The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-26
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) "De name oy your wife is Carlotta, an
shust now shs isxsbarkshesmit, ydar nevvy,
Hans verplsnk!', cried CARL. ,triumphantly,
removing his head from the box to which
"Dinder, bitten, an donsand Sinyvefs!'
exclaimed the miller, in dismay, .rPeelze-
pup is in dat pox, by Cotf'
After recovering somewhat from his asto-
nishment, he asked Carl If he would come
with him to his house, adding, as an induce
ment that he would give him three dollars
and his supper. Carl told him he would, il
he would give him lodging for the night
also; and the miller complying, he accom-
panied him to his house.
The miller chuckled with delight as he
anticipated tho dismay of his wife when she
would have her fondest secrets revealed.
After supper, Carl confounded both the
miller and his wife by the revelation he
made by the pretended aid of the miracu.
lous BOX; for the woman at whose house he
had dined, had posted him pretty well in
their affairs.
ST will kif you Won hoontret tollars for dat
pox!' he exclaimed, thinking what valua-
BILE acquisition it would be to him in aiding
to ferret out his wife's secrets.
mo-" replied Carl; "I CANT sell dat pox,
vor it has peen in de family more as hoon-
tret years. Mine kreat-krant-fader kave it
do mine krant-fader on his tying pet an
mate him shvear nefer to bart NIT it."
"Vell, den, 1 kif you dwo hoondert!" he
said, fearful of losing such chance.
Carl reflected a few minutes.
81 dell you vat will do," he said, at last
''kif me dwo hoondert m Witty, an I sell
him to yop."
Although sorely against the grain, the
miller closed the bargain, much to the dis.
make fool of himself; but this only added
fuel to the fame of the miller's desire tc
possess the box, and he went to his bed
room and brought Carl the money.
"No wonder mine frau ton't want me to
iias aat pox!' he muttered, significantly, as
he counted out the money. "Put how viii
[ understand de pox ven he dalks NIT me?'
he inquired.
Carl told him to call him up early in the
morning, and he would tell him.
At day-break the next m morning, the miller
awakened Carl, and told him to get right
up and show him how to understand the
box, for "dat it was dalking like de duyvelv
(The bees were buzzing like circular saw
"Nell, said Carl, "virst you must be in
q room nit yourself all alone, an den you
make hot wire; den you lock de toor an
drow de key out de window, an pull your
CLOTHES off. Ven dat is tone, smear your.
self all ofer NIT molasses, open de pox, an
you flint him all OUT
So saying, Carl babe the miller good
morning. and took his departure, anxious
to place rs much distance as possible be
tween himself and that individual
The poor miller followed Carl's directions
to tho letter. The catastrophe that followed
may be imagined; when he opened the box
the bees, rendered infuriatc by being con
fined SO long, attacked him on all sides
The wretched miller believing in agony
and danced around the room like an Indiar
warrior. His wife hearing the uproar, raj
to the room, but finding it locked, had to
get an axe to break it down; she was terror
stricken at the startling scene that burst OF
her view; for the yells of the agonized miller
were something awful to hear. Running
out of the room, she soon returned with {
broom, with which she brushed the swee
insects from her lord.
1t was fully week before the poor miller
recovered from the effects of the stings ht
had received. He promised his wife if sh.
never would tell, that he would never bt
jealous again.
Carl arrived safely at home with his i'll
gotten money, and his father was so vel
pleased at his success, that he gave him the
additional fifty dollars, thus enabling hin
to marry his beloved Katrina, with whom
he has lived in the greatest harmony ever
since.