The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-02
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sbon tine cor b ro sGs lgiI witA Eo'biDs
be could call tie owu ba SO 6sys 10 Tbs
uoalb. sa8 with uotti1s 10 exercise hl'
tteth Bpoa bat bic nsHs 80 thai ltltlr
by little be Tell iGto sneb ttale q dgsc
{ % that be - Woaii siiaa lls allie 70 beat
hlm au1 Lis chhlreu, 90 slute him when
be returned home At uisht empty haaded
without giteriua word 10 protest Fin
oily be srea tired Of bic HE. sgd bouov
iug q rope from enc Of It's etouies be vent
lbio Geld 10 bang himself
H.vus fatteued eae eHl Of the rope 10
al olive tree, tie Has about to put the
other sbout bis neck when there appeared
b ,iore him . dwarf. atiifed IN 'Tiaf's
robe aud vi, who said IL him quietly;
What Is that yoa are going to do, my
good wani
Cannot Your worship see hat | sm go
ins 10 dol To bang myseli, be answered.
50 yon, Chuslian, are going 10 DO
what JudSs d,di Stop that isu't night,
Take tits purse, which is never empty,
sod relieve your necessities.
Tskias the purse from the dwstfs hand,
UacIe Cuuo, for such was our bero's
name. took dollar out Of it, and then
another sud snother, uutl be saw that
like the words coming out Of woman's
mouth. there seemed to be no end to
them, setting which be united the rope
from the tree, rolled il up and started for
home. Ga the road there was . tavern,
which he entered, and calling for the best
the house could afford 10 meat and drink
be paid the score ou the spot, FOR the tsv
ern keeper, knowing him OF old, would
not trust him to so large su smoun', and
be ate and ate and drank aud drank until
finally be fell OF bis chair aud rolled IN
der the table dead drunk.
The tavern keeper, who had seen that
the purse from which Uncle Cuuo had
taken the money remsi ed as foil ss be
fore, iold bis wife to make another purse
like it, and " hen this was done be took
Uacle Curao's parse from bis pocket and
put 10 It's place the one bis wife had made.
When Uncle Curro awoke, be set ont
sRaio for home, where be arrived again az
merry as cricket,
Rejoicel be cried to bis wife and chil
dten Here is money in plenty Our
days OF poverty are over.
He put bis hand into his pocket, and
took 1t out again empty. He put 1t in
again and again took it ont empty. When
bis wife saw this, she was 80 enrsged that
she gave bin blow that sent him spin
ming.
More detected now than ever, Uncle
Curro again took the rope, and went once
more into the field to hang himself Ar
rived at the same spot as before, be was
proceeding TO tie the rope to branch Of
the same tree when be heard voice near
by saying, What is that you are going to
do, good msn2 and lifting mp his eyes be
saw before him the dwsli, seated ssiride
branch OF the olive tree,
To hang myself, like string OF garlic
from kitchen riiter, answered Uncle
Curro very coolIy.
So you have lost your patience sgain2
said the dwarf.
And no wonder, replied Uncle Curro,
when have nothing to eat.
That is your own fault entirely your /
own fault. But never u ind. Come here. I
Take this tsblee 9th, and so long as you
keep it in your possession you shall never g
want for something to eat. |
50 Saying, the dwarf handed U1cle Cur
70 tsblecio,h and then disappeared u
among the branches OF the olive trees t
Uncle Cuuo spread the tsbecoth on the v
sronnd which be had no sooner done a
than 1t was covered with the richest vlands
60 exquistely prepared that not the kings y
cock himself could have surpassed them \
OF course L Uncle Curro ate until he could f
eat no longer, snd then foliilg bis table il
cloth be put ia his pocket and set out c
Tor home G
Stopping TO rest at the same inn as be a
fore be was overcome with sleep I'D lay
down TO take nsp. Tue innkeeper, who C
recognized him al once, suspected that be Il
had something Of valle with him, and II
cautiously taking the tsblecloth ont OF n
bis pocket he put 10 its stead the soiled
cloth Of the table OF the inn, n
When Uncle Caro- reached hom', he
cried out 10 bis wife and children b
Come, come and eat and this time take
my word FOR it there shall be 20 dIssp a.
poutmen, Then he nufolded the table II
cloth, which, instead Of yisnds wss seen m
10 be covered with stains Of oil sizes and al
Of every cclor, At this the storm broke p
loose. Wife and children fell upon him hp
aud beat him until they left bin f, cub
iect for the hospital. Il
Uncle Curro took srope and went again
toto the field to hang himself This time sr
be petsiste 10 his purpose OF hanging ui
himself, aud the dwarf persisted in his
lhst be should not. At last the little
iriar ended the discussion by siyiGg 20
cle Caro- cn3gel, telling him thst WITH =.
that 10 bic bands be ueed never be ttoub
led by sny one ,ssiu, aud Sl that be had : :
to 10 was 10 say, Cndsel lay stout You,
lot sny ore 10 ran asay from him and
leave bin IN peace and quiet i.
U1cie Curto took the road home Stth =
bis cudgel - proud as 80 SIcnlde with
his uand Of cflice, Bai the moment be saw