Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-09-27
chr family Gjrtle.
Hans Peter in the Fools Paradise.

AuArrEp FROM IHE GEEHAN OF zeCHohE.
EY MRS. ". NJ. BERNARD.
Hans Peter was poor man, VINO earn
ga his bread by hard work. This did not
please him, for two reasons. One was, he
did not ike work the other was, he did
dearly love good citing. 50, when he sat
down to his dinner Of plain meat and veg
etables, or ate his lunch OF bread ami
cheese. he scolded and erumbied, grum-
blcd and scolded, because he could not
have poultry, game, and fish, with Wine,
every day Ike the great lord at the cas-
tie, who never worked at al.--s9 tians
thought.
When the Revolution broke out, he was
ready to ioln what was called the peu-
pies side tor he tauciod every one ike
himself and could rot suppose that the
people wanted anything but 10 Jake the
money from the rich men. Then,
thought ne. when have my share |
can s.ccp al day, and spend every evening
drinking wine Alas he found himself
sadly mistaken. He had only - much
money as he earned, and work IN the army
was harder than work at home while the
food was very far tom tasting Ar good ~
that bis wife Katrina prepared tor him
Poor katrina She had q weary time ef
d when Hans came home again. LET her
r.. her best to pleas. him. Il. eramaleI
ami -coldel worse than ever.
Az last one Of bis neighbar- said t1 aIm.
.. Hans. fct rs 20 10 America They .tv
gold i Il. plenty there az STONES Id tits
street we rqn have land ana la...- r~
,..e asking. and. best oral.. liner. a-. 81
servants ;aerc-4u are masters T.-
suit ) Hans Pr,yr,.aetlr. SD. ae-a.l -a.
few things he had. and iu one v4. ana
another .rap.d together laouev .nr 49,
ISL s-e. Katrina cried III dr--- b..sa-
OF leaving ncr o.d ncigbbor- and little ,a.-
rarc. but they told her such ta. -torla- s.
,hs new country She soon erer ela.ent.l
I.Ia.J .r.. Wa .,l,v.,.- a.,-.a-.5 It-..
had nothing but bread Aba coffee for
breakfast. -he said 10 herself. ..lt ,.i.,st
have been only bread aul water aa4
chat thought made the cofe. ta--. -.r.
eaaf
~e Ham and Katr,ns ,aur-a,e.l I'm
Araer,a.. but. 10 their ,,r,.- -,rp-.-.. r,.v
found Do house standing ready tur .hen.
Is cold where they could u.c, II ur. uo
bread aud meat to b. had .yrart tor msn-
~. Poor Han, would Gladly hav. zone
back 10 bj- Old home Wa. II b. tnaa.
1!u-. he work aH his Ht. Iou-, Was
there no p.a.. where he ral'i 3. i3.. ana
.,r hive .yerythIu.- hc wanted Karin.
f-.ed her hest 10 cheer him ur. bu. i, ,va-
Of mo use. he was -u.ieu and cross. aai
fit himself M used When r. saw i'm.
Ham. GROWING and i,n,hiu- instead Is.
thinking him the prettIe-t anI smarre--
baby Il the world (Which Il cer;4iu.. v.-.
a- Kl-rinl knew he og.v rra.v.,8
=. Another mouth TO Il. and must wa-,
enough for at
Now n hapregel one d4v M noon. as -,
Law rcst.n.,. gu.ier the frees baIf.....,
that he heard some one caH p. come
Hau- come Where 9.' 4-kei r..
.lee,1Iy and fbou0hf =. thr Eour d. .....
is not past vet: Shall not 90 a. voe, -
f 4" Whv. 10 thc law mans paradise. IL IS,
sure Some euv.ous people have u4ma5 10
Fools Paradise. Tao~c who .les 80 taat
land 10 not know even the name ot WORK
They eat and drink, and amusa themselves
|tilI they are ready 10 sleep and they Il
$, every day.
By tins time fans l9d MS ewes .rf...
omen. and saw q man in p earria,e. ,y.s
nodded pleasantly and pointed % . sea,
beside himself You may bc sure Han.
did not wait for a second invitation. TIL,
selfish fellow did not even ask the -trau
-ar to take his wife ana child with hun
NOR did he .top 10 think what qog.,
become Of theui. but Spranr into She car
riase with a hurrah. aud wa, no -oone
seated than he found himseIf tit the gate o
the wonderful CITY. The sentinel. for
weapon. presented "a flask Of wine bur be
cause Hans failed 10 swallow allat siuyh
draught, the guard grew angry with him
and thrust his dagger down MS throat
Hans was obliged to eat very fast, or b,
choked for the daooer was Iopo.,lcnde
sausage Is Hans Peter entered the city
he heard Oh an sides music and dancing
He met a herdsman. driving his foe, I
nasture. And such flock Roast pio.
dressed with flowers, ready for the table.
While Hans was staring with opc
mouth. "A roast pigeon few into it. prob
ably mi-tak ing it for the door Of the love