Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-04

atise tisn wHha1t 'ha al ~ his Notable mother
Onc dsy when the d,Gnrr ~ua beiHisi and the
old isdy ,inge,ng ore end OF goose Wide
Sally picked the pm feathers from the other the
msiron preached the ssbjsei. She did it she
weald have preached barrel of cider taking
lile al ffs'. TO see II 1t rley aud m,nding her
drsuphi f the issi~ wss sereesble.
sally" aid he lady as ,he Gu, ofr oue Of the
fowls legs. you're good Ritl, snd'-
'Yos'n, know am. You mlght have search
| cd the whole town over. and never come across.
eir tina: could do halt the work that can 10 day.
| swept
''ies Sally you areH-
q saep, all the chambers. except iha, where
yoor lszy sleeps, who wasn't up before you'd
! done breakfast this morning I busted all the
chairs aud the paper in the csst room, dArned
! little patch on your husbands old great coat -
Wei, Sally, my son.
"And he promised me jean enough for pair Of
saws, if Id only worn well another morning
cleaned up the eellarnnd put all the potatoes into
one bin and .fcd both barrels Of cider 10 the
old horse. after trying to sc, That lazy son Of
! yours
Il should TO like speak of that son. Ena.
thans"-
"H,'s plagoy Ounce he tried to kiss me the
ether day. but guess he got a moulbful of my
dishclob, aud a little dirty water
"W,ll you let me speak 7" asked the mother,
who had barely opened her mouth. "Elnathsn
| is
'IIe's corporal, and mighty smar, with that
queer cockade, but III let him know that film hi
! redn--
"Why, Sally" said the old lady, stamping her
| foot, and o, the same lime catching up the goose's
! ,cg, rs If to hur it at her maid-"Why, Sally
I'm sure you talk all the time,' said Sally, bran
! dishng the whole goose, which she seized by the
NJ ek rs il she would haste her mistress I'm sure
| TINT nobody that had any spirit would stay here
! long us have, never open my mouth without be-
! ing snubbed-
mercy on ~ calculated The old lady, turn
ing ON her heel, and leaving the field to the vico
ro's damsc
Sally proceeded forthwith to distend the defurct
fowl with siufling and TO arrange il for the roast
ing. Bot while in this pcncesble employment, she
cooled down her wrath 81 do well as can
and The old lady is always scoldng. / get along
well enough with her pa as she Gale him bu, she's
always preaching sbou, my long tongue. IN let
her know that when I'm gone of, and married 10
my John she wont get another girl to put up with
oil her whims, that's wha, she wont."-And so she
roasted the goose.
Poor Sally she was smart girl, and would
have made a capital wfe--for deaf man bot any
other must haze been up 10 bis pits in love to
have her. with all he: impcrfeciions in her head.
She soon found out what the oame wished to say,
md, as she heartily iespscd corporal Ensthan she
set about coun'eractiug any prediction she nigh;
) have for his family. She could Conceive of no
, measure so etIicen, as Jringlng a rival into the
field, and therefore baied her hook for The villsge
blacksmith. lie had long sighed like his own bel
lows, for the love of Sally, but.it was given
e that Sally and the corporal were 10 be one flesh.
y and he had not courage enough 70 face all these
o difficulties. A; the frs, nod Of encouragement,
= however. he few like spark from bis o~a anvil
e to her feet.-From that time Elna'hsns chanc-
WINS email-snd he knew it. But he thought Ia
. Tire OF, The maiden, and work upon her affection
little at time. until ne finished even he plough
= ed one fuuow after another, until the " hole was
!. completed. lie might have talked till this time
had he not been in bodily fear Of Ssllys dishclnh
{ without producing the least effect. His mother
knew better, she thought, and therefore to cni
= the matter short, she prohibited the blacksmith
i within The precincts Of her kitchen corner. This
b, was, indeed, poser, and Sally, who had really
: some affection Tor him of The siedge hammer deep.
:, " Eel, it. She depended upon her cid weapon bu,
2 her mistress fl To keep out Of tho kitchen
!. she consulted the husband but he never meddled
q with his w'e's affairs she threw away Elnathan'.
eaeksde but the price was deducted from her va
u ges she lost tho dshcloih. and frslly went clip
e be- noved.-it was the frat iline che ever found
!. way TO tame the unruly dao,sel, and she was dis
= posed to psnsh for of the old sins. Sail,
= soliloqused, fJr wsut OF companion, but although
:, she could not convince herself her mistress wool,
4 DOT sdmit The blacksmith.
= feel great yesrnIng to insert here essay up
:, on love, bot sdmohshed by the length Of Thu
ls true legend To fhiboAr. shall. however before
= leave THIS world of whiskey pu1oh and oysters. de
>, csim and write upon its marvellous operations OF
y my own person, which hath oeen ground ooan Tx,
y carving kn'fe. BY the resis,less Iillle god.
The blacksmith and Sally had some secret in
u ,ersiess and almost cone uGed to decsmp; il wa
. bo~esci, thought beet TO leave that the lac
II step, and try talking once sgsin. The old womar
n. Vas desfer ihah ever and Sally came very nes
>. accepting Eln.ihsn. jJst Tor The pleasure OF tor
men,ing him. or. sie phrssed II. taking to him
= Ba, 10 these moments When her passion got III,
ID heller of her love, the shade Of the blacksmith
81 came s2a.n over her heart eyen as she grdeS
IN wiih her own ehsekesd spron tied SIh tape
b which he gave her "oT che sighed. when
= burning coffee ooe evening 81 wonder NJ some r., IA