Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-01-15
NO.. 3


in the village; 'Crony, have you heard ?
The miller-wlfe 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 and said,
Aha, you will catch 1t to-nightF How
so 2 asked the smith, rising and going out
with his brother in law. Don't pretend
that we have not put ourselves out to
service y 'Ob. if you mean my wife,
retorted the miller, she is a very good
master. Come with me and Ill show you.
[ killed hogs, yesterday, and you know
how my wife prides herself on her
sausages' Tney went to the smith house
and stood before it, while the owner
called Feekin" His wife, looking out
of the window, asked, What is it?
Feekin,' said he, take 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, and
in moment out they flew over the hall
door, just as the tannermaster did, this
morning. All right, said Smith Wulf,
| duu uON, ScAlu, uSdNO uS uul lHdC OIuCI
II Of sausagen That was done, too, and
the smith said, Beautiful, Feekin, and
| don't let the time seem long if don't
come home till late Thereupon he
returned with the miller to the tavern aud
asked, Well? Have you seen ? Yes
said the miller, she IS genuine. How did
you beg gn? la very simple way, SAID
the smlth Lock her up?' No Beat
her p No How then ? 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
[ found that it was pretty little red silk
shawl, and once when there was an
opportunity-we had just eaten breakfast,
and the table was well smeared with
goose grease butter, [ wiped the table
with her beautiful shawl. Oh, didn't she
let loose upon me ? you Mt imagine.
But grasped her around the waist and
kissed her, and said : Feekin, you have
me still. What do you care for the
shawl Such a shawl you may have
again sometime, but you will not find 10
my day one who holds you as dear as i.p
She gave up then. Aud when We were
at the target show at Teterow, she won a
cup, beautiful cup, and as she was
congratulatlng herself over it, | took il,
played with it rather carelessly, and
crash, dropped it on a stone Sac began
to cry, but | kissed her. Never mind
Feekln, it is better that the cup should be
IN pieces than that | should, for am to
earn the bread for both of Us, our lives
long" Finally broke three teeth out OF
her comb, but then she merely smied and
wondered whether | would get her new
Que next harvest market at Teterow. And
| did, and SO she remains content with
everything. But let me 90 III to my game
OF cards.
The smith then went in, but after
half an hour the landlord came to him aud
said, Smith, come out here Miller
klwitt stands outside in a shameful.
plight Smith WuIf went out and found
his brother 10 law with j bruised face aud
one eye much swollen Quite frightened
be asked, Brother KwItt, what is the
matter p Matter enough said the miller
1t all comes OF your cursed story = How
: so , No need to ask. had your STUPID
story well learned, and thought TO mysel
what would cure one sister might cure the
other, at least | could try it. So | wenl
home and found my wife before the
looking glass hxin' her hair in preparation
fer the coffee party. Her best bonnet lay
upon the table, and L said to myself
Lucky If | dip this bonnet in the
dirty, soapy water OF the wash dish, then
III reform her" She saw my form in the
mirror and before | could prepare myself
at all, came at me in the face Mollie,
said |, you have got me still, and
another bonnet you can easily getn Fact,
says she, I've got you, indeed, and I'll
have the bonnet out Of your hide and
gave it to me in the eye. You dumb
beard, replied the smith, didn't tell you
that played my trick before the mar
riage What works then, after it don't
work at all.-ErHz Reuter-, Translated by
the Springfield Republican.