Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-03-20
AFARMER OUTWITTED.

At DEWITT, in the neighborhood of
Prague, there once lived rich and whim-
scal old farmer who had beautiful daugh-
ter. The students of Prague, of whom
there we're at the time twenty-five thou
sand, often walked in the direction of De-
witz and more than one of them offered to
follow the plough in hopes of becoming the
son in-law of the farmer. The first condi-
ton that the cunning peasant set on each
would say, "for year, that is, till the cuckoo
till then, you say once that you are not sat
isied, | will cut off the end of your nose
give you the same right over me, /" he adj
ted, laughing. And he did as he said.
Prague was full of students with the end otf
their noses glued on, which did not prevent
an ugly scar, and still less, bad jokes To
return from the farm disfgured and to be rid
culed was well calculated to cool the warm
est passions
A young man by the name of Coranda,
somewhat ungalnly in manner, but cool,
adroit and cunning, which are not bad aids
in making one s fortune, took it in 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 it was the same. Co
randa gave himself no trouble about it.. He
went to the house, and while the farmer
wife was feeding her chickens, unlocked an
enormous ham from the kitchen rafters took
huge loaf from the cupboard, and went
back to the field to dine and take nap.
Are you satisfied p cried the farmer,
When he returned at night.
Do ,.f< L.
have dined better than you have"
At that instant the farmer wife came
rushing in, crying that her. ham was gone.
Coranda laughed and the farmer turned
pale.
Are you not satisfied? p a, ,ked Coranda.
"A ham is only ham, answered his
master. Such trihe does not trouble
me. But after that time he took good
care not to leave the student fasting. -
Sunday came The farmer and his wife
seated themselves in the wagon to go to
church, saying to Coranda, 1t is your busi-
ness to cook the dinner. Cut up the piece
OF meat you see yonder, with onions, car
rots, leeks and parsley, and boil them all
together over the kitchen fire. =
Very well, answered Coranda.
There was little pet dog at the farm
house 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 Ere. When the
farmer wife returned, she called her favor
iItei but alas she saw nothing but the
bloody skin hanging by the window.
hat have you done ~ said she to CO.
What you ordered me, mistress. I have
Boiled the meat, onions, carrots and leeks,
ana parsley in the bargain. ~ - ID
"a wicked wretch!", cried the farmer,
mad You the heart to kill the innocent
creature thatw the joy Of the house r
Are you not satisfied g' said Ceranda,
taxing his knife from his pocket. - iag
did not say that, returned the far
@er, "a dead dog is nothing but dead
aog But he sighed. ssTsfiE
few days after the farmer and his wife
vent to market, Fearing their terrible ser
want, they said to him, stay at home and
10 exactly as you see others do.
Very we'll, y said Coranda FIT II u
There was an old shed in the yard, the
Foof OF which was falling to pieces. The
carpenter came to repair it, and began, as
usual by tearing down the roof. Coranda
stook ladder, and mounting the root OF the
mouse, which was quite new, shingles, iath,
nails and tiles, he took off everything, and
scattered them all to the winds When the
.irmer lI returned, the house was open to the
Villain ~ said he, what new trick have
ysn played on me r. 7sisa sdi 10 zpfsasi Tsiii
have pteyed you, MASTER" answered
Oeranda. on told me to do exactly
sshS saw others, do. q Are you not salts
usss s.,;s And = I he took ont his tnife. IL
sapuid IEnot be satisfeda Anew shingles
more or s9sss will not ruin, me. 2 But he
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Nlshe came; the farmer, and bis wife said
% each other that it WAS hiph time To Get