Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-08-18

furnished Dittersdorf with the material of
one of his best operas; Kotzebue has also
ayailed himself of it for an incident or two.
Hands Christopn, the baillff of small town
in Germany, was in possession (besides
the respect and consideration due him in
RICH; of office and personal character) of
| young wife whose name was Eva. As
often as the worthy bailiff called her by |
that name he grumbIed that it should be-
long to her, for it never failed TO put him
in mind of the nefarious doings of Mother
! Eve. "What beiel the first man." he
would say 10 himself, 'may tall TO the lot
Of old Hans Chrstoph; for if The Eve who
took the apple had one devil to help her,
my Eva may have ten thousand If she
choosesl Oh, Hans Cristoph, it was a
foolish thing 10 marry So young wife!"
By the ten thousands devils, Hans meant
nothing more than the young men, par
ticularly those of gentle blood, ten miles
round the neghborhood For the fact
could not be denied that they came from
far and near, on loot and on horseback, TO
pay their respects TO the adorable wife of
the baiIiff, or to admire her as they rode or
walked past the house. Hans Christoph
was not long in finding this out; and the
discovery threw him into transport OF
rage and iealousIy. He would no longer
permit Eva to 90 10 the door, nor to leave
the house on any prelext; and, at last, for
babe her even looking out of the win
dow.
opoI ohl
creature and had always entertained pro-
found respect for her old husband. But
when he showed so much unreasonable
nis,rnst, and treated her so harshIy, her
respect, as a matter Of course, was reduced
TO nought, while he continued day after
day to torment her by his unfounded sus-
pcions. The rebelious spirit of her hu.
man nature was reused, until at last she
was provoked into wishing for an opportu-
nifty to deceive him.
What woman seeks to do, she is not
long in finding means 10 accomplish, IN
spite of all the Argus watching in the
world. For many days had the nephew
of their landlord, in passing the house,
, thrown in plying glances, intended for the
pretty victim of tyranny; which looks,
caught by stealth, were readily understood.
So, one day, when the baIlId was gone tn
the tavern, to examine a thief, VINO had
let himself down by the chimney 20 steal,
Master Fritz availed himself of the same
means to enter the kitchen Of Hans Chris.
loph's house. There Eva received him,
! and disburGened herself of all her troubles.
Whom else had she to complain to? Fritz
listened sympathizingly, and said he
thought could help her. He had way to
, cure the old baiiff Of his jealousy. Eva
|, shook her head incredulously. That would
be a miracle indeed! But Fritz hoped
for the best, and presently unfoIded his
scheme. Eva laughed heartily at it, and
, promised her aid 10 the best of her power.
= la the afternoon of the same day the
1 baiIff was sitting in very sulIen mood
, on the stone bench before his door. He
, was wondering how it happened that his
young wife had not wept bitterly, as usual
i at his reproaches, and trying TO think who
4 had been daring enough TO offer her con-
ISOLATION. A slight noise interrupted hi:
/ reverie. and looking up, he saw an old Pol
ish Jew, in coarse travelling gear, anc
}, with knapsack on his shoulders.
San, thing to buy1" asked the pedlar
,, in broken German. Hans Christoph made
a gesture of repulsion. But the Jew stood
v his ground.
81 have very fine things in my KNAPP
= sack, such as one does not see every day,
q he persisted.
Il want nothing. Get away"
"Oh, everybody wants something, anc
have everything that heart can wish.-
= Now, if you have e'er young wife. whit
gives you some trouble, have not here
my Red Capt" So saying, and Opening
" his knapsack, the Jew drew ouf severa
=, things, and, among them, parcel in
., . number of wrappings. Taking these o.
!, one after another. he produced cap, an
|. exhibited to the bailiff.
= swell, anG what is the use of thl
n leather cap, the like of which, or better.
h can get in the town anywhere for a COZ
=. pie OF groschen7" demanded Hans Chri
~ toph.
~ The Jew shook his head, and smile
no with an air of my stery. "Oh, yes! yc
/ con get plenty of caps" he crled-"blac
q. white, grey, yellow, or blue; silver. gol
~ or diamond caps-for aught | know; b
), this Red Cap OF mine, master, is wor
" more than all"
"Eh, fellow! and how can that bei'
because" answered the pedlar snlem
ly-"because my Red Cap is the trl
"a covering for his head, worn by the Proph
as Elijah, which he dropped on the groun
- when he went up 10 heaven in the char
of fire."
NJ "Der Tausend! rs that truel" oxclaim
M the ha,Iiff with omen ewes.