commands. aud even Gertrude ana
nsrnhard hustled about to save him, Iooe.
Dsrthoid's heart was blcedisg hut ne ken, q. T.
ing and drinking that be might nol be obliged.
to speak. Mennwhie tho old fiddler out drv
strsnss on HIS instrument, aud began 10 tnny
~ 20 s'ostly that u thrilled through marrox
and bono, Snd qs,ckly drew the si,e1sop Of
all apen the massisa
"illess me- whispered Bernard te Ger.
trude," "npon nay ieith Il h The very awrrf
Who gave ma the bcwiteLed wine nstl eheosef
wordn 's'N
All vt once the tddio struck up so byisaly
uhaf TIE very house shook with blow una.,
hiow lis esnlnlenced such fasions Of. ain
that the whole nolnpasy ,caped up from tllsip
bonelss and began siansing A. Il tAsy vera
mad, '.isigh, heighin shouted tbs psonlo.
|" here - iiddleri" and srery ene enperch
and whlried through tho Wedding shan.baraa
u they dansad for a wager. The young pso~
PEE LED ont shs dsnce. ssd the old ones hob
pied asfsst after thom ss thsy could; aud no.
body stood idle bus Sisgellnd--wh svished
herseif Ten thousand miles away from d.
meJrinsnt-s Bsrahpld, who ga god stead. {
iastiy and sorrewiuIy upon bis bcoysd
In tbs midst ofhis fiddling, Master h,Hax~
lsh beckoned TO ths beautiful bride 10 stem
near 10 hinl; "rhsro stands a litlis bottln
yonder where your bridegroom has been saa.
ted esd some old nheese with il ~ dare saw
It viii aoi be ;hs worst in the house, ~-Iw would
tas'e little fit this play,sg makes mo =
hstle nice in the palate"
ahe good nat,uod bride brought ths bottle
and ehesse. and placed them upon chair
beside hin,, knowing 10 reasonable objection
10 Tho Old mans taxing Us much as he eculA
eat
The dwarf quickly laid hia fiddle aside
raised the bewitahed bottle in his sigl,, I.aai.,
and the stsssa ~ his left, and exclaimed E,tls
loud voice. sWeil, my good people. veal.
herr's the health Of thas beautiful bride tb4ya
aud Dor swsstheart; may che 1--we long and
joyfaily!p
Long and joy6illy,a resonnded tIs,ougEs
the rosr, Wilde hity bonnsts saa hats syggss
tossed up into tina air.
Bus hosror struck and deadly pale essl Ill.,
Gehrend and Bernhard and Gertrude Ia4an.
when giey saw the woadrous wine aod en-.
chaRtad cheese in Alraariahs upiited iat.--
"Dases he---eaD he will he.n darted through.
thcir hearts But. wo and alasl in cue turn
OF his hand, the giutton with his large or
noah. bad swallowed the bcwisched drauehsk
& marvellous cheese without leaving mo. seln
AroaY Of passioa from the Ysd-ba;red Hill.
debrsnd, and eush of tears from Gartrusls-.
now terrified the people while old BernharsR
stood like one petriied, But cheerful snails
LghteHsd np tina eoyntsnancs of Siegeland..
and Beriheid rose bodily from bis bench, anE
stood rsady to use his fists upon Hdsbiand
Al hs should dare 10 touch the fiddler
"}ou rogue You bsggarln at last sxelaim-~l
ed Hildebrsnd "Nko told you to give thar
old foo! OF fiddler that gin Of hsayan? lo,1
may new aoss your hsase and your bride toos
10 the MOON ! no longer care straw fou
yen or all that belongs to your
With words OF venom and sxseratlon, Hill
debraad rushed out of tho room, while thak
outraged Bernhard aud bis crowd Of guests.
looked fairfield after him. II am an andosa
rnen!" at last exclaimed Bernhard s-My
ehildrsn we ali ruinedi The ,vaddinr
fsass sad the edsrnnlents are all nxpsfi Oh
~"se1us Aossid HkfsSt uftnS El@ u ~ I'M
knIis."
"A ig for kaifs.p exclaimed the fdeli.sA
"See hsre is thu bridegroom Just some. rhv
has brought with hinl whole wallet NH NJ
geld, and the bride loves with all her hear. z
and ths guests are all fogsther-and nv i'd
die Is ia glouens tunein
With these words Alaaerich crippled for
ward to The half bewildeEed and vet isvf,I
Berthold, and drew him into the circle; n,
taos wipsd tie paint off his face with e..
SKIRTS ef his soat. and showed To tbs debasi,f,
ed bride and the astsnished guests their KEEL,
Known neishbors who was dear and mcic2.o,
10 all. Bs than ordered the wsllet n "a
dragged forward. and having openSd 1he
losk, behold pr0digious quantity OF pa,e
rod gold tImbled out from it, dazzling nc,
eyes II eli With is splsndeug Gsd Beras. ~.
and Gsrtrscs embraced Bertilold mith fesrg
of repentance, and Berthcld by tu~ns emi,sac =
cd tbs lovely Sssgelind aad the ugly dwarf.
AiSassieh took bis fiddle aud suusk 80 ttneys
which bfseitehsd them AZ. and they danced
NIL inidrishs ~ joy AID glory. 3'h1 musi-
cias then ossspsd, and lett sghaie house
fol- OF fEssryy makers af0and The two happy
lovers. who. all thsir last day, thousansH
times blessed the bitter wedding Ia whiciH
they bad bsen so wonderfully lLnited by the
esne yesent lame dwarf.
A short Gnls slaee d medical gsRtienaJ !,
residing in = aoighboriug iowa, ordsre3 =
coat of taller. which Was made and sen
L.. ksa.a 4saaL Il