The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-01-01

his associates Then, climbing softly in at tn
window he lay down in the young fellows. Al
tier waiting little time, he fell 10 arouslng TN
Z IArchimandrite. His masters who were hsten
ling under the window hearing him try TO awake
8 1.-THE ghostly man, begged him to come out
What are you about? they cried. 'Fh'
, devil take you and the cloak tool Wo Is US
that we ever come here with You
t But, without attending to them he cried
{ Good Father Archimandrte Your rever-
: ence !!
, .Hev, What p replied the Archimandrite, in
a voice half suffocated with sleep
L have had very bad DREAM. said Ilm.-
Il dreamt that thieves broke into the treasures
room and carried away ali the money also your
cloak of sable He who climbed up to stea! the
treasure took the cloak out of the box, lntend-
ing it for himself He gave his comrades all
the money, and only wanted to keep the CLOAK;
but they refused to give it to him. Now VINO
do you say should have the cloak!
The Archimandrite, imagining that 1t was his
chamberlain who was speaking to him CRED:
oh, how tiresome you are. People are sure
to dream al night, Pray don't trouble my
rest
| Tim was silent for time, bat no sooner had
the Archimandite fallen asleep again. than he
again woke him, crying ......o, Id.
| Whom is the cloak to be given to !?
ooh, you tiresome fellow = cried the Archi-
mandrite. Well, if you must know, would
have given it to him who broke in. But pray
| let me sleep.
! Tim troubled him no mere, aud as soon as ne
was fast asleep got out of the window and TOOK
possession Of the cloak without any opposition
from his teachers, who extolled his cleVerness
to the skies. They set OUT for home, and the
| first thing they did when they got home was
20 hide the booty. After this adventure lin $
masters frequently discoursed with each other
about their apprentice. His address and cleV~
erness pleased them exceedingly. They hoped
that he would be of the greatest assistance to
them and, in order to keep him with them' they
determined to give him their sister, who was
rather pretty girl. When they declared their
mind to Tim, he was tar from refusing so gooa
match, for they offered plenty of money with
her. So he married, and ceasing to be their
apprentice, became their brother"In-iaw ana
comrade.
After some time his wife said to him;
1t is bad living with these two brothers OF
mine who are thieves to the very bone. hore-
over you know the rhyme:-
Though the thief may thrive for many day,
HI becomes at last the hangman's prey.
SOFT is my wish and counsel that we sepa-
rate from them at once and forever, and go ana
live at your fathers house, VIII ,re, though we
shall not be so rich, We shall at any rate De III
peace and happiness.
Tim approved of what she said, and cOmmu>
picated his intention to those honest gentlemen
his brothers-in-law. They were very much
mortified at what he told them but In valn.-
At last they said:
We will let you 60 on the following condi'
tons we will give you swine, and 1t tonight
we contrive to steal it from you, you shall pay
US two hundred roubes, or remain i'll our SER
vice till you have gained for us that amount
and, if we are unable to steal the swlne'we Will
pay the same TO you.
Very good, replied Tim, Il will see whether
YOU can steal the swine away from me-.
Then he loaded cart with his property land
set off with his wife 10 the house of his father
AS soon as he got home he mixed mp in the
trough a mess of bsrley-meal and wine for the
pig who, after gorging herself with it, became
senslessly drunk. Tim, then, dreS sing her IN
a sarafan, or woman's long night gown, placed
her on the petsch stove in Il corner, where
she stretched herself out and lay without mo"
ton He then went TO bed with his wife In the
chamber above. They were scarcely asleep
when the thieves arrived, and searched in eve-
~ nook and corner round about the house but
not finding what they were in quest of, they
repai. ed TO the kitchen and, listening, heard
something snoring Forthwith one OF them
crept in, and moving about softly touched the
swiLe but, feeling the nights gown at the same
time, he jumped out of the kitchen almost fright
enedsout OF his wits.
who are you p cried his eomrade.
Your brother he replied, 'Oh, got into
such scrape The thing which is snoring Ill
the kitchen is the old beldame, Tins mother,
took hold of her by the side, but 30 softly that
did not wake her, and such stencil came
from her that really thought should have
tainted. Now, what to do | don't know-but
stay! l will go and ask my sister where the
swine is Perhaps she will tell ME whilst she
is DOING
| He then climbed softly on the top of the cham
her. removed n board from the roof, and pok-
;op his sister gently with his stick said:
wife, where did you put the sow :
Don't you remember, said she, that we
nlaced her in the kitchen on the petsch, dress
ed in nigh>gownF
| No sooner did the thief hear this than he
.nranp like mailman from the roof, rushing
| into the kitchen, dragged Oft from the petsch
the drunken swine. He and his brother then
| lupoed her away from the house, and when
tbev had got to some distance, they tied her
feet together, and thrusting stick under,they
carried her off on their shoulders at tull trot
This riding on stick which was very DIT
ferent from lying in cradle-soon brought the
SOW to ler SeDS0b, WuO ~ IL :"
| very obstreperous and disagreeabe manner and
the faster they went the more obstrepeIous and
disaoreeable did she become. The thieves now
began to repent of the expedient which they
had devised for bringing back Tim to their So
ciety; but, fearing to lose two hundred roub!es,
they bore all the nuisance OF the swine, and
fastened on their way.
Tim awoke little time after the swine had
been carried away, and being quite drowzy.
clean forgot what he had done with her.
wife wife = cried he, jogging his bedtellow
on the side with his elbow, '"here oiu we n'ue
the swine !?
How long is it, said she, since you asked
me tbat9 Did l not tell you TINT she lies OF
the petsch in the night-gown!
when did you tell me that !? cried ne.
! Not long ago. said she 'but no doubt you
T were drowsy.'
Now, farewell TO our swine 7 said Tim.
NO doubt they ave taken her away And
Swinging from the bed, he ran into the kitchN
en-, but found no swine upon the petsch. I'M
falt his knees quake under him. But the pros
meet Of living with thieves, as their slave, COM
nailed him to cast aside all useless desponden-
cy. and to seek remedy for the misfortune -
Flinging himself upon his horse,he gallOpec
, off. in the hope of oyertaking the travelling
} swine. in which he succeeded He came az
with the party Just as they were entering the
wood, and rode gently after them; the night
; which was exceedingly dark, preventing The
thieves from seeing him. By this time thel
5 we're excessively weary, and, wishing TO tak'
some rest, they flung the swine upon the GROUND
in rage, and one of them said
What a weight! 1t is enough to Kill one
! Yet one must not mind toiGng when two hun
bred roubles are at stake. Il
Quoth the other:
i would almost give up the roubles for I
horse or something to carry this load of carrior
for u.s. i -t .... ...t
? Meanwhile, Tim, leading his horse some wa,
aside, tied it to tree, then drawing softly nigl
t he began to make juggling with the bridb
and stirrups, which be had taken off the horse
One of the thieves, hearing the juggling, thel
said: .eF,e-- ..s.-
Listen, brother some horse is going abou
> leDtangled in its harness.