Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-11
THE Goop-NAfuaED COUPLE


he had wife whose name was Catherine,
and they had not long been married. One
day Frederick said Kate, am going
to work in the fields; when I come
back | shall be hungry, so let me have
something nice cooked and good draught
of ale." every WELL" said she, sit shall
be ready" When dinner. time drew nigh,
Catherine took nice steak, which was ali
the meat che bad, and put it on the fire to
fry. The steak soon began to look brown
and to crackle in the pan, and Catherine
stood by with fork and turned it, Then
she said to herself: "The steak is almost
ready; l may as well go to the cellar for the
ale." So she left the pan ON the fire. and
took large jug and went into the cellar
and tapped the ale cask. The beer ran
into the jug, and Catherine stood looking
On. At last it popped into her head, "The
dog is not shut up-he may be running
away with the steak; that's well thought
Of" So up she ran from the cellar; and
sure enough the rascally cur had got the
steak in his mouth and was making off with
it. Away ran Catherine, and away ran the
dog across the field but he ran faster than
she, and stuck close to the steak. cts
all gone, and what can't be cured must be
endured, said Catherine. So she turned
round, and as she had run good way and
was tired, she walked home leisurely to
cool herself
Now ell this time the ale was running,
too, for Catherine had not turned the cock
and when the jug was full the liquor ran
upon the floor till the cask was empty.
When she got to the cellar-stairs she saw
what had happened. My stars said
she, "what shall do to keep Frederick
from seeing all this stopping about." So
she thought while, and at last remem-
bered that there was sack of fine meal
bought at the last fair, and that if she
sprinkled this over the floor it would suck
up the ale nicely. "What lucky thing"
said she, THAT we kept that meal; we
for it but she managed 70 set it down Just
upon the great Jug full of beer, and upset
it; and thus all the ale that had been
saved was set swimming On the floor also.
=" An well, said she, "when one goes
another may as well follow" Then she
strewed the meal all about the cellar, and
was quite pleased with her cleverness, and
said, "How very neat and clean it looks !"
At noon Frederick came home. CHOW,
wife, "cried he, "what have you ordinner?"
80, Frederick" answered she, 81 was
cooking you steak, but while went down
to draw the ale the dog ran away with it,
and while l ran after him the ale all ran
cut and when went to dry up the ale
with the sack o. meal that we got at the
fair upset the jug; but the cellar is now
quite dry, and looks so clean ~ Kate,
Kate" said he, chow could you do all
this? Why did you leave the steak TO fry,
aud the ale to run. and then spoil all the
meal?'' "Why, Frederick" said she, "I
did not know l was doing wrong; you
should have told me before"
The husband thought TO himself, if my
wife manages matters thus, l must look
sharp myself Now he had good deal of
gold in the house, so ne said to Catherine,
What pretty yellow buttons these are
shall put them in box and bury them
in the garden; but take care that you never
go near or NEEDLE with them" "No,
Frederick, said she, ''that l never will. -
As soon as he was gone, there came by
some peddlers with earthenware plates and
dishes, and they asked her whether she
would buy. "Oh dear me, / should like
to buy very much, but I have no money
if you had any use for yellow buttons, l
might deal with you /" &c Yellow buttons ?"
said they, ''iet us have look at them"
" Go into the garden and dig where I tell
you, and you will find the yellow buttons?
dare not go myself" So the rogues went;
and when they found what these yellow
buttons were they took them all away, and
left her plenty of plates and dishes. Then
she set them all about the house for show;
and when Frederick came back, he cried
out, Kate, what have you been doing 2"
See, said she, 81 have bought all these
with your yellow buttons; but did not
touch them myself, the peddleIs went them
selves and dug them up" "Wife, wife,"
said Frederick, "what pretty piece of
work you have made those yellow buttons
were all my money; how came you to do
such thing 2" "Why," answered she, 81
did not know there was any harm in it,
you should have told me.
Catherine stood musing for while, and
at last said to her husband: clark We,
Frederick, we will soon get the gold
back; let us run after the thieves"
Well, we will try, answered he; "but
take some butter and cheese with you, that
we may have something to eat by the way"
Every well, said she, and they set out;
and as Frederick walked the fastest, he
left his wife some way behind. cit does
not matter, " thought she; "when we turn
back shall be go much nearer home than
he"
Presently she came to the top of hill,
down the side OF which there was a road
SO narrow that the cart wheels always
chafed the trees on each side as they
passed. "Ah see, now" said she, show
they have bruised and wounded these poor
trees; they will never get well" So she
tOpk YDItp IN them and ado nf tha
butter TO grease them all, so that the
wheels might not hurt them so much.
While she was doing this kind Office, one
of her cheeses fell out of the basket and
rolled down the hill. Catherine looked,
but could not see where it was gone; SO
she said: "WelI, / suppose the other
will go the same way and find you; he has
younger legs than l have" Then she
rolled the other cheese after it /; and away
il went, nobody knows where, down the
hill. But she said she supposed they
knew the road, and would follow her, and
she could not stay there all day waiting
fer them.
At last she overlook Frederick, who de.
sired her TO give him something to eat.
Then she gave him the dry bread. " Where
is the butter and the cheese % raid he.
~ onoWSiCN ohS, u5Su ZIG DuLLSI
to grease those poor trees that the wheels
chafed so: and one of the cheeses ran
away, SO / sent the other after it to find
it, and suppose they are both on the road
together somewhere" "What a goose
you are to do such silly things p said the
husband. Glow can you say So" said
she " am sure you never told me not"
They ate the dry bread together; and
EraJa srlr - /.
the door safe when you came away
me. Then go homo and do it now,
before we go eny farther. said Frederick,
"and bring with you something to eat"
Catherine did as he told her, and thought
to herself by the way, frederick wants
something to eat; but l don't think he is
very fond of butter and cheese I'll bring
him bag of fine nuts and the vinegar, for
l have often seen him take some"
When she reached home, she bolted the
back door, but the front door she took off
the hinges, and ssid. " Frederick told me
to lock the door, but surely it can nowhere
be so safe as if | take it with me-" So she
took her time by the way and when she
overlook her husband, she cried ont,
There, Frederick, there lie the door itself,
now you may watch it as carefully as you
please. ''Alas alas - said he, !" what
clever wife have sent you to make the
house fast, and you take the door away, SO
that everybody may 60 in and out as they
plesse-however, az you have brought the
door, you shall carry it about with you for
pains." Very well, answered she, "In
carry the door; but I'll not carry the nuts
and vinegar bottle also that would be too
much of load; go, if you please, I'll
fasten them to the door"
Frederick, Of course. made no objection