The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-08


the confusion; and the master himself, tall, thin
withered and pale, looked as though he ha
lust come ont OF sepulchre
God be praised for the shelter of this ROOF
and may his blessing descend upon it," sat
Saint Peter.
"Ameu' responded Poverty $50 mote it be
In sOotl, my masters, l shOuld have need o
his blessing, to be able to offer you any sup
pei; for have not so much as a morsel 0
bread III the house." s. r
! But the washerwoman, who had expected
as much, now opened a basket which she hat
brought with her, and produced four fine large
Writings; ready fried, great brown loaf, ant
| a pitcher OF wine #--sta
.Ah, Lordl bread and fish as live!" criet
Saint Panl, greatly delighted.
"Thanl1 We kindly, dame,' said Saint Peter
"we only asked for roof, to cover US, and yor
gave us alsosthis good supper? The Lord re
ward you for all the trouble you have TAKEN
Bah" cried the washerwoman, setting GU
the food on the rickety table, "a morsel be
! fore sleeping never yet did harm to anybody
and, for my part, am well paid in being ablt
| to offer your friend something to his mind.
| They now seated themselves at the table, and
! began TO eat with good appetites, all but Pow
erty, who was SAD because of something thai
| had happened him that very afternoon. The
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| his cottage. and the little paddock, about rs
long as yonr arm, that lay behind it, and III
which grew 4 pear tree; but the hedge round
this paddock was not much harder to get
through than spiders web and certain mar
anCers from the neighborhood had taken ad-
vantage Of this bad state Of the hedge to get
through into the paddock, and rob the pear
tree, whose fruit formed the Goodman's sole
revenue. This was why he had gone to bed
supperless, vexed to the heart at seeing the
half of bis fruit stolen from him; and his trou-
BILE was still SO great that he could not touch a
mouthful Of the four large Writings readyfried,
the great loaf and the pitcher of wine, with
which his guests were regaing themselves. -
When the supper was over, Saint Peter, look
ing at st. Paul, said to to him, in low voice,
This poor mans sorrow really excites my
compassion; we must pray for him."
Indeed, sirs, }" said Poverty who had over
heard what they said, II would be very much
obliged to yeu if you would do so; as for me,
it is plain that my prayers have very little
credit with heaven, seeing cannot find any
way Of lettering the miserable condition in
which you find me. :"
"The Lord sometimes tries tho just for their
good" SAID Saint Peter; st may be that he il
just trying you; but have you any particular
favor. to ask Of him!"
The r0gues who have robbed my pears
have made me SO angry replied the Good
man, THAT if l might have my way, L would
ask that all those who climb my pear tree
might be forced to stay there as long rs |
choose to keep them"
That is certainly contenting yourself with
very little, replied Saint Peter.
mot SO little as you may think, rejoined
Poverty; what joy for me to see rogue stuck
up there on branch. unable to bulge and
begging Tor melcyr'
''Well," replied Saint Peter. 'if the Lord
condercends to listen to the voice OF his ser
wants (Which he does), you may be sure that
your wish will be granted for we shall do our
very best for you in the way of praying"
All that night did Saint Peter and Saint
Paul renal n on their knees III PRAYER; they
would not take o moments repose, notwith-
standing the good offices Of poverty, VINO, in
order to furnish them each with couch, had
divided into three parts he bnGdle of straw
that formed his bed. But when the morning
W as come, Saint Peter and SAINT Paul INFORM
ed their charitable host that his wish was
and Poverty having shaken them
heartily by the hand (athough he could not
help fearing that they were only making game
Of him, they left the cottage, and went on
their way,
But 10 and behold next morning " hen Pow
trty was coming back with his pitcher from
che well, he sspied good for-nothlng variet
from The village, stuck fast in the pear tree
working his arms about with might and MAN,
and looking for ell the world like bird caugh
fast in the lime.
All. william! | have thee!" cried Poverty
''but, good Heaven, what manner Of men were
they who came to me last night AS for thee
thou rascally thief shall keep thee up there
and treat thee Just as thou deserYest. Ing the
first place l shall call the village together,
and then / shall kindle good fire CT straw
and cast thee like sucking pig.
Thereupon the thief begged hard for mercy,
Offering to pay, at the very lowest, the worth OF
ten crops Of pears.
mo, no; don't trouble myself TO offer me
mone2," answered Poverty; am poor enough,
Heaven knows; but, nevertheless, l prefer to
pay myself after my own fashion, Wait Just
the least little half quarter Of hour; shall
soon have gathered faggots enough to give thy
hide good singeing!-Aha! thou lowest hne'
Juicy pears! I'll cure thee Of thy thirst Tor
them, thou yascal?"
Away Went Poverty 20 gather straw and
sticks for his fire. and, when he was gone, the
thief cried for help with all the force he could
muster, and so Justify that he drew to the spot
two wood cutters, who were going home from
the fol est.
why, what art doing up there, Nicholas?
inquired the men.
THAT wicked old wizard, Povery, for he is
a wizard, has put spell on me- replied the
thief ''here am l, glued fast to the tree, and
all because of few miserable pears forsooth,
that | had eaten, being very thirsty
Thereupon the wood cutters began to amuse
themselves at the catitf's expense, joking him
for the fright he was in, and declaring that
Poverty was but sorry soG Of wizard, alter
all; "for otherwise" said they, she would have
had the Wit to end his own fortune, and keep
himself from starving long ago!'
Having deliv cred themselves from this piece
of reasoning, and wishing TO help Nicholas
down from his perch they climbed up into the
tree. thinking to set the vagabond at liberty
but they would sooner have torn his arms from
his body than have got him loose from the
bough.
Faith, lad, there's 20 help for it" said the
wood cutters; "al we can do for the is to go
| for the sqnire.
! But when they would have got down out
/ of the tree, they found themselves caught just
as fast as Nicholas; so that Poverty,on coming
back few minutes after, with a great bundle
of brushwood and faggots, found, as he thought
! three pear thieves Ia his tree, instead of one!
''Ah!n cried be- with a chuckle "the fair
goes on bravey, l see; there's no lack of trad
| ers! very good, my fine fellows; just stay where
you are, i'll two minutes | shall smoke you all
like so many berrings!'
Excellent Poverty" began both the wood
cutters together, while their tears trickled
down to the very foot of the tree, "ook at us
we beseech of you, and you will see that we
are good neighbors of yours; indeed, and in
truth, we only got mp into this cursed tree &c
help Nicholas down?
Don't tell me" Grid Poverty "no, no; you
wanted to steal my pears!'
(. o,l D.. EO,
thieves in all the country side; we have peal
trees in our own gardens, that bear peas
quite as fine as these. And even had we Meth
er pear trees nor pears, had We wanted any
the market is not far off, and we could get on
fiji of them for few farthings.'
IF what you say is true" replied Poverty
"you may come down, the punishment is onl,
meant for thieves"
And, in sooth, the two wood cutters founC
themselves suddenly let loose, and were abb
to Jump down on to the ground; whcreupoi
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