Telegram-herald., 1890-12-27

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ws sAozid LIE Il 80 Dc. Per sxazaPAe.
village prisss 80 saaA enosxh - faf1als1
as slish tas noliosiag ssors, ~hAoA was
sFzsss1 aosn - oace. - mocA - f~~-
slbls Ia kis own worsi<. II = . san 70
lisasa - whzs the xziaAaks say, aus y
al~ays bsines isl laek. A fsrna serSsnt
tron a dlsssaos dld n0t believe she story
"A an which. II Hass be fe.Ecd, Was
shared both BY thc presrat writer and
has Informant Sull he rsteined such
h&lf Oelasf - induced hiEa g. haae him-
ssif IA the stable The two horsos v iAieh
Il oonLsinod talkea - each other - fol-
lowe. We saan asve h4rd work ~ do
this dsy week Yes. tue servant Is
heavy "Aad ths WAY 10 the church
yard is long ana steSp" The man took
70 bis bsl and died. lie wss ouried that
day week. Here We have at lessg the
CHRISTIAN idea Of SIN that Is punished
"a little TOO heavily, one Is inclined %
think-bus what are We Cd say 20 tho
following story. which was told IN the
Slay dialect Of Carniola by travelling
workman, ~ once translated into Ger
man and noted down. The story WAS
read aloud IN rough German, which was
translated almost sentence 10y senteaes
% the narrator. who hrInly believed IN
the truth OF tie tale, and corrected by
him in one or two small points, which
were directly altered. Ii is evidently
far elder, or at least moro authentic, YER
aOn than the last;
HOW To HEAR TIE ANNALS TAX.
No one can hear the animals talk m
less he has boots with nine soles and
fern leaves in them. There WAS farm
servant (lnech;) in the Gail Thai who
had pair Of very strong shoes made.
which were afterward frequently re-
paired, 20 that they had the requisite
number Of soles. though he did not
know IT, lie hved in loft above Sstall
where two oxen were kept. and between
ths loft and stall there was a trap door.
which ne often left open. One Christ
mas eve he went TO visit a girl with
whom he was IN love In village about
a mile and a half away. The path led
through wood, in which there were a
great number Of ferns tie staid too
long. and hastened back in such hurry
that he did not stop to fasten his boots,
the laces of which had become loose. 1t
is to be supposed that this was the rea-
son why some fern leaves got into them.
As soon as he had reached the loft he
heard great lanentatiOn below, and
called through the traphols TO ask what
was the matter. as no answer was
given he put out his lantern, but re-
mainel standing. What are you COM
planning about asked voice below
Why should l not complain, answered
a second voice, "when In six months
am 70 be slaughtered" THAT is quite
lament. for / shall be slaughtered in two
days for funeral feast. and you in six
months FOR a marriage. which is better. =
who will die, them "Our Mistress
How" you know she has cat that
always sits beside her at meals and eats
out of her plate. Tomorrow there win
be a great dinner. AID the cat viii come
as usual. but she Will be angry and push
it roughly away. 1t viii spring to the
top Of the stove: there il will stay FOR a
time, but when the soup IS brought in it
win Jump down upon the table, and
from thence over the tureen and its mis-
tress' head. Ia doing this it viii let a
hair fall and that hair VIII choke her. I"
Here the conversation ended. Next
morning the servant looked gloomy
among his jovial fellows, and his mas
ter asked him what was the matter
For long time he refused 10 reply, but
at last he entreated his master 10 have
the cat killed at once. 1t was no use
telling a story that nobody wOuld be-
heve, he said, but his whole manner
made such an impression on the propri-
etor that he consented 70 his request.
The wife. however, said she was fond
of the cat; it had been long in the house,
and If il were killed for a mere fancy
she herself would 20 away. Everything.
Of course. happened exactly as the oxen
had foretold. In six months the master
married again, and said: Il don't like
TO see that OK; il used 10 draw with one
that was slaughtered at my first wifes
funeral. Have it killed for dinner.
One does not quite envy the wedding
guests their beef This was not, how
ever. the moral the narrator drew from
the story. lie said: "One can sea how
much moro cattle know than one thinks;
If the servant had not happened 70 have
fern leaves IN his boots they would have
spoken Just as they did. and nobody
would have lcnowa anything about IL. >
We for orr part can only leave the story
30 those who are interested in such mat
ters. IN the hope that It viii not prove
rs indigestibie as the beef was likely TO
be. London Saturday Review.
A Poor Adviser.
old Man Moneybags facetiouslyN-
Come. my 9esr. aren't you going to sd
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