The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-23
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they become better As they grow older
| tske II for granted tha, yon hare bccl
10 the country. aad seen 8 very old farm
house with th&tohed roof, aud mosse
and small plants growing wild upon ID,
thsich. There IL stogks best on th
summit OF the gable, for we can't d
without lbe stotk. The walls Of th'
house are slopIug, and the windows ar
low, aud only 0ne OF lbe latter is made u
that Il will open. The bakipg-oyei
sticks out Of the wall like \ little fat body
The elder tree hangs over the paiing, anC
beneath ils branches, st the loot OF th,
paliug, Is pool Of water Ia which few
ducks are disporting themselves. Their,
is a yard-dog, too, who bsrks at oil com
ers
just such farmhouse stood out IN ID,
country aud Ia this house dweIt an old
couplo-a peasant aud bis wife. smal
a. was their property, there was a single
article they could do without--a horse
which made living out Of the grass il
found by the high-road The old peasant
rode into the town on this horse; and Of
Ieu has neighbors borrowed il from him,
aud rendered the old couple some service
/ ia return Tor the loan Of IL. But they
I thought II would be beet IL they sold their
horse, or exchanged IL for something that
might be more useful 10 them. But
what might this something bei
You'll know that best, old man, said
the wife. 1t is lair-day to-day, SO ride
into town, aud get rid of the horse for
money, or make good exchange
whichever you do will be right to me.
Ride TO the fair.
! Aud she fastened bis neckerchief for
him, for she could do this better than he
could; aud she tied il Ia double bow,
for she could do that very prettily. Then
she brushed his hat round aud round
with the palm of her hand, aud gave him
kiss. SO be rode away. upon the horse
that was to be sold or bartered for some
thing else. Yes, the old man knew what
be was about.
/ The sun shone hotly down, not cloud
wac to be seen in the sky. The road
was very dusty, for many people who
were bound for the fair were driving, or
riding, or walking upon it, There was
no shelter anywhere from the sunbeams.
! Among the rest was man trndging
along and driving COW TO the fair. The
COW was as beautiful a creature as any
COW could be.
She gives good milk, Pm sure, said the
peasant That would be very good ex-
change--the COW for the horse.
Halo, you there with the COW, he said.
III tell you what--I fancy horse costs
more than COW, but don't care for that !;
COW would be more useful to me. II
you like, we'll exchange.
To be sure will, said the man; and
they exchanged accordingly.
So that was settled, and the peasant
might have turned back, for be had done
the business be came to do; but as he
had once made up his mind TO 20 to the
fair, he determined to proceed, merely to
have a look at IL; so he went on to the
town with bis COW.
Leading the animal, he strobe steadily
on; and after a time he overlook man
who was driving a sheep. 1t was good
fat sheep, with fine fleece on its back.
should like to have that fellow, said
our peasant to himself, lie would find
plenty of grass by our paings, and in
the winter we could keep him in the
room with us. Perhaps it would be
more practical TO have sheep instead OF
COW. Shall we exchange?
The man with the sheep was quite
ready, and the bargain was struck so
the peasant went on ia the high-road
With his sheep.
Soon be overlook another lnan, who
came into the road from field, carrying
great goose under his arm.
That's heavy thing you have there.
II has plenty OF feathers aud plenty oi
/ lat, ana would look well tied 10 string
and padding in the water at our place.
That would be something for my old wo-
man; she could make all kinds OF profit
out OF il. How often she has said, II we
only had goose! Now, perhaps, she
can have one; and, il possible, il shall be
hers. Shall We exchanged III give you
my sheep for your goose and thank you
into The bargain.
The other man hsd not the least OBJ
lection; aud accordingly they exchanged,
and our peasant became proprietor OF the
goose,
BY this time be was very near the
town. The crowd on the high-road be.
came greater aud greater; there wa,
quite crush OF men aud cattle The,
walked ln the road, and close by the pal
ings; and al the barrier they even walked
into the tolIman's pota,o-Geld, where BIZ
one 'owl was slrntting shout, with ,
string 10 iis leg, lest il should take frigh
Al The crowd. aud stray away, and so b,
lost. This fowl had shor, tail-feaihers
and wiuked with both its eyes, and look
ed very cunning. Claok, cInck said ihi
iowl What il thought when Il said thi
| cannot tell you; bat as soon as ou
good man saw il, be Thought; That
the iiness fowl I've ever seen Ia my life
Why h's finer than our parsons broo'
{. ben On my word, should like to hav
that i9wl A fowl can always find
grain or Two, aud can almost keep iiseli