The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-16

ears,ed in Lithuanian history; but the disguise
must have been most efficient. ~ u csnseu eNeu
the shire sed slsboots 20 take one OF tue topnsss
for his mother-In-iaw. and the other Tor ms VIE
"weil hast thou got the hog n said tue mo'e
strappiBg OF the two. or,
"Narry have l mother-in-law," responded sly
boots.
while thou lockest up every thing outside, was
the artful suggestion, which was answered BY an
other transfer of the hog.
When slyboots had locked up every gate and
door, he walked iato the house, and not per.
ceiving the heg. asked his wife where she "a'
put II. -.
" The hog" said she, ''didst thou get 1t
thenln
.sof course did" said he.
81" said she, shave never elapsed eyes upon
sCome come, no nonsense" said he Il gave 1t
into thine own hands at the gate yard"
"Why by my hsidom, have never crossed the
threshold Of the door"
The acute MUD Of Slyboots was not long In d.
vining the TRUTH and he had been rather caustic
in his remarks, when the ladies had allowed the
prize 10 be carried of by the robbers In the fret
instance, he set out in pursuit of the. marauders
with even more than bis woDted rapidity, 10 order
to avoid an iptiiction of the lex talioDis.
when he reached the forest he found that the
luxu ious rasoals had lighted FIRE to broil ham
which they had cut already from the hog AS the
FIRE had got low, they were searching ior Wooa,
ration was at once decided. Taking stick IN his
band he administered hearty thrashing 70 the
stump of tree, shouting all the time IN pteous
tones, 81 won't do it again; won't do IL again -
Each robber hearing the sounds aud the efiescph'
cinied that his comrade was oSerpowered, on TINS
hypothesis both ran away. But Slyboots took up
the hog aud went home.
Chance brought the robbers once more together.
AIN good truth thy hue must be OF the blacklist
and tho bluest." said the first, with derisl'e
kind of pity.
NAY, rather look to thine own skin; for a short
while ago thoa didst howl as IL were whipped
cur"
whipped cur myself, when thou didst Tighten
all the birds in the wood with thine unmaniy
waiiisss"
This interchange of sharp remarks led to a mutual
explanation, aud the result OF the mutual expia-
nation was the united shout OF both the robbers:
"Slyboots is Slyboots after all"
Resolved not to be outdone, they returned to
the residence of their crafty acquaintance. To
their agreeable surprise, though the out-houses
we're locked up, the window of one room was
open, and close to the sill, by the dim light OF
rushiisht might by seen the lifeless form of the
hog. with the broiiei ham laid upon it.
Marty quoth the first robber, "this is not
like SiyboOts and to light caudie that one may
find the way TO it."
100 much good fortune hath bunted his wits
at last" said the secoud robber. And he laid his
hand upon the hari. At that very instant sly
boots, whose wits were as keen as ever, aud who
was standing beside the window with SWORD III
his hand, struck off the most prominent finger at
blow.
'Phew!" said the second robber, "the ham is
still hot"
''out upon thee FIR dullard." growled the first
robber. How could the ham keep hot, after be-
ing carried all the way from the forest. 1t won't
bnrn ne, I'll variant thee" So saying he thrust
IN his hand, when down came the sword, aud OF
went finger.
''By the mass, am finger the poorer, shouted
the rubber.
the second; ''that is my case too, only thou
would st give me pity"
.'Humph," retorted the first, and they both
looked at each other for some minutes, at the end
of which they both exclaimed, with one voice,
"Slybo0ts is still Sly boots after all :"
SO they went their way, aud were never heard OF
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