Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-06-05

Look ye-'tls only on account ofthe folks
hereabouts. | would not bother you, but
you know there's a talk--You can come
back again after month or two, and you'll
be sure to fad my door open to you
Nay, nay I'll not 60 away, and then
shall not want TO come back
No joking, Hans-Im in earnest--you
must go
Well there's one way to force me 90
up into my room, pack my things into
bundle, and throw them into the road 9TH
erwise ! promise you I'll not bulge from
the spot.
You're downright good-for-nolhing
fellow, and that's the truth but what am
10 do with YOU p
Marry me
The answer to this was another box on the
ear but this time 1t was administered much
more gently than at the dance. A IS soon as
the landlady's back was turned, Hans took
his fiddle, and struck up lively tune.
From time to time the hostess Of the
Sun REQUIRED to the subject Of Ians's re-
moyal, urging him to 90 but his answer
was always eady-slways the same, Mar
ry me
One day, in conversation, she told him
that the police would be sure soon to inter-
fere and forbid his remaining longer, as he
had no proper certificate, and so forth
Hans answered not word, but cooking
his hat knowingly on the left side he whist
led merry tune, aud set out for the castle
of the count, distant few miles. The vii
lage at that time belonged to the Count Won
s.
That evening, as the laudady was stand
ing by the kitchen FIRE, her cheeks glowing
with the reflection from the hearth, Hans
entered, aud without moving a muscle Of
his face, handed to her paper, and SAID,
Look ye there's our marrage-license the
count dispenses with Publishing the bans
This Is Fuday-Sunday Is our wedding
day
What do you say, you saucy fellowl l
hope
Hollo, Mr.. Schoolmaster = interrupted
Hans, as he saw that worthy iunctionary
passing the window Just at the Instant
Do step in here, and read this paper.
Hans held the landlady light by the arm,
while the schoolmaster read the document,
and in conclusion, rendered his congratu-
lalions and good wishes
Well, well-with all my heart ! said the
landlady, at length Since It's to be So
10 tell the truth, I've long had a liking for
you, Hans; but twas only on account Of
the pirate and gossip
Sunday morning then?
'Ay, ay-you rogue
merry scene was that, when, on the
following Sunday morning, Hans the Fid-
dler-or, to give him his proper siyia Johann
acknowledgements to Church by the
side Of his beirolhed, fddling the wedding
march, parity for his Disqualification, part
" to give the ceremony certain solemn
hllarity For a short space he deposited
his instrument ON the baptsmal font; but
the ceremony being ended, he shouldered
it again, struck up an unusually brisk tune,
aud played SO maryellously, that the folks
were fairly dying with laughter.
Ever since that time, Hans resided in the
village, and that is as much as to say that
mirth aud lolty abode there. For some
years past, however, Hans was often sub
ject to fits of detection, for the authorities
had decreed that there should he 10 more
dancing without the special permission OF
the magistrate. Trumpets aad other wind
instrument supplanted the fiddle, aud our
friend Hans could no longer play his merry
iigs, except TO the children under the old
oak-uee, until the clerical powers, forbade
even this amusement, as prejudlcla TO SOUND
school discipline.
Hans lost his wife Just three years ago
with whom he had lived in uninterrupted
harmony, Brightly aud joyously as he hac
looked on life at the outset of his career
It's close seemed often clouded, sad anS
: burthensome, more than he was himself a
ware. A man ought not to grow so old
he often repeated-an expression which es
/ capped from long train of thought that wa
passing unconclously IN the old mans mind
in which he acknowledge to himself tina
Z young limbs and the yigour of youth proper
! " belonged to the careless lie of wander
ing musician. The hay does not grow a
= sweet as it did thirty years agoV he stout
: maintained.
: The new village magistrate, who had
p peculiarly kind feeling towards old Hans
5 set about deyising means OF securing hi
n from want for the rest of his days. tn
sum tho lnconsiderahle one) for which IL
5 house was insured IN the hre-Othce, was
- law not payable ia full until another hous
= should be built in IT'S place. 1t happene
e that the parish had for a long time bee
e looking out for spot on which TO erect
l. new sehool-house in the village and at Il
/ suggestion of the worthy magistrate, the al
u thorlties now bought from Hans the grour
e on which his cottage had stood, with all In
- remained upon it. But the old man did n
e wish to be paid any sum down, and all a
e nuity was settled upon him instead, amp
f sufficient to provide for all his wants. In
Is plan quite took his fancy; he chuckled
c. the thought las he expressed ~ that he W
$ eating himself up, and draining the glass
" the last drop.
IS Hans, moreover, was now permitted aga
= TO play TO the children under the villa
he oak on a summer evening. Thus he liy
il quite new life; and his former spirit sect
l. ed in some measure to return. la the SUI
~ mer, when the building of the new scho'
house was commenced, old Hans was rly'
of ed to the spot as if by magic there he
nd upon the timbers, or on pile OF stont
ry watching the digging and hammering wi
III fixed attention. Early IN the mornln
d. when the builders went TO their work, th
ed Away found Hans already on the spot.
IL breakfast and noon, when the men stopp
he work TO take their meals, which we