Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-02-02
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Ss HERE was an sold couple who. earned
poor living, working hard all day, in the
fields So .4zl 8. Z, - a.
See how hard We work all day, y said the
wife, and it all comes Of the foolish curi>
osity of Adam and Eve. If it had not been
for that we should have been living now In
beautiful garden, with nothing to do all day
long, ,.ss .s - 5if.-sss,,
Yes, said the. husband rsif yon and I
had beenthere, instead of Adam aud Eve, all
the human family had been in paradise:p
The Count, their master, overheard them
talking in this way, and he rcame to them
and said =
How would you ike it If took you into
my palazzo there, to live, and gave you SER
wants to wait on you, and plenty to eat and
drink 2" ss} tss1tf ~ .ll5izsg
- .toh, thstswould DO delightful indeed
That would be rs good as paradise. itselfi"
answered husband and wife together.
"Well, you may come up there, if yoa
| think so. Only remember, ia paradise there
was one tree that was not to be touched 5 so
at my table there will be one dish not TO be
touched. You mustn't mind that" said the
Count. @
''oh; of course no" !" replied the old peas,
ant; that's just what i say when Eve. had
allthe fruits in the garden, what did she want
with just that one, that was; ferbiddenl And
if we who are used to the scautiest yictuals,
are supplied with enough to live we'll, what
does it matter to uss whether thefe Is an extra
dish OF not on the table ?'' ese'a 1t;u adj
''Xery well reasoned" saids the Count.
''We quite understand each other, then 2, >
:. ..Perffectly," replied both husband and
"YOu come to live at my palace. and have
everything you can want there, SO long as
yqu don't open one dish, which there will be
in the centre of the table. If you open that,
you go back to your former way of life" !,
We quite understand" answered the
peasant tai iB'11eo q
The Count went in and called his servant,
and told him to give the peasants an apart
ment to themselves, with everything they
could want, and a sumptuous dinner; 10 the
middle of the table was to be an earthen
dish, into which he was to put little bird
alive, SO that if one lifted the cover, the bird
would fly out. He was to stay in the room
and wait on them, and report to, him, what
happened.
The old people sat down to dinner, and
praised everything they saw, SO delightful it
all seemed. stss.
sLook4 that's the dish we're not to touch, !"
said the wife.
band. = -. 'Al7i4
sPshaw There's no danger of4wapting to
open it when NE have such lot of dishes 20
eat our fill out Of, J" returned the wise sai 81
So they set and made such = repast as they
had never dreamed of before. By degrees,
however, the novelty of the thing wore off,
they grew more aud more desirous for some
thing newer and newer still Though when
they at first sat down it seemed that two
dishes would be ample to satisfy them, they
had now seven or eight, aud they we're wish.
ing there might be others coming THERE'S
an end of all things human, and NO other came.
There only remained the earthen dish in the
middle of the table.
ave will jus. lift the lid up little wee
bit, said the wife.
No; don't talk about it" said the ,hus-
band. n
The wife sat still for Eve minutes, and then
she said
''If ono just lifted up one corner Of. the lid,
it would scarcely be called opening il; you
know"
'Better leave it alone, altogether, and NOT
think about it at all"
The wife sat still another five minutes, aud
she said 'tH one peeped in Just the least in
the world, it would not be any harm surely.
and I should so like 10 know what can the
Count have put in that dish. - s1fs.s
II am sure j can't guess in the least, said
the husband, and can't see what It can
.signify to him if We did lock at It,"
mo; that's what T. think. aud besides.
how would he know If We peep in / would
not hurt him, said the wife
No, as yousay. one conld just take look !"
said the husband
Thewife did not want more encouragement
than that. But when she lifted one side Of
the lid the least.mite, she could zee nothing.
She opened it the least mite more and the
bird few out. The servant ran and told his
master, and the Count came down and drove
them ont, bidding them never to complain Of
Adam and Eve any more.
To CURE When the yoice is
lost, as is sometimes the case, from the.efects
of cold, q simple, pleasant remedy Is furnished
by. beating up the white of one egg, adding
to it the juice of one lemon, and sHeeteniDg
it with white sugar TO the taste. Take q
;teaspoonful from time to time. Il has been
known effectively to cure the aiinent. sois
w The Scientific American states that
the iron establishments of the o. s., inclu=
ding furnaces, rolling mills. steel works. forges.
and bloomeries. are as follows 6SI completed
blast furnaces, 343 rolling mills, 81 eIRorks,
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