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From the New Fork Mercury.] During the winter of 186-, business called me to D , a small obscure village in the interior of Pennsylvania. It was rather late in the evening when I arrived there cold and hungry, lor a tremendous snow storm was rag ing at the time ; and as I had traveled! far that day, it is no wonder that it was j with feelings very near akin to satisfuc-; lion that I had hailed the appearance • ■of the village inn, a small two story j frame building, which loomed up in the darkness before me. A bright log fire | was blazing on the hearth, when I enter | cd before which 1 was soon comfortably' j seated with a glass of “something warm j m my hand awaiting the preparation of j the supper I had ordered. The landlord of the “Beehive” (for sncii ! was the name of the inn) was a bustling ! good humored sort of a fellow whose greatest delight seemed to consist in ! making his guests as comfortable as: possible. Before a small table were seated three men whose appearance indicated them to he farmers. One of them was a .small rosy cheeked man choke full of fun and good nature as his dancing eyes and smiling face sufficiently testified while ids broken English proved him to ho a Dutchman. “Veil, oe’ghpors,” he said, “I mnst pe koin home now, or else mine goot frow v ill veel pat about me. Ve'll triuk vonc more an’ ten 1 ko.” So saying lie called for some more ale; drinking which ho settled with the land lord and took his departure. “Ever since our ‘Foi tuncteller’ has had an heir, he hates to be away from home,’ said the host turning to the two men at the table. “What makes you call the man who has just left a fortuneteller?” I asked the landlord with some supprise. “It is quite a funny story,” replied mine host, “and if you like 1 will relate it to you after you’ve had your supper.” I assured him that it would give me great pleasure; and as my supper was now ready I fell to doing ample justice to the savory viands of which it was composed. After 1 had satisfied my hunger I call ed for a howl of punch and inviting the landlord and his two companions to as gist, l lit my mcrschautn, and settled my self to listen to the promised story which the landlord told as follows: In a certain village not a hundred miles from here there lived a Dutch farm er named Duuderman, whose family con-! stated of his wife an only son named] Carl, who helped his father work on-the i farm. Carl was an industrious sober young man, who had reached the age of twenty one without having been once ten miles away from home ; so it is not to be presumed that his knowledge or experience was very extensive. (Jail’s inevitable custom was to go every evening as soon as his work was done, and see Katrina Van Kleepper, the daughter of a neighbor as handsome and ; l uxom a lass as ever trod shoeleather. While, he would sit and smoke with the i old man talking about the crops and ] the weather Katrina whould sit demure ly by sewing or knitting as the case 1 might bo. Precisely when the clock struck nine Carl was expected to leave. 1 But one night Carl instead of leaving at nine as usual still lingered much to the ?npprise of eld Van Klepper who af ter waiting a few minutes without ( see ing any signs of his leaving asked him why he did not leave as ho wished to shut up. “Because neighbor Van Klepper, 1 vant to speak a vew worts mit you 1’ answered Car! rather sheepishly. “Vet! fery goot! put vhy ton’t you, pekin den ?” returned that worthy, pro : cording to fill his pipe “ Veil den neighbor Van Klep’per,” be ; g3n Carl in rather a hesitating manner, I loves your laughter Katrina, more as never vas, and she loves me doo, an’ as mine fader’s vann and year varm aljoiu t links dat ve petter marry, so dat ven faier and you tie de bioberty will sdav in de vamilv I" “Veil fery goot Carl” replied Van Klen per, looking rather blank at being thus summarily disposed of ; “put how much monish yon got eh ?” Carl put his hand in bis pocket and idrew out an old leather wallet and pro j ceeded to count its contents. I "I kotshust two toller an’ sefendeen inherits,” he replied carefully putting the money back in his pocket. “Dwo toilar you dundering pig vo#l 1 How de duyvel toes you cling dat you 1 gan marry a vrow mit only two dollar an sefendeen shents ? Veu you kot dree j hoontret tollars, an’ ask your fader may Ibe lie kifbim do you, den you kin mar ! ry mit mine kirl; put not von dundering ! day before. An’ now goot night, an’ j ton’t gome here no more pefore you kit jde monish. Gome den put no sooner. I Poor Carl had nothing to do but comply ] and taok bis departure with a heavy i heart ; for how to get so much money | was a problem too difficult of solution ! for him. i The next morning Carl looked as wretched and woebegone as a broken j down oil speculator. On his parents anxiously enquiring as to what ailed j