Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-24
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His excellency trembed with rage, and
raised his stick again; but on measuring the
sturdy pastor from head 10 foot, and seeing no
help near, he let ii fall for the second time, and
merely uttered the threat
Just wait my fine fellow. I'll tell the
king you pretend to be pastor, and yet go out
ploughing."
The clergyman replied, quite calmly,
MY gracious master will probably remem-
ber that Cincnnaus ploughed too, and he was
dictator, while am only poor village pas
tor"
"Yes," the Baron said, after inspecting his
coarse aud peasan-like dress but when Gin
cnnatus ploughed he did not look like com
mon peasant"
Z" ] am certain he did not look like fool :"
the clergyman replied, as he drove his oxen on.
This was too much for the Baron, and he
rushed away toward peasant he saw approach
ing, vowing vengeance on the impudent pastor
whom he determined to ruin on the first oppor-
tunily.
He was very glad, then, TO find in the peas
ant a most determined enemy TO the clergyman,
who complained bitterly of his sternness, and
of the fact of his compelling him to make up
quarrel he had carried on very successfully
with his wife for several weeks.
Our fool was clever enough to see that this
anecdotc would not be of any service to him in
trying to injure the pastor with the king he
therefore answered, most pathetcally-
" But the pastor was perfectly in the right /;
that could do you no harm"
"Well, that's very true," the peasant re-
piled, especially as he's getting old, and can I
carry on as he used but I'm sure when his
son soon takes his place-a fellow like a church
steepe-heIl break all our bones for us. For
that reason, if the matter was left to me, |
wouldat choose him for our clergyman for
il the patron is TO beat us on workdays, and the
pastor play the same game on Sundays, when
will our backs fnd time 10 get well ~
Gundlihg now listened allcntively, and his
plan was soon formed, when he learned that
the pastors son would return from Halle in a
few days, to preach his trial sermon on the next
Sunday, as the patron had promised him his
fathers living, lie therefore quilted the peas
ant with a mocking SMILE and made some pre-
tex, for visiting the sexton, 10 make further
inquiries into the matter. The latter confirmed
the story, and gave his opinion, that the young
master must be al least six feet Two inches in
height, and as straight as a poplar tree.
Wait" Gundling murmered between his
teeth as soon as he again reached the street
'wc will put blue coat on the young fellow
and that will annoy that vagabond preacher
| lie therefore returned 10 the chateau, where he
looked up captain Of his acquaintance, whou
| he took on one side, with the hurried question
! " How many fellows have you already got !
To understand this question our reader mus
know, that the king, at every review, requested
each commander of a company 10 present hi
new recruits to him. If the poor gentleman
had less than three he fell into partial disgrace
aud so each captain about review time, whcl
vas close a, hand tried to procure few younI
men, by any method, legal or illegal, but es
pecaly those particularly tall for the king ha,
a peculiar delight in such soldiers.
"Woe is me I've but one,' the office
replied, "and he's only journeyman tailor.
Well, then" Gundling replied, "you ca
get journeyman clergyman Of six feet two.
Well, that's no tremendous height, bu
still it's better than nothing"
The captain then requested an explanation
and both discussed the measures by which t
get hold Of the clergyman son. They 500
agreed that the officer should leign illness whe
the king departed. Gundling would renal
f with him as company few soldiers would
secretly procured from neghborins town, an
the young candidate taken nolenS rolenS by til
ears, and transported TO the next garrison
In the meanwhile, the king and his suite 70
lowed the chase on The next day with the
usual ardor 1t so happened, that two ladi'
, in attendance on the queen, tortured by emu
followed the windings of the stream, which l.
, them from the nobleman's garden into the ope
fields. One of them, Wlhelmine Won b
, was young and charming creature, and WI
, evidently attempting TO cheer her companion
q who was SILENT and not nearly so charming
A In consequence there was deal of laughing
e which might have been heard at some distan,
off, and might have led 10 the conclusion tn
h the old, though still ever new story, of ma
: riage and love was being discussed by the !
!. dies. They had gradually wandered son
a quarter of mile from the village, when wo
A probably disturbed by the beaters, and whiC
g they at first took for dog, ran towards lheI
!. regarding them with look which they inte
!, preted, "This little darling III make my brea
8 fast off, and the other little darling I'll lea
A on that bed of forget-me-nois till supper time
j. The poor girls had not in the least expec,
such bridegroom, and stood petriGed with fe
II as soon as they recognized the animal, for tn
e possibly did not know that wolf, in the SUI
l. mer or autumn, would attack nobody, and II
Y the Isegrim who fascinated their eyes W;
e probably, as much afraid Of them as they we
10 of him. The silent young lady sobbed out
10 masculine name-we presume that OF her loS
|, while the charming one, after recoveri
e. from her first terror, looked round on all sid
O. for assistance.
ID Suddenly carriage made its appearaT
from branch road, drawn by two horses,
" which young and handsome man was sittir
ID Both ladies' cried out together with joyful S
10 prise, when they received this unexpected
ut sislance, and the wolf Immediately ran off, q
It. took up his station some distance from them
tn "You have saved US from DEATH" the char
rt ing Wihelmine said, as she approached