The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-07

all her substance IL won't be forced into marry
ing, she said, ''and ! won't ish. don't care. .
NOV waatFn do. I'll sta.ve myself" She k.r,
ma resolution for three days; but then sssr...
| look TOR food oat u
~ yrning wes dry snd barren, bet there va,
sasaa lake; and when she cars.r, that II ~ =.
,hey Ieanad 70 see see how full of fish D. was, and ho
There -. ana swarm together at the surface
.nsre ,h was fi:hngrod tio.c hv her with boos
80 nu OF the line, sn5iia worm al-eadv a. ID
instsn,,1 u opped ts.te the lake. and fish bit
ryine horne the s,tssce ce line down. and was car
denIs nos,e -. .ne h.sr dinner, when II beg.n and
throw 1t away uas sne wcs forced TO
"ha ha," chscklcd the little ce,l,r., ,,,s,
the naddst i.a nipss rose close by, and drinking
s INC nadues. uraughts out of a small run hoss
Now fla o" "o" 10 tame you.
Swsenlida picked up the fishing. rod, and s,r.r
'..ne experiment Ell with all her might. 'ISfa
tnoss imp !! she cried. She knocked the ,ssa ..
pieces but the fairy had leap oe and fixed
apon her nose ''You have a remar rkshry snfE -,
you vixen, he observed. s'Now fish, Do ~, Sas,,
Swanhida, take the rod. and while yo,, are Ii.h;na
, WI Wsii play you the most charming mnsfc" Swan
hilda dashed at him with her 'fipeerp. but he hi.
them 1t was OF 20 use to be d5atinata. she was
obliged to fish, and while she Eshed he sat astr;de
upon her nose, ana, beating fine upon il with hi.
heeis played half-a-doz en- instrumenfs and sang a
song az tne same time In his song he bade her put
the fish she caught Tito baske. that law at ber e,
wreathed about with fowers 1t was soon full.
ana then she rfas forced to carry it to market.
Eur sfo was to go to town and sell fish before all
tne m wEfS, she determined that she would at least
asgcse nerfe So she went first into the stle tn
iooK Tor some common clothes But the cnnboards
ana presses were all empty No garment ives left
ner out the one she wore the grand velvet rIdina
naoit IN winch she had been used to 60 hunting.
ohe was ooliged therefore, to set out In tha. and
was promised hot SOD for supper uno, bar rat,,r
ne .alries made her labor light for her She soId
nef nsh; and when she came home tnnd q Ii,,I.
wa.sr running from the spring fire aeht in court
yaIo, auu piece OF bread beside il She made
some water hot, crumbled the br.ad IN. !. . ~
hot sop and fell asleep. saw ~ "'e uef
NeAt inorblns she swoke very thirsty but tn ere
was no water The little cellarer was at her elbow
ing before she breakfssted She fali et nnaa
great rage. II WISH" she thought to berseif ST
wish you Were-where the pepper Qrows.n Ato
sne iet the upon her nose where be began to
PUNISH ner with thick briste, beating her cheei
and tickling her nostrs so tha, she half k;I,ad 80
sell with sneezing, ava
wait bit. madam" he cried. "IlI teach Won
poilIeness. t.o1 Where the pepper grows, indeed
I'll pepper you"
Swanhilda fished and went to market whore ,vo
OF ner rejected sutors her, and came un AZ
once, &c buy some OF her fish and to mock her Sn
the year ana the next year passed the sutors came
one alter another Jeering at Swanhilda She took
every day to market basketful of the finesf an
ana 10 exchange carried home eyerv dav sn
much money, that she was after all little comor-
teo; But she was compelled to put the money bv,
ana i've ON The spare diet that the cellarer provided
And while she was thus humbed, Swanhilda saw
mat among all the old suitors who nocked at
her 10 her day disgrace, there came one who an
proached her always as of old, with blushing re-
Verence, and honored her much as ever though
sae was reduced to the condition of fsh.wife
Her heart then softened, and she understood the
| worth of of love. Therefore, at the end of three
years she consented to marry this young knight.
ihe produce OF her marketing, in which the fairies
had always helped her to success, amounted BY
tnat time to vast sum, so that she had no difficulty
In ooeying the rest of the directions of the little
celiarer. who had been made her msjor-domo by
the fairy queen. To every one of her old suitors,
rude as they had lately been iu recognition of her
own former rudeness, she sent many tair words
and costly gifts. Blushing with maidenly humility
and modesty she was led to the altar bv the suitor
who had loved her with true devotion, and TO the
| friendly fairies who attended at her wedding she
| made her last promise, which she kept faithfully
IL was never to ride any more Barbary horses but
| to ambie on palfrey as a gentle lady should.
1t Is instructive to compare the grace and delica,
cy OF this legend of the Tanning of Shrew with
the apparent roughnsss of theipeople among whom
1t Is current-Household Words