Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-09-21
From Bently's Miscellany.
REFLECTIONS IN A HORSE.POND.
TINE-NIGHT.

T1NE-N1GHT.
Let me consider little where AMI
My senses are beginning 10 clear at pres
ent, albeit my body is sticking in the mud,
and seems to think of nothing less. The
plunge, dlsagreeabIc as it is, has been Of
service to me we should be thankful for
everything, for they say "everythDg is for
the best; - and, upon this principle, tum.
BILE into horse-pond may be good. |
shall, however, ascertain this better to-
morrow, Uhut is, if | ever get out of the
mud of which | am doubful.) In the
meantime | will, by way of passing the
time, acknowledge my obligation. am
regenera,cd creature! Thanks be to heav
en-! can see before my tumble into
these revivifying waters my thoughts were
wandering and my sight was dnzzIed; and
now they are fixed rmmovably fxed--to
this horse pond; and only behold one
moon instead of two.
do not exactly know how I came hi,h.
err. spent last evening with Tom Rattle
brain, Ned Eighty, and Will Scamper; we
had famous supper, and resolved TO make
night Of it. The weather was hot,
stormy, and gobinish it led US to tell
|
froze, and our parched throats cried out,
like the horse. leech's two daug hters, "Give.
give! !" Purely to raise our courage and
molsten our palatcs, we had couple Of
bottles additional. recolect after this
we told some stories parlaking more of the
flesh than the spirit, and that at two o'clock
in the morning | agreed to ride home on
Daylight. hand in hand, like the fire office
insignia, with Scamper, who was mounted
on Wildfre. remember something Of
trying to force Daylight to cross that which
took to be ferry. recollect something
of our dispute on the subject, but family;
can only guess how the matter ended by
the result, for he is gone, and am here'
Isuppose | must have struggled Topped
and houndered about good deal before
, could have been so firmly wedged in tht
, mud MS am at this moment. The waite
all around me is up to my chin, and the mu'
beneath me is up to my knees; have sunl
considerably above my calves. reall.
cut very ridiculous figure!
, The first thing remember dis,nctl
= was seeing my lighted cigar floating, fz
ziug, and splitting peevishly upon the wa
. ter Poor thing it did not relish rcgener
alton. put out my hand to catch it bu
it fixed angrlly, and floated away from me
This was the unkindest cut of all :" an
d when saw its light 60 out, felt as
e abandoned by all the world.
i 1t Just occurs 20 me that have anothe
cause of thanksgiving since one mus
u sometimes fall into horse pond, | al
If grateful that it is an English one. In som
v countries, now, those devils of the air--th
: birds of prey would keep wheeling, whir
l. ing, and shrieklag above my head, compl
e mentng each other upon the good suppt
% prepapared for them, and then coolly pee
70 out my eyes before my face!
- This idea is suggested by somewhl
!" uncomfortable circumstance, which, no
withstandng my patience, cannot but /
sensible Of Something's conjec,u
al either an eel or rat--ls gnawing at Il
US boot on my right leg; no other ANNA
of venture so deeply into tho mud wish
,g could raise my foot.
I'd If it be u rat. he will content hlms,
a. with the leather, and gnaw away TIL it
c. gone: but the eel prefers bit of met
ok and in that case he is only busying hms
IN. to open his pantry door. Pray heaven
ed be a rat
by am most enduring man. rememt
res suffering infinite misery whole season
O' the house of particular friend. ! "
his lodged in the best bed room, and Il supe
ms apartment it was. The bed was magn
lie, 'cent onci but, TO my cost there was u t