Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-02-07

THE STORY OF THE NOSES.
At Dewitt, in the neighborhOod of
Prague, there once lived rich and
whimsical old farmer who had a
beautiful daughter. The students of
Prague, of whom there were at that
time twenty-five thousand, often
walked in the direction of DEWITT,
and more than one 0fthem offered to
follow the pillow in hopes of becom-
ing the sOn-in- law of the farmer.
The first condition that the cunning
peasant set on each new servant was
this: Il engage you," he would say,
''for 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, [ will cut
offthe end of your nose. | give You
the same right over me-" he added,
laughing. And he dill as he said.
Prague was full of students with the
end of their noses glued on, which
did not prevent an ugly scar, and,
still less, bad jokes. To return
from the farm disfigured and ridicul-
ed, was we'll calculated to cool the
warmest passion,
A young man BY the name ofCor-
anda, somewhat ungainly in manner,
but cool, adro.t and cunning, which
are not bad aids in making ones
fortune, took it into his head to try
the adventure. The farmer received
him with his usual good nature, and
the bargain made sent him to the
field to work At breakfast time the
other servants were called, but good
care was taken to forget Coranda.
At dinner time it was the same Cor
anda gave himselfnO trouble about
it. He went to the house, and while
the farmers wife was feeding the
chickens unlocked an enormous ham
from the kitchen rafters, took a huge
loaf from the cupboard, and went
back % the fields to dine and take a.
nap.
"Are You satisfied cried the
farmer, when he returned at night
Perfectly satisfied, said Coranda,
Il 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.
s1Are you satisfied" asked Cor
anda.
"a ham is only a ham," answered
his master. '-Such 4 trife does not
trouble me-" But after that time he
took good care not to leave the stu
dent fasting
Sunday came. The farmer and his
wife seated themselves i'm the wagon
to go to church, saying to Coranda,
1T is your business to cook the
dinner. Cut up the piece of meat
you see yonder, with onions. carrots,
leeks and parsley, and boil them all
together in the great pot over the
kitchen fire."
avery well,n answered Coranda
There was little pet dog at the
farmhouse by the name Of Parsley.
Coranda killed him, skinned him, cut
him up with the meat and vegetables,
and put the whole to boil over the
kitchen fire. When the farmers wife
returned, she called her favorite, but,
alas, she saw nothing but a bloody
skin hanging by the window.
What have you done: said she
to Coranda.
"What you ordered me, mistress.
I have boiled the meat, onions, car
rots and leeks and parsley in the
bargain"
Wicked wretch" cried the far
mer, had you the heart to kill the
innocent creature that was the joy of
the house.
Are you not satisfied" said Cor
anda, taking his knife from his
pocket. Nho
Il did not say that" returned the
farmer "a dead dog is nothing but
a dead dog" But he sighed.
y few days after, the f1rmer and
his wife went to market. Fearing
their terrible servant they said to
him:
stay at home, and do exactly
what you see others do.
Very well" said Coranda-
There was an old shed in the yard,
the roof of which was falling to pieces. |
The carpenters came to repair it and
began as usual by tearing down the
roof Coranda took u ladder and
mounted to the roof Of the house,
which was quite new. Shingles, lath,
nails and tiles, he tore off everything, |
and scattered them all to the winds. |
When the farmer returned the house
was open to the sky.
William" said he, "what new trick |
have you played me?'
II have obeyed you MASTER an
swered Corarlda. ''You told me to |
do exactly what ] saw others do. !