Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-12-06


vet diyan, and voluptuous easy chairs on rockers,
were but part of the means assembled to make him
comfortable, and yet he never felt at home. There
was something wanting, and his conscience told
him it was a wife. He would lay late of morn
ings read newspapers an hour over his coffee, lin
ger long at his dinner, and plunge into every varl-
Iety of amusemens in the afternoon and evening,
to keep from feeling the loneliness OF his bachelor
chambers. He never liked to be in them unless
he had friend; and when that friend got up to
90, he would take his hat to go with him! lie felt
1.-The need Of wife and therefore he sought and was
lonly happy in ladies' society. Why, then, possess
ing all marrying advantages, did he not take to
himself daughter of Eve and end his misery!-
That is a question great many beautiful girls and
handsome young widows of his acquaintance put
to themselves, but which they were not able to
answer. Fortunately, it is in our power to reply
to it.
Up to Mr.. Nelvile's thirty fourth year he had
got along without much solicltude about marry
ing. He felt himself still young, aud that there
was time enough; nevertheless, he kept his eyes
about HIM, and was on the look out for some one
with whom he might unite his destiny. But being
astidious, and requiring high order of perfect
ion, he was not easily satisfied. One little
toe short, another a little too tall another talked
too fast, another too slow; one was too lively, an
other too sober one had nose with high bridge
on it, another without any bridge at all aud dt9ird
had a saucy turn up at the end One laced too
tight, and he feared she would die on his hands of
consumption; and another was too fat and he APP
Iprehended apoplcxy We might 60 on with the
enumeration without end. Neal Melville, ESD,
seemed destined never to marry.
But when he had, as we have sad reached his
thirty fourth year, chance threw in his way piece
ofperfection of woman kind. She seemed fault
less in his eye and taste not that he kissed her as
the butterfly in the song did the flower! He was
otM Nah Io1il 80 IUi on fish FIR ru1p
con or any other fish that might be foolish enough
to bite, when he was startled by seeing a straw hal
and ribbons flying directly over his eyes, and after
guyraton or two through the air, alighted gently
upon the water and there foated. twas a lady's
hat, and lady must be near. Up he sprang and
looked around him. for the place was somewha
retired, and he saw TWO young ladies, one of then
bonDetess, and both running towards the spo
where the hat was Graded upon the waves. The
one that had lost the hat run like a faWn, boundn!
lightly from rock to rock, laughing as she flew, he
golden brown tresses dancing in the wind and he
countenance flushing with health and excitement
Our bachelor stood entranced. Such beauti
full creature had never before met his eyes
"My hat, sir, my hat" she cried in voice o
music like a silver trumpet sounding down tn
winds. Her voice recalled him to himself. Wit
characteristic gallantry he bounded down the stee
rock, and with his long fishing pole tshed up, jus
in time, the sinking straw hat, heavy with the Dri
ny fluid, which dropped from it as from a sieve.
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wind took it off and bore it away without ceremo
ny Indeed, sir, if you had not been so good as /
>, fish 1t out for me, should have had my complex
ion spoiled. Have you caught any fish, sir?
hope my hat has not scared the fishes away"
mo- assure you. 1t would have an attract
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maiden secretly accused MIN OF DcuG cOu ana nc