Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-05-11

cei,ed that tho strange animal must necss'
sarily belong to the royal suit. did not wait
to reply. bat ran or a, iuil speed TO the
neishbOring forest. The baron, however.
was no, satisfied with this, but, as he saS
u man ploughing at short distance from
him, he called out, in his arrogant man.
ner
" Come hither, man !"
The reply no received was.
"i have no time or inclination to do 80 !;
but II you'll speak civilly | may"
Ill. sIecllency was not accustomed to
such an answer he therefore walked tow
ards the impadent ploushman. with up.
raised stick and was about to apply i, TO
his back. when he noticed that IL was the
clergyman OF the village, whom he had seen
the preceding evening at the nohlcman''
chateau. The baron, therefore, lowered
hi. stuck. and cOn,entej himself by punish.
ing the clergyman with his tongue.
How can he be such an impsrtineni ass
Does 10 no, know who AN ?"
"Oh ys. he. the kings fool"
Ills eIc,llcncy ,remblsd with rag, and
raised hI, stick again but on measuring
tho sturdy pastor from head to foot, and
seeing no help near. ho LEI 1t fall for the
second time. and merely uttered the threat,
"Jua wait. my fne fellow. III tell
the King you pretend to b0a pastor. Rnd
ys, so out ploushins."
Tho clergyman replied quite calmly,
My Gracious master will probably re-
member that Cineinna,ns plough'd too,
and ho wa, dictator, while am only n
poor village pastor"
"Yss." the baron aid after in'pcctir :
his coarse dress. but when Cineippaius
plowcd he did not look Ikea common peas
ant"
81 am certain he did no. look like q
fool" the clergyman replied, as bo drove
bis oxen on.
This wa. too much for tho baron, and
ho rushed away toward, a peasan, hc saw
approaching. vowing vengeance on the i'm
pudsn, pastor. whom hO determined to
ruin on the hr.t opportunity.
lie W. very glad, then TO find in tho
peasant most determined enemy to the
clergyman. who complaincd bitterly OF hi.
.,crnness, and Of the fact OF his compelling
hlm to make upa quarrel he had carried
on very successfully with his vito f.r sever.
al weeks.
our fool was clever enough 10 SEQ that
ihi, anscdore would no, be Of any service
to him in trying - injure the pastor with
the king. he therefore answered nOs, IA.
theueally,
" lIat the pastor was p-rfco,ly in the
right that could DO YOU no harm"
"well that's very true" tho rcnsan, re-
Piled, especially a, hc', getting old, and
can't carry on as he used bu, I'm SURE
when lis son .oon takes his place fellow
ike church stcoplc--hc will break all our
bones Tor u,. For that reason. IL tho mat.
ter wa, let, 10 mc. | wouldn't choose hin
Tor our clergyman for IL the patron is tC
beat US on work.days, and the pastor play
the sane game on Sunday, when will OuI
backs find ums to get Nell?"
Gundling now listened ntten,ively, anC
bis plan was coon isrmci. when he learned
that the pastors son would return from
Halle in u few da So. to preach his trial ser
mon on the next Sunday. a' ihe patron haC
promised him ais fathers living. lie there
fore quilted the pcaSan, with n moeking
smIle and rpr.kins some prcteIt for Si'i,in :
th, sexton, TO make further inquire, int,
the matter. The latter confirmed th, sto
~, and gave hi. opinion, that the young
master be a, lsas. FIX feet two inches IL
height, and iull as straight US a poplaI
tr,c.
Wv Ait" Gundling murmured betwc,r
hi. teeth, ~ soon as he again reached th,
street; I'VE will pu, blue Goa, on the young
fellow. and that will annoy tho yasabonC
prra cher" lie therefore returned TO th'
cha teau. where he looked up u captain o
his acquaintance, whom no took on one
side with the hurried question,
How many fellow. havO you already
sot7'
To understand this question, our readers
mus, know. that the king a, every review,
requested each commander OF a company &
present his new recruits to him. II III,
poor gentleman had lees than three be fel
into partial disgrace, and - each captain
about review time. which was close at hand
tried to procure few young men, by any
method. legal or illegal. but especially =
those particularly tall, for the king had a
peculiar delight in such soldiers.
Woe is mo, have bu, ons. the Off.
Ger replied, "and he's only journeyman
tailor"
"well ,hen," Gundling replied, Z" you
can go; journeyman clergyman of six fee,
two"
"well that's no tremendou, height. but
still IL. better than nothing"
The captain then rcquc'tad an eIplana.
tiOn. aud both discussed tho measure. by
which to get hold Of the clergyman. son.
They soon agreed that the officer should
feisn illness when the king departed. Gup.
ding would remain with him a. company /;
few soldiers would be secretly procured