The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-11-28
The Story of the Noses.

At DEWITT, in the neighborhood of
Prague, there once lived rich and
whimsical old farmer, who had bcaut-
tul daughter. The students of Prague,
Of whom there were at that time twenty
five thousand, often walked in the direc-
ton of Dewitt, and more than one of
them offered to- follow the plow in the
hopes Of becoming the son in law of the
farmer. The first condition that the
cunning peasant set on each new servant
was this {: 81 engage you,'' he would
say, t'for a year that is, till the cuckoo
sings the return of spring but if from
now till then. you say once you are pot
satisfied, [ 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 ends of their ncses glued on.
which did not prevent ugly sears, and
still less, bad jokes. To return from the
farm disrigured and rilculed was we'll
calculated to cos'l the 5warmest passion
\ young man BY the name of Coranda.
somewhat ungainy in manner, but cool,
adrot and cunning. which are not bad
| aids in akin. ones fortune, took it into
his head TO try the adventure. The
farmer received him with his usual good
nature, annl the bargain made, sent him
to the field TO work. At break fast time
the other servants were caliei, but good
care was taken to forget Coranda. At
| himself no trouble about it. He went to
the house, and while the farmers wife
| was feeding the chickens. unlocked an
| enormous ham from the kitchen raftcrs,
took huge loaf from the cupboard, and
| went back to the fields to dine aud take
nap.
! care you satisfied ?'' asked the farmer
when he returned at night.
sPerfectly 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 aud the farmer turned
pale.
Are you not satisfied p asked Co.
! randa
IA ham is only ham," said the mas
ter. ssSuch trifes do 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
your business to cook the dinner Cut
up the piece of meat you see yonder,
with onions, carrots, leeks and parsley,
aud boil them all together in the great
pot over the kitchen fire"
s.Very WE'LL" answered Coranda,
There was little pet dog at the farm
house. BY the name of Parsley. Coranda
killed him, cut him up with the meat
and VIC getables, and put the whole to boil
over the kitchen fire. When the farmers
wife returned, she called her tavorite !;
skin hanging by the window.
"What have you done 2" said she to
Coranda.
"What you ordered me, mistress. I
have boiled the meat, onions, carrots and
leeks, and Parsley in the bargain
ssWicked wretch - cried the farmer !,
chad you the heart to kill the innocent
creature that was the joy of the house ?"
care you not satisfied 2" said Coran-
da, taking his knife from his pocket.
Il did not say that" returned the
farmer. "a dead dog is nothing but a
dead dog" But he sighed.
/ A few days after, the farmer and his
wife went to market. Fearing their ter
rible servant, they said to him, Stay at
home and do exactly as you see others
J do"