Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26
Translated from the French.

Translated from the French.
We are not sure that we shall
Escape whipping" forpublishing the
following little village romance, with
4 moral
There was once upon a time-as
old wives used to say-a husband
and wife, who had brought up three
daughters, respectively named ka-
ren, Maren and Metty.
They might certainly have been
reckoned very pretty, had people
not known them to be all three quite
as stubborn and contradictory, and
desirous of having the last word.
Mettv was far the most disagreeable.
By dint of time, there came two
wooers for the two eldest daughters,
who finished by marrying.
But It was years before anybody
yentnred to make up to Metty. At
last, however, even she had sweet
heart. 1t is true that he came from
a long distance. The banns wereto
be published three times, and on the
third pay alter such publica ion,
which had been fixed at an out-of-the
way hour by the bridegroom, he and
Metty met in church, in order to be
married. When these particulars
were settled, the man, who was
an odd fellow, at once took his de-
parture
On the wedding day, the old par
ents had made their appearance at
church with their daughter. But
they had long time to wait for the
bridegroom. At last he appeared,
mounted on an old gray horse, with
a musket slung across his Breast
and large dog at his heels
No sooner was the marriage cere-
mony over, than lie said to his bride
Jump on to that horse, and pI ce
Yourself before me, that we may re-
turn home"
she did as she was bid, although
her father raised a number Of OBJ
iect.ons. He could have wished that
the newly made pair had entered h'S
house, first of all, to eat something
But the new husband would not
hear of any such thing, and they
went their ways.
When they had gone t5lerably far,
the husband let fall one of his
gloves.
Pick it up said he to the dog;
but the animal let it lie, for anything
he cared.
"Picll it up, instantly repeated
he; but again the dog did not STIR
After having commanded him a
third time to do what he had bid
him, but with no better success, and
without the dogs seeming to care d
farthing for his comman Is. the man
took up his gun and shot him dead
on the spot.
They went their ways and reached
# q wood, where the husband had
!, mind to take some rest. Our tray
n ellers accordingly got off their horse
It and put the bride on his neck
Is When the man thought they wer
1t sufficiently rested, he called his hors
l. three times; but the horse took Mt
!, notice ofIhis masters voice and wen
!, on grazing. On seeing this, tn
d husband took up his gun once NOR
, and killed the disobedient horse. q
: witnessing this sight the wife te
ID strangely uneasy; and while contlnr
~, ~ ing her road, determined, com
~ what might, never to contradict ht
- husband.
Il Shortly after, he took up a gree
=, twig, and folded it SO that the tW
~ ends would meet, and presented
- - to his wife, bidding her to keep
4" till he asked to have it back. III
newly married pair then followt
their road on foot, and arrived wit
out further accident at their iarl
of house.
in Here they lived very happily !
Metty had not forgotten the resol
re. ton she had taken in the woods
aid never to contradict her husban
ca. She always appeared so gentle a.
of docile, that nobody could have S!
ro pecled that she was the untracta'
ho Metty. Now this is what her HI
~" band said to her one day: "Shol
,"' om we not 90 and see your father, M
U"' .' tv, to ascertain how he and yC
.ne m good old mother ore by this time
,nd The wife declared that nothl
NOR could please her better; accordiI
r'' ", the husband ordered the hor
to be harnessed, and off they We
use Toward evening they had overtai
18th n flock of storks all journeying
of gether. :,
mia "What quantity of cross? $
Jih- the man.
nizo "They are not crows, out stor'
SO said the woman.
me, "Turn the chaise round, and 7
ler- us back home" was the order OF
be husband. a..
'On They accordingly turned Il
IAN. whence they came. .,
dis" Some time after, the hush
,rY" again asked his wife if she did
and long see her aged parents
q Nirse Metty wlahed II hel