Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-19

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when they came to spot where some carpen
ters were erecting a house. DnffVdowndllIy
begged his companion 10 stop a moment, for il
was very pretty sight 10 see how neatly the
carpenters did their work, with their broad axes,
and saw, aud planes, and hammers, shipping ont
the doors, and putting in the window sashes.
and mailing on The cnpbunrds. and he could not
help thinking that he should Ike to take u broad
axe, saw and plane, and hammer, and build
little house for himself. And. then. when he
should have IL horse of his own, old Mr.. Toll
wond never dare 30 molest him.
Bnt, Just while he was deigItng himself
with this idea. little Daffydowndiilv beheId some
: NIX Y that made hi,sscalch hold of his compafH0
!H65dd's hand all-iaiA 4tsEht.
Make ip,ste Quick. quick I" cried he 'sthere
he is ngain!"
Wbo?" asked the stranger again, very qui-
ely.
"OId Mr.. Toll" said Drfydowndy trem.
bling. There he that is overseeing The car
ppners. 'Tis my old sclloolnastcr, as sure as
/ I'm aIlve"
The stranger cast his eyes where Dafydown-
di'Iy pointed his finger; and he saw an elderly
man, with carpenters rule and composers IN
his hand This person went to and fro about
the unfinished house, m"asnring pieces Of I'm.
ber and marking out the work that WIS 10 be
done, and continually exIorting the other car
penlers to be dllIigent. And whenever he turn
ed bis hard and wrinked WIS ge, the men SEEM
ed to feel thai they had task master over them
and hammered, aud paned away as E for dear
life.
20, m! this is not Mr. Toll, the schoomas
te'," said The strangc-. "But it is anhher bro
ther Of hi,, who follows the trade Of carpen.
t.r."
81 am very glad 10 hear 1t, quoih Dafydown.
dlily; but II you please, sir. | should like to
get ut of his way as soon as possible"
Then they went on little further. aud soon
heard the sound Gfa drum aud fife. Dafy, own
d'IIy prcked mp his ears at this, and hrsonght
his comprnIun to hurry forward, that they might
not MISS seeing the soldiers Accordingly they
made Whit haste they could, and soon met
Company of soldiers, gally dressed with beaui
fuI feathers in their caps, and bright muSkets
un their shnuldrrs In front Harchrd two drum
M rs and two tIers beating on their drums and
playing on their flies with might and main. aud
making such lively music that little Ddfydown
dIy would gladly have followed them to The
end ot The world Aid it he was only sol
der, then, he said 10 himself, old Mr. Toll
would never dare venture to look him in the
face.
Quick step Forward march I" shouted
pruf vrcp -
Little Daft downdlly started, in great dis
may, for this voice which had spoken to ihe
soldiers sounded precisely the same as that
which he had heard every day in Mr.. Tolls
school room. out Of Mr. Toir's own mouth. -
Aud, turning his eyes 10 the captain Of The com.
pany, what should he see but the very image
OF old Mr. Toll himself, with IL smart cap and
feather on his head, II pair gnlG epanIe1s on b $
shoulders, a laced coat on his back, a purple
sash round his waist, aud a long sword instead
of a birch rod in his hand And though he held
his held 80 high, and sIru'ted like turkey cnck
still he looked quite as ugly and disagreeahle
as when he was hearing lessons IN the school
room.
"This ia certainly old Mr.. Toll" said Datfv-
downdily, in a trembling voice. Let us run
away for fear he should make us enlist in his
Company"
'You are mistaken again, my little friend,
replied the stranger, very composedIy. This
is not old Mr.. Toll, the schoonaster, but an
other brother of his, who has served in the ar.
my all his life People say he ls terribly Sc,
we're fellow but you and need not be afraiC
of him."
We'll, WE'LL" said little Daffydowndly, hui
any more"
So the child and the stranger resumed ihe
journey and, by and by, they came to house
bv the roadside, where number ot people wer,
naking merry. Young men and rosy checked
plrls, with smiles on their faces, were dan in,
To the sound Of fiddle. 1t was the plrasantes
sight that Daft ydowndllly had met with, AM
1t seemed to comfort him for all his dlsappunt
mens.
20, let ns stop here," he cried 10 his com
panon f,r Mr. Toll will never dare to shDv
his face where there is fiddler and where peO
pie are dancing and making merry. We sh4l
be quite safe here ~
Bui these words died away upon Daffy dnwn
diih's tongue ior, happening to cast his eye
on the fiddler, whom should he behold again, bu
the likeness Of Mr.. Toni, hnIdng n fiddle boy
instead OF birch rod aud Furnishing it with a
much ease and dexterily as If he had been fid
} dler all his lIe lie had somew hat the air of
Frenchnan, bu, still looked exactly like the
schooImasler; aud Doffy ydowndllly even fancie
t that he nodded and winked at him, and mad
signs for him to JON in the dance.
~, denr me I" whispered he, turning pale. 4
E, seems as it there was npbudy but Mr.. Toll i
The world Who could have thought o. his plu,
3 ing un fiddle p
) TINS is not your old schoolmster," observe
The stranger, but another brother Of his. VII
o was bred IN France, where he learned the pr,
). lesslon OF fiddler. He is ashamed of his fan
# lly, and general calls himself MOI sler Ia PIasl
s but his real name IS Toll, and those who ha,
! known him best think him still 1lore disagree,
! BILE than his brothers,"
Pray let us go on little further SAID Daft
Is downdiIly 81 don't like The looks of this Il,
n dler at ALL"
y Well, thus the stranger and little Dalydow
= dIlIy went wandering along the highway, NJ
u in shady lanes, and through pleasant yilnue