Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-02-12

ret an early breakfast, and take a nap, leav'
mo- the cans ready for the milk carriers to
Dlnp up. give them a shake. and carry away
10 the daily customers. Now the worthy
"deacnn,, was a conscientious man ne
could'nt afford To sell his milk in geRu-
inc state nor could he in his conscience
find il. to pour water in his cans but he
could make minsture dam among some
willows thu covered ovea the stream above
his house, aud TO this dam he could
afiiy small hoodgate, and this gate he
rould steal out to raise and let fall sudden y
scaplng water enough az one sweep to
verrun the milk, and add two quarts To
each Of the twenty caIIs, and none but HIM
self much tie wiser for this mechanical
acueuesS
One cold, snowy night, the sharp nip
ping winds blowing great guns, and making
lcIcles yard long, for bayonetS, rap.
rap, rap was heard at the deaconS door ;
it was so cold aud frosty that dogs couldn't
nr refused To bark, or bite the intrnders,
and So sou d slept the unconcerned-In
such uustpuIated, extra duties-h Up, that
none responded to the urgent summons in
the dead hour If the pi'lIess night. but the
vlglam proprietor, Deacon Dasher, who
much agaln.t the will Of his spouse, scran
MED ont of his cosy bed, to see what it was
all about
llaoi Deacon 7" rap. rap, rap
What's the bolher-who are you p says
the Delc,n, with his night-cap'd head, ant
shNermg shoulders, prclrnded out at the
window. Massy's sakes, friends, who are
yon, aud what's the trouble 2"
1--WE are friends, q Deacon" said one
OF the two persons in a sleigh. at the gate
"Frends? Well, well, massy's sake,
alive, what do YOU want such IA night as
thisH
Isn't this your cow.house over here
Deacon 2"
"Why, sur, it is" replied the sbivering
deacon; " do tell what You want, or I'll
freeze before you get out
"Well, Deacon, you had better bear
hand, Iar, by Jo,e, one Of your gerry btsl
cOUS is choking o death; and, if we were
not nearly frozen, and IN hurry, we'd re
out aud relieve the poor beast = saying thi
the two friends" whom The Deacon die
not recognize from side OF sole leather
vamosed At the hint Of ore OF his hes
COWS being about to go off the handle,
the deacon was up and dressed equip
ped for an instantaneous investigation o
his cow-hou,es. The old lady turned ont
aroused the men folks, and after much ad,
the household was ON the qai 0iUe, and fol
lowing the half frozen, and quivering dea
con in his survey.
Cows are all right in here, none loose ,
said the Deacon, through his chattern!
teeth; wonder if them peSky fellers couIt
he hoaXin' ON me-; must, no cows down, q
in danger here, either" he continued, look
ing around second floor OF his COW stables
Which cows choked ?" bawIed the OLE
lady from The house
None on 'em as see" said the Dea
con Them feIIers were fooln' on me
rot 'em, ought to set the dogs on 'em
comin' here this time o night, and SIGH
uiIht, to rouse honest folks out of bed, viii
oh lie in their mouths as that !"
To sly all hands felt 'riIcd up as wei
a. CHI led to he bone, is quite reconciIed
lie % une COMMON sense, but where tin
l"Int of such an unfeeIing joke could lie
WAS nnaccounlable, or rather foggy, to Dea
con Dlsher and his dairy corps but feel
ing uneasy about thu matter, The deacon
was up bright and early in the morning
and upon Investigation, to his M small cha
grin, he found hls best COW choked, til
rags haej"g j"mmm a tr'mrndOus big bcc
i" The sp0"t IF the yaEd pump.