Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-07-07

The astonishment of Hans had some
what subsidized, when Stitz, the tailor,
entered with the sO-much and the so
long expected garments. The stranger
was forgotten; the door was bOlted, the
clothes tried on, and they fitted to a
miracle. \ small thrce-cOTnerCd piece
of looking glass was held in every di-
rectiOn by the delighted tailor, who de
clarcd this performance his cbCfdGUUrC;
and Hans felt for the first time in all his
life, that he looked like gentleman.
Without a moments hesitation, or the
slightest hint atdiscOUnt for ready mon
ey, he gave the tailor his last thaler and
his old suit of clothes, as per contract;
shook StitZ's hand at parting, till every
/ bone of the tailnr'S fingers ached for an
hour afteTwarl, hUltCd the door, and
went to bed the poorest but happiest bar
Der i'll StOcksbawlcT.
After a restless night, Hans rose the
next morning with the Oddest sensation
i'll the world. He fanciCd that the bed
was shorter, the chairs lower, and the
room smaller thanon the preceding day;
but attTibuting this feeling to the fever
ish sleep he had, ne proceeded To put on
his pantalOons. With great care he
thrust his left leg into its proper divis-
ion, when to his hOrrOran amaZemCnt,
he found that he had grown trO feet at
least during the Highi; and that the pan
falcons which had fitted so admirably
before, were now only kncC-brCeches.
He rushed to the window with the inten-
tion Of breaking his neck by leap into
the street, when his eye fell upon the
strange customer Of the preceding day,
who was leaning against the gablC-end
of the house opposite, quietly smoking
his mCCrSchaUm. Hans paused; then
thought, and then concluded that hay
ing found an appetite, he had Tepented
of his boast at parting, and had called
| for his teeth. Being a good natuTed lad,
Hans shui1ied down stairs, and opening
the door, called him to come over. The
stranger Obeycd the summons, but hon
Orably refused to accept of his teeth, CX-
cCpt on the conditions Of his wager. To
Hans great surprise, he seemed perfect
ly acquainted with the phenomenon of
the past night, and good naturedly offer
ed to 90 to StitZ, and inform him Of the
baTber's dilemma. The stranger depart
ed, and in a few moments the tailor ar
rived, and having gasceTtaincd by his inch
measure the truth of Hans cOnjcctures,
hade him be of good cheer, as he had 4
suit of clothes which would exactly fit
him. They had been made for a travel
ing giant, who had either forgotten to call
for them, or suspected that StitZ would
require the gelt before he gave up the
bTOadclOth.
The tailor was right-they did fit-and
in an hour afterward Hans was on his
way to the fete. When he arrived there,
many Of his old friends stood agap for a
few moments; but, as stranger things
growing two feet in one night, they soon
ceased to notice the alteration in Hams
appearance. Agnes was evidently struck
with the improvement of the barber's
figure, and for two whole hours did he
enjoy the extreme felicity of making
half-a-dOZCn other gentlemen miserable
by mOnOpOlizing the arm and COnver-
satiOn of the beauty of StOcksbawleT
But pleasure, like fine weather, lasts, not
forever; and as Hans and Agnes turned
the corner of a path his eye again en-
cOuntered the stranger. Whether it was
from fear or dislike he knew not, but
his heart seemed to sink, and 50 did his
body; for to his utter dismay, he found
that he had shTunE to his original pro-
portions, and that the garment Of the
giant hung about him in anything but
graceful festoOns. He felt that he was
Il NNAOHSclN1 NlAtlC 0pAAlS llALCl
power could elOngate or shut up atplCaS-
UrC.
The whole band of Jealous rivalsSet up
the 'Laughing Chorus, and Agnes, i'll
the extremity other disgust, turned up
her nose till she nearly fractured its
bridge, while Hans rushed from the
scene of his disgrace, and never stopped
running until he opened the door of his
little shop, threw himself into a chair,
and laid his head down upon an old fam
lily Bible, which chanced to be upon the
table. In this position he continued for
some time, when, on raising his head, he
found his tOrmentOT and the two ladies
grouped like the Graces in the center of
the apartment.
''WelP ScTapschins, ," said the gentle
man, "I have called for my teeth" You
see / have kept my promise. Hans
sighed deeply, and the ladies gigglCd.
"Nay, man, never look so gIUnl! Here
take the flask-forgCt Agnes, and con-
sole yourself with the love Of
The conclusion of this harangue must
forever remain a mystery; for Hans, at
this moment took up the family volume
which had served him as a pillow, and
dashed it at the heads of the trio A
scream, so loud that it broke the tym-
panUm of his left ear, seemed to issue
from them Simultaneously thick va
pOr filled the room, which gradually
cleared off, and left no traces of Hams
visitors but three small sticks of brim-
stone. The truth flashed upon the bar
bcr--his visitor was the far-famed Meph-
istOphilcs. Hanspacked up phisremainiug
wardrobe, razor, strOp, sOapdish, scissors
and combs, and turned his back upon
StOCkSbaWlCT forever. -Four years DaSs-
ed away, and Hans was again Il thriving
man, and Agnes Flirtitz the wife of the
dOCteT of StOcksbawler. Another wear
passed on, and Hans was both q husband
and 4 father; but the coquettc who had
nearly been his ruin had elOped with the
chdSsc1T of a travelling nobIeman.