The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-07-31
IDAHO WORLD.
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ceht%n&Ho&f Yet ii The Black Forest
apretty but lslas6 ionable young nader
named Simprella. ,Whiskiblote, The
first Of these 1aihess was hers III ii amnonop
DIV; the other she enjoyed in common
with her fathers Simprehai was the
most beautiful fifteenth century girl
ever saw. She had colored eyes, a
complexion, some hair, and two lips
very nearly alike, which partially Gov
cred a lot of teeth. ? She was gifted
with the complement of legs commonly
worn at that period, supporting q body
to which were loosely attached, in the
manner of her country, as many arms
as she had any use for, inasmuch as
she was not required to hold baby
But all these charms were only so many
objective points for the operations OF
the paternal cudgel; for this father Of
hara Was hhard, 8 unfhAling man, who
had no bowels of compassion for his
bludgeon. He would put it to work
early, and keep 1t going all day; and
when it was worn out with hard SER
vice, instead of rewarding it with steady
employment, he would cruelty throw it
over and get a fresh one. It is scarce
ly 70 be, wondered at that q girl bar
Red In this way should be driven to
the insane expedient Of falling in love.
Near the neat mud cottage in which
Simprella vegetated was dense wood,
extending for miles in various direc-
TONS according to the point from which
itwas-viewed. By.a method readily
understood, it had been so arranged that
it was the next easiest thing in the
world to get into it, and the very easiest
thing in the world to stay there + g.
In the centre of this labyrinth was a
castle of the earl proniscnons order
Of architecture in order which was
until recently mich employed in the
construction Of powder works, but is
now entirely exploded. In this baronial
hall lived an eligible single party-a
giant SO tall he used step-ladder to
put on his hat, and could not put his
hands into his pockets without kneel-
ing. He lived entirely alone, and gave
himself up to the practice Of iniquity,
devising prohibitory liquor laws, impos-
ing the income tax and drinking shilling
claret. But seeing Simprella one day
he bent himself into the form of a horse
shoe magnet to look into her eyes.
Whether it was his magnetic attitude
acting upon young heart steeled by
adversely, or his chivalric forbearance
in not eating her, I know not. only
know that from that moment she be-
came enamored Of him; and the reader
may accept either the scientific or the
popular explanation according to the
bent of his mind.
z She pit once asked the giant in mar
riage, and pbtained the consent Of his
parents BY betraying her father into
their hands; explaining to them, how
ever, that he was not good to eat, but
might be drunk on the premises.
The marriage proved a very happy
one, but the, household duties of the
bride were extremely irksome. 1t ia
tgued her to dress the beeves for din
ner; it nearly broke her back to black
her lords boots without any scaffolding.
It took her all day to perform any kind
" little Office for him. But she bore it
all uncomplainingly, until one morning
ne asked her to part his back hair, then
the bent sapling Of her spirit flew up
and hit him in the face. She gathered
up some French novels, and retired to a
lonely tower'to breathe out her soul in
nnavailing regrets.
One day she saw before her a dear
gazelle. gladding her with its soft black
eye. She leaned out of the window
and said scat J. The animal did not
move. Then she waived her arms
above described-and said shewl This
time he did not move as much as he did
before. 6imprella decided he must have
D bill against her; so she closed her
shutters drew down the blind, and
pinned the, curtains together. A mo-
ment later she opened them and peeped
ont Then she went down to examine
bis collae. thstshemjght order one like it.
When the gazelle saw Simprella ap-
he arose, and, lbeckoning
with his tail, made off slowly into the |
wood Then Simprella perceived this
was : supernatural gazelle- variety
now extinct but which then pervaded |
the Schwarzwald in considerable guam
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