Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-11-27
EDWARD 9. GOODWIN, Editor ana Publisher.

i NORWEGIAN LEGEND.

remote SPOT OF the deci.yty of a inonufaii
people call d him Gn ll,rand ii the MoustaIiI
He LIVED ir,p!sy VIII, his WIFE and the.
agreed so weli, that size tson.,ht everything b.
husband d.,l was for the BEST and tl,t i could
not have been improved III oa. LIT Inn man
nge anyhow, she always found nt.ans to be d,
lighted VIII, what was done. This worthy
cou,Ie were the ownsrs If Il lieee of arabl.
land AMI liiidrid dollars i.s stro;,s box
braieles couple OF COWS III the stahls. Ok
dav the wife SAID to GutiLrl, d, :. | thi.k "
gu .Iit to tike oac oi orr COWS 10 town ~ d
sell it IN Order that we nr.y have ii fltlc lmk-
It nlo.,t 3 ut our t5elosal .or W. are such IL
d,,sts m<leo,lc tht We ought +" lave 4 !, IS
slHuss III our tir>c ~ 9TH .o.ks have, par
tculary as We stoi.'t wish To touch the lin dr.
dollars in the ci,tst Aud really tol't khow
WHY WE should wait more than one COW, aid
shall br thu aga n " having ony ONE to attend
in { ud OF beng LOthtr d with two."
GmlLraLd thought this Was ali v,ry Prop r
and So he Immediately f.n,k tl,c COW :,I.d w.Ai
10 town to sell /. Eat i hal ned that th re
was no ody IN the lown tat Was wiling to
purchase tnr COW.
"Neur mrd," thought GuiLra,d I'll
go home again With ny .u@ have teih tic
stable and the yok re..dy for inr AID the WY
ia no uig,r for going back than ro.iing and
with this cheering rsa ct an he llodued home
wards in the mot co.tc1t'd room.
He had not gone far before he met man
with IL horse that he waited to s,M Now
Ga,ibr,Id thought It were Better to have II
horse than IL COW, SO he made u tx hinye
with the stranger.
When hc had go,c little further h. m t
another man WHO was diving ii fat pig bei.re
him, and then Gi,lrauu thought It would lie
still htttr 10 have lat pig than l.orse, aird
SO h. exchanged with he man. lie tl,cn welt
Oh, aud after awhile he met y man witila goat
at is Certainly better TO have goat tlaI y
pig" thought GudLrand, and again he nlade
aii exchange W til the owner ot the goat. IL
went good deal iugtncr, till liz mt a ni;.ll
with II sheep, aud W.T.: him he Tx, wise made
an exchange Oh the principle - that it IS always
bett. to have a sheep than goat" On so.ns
further he met u man with Il goose, and the II
Gaibrand exchanged his sheep against the
goose. After this he went loLg way, I'LL he
mt man with cock, and he ut oacc made
an exchange, for he thought, after all. it IS
still b,tt,rto have cock than goosc." lie
then walked on Il OF TIL 1t Mgua to grow
late. when feeling wy huasry he sold the cock
for three pence, VITA wh.ci he bought sonic
thing to eat "!or, alter ali" titus reasoned
GulI,raud OF the Mountain, 1T rs btttcr ~
br.mg on's s,lf back safe and so,il.d than Al
COX" H. tI,en slad Oh his WY ho'ne I'LL he
reached the inrm OF his nearest ne,glLor, wl,rc
in he went just as HAS the ploushboy was
driving home the cattle. ..
''W,ii how I'd you fare in town? p inqur-
cd th.gool io.ks
why, but 30 So" answered Gudbrand. Il
can't say Inucl, ior my luck, min,r have !
much rr.soA to complain Aid h,r,uLoa he
related aIl that had hulqeucd trosn beginning
to cnd
"Wcll Tn sure you viii get warm r..
ccltol IRON Your VII, wl".n you reach honc,
quoth the lnrn,,r Lord h,ip you, Shouldn't
III, To Lc III Your shoes
"Tnugs might have gone worse, however"
Replaced Gadbrand OF the Mou.taln but wiz tit
er goni ui,i. or ndG-rrTt, | have such an "a
cclic"t wife that she n,v,r r.ltoach,s me, It
me do what w.lI."
Tat may be- sad the man UT some.
how can't brlevc t."
- Ss,ali lay II wag,r?" ask d Gull ra,id.
" have u l.uatlrcd .oi,rs in ny east, val
J
Doas," sad the netghtur, aud us twilight
was low coming on, tiny both 5. t cut ior q uu-
hranis f,trm Wucn tuey had reac,,cd It, the
acigi.bor ,,aiis d uutS.u, the ouur, wh.l, Gut
| hraad wcnt in To his wife, a,.d tu,y b, gan t.
| Tux IN the following mau.,r
GOOD ev,n.ng," sad Gn.braGd Of the
Monata.n, MS he wa.kc,i .ito the iooil.
"Goo,, evening"" rrll.,d the vie, "rraistd
In God ynu arr GONE Lack agai.,, ar, yuu
SURE c.oush he was lack. Thou ttr VT,
ciqur how he had got GA III town. " Bu'
80 So" a,sw,nd Gaduratd. 3" l cai,'t muct
boast q. my luck. o., reaching iowa Lo. o,.y
would purchase my cow, ~ chang, d i ,or :
horse"
Ah-thcrc, Indeed sou do deserve ny
Thanks, ~ SAID she. Nv. arr 20 WILL oE tia;
We may as well driy. to Church as otl,r l,oi IL
aud il We have the mcu,is uf g,t ny ouss. III,
horsc, why should not We 7 Pray, good niall
go and bring HIM ia.'
STOP" replied Gudbrald. i have not til,
horse exactly, Tor utter going On bit, | chan
ged il for u lsg."
NO ! did yon p cried the wife why
that is tac very thing that should hay, do.s
mys,f! Ti,ank yo1 thousand t.nirs, nj,
dear husband. Now shall have some baco.
III the house to of r the looks that COME . ~
lus, What, i,.de cd, do We wait With horse
People would oay say We had gruwn to0 gran,
to walk to church as We USED to do. Pntlce
gool man. 60 aud fitch in the pig"
Hut haven't got the pig aa,y more thai
the horse" said GadbmLd Tor oa go.sa
somewhat further, changed it for y milo
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