Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-12-21
Fhg Story of the Eoaaa.

NJ. Edouard Laboulaye, the great
French orator and statesman, besides
having the merit of being a friend
to America and her institutions has
still a greater one Of being friend Of
little folks. In addition to his great
abilities for statesmanship he has fine
literary talents, and in the midst Of
the cares of State and the whirl Of
politics be has found time to write a
volume of charming fairy stories for
children of which the following is
one
At DEWITT, in the neighborhood of
Prague, there once lived a rich and
whimsical old farmer who had a beau
tifHl daughter. The students of
Prague. of whom there were at that
time twenty-five thousand, often walk
ed in the direction of DEWITT, and more
than one of them offered to follow the
plough in hopes of becoming the SON
in-laW of the farmer. The first con-
ditiOn that the cunning peasant set on
each new servant was this Il engage
you, he would gay, for a year, that is
till the cuckoo sings the return of
spring but if, from now till then, you
say once that you are not satisfied, l
will cut off the end of your nose. /
give you the same right over me, he
added, laughing. And he did as he
said. Prague was full of students with
the end of their nose glued on, which
did not prevent an ugly scar, and, still
less, bad Jokes To return from the
farm disfigUred and ridiculed was we'll
calculated to cool the Warmest passion.
4 young man by the name Of Coran-
da, somewhat ungainly 10 manner, but
cool. adrOtG and uitfuuiug, yVbieh are
not bad aids in making ones fortune,
took IL into his head to try the adYen-
ture. The farmer received him with
his usual good nature, and, the bar
gain made. sent him to the field to
work. At breakfast time the other
servants were called. but good care
was ia ken to forget Coranda. At din
ner it was the same COranda gave
himself no trouble about it. He went
to the house, aud, while the farmers
wife was feeding the chickens, unhook-
ed an enormous ham from the kitchen
rafters, took huge loaf from the cup
board, and went back to the field to
dine and take a nap.
Are you satisfied p cried the far
mer when he returned at night.
Perfectly satisfied, said Coranda /;
81 have dined better than you have"
At that instant the farmers wife
came rushing in, crying that her ham
was gone. Coranda laughed and the
farmer turned pale
Are you not satisfied p
A ham is only a ham, answered
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I trouble me-" But after that time he
/ took good care not to leave the stu
dent fasting.
1 Sunday came. The farmer and his
wife seated themselves IN the Wagon n
to 60 to church, saying to Coranda,
/ cit is your business to cook the din
ner Cut up the piece of meat you see
\ yonder, with onions, carrots, leeks and
! parsley, and boil them all together in
i the great pot over the kitchen FIRE,
1 Very well, /" answered Coranda.
/ There was a little pet dog at the farm
! house BY the name Of Parsley Cor
anda killed him, skinned him, cut him
up with the meat and vegetables, and
put the whole to boil over the kitchen
/ fire. When the farmer wife returned
she called her favorlte but, alas she
saw nothing but bloody skin hanging
What have you done ?" said she to
/ Coranda.
What you ordered me, mistress. 1
have boiled the meat, onions. carrots
and leeks and parsley IN the bar
gain.
Wicked wretch 4 cried the farmer,
had you the heart to kill the innocent
creature that was the 10y Of the
house ?"
Are you not satisfied ?" said Co
randa, taking his knife from his
/ pocket.
. I did not say that, returned the