Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-10-26

BOTANY GA SHoRT TAIE ~ Bio TIN
kEY. Who that has wandered over the not,ie,n
sciion Of the Green Nounisin State. in o.toh,r
sud June, has not admired the golden and cine.
raid scenery Of that glorious region where "man
niSins ms native digBry ond woman sms IN oil
lhe loyelin's' That adoiDs her sex II Vernon,
has her green horns" she still has her rich green
heids, anu can beast Of her intellectual son. aud
cap vajIng daoeh,crs--her verdufe clad hills and
fruitful sallics-her crystal lakes and gently fow.
ing Tves--her baJbfiag brooks and boiiiag
springs-nnd "all thu, sort Of thing" But what"
The reader may ask, has all this to do with botany
or iETkev 7" Just nothing. gentle reader. and So
ne viii cen proceed 10 tell our tale as briefly as
possible
Some lew years since, young gentleman Tho
had 1asi graduied with honor at :he University m
Burlington, paid visit to one of those charming
LILLE villages which 80 abound in Northern Yer.
mont, and in passing through which, on n sunny
afternoon, so many blooming maden., "wor,hy
70 grace throne,", may be seen ia gleesome gath.
efings on The gav pirterres tina, adOn the unprc-
tending but tasteful mansions in which they dwell
II was IN such a paradlce as this and with such
sItchng dsmsels that youthful hero was
passing zone heav,n Of love- and gaetv. when
10 change came over the spirit Of bis drlrious
dream Having been one day invited 10 dine
with Widow CHEEKY" and her three or four
lovely daughters be with pleasure" accepted the
| invitation aud, being the only gentleman a, Ia
hle, II of course dcvoIvcd upon him to do the
houors As our hero was no, much Of carver
| he gnZ'd, after being seated n nomcnt or two
upon huge roasted turkey that was placed before
/ him. with anything but Pheasant emotions bnt
finding himself llirly Caught aud that there WAS
no backing out" he thought to himself. as does
G'orge B,oTn auibv in the opera Of the "While
Lady Now must prepare TO meet the worst"
and so he commenced The operation by pungng
his fork secuad,m ariem, into the to him. formid.
able fowl This Fl st ita, our hero accomplished,
not Ia his entire satisfaction still very respectable
/ for NEW begiuner" Blu, 10 his utter conster.
nation and confusion the 1t move our hero made,
j by some understandable hocus pocus the liieess
aud tcalhers SIS bird Reto as it WERE smoking bo," u
out OF the dish clean" across the table, into the
! lap Of his gay and accomplished hostess the gravy
flying "every which way" freely bespatering
mother and dauPhlersl All Kept their covntcnaa.
osS very well until orr hero attempted 10 mend
the matter by '.murking tina, he had not studied
Botany (m"aning Anatomy at collegel Thi. wes
too much for human nature to bear. Our .Wd.
ow CHEEKY" burst on; into hearty and nvolun-
tary tit Of laughier-hcr fun LOVING daughters
followed suil-our unfortunate hero nird to
laugh but couidat boiled ond has not been seen
in ha, village or vicinity since.
Moral (ior we hold that tale uiihout a mora
is poor thing j young g'ntlem'n should became
adopts in the mysteries Of the Art of Carving, be
fore they go about much among the Young ladies
especially -Boston Erening Transcript