Him he related what had taken place be tween him and neighbor Van Klepper. “Neighpor Van Klepper is shust right responded his father, when he had con eluded. “And I clinks that you pe old] enough to go ami make your own vor done. Don’t dink dat you kit anyding! of me ven I tie, vor I dink dat I vil lif more as hoontret years yet. Mine fader \ kif me noding ven 1 married, and’ your! sadder do de same. I kif you dill* to j morrow to stay here, an’ ven yon ton’t | ko den avay. I’ll kick you avay.” The wretched Carl, was thunderstruck ] at the turn of affairs had taken ; lor in spite oi his own and mothe’s remoustran ! cos his father was inexorable. So with a heavy foreboding heart, he began to j make preparations to leave his home fur Heaven only knws where. i Early the next morning, Carl was | ready to leave; hia father gave him his i blessing, while his mother—unknown to j his father—gave him three dollars out ]of her own private savings, besides a | loaf of bread and a small jug of butter milk ; and thus fitted ou!; with a small bundle swung cm a stick over his shoul ders he started off with tears in his ] eyes. Carl traveled on without meeting an adventure of any kind till toward noon, : when being both tired and hungry, he sat down under a large tree that stood on the roadside before a small cottage and began an attach on his bread and buttermilk. He had not been there long however before ha was perceived by the woman of the house, who c.nne out and invited him to partake of dinner there. Carl nothing loth accepted the invitation and was soon seated before a weel spread table, to the contents of which he paid the most impartial attention. During the meal, the woman, with the curiosity peculiar to the country folks, plied him with ali sorts of questions as to where he came from and wither he ! was going ? all of which Carl answered with the greatest good nature. In re turn she gave him an account of all the people living -around. Among other things shr told him of a wealthy old mii let- named Verplank who lived about six miles from, there. He had married a young and handsome wife of whom he was very jealous and proud. To make matters worse a handsome nephew of his came to his house qnite often and took Mrs. Verplank out riding which brought the poor miller almost to the verge of distinction. Carl listened to her gossip for a Ion" time with the greatest attention; then’, being both refreshed and rested, he; thanked the voinan for her hospitality, and bade her farewell Ce jogged along lor a few miles farther, till lie came to a place where a vendue sale was being held, lie looked ori for a ! while, and watched the progress of' the ! sale with great interest, till his eye was - caught by three beehives; Carl had not j seen a beehive.before and he examined; the great curiosity. Asking a bystan ' dev what they contained lie was inform ed that they contained bees—that hoes made honey and wax—and other scraps of natural history, which Carl heard with the greatest amazement. The bees ' seemed to strike his fancy, for. he step- 1 ped up to the auctioneer and asked him what he would charge for a peck of “dent ■ little gt itters ?’• “VV e don’t sell bees by the measure,” replied the functionary, laughing, ‘'but only by the hive.” Carl was very sorry and the auction eer seeing his disappointment told him! he would sell him a few to accommodate! him. Taking the old candle box he shook a number of the bees out of the ! hire and shutting up the box gave it to 1 Carl charging him three dollars for the i same. Carl cheerfully paid the money j and walked off with iiis prize as liappy as a king amidst the laughter of Hie crowd. lbe shades of evening were begining j to fall when Carl came in sight of Ver plank’s mill and the miller was standing in the door-way when he stepped up. “Goot-efaning, Mr. Verplank ! how j toos you to said Car! selling down his box and accosting the miller. The miller, whose perception was rath er obtuse, surveyed Carl with the most unbounded astonishment. “How de duyvel t>>s you know dat mine name ' crp'auk, cb ?'lie uttered' HERE SHALL THE PRESS THE PEOPLE'S RISHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY PEAR AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN QUITMAN, GEO., FEBRUARY 19, 1869. in a voice of surprise. “O, I knows eferyding pecanse I pea vc.rduneteller !” returned Carl cooly.