The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-15
Little Stories from the scandinavian.
Translated by Il. Hanson.

IL Is justly sa1d that GOD, parents and
teachers can never be repaid for the
kindness they have bestowed on any
one. But alas in this world it goes
too often according to the well-known
problem, that father can easier sup
port SIX children than six children one
father. Here we have such narration
about father who, while living, gave
all that he owned to his children and
expected them to support him after
wards IN his old age. But when he had
lived a while with his eldest son he be-
came tired of him, and said sc Father,
last night my wife gave biIth to son,
and where your arm chair stood the
cradle must now stand. Will you not
move over to my brothers? f? He has
got more room than have"
After a while, the second son also be-
came tired of him, and said "Father
you always liked a warm room, and I
have the headache from is would you
not like to go to my brother, who is a
baker, he can stand it better.
The father went, and after he had
stayed some time, the third son said
In my house we are always running
In and out, so you can never get your
afternoon sleep; would you not rather
go to sister Elma, who lives outside the
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her" The old man looked at the clock
and said Sc Very well, 1 will go and try
and live with my daughters. Won n
have generally a tenderer heart than
men. But, after he had stayed a while,
the daughter became anxious to get rid
of him also, and pretended to be very
much frightened whenever her father
had to pass down the high stairway,
either when going to church or any
where else, and said ' AT sister Ma
ria's you need not 60 down any steps,
as she lives on the first floor" The old
man admitted that she was right, in
order that everything should go on
quietly and peacefully, and went to his
second daughters. When he had stayed
a couple OF days, he became burden
to her also, and she gave him to under
stand, through third person, that her
house, being too nesr the water, was too
damp for a man who suffered with
rheumatism but her sister who was
married TO the sexton of st. Johns
graveyard had a dryer and healthier
house.
So he went to the house of his young
est daughter, Laurina. He had stayed
a very short time when her son said to
him ' Mother told Aunt HiIda, yes
terday, that for you there were no bet.
ter Quarters than such as father was
digging in the graveyard" When the
aged parent heard these cruel words,
his heart broke, and he fell back iuto
his armchair ard died. st. Johns
graveyard received him, and showed
more mercy towards him than his six
children had shown; there he can sleep
undisturbed.
THE NOBLE HEARTED SONS.
There lived once in Stockholm an old
man of nearly hundred winters. He
Was a tailor by profession and had
twelve sons, who all had served under
Charles XII Once they got few
days leave of abserce from their regi-
ments to go and see their old father,
whom they found on their arrival with
out bread and nearly starving. 80 Fa
ther has no bread" said one of them,
"yet he has given to Sweden twelve
warriors p Our dear father must be
helped but how ?" ''Can't we find
somebody who would be willing to lend
us little money!" asked the youngest,
who had a good deal of faith in God
aud good people. "Try to
borrow money, when We have nothing
to give in security ! What good viii
| that do ?" asked ansther. Sc Have we
nothing at all ?" asked the youngest ;
"my brothers, / will show you that we
have. Our father is a tailor, and has
carried on his trade great many years,
! and is now about to die of starvation.
This is sufficient proof of his honesty.
We, his sons, have served for many
years in the ranks of the Swedish army,
and no one can yet show q stain upon
our honor. Let us give this, our honor,
as security; I think we might borrow a
little money on such pledge"
This idea won their general approval
The twelve brothers wrote and signed
the following letter eve, twelve
! Swedes, sons of a tailor who Is nearly
one hundred years of age, deprived of
the necessary means of support, pray
the directors of the national bank for
the sum of two hundred dollars, to be
used for the support of our old and
helpless father. We pledge our honor
as security, and promise to pay the
above named sum to the bank within
one year. This letter was handed to
the directors. The sum asked for was
given to them, and the letter torn tc
pieces; furthermore, the directors prom
ised to take care of their old father as
long as he lived. Scarcely had this
happened before it was made known
poor paid visits to the old white-headed
man, and none went empty handed
The tailor was thus placed in good cir
cImstances, and after his death left &
small capital for each of his sons, {
reward for their 6lial love.
THE LITTLE FLOWER.
One day, two young girls went tC
town. They were both daughters of {
gardener. Each of them carried bas
ket full of fruit or flowers. As they
went along, one of them became dissat
isfied at the weight of her basket; th'
other went easily, singing all the time
' cannot understand why you sing,
said the first to her sister ''YOu ar,
not any stronger than I am, and you
basket is just as heavy as mine.
g The reason is, said the other
smiling, that [ have put q, lttli
flower IN my basket. which keeps ni
fiom feeling its weight. Do you hike
wise.
"That must be a very costly flower,
said ber sister, '' but should like T.
own it very much; please tell me il
name.
" The little flower" said the other
(which makes the heaviest burdel
easy, is called-Patience.
The London Sporting Gazette, refer
ring to the statement that the Empero
William has forbidden the. exDortatiol
of horses beyond the German frontier
says: This startling announcement
heralds a revolution, the results o
viii h are likely to very seriously afee
the horse trade in England, "a three
fourths of the carriage and draft horse
in London at this moment have beel
! imported from Germany. Moreover
/ we are dependent on Germany in yer,
large degree for our troop-horses. ans
{ it is not clear whence We shall Obtain
the necessary supply now that We ar
shut out from Germany, especially a
= both France and Spain sre also In wan
of troop-horst S, the former requiring
! 10000. and the latter 5000. }I