Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-04

ing, when they don't know whether to rain
or shine. He nodded approval and wagged
cisapprovsl, and wagged and nodded, finally
observing that he should have done much bet
ter. And what verses did l say when kuslt,
to which was obliged to confess that hadn't
knet at all.
Uncle Matthias, upon that, took bis hat and
"Hoid on to what Won have got" said he, "i sH;
what You get hereafter, you'll have to ask the
wolf for. Every betrothal must have q kneel-
ing, for if 1t isn't sealed with both knees it isn't
advice"
Bat in spite of Uncle Matthias forebodings,
there now set In fer me wonder fine time, a
around, after he had been induced to try the
young lady's ish-bslls.
1t was not without occasional misgivings,
though. As was coming home one afternoon
from my betrothed, heard from q distance an
uproar, and saw folks looking out of the win
dows, and collecting in q little crowd before
our house.door. As I came along by it, Tanner
master Obst shot out over his half-door like q
billiard-ball over ribbon and landed soul and
body in the gutter. "Mien Gotti cropy," said
Neighbor Green. "what are you doing here?'
"Ay' well asked!" said the tanner; my women
folks have thrown me out' .But why?" asked
the other. "Crony," said the tanner, raising
himself up, "that will tell thee. Ny wife likes
what like. and that like not" As this spec ch
signified nothing to me, went along, thinking
to my self, Was it nonsense, or did the fellow
mean something? "My wife likes what like,
and that like not" Iwould ask Uncle Mat
thias about it.
So went TO him and told him the affair. and
what was said, and asked him VIII at 1t meant.
And the fellow was thrown out by his women
f0lks?' queried he, walking up and do wn the
room in deep study. eyes, he said so himself
land he sat In the gutter?" "Yes, there he
sat" "Oh well" said he, after further thought
him out, and 1t all signifies: 'My wife likes to
be man of the house, and 1 don't like that
But, he added, ''if she stands in the house and
ne sits before 1t in the gutter, then is she indeed
the master"
At this speech was quite frightened; for that
side Of the matter had never taken into my
to- and which Of US do You think viii be- m man
of the bouse?"
"well," said he, "she doesn't look at all As n
she would like to sit before the house In the
gutter; think she would rather stay inside
But then, said he. ''shel not make il 50 hard
for you, but exercise kind of love-worthy,
wifely regime-as folks call it-you will be tied
mapped out on your hide the exact size OF her
"Scaring don't work, )" replied; sT,lI subdue
her before We have finished the first bushel Of
"Don't be go sure of that" said he; ''remem-
Der the proverb-
"Before the wedding will she bend,
After the wedding that's at an end"
"And tell you story on that" said he, see-
ing my face lengthening out as if had just
"At RumpeImanshsgen, where 1 spent the
early years of my apprenticeship as a clod-
hopper, lived at that time two handsome young
SWANS, of whom one named Wulf was viii
lage smith, and Il 9 other named Kiwitt the
miller. The smith was sharp fellow and IN
derstOOd his craft, the miller was not so shrewd l.
but had money. Well, one time there went
through the village the gossip: .Crony, have
you heard? The smith and the miller are run
ming after the bailiff for his Sophia and Mary
and they say that the high time is on st. NJ ar.
tins day. And 1t came out SO, they were both
married on st. Martins day, and the old baliff
marshaled the wedding. We young folks were
hidden over to it from the farm, and remem-
Der, as If it were to-day, how merrily il went
for toward morning that clerk, Ludwig Brook
man, turned q pail of double beer over my he ad,
and when got mad he said, sit was merely a
joke!' After the wedding every thing went well
for time, but soon was whispered about In the
village: .Crony, have you heard? The miller
wife beats her husband And it was SO. One
Sunday afternoon the miller came to the smith,
who was sitting in the tavern and playing cards
ana SAID, Ana, you will catch it, tonight
How sop asked the smith, rising and going out
with his brother-in-lay 'Don't pretend that
we have not put ourselves out to service!' ooh.
II you mean my wife, retorted the miller, SHE
is worry good master. Come with me and I'll
show you. 1 killed hogs, yesterday, and YOU
know how my wife prides herself on her sau-
sages. They went to the SMITHS house and
stood before il, while the owner called eekin.'
His wife, looking out of the window, asked,
what Is it?' 'Feekin, said he, 'tske the large
platter of sausages and heave them out Of the
window into the street. What asked his
wife? 'Heave the platter of sausages into the
street. Directly said she, aud in a moment
out they flew ever the hf If door, just as the
tanner master did, this morning. All right
out that other jar of sausage!' That was done,
too, and the smith said, Beautiful, Feekin, and
don't let the time seem long ii don't come
nome is IN late. Thereupon he returned with
Have you seen?' YES said the miller, she
is genuine. How did you begin?' SIN a very
simple way said the smith: Lock her up?'
NO. Beat her?' 'NO.' How them That
will tell yOu,' said the smith; when we were
yet betrothed, watched her to see what article
OF dress she liked to wear best, and 1 found that
when there was an opportunity-we had just
eaten breakfast, and the table was well smeared
with goose grease butter-I wiped the table
with her beautiful shawl. Oh, didn't she let
loose upon me? you can't imagine But 1
grasped her around the waist and kissed her,
and said: "Feekin, you have me still. What
10 you care for the shawl? Such a shawl you
may have again sometime, but you will not ind
In my day one who holds you IS dear Is l." She
gave up then. And when we were at the target
show at Teterow, she won Q beautiful cup, and
as she was congratulating herself over il, 1 took
it, played with 1t rather carlessy, and-crash-
dropped it on q stone! She began to cry, bat
kissed her. "Never mind, Feekin, it is better
should, for am to earn the bread for both of
as, our lives long" Finally 1 broke three
teeth out Of her comb, but then she merely
smIcO auu WOuOcTSU WneCueT i WOQIO get
her another new one next harvest market at
TeterOw. And did, and so she remains con-
tent with everything. But let me go into my
"The smith then went in, but after half an
hour the landlord came to him and said,
Smith, come out here! Miller Kiwitt stands
outside in a shameful plight Smith Wulf
went out and found his brother law with a
bruised face and one eye much swollen. Quite
frightened, he asked, Brother Kiwitt, what Is
the matter? Matter enough, said the miller,
1T all comes of your cursed story!' 'How sop
mo need to ask. had your stupid story we'll
learned, and thought to myself what would
cure one sister might cure the other. at least
could try 1t. So went home and found my wife
before the looking glass fixing her hair in pre-
parati0n for the farmer wite's coffee party.
Her best bonnet lay upon the table, and said
to myself, "Lucky! If dip this bonnet in the
dirty, s0apv water Of the wash-dish, then I'll
reform her!" She saw my form in the mirror,
and, before 1 could prepare myself at all, came
at me in the face. "MOllie," said L, s'you have
got me still, and another bonnet you can easily
get" "Fact," says she, 81 have got you, in
deed, and I'll have the bonnet out Of your
hide" and gave it to me in the eye. you
duhb-beard, replied the smith, didn't tell
you that played my trick before the marriage.
What works then, after it don't work at ALL"
This was the old mans story, and to see him
grinning, couldn't help think of the whimsi-