Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-12-31


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THE WIFE'S TREASURE.
ny THE AUTHOR or "PtcruRKs IN TYRoL."
HEINRICH, run and see if they are
ready to lchanGe guard, and whether
father will soon be home to supper; the
porridgc is ready, and the poor manneedsI
fattenihg sorely, for what with standing
upright all day like = stick Watching ON
the ramparts, and dodging behind a
corner of a tower when those base Hohen-
staufenefs make a target of his honest
face, he needs good oatmeal to keep his
courage up. It's ill fighting on a1 empty
stomach, ana9one needs eat ,ard sleep,
whatever happens"
90, mothcr" cried b little child from
her stool by the fire, "when will the
wicked soldiers go awayH do so want
to run out into the fields again, and
gather the flowers, and see our poor COW.
1t would be so nice to have some beautiful
rich milk again; l don't like porridge
without any milk in it, and the poor dear
COW must be so sad and lonely without her
seeing us; she must long for some salt as
much as long for the cream, mother
and want to show her my doll. Dolly
hasn't had d walk for ever so1ongna p l.,
? "Ill tell you what will happen if you
walk in the fields with your precious old
doll" cried Heinrich, "the soldiers will
catch you, and they'll make big fire, n
huge, fire as big as house, and they'l lay
a spit across it where It's hottest, and
they'll put the doll on it-so and then
it'll tri2 and SMELL horribly, like the shabby
bits of old fleece when mother burnt
them; and then won't you cryl OH oh I!
OH what fun I'd go and walk in the
fields if were you, wOuldn't y and Mas
ter Heinrich turned head over heels across
the kitchen table. ',,''ll .''
"Go away, you naughty boy"p said
little Elfrida, beginning to sob. show
dare you say my doll would smell horri-
blyP"' She's a beautiful dear, and they
shouldn't burn her, they should burn me
first" and the little five years old maiden
stamped her tiny feet and shook her fist
detiantly -q,.f g-.7 .n..-e. s.r.t. -uu~t.
They'd burn you afterwards" teased
Heinrjch,;B when Dolly. was .frizzled,
4 they'd cook you; you're so fat you would
4 be first rate, and when you were done real
brown, they'd take you to the great fierce
|
so-and swallow you at one gulp. They'C
give the doll to- the sQldiersj she'd be
tough" Ss ~ VI
Heinrich made a .horrible contortior
and snapped expressively at the air. El
frida cried, hot, angry tears chasing eacl
other down the round, pink checks, til
the mother, who had been gazing from tn,
door needless of The children stalk, turneC
round, and seeing her little daughters dis
tress, and vaguely comprehending it. ad
ministered swift justice to the culprit will
a sounding blow from the porridge spoon
and taking the little one into her com
Portable arms, she kissed and consolet
her. ESD c'bk ~ e-s4 tsak
| "A plague on the boys! they are wcrs
than, any Ope,, Haven't we trouble enougl
outside thewalls, butyou mustheeds max
your sister cry, and worry my life out
What is it, my lamb tell mother wher
he hurt you Aht here's father; now it,
all right, then, and fatheru give her som
of bis supper and wen dry our eyes
Well, my man, you must be tired enoiigl
and hungry, too. What, faint. hearted
fathers, Why, never saw thee com
home with such hang down face before
Hast left the walls in ruins, Why, pluc
, up heart, man; as long as the old tow
| SNoNAto NS IL FuSIL ~ CIStTy ItC
/ goes long way in this world, and gla
eyes make a glad hearts I've NO patieno
with folks who declare it's always rainin
because they are crying behind their ow
windows. Eat the porridge, father, an
, then thou wilt shout Down with the He
henstauten' with the best of them"
! "Eh, tbs easy talking. wife, said til
5 burgher, as, drawing off his heavy cap, h
sank down wearlly on the settle. at
I hard to jest with heavy heart who
3 care to'mqke fght for the saucepan whe
I the soup was eaten? Don't handy wort
3 withme, but kiss thy:husband and give hiI
4 his supper tbs the last thing thOu'lt d
for him in, this wOrhl, unless may be tho
e art up in time to cook ME a breakfast"
b "Now, sure as 1 live, the man
t gone clean daft in his head It's. liker
n cuff than kiss you'll get If YOU con
n home with such talk as that as relish f,
supper: ifBatyUGr food, and thank HedVc
s for it and for giving you a wife who wi
Y dish you up another bowlf1l for the ne!
], fortnight, an the meal hold out,
K NAY, nay, then, Eispeth. II is I
= joke Of mine, or wpnderings either TT
;. town sent a. nag 81 truce to the Hohel
staufens at 12 to-day, and Conrad's answ,
e was free pardon for the women an
e children, who, should depart unscathe
It each laden with har treasures; but 4,
II the men, uhconditionai surrender; and I
l. thought it will go hard with us and ii
It town, for the soldiers are angered by ol
II long defence, and their master is hard
y Geal with when his will has been crossed
ls And you sit there and tell such ia
d. as that TO your own wife," cried Elspet
\. land think you can look me in the fal
whilesyou doitpA What do you take me Il
e father, who've looked after you, and low,
d you, and mended and cooked for YOU 8
n these IyearA" sahd her voice Shook
e who've vowed to care for you this sic
If of Heaven (and precious hard you'd fiji
- it to get there without meAto say nothil
Y of the washingl and have stood by "
se and the childrenthrough thick and thiI
ID You are going to say, Good mornin
M Elspethls fine Journey 10 yoli,' andO /
lie TO go from imy own home and my ov
K, house, aud leave you and the Hohe
q, staufeners to sup off scIinken togethe
le You've, not got TO the bottom OF I
VI wifes mind yet, my master. If 90 fro
le Weinsberg tomorrow morning I'll Ia
al YOU with mep lL-l 5lLLIE sF Ha
ID The father only answered, "Eh, e
a tits easy talking" and smotheriug son
re thing that sounded like groan, he he
r. out bis arms to the child Elfrida seat
ls herself costly on his knee, and strokegi
OF sorrowfnl face and fed him with erl
lg spoonfulls OF poTfidge, as ii was her mig
u ly pleasure to do, She was very fair
IN tie maiden, so short and so fat that, me
Us ure her where yopy would, she, was
he same length an over !; her eyes were We
u, large, round, and blue, just like the blu
"a summer sky when you have forgot
"a there can ever be clouds again and
Rl chesks We TtttOuad, VI sc, ,and, ,summeT a
at winter, two roses bloomsd there n
as moIz!ng ell hish.. Tbs child lsld
he fse5 sSaissi esF isihsf'f shoulaSI, I