The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-26

~ kot shust dHo. toller an srsefendeen
shents, he replied, carefully putting the
money back in his pocket. Il. q 1eH
'Dwo tollar. you dundering pig WOOL!
How de duyvel toes you dink that you gan
marry frow NIT only dwo tollar an sefen-
tollars, an ask you fader may be he kif him
do you. den you kin marry NIT mine kirl;
put not Won laundering tay pefore. And
now goot night, an ton't gone here no
more pefore you kit de monish. Come den,
put no soonerl' iSt 5ik|
Poor Carl had nothing to do but comply,
end took his departure with 6 heavy heart;
for how to get so much money was pro-
blem too difficult of solution for him.
The next morning Carl looked as wretched
and woe e-begone as broken-down oil spe-
culator. On his parents anxiously inquir-
ing as to what allied him, he related what
had taken place between him and neighbor
Van Kepper.
'Neighbor Van Klepper is shust right"
responded his father, when he had con-
cluded. "And I dinks that you pc olt
enough to ko and make your own vordune
Don't dink dat you kit anyding of me ven
! tie, vor dink dat will lif more as hoon-
tret years yet. Mine fader kif me noding
ven marriet, and your fader do de same.
kif you dill tomorrow to stay here, and
ven you ton't ko den away, I'll kick you
away"
The wretched Carl was thunder struck at
the turn affairs had taken; for in spite of
his own and mothers remonstrance, his
father was inexorable. So with heavy
foreboding heart, he began to make prepara-
tions to leave his home, for Heaven only
knows where.
Early the next morning, Carl was ready
to leave; his father gave him his blessing,
| while his mother-unknown to his father
gave him three dollars out of her own pri-
vate savings, besides loaf of bread and a
small jug Of buttermilk; and thus fitted
out, with small bundle swung on a stick
over his shoulders, he started off with tears
in his eyes.
| Carl travelled on without meeting an ad-
venture of any kind till toward noon, when
being both tired and hungry, he sat down
under large tree that stood in the road
side before a small cottage, and began m
attack on his bread and butter-milk. He
had not been there long, however, before
he was perceived by the woman of the
house, who came out and invited him to
partake Of dinner there. Carl, nothing
10th, accepted her hospitable invitation, and
was soon seated before Widespread table,
to the contents of which he paid the most
impartial attention.
During the meal, the woman, with the
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him with all sorts OF questions as to where
he came from and whittier he was going? all
of which Carl answered with the greatest
good nature. In return, she gave him an
account of all the people living around.
Among other things she told him of
wealthy old miller, named Verplank, who
lived about six miles from there; he had
married a young and handsome wife, of
whom he was very jealous and proud. To
make matters worse, handsome nephew
of his came to his house quite often, and
took Mrs. Verplank out riding, which
brought the poor miller almost to the verge
of distraction.
Carl listened to her gossip for long time
with the greatest attention.; then, being
both refreshed and rested, he thanked the
woman for her hospitality, and bade her
farewell.
He logged along for few miles farther,
till he came to place where vendue sale
was being held. He looked on for while,
and watched the progress of the sale with
great interest till his eye was caught by
three bee-hives; Carl had never seen bee
hive before, and he examined them with
great curiosity. Asking by-stander what
they contained, he was informed that they
contained bees-that bees made honey and
wax-and other scraps Of natural history,
which Carl heard with the greatest amaze
ment. The bees seemed to strike his fancy,
for he stepped up to the auctioneer and
asked him what he would charge for peck
Of "dem liddle gritters?'
eve don't sell bees by the measure" re.
piled that functionary, laughing, ''but only
by the hive"
Carl was very sorry, and the auctioneer,
seeing his disappointment, told him. that he
would sell him few to accommodate
Taking an old candle box, he shook num-
ber of the bees out of the hive, and shut
ting up the box, gave it to Carl, charging
him three dollars for the same Carl cheer
fully paid the money. and walked off with
his prize as happy as king, amidst the