The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-16
GRETcHEN'S FoRHTHoUGHT


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maiden who looked a long way before
her, and kept continually pondering
everything that might 0y any possibility
| come to pass. She was one day sent into
| the cellar to draw wine tor some traV-
| elers who had arrived at the inn. AS
she t'down before the cask to draw
the liquor all sorts of wise thoughts
rushed through her brain as to what
would be the consequences If so-and-so
should happen, and she went on thinking
| till she got SO terrified that she remained
sitting before the cask wringing her
hands and deploring the great mlsfor-
\ tune.
Meanwhile the guests sat upstairs
| without anything to drink. The host.
seeing they were impatient, exclaimed:
| 'Where on earth is Gretchen with the
wine? Run down, Hans, and see why
she does not bringlit."
| Hans went down, crying out as he en-
tered the cellar: "What keeps you so
long? Why don't you bring up the wine
to the guestsW
"Ah, Hans" said Gretchen, "you
can't think what dreadful thing has
come into my head. Oniy fancy. AS l
draw the wine sit and think. | think
how 'twouid be if Hans married Gtetch-
en-, and Gretchen had baby, and the
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made by the carpenter, and the carpeu-
ter left his haJehet, and the hatchet fell
on The baby, and the baby was killed!
on, what great misfortune 'twould
beW
"That is true" said Hans "It Would
| be certainly dreadful m1sfortune.o
| ThereuDon down sat Hans beside
Gretchen, and helped her to draw the
wine, ana think over the great mis-
fortune that might happen. All this
time the guests above had nothing to
drink, and were getting quite impatient
The most remarklng 1t, said TO his wife:
| 60 down yourself, and see what keeps
| them both with the wine."
The hostess went down to the cellar,
and seeing them both seated before the
"For Heavens sake, what are YOU
both about that you do not bring up the
wine to the guestsW
"Al, MISTRESS" said Hans, syou can
mot fancy what a dreadlully wise
thought has come into Gretchen's head,
and what terrible things might happen.
Only listen. AS we draw the Wine, we
SIT and think. We think how 'twouId
| be if Hans married Gretchen, and
Gretchen had u baby, and the baby
wanted cot, and the cot was made by
the carpenter, and the carpenter lett mis-
| hatchet, and the hatchet fell on the
| baby, and the baby Was killed. GA, what
II great misfortune 'tWould bew
"rhat is true, indeed" said the wo.
man. That would be desperate mis-
tortuneW and down she sat beside
Gretchen and Hans, and helped them to
uraw and consider what great mistor-
tune IL would be if it came to pass as
they thought.
All this time the guests above having
nothing to drink, began to be very angry !;
upon Whicn the host said:
| "Slay; l will 90 down myself, and see
what is become of the wine"
AS he entered the cellar, and saw the
three sitting musing on the ground, he
luriously exclaimed:
"Are you all gone mad, that you sit
poking your heads together here, and
the guests all this thine without their
| WIne?'
"Ah, husband" replied the landlady,
ssif you only knew What wise thought
| Gretchen has had OF the terrible things
that might happen. Oily fancy. AS we
draw the WINE, we SIT and think. We
think how it would be il Hans married
Gretchen, and Gretchen had a baby, and
the baby wanted a cot, and the cot was
made by the carpenter, and the carpeu-
ter left mis- hatchet, and the hatchet tell
on the baby, and the baby was killed.
On, what q great misfortune it would
bew
"Beshrew me,' said the host, "that
would realty be, l must confess, a ter
rible misfortuneW and down sat the
host himself with his wife, and with
Hans, and with Gretchen, to help them
to think over the great IN stor une that
might happen ii things turned out as
they thought.
Meanwhile the guests above were
nearly dying with thirst; but not being
| desirous OF sucn catastrophe, they be-
gan loget noisy. At last they exclaimed
"Let us 60 afteritherascal to he cellar,
and see why the WinTe is not torthcqm.
ing."
| Tnereupon down they all went, and
when they came into tile cellar ana saw
the four seated i'll row, thinking over
the great Misfortune, they shouted:
| "Heyday, what are you all squatting
| here Tor, leaving. us to die Win thirst
upstairs ~ j.. ,i..4 e-5ls j.s.l.,..-=E. ...- /.
| 'sAh, gentlemen,n said the host, sit is
| well you have come down, for you may
be some help to us. Our Gretchen sees
d long way before her, and has thought
Of such a dreadful thing that might hap
| pen, And now as we draw the wine, we
sit and think, We think, how it would
! be if Hans married Gretchen, and
GretcAen had a baby, and the baby
wanted a cot, and the cot was made by
the carpenter, and the carpenter left his
hatchet, and the ihatchet tell on. the baby,
| and the baby was killed on, what a
great misfortune that would Del'
/ But the guests said:
| ''Y on may sit there now as long as you
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run out, and the wine is all about the
natlar.O