The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-05-08
Tase Legend Of Goodman Pow.
eTEy.

One day was so fortunate as to discover an
Old tTRdltionaiy relic of great beauty; the leg
end and its title running as follows:
/ Tie nea0 and pleasant history Of Goodman PoU-
/ ertg Showing 'chO Poverty 1caS, eoheYe he had
his Orjg3R IN 1ohat fashion he deajt 1clth Death,
| md ,0hem he ,oiU come to an end IN the aoond
SAINT Peter and Saint Paul, overtaken sud
I denly by great storm, once upon time, vixen
! they were jOurneying together came to the out
skirts Of village, where, at first sight they per
ceived only rich mans house, so grand they
hesitated to enter it,
sit seems to me, in my poor Judgment said
Saint Peter, that it would be we'll before knock
ing at the gate Of this grand house, to try and
learn in the ueighborhood what manner of per-
son the master may be and whether he be
really man of substance, and Well to do III the
world for this is point upon which one is Of
ten mistaken. No matter how handsome the
houses we see by the wayside, we generally find
that those who call themselves their owners are
over head and ears ia debt owing their fine
dwellings, and all they contain to their creditors,
and not possessing, in reality. farthing of their
own to bless themselves with
Saint Paul fully agreed in this prudent view
of the case but he was hungry, and cast his
eyes about in every direction, seeking some one
Of whom to make the necessary inquiries. At
: length he exclaimed, joyfuy,
i see woman washing linen IN yonder pool;
| will go and ask her if she knows anything Of
he master of the house.
? So saying, he approached the washerwoman,
and accosing her very politely, Good day to
you, dame said he, this is a heavy rain tn at
"a are having to-day
'Sooth, and ye may well say so, master, re
piled the woman, without stopping her work
and, It's lucky for me It's only water, for if il
were wine it would hardly suit my washing -
. but then, to be sure, we might have a brave
drinking bout, and after that lay up good store
in the cellar
'Ye are merry methnks, good dame I replied
Saint Paul
"And wherefore mott" quoth the washeswo
man. Thank God, lack nothing that wo
man need wish for, except, to be sure, now and
then litle money"
Money cried the saint; "ah, you are very
= fortunate i'll having no money, and being able
. to do without it..
q AYE, aye that's all very we'll TO say re
turned the washerwOman "but for all tht
K harm that money has ever done me, 1 MAJ
say that shouldn't mind seeing little more
of it "
II seeyou like TO have -FOUR joke, my goo,
1t dame" continued the saint; but assure yol
that money causes the ruin Of "a vast number 0
X souls, and yet it were to be wished, for tn
good of very many people, that they nigh
never behold a coin all the days of their life :"
"As fOl me-" said the washerwOman, Il an
= too busy to do much wishing; and crown 81
u seldom comes in my way, that never had
A. chance to look at one long enough to max
out the pictures upon it."
Saint Peter, who had been standing all thi
=; time under an oak, where he had taken refug
oil from the rain, grew inpatient at hearing thi
conversation, and begged st. Paul to com
away at once, and seek some better shelter
So they went up to the gate of the mansion
ly and lifted the knocker; but the master of tn
house put bis head out of the window an
e babe them begone.
This is no inn, fellows" cried he roughly
"otf with you this moment, and look for lode
ings elSewhere" and with this he shut tn
window and turned scorntully away.
F. But the poor travellers were now drenched
the skin, and their forlorn plight touched tn
washerwomans heart with pity.
L wish could take ye home with me- sal
~ sac, 81 would do so with light good will; for J
seem to be decent, honest folks; but dare NJ
ask We in, Tor am widow, and the neigl
IS bors would talk. But if ye will have patiene
m bit, while finish my washing, 1 will pre-
emily take you to the house of one of IL
townspeople, Poverty by name, who lives
! the further end ofthe village, and who wi
gladly give We nights lodging"
Accordingly as soon as the washing W!
"a. done, the woman led st. Peter and St. Paul
Poverty's cottage as she had promised to d
ltwas but little past shutdown. and yet Il
the Goodman had already gone to bed
seet "Halloo, Poverty" cried the washerwomi
going close up to the window, here are ~
poor travellers who have been caught in t
= storm, and who know not where to lay the
? heads
= Goodman Poverty had no sooner heard tn
these poor people wanted nights lodgiI
than he lifted the latch aud babe them come j
g Light the lamp neighbor," said he to Il
~ washerwoman, as she stepped across the thre
}. hold
mr. Saint Peter and Saint Paul now enter
"a the cottage. Everything in the house W