Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-05-06
The Green Mountain Girl.

Twas beautiful spot, where the vine covered
cot Of the mouulaineer stood in the edge of the
wood. There The forest birds song echoed all the
day long, and the mountain steam play ed in the
edge Of the shade; where the graceful young lawn
cropt the hcibagc at dawn from the wide spread.
ng lawn. Twas beautiful spot twas beau
tlul cot; and surely there nc'cr was maiden
more fair, nor Il maiden more rare than the maid
that dwelt there. Shall picture this maid of the
green wood and glade as she in the day when
old "AlIen held sway, while his iron mclvcd mcr
were the pride Of the glen? She neither too
tall, too short too small, nor SD light and so air,
as the form of fairy. But The pride ofihe glade
was this rosy-chccked maid, with eyes quite Il.
blue as the Summer sky's hue, and tresses OF
brown floating gracefully down and nesting be.
low ON bosom Of snow. She could MARBLE and
sing like the songslers offspring, she could spin
and could reap could ride the gray slccd at the
top Of his speed, and had sporled rihe with her
fathers rifle And this bouncing Young maid OF
the evergreen shade was cbasle and refined, and
had such II mind as you seldom will find among
the gay maids Of haush grades.
A lover she had who would have been glad 10
capture her heart by his schemeing and art, o.
Handy his name, dandy by fame, who though
wrlnkled and Pached, was WHISPERED and starch.
ed, and displayed quite rare ana ci.ifed air.
Well he kncl at her feet and began 10 cnlrcat,
while his gIcal bosom beat with unmcrcrul heat
and he told such a tale as he deemed would not
fail 10 make her believe lha! he could could moi
deceive.
While thus he knet pleading, while thus iuiel-
cGcdlng, he thought 10y her smiling that his words
were bcgulIlng. But he found The conclusion
hopeless dcusion; for that maid was unlinkidg his
scheming-was thinking, and she thought in
twnglirg, she'd give him sprlnkIing of The we'll
pepered ointment of black DISAPPOINTMENT. Ere
he drew to II close she turned up her nose, as you
may suppose, just as high as she choose: and
scorning his prose, his pleading she broke, and
thus twas she spoke:
90! great is your fame, O'IIandy your name
fiom the city You come with your heart all
flame; and YOU thought in the shade of Il noun
tain or glade, 10 capture maid by pomp and pa
rade-O! save all your tears your hopes aud your
fears your 'duces' and 'denrs' for sumc other cars
All men are agreed you're nice bind indeed; but
your figures too lean, you re gaunt and loo green;
and that is moi all, you're excessively tall; your
nose is 10 big--youv We a voice like pig, and you
wear huge wig, while your upper lip seems just
The shape Of The dreams Now my answer you
know-thcre's the door YOU may go!"
Sill he fingered 10 plead in love aud his need
and he boasled and told of hls titles and gold
Df her station in life whom he chose for Il wife
But he found, twas no part Of this mountain
maids heart 10 bear insult und wrong lrom an eye
,r a tongue. That maid could not brook such
word aud snch look, aud she caught down a
broom that hung in the room, nad hl him blow
hat made The blood flow not gracefully slow. lie
|, on all four jus, out Of the door all covered With
,orc. Then sprang 10 hi, feet and considered it
wcet and exceedingly meet TO beat retreat to
over defeat, and fled from The place in shame and
sgraCe--dsappcared Ger The green and was
lever more seen and ever since then the city |,
'andyied men have learned TO beware Of The
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