Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-04-09

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Th@e wassass . mau cab ed andhssnay
who Lived In : Lonely litsls farm h0sse On
remote bili-s side. Frpra Ehis eircams
Stance he got the name aEnong his neigh.
boss sa GadbsAaa Of The nall sast e
NoW, you aaass ka0w thas Gmdbzand
had an excellent wife, .sa sometimes hap
pens 10 man. But the rarest thing
aboat ID was, that tsudbsand knew tha
valae OF such treasure; and 80 che sws
liysd In psEfees Aaz@e0y, aad giving
| themselves no es2earn ahosk either wealth
or the lapse Of yeaFs. No matter whai
aadbsand fnfghs 10, his wife had fore
seaa axd desired chat avsry ching 10 thai
hsx COED man esuld nal soash OF chaags
Or move anything about the house wlth-
out Der comiag forward 20 thank him f0g
havfug sdfvihed ard fugesssn ner wsshes.
nssfdes, ID was easy for thenA 10 get
aaong, since the farm befengcd 70 them,
Ind fhsY f,asd d fundrei soiid gro wns In =
drawer bf their closet and twu sxeellsui
CO as In .hasr ssahls. HTAey lacked aesk
ing, and could quietly pass their Ugd xg<
wiahoz4 fear ef pasassy ~ sesl sad with
out hasiag 70 look 80 ths 6gisndship o.
tie comniserati0p Of any Of their fsllew.
creatures. -. II
Oae evsning, while they we're talking
| esar shaix vgEioEs litsls saaks, aud pro
jects, says the wife Of GadbFand 10 Asl
| husbands- 80 - = Fl +
.lasbanas Iays got-s nsw nosaOn ii
my read yea aass take oue OF our cows
20 town and sail her. Wen keep th'
other, and she'll be quite enough to fur
nish US with all the milk and butter vi
can use. Why should We toll for oths
peoplep We've money lying In the draw
| and have no chffdreA TO look after. 81
wouldn't IL be better 20 spare these arm
OF ours, now that We are growing old P
You will always ind something TO oecu
pr your time about the house thers'il b
no lack Of furniture and things to mend
and I'il be more than ever beside yol
with my distaf and my knitting need
/ iss."
Gudhrand bethought him that his wifi
Was right, as usual, and SO, as the nax
morning was beautiful one, he set oil
for the town, at an early hour, with IN
COW be wanted to sell. But it was no
market day, aad be found no purchase
to take the animal of bis hands.
t'WeIl well!n said Gudbr&nd, Sat al
events, can take Sukey back to the piao
/ brought her from pve got hay and lit
tar In plenty there, for the poor 6ruit, an
it's no farther returning than it was com
ing hither." Whereupon he very quiet
ly started again on the road to his home
After walking on for few hours, an
| just as he was beginning to feel littl
tired, he met man leading borse b
the bridal toward the town. The hors
was in condition, and was all saddled an
ready for a ride. "The way ID long an
night rapidly coming on,'' thought Gad
brand. FI can hardly drag my cow along
and tomorrow Eli have 70 take this saul
walk over again. Nov. here's az anima
that would suit me great deal better
and I'D 20 back home with him as prou
as lord. Who would be delighted I
! sre her husband returning in triumph lik
4 Roman generals Why, the wife {
: uudhrund!
Upon this happy thought, quibran
Al
for the horse.
, Once mounted on the chargers bacl
! our hero felt some quAIms of regret, fl
he was old and heavy, while the horse vi
young, frisky, aud headstrong, 50 that,
= less than an hour, behold our would-i
cavalier was on foot again, vainly stri'
. ing to drag along by the bride creatu
that cooked up his head at every puff
| wind, and capeTed and praneed at eve
c stone that lay in his path.
= ''This is poor bargain I've made
d thought Gudbrand, when, just at that IN
ment, he deserted peasant driving aloi
IL hog so Rne and fat that its stoma
e touched the ground.
a "A nail tha: is useful is better than
II diamond that glitters and can be turn
-e to nothing, rs my wife often says" T
hected Gudbrand; AMI, with that, he ira
u ed of his horse for the hog.
1t vas bright idea 10 be sure, but o
man had counted without his host. ID
Porker would not bulge an inch. Gu
brand talked to him, c0axed him, swC
ut him, but all in vain; he dragged b
by the snout, be pushed bin from behtF
he whaeked him oa both his fas sides VI
a cudgel, but it was only labor lost, q
MIR. Hog remained there In the middle
the dusty road likes a stranded whale. I
poor fnraer was yielding TO despair, wh'
q the very nick of time, there came alo
a country lad leading a She goat, Ia
T. With an udder all swollen with milk, SIX
q ped, ran and played about, in mani
charming to behold.
40 'sFhere! that's the very thing want
e exclaimed GudbFana. "l'd far rat
+ have that gay, sprightly creatnre Il
this huge, stupid brute Whereup'
or without an inssant's hesitation, he
:. changed the hog for the she-goat.
All went we'll for another half hour
The young madam with her loag ho
ID. greatly amused Gudbvand, who laugl
ha at her pranks till his sides aehed. In Il
too, she pulled him along bat, when
il on the wrong side Of forty, one 81
gets tired of seFambllng over the roc
ler and 80 the farmer, happening to mes
shepherd feeding bis flock, traded his >
., goat for an eve. "tI'll have just as IA
. milk raased he, 'tfrom Ehat animaI
As' from the other, and, 1T Least, she will
)rsf quiet, and not worry either my wifi
me-"
Gudbrand Was right, ia one resp
for there is nothing mole gentle than
1cs awe. This one had no tricks; shensi'
er- capered nor batted With her hoad,
aer stood perfectly still and bleated al
p time. Finding herself separated f
die her companions, she wanted 10 re
Haf them, and the more Gudbrand tug
,ndE n her tether she more piseously
but baaed.- z# fa#
ar.l ssDeuee take Ehs silly brats?n shoi
his Gadbrnnd; she's ~ obstinate and VI
: pering as my neighboss wife. WI
,utsi rid me Of thrs baWling, b.ilowing |
.us- beagt7 | mast gss cltsaF Of her At
up~ price," ~,
one sIt's q bargain il you cAooses neighl
i al said a coaEgy fellaw who Was just pass
I'll xxsth "A fat Rn6awa sanHsr hkH aTffss - u