The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-03

wi voCCO, hIoWIAS well CnaC LnlS
would ruin his whole plot, was pre-.
pared to dissuade him. '.You know, -
said he, ''the vile curiosity of our
country people. who would not fail
at such rumOr to poster us out of
our senses; and, especially, they would
torment my unhappy wife, upon
whom they would omit no experiment;
however cruel, for their satisfaction.
Besides, it would certainly kill her
with grief. to have her disgrace so
published to the world, which she
cannot but feel very bitterly; for it
must be shocking thing for young
lady who has been accustomed to
listen to the Hottest praises Of her
wOmanly beauty. to know herself thus
dreadfully degraded in the foul body
OF brute. Alas who could think
that her beautiful locks, which used
to shine like golden wires, are now
turned by horrible magic into this
coarse, slovenly name, Of her delicate
white hands-oh how pure and lily
like they were-into these hard and
lron-shod hoofs y The tender-hearted
Masetto beginning to look very dole
saw that his performance began to
take effect, and SO begged no more
Tor the present, than that MasettO
would treat his mare very kindly, and
rub her teeth daily with a sprig of
magical hOrnDeam. which the simple
Wltted rustic promised Every readily
to perform. He had. Notwithstanding
some btlzZing doubts in his head upon
the matter, which Corvette found
means to remove by degrees, taking
care, above all, to caress the uncon.
scIous mare whenever they met. sand
sometimes going half privately to
converse with her in the stable.
At last. Masetto being very much
distressed by these proceedings, he
addressed Corvette as follows: Il am
at my wits end about this matter. |
cannot find in my heart, from respect.
to make my lady do any kind of rude
work, so that my cart stands idle in
the stable, and my wares are thus I'M
sold, which is state of things l can
not very we'll afford. But, above all,
your anguish whenever you meet
with yoHr poor wife is more than |
can bear; it seems such a shocking
and unchrlstlan like sin in me, for
the sake Of a little money, to keep
you both asunder. Take her, there
fore, freely Of me as a gift; or, if you
viii not receive her thus, out of con
slderatlon for my poverty, it shall be
PAID me when your lady is restored to
her estates, and by your favor, with
her own lily-white hand. Nay. pray
accept Of her without word: YOU
must be longing, / know, to take her
10 the great wizard, Mlchael Scott,
and III the meantime | will pray, my
self, to the blessed saints and mar
tyrs, that his charms may have the
pro per effect The rogue, AT those
words, with undeniable joy fell about
the mare 5 neck; and. taking her by
the halter, after formal parting
with Masetto, began to lead her
gently away. Her old master, with
brimful eyes. continued watching her
departure till her tail was quite out
of sight; Whereupon Corvette leapt in
stantly on her back, and without
stint or mercy began galloping toward
Florence, where he sold her. as GER
tain SaXons are recorded to have dis
posed of their wives, in the market
place.
Some time afterward, Masetto re.
pairing to Florence on holiday, t.
purchase another horse for his bust
ness, he beheld Il carrier IN one of the
streets. who was beating his jade
very cruelty. The kind Maseito in
/ terfered, in behalf of the ill-used
/ brute-w which indeed. was his OWE
mare, though much altered by hare
! labor and sorry diet-and now got
into a fresh scrape, with redoubiee
blows, through capering up To her ole
master. Masetto was much shocked
You may be snre. to discovere the
enchanted lady in such wretcheo
plight. but not doubling that SHE hac
been stolen from his afflicted husband
he taxed the carrier very roundly
with the theft. who laughed at him il
his turn, for Il mailman. and proved
by three witnesses that he had pur
chased his mare of Corvette. Masetto'
eyes were thus opened. but by yer,
painful operation. However h,
purchased his mare again without
ttl -dtiiAH- StN.iNA ltA -Cttt4. 4AAkt vi
liiy-whlte hands, ANA with a heavy
heart. rode back to the village. Til,
inhabitants. when he arrived. hat
gathered together on public business
after which Masetto, like an impru
dent man as he was, complained bit
terlyl among his neighbors Of tn,
disaster. They made themselves
therefore. Yery merry n his expense
and the 'Schoolmaster especially. VIII,
Was reckoned the ehiefest wis o. tht
place. Masetto bore All their railier
, les win great patience, der. in.
/ himself with many reasonaOle srgu
, tatS-aad Al last he told Is IL n
wnald bring them in proof s IL q
: wonderful a case. Accos5 .slgly
stepping back % his own house, b
. returned with al old tattered yolsme
| wh.ch Corvette had bestowed Ola flm
, OK the Arabian Nights Entertain
; mgats. ana began To read 10 then
. lhe story of >idi Norman. who's
wife WAS turned as well rs Corvette 5
, into beautiful mare. His neighbors
; laughing morepustily than ever at til
illustration. and the schoolmaste
: browning above them all, Masetto il
terrupted him with greet indigns
! ton. How Is this, sir. said hs
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