The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-08
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II lAiefi Biif9 enougtl, he aaW the bridge
! syg2llcl would hsve satiafled che nost
4 1exagtngl ssad nt the other end of the
etEActufe pppOtte that towards wkich f1t
/ ssas eisciDg, he saw Satan seated on
milestone, in1patiently awaiting the price
| Of bic nocturhal labor.
~ you see that Iam O man ofiny word, =
eeid sasan.
.s. q Aud Y that 7 aEa, ALSO" replied The bal.
what, my dear Curtin" !" retoined bis
asse aiIhed auditor, thinking that the
bal il; q irtnfided 10, cyqs5 The bridge; Care
/ s.4i. ahons 70 sasFss yourself for tho
is0os off con 5tslentsan
elEaly $iiat," continued the
haiEiif. deppsising st the entrance pf the
bridge a sFtge psg which he had carried
on his ehoul ldesBf aud cor meDcing to
IIunsie The string which closed IL mouth.
What have you shere7 said the dew
u, trying to divine what was in the sack.
"S-s-s.crr-a.a-tW ~ said the bai!if; and
dog dragging o trying.pan tied to bis
tail, ieeped hastily from the ircuth OF
the sack aud, winning quickly over che
bridge, clipped, hJwliDS ard barking,
between the extended legs of his expec.
tant mastor.
Egad,n said the bsiliff, 'laughiag
your soul has clipped through your tin-
gersi why don't yon run after II, mon.
seigueur ~
gatan's gorge rose ut shis; he was
simply furious he had counted ON the
soul OF o man, and was forced 10 content
himself with that Of dog. He would
have had something worthy OF damna.
tion If Affairs had not shaped themselves
as they did. Nevertheless, he put good
face on the matter, rs he saw there was
"the devil TO pay and slammed an air
of finding tho joke very droll, indeed.
He would feign laugh as heartily 40 did
4be bslliR;; hIt, seaseely bad the latter
tur1ed his back, when the deviIse to
work with his hands and feet to demolish
yths bridge which hG had built; but, as he
had carried oct his contract ID The letter,
in vain did be bend his nails TO the quick
and stub his tosn against the solid mason
ry--he could notdislodge even ne small
est pebble. %e
- have made q great fool Of fmyself,n y
said he. Then, having made this con.
pockets, vhiBtled melancholy air, and
Reuss, keeping sharp lookout to the
| ist,itbf0i0 tOivf 90 "a iV HCtC Nu huultkEI
Of Iandscape beauty. However, he had
not entirely renounced his project of ven.
geance. His intention was to hunt up
ia huge boulder Of suitable size and
weight, transport it to the summit of the
mountain which overlooked the valley.
and then, at height of five hundred
feet; to lei it fall like an avalanche on
the illrstarred bridge which the bailiff of
Goschenen had inveigle,l HIN HIN into build
ing. Hehad not walked more than. tiiree
leagues before he unexpectedly hit up.
on the very object of hisBearch. Il was
nm enormous rock, huge as one of the
towers of Notfe. Dame. Satan dislodged
it from its bed with au much esse as n
youngster would pull up o tuFnip, carried
it to bis shoulder, and commenced trudg.
ing along the footpath which led to the
top Of Che mountain. lie sauntered along
lollIng ont bis tongue che while in pure
exhiliration of spirits, and gloating In
anticipation over the despair OF thabailiif.
when he found on the morrow that the
bridge was q melancholy pile of ruins
When he had gone on. about league,
Satan thought he could distinguish o
great conconrse of people on the deck Of
the bridge, He Immediately set his bur-.
den on the ground, hastily clambered up.
thS sitles and+Yas soon standing on the
the rock. He could then dis
itinctly SEQ along procession 0f. priests,
headed by The elevated cFU ND richly
embroidered banners 1utts lg In the
.bgeeze. 1t was, In fact, the clergy of Cos.
chenen, who had como TO sprinkle, holy
water over tho internal handiaork aud
TO consecrats to God the bridge of the
devil. The devil plainly saw the folly
of proceeding further, and slowly de-.
ecended the mountain In no very amiable
mood. Falling In with poor COW I'M
his path, he determined to glut his ire on
this gnlleless victim; so aeizing the tlyi-
ioftlnAts rcasnya by the tail, he hnrIed 4
her over tho precipice into the stfeam ]
As, 70 tho bailjff Of Gosche, he was
nevef aftersgards heard to allude to his
architect from tha lower feEions; only,
the first time he thrust bis finger in his
purse, he burnt himself seyefaly. It.
was tho golden ingot, which had been
Transmitted back again into coal. As to
tho bridge, II lasted for the full period of
i've eeatuTles, Us the devil had pledged
his gTogd, aud msy still be eeen by the
curious % traveller anlnng the Alps
s.szss s. g o.! @ ~ ..l.s
Brahmas ara uniyeIAellY esteemed vet no
more than their merits warrant There
8 no other breed of fowls which ie better
knoWn over q wider range OF country
than the light Brahmns, and shey seem
tc do equally as weil in every State of
our widely diversified country. They
seem 10 adapt heHisslv yes to circumstances
aud u ken col ollectiYely stand unrlgaIl-
ed. There are no doubt better breeds
for peciat purpn poses, the tsghoTu, an q lay
ing bPes y Id f4sss sssb ezGeli;ng thefn Ia tnat
one particular, though these Last named
bitds are stlail in body, and .aake scarce
" one half the weight. which h easilv
found 10 a vel l.fed light Brahmn AS
rs ess tllese RrahIllaa aee bgsno means
reanr ! e hnll Iigepefly housed and fed lib.
erAily on slitabIe food. g9h0ie earn, ns
usually given to the exclusion Sf other.
!s not ondnoise OF egg production, aud
i9 ona of the causes for the scarcity of
ff0.sl them for ikinduceS anmxiusse-
cFeti Ion pt fat on tho o Oearies, which atons
the supply Of eggs. Wheat, sound Snd |
4 q not Nsell to copfire s6e birds too long
en- 1ne kind of food There are several
lsIles ttha light Bralscgs, having been
ilinsse % rorthrm to k.1iyidual ideas OF
the 81 n ,ronlnenk breeders. Some
Of sIle bro tera 70 produce mammoth
speciSaegas, specsive of fine form and
forfhe aEie goat prndncad tall, lsrgyss |
a.let sAw y sleclIsfa1le itsf not 4 siitais