The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-01-23
The Poor Weaver and the Rich Students.


came known to three rich students. who.
seeing that the man was very poor gave
him Tor housekeeping a hundred dollars. -
The weaver was overjoyed at the gift, and
resolved on employing it to the greatest ad-
vantage, but would first for time feast his
eye on the shining money. He would not
tell his wife of his good fortune, who hap
pened just then to be from home, and CON
cealed the money where no one would think
.ot looking for 1T, 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 of
JOY, showed him the trihe of money she got
for her old rags.
When year had passed the three students
came again, hoping to find the weaver in
comfortable circumstances: instead of which
they found him poorer than ever and on
expressing wonder for this, he informed
them of his misfortune 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 saw
ing word to his wife, he hid the money in
dust tub; and this time it fell out Just as
on the former occasion. His wife exchang-
ed the ashes with dust man, for two or
three pieces of soap, while her husband was
just gone out to carry some work to Gus
toner. When he came home and was told
of the bargain Of the ashes, he was so en-
ragged that he gave his wife beating.
When another year had passed, the three
students came for the third time, and found
the weaver in rags and misery. They said,
throwing piece of lead at his feet, ''Of
what use is a nutmeg to d COW d? to give
thee money again, would prove us to be
greater fools than thou art We will ne YER
come to thee again" Thereupon they went
away in anger, and the weaver picked up
the piece of lead and laid it upon the win
dow-sll.
Soon after, his neighbor entered the room
he was fisherman-bade him good day, and
said" My friend, have you perchance a
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 promised
that he should have in return the first large
fish he caught. every WE'LL" replied the
weaver, " but 1t is not worth speaking
about" Soon after, the fisherman actually
brought fine fish weighing four or five
pounds, and obliged his neighbor to accept
1t. He Immediately cut up the fish and
found a great stone in his belly. The stone
the weaver 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 cheap lamp" said the
weaver to his wife would thou not like
to dispose Of it as thou didst the two hun
dred dollars? and he placed the stone so
evening a merchant CHANGED to ride past the
that II allumined the whole room. The next
house, who on seeing the brilliant stone,
alighted and entered the room, looked at it
and offered ten dollars for it, The weaver
answered that it was not for sale. What,
not for twenty dollars?' "Not even for
that replied the weaver. The merchant,
however, kept on bidding and bidding for
the stone until at last he offered thousand
dollars; for the stone was a precious dia-
mond, and really worth much more. Now
the weaver struck the bargain, 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
RESIGNATION OF JUDGE CoRwIN.-Hon.
John A Corwin yesterday filed with the Gov
ernOr his resignation as Judge of the Supreme