Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-05-13

shape ana dimensions. There was at flrs
much relief and much comlnrt in this new
mode OF carry ing the pot but mark the re-
suit. The unfortunate minister, having
'aken by-path 10 escape observation
found himself, when still good way from
home, under the necessity Of leaping over
1 ditch which intercepted him in passing
from one field to another. He jumped; bnI
,urely no jump wa+ ever taken SO complete
y in. or at least into, the dark as this. The
conclusion given To his person in decend-
ing caused the helmet TO become hood
he pot slipped down over his face, and
esting with the rim upon his neck, stuck
fast there, enclosing his whole head as com
,Ieiely as ever that of newborn child was
enclosed by the iImy bag which Nature, as
III indication Of future good fortune, some
ines invests the noodles Of her favourlte
offspring What was worst Of all. the nose
winch had permitted the Pot to slip down
Wer it, withstood every desperate attempt,
II the part OF his proprietor, to make it slip
Jack again; The contracted part, or neck OF
the paterG, being Of such peculiar forma-
non as to cling fast to the base of the nose,
'I'hough it had found no difficulty in gil
ling al"ng its hyp"thenuse. Was ever a
minister in worse plight? Was there
yer cOntretempS so unIucky7 Did ever any
nan-dId ever any minister, SO effeciu lily
Nodwink himself, or so thoroughly shut
MS eyes to the plain light ofNature? What
vas to be dome? The place was lonely !;
he way difficult and dangerous human re.
lief was remote, almost beyond reach. 1t
vas impossible even To cry help; or if
cry could be uttered, ii might reach, in
ealening reverberation, the ears of the Ut
erer, but it would not travel IL inches far
her in any direction. 70 add TO the dis
reSs of the case, the sufferer found great
LffcnIty in breathing. What with the heat
accustomed by The beating Of the sun on
The metal, and whit with the frequent re
urn OF the same heated air to his lungs, he
vas in the utmost danger Of suffucation
Every thing considered, it seemed likely
hat, if he did not chance to be relieved by
some accidental "ay-farer, there would soon
Dc dedth in the pot
The instructive love of life, however, is
omni-prevaIenr and even very stupid peo-
lie have been found, when put to the push
by strong aud llnlnent peril, to exhibit de-
gree of presence Of mind. and exert de-
!ree of energy, far above what might have
peen expected from them. ar what they were
known to exhibit or exert under ordinary
circumstances. ST. il was with the poi-en
,cunced minister. Pressed by the urgency
If his di>resses, he fortunately recoIIected
t lat there was "a smiths shop at The distance
f about a mile across the fields, where, il
ne could reach il before the period Of suE
location, he mig IT possibly fluid relief
Deprived Of his eyesight, he acted only
IS a man Of feeling, aud went on as eau
'rouSy as he could with his hat in his hand
Half crawling, half sliding over rid &c and
turrow, di CHI and hedge. somewhat like
Satan laundering over chaos, the unhappy
minister travelled with all possible speed
is nearly as he could guess, in the direction
f the place If refuge. leave it to the
eader to conceive the surprise, the mirIh.
lie infinite amusement ot the smith and all
he hangers-on OF the Smiddy, when at
pngth torn and worn. faint aud exhausted
lind and breaih!ess, the unfortunate man
rrlvtd at the place, and let them know
'lther by signs than by words, the circum
tances OF his case. in the words Of an old
Scottish song -
sOut cam The gnLeman, high lie shouted,
Out cam tie tHd' Wifi and Ii " Ehe 'o"iedI
And a. Tie 1, y II neg hboIs ere enbeitd about II,
And iheIe was he, | now"
The m, rim. ent Of the company, however
soon gave way to consideration oI human
itv LnlicrOus as was the minister, with
such an object where his head should have
been. aud with the feet of the pot pointing
upwards, like the horns o' the Great Enemy
1t was, nevertheless. necessary that he
should be speedily restored to his ordinary
condition, il it were for no other reason
than that he might continue to live. He
was, accordingly, at his own request, led
INTO the emithy, muItitndes flocking around
To tender him their kindest offices. or to
witness the process Of release aud havin 9
iald down his head upon the anvil, the smith
lost no time in seizing and posing his good
Iy fotehammcr will come sair on, min-
,Ster 2" exclaimed the ccnsiderale man OF
IRON, in at the brink Of the pot.
"As sair as We like" was the minister's
answer: "better chap I the chats than
die for want ofbreaih."
Thus permitted, the man let fall a blew,
which fortunately broke the pot in pieces
without hurting The head which ii enclosed
as the cookmaid breaks the shell Of the lod-
sler. without bruising the delicate, food
within. A few minutes Of the clear air,
and glass from the gndewiie's bottle, re
stored the unfortunate man of prayer; but,
l,suredIy, The incident is one which will
nnI live IN the memory of the parlshloners
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