The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-05-07

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of the astonished Hans, he quietly walked
up the street with the ladies.
The astenishment Of Hans had some
what subsidized, when Stitz, the tailor. en-
tered with the so-much and so-long cx-
pected garments. The stranger was for
gotten; the door was bolted, the clothes
tried on, and they fitted to a miracle. A
small three cornered piece of looking
glass was held in every direction by the
delighted tailor, who declared his per-
formance chef dsearre; and Hans felt
for the first time in his life that he looked
like gentleman. Without moments
hesitation, or the slightest hint at dis
count for ready money, he gave the tailor
his last thaler aud his old suit of clothes,
as per contract; shook Stitz's hand at
parting till every bone of the tailor's FIN
gers ached for an hour aftcrward, bolted
the door, and went to bed the poorest but
happiest barber in Stocksbawler.
After restless night, Hans rose the
next morning with the oldest sensation
in the world. He fancied that the bed
was shorter, the chairs lower, and the
room smaller than on the preceding day;
but attributed this feeling to the feverish
sleep he had had, he proceeded to put on
his pantaloons. With great care he thrust
his leg into its proper division, when to
his horror and amazement, he found that
he had grown t,co feet at least during the
might and that the pantaloons which
had fitted so admirably before, were now
only knee breeches. He rushed to the
window with the intention 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 gable end of the house oppo-
/ site, quietly smoking his meerschaum.
Hans paused then thought, and then
concluded that having found an appetite,
he had repented of his boast at parting,
and had called for his teeth. Being
good naturcd lad, Hans shuffied down
stairs, and opening the door, called him
TO come over. The stranger obeyed the
summons, but honorably refused toaccept
of his teeth, except on the conditions of
his wager. TO Hans great surprise, he
seemed to be well acquainted with the
phenomenon of the past night, and good
naturally offered to go to Stitz, ,ard inform
him of the BARRIERS dilemma. The stran-
ger departed, and in few moments the
tailor arrived, and having asccrtained by
his inch measure the truth Of Hans con-
lectures, bade him be Of gacd checr, as
he had a suit Of clothes which would ex-
actly fit him. They had been made for
a travelling giant, who had either forgot
ten to call for them, or suspected that
Stitz would require the gett before he
gave up the broadcloth.
The tailor was right-they did fit-and
in an hour afterwards Hans was on his
way to the fcte When he arrived there,
many of his old friends stood agapc for q
few moments; but, as stranger things had
occurred in Germany than man growing
two feet in one night, they soon ceased
to notice the alteration in Hans appear
ance Agnes was evldentally struck with
the Improvement of the BARRIERS figure,
:. and for two whole hours did he enjoy the
: extreme felicity of making half a dozen
other young gentlemen miserable by mo-
nopolizing the arm and conversation of
the beauty of Stocksbawler- But pleas
ure, like fine weather, lasts not forever
and, as Hans and Agnes turned the cor
ner of path, his eye again encountered
the stranger. Whether it was from fear
or dislike he knew not, but his heart
seemed to sink, and so did his body; for,
to his utter dismay, he found that he
had shrunk to his original proportions
and that the garment of the giant hung
about him in anything but graceful fes
! toons. He felt that he was a human
, telescope, that some Internal power could
elongate or Shut up at pleasure.
The whole band Of jealous rivals set ur
the ''Laughing Chorus" and Agnes, in
the extremity of her disgust, turned ur
her nose till she nearly fractured its
bridge, whilst Hans rushed from the
scene of his disgrace, and never stopped
running until he opened the door Of
,, his little shop, threw himself into the
chair, and laid his head down upon an
old 'sfamily Bible," which CHANGED to be
upon the table. In this position he con
tinued for some time, when, on raising
his head, he found his tormentor and ths
) two ladies grouped like the Graces in the
, center of the apartment.
"Well, Scrapschins," said the gentle
man, 81 have called for my teeth. Yor
/ see I have kept my promise" Han.
sighed deeply, and tile ladies giggled.
"Nay, man, never look so glum! Here
! take the fask-forgct Agnes, and console
: Yourself with the love Of
The conclusion of this haranguc mus
:, . forever remain mystery; for Hans, a
f this moment, took up the family volume
!. which had served him for pillow, ant
dashed it at the heads Of the trio. a
q scream, so loud that it broke the tympa
mum of his left ear, seemed to issue from
!. them simultaneously-at thick vapor fillet
q the room, which gradually cleared OF
4 and left no traces of Hans visitors bu
:. three small sticks of stone birthstone
o The truth flashed upon the barber-hi
visitor was the far famed Mephistophiles
IS Hans packed up his remaining wardrobe
s razor, strop, soapdish, scissors and combs
# and turned his back upon Stocksbawle
:: forever. -Four years passed away, and Han
: was again thriving man, and Agnc
j Fiirtitz the wife of the doctor of Stocks
4 bawler. Another year passed On, an
I Hans was both husband and father
!. but the coquette, who had nearly bee
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