Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-06-16

uon'oie ON tllan yonder boy Joe has. You are
but crazy fellow. told YOU so twenty wears
ago; neither better nor worse than crazy fell
low, and the fiji companion of old Humpbrev.
here"
lie pointed TO an old man, shabbily dressed,
with long white hair, thin visage and unsteady
eyes. For some years past this aoed man had
'eeh wandering about among the hills, inquiriug
OF all travellers whom he met for his daughter.
Inc girl, it seemed, had gone off with compa-
ny OF circus performers, and occasionally tdngs
OF her came to the village, and fine stories were
tod OF her gliltering appearance as she rode on
horseback in The ring or performed marvellous
feats on the tight-rope.
"lhey tell me you have been all over the
earth," said he, wringing his hands with earnest
ness. "You must have seen my daughter, for
she makes great figure in the world, and eve
| rybody goes TO sec her. Did she send any word
to hcfold father, or say when she Is coming
back ?"
Ethan Brands eye quailed beneath the old
MANS That daughter from whom he so earn
estly desired word of greeting, Ethan Brand
had made the subject of psychological expert
ment, and wasted, and perhaps annihilated her
soul in the process.
eyes" murmured he, turning away from the
hoary wandercr {" it is no deusion. There is
an objectionable SIM"
While these things were passing, merry
scene was going on in the area of cheerful
light, beside the spring, and before the door of
the hut.
number of the youth of the village, young
men and girls, had hurried up the hillside i'm
PEELED by curiosity TO see Ethan Brand, the hero
of so many legend familiar 10 their childhood
Finding nothing, however, very remarkable in
his aspect-nothing but sunburnt wayfarer, in
plain garb and dusty shoes, who sat looking in
TO the fire, as if he fancied pictures among the
Goals, these young people speedily grew tired Of
observing him. As it happened, there was other
amusement at hand. An old German Jew, tray
cling with dorama on his back, was passing
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as the party turned aside from it, and, in The
hopes Of ekng out the profits of the day, the
Snowman had kept them company to the lime
kiln
Come, old Dutchman," cried one of the young
men, " let us see your pictures, if you can swear
they are worth looking at"
"Oh, yes, captain" answered the Jew
whether as matter Of courtesy or craft, be
styled everybody captan--" shall show you,
indeed, some very superb pictures j"
So. placing the box in proper position, he in
vited the young men and girls to look through
the glass orlfices of the machine, and proceeded
to exhibit series of the most outrageous
scratchings and daubings, as specimens of the
6ne arts, that ever an itinerant Snowman had the
iface to impose upon his circle of spectators.
full OF cracks and wrinkles, dngy with tobacco
smoke and otherwise IN most pitiabe condi-
ton. Some purported to be the cities, public
edfces, and ruined castles in Europe others
represented Ndpoleon's battles and Nelson's sea
fights and in the midst Of these might be seen
a gigantic, brown hairy hand, which might have
been mistaken for the hand of Destiny, though
in truth 1t was only the Snowman pointing his
forefnger to various scenes Of the conflict while
its owner gave historical illustrations. When,
with much merriment at its abominable defcien-
cy ofmert,the exhibition was conc cluded the Ger
man bade little Joe put his head into the box.
Viewed through the magnifying glasses, the
boys round rosy vsage assumed the strangest
imaginable aspect of an immense Titanic child,
the mouth grinning broadly, and the eyes and
every other feature overfowing with fun at the
joke. Suddenly, however, tina, merry face turn
ed pale and its expression turned to horror, for
this easily Impressed and excitable child had
become sensible that the eyes of Ethan Brand
was fixed upon him through the glass.
You make the little man TO be afraid, cap.
tain, said the German Jew, turning up the dark
and strong outline of his visage from his stoop-
ing posture. But look again, and, by chance
I shall cause you to see something that is very
fine, upon my word Z"
Ethan Brand gazed into the box for an instant
and then, starting back, looked fixedy at the
German. What had he seen? Nothing, appa-
rently; for curious youth, who had peeped in
almost at the same moment, beheld only a va.
cant space Of canvas.
81 remember you, now," muttered Ethan
Brand to the Snowman
"Ah, captain" whispered the Jew of Nurem-
burg, with dark smile, " | find it to be heavy
matter in my show-box-this objectionable
Sin BY my faith, captain, it has wearIed my
shoulders this day to carry it over the noun
tain"
"Peace :" answered Ethan Brand, sternly,
! "or get thee into the furnace yonder."
The Jews exhibition had scarcely concluded
when great elderly dog-who seemed to be
bis own master, as no person in the company
laid claim to hm-saw fit to render himself tht
object of public notice. Hitherto he had showr
himself as very quiet, well disposed old dog
going round from one to another and, b!
way of being socable, offering his rough head
to be patted by any kindly hand that would taxi
so much trouble. But now, all OF sudden
this grave and venerable quadraped, of his owl
mere motion, and without the slightest sugges
ton from anybody else, began TO run round atte
his tail, which, to heighten the absurdty Of tn
scene, was a great deal shorter than it shoul
have been. Never was seen such headlon!
eagerness in pursuit Of an object that could nc
possibly be attained never was heard such
tremendous outbreak of growing, snarlinl
barking and swapping, as if one end of the ridicr
3 lous brutcs body, were at deadly and most VI
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