Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
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A Small Lesson.
Translated tom thu frrnch ]

We Ult Hpl sun tlttt W. Silii
escape whippiug"tor publishing III
following little village romance, wit
a moral
There was once upon Il timc-a
old wives used to sav-a husband an,
wife, who had brought up tire
daughters, respectively named Karen
Marcn and Mctty.
They might certainly have beer
reckoned very pretty. had people no
known them I" be all three quite n
stubborn aud contradictory, and de-
sirous ofhaving the last word. Nett,
was far. the most d~isagrccablc. Il,
dint of time there came two woocr
for the two eldest daughters, VIII,
finished By marrying.
But it vas years before an,bod,
ventured to make up To Mctty. y
last, however. even she had Il sweet
heart. II j. true that he came from
long distance. The banus were tt
bcpuhli-hci three times, and on thu
third day after such publication
which had been fixed ut an ort-ot,
the-way hour by the bridegroom, he
ard Mc'tv met in church. in order t.
h" married. When these particulars
were settled, the man, who was III
odd fellow, at once took lis depart
urc.
On the wedding day the old pa
rents had made their appearance al
church with their daughter. But
they had L long time to wait for the
bridegroom. AT last he appeared,
mounted OH an Old gray horse, with
musket slung across his breast, ::
pair of wor,tcd gloves Oh his hands.
and n large dog al his heels.
No sooner was the marriage cerc-
many over, than he said to his bride,
'Jrnp on that horse and place YOUR
self before me, that we may return
home"
Sic di! as she was bid, although
her father raised number of objec-
fious. He could have wished thai
tic newly married pair had entered
hi, house, first of all, to eat some
thing. I,u; the new husband would
not hear any such thing, and they
went thc;r, ways.
When they had gone tolcrablv 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.
Pick 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 10 better success. and
without the dogs seeming to care II
farthiug for his commands, the maj
took up his gun and shot him dead
on the spot.
They then went their ways and
reached n wood, where thr husband
had 4 mind to take some rest Oui
travellers accordingly got on thcli
horse, and put the bride OIL hi.
neck. When the MAJ Thought they
were sufficiently rested. no called his
horse three times; but the horse took
no notice of his master, voice and
went on grazing. On seeing this,
the husband took up his gun once
more and killed the disubedicni
horse. On witnessing this sight tn.
wife felt strangely uneasy aud while
continuing her road, determined,
come what might, v to contra
die, her husband.
Sho rtly after, lc took up 4 green
twig. aud folded il >" that the two
epds would meet, and presented it Il
his wife, bidding her TO keep il I'LL hi
asked 10 have i; back. The newt,
married pair then followed their roa'
on foot. and arrived without further
accident at their farm house.
Here they lived very happily, 70
Hetty had not forgotten the resOlu
tion che had taken in III. woods
never TO contradict her husband. SIi'
always appeared so gentle and docil'
that nobody eonii have suspccte,
that she vas the uutractabic Mettv
Now this is wia, her husband said e
her one day: should we hot 20 ant
see your father, Metty, to ASCERTAIN
how he and y"nr good old mothe,
are By this tine:'
The wife declared that notl,in,
could please her better: sccordingl,
the husband ordered the horses to u
harnesscd, and of they went. Tc
wards evening the had overtaken
flock Of storks all journeying Il
geiher.
What a quantity Of crows" sal
the maD.
..Tl,ey are not crows, but storks,
said he woman.
"TYtn the chaisc round, and TAX
ia back hDme," WAS the order Oh
husband gave the servant.
They accordingly returned froI
whence they came.
Some time after tho husband hgai
asked his wife II she did not ion
70 sec her aged parents.
Of course sfetiy wished II heart