The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-06-07
Tne Three Wishes.

CHe evening IN winter, a man
and his wife seated by their fire
were cOnversing about the hap
plness of their richer neighbors.
80! if | were able to have all |
wished. Id soon be happier than
all these people, said the wife.
"And | Also" said the husband.
! 81 wish | had lived In the time
Of the fairies, and that one would
have given me all that | W, shed
fOr.n
At that moment they saw in
their room beautiful lady.
Sim fairy" said she, IL prom
Use to give You three things; but
take care, after having wished
for three things, | can give you
nothing mOre.''
The fairy disappeared, the
man and his wife were much em.
barraSSed.
''For my self, said the wife, l
know well ahat | will wish. |
do not wish yet, but | think
there is nothing so good as to be
beautiful and rich.n
''But, said her husband, with
that one may be sick or die young.
Wish for health and long lite.n
''And of what use is long life
if one is poor, said his wife. That
only helps 10 make one unhappy
a longer time. In truth, the
good fairy should have promised
to give us dozen gifts. for there
are at least dozen things which
we need"
"That is true said the husband.
But let us take time and consider
until to morrow the three things
which are the most necessary for
u.s.
g.. wish to think all night, said
she. In the meantime let us
warm ourselves for it is cold"
Then the woman took the
tongs and stirred the fire; and
as she Saw she had much char
coal we'll lighted, she said with
ont thinking:
''See the good fire, [ wish |
had Il yard Of black pudding for
our supper. We could easily
cook it,
Hardly had she said these
words when there fell ward of
pudding down the chimney.
"A pest upon the gourmand
with her pudding! said her hus,
| band. "BphoId what "A beautiful
wish! As for myself, | am SO
angry tha: | wish yon had the
/ pudding Oh the end of yonr nose
In moment he perceived that
he had been still more foolish
than his wife. For at this second
wish the pudding leaped to the
end of the nose of the poor wo-
man, who could not pull it off.
Chow unhappy | am! cried she.
! You are wicked TO wish this pud-
ding on the end of my nose.'
II assure you my dear wife,
that | did not think of it. replied
her husband. But what shall
we do? / will wish for great
riches, and | will make you a
golden case to hide tie pudding.t
ooh no! replied she. l will kill
myself if it is necessary to live
with tlis OH the end of my nose,
believe me. There remains to us
! one more wish. Let me have it
! or | will throw myself from the
window"
"Stop, my dear wife, | give
you permission to do what yon
you will.''
"Ah well, then / wish this
pudding should fall to the
ground"
1t fell, and she said to her hns.
band: IL see the fairy has mock
ed us, ana she had reason to.
Perhaps if we had riches we
should be more unhappy than we
are at present. Let us snp upon
our pudding, since it is all that
remains of our wishes"
The husband thought his wife
was right; aud they ate gaiIy.
without troubling themselves
more about the things they had
meant to have wished fol.-R. f.
j.. in Juae Vide A,cdEe.