Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-07-22

b1"ue O1uSbcu Illc UtaSI, uc PuSucu IL,
hc beat it with all his might, but all
i'll vain The pig remained lying in
the dust like ship stranded OIL
sandbank. Gudbrand was in dcs-
pair.
Now n man passed by leading
goat by string; the goat sprung
mcrrily before him. "That might be
useful to me- said Gudbrand; ri
would rather have that frolicsome
goat than this stupil, lazy beast"
Thcrcupon he exchanged the pig for
the goat. All went OIL we'll enough
for half an hour. Then the long-hor-
ned goat pulled Gudbrand on, who
laughed heartily at its jumps; but
when one is no longer young, one
soon becomes tired Of climbing over
the rocks; SO our farmer, when he met
q shepherd with his flock, did not hcsi-
tate to give his goat for sheep. 81
have got quite enough milk" he
thought, "and this animal is ut least
quiet, and will neither weary me nor
my wife,
Gudbrand was not wrong, there
was nothing quictcr than that sheep.
1t showed no i'll temper, it did not
butt, but it did not go forward. 1t
wanted to 60 back to the flock, and
the more Gudbrand dragged it, the
more piteously it bleated. "This
stupid sheep" cried Gudbrand,
angril!y, 'it is more whining than my
neighbours wifej how glad I shou Id be
ifany one would release me from this
BURDEN
''The bargain is made if you like
old fellow" said farmer, who was
passing by. "Take this fat goose, it
is worth Mt least as much as that oh
stinntc sheep" so he it," said Gud-
brand; "hctor to have living goose
than n dc,,d sheep" and lie took the
goose With llini. II was no light bur.
den The bird Was d bad travelling
coh,rahion; with bcak and wings it
made stout resistance. Gudbrand was
was soon tired OF the conflict. "fhc
goose," said he, ais bad bird; my
wife Wrul,l never like to have such
MI uiic III her house" And at the
first farmyard lie passed on his way
he exchanged the goose for splendid
cock, with magnificent feathers and
comb. Tl,is time he was contcntcd,
but day was fast declining. and Cub
BRAND, Who had started before sun
rise, felt his knees totter and his stom-
ach chll tor fuud. He entered the
first public ltolise lie came to, and sod
the cock for dollar, and as he had n
good appetite hcgavc away the last
farthing to satisfy his hunger. "What
use would the cock have been to me-
he thought, ''if 1 had died of
hunger ?"
When lie came nea- to his own
farm "Gudbrand of The hill" begun
to reflect over the strange jurncy that
he had made. Before he went home
he talked about it i'll ncighbor Peters
house, who was called the Grcybaard.
"Fricnd," said the Greybcard,
chow did you get on with your busi.
ness in the town today ~
$50, So" answered Gudbrand, "I
cannot say that | Ind much good for
tune, but have not much to com
plain Of" and he related everything
that had happened to him.
"Neighbor,' said Peter, "you have
done a strange days work, you will
be badly received by your wife;
would not stand in your shoes for ten
dollars"
81 may have been right or wrong"
said Gudbrand Of the hill, "but my
wife is 50 good she won't say n word
to me about what have done"
II have listened to you, ncighbor,
and am surprised at you; but with all
the respect which l have for you do
not believe word Of what you have
told me-"
"Will you bet that l am right"