Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-12-27
Translated from the French for the albany Dai
IN .7dreriiser.

THE GOLFERS REVENGE.
A poor C0bler-lived next door to retail Wine
Seller, who the better TO draw the sous out of the
pockets Of his neighbors, put up a splendid gilt
sign. with the names Of the most famous wines
upon it at full length. Now this was terrible
temptation to the Cobler, who, however, the bet
ter resisted 1t, as he did not know how to read
But not content with the gilt sign, the wine seller
had two buhches Of ripe tempting grapes painted
to the fs and %ss s9b!sts running
tered, 1t was, however, IN vain TO resist Tor ne
found himself every moment trying TO nud some
excuse for turning his eyes towards his neishbor's
shop, and at last in he goes-"four ssus cant
kill bodv,' thought he. and two tumo'ers 'u'l OF
vine we're soon under his jacket-so 1t was the
newt day. and the next. and the next; but one
d,v he hammered to have no money" So neigh.
bor. said the wine seller, you don't take drop
today"
"Why. to tel! the truth" replied the Cob'er,
:. 7 would If had the change" Never mind,
s.;,, the wine seller, come and take drink, you
can nav me some other time" But the Coolers
n, vino time never came, and che wine seller dun
ned him over and over again, and got-prom'ses;
IN. Cobler drinking every day as usual, Tor 1t was
nity TO lose 50 good a customer, thought the
Every body knows (which sery body means
all ooe's acouaiutance) that onSunday all Pa.
ri.ians. high and low, dress lntheIr best, ana
end amusement where they cat Now our Cob.
| je,.s hest suit was grey cost with plated but
TINS. XIV blue pantaloons, shiing boots. and
,vh;,e hat. and the merciless fine seller found
me,ns to oct the latter. togeter with the grey
so,t with mated buttons into hi possession, and
.yor. that he wouldn't give hem up until he
v.s naid every sos. The CcbIer prayed. begg.
cd. entreated hip to give themup but for that
d,v fnr he hs1 confracied 10 dance tirst CO.
,;,;.r with Ls sweetheart, and was engaged to
liz % III Cousins; but it wouldn't do,-the
n;ns se,er bid him go about his business, which
AZ. CSer literally did, for he went home and
hue 4 10 work and sing with all his might, to
; ,rXwn the noise of his neighbm's violin; and at
xght he went to bed "a mechanically as any Cob
(ler in Paris La vengeance est le plaisir des
dieux," says the proverb. and our Cob'er awoke
the next morning as gay as ever. tor he had
thought Of way 10 revenge himself He threw
out before his door some bits Of bread, which his
neishbors FOULS very kindly picked up-the next
day the same thing, with the same success, and
the third aud fourth days the fo"ls we're wiling
to enter his shop, and to save him the trouble OF
feeding them without. No sooner ell "th'n,
than the fowls we're prisoners. and TIE ''oi'r
fell to work and filed a pillow case WIN 'eS'h-
ers, which he plpckei clean ut TIE 3oor crea'
lures, one bv one and then sso' 'aem shWfHhg
home. naked s. they were bore
One sleeps well on good onso'e"''' but the
CobIer found his piliow Of rsrsrgs out" as -ooh-
ing, tor be slept suund. urne'', The VINE sell
Ter. however, soon axes him with !"ud knock
ing-.s HolIoa, neshbor. somebody mas been
packiny my fowls, and they "a, they were seen
Coming out of YOUR shsp." pray. neighbor,
who told you sos" asked the cob'e.; Why
the apple woman and bakers wife" They
are right" said the Cobler MAY ! presume
to ask who plucked my fowis." asked the wine
seller. "No presumption at all. :" replied The .s
Cobler. "you may ask" "And can you tell
me- who plo:ked ,hems" " Moth s ss :,
did it." "What, you" eyes" "And may
ask why you took the liberty Of undressing my
"Certainly you may, and will ans"ers-yOu