The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-02-27
Gudbrand and His Wife.
FROM THE NOR wEaIAN.


tie farmhouse on a remote hill. eide
From this circumstance he got the
name among his neighbors as Gud'
brand OF the Hill.
Now you must know that Gud.
brand had an excellent wife, as
sometimes happens to a man. But
the rarest thing about IL was, that
Gudbrand knew the value Of such q
treasure; and so the two lived in
perfect harmony, and gave them
selves no concern about either wealth
or the lapse Of years. No matter
what Gudbrand might do, bis wife
bad foreseen and desire that very
thing; so that her good man could
not touch or change or move any
thing about the house without hel
coming forward TO thank him for
having OWNED and forestalled bel
wishes.
Besides, 1t was easy for them to
get along, eince the tarm belonged
to them, and they had hundred col
i'd crowns in drawer OF their close,
and two excellent cows In he stable
They lacked nothing. and could pass
quietly in their old age without fear
of poverty or toll, aud without hav-
ing to look to the friendship or the
commisseration Of any Of their iel'
low creatures.
One evening, while they wore
talking over their various little tasks
and projects, says the vile OF Gud
brand to her husband:
"1usband, I've got new notion
in my head: you must take one oI
our cows to town and sell her.
Wen keep the other, and she'll be
quite enough to furnish us with ali
tho milk and butter we can use.-
Why should we toll for other peoplet
Wo'vo money lying in the drawer
and have no children to look after
So wouldn't it be better to spare
these arms Of ours, now that we art
growing old9 You will always find
something to occupy your time
about the house; there'll be no lack
of furniture and things to memo
and III be more than ever beside
you, with my distaf' and knitting
needless"
Gnd6rand bothought him that biz
wife was right, as usual, and so al
the next morning was q bcautitu
one. he set off ior the town, at ar
early hour, with the COW that ht
wanted to sell. But it was no
market day. and he found no pur
chaser to take the animal of bis
hands.
"Well well!" said Gudbrand, "a
all events, | can take sukey bacl
to the place brought her from
I've got hay aud litter, 10 plent,
there for the poor brute, and its nt
farther returning than it was eonin.
bi,her." whereupon he very quiet
lystarted again on the road 10 BIZ
home.
After walking on for few hours
aud just as he was beginning to fee
little tired, be met man leadin!
a horse by the bride toward tn,
town. The horse was in condition
and ives all saddled Gnd ready 70
rider.
The way is long and night j
rapidly coming ou," thought Gud
brand. III can hardly drag my CO,
along, and to- morrow III have L
take this came walk over again.
Now here's sn animal that woul,
suit me great deal better, and II
60 back home with him as proud a
a lord. Who would be delighted t
see her husband returning 10 tri-
umpb, like roman General? VIII,
the wife OF Gudbrand."
Upon this happy thought, Gud.
braud stopped the trader and ex
changed his COW Tor the horse.
Once mounted on the charger
back, our hero felt some qualms o
regret, for he was old and heavy
while the horse was young and fris
ky. and headstrong, so that, in lea
than an hour, behold our would b,
a cavalier was on foot again, vainl,
striving ro drag along by the bride
II creature that cooked up his head
at every psf OF wind. and capereC
and pranced at every stone that lay
in his path.
"This is a poor bargain hav
made" thought Gudbrand, whet
just at that moment, be deserted
peasant driving along a hog 30 fin,
and fat that lie stomach touched tn
ground. e %
"a nail that is useful is bette
than q diamond that glitters and cal
be turned to nothing, as my wife OF
ten says" reflected Gudbrand, an,
with that he traded off his horse 70
the hog. ...
1t was bright idea, to be sure
but our good man had counted with
out his host. Don Porker woulc
not bulge an inch. GudbranC
talked to him, coaxed him, swore a
him, but oil in vain, he dragged hin
by the snout, he pushed him from
behind, he whacked him on bot
his fat sides with q oudgel, but i
was only labor lost, aud Mr.. Ho,
remained there in the middle ofih