The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-01-18
What the Old Man Does is AL
ways Right.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

Niil tell sou story which was told
to NC when was little boy. Every
time | thought Of tho story it seems tc
me to become more and mere charming ;
for it is with stories as it is with many
peoplc--they become better as they grow
older
take it for granted that you have
been into the country, ard seen a very
old farm house with q thaichod roof, and
moses and small plants growing wild up.
on thatch There is a stork's nest 90 tho
summit of t c gable for we cannot do
without the stolk. The walls Of ths
house are slopiug and the windows low
and only Que Of the latter is made 50 that
it will open. The baking oven sticks out
of the wnll like n little fat body. The
elder tree hangs over The paiog. aud be.
meath lis branches. r, the foot OF the pal.
ing, is pool Of water in which few
ducks are diSporiiug themselves. There
is yard dog, who barks at all comers.
Just >uch farmhouse stond ou, IN the
country and IL this hor,e dwet an old
eouple--a peasant aud hi. vile Small
as was their property, there was single
o.tice they could do without--a horse,
which made living out Of the Grass it
found by the high road The OLD peasant
rode into the town Oh this horse and
often his nrighbors borrowed it from him
and rendered the couple somc service in
return for the loan Of il Bat they
thought it would be best if ihey sold their
horse, or exchanged it for something that
might be more useful to them But
what might this something be ?
You'll know best. old man. said the
wife. at is fair day to-day, so ride iu.
to town, ard get rid Of the horse Tor
money, or make good exchange; which
ever you do vlli b. reh, to me Ride
to the f1Ir"
Aud sho la>t,ned hi neckerchei for
hiiu, for ths She could 10 better than he
could nud .be tifl il ia a d7nbie bow,
for she could 10 iha, yer. rr.,liy. Then
she brushed Ai- hat round and f',nnd with
,be nsln 81 her hand srA n,v, him 4
liss s. h, rod. .v,D un,, ,hn hnr.c
that wa. n h..nl1 or l,,,tr,d far some
thing else Yes ,rc cid p,,n knew wha,
he was ohout
The .un .houa hotlv dowu. mot = clonf
70 bo seen II. the sky TIE road wa,
very dus.y fer many ncorlo wbo wer,
hourd far ,bo fair wcrc driviug or ridino
or wslLirs uron if Tbcrr va, no .bci
ter anywLero iron, the supbsam.
Amouc rim ,.-t ,ea, a man trudg,n,
and driving cov to the fair The COW
was as beautiful creature ss any COW
coulI be
" She yiyes GOOD milk I'm sure" saii
the pcasant. That would be yer,
oood excbapn,-tbe oow fnr the horse ="
. Hullo YOU there with the COW - h,
said nm tell Won what-I fancy ,
horse cost. marc than cog b,t T don,
mind for ,hot :, cow wonil he more n<e
ful to mo Ir Won liza vn viii sv.ianss.,
To be .ure will" said the man
and they exchanged accordingly.
So that was settled, aud the peasan
might have turned back. for he had dont
the busiuc-s bo came to do bu. a, h
had once made up his ,nina 70 % to tn,
fair he determined 70 proceed. merely t.
have a look at il, 20 he went ou to tn,
town with his COW
Lending The animal he s,fole -t,sdill
on and alter lt,le time he oyeitook
mau driving a sheep. Il WAS good
fat sheep with Gre fleece en- his back,
O. shonll like 'o have that fellow,
said the peasant TO himself lie woul,
find plenty of erass b, our palog., an,
in tho winter We could keep him in th
room with us Perhaps it would be NOR
practicable to have sheep instead Of
COW. Shall We exchange %
The man with the sheep was quit
ready, and the bataain was struck. s
the peasant went on ia the hi,h roa,
with his sheen.
Soon he overlook another man, wh
came into the road from a fold. carryinl
a great goose nnder his aru.
Ihat's a heayy thing yon have ,hcr,
1t has plenty of feathers and nlentv {
fat. and would look well tied 10 a strip
and paddline in tbo water At our Mac,
That would be something for nv ol
woman: She could make all kinds ,
nrofit out of It. How often sbe has sal,