The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-11-28

thing to eat. and glass Of, brandt T.
drink ). and soon he wasin front If Il e
inn. He was just about to step 4 vs s0'
the hostler came out, so they met II I ~
door. The hostler was Carrying :. s. .,e
"What have you in that sackpp - /,
ed the peasant. ~
Rotten apples,'' answered Il.
hostler; ga whole sackfuf Of than
enough to feed the pigs within -
why, that's terrible waste!
should like to. take theH, 10 nv old
woman at home. Last year the Old ira
by the turf-hole only bore a M ria an
pie, and we kept it on the cupboar,, In
it was quite rotten and speilt. sItv.,
always property my old woman al.
but here she could see a ouant;tr Z
property whole sackful. Yes. Tsb.ni
be glad to show them to her. MS.s .
| will give? will give my fowl in \.
change ,c.s..,re = -
And he gave the fowl accordin,,.
and received the apples, which he a. y.
ried into the guest-room. He leansd
the sack carefully by the stove 7 IA
then went to the table. But the atn 80
was hot; he had not thought of ths. \
Many guests were present horse.deai.
ers, ox-herds, and two Englishmen~
and the two Englishmen were 10 RI
that their pockets bulged out with cold
coins, and almost burst; and they coulS
bet too, as you shall hear. I'D ! - 81
Hiss-s-s! hiss-s-s! What was that hv
the stove? The apples were beginning
to roast! i''iis 'tl1if rs e
"What is thatp''
"Why, do you knows said our
peasant. . ~. - ..t.
4 And he told the whole story q il.
horse that he had changed for q Gov
and all the rest of it, down to the 40.
Piles. ss'' IS
"Well, your old woman win give tn
you well when you get home!' said ON
of the two Englishmen. "There nm
be disturbance. "uali8oiletl iaSl1'a
\ What-give me what?n said the
peasant. s'She will kiss me, and ssy.
what the old man does is always
right!'', Il ~55i'iI 7ll't
"Shall we wager?" said the English.
men. "We'll wager coined gold by
the ton-a hundred pounds to the hun.
dred-weight!' Ola mia ,lill.
GA bushel will be enough,n replied
the peasant. B" can only set the bushel
of apples against it,. and I'll. throw nv.
self and the old woman into the bar
gain-and I fancy that's piling up tts
measure.'i 5gs}g4sf.} tis,ft.8 I, ese
+ Done-taken!
And the bet was made. The hosts
carriage came up, and the Englishmen
| got in, and the peasant got in; axsy
they went, and soon they stopped b
fore the peasants hut.
+ "Good-evening, old woman. y ia i
"Good-evening, ID man. M
"I've made the exchange" " ''
"Yes, you understand what yousn
about sad the woman. ,.,IF SIS
And she embraced him and paid no
attention to the stranger guests, nor did
she notice the sack. 4a
"I got a COW in exchange for the
horse" said be. j = .g.5s = htIa
"Heavens be thanked" said she.
/" What glorious milk we shall have, aud
butter and cheese on the table! That
was a capital exchanged"
7 eyes, but changed the COW Tor I
sheep. '',sa9l = Adolf f,.s
"Ah, that's better still!n. cried Tie
wife ~" You always think Of etezJ
thing; we have just pasture enough fps
"a sheep. Ewe's-milk and cheese, and
wooden. jackets and stockings! Ths
cow can not give those, and her hairs
will only come off. How you think d
every, thing!" s !;
"But changed away che sheep fcr l
goose."l! OH ri 5ti1aIbii - J97aA
+ ''Then this year we shall really hsVqq
roast goose to eat, my dear old man.
Yousare always thinking of giving q
pleasure. How charming that Isl! .We
can let the goose walk about with :
string to his leg, and she'll grow fattu
still before we roast her," t,.,ts.s.l
| "But I gave away the goose for Z
fowl ~ said the man. 3.f!s fit9alH III
"a. fowl2. That was g., good ~;
change" replied the woman. "The
fowl / will lay eggs and hatch them!
and we shall have chickens; we sha Y
have whole poultry-yard! oh, that's
just what was wishing for.ni9 = lAll
i IS Yes, but exchanged the fowl for 4
sack of shriveled apples"
"What?-I must positively kiss ycu
for that, - exclaimed the wife. 'Mydears
good husband! Now, l will tell you
something. Do you know you ihae
hardly left me this morning, before
began thinking how I could give you
something very nice this evening
thought it should be pancakes with sagr
DRY herbs. I had eggs and bacon too,
Fbut / wanted herbs. So Invent over g
the schoolmaster's-they have herpe
there, I know-but the schpolmistrese
is mean woman, though she looks 9
sweet, ! begged her to lend me hane;