Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-10-27

Npih Nalue lll-inllgS Ncut HONlnSlN on Il
again; Jan blessed his stars; and as he
grasped his cash, he every day stitched il
into the crown Of his cap. No more pots
no more hiding holes-no more breech-
es' pockets for him; he put it under the
guardianship Of his own strong thread and .
deXtrous needle; it went on exceedingly /
well. Accidents, however, will occur, ii
men will not trust their wives; and es-
pecially if they will not avoid awkward
habits. Now Jan had strange habit of
sticking his needles on his breeches' knees,
as he sat at work; and sometimes he
would have half dozen on each knee for
, half dozen days. His wife told him to
take them out when he came down from
his board, and often took them out her
self, but it was of no use. He was Just
in this case one day as he rode out to take
| measure of a gentleman about five mile off,
: The ass, to his thinking, was in a remark
{ able brisk mood. Off it went, without
whip or spur, at good active trot, and
not satisfied with trotting. soon fairly pro-
ceeded to a gallop. Jan was full of Won
7 der at the breast commonly it tired his
4 ann worse with thrashing it, during his
hours ride, than the exercises Of his goose
, and sleeve board did for whole day but
: now he was fain to pull it in. 1t was to
; no purpose-faster than ever it dashed on
S -prancing, running sideways, wincing,
Y and beginning to show most ugly tenn
S per. What in the name of all Balaam's,
= could possess the animal, he could not for
his life conceive; the only chance of safe
It ty appeared to be in clinging, with both
h arms and legs, to it, like boa constructor
/. to its victim when, shy away it few,
II as if it were driven by legion of devils.
: In moment it stopped; down went its
), head-up went its Internal heels-and Jan
! found himself some ten yards off in the
d middle of pond. He escaped drowning
" you might as easily have drowned a
,r rush; but his cap was gone-the dollars
a in the crown had sunk it past recovery
n He came home dripping like drowned
re mouse, with a most deplorable tale, but
is with no more knowledge of the cause Of
+, his disaster than the man in the moon
m till he tore his fingers on the needles il
t, abstracting his wet clothes.
to Fortune now seemed to speak as plain
o. ly as she could speak-"Jan, confde il
- your WIFE You see all your schemes with
IN out her fail, Open your heart to her
s, deal fairl generousl y-and you will real
ne the sweets of it." 1t was all in vain; h'
If, had not yet come to his sences. But, good
OF bye TO The ass! The only thing he re
m solved to mount was his shop-board; tha
n bore him well, and brought him contin
y, ual good, could he on ly contrive to keel
it.
'st His wife was from the mountains sh
d, therefore liked the sight of trees. Now
II, in JAMS backyard there was neither tre
lis nor turf; so she got some tubs, and il
le; them she placed variety ofdruees, whic]
al male a pleasant appearance and gave
of help to her imagination of the noble pine
ng of her native scenes. In one Of thes
le tubs Jan conceived the singular idea o
cd depositing his treasure. Nobody vii
it NEEDLE with the tubs" he thought SC
VI accordingly, from week to week, he con
If ceale1 in them his acquisitions. Ihi
ID, had gone long time. lie hal been ou
ng collecting some debts he hal succeedc
le- beyond his hopes he came back cXulting
'p, the sum was saved and in the gladncs
lis Of his heart, he had bought his wife
ng new gown. He bounded into the hous
of with the lightncss of seventeen his viii
mt, was not there-hc looked into the yard
,ht saints and angels what is that? Fl
nd beheld his wife busy with the trees the
i've were uprooted, and laid on the grounc
tn and every particle of soil was thrown o,
y of the tubs. In the delirium of consteu
it alton he flew to ask what she had bee
he doing" Oh, the trees did not flourish
out poor things; they looked sickly and pir
ell ing she determined to give them son
the soil more suitible to their nature she ha
he thrown the other earth in the river at tt
,ad bottom of the yard" "And you hav
'od thrown into the river the boarding of thrt
as years-the money which had cost me M
an nv weary day, and many an anxio1
ing night the money which had made OIL
age fortunes in short, that would have mac
- me mayor of Rapps," exclaimed ia
on perfectly off his guard to the exposure
ost, his secret. "Why did you not tell me
ted it ?" said his wife, kindly, gently, al
his sclf-rcproachingly. cay, that is que
ay, ton !" said he. And it acas question
All for, spite of his apparent testiness, it HI
of occurred to his mind some dozen of time
out aud now it came back with such an EN-
ide ton, that even when he thought he trea
be- cd it with contempt, it had fixed itst
ten upon his better reason, and never lett hi
for till it had worked most fortunate revC
Ink ution. He said to himself, Had l to
his my wife from the first, it could not posf
not bly, have happened worse and it is We
on likely it would have happened for the be
His ter; for the future, then, be it so.'-
uld Wherefore he unfolded to her the who
she mystery of his troubles and his hopes
his Now Mrs. Jan Nadeltreiber had gre
n it cause to feel herself offended, most grie
an ously offended but she was not Of a ha
'ent ty temper. She was sweet, tender, F
and tient creature, who desired her husband
i'm honor and prosperity beyond everythir
cred She sat down, and in the most mild, J
for acute and able manner, laid down to HI
Iy a plan of operations, and promised h
he such aids and succours, that, struck
,uld once with shame, contrition and admi
'uld tionSEe sprang up, clasped her to
} the heart, calling her the very gem Of woms
md hood. and skinned three or four tin