The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-03-27
The goddess greeted them with signf-

The goddess greeted them with signh-
cant smile, and, looking wistfully at Jove,
who gave gracious nod, asked one by
one what they desired. The first that
came was the master and his slave, the
former Of whom answered as follows:
"To exchange lots again. i am tired
Of having no will of my own
"And l." said the other, shave learned
that il Is much more trouble togovern thsn
to be governed. Give me my pack again.
Next came the bachelor and the married
man. The former on being interrogated
by the goddess, replied
"Bene6cent lady, come for my old
pack. Be pleased to understand, howev-
ever, that admire such beautiful god
desses ss you, and reverence the highly
respectable institution Of matriman!.-
Yet, inasmuch as the colt which isex-
pected to be obedient under the saddle
must be bridled betimes, SO, may it please
your divinity, should the bachelor be bro
ken 10 early, or he will perad dyenture, kick
lip inc ntinsutly..", With this he eagerly
seized his Id pack, and hied away, paying
compliment TO a beautiful damsel as he
passed.
The married man who had exchanged
his pack with the bachelor, hereupon ea-
gerly seized that he had just discarded,
and was making off with it, when the god
dess demanded what reason he had 10 be
dissatisfied with the lot he had chosen.
> "May it please your goddesshiP," re-
q piled he, "the moment regained my free
i, dom, did not know what to do with my.
= self. Being resolved to make the most Of
my newly acquired liberty, plunged in
10 all the gayeties Of life; visited all pla-
ces Of public amusement; frequented the
society Of ladies, where l made love TO
! them and was laughed at; and, in short
: labored harder 10 the pursuit of pleasure,
;. than ever did to please my wife or sup.
rort my family. found myself 10 the cit.
uaiion Of top which cannot stand with.
~ out good whipping, and so l came back
.. for my pack again"
Next in order came the childless couple
- and the couple having many children, who
. exchanged their lots once more. one de
ella ring that children gave more trou
BILE than pleasure; the other that th'
cares and anxieties of the paren
- were donbiy repaid by the pleasure of pos
- sessing these pledges Of love. "Of all 'h
- vexations of the world" exclaimed th
- first, "cross, disobedient children are tn
., worsl''-"and of all the enjoyments of thi
gu world" cried the second "there is moth
"o ing equal to the smiles and endearment
y of infancy"
g. They were followed by the king and tn
~ beggsr, the former of whom retained lit
u! tie, and the latter had acquired much q
the air noble.
~ "Well!" said the goddess, inqniringly
ed "Let me be king once morei" seid tn
'Se monarch, "though in some respects ther
nc is no great difference between us. Bot
20 are beggars, having nothing but what the
~ derive from the labors of others. Th
king is, however, a beggar in create
ac- sense, and that makes the station NOR
- digniGed."
-, "Give me my pack again, said the bee
49, gar, "for may be pblebotpmzed-th;
=, is to say, bitten to death by Aeas--if / ba
-. not rather eat crumbs out Of my hat, slee
-. under sky blanket, and wear my brit
-, day suit all the year, than ia ke the troub
:. Of governing such disorderly, disconten
ed, disobedient set of rascally democra
as now make the task Of governing mai
-, kind, which was formerly as easy as XII
- your hand rather more than driving her
of swine. Come, my old friend" contiI
=. ued he, shouldering his pack and limpr
~ away after his majesty, of whom he be-
=, ged charity in the most earnest and a
=, fecting manner.
"a The rich man and the poor laborer can
of next, and seemed to have exchanged pc
sons as well as lots, for the former locke
old hard and scanty, while the latter had b.
,ed come bilious and bloated and halted ma
/ velousIy in his gait. They re-exchange
es- their lots with apparently equal satisfa'
as ton.
ee, "When l was rich," said the first, 6
is lacked appetite, but then had plenty
food, which, ON the whole, is better ths
AL being hungry and having nothing to eat.
o"' "When was poor" said the other, So
= be sure ! lacked leisure and food, b'
Or when became, rich il was still worse, f
'se had neither appetite nor rest. 1t CO.
oI me more labor to digest one dinner ths
' to earn a dozen, and, instead Of sleepir
:" quietly. I was constantly ridden by tt
nightmare, which is ten times worse ths
walking on foot all day. Besides, be
oat a had iamnar In ax cL nna Ear n a or