Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-02-18
WOODSTOCK. THURSDAY. 8, NC

dat dis is q vordune-deller pox? Shust
ask me ANGLING, an see :"
"VelI, den, dell me vat mine vife's
name is, an vat she is toing shust now
den peliefe, an Ply dunder, not Pc
fore p said the miller, incredulously.
De name ov your wife is Carlotta, an
shust now she is sparkling nit your ncvvy,
Hans Ve1plank !" cried Carl triumphant
ly, removing his head from the box to
which he had applied his ear.
'Dunder, bitten, an dousand duyvels
exclaimed the miller, in dismay. Peelze-
pup is in dat pox, Ply Cot!"
After recovering somewhat from his as
constituent, he asked Carl if he would
come with him to his house, adding as
an inducement, that he would give him
three dollars and his supper. Carl told him
he would, if he would give him lodging
for the night also and the miller comply
ing, he accompanied him to his house.
The miller chuckled with delight as he
anticipated the dismay of his wife when
she would have her fondest secrets reveal
ed.
After supper, Carl COMPOUNDED 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 we'll
in their affairs
Twill kif you Won hoontret tollars for
dat pox p he exclaimed, thinking what a
valuable acquisition it would be to him
in aiding him to ferret out his Wife's Sc
crets
No." replied Carl; I can't sell dat
pox vor it has peen in de family more as
hoontert years! Mine kreat-krantfader
KATE it do mine krantfader on his tying
pet, an mate him shvear nefer to bart NIT
itw
Well, den, I kif you dwo hoontret he
said, fearful of loosing such a chance.
Carl reflected few minutes.
I dell you vat I will do" he said at
last: 'kif me dwo hoontert an Witty an
I sell him to you"
Although sorely against the grain, Che
miller closed the bargain, much to the dis
pleasure of his wife, urged him not to
make fool of himself; but this only ad-
ded fuel to the fame of the miller's desire
to possess the box, and he went to his bed
room and brought Carl his money.
No wonder mine frau ton't want me to
hat dat pox p he muttered significantly
as he counted out the money. Put how
will 1 understand de pox ven he dalks nit
me p he inquired.
Carl told him to call him up early in
the morning and he would tell him.
At daybreak the next 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
duyvellr ' (The bees were buzzing like a
circular SAW
WE'LL" said Carl Wrist you must be in
room nit yourself all alone, and den
you make not wire; den you lock de toor
an drow de key out de window, and pull
your CLOTHES off. Ven dat.is tone, smear
yourself 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 as much distance as possible be-
tween himself and that individual.
The poor miller followed CARTS direc-
tons to the letter. The catastrophe that
followed may be imagined; when he open
ed the box, the bees, rendered infuriate by
being confined so long, attacked him on
all sides. The wretched miller believing
in agony, and danced around the room
like an Indian warrior. His wife hearing
the uproar, ran to the room, but finding
it locked, she had to get an axe to break
it down, she was terror stricken at the
startling scene that burst on her view for
the yells of the agonized miller were
something awful to hear. Running out
of the room, she soon returned with a
broom, with which she brushed the sweet
insects from her lord.
It was fully week before the poor ma-
Ter recover from the effects of the stings
he had received He promised his wife
if she never would tell, that he would
never be jealous again.
Carl arrived safely at home with his
i'll gotten mony and his father was SO well
pleased at his success that he gave him
the additional fifty dollars, thus enabling
him to marry his beloved Katrina, with
whom he has lived in the greatest harmo-
ny ever since.
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