Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-07-22
"Good evening" said Gudbrand.

ooH ofoiiiiS, Icpileu Ills VIE;
sis it you, my dear how has to-day
prospe red with you?"
"Not very we'll, not very wcll,"
said Gudbrand. "Wllcn I reached
the town, found nobody who would
buy our COW, SO ! exchanged it for a
horse"
"For horscw said his wife; "tlat
was good plan. I thank you with
all my heart; wc can now drive to
church like SO many people who look
down upon us, and are 10 better than
we arc. IF it pleascs us to kccpa
horse we have q right to do so, I
think. Where is the horse it must
be taken to the stable"
81 have not brought it with nc,
said Gudbrand; "on the way I altered
my mind and exchanged the horse for
pig"
"Do you sec ?' said his wife; Chat
is just what [ should have done, too,
in your place; q thousand thanks for
it. Now when my ncighbors come to
visit Is | can place good piece Of
ham before them. What do we want
with n horse? People would have
said "Look at that proud couple;
they are toe grand to go to church on
foot" Bring up the pig quickly
81 have not brought the pig with
me- said dudbrand; con the way
gave up for d goat"
"Bavo!" exclaimed the good wo-
man; "you are Il wise and clover nian.
The more think about it tic more
perceive that the pig would not have
been useful to lis. People would have
pointed to us with their fingers, anl
said /: Look at those pcuple; they
eat up everything that they earn"
But goat gives milk, gives cheese, to
say nothing Of the kids. lake the
goat into the stable.
| "Ntithcr have brought The goat
will, me, said Gudbiand nf the hill.
al have exchanged it for sheep"
"This | ut once perceive" replied
the mistress, "yor did so f;,r my sake;
am | still SO young that | can run
over stones and rocks after IL goat :?
But d sheep will give nc it wool;
take it into The stable"
81 have not brought tic sheep, :
said Gu,lbrand. II changed it for 4.
goose"
Thanks, many thanks" sail the
good woman. "Nyliat would lie the
good Of sheep? l have no loom-
weaving is hard work; and when one
has wovc one must cut and acw; it is
better to buy ready-ma,le clothes, as
We have always done; but goose, a
fat goose especially, l have always
wished for. already feel an appc-
titc for roast goose; let me see the
creature ut once"
but ! have not brought the goose"
said Gudbrand; "b exchanged it Tor i,
cock"
"Dear friend" said the good wife,
"you are wise than l.; n cock is better
than n clock, which one has to wind
M every week. A cock crows every
morning Mt four o'clock; he tells lis
when it is time to praise God and
work."
"Alas! I have not brought the
cock with me; for the evening came
on, | was rs hungry as hunter, and |
was obliged to sell the cock for IL dol
lar, or | should have died ofllungcr." )"
God be praised for giving yn,,
such n good thought !" said the mis-
tress. Whatever you do, Gudbrand,
always seems right to nc. DO we
want n cock We are our own masters,
| think; nobody has anything to COM
maEd us to do; We can get up when
we like. AS you are back here again,
dear friend, [ am quite haypy and
have no wish but that you should al
ways stay with me-"
Then Gudbrand opened the door,
and cried out: "Eh, what do you
say now, neighbor Peter? Go and
bring your twenty dollars"
| And lie kissed his old ~; c. Mill &c