The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-04-13
NUMBER s.
From Neal's Saturday Gazette.
The Green Mountain Maid.
BY P. G. GAGE.

BYPe. GAGE.
Twas beautiful spot where the vine COW
cred cot of the mountaineer stood in the edge
of the wood There the forest birds song ech-
oed all the day long, and the mountain stream
played in the edge Of the shade; while the
graceful young fawn cropped the herbage at
dawn from the wide spread lawn. Twas
beautiful spot-'Twas a beautiful cot; and
surely there ne'er was maiden more fair;
nor maiden more rare than the maid that
dwelt there. Shall picture this maid Of the
green wood and glade as she was in the day
when old Alien held sway, while his iron
neryed men were the pride of the glefI2 She
was neither too tall too short or too small, nor
so light nor so airy as the form Of a fairy.--
But the pride of the glade was this rosy cheek
ed maid, with eyes quite as blue as the SUM
mer sky's hue, and the tresses of brown hoat-
ing gracefully down and nesting below on .
bosom of snow. She could warble and sing
like the songstersof spring; she could spin and
could sweep, could NOV and could reap
could ride the gay steed at the top Of his speed
and had sported trifie with her father rifle
And this blooming young maid of the ever
green shade was chaste and refunded. and had
such mind as you seldom can End among
the gay maids OF laughter grades
n lover sue mao, WHO WOu1Q nave De6u SldU z
to capture her heart by his schemeing and
art. O'Handy his name, and dandy by
fame, who though wrinkled and parched, was
whiskered and starched, and displayed quite q
citifed air.
Well, he knelt to her feet and began to en<
treat, while his great bosom beat with unmer-
ciful heat and he told snch tale as he deem
ed would not fail to make her believe that be
could not deceive
While thus he knelt pleading, while thus In
Itercedeing, he thought by her smiling that his
words were beguileing. But he found the
conclusion hopeless delusion; for the maid
was unlinking his schemeing was thinking;
and she thou ght in a twinkling, she'd
give him sprinkling of the well-pepered oint
ment of black disappointment. Ere he drew
! to close she turned up her nose, as you may
suppose, just as high, as high as she choose:
and, scorning his prose, through his pleadings
broke, and thus it twas she spoke;
'Ohl great is your fame; O'Handy your
name; from the city you came with your heart
all a flame; and you thought in the shade Of
mountain or glade, TO capture maid BY
pomp and parade. OH save your tears
your hopes and your fears, your -dick. and--
your tdears' for some other ears. All men
are agreed you're nice bird indeed but
your figures too lean, you're too gaunt and
/ too green; and that is not all, you're excess
lively tail; your noss is too big-you've voice
like a pig, and you wear huge wig, while your
upper lip seems just the shade of your dreams.
Now my answer you know; there's the door;
you my go'
Still he fingered to plead his love and his
need and he boasted and told Of his titles and
gold; of her station in life whom he chose for
WIFE But he found twas no mart IF :ss5
r.. ....,l.,7s near. to bear insult and wrong
from an eye or tongue. That maid could not
brook such word or such laes ;ssid al sfe caught
down broom that hung in the room, and hit
him blow that made the blood flow not
gracefully slow. He lit on the floor Just out
lofthe door all covered with gore. Then he
lsprang to his feet, and considered it sweet
and exceedingly meet to beat retreat to COW
er defeat, and he fed from the place in shame
and disgrace, disappeared DER the green and
was never more seen; and ever since then cit
fled men have learned to beware of the Green
Mountain fair.