New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-13

Ehse time there was man SO surly and cross,
sa Ersss thought his wife did anything right in the
lbtsise- 50 enc evening in haymaking time he came
aozoe scolding and swearing, and showing his teeth
ss-6 Eaking dust.
9eaS love, don't be so angry. there's good man,
Es3ia hs goody; " tomorrow let's change our work
III 20 ont with the mowers and NOW, and you shall
8zEyAs he house at home.''
fss the husband thought, that would do very
szR He was quite willing, he said.
80 early next morning, his goody took scythe
es1 her neck, and went out in the bayfield, with the
gsEnsers and began to now but the man was to mind
Che ionse, and do the work at home.
FSsss of ALL be wanted to churn the butter, but
MheD he bad churned while, he got thirsty, and
gRa. town to the cellar to tap barrel of ale. So,
Jsst when he had knocked in the bung and was put
aBe INTO the kitchen. Then off he up the cellar
leys with the tap in his hand, as fast he could to
8ooS aer the pig, lest it should upset the churn
nAa when he got up, and saw the pig had already
fSHesing amongst the cream, which was running all
ss the floor, he got wild with rage that he quite
ngos the ale barrel and ran at the pig as hard as
liz uald. He caught it just it run out of doors,
Che SPOT. Then all at once he remembered he had
ahs mp in his hand !; but when be got down to the
areEar, every drop of ale had run out of the cask
1fen be went into the dairy and found enough
ssn lett to fill the churn again, and SO he began to
esaHsn, for butter they must have for dinner. When
he had churned a bit, he remembered that their milk
org still shut up in the byre and hadn't had
gai 10 eat or drop to drink all the morning though
afa SIN was high Then all at once he thought twas
asoisyto take her down to the meadow so he'd Just
sa Der on the house.top-for the house. you must
AsDs, was matched with sods, and fine crop Of
gEss WAS growing there Now, their house lay close
Up against steep down, and he thought if he had
Min plank across to the thatch at the back he'd
Hss1y get the COW up.
Bzs ssil he couldn't leave the churn, for there was
lbs tsile babe crawling about on the floor and " if
1f2xs w. he thought, the child is sure to upset it,
No be took the churn on his back, and went out with
Ii fat then he thought he'd better first water the
stg before he turned her out on the thatch so he
opnE up bucket to draw water out of the WE'LL but
rs be stopped down at the wells brink all the cream
sn sns of the churn over his shoulders, and down
insa she well.
Bow ID was near dinner time, and he hadn't even
gJt fBe butter yet; so he thought he best boil the
2re,Ige, and filled the pot with water and hung it
VISIT the fire. When be had done that, he thought
ae snE might perhaps fall off the thatch and break
aes Segs OF neck. So he got up the house top to
an ha up. One end of the rope he made fast on the
snss neck and the other he slipped down the CHM
hey AID lied round his own thigh ; and he had to
,ae haste, for the water began to boil now in the
pr, md he had to still grind the oatmeal.
80 be began to grind away, but while he was hard
~ n, down fell the COW off the house-top after ALL
MIG ne she fell, she dragged the man up the chimney
sns rope. There he stuck fast and as for the COW
sse hnns hall way down the wall, swinging between
Asfsssn and earth, for she could neither get down
Hos ny.
And now the goody had waited seven lengths and
sfssn Dreadths for her husband to come and call her
ses thought she'd waited long enough, and went
iaE7ae Sut when she got there and saw the COW
banging ~ such an ugly place, she ran up and cnt
se 1ope in two with her scythe But as she did this
sssn same her husband out of the chimney; and so
sSs'fH old dame came inside the kitchen, there she
hs1pd him standing on his head in the porrdge pot.
Morse Tales.
RAIRoAD ITEMs.-One day last week, there was
Jncsnaed in the freight list Of the Richmond and
Pslssbarg Railroad, two corpses and live alligator
ms IN the next day, two bulldogs and bear They
Ne,s al in t1ansitu.
Sn old lady travelling on the Richmond and Fred.
5neasbarg Railroad, short time since, was startled
~ SIT conductors usual announcement "Pole Cat,n
shfD the train arrived at that station. She nerv.
@ requested him to close the door so as to exclude
ass Hnimal 1t sometimes happens that when q
H}e passenger rises from his seat to leave the train
~ ans point he is supposed to answer to the name
% NEolecst," and general laugh ensues.
GRichmond Wing.
Wa were the first astrologers The stars because
atEs A5St studded the heavens.