Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-02-01
The Poor Weaver and the Rich stu
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The Poor Weaver and the Rich Stu-
There was once poor weaver who became
known to three rich students, who, seeing that
the man was very poor, gave him for his house,
keeping a hundred dollars. The weaver was
overjoyed at the gift, and resolved on employing
it to the greatest advantage, but would first for
time feast his eyes on the shining money. He
would not tell his wife ofhis good fortune, who
happened just then to be from home, and conceal
ed the money where no one would think of look
ing for it, namely, among some old rags. One
day while he was out, rag collector came to the
house, and his wife sold him the whole bundle of
rags for few pence. Now there was grief of
heart when the weaver returned and his wife, full
joy, showed him the trihe of money she got for
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When year had passed the three students
came again, hoping to find the weaver in COM
Portable circumstances; instead of which they
found him poorer than ever, and on expressing
wonder at this, he informed them of his misfor-
tune. After warning him to be more careful in
future, they gave him another hundred dollars
Now he thought he would be more prudent, SO
without saying word to his wife, he hid the mon,
ey in dust tub; and this time it fell out just as
on the former occasion. His wife exchanging the
ashes with durtman, for two or three pieces of
soap, while her husband was just gone out to car
ry some work to customer. When he returned
and was told of the bargain of the ashes he was
SO enraged that he gave his wife beating.
When another year had passed, the three stu
dents came for the third time and found the
weaver in rags and misery. They said, throwing
at the same time piece of lead at his feet, "Of
what use is q nutmeg to cow! to give thee mon
ey again, would us to be greater fools than thou
art! We will never come to thee again.
Thercupon they went away in anger, and the
weaver picked up the piece of lead and laid it on
the window sill.
Soon after, his neghbor entered the room-he
was fisherman-b him good day, and said
"My friend, have you perchance piece of lead,
or anything heavy that can use for my net, for
have just now nothing at hand. The weaver gave
him the piece of lead which the students had left,
for which the fisherman thanked him, and prom
sed that he should have in return the first large
fish he caught. every well, replied the weaver,
"but it is not worth speaking about Soon after,
the fisherman actually brought fine fish weigh
ing four or five pounds, and obliged his neighbor
to accept it. He Immediately cut up the fish and
found great stone in his belly. This stone he
also laid on the window sill. In the evening when
it became dark, the stone began to shine, and the
darker it grew, the brighter the stone became,
and just like a candle. "That's a cheap lamp
said the weaver, to his wife, "woud thou not like
to dispose of it as thou ddst the two hundred dol
lars!" and he placed the stone SO that it illumed
the whole room. The next evening merchant
CHANGED to ride past the house, who, on seeing
the brilliant stone, aighted and entered the room,
and looked at it and offered ten dollars for it
The weaver answered that it was not for sale
"What not for twenty dollars,P' "Not even for
that" replied the weaver. The merchant, how
ever kept on bidding for the stone until at last he
offered thousand dollars; for the stone was pre-
cous diamond. Now the weaver struck the bar
gain and was the richest man in the village. His
wife would have the last word, and took much
credit to herself saying: "See, husband, how well
it was that threw away the money twice, for
thou hast me to thank for this good luck"
WHIMSICAL CoINcIDENcE.-A clergyman, who
was reading to his congregation chapter in Cen
eses, found the last sentence on the page to be,
"And the lord gave unto Adam wife, turning
oyer two leaves together, he found written, and
read in an audible voice, sand she was pitched