Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-19
A MELTING STORY


scss that facciious aptness of INJECTING GOOD.
humored revenge which seems TO be innate with
Green Mountain boy. Impose upon or in
lurc a Nermonior, and he will seem the droll
est and best-natuted fellow YOU ever new in
all your life, until suddenly he pouncos won
you with some cpnningly devised ofise, for
your duplcty. and even while he makes his
victim smart to the core, there - that manly
open hcartcdncss about him which iniusos
balm even while the wound is opening. and
renders 1, quite impossible YOU should hate
him. however severe my have been the nun.
ishment he dealt ont To YOU. These hoys OF
the Green Mountains seem 10 possess natu.
raj faculty Of extracting fun from every yicis-
situde and accident that the changing hour.
can bring; even what are hitter voSaiions TO
others, these happy fellows treat in manner
SO peculiar as 10 completely alter their former
character and make them seem to US agreea.
bic, or at least endurahle, which was bel fore
in the highes, degree offensive Another man
will repay an aggavaiion or an it suit by in.
stanty returning an injury cutting tho &C.
quaintance and shutting his heart forever a.
galnst the offender. but n We rmonier. with a
smile upon his face, will amuse himself whilo
obtaining far keencr revenge, cracking Joke
in conclusion, and making his former enemy
forgive him and evcn love him after chastss.
mcnt.
One winter evening, a country store keeper
in the Muutaln Stale was about closing his
doors for the night. and while standing 10 tho
snow out side putting up his window shutters,
he saw through the glass a luuuging, worth.
less fellow within grab pound of fresh but.
ter from the shelf and hastily conceal it in his,
hat.
The act was no sooner detected than tho
revenge was hit upon, and verv few moments
found the Green Mountain store keeper at once
INDUCING his appetite for fun TO the fullest
extent, and paying of the thief with facelious
sort OF torture for which he might have gained
premium from the old lnqulsltion.
81 say, Seth :" said the store keeper COM
ing in and closing the door after him. sappng
his hands over his shoulders and stamping tho
snow on his shoes.
Seth had his hand upon the door, his ha. up
on his bead, and the roll Of NV butter in his
hat, anxious to make his exit as soon as pos
sible.
IL say. Seth, sit down: r4.k-n, now, on
such an e-tdr-na nigh; Ms ih., code some
thing warm wouldn't hurt a &C. low, como aud
sit down
Seth felt very uncertain 30 had tho butter,
and was exceedingly ANXIOUS To he off, but tho
temptation Of something warm sadly inter-
ered with his resolution TO 90. This hesita-.
lion, however was soon settled by the right
owner OF the butter taking Seth 10y the should
ers and planting him in seat close to tho
stove, where he was in such manner cor.
nered in by barrels and boxes that whle tho
country grocer sat before him there was no
possibility OF his getting out and right in this
very place sure enough the store keeper SAL
down.
"Seth wen have a little warm Santa Cruz"
said the Green Mountain grocer, as no OPEN
ed the stove door, and stuffed in as manv sticks
n limit sl,,,,,t %
freeze going home such night as this"
Seth already felt the butter settling down
closer to his hair, and jumped up, declaring
me must 90.
"Not till you have something warm, Seth
come I've got story TO tell you, too; 81, down,
now" and Seth was again pushed INTO his
seat by his cunning tormentef.
"Oh. it's tn darn'd hot here" said the petty
thief, again attempting to rise.
"Sct down--don't be in such plagucy hur-
~" retorted the grocer, pushing him 5Ack in
his chair
"But Two got the cows tn fodder, an some
wood tu split, and must be ogoin," continued
the per secuted chap.
but you mustn't tear yourself away, Seth,
in this manner Set down, let the cow take
care OF themselves, and keep Yourself cool;
you appear to be fidge,ty," said the rog fish
grocer, with wicked leer.
The next thing was the production OF two
smoking glasses of hot rum toddy, the very
sight OF which, in Seth's present situation,
would have made tho hair stand erect upon his
head had it not been we'll oiled and kept down
By the butter.
seth, Ill give you a toast now, and you
can butter IT YOURSELF" said the grocer, yet
win such an air OF consumate simplicity that
poor Seth still believed himself unsuspcctod.
Seth heres-here's Christmas goose--Qt