The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-10-15

)reaQ IfOm ner udHuo. ~ Ii uSSlASu Jou ,
@ give me your ram that l may sell
lim-"sffif Sas{f fiiw F4i E4f,.., l,sf5;s4-. Il
Conrad's heart sank with him. Sadly
1e replied: 9 'Anything in the world but
hat. if the bishop did NOT in the EVENING"
ret Harm to feed, there would be a pretty
listurbaneei . Take the best, pet sheep in
The whole aoek-take all the fifty belong
mo to me ,onIy that single ram you cannot
have.."s5 siLook now, said Elizabeth, you
men are all alike Away with you and
your fifty sheep; even. 50 small present
as sthisomy 4loyer refuses me. Truly he
would be precious husband to me when
the hoheyEmooh was over. Away to your
bishop: let. him feed his. RAM and do you
leave me alone. =" ~L
They, disputed thus for a long while.
Conrad Shed tears in his anger, and Ei- |
zabeth at last confessed that she had sold |
the ram for the house they had SO often
wished to possess, and added that she
must delivershim up that very day, y,4cost
what it might. as she had pledged her word
and could,aat bear the. idea of being called
a liar. She then shedtears. lamenting that
this unhoped-for pleasure ofbeing able to
get sffaitse zia which. she and Conrad
might fivee saifoftably with their children,
should be N blasted, She asked if sheep
were not / er DAY dyingg-7-if. none we're
ever lost none were ever stolen-If the
wolves devoured one-and SO on. AT last
love cei3qdeseds Conradlpromised toide-
liver the ram before noon, and Elizabeth
promised to become his welded wife In
,nnnthss sl-fs- ~ 1883 - ~ 4s..t -fsS
Elizabeth walked quickly on to the town,
and Conrad ganed wistfully after her. Ihe
pleasure lie feitin being her accepted lover
was not alittle dampedb by the idea OF the
intefrogations which he must undergo from
his kind MASTER in whose service he had
hitherto been socomfortable, and who was
so very fond of the ram. % ST.
He now stood alone in the field where
Elizabeth had been cutting grass, with his
ewes fixed on the ground. At last he
stuck His crook into the earth, placed his
coat upon it; and his cap above it, and
began dialogue-which Harm occasion
ally Interrupted by his movements-wlth
the figure thus constructed. which he
meant should represent the bishop. -
ssGood evening, my lord bishop.
,Thank YOU, Conrad, where is Harm
ssHarm, my lord bishop, why heis lost;
indeed he has wandered somewhere. At
this moment, while Conrad was thus speak
Eiit@g Harm pressed through between his
/ legs to examine the figure to W hlch he saw
his master making SO many profound rev.
erences. HssConrads Conrad continued
!, the shepherd. in his fanciful interleeutor
/ shin; ~ II arm knows his home, he could no
4 lose himself a8 That will not do. aeas9s;,
i Thus he talked with himself for abon
half an hour; but his imaginary dialogue
] always terminated With a. shake of tn
i head and these worlds, ,ssConrad, that VII
4 not do. dAndayet,' added he, Il mus
u before noon give up the ram; for | hay
promised it, and if Elizabeth does not de
D liver it as She has already sold it, sh
q would be called liar, and could not be
:, come nv wife. fpa esa hzt8 fteis
!, zAt1astf he jumped up joyfally and eS
G eclaitneda ssfI ohesty is1.the best polio.
y fThat will do; that will do. ~ Heput ON III
5. F;cap and coat and drove forward his focl
n and Before noon he had delivered, with,
II faeep sigh, his darling Harm to Elizabet
o WHO, without rejecting any more abouttt
is4 matter, exchanged him for the price OF Il
[e 4naftsoSe npsR E9ga has FselGs ts 81 & 4
,dtaw That sevehing was fixed for Conrad
he 'tfial, Both the bishops waIted at the
s. posset cup in the castle yard for the a
d dr5pe,arancesof the shepherds who was to d
as eide their wager. The hearts of both. be
p,8sstrongiy, and they spoke but little,
at each had "a strong desire that the honor
er constructing the tun might fall to the
US OF the other But Peter, the prlvy cor
in tiseler, kept himselfqaite cheerful, and
xr.-cfei4v peibiced beforehand IN the suec'
h. ef,his weh-laid plan, and the certainty
ap his victory; for he already had the blsho
N fayorite ram in the stable, and how COZ
siConrad venture to tell the truth, when
itb doing 80 must draw upon him the wrath
yass his master, and deprive him Of his hr'
rad fore yer. saTc6 zss5 5tEtS3 R.8tt5i5E9 III
lat fa SO reasoned the privy counselor; me
tialswhife Conrad appeared driving ehis d
hist across the castle yard Peter smiled
i've 'Fuinp phaiitly, foralready he faneied he co
tn, trace fear and anxiety atwork IN Conr;
his tcountenance sszss st Ffsss
d a. That evening no ram came bounding
his to Bishop Henry to receive his accast
ave ed portion. "Where is Harm?a. inqui
wn3 the bishop with a scrutinizing look
ne- have sold him. cried Conrad, "now
out Honesty is the best policy: tia
way my motto, my lord bishop, as you. kr
her ana it shall always, so it please hea'
her re main my motto. !" Peters face len
uck ened; but Bishop Henry exclaimed
lase al an AN angry countenance and threatel
hat voice: WWhy did you sell him witt
telling me? I would have given yo1
,oon on price ten times told. Do younot know
lace ssHear me, my lord bishop, said oor
his elizabeth tempted me, as Eve tenn
hey Adam; and Elizabeth was tempted,
by rogue 70 as Eve was by. the foul hend.
her. he gives me back my ram will not rt
and his name" Peter turned angrlly ava,
an gone we're all his glitteripg pieces, an
that Scarlet cap besides; and now the ram a =
ines gone also. sElizabeth," continued 20
ar IF Shad sold the ram before telling me
new new as matters stood, was obliged to
d his him to her, however sorry was
s1lf III h ,ve hepfl called lal