Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-06-02

Cuuuitioil Mhlch better hucd hiun TO occupy
I, than The neat while.nuored kitchen OF
his cottage. But jim did not realize tins
unpleasant truth, and leaving his shovel aud
hoe ~ the sly, staggered into the house.
lie was sight to behold" as Mrs |
Scr0ggins told the minister The Job he
had Just completed was eminenlly a nasty
one, aud jim, as we have before remarked.
beng prudent man, had prepared himself
to perform II, without any detriment To the
neat garments he ordinarily wore
He was dressed ia SUIT dragged clothes,
aud un his head rested shocking bad
hat. with the crown stove ia, aud the brlm
half torn IF As the liuuor began to fiddle
him, TIE had moved IT over from its perpen.
dicu'af position, So that II rested launtily on
one SIDE Of / Is head.
IN settled himself heavily ia a chair by
the cookng stge, hooked SILLY, aud seemed
drpo-ed in address him-r.t To- slupibef his
usual resort when inebriated.
Mrs. Scropaiu> was mad at first for j, was
only the day before, that jim, for the hun
dred aud first ume, had promised never to
drunk another drop, not even ~ case Of SICK
ness
Bot what was The use ~ being mad with
such poor >llN, lmbecile beng, as he was al
that moment. tie was not IA condition
To- appreciate a regular matrimonial " blow
up" and she wisel, resolved To- reserve The
viais of her wtath 10 be poured out at
mufe convenient season
She looked at nam, aud thought of losing
the lule pace-oi penufy, degradation,
ruf.arv and tho ,,,r h,u.a A ln.L, tb,,,rh,
ruse, like the phenlx from the flames, out
oi the contemplation of the dark picture
and after few minutes deliberations, she
put on her bonnet and cloak, aud hurried
over to the village, not hall mile distance.
For a week previous, young Dagnerreo-
typlsi with portable saloon-a kind of
oyergroWu omgibus--had been deighnng
The villagers, by giving them the semblance
of their faces, at prices varying from nine
shlIllugs TO three dollars head, depending
upon the value of the case.
An the people ia town had been daguerr-
eouped, aud the omnibus man was the most
popular person IA the village. All the
danes aud miidens we're taken, aad every
Jnnalhad and Jehel who could boast OF
Susan, a Ruth or Sally, was taken, with
her by ms s,de IA the picture, hi> arm thrown
lovingly around her neck, and bo,h looking
unuuerably atiecuouate
But Mrs Scro1gns was not Sentimental;
shr had g'dlen over all that, long heiore JIM
took lu drinking. She proposed 10 pat the
skill OF the daguerreol1p,sl 10 a more prac-
uca use Inan that OF getting the good will
oi lover.
4 IL. d. a Il.
heart did beat iiie At the degradation of
eXp,siug her domestic matters 10 an enlIe
stranger. she demeanei herself with all the
limncs- becoming the trying occasion.
Fuuuualrl, Tor her, all the people III town
had been lakeu." aud 1t was a dry time
with the arti,t Ia as few words a. posi-
BILE, she stated tie case To him, aud the
Young man readily Promised co-operaiion.
Taking hs apparatus under ms arm, he
accompanied Mrs.. Scruggms 10 The cottage,
where Jan was sleeping II the effects o, the
vliauous " New England"
The Iuebuate SAT lu precisely the same
postum "a winch hts vile had left him. tie
was asleep IN hlgh-back char, winch kept
his mead up So that every thlug was ia,ora-
bic i,r tine sitting.
in lricc, Jan Scrogius, old hat, ragged
eiolhes, iuuI beard, d"zl, drunken eNples-
siou, aud all, we're transferred to the plate.
Bal lht picture did not ,ut the artist he
Thought one taken when the SITTER Was
awake, would he d more correct representa-
urn; Mis- SCR gyms thought su too, ana al
Ief tie dague'rcollplsl had put m a new
plaie, size waktd hm up.
q Ia 4.
Wake up !" and the lady gave hlu a
smart punch, w!uch opened ms eyes, giving
out the ,rue expression oi the druukafd
The aruss was prompt, aud IA an instant
the second edition. OF Jan Scrogglns was on
the plate.
The original. NOT being required for fur
Their use, Vas suffered 10 siuk away and
complete hls uap
he pictures were put into a frame, aud
Mrs. scrugglus produced her money.
Nothing, u,a' am, snail not charge YOU
anything"
' But, slr, | am able to pay"
The aftisl shuok h,s head, aud resolutely
refused 70 touch her money,
OF course Mrs. Scroggns as grateful,
aud gave the young ARTIST an invitation "a
take tea with her, which he accepted. la
the course of The meal the table belug lad
IA the htle front room--the dagueFreulJp p
isI told The story OF ms own fIfe-nOw lac had
been brought up IA the midst OF intemper-
auce, aud knew all about II. HIS father
/ had died a drunkard, leaving his mother
/ peuniless, aud he supported her by the prot,
rs OF has portable SALOON. Mrs Scrogglns
OF course sympa,hlsed with the young man
aud readily understood why he would nol
take pay Tor The pictures.
Bur what was better than all, the young
artist took quite a fancy To Jim's onl,
daughter, prelly glrl OF eighteen aud. al
ter Tea, INSISTED uu taking her daguefreolype
Aud The sly rogue pretended that The hrs
Was not a good one, aud took anOlher-ont
Oi winch lac carried away with him.
The tea Things were cleared away, anC
still the young gentleman fingered, ant
talked great deal wlIh the prelly liuie Su
san. Bu' whel. he did 90, tie poor girl'i
hearI followed hin, and halt the night sh,
ldId awake 10 think vi hIuI.
CHAPTER Ill.
jim Scrogglns recovered from his de
bauch but the first thing he saw, when b,