— “Mine pox here dells me eferyding T vanrs to know !” “Gome dat is too goot! llow do duy vel gan dat pox shbeak anyding I vauts t > know t ’ ; “0, ko to do dtinder ! tidn’t I del! you i dat dis is a vordune-dellor pox ? Shust j ask mo anyding an see I” I “Veil, den, dell me vat mine vife's j name is, an’ vat she is toing shust now ] —den I peliefe, an’ py dimeter not pefore ; said the miller incredulously. “De name ov your vise is Carlotta, and’ shust now she is sharking mit your nevy, Hans Verplank 1” cried Carl trium phantly, removing hia head from the box to which he had applied h s ear. “Dander, blitzen an’ dousatid duyvels exclaimed the miller in dismay. “Peel zepub is in dat pox, by Cot!” After recovering somewhat from his astonishment ho asked Carl if he would come with him to his honse adding as an inducement that he would g-ivo him three dollars and his supper' Carl told him ho would if he would give him lodg ing for the night also ; ami the miller complying he accompanied him to his house. The miller chuckled with delight as ho anticipated the dismay of his wife when she would have her fondest se crets revealed. After supper, Carl confounded both the miller and his wife by the revelation he made by the pretended aid of the miraculous box, for the woman at whose house ho had dined had posted him pret ty well in their affairs. "I vi 11 kif you von hoontret dollars for j dnt pox !” he exclaimed, thinking what ] a valuable acquisition it would be to I him to ferret out his wife’s secrets, j “No,” replied Carl; “I gunt sell dat : pox vor it has peen in de family more as ! hoontret years ! Mine kieatkranfuder kafo it do mine krantfuder ou his tying pet and’ mate him shvoar neer to hart mit it! ; “Veil den , I kif you dwo hoondert !” he said, fearful if loosing such a chance. “Carl reflected a few minutes. ‘I dell you vot I will do,” ho sai l at last; “kif me dwo hoondert an’ vivty, an I soil him to you.” Although sorely against the grain the miller closed the bargain much to the displeasure of his wife who urged him | not to make a fool of himself ; but this 1 only added fuel to the flame of the mil ] ler’s desire to possess the box aed he ! went to his bedroom and brought Carl his money. “No vendor mine irau toii’t vant me to has dat pox 1” he muttered significantly, as he counted out the money. “Put- how vi 11 I understand de pox yen he and ilks toil me?” he inquired. Carl fold him to call him up early in the mornisg and he would tell him. At dayjireak the next morning, the miller awakened Carl and told him to get right up and show him how to un derstand the box, for dat it vas dalking like de duyvel 1” (The bees were buz zing like a circular saw.) “Veil ” said Carl, virst you must he in a room mit yourself all alone an’den you make a hut vire ; den you lock rle toor and drow de key out de vindow and pull your clothes off. Ven dat is tone smear yourself all ofer mit molasses open de pox an’ you fint him all out.” So saving, Carl lmde the miller good morning, and took his departure, mix ions to place as much and stance as possi ; hie between himself and that individual, j The poor miller followed Carl’s direc- i tions to the letter. The catastrophe that j followed may !e imagined ; when he j opened the box the bees rendered infnri-! ate by being confined so long" attacked ! him on all sides 1 The wretched miller j bellowed in agony and danced around j the room like an Indian warrior. His wifj hearing the uproar ran to the room, hut finding it locked, she had lo get an! axe to break it down; site was terror stricken at the startling scene that burst on her v iew; foi the yells of the agoniz ed miller were something - awful to hear. Running out of the room she soon re- [ turned with a broom with which she! brushed the sweet insects from her] lord. It was fully a week before the poor miller recovered from the effects of the stings le had received. He promised! his wife if she never would tell that he would never be,jealous again. Carl arrived at borne with his ill-got ten money and his father was so well pleased at his success that he gave him tire additional fifty dollars thus enabling him to marry his beloved Katrina with whom he has lived in the greatest har mony ever since. One of the best farmers in Kansas is; the Governor IDs wheat crop amounts! to 10,000 bushels. Spain is said to have as many candi dates for king as General Grant has for; his cabinet. Punch says t 1 at a chimney sweep should a good whist player, because he is always following soot. “Shingle wedding*” have again been . started in Indiana, to be given by newly ; married couples, if they have lived to ] getlrer happily for one year. They are not of frequent occurrence. A Rochester lady found three pink mlci in a apple the othei day. . CHANCE I FOR BARGAINS! VALUABLE Frcparty m Quitman, Ga, [FOE SALE. H’CvU, The undersigned has had placed in his hands, to be disposed of ! immediately, at private sale, the following valu i able Town property, which will really bo sold ] at a sacrifice, to wit: THE TWO .STORY ]BRICK STORE, At present occupied by W (J Bentley A 00, and conceded to be the best, constructed buildiig in Quitman; and advantageously located- will be sold at less than cost. Price, $3,500. THE FRAMED STORE HOUSE Recently occupied by Oapt.. Brooks, and situated on the main business street. 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