Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-25

"Just as he was doing this, Valentine |
lifted up his head to catch a long breath, |
and saw somebody meddling with his bas'
ket.
"Don't NEEDLE with that, sir = he cried |
ont g.. .. ...
"'Tndeed shall meddle with that, sir |
the stiff steward said. For he had found |
all those golden things marked with the |
names of the family. Aud when Nalen. |
tine began TO tell where he got them, aud |
what he was going to do with them, ne |
laughed at him, and said, Hush up with |
your silly story Do you think anybody |
! will believe that Then he searched him, |
and took away his bag of gold pieces, and |
the letter marked Private, and then |
shut him up in cell.
"But when the Baron came home he !
said, Let me look him in the face can |
tell by his face whether he speaks true or
false And when he had looked him in |
the face, and heard his story, he believed
every word of it, and gave back the gold
pieces and the square letter.
"'Then send to the "White Horse"
and catch the theft cried the stiff
steward.
"But the Baron said, mo That mans
thoughts are the worst punishment he can
have ....F ....
"And when he saw that the lad was
smart, likely lad, he offered to employ him;
but Valentine said he must go to find the
Great Governor Joriaudo,'
Then merchant stepped forward,
who had journeyed from far country,
and said that long time before he had
passed the Great Governor Joriaudo with
a troop of soldiers, and they were march
ing In haste to the Kings Palace. And
also that the King and his armies were
gone to the wars.
But keep the letter, said the Baron.
1t may be of use to YOU
&c Yes, keep the letter to the Great Jori-
ando, by all means said the merchant.
And he went away.
$50 Valentine remained with the Baron,
and served him very long time, and
saved great deal of money.
And one day as he was sitting all alone
in a shady lane, playing on his jews-h harp,
he looked through the trees and saw a cot.
tage where lovely girl sat in the door
way, weeping. And he went to find out
the reason. The name of this girl was
Pauline. She was weeping because the
goats had gone astray. For they were
her uncle's goats, and he would be angry
with her for their going astray.
"Now Valentine was always ready to
do favors; so he ran quickly to find the
goats, and drove them home. And the
lovely young girl smiled very sweetly
through her tears.
"And not long after he walked through
the shady lane again, and found the love
ly girl sitting in the doorway, weeping for
her only brother, who had Joined a band
OF rovers, and gone rowing away.
60 Do not weep said Valentine. He
will soon come back, and will have many
fine tales to tell And then he related to
her many things he had seen in his own
travels.
"And it happened that every day after
this he walked in the shady lane, and
every day he saw the lovely girl and every
, day she smiled upon him and they talked
pleasantly together.
, But one day Valentine stayed away,
and sat down by himself to think. And
. he thought this What a pity that am
: ill.lookingl If it were not so would ask
Pauline to be my wife. am very sorry.
Yet it must be SO, for did not they always
> say that of me at home? Yet Pauline
, smiles on me, and Pauline is very lovely.
= l wonder how it is
' "The truth was that Valentine had
I grown up quite tall and manly. His smile
q was very sweet; and he had a pleasant
Y way which charmed everybody, and
t charmed Pauline so much, that, when at
a last Valentine asked, 'Will you be my
b wife, and go to dwell with me in my own
e native country she did not say No,
It but said only, Wait till my brother comes
Y home And then Valentine knew, that,
I if the brother said yes Pauline would
n not say mo- And when the brother
8, came home, he not only said yes but
(, declared that nothing would suit him bet
t, ter than to go, too; for that was part Oi
Il the world he had never seen.
rs 40 how happy was Valentine then
f. "And when Pauline heard about the
two old folks, and of the little hut where
D. he was once so sorrowful, she said
ID Listen, now. | have taken q fancy thai
ID our wedding shall be nowhere but in tina
n. little hut, where YOU were once so sad anC
id sOrrowful. And after the wedding We
will build new house for the two ole
le folks and take good care of them for arc
IL you not still their son?'
lie "' Just "a you please said Valentine
re And the brother, who was always il
v haste, began that very hour to buy thu
wedding clothes.
n Now in the mean time, while Val
L. entine was 80 far away, the beautiful
s, daughter at home had grown up
And the two old folks said TO one an
y, other, Now surely some prince will com
e, to marry our beautiful daughter, and vii
I'd clothe her in royal robes, and place he
upon a throne, and we shall sit at he
I'd right hand
T. But the girl was not kind to the tw
N old folks, and was too idle to learn any
le thing, but thought only of her fine looks
oI and, besides, she was not sweet-tempereC
l but was quick to get angry. And to tn
10 poor beggar women, instead of giVin
l them kind word or taste of her breai
~ she would say, 'Out of the way wit
IN your
TO "And one day prince came along, an
II, saw this pretty maiden, sitting upon
~ green bank twining a wreath of flower
IL And he said, What beautiful maiden
| will make her my Princess
is, But first asked of the neighbors, q
ny she wise Is she sweet. tempered
ne "' no, not at ALL the neighbors sait
re. "'Then she'll not do for me- said th
ok Prince. For if she cannot govern he
ne temper she cannot govern people and
nd set Ounce upon the throne would |
he folly. I'll pass on
.p. "The next year great lord passed b.
nd and saw this pretty maiden, dressed in hC
all fnery, all ready for the Bail. And h
el said, What beautiful maiden l wi
make her my Lady
al " But first asked of her neighbOrs, !
se she good to her mother.
en- 40 no, not at all the neighbors sal
ill "Then she will not do for me, said IL
At, Lord. A girl who is not good to h,
'et mother will be good to nobody. l II pa
se on
to "The next year there came baro
mt riding by and he saw this pretty maide
he sitting under tree, stringing beads for
necklace. And he said, 20, what bea
lie. tiful maiden will make her my Baro
of ess
We But first asked of the neighbors, g.
y? she kind TO the poor ?
as $50 no, not at ALL the neighbors said
re. "'Then she will not do for me- said Il
ite Baron. On my estates are many poe
II pass on
ne Sand the next year there came along