Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-03-02
MrI.TlNG STORY.

~ innale with Green Mountain Boy
In,pose upon or iniure VermOnieT, and
he will seem ths drollesi and best natur-
ed fellow you ever knew in all your life
until he suddenly bOunces upon you with
some cunningly devised Offsel for your
dupIicitY; and even while he makes his
victim smart 10 the core, there is that
manly open-heaFtedness about him which |
infises a balm even while the wound is
opening and renders it quite impossible |
that yUu should hate him, however Sc
we're may have been the punishment he
dealt uul TO you. These boys Of the
G cen Mountains seem 10 possess nat
uIal faculty Of extracting fun from every
vicissiiude and accident that the chan
ging hours can bring; even what are lit
Ter vsxatiOns 10 others these happy Gel
lows treat in manner so peculiar as to
completely alter their former character
and make them seem 70 Us agree' BILE
or at least endurable, which was before
in the highest degree offensive. AuOth.
er mlnwiil repay an aggravatiOn or an in
suit by Instantly returning injury, cutting
their acquaintance and shutting his heart
forever against the offender; but Yer
montsr with a sulile upon his face, will
amuss himself while obtaining far keen
erTeVenge, cracking joke in conclusion
aid making his former enemy forgive him
and eYen love him after the chasIise
ment.
Oae winter evening, country siOrc
keeper in the Mountain State was about
clos ng his doors for the night and while
standing in the snow outside putting ~
hsw ndow shutters, he saw through he
glass a lounging worthless fellow within,
grab pound Of fresh butter from The shell
aud hlstlly conceal itin his hat.
The act was no sooner detected than
the revenge was hit upon, aud a very
few, moments found the Green Mountain
sUte keeper al once indulging his apPe'
tite for fun in the fullest extent, and pay
ing OF the thief with 4 facetiOuS sort
Of torinre for which he might have
gained a premium from the old inquisl-
ton.
Il say Selh!' said the store keeper
coming in and closing the door aEle
him, slapping his hands over his sbOul
der and Stamping the snow oft his shoes.
Seth had bis hand npon the door hi
hat upon his head, and a roll Of new but
ter in his hat, anxOns 10 make his exit a
soon as possible.
Il say, seth, sit down; reckon now oil
such an eternal night as lhs,a l0etle some
thing warm wouldn't hurt fellow; com,
in aud sit down.
Seth felt very uncertain; lie had th'
butter, aud was exceedingly anxious t.
be fl, but the temptation Of 'sumethinI
warm sadly inlorfered with his resOlu
tion 10 20. This hesitation however wal
soon settled by The right rOf the but
Ter, taking Seth by The shoulder and plan
ting him il seat close to the stove, e,where
he was in such manner cOrnered in by
barrels and boxes that while the country
grocer sat before him, there was no pos
Sibility Of getting out, and right i'll THU
very place sure enough the store keeper
Sai down.
Seth, we'll have litllc warm Santa
Cruz,'said the Green Mountain grocer, al
he opened tho stove door, and stuffed il
as many sticks us the spuCe would admit
without il, you'd freeze going home sucl
night as this
Seth already felt tho butter settling dow
clOscr 10 his hair ,and jumped up declaring
he must go.
Not III you have something warm
Seth; come I've got story to tell yov
ton, set down. and Seth was agaiI
pushed into his seat by his CunninI
lormeRtOr
o.. Us darned hot here,' said th'
petty lhieI, again attempting TO rise,
'Set dOwn-- lOD't be in such plagu
hurry retOrled the grocer pushing hiu
back in his chair.
'BuI I've got the cows III fodder, an
some wood iu split, and | must be agOir
continued The persecued chap.
Bnl you Inus'nt lear yourself away Sell
In this manner. Set down; let The COW
take care Of themselves, and keep your
self cool; you appear to be 6dgstIy,
said The togush grocer with Wicke,
lesr.
The next thing was the production o
two king glasses Of hot rum tOddy, lh'
very siahi of which, in Seth's preSen
situation would have made The hair stunt
erect upon his head, had tnOt been wei
oiled aud KEEP; dOwndy The butter.
Seth. III give you toast now, and you
can butter il yourself, said the grocer, yel
with an air 0i such consummate simplicity
that poor Seth still beleVd himself ua
suspected. Seth, here s--hers'S Christ
mas goose i was about Christmas time
--IieEes Christmas goose, we'll roasted
and basied, ehi | tell yOn Seth, it's ihe
greatest eating in creation. And Seit
dolI't you uss hogs fat OF common bUtte
- basis goose wilb--cOme take you