Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-28

0I AulllCtlnk GOo0 uuOoIG0 TSVSAES NHtG~ I seems to be innate with Green Mountaiti boy. Impose upon or iniure a Vermoulcr 1 dfStf The will seehs the df0ilest and best n0tar. ed fellow you ever knew in all your life, un- ail suddenly hepounces upon you with some cunninRlY devised offset for your dAplieity md even while he makes his victim smart 10 inc core, there is that manly openhearted- ness about him which infuses balm even while stlae wound iS opening, and fetdetsit quite impossible that you should hate him, however severe may; have been the punish, ment he may have dealt out to yOu.e. Thsse boys of the Green Mountain, seem tU posssss; ., natural faculty of extracting Gup from ...voa EY yicissitude and accident that the changing hours can bri1g even what are bitter yexa. ti0ns to others, these happy fellow |! treat in d InanHersS peculiar Nst6 cOl6;pleteTy alter their former character; and m dke them se.etfl tous agreeable,aOr at feRat s.sidIFhble. which was before in the highest degree offensive .A2 Another man will repay an ,agkraVGtionO or an insult by instantly returning injury, cut. ting the acquaintance and shutting bis heart forever against the off ssnder but . .Yermont- q. with . smile upon his face. will Gmpse !S't::.4 .4 while obtaining tar keetst revenge, cracking joke :n conclusion, ana making his former enemy forgive him and even love hiG, after chastisefnetlt. |"' Y" H''"3 'h t
 One winter eveliing. country storc keep ar in the Mountain State vas about clOsing sdoors for the night, and while standing iR the snow outside putting pp his window shut tors, he saw through the glass n lolnging, worthless fellow within. grab a pound of fresh butter from the Shelf and hastily con- ceal it in his hat.
 The act was no sooner detected than the revenge was, hit upon, and very few mo-. meuts found the Green Mou1iain store keep CT at once indulging bis appetite for, fun to the fullest extent, and paying; eff the thief with facesious sort of torture for which he
 might have gained Q premium from the old inouisitiOn.I l' n95Esf'" aH n'" s'T"' "''''''. TaIsay Seth !''. said the storekeeper, com ing in and closing the door afaer him. slap. ping his hands over his shoulders and stampg ing the anew off his shOes.adT .sqrabuDds
 Seth had his hand upon the door, his hat upon his head, and the roll of new butter in his hat, anxious to make his exit as soon as possible ,fs''7" 7''' et,t s'''s''9 s''''
 flaI say, Seth, sit down I reckon, nov, on such an e.eds.nal nightas this a ieetle some! thing warm wouldn't hurt D. fellow s'cOtne, and sit down."ea7g'hs $s83 14ono" d!t" ,rSeih felt very uncertain; helhadAhey but ter. and was exceediRgly anxious to, be Dff. sadly sinterfered with his resolution ,tO, go.- This hesitation, however, was soon settled by the right owner of the butter taking Seth. by the'shouldcr and planting him in U searclose to the stovey WlseEe he was in such a fsiaaiAHf cornered in by barrels, and boxes that while ihe country grocer s.t ,betore him there was no possibility of his getting out and right, ip this very place sure enough the stoFe keeper
 .sesh, we'll have little Sws,aar4i, war4m santa santa Cruz" said the Green Mountain grocer. as he opened the stove door, and stuffed in as naany sticks us the space would &ffnit.G- "Without 1t you'dsfreeze going 'hOuie such a
 Seth already felt lhs butter settling down closer to his hair, and jumping lup, declated
 No. Hi you have had something w, warm ,l,s Seth; come, fve got a story to tell You, t0o; sit down, now ;'s' and Seth was again pushed into his seat by his cunning tormehtef. 'J.'
 iSOh! it'stH dafned hot here.H said thepet. ty thief, again, attempting to. rise, n s' gu,u
 ""Set tdown----don't. be in such a. plaguey hurry retorted M the grocer pushing him bafk
 aBut Fvegot the cows 1il fodder, ,aaidaSe and some wood tu split; and T must be agoi 2, ,, contin-: ued the persecuted chap. t'9lu'dE i" Ai" r" Butlyou rnustnttear yoGrselfn fnway, Seth in this manner. is Set adbwn 9t lets tho cows take care of themselves and keep yourself eool; you appear et0 be fidgetay," said the EogeaSsh grocer with ', wicked leer,i, .,; ,,,,,
 The next thing was the production of two smoking glasses of hot .tln toddy, the very siefn 6f which. in saetll's present situation, Would have mode the halr Stand erect upon his head. had t. not been wslloiled and kept downby the butter. .idgii isi1'ss11aiio syEt a"Seth, Ill give you a toast inow,i and you can butter it yourself" 2, said the gEocer. yet with on, air of such cOnsuTprnate simplicity that poor Seth still believed himself nnssns.i; pected. ,,. Seth,e here here's R GhElStmaes me goose-( (it was about Christmas time l,here's u Christmas goose, we'll soGsted and bdsied, eh? tell you, Seth, its the greatest eating in cre- alton. And, Seth, don't'yon never uss hogs tat or common cooking butter to haste with on that shelf yondeTs is the only pr0per thing in nRture ,t0 baste goose with--conae. aake your bntierT-l mean, Seth, take your
 Poor Seth now began to ,..s smoke, ia, as q well as to mel, and his mouth was as Internationally sealed up as though he had been born dumb. Streak after streak of the butter came pour ing from under his hut and his handkerchief wasalready soaked with the greasy overflow. Talking away, as if nothing was inc npatter. the grocer gept stufiing the wood into the stove, while poor Seth sat bolt upright. with his back against the counter, and his knees salmost touching the red hot furnace before him. e. 4,sa tiitAs. at63ja ~st '.a.' '.7!i1.
 Darnation cold night this, ,'' said the gro cer. ,, Why. Seth. you seem to iperspire as # you were warm! {, Why, don't you, take, you. hat l on Here. let me take your hat
 tNow exclaimed poor Seth a, last. with iii.