The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-05-22
ENVY.
The Sad But Merited Fate of a Discon-
tented and Enyious Ok.

Once upon time there lived a farm
'er with one daughter. He was a rich
farmer, and his fields were full of corn
and clover, and his orchards of apples
and plums, and he had plenty of cat
tie, and sheep, and horses, and poul-
try, and every thing was so we'll fed
and cared for that even the geese in
the pond, said: This is the best place
in the country to live I'M" and SO said
the sage and onions, too.
Now, among the cattle there were
two oxen, named Big Cherry and Lit
tie Cherry, who were brothers. fine
handsome fellows, the admiration of
every one IN the place, and who had
nothing to do but eat their fill of nice
sweet grass and daisies.
One day there was a great fuss at
the farm. The farmers daughter was
going to be married. Old Buttercup,
the cow, said so; and when she brought
the news she added, with great pride
''And what do you think? When
our mistress goes away am to go with
her She says she can never relish any
milk so well as mine, and her father
has promised to give me to her. Dear
me! what change it will be; and
who can say whether for the better or
worsep And the COW sighed, and
gave herself such airs on the strength
of her favoritism that Little Cherry
got quite angry, and said to his
brother:
'Why should our mistress take that
LID
can give milk; but there are no other
oxen as handsome as we are. If she is
taken and we left, shall think it very
unfair"
How do you know you would like
the place she is going TOP" said Big
Cherry, very sensiblv, cor that she'wi1l
have such good grass in summer and
such warm shed in winterP For my
part, am so happy in our home here
that | quite pity our young mistress
and Buttercup, !"
GAS if they would do so unless it
were for the better!" said Little Cher
ry, Grossly, and walked away from his
brother in great contempt.
Next day, when the cattle were be-
ing driven in from the meadows, they
passed through the yard where stood
the farmer and his daughter looking
into the pig-sty.
Certainly, Saveloy is a fine pig"
said the farmer, 'and there would Just
be time before the wedding to fat him
we'll"
''Oh, plenty, father" said the girl;
''but he must have lots of buttermilk
Cruel every morning, and apples and
boiled rice. One mustn't feel ashamed
of him on the great day." and she
laughed little.
mo fear of that" answered the
farmer. HE shall have the best there
is to fatten him. Nothing can be too
good for my daughters wedding"
Little Cherry had listened to this in
passing, and when he got into the shed
he fairly stamped about in the straw
with rage.
"Did you hear, brother? Did you
hearP' he called out to Big Cherry
''that ugly black Saveloy invited to the
wedding, and fed up for it on all sorts
of dainties, that he may look beautiful,
while ne are Left out in the cold, and
not noticed! An ill-bred thing like
that who lay on his side and snored
while he was being promised apples
and rice, indeed! and you and | with
nothing but chopped straw and grass!''
MY dear brother, don be so silly"
said Bic Cherry. ''What can we want
better? The grass is delicious, the
chopped straw and clover of the best
We have never had any thing else in
our lives Why should we begin to
grumbe now because Saveloy has
something Different"
''Saveloy has never had any thing
but the contents of the wash-tub in his
life. Why should he be given any thing
dilferentP" retorted Little Cherry.
"And didn't tell you it was to fatten
him up for the wedding, that they
might not be ashamed of him? Iknow
whom they needn't be ashamed of if
he was invited;' and ne tossed his head
and slapped his legs with his tail more
nl-temperedly than ever.
That night Little Cherry couldn't
sleep at all. The thought that Butter
cup and Saveloy were to come in for
so much good fortune, and he have no
share in it, made him quite miserable;
and when morning came, and the cat
tie were driven out again to the past
ures, he would not go near the others,
but fingered about at the bottom of the
field near the pig-styes till he saw Tom,
the yard-boy, bring large pailful of
something that looked very good, and
empty it into Saveloy's trough. This
was too much for him; and when Save
10y woke up and began to gobble-
which he did at once-Little Cherry
could bear it no longer, but thrust his
head in through hole in the fence
just above the trough, and said to the
pig:
"Good-morning, Master Saveloy.
You seem to have good breakfast
there
Eyes, indeed, Mr.. Little Cherry"
said Saveloy, who was a good-humored,
humble little pig, and quite pleased at
being taken notice of by the fine young
OK. Twice as good as usual. hope
you have Jared Us we'll"
"Alas! no." said the OK. "The
grass is as dry as chips this summer,
and the water in the pond half
mud If you have more than you
want, Saveloy, shouldn't mind help
ing you bit, for / am quite faint. 1t
must only be taste, however,; and
with that he pushed his head farther
in and began to swallow ND the good