The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-23


bot and tired. tie wanted something 4
eat. and glass Of brandy 10 drink Ant
soon be wss IN front Of the Ina, lie Wa
just about % step 10 wben The hostle'
oAIne ont, 30 they met 81 the door. Tbs
h0stler was carrying saek.
] What have you In tha. sack asked ID,
/ peasant.
Rotten spples, answered the hostier; .
whole sackfal of them m--enoueh 20 feed
the pigs with.
Way, that's terrible wAstel ] should
like TO take them 10 my old woman ST
home. Last year the old tree BY the
turf-hole only bore q single spple, and
We kept Il on the cupboard till Il was
quite rotten and spoilt. IL was always
property, my old woman said; but bere
she could see quantity Of property
whole sacktui. Yes, shall be glad to
show them TO her.
What will you give for the sackfulf
asked the hostler.
What will givsY will give my fowl
In exchange.
And he gave the fowl ancofdiugly, and
received the spples, which he carried in
TO the guest-room lie leaned the sack
carefully by the stove, and then went TO
the table. But the stove was hot; be
had not thought Of that. Many guests
were present. horse. dealers, OK herds,
and two Englishmen--and tie two En-
glishman were so rich that their pockets
buged out with gold coins, and almost
burst; aud they could bet too, as you
shall hear.
IIiss-s-s hiss-s-sl What was that by
the stovei The apples were beginning
TO roast
What is thatl
Why, do you know, said our peas
ant.
And, he told the whole story of the
horse that he had changed for COW, and
all the rest of it, down to the apples.
Well, your old woman will give il to
you well when you get bomel said one
of the two Englishmen. There will be
disturbance.
What give me what2 said the peasant
She will kiss me, and say, What the old
man does is always right.
Shall we wager9 said the Eaglishmen.
Wen wager coined gold by the ton-a
hundred pounds to the bundred-weight
A bushe will be enough, replied the
peasant. | can only set the bnshe of ap.
piles against IL; and III throw myself and
my old woman into the bargain and !
fancy that's piling up the measure.
Done--takenl
And the bet was made. The hosts
carriage came up, and the Englishmen
got in, and the peasant got in; away
they went, and soon they stopped before
the peasants hut.
Good evening, old woman.
Good evening, old man.
I've made the exchange.
Yes, you understand what you're
about, said the woman.
And she embraced him and paid no at
tention TO the stranger guests, nor did
she notice the sack.
got a COW in exchange for the horse,
said he.
Heavens be thanked said she. What
glorious milk we shall have, and butter
and cheese on the table. That was a
capital exchange!
Yes, but | changed the COW for a
skeep.
All, that's better still cried the wife.
You always think of everything; we have
just pasture enough for sheep. Ewes
milk and cheese, and woolen jackets and
stockingsl The COW cannot give those,
and her hair will only come off How you
think of everythiugl
But changed away the sheep for
goose.
Then this year we shall really have
roast goose to eat, my dear old man. You
are always thinking of giving Inc plea
sure. How charming that Isl We can
let the goose walk about with a string to
her leg, and she'll grow fatter still before
we roast her.
But gave away the goose for a fowl,
said the man.
A fowly That was good exchange,
replied the woman The fowl will lay
eggs and hatch them, and we shall have
chickens; we shall have whole poultry
yard. Oh, that's just what was wish
ing for.
Yes, but exchanged the fowl for
sack Of shriveled apples.
Wbat?-l must positively kiss you for
that, exclaimed bis wife. My dear, good
husbandl Now, IN tell you something.
DO you know, you had hardly left me
this morning, before | began thinking
how | could give you something very
nice this evening. ! thought IL should
be pancakes with savory herbs. So
went over TO the schoolmaster's--tbe
have herbs there, know-but the
schoolmistress is mean woman, though
she looks so sweet. begged her to lend
me handful of herbs. Lend she an
swered me, nothing al al grows in our
garden, not even shriyeled apple. |
could not even lend you sbriyeled sp-
pie, my dear woman. But now ! can
lend her ten, or whole saekful. That
I'm very glad of that makes the laugh I!
aud with that she gave him sounding
kiss.
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