The Osceola times., 1881-09-24
should I get angry on account OF a

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Another time there was a saints day.
| The farmer, going with his wife to the
| church, said 10 the lad: "When service is
over, and thou seest others at work, do
as they do"
Norkmen came TO recover the neigh
boring farmers roof, and threw OIL the
| old shingles. As the lad saw this he got
a ladder,crawled up on the roof and like
wise threw down the tiles from Off his
farmers house, but these had Just been
newly laid. By the time the farmer
came from church the whole roof was al
ready uncovered.
"Zoundsw shouted he, what damage
thou hast done me-"
The lad replied: Indeed, you ordered
me, when others worked, TO do as they
did. At the neighbor's house they
threw the shingles down. did the same,
as you ordered. But, | say, are you
angry"
"N-n-no ,-B-baugh p bawled the
farmer "W-why should be angry on
that account? That doesn't make poor
man of me-"
AT night the farmer and his wife stud
led what sort of Il task they could put
upon the lad TO cause him TO run away.
They supposed him to be a rogue, and
that he would compass yet more mischief
for them ere the year came to an end.
When their plan was hammered out the
farmer arose and said to the lad
"Hem Ours is an uncommonly dirty
yard. Thou shalt make bridge across
it, but so that one step shall be hard and
the other soft all throughout" The
farmer thought inwardly. Gle won't be
able to tackle such Job"
But the lad merely said
at shall be done; all's the same to me-
whatever | get to do. BY morning the
bridge shall be finished"
The farmer went to bed and the lad
puzzled and puzzled over what he could
make the bridge of The farmer had
hundred head of sheep in the stallage,
and the lad thought to himself, "rhat
will be just the thing for it," lie slaugh-
tered all the sheep, cut off their feet and
heads, and laid one sheep with its back,
the next with its stomach upward, alter
nately, muttering:
'That does well, for one sheep makes
n hard step and the next a soft one. |
suppose that will be right for the farm
en-"
When he had used up all the sheep
and finished the bridge he went TO sleep.
but he had buried the feet and heads in
the manure that they might not be seen,
aud had plastered in the gaps between
the sheep with clay, so that the whole
was disguised.
In the morning the farmer inquired if
the bridge was finished.
''The bridge has been done a long
while" replied the lad, "since then
have had a sound sleep. Come and see if
it is made right for you"
The farmer went with hiswife to learn
how il had been brought about As they
trod on the bridge truly one step was
hard, the next soft; but they knew not
at what cost.
The lad asked the farmer if he was
satisfied.
Indeed, thou deservest all praise"
answered he.
Just then came the shepherd to
drive the sheep TO the meadow, but
stalls.
What's become q the Sheep" yelled
the farmer.
The lad said "You have them all in
the yard for the bridge. The first, back
upward, makes the hard step; the next,
stomach upward, makes the soft step;
otherwise it was not possible"
ooh, lor Oh, lor" roared the farmer,
that thou shouldst do me so much hurt;
what dost mean by ~"
.'.,.0n't yUu a bit angry" asked the
lad.
"N-no! B-baugh !" stammered the
farmer. "W-why should get angry
over it? | can soon get some more
sheep
Again, at night, the farmer and the
wife pondered how they might get rid of
the lad it was high time.
The wife said 81 will creep betimes
up into the pear tree, and thoul't tell nm
the year is already up, settle wi I'M, and
ha' done wi un."
At early morn she did SO, crawled up
into the pear tree, and began to call,
Cuckoo %
The farmer sent for him and said
Come, my lad, the cuckoo calls; the
year is now up, | will pay thee, and thou
canst go.'
81 will have peep at the cuckoo" re-
joined the lad 81 have never yet seen
one in all my life"
He flew to the pear tree, shook it, and
the wife fell out and broke her ley.
At her shrieks the farmer ran up, saw
his wife lying on the ground, heard her
scream that she had broken her leg, and
carried her into the house, bewaling
that the lad should bring such misery
upon him, and that now he had made
his wife a cripple.
Are you angry" demanded the lad.
"Who wouldn't he angry at such mis-
fortune" howod the farmer bitterly.
The lad took out his knife, cut off his
nose, and said: Give here also my two
brothers noses"
The farmer delivered them up. The
lad went home. presented their noses TO
the brothers, and said: "Nou are clever,
and ! am fool. There, you have your
noses, and the farmers TO boot"
Then the brothers took their noses and
fixed them on. They held; so all was
well for them. The lad bore back the
farmers nose; he set his on; it stuck. and
that was well for him. The broken leg of
the wife got joined so that she went as
straight as before, and that was well for
her. Herewith the tale OF the noses
comes TO an end.
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