The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-03-04
.Fnr The Euus NM Girls.
SCOTT FAR N.

.>cOlt n'cu just Vicd''t'' i!t!I iio'' ootos /"
home: in \ god, old-fashicned farmhouse.
With green moss growing OFT Of the sloping
roof. shaded BY trees that locked century
OIL. !. is AUTUMN there now SO you see
On .hc ccll..r-,'ocr and under The front wind
o,-q. checked neckcd s1uaahes and round
yellow pumpkins, n,el'owinsg in The warm sun
'a,n1. Strings Of dried apples are testooned
FRA, chamber windows; anil paper bags Of
mi, and s7earmint, and .horoushwor:, and
renn~.ro~al. and mallcn, hanc ,lr:nc on the
,arrc. wall.
On 'thc bnttcr," sheiyes are broad rans
ci fresh, new milk. cr;,stel wit, cream that
rcud make New Yorker stare: and great
-ound chcc'es.and little rats Of golden butter,
,:ampei with rose. and jars Of picked Gu
calnbers. and ro's Of preserved pllns, and
peaches, and barberric%, tied down with
;::sue brandy papers, and !oavcs of',iz cake
aui plates Ct doughnu!<, and pans Of apple
,'owdy, bcsi'lps an ear;.e, jar Of rich Eng
!ish r!rca cai,.
Then thorys the sitting room. where the
tri III. sun s!ione in, on : picture Of General
Wa>:.: CON, and a sampler Of eran'!:na scou':.
:.pre:c:,iinr wonln rrying over tcn'b-
s:3.c, ,i...'cl - rca-ercen willow: and a
, ~; III tiIc Likeness Of all the Scott family.
-. y tga,ci:n. artist. han2in. in spots
o.-. !',e i:: riar,: anl an oil fashioned
,'o'h. Standing guard in TIE corner. with The
picture Of the rising sun III il, III sranlpa's
spec;aces. and loose copies Of tie Scott
town Daily Bulletin" tucked in round the
wool work at The sides : and great. comtorta-
ilc-looains arm-chairS, with pa:ch-cushns;
anil sid. boar'l with silver pitcher on it.
presented to grandpa Scott by the .igrcu-
tural So>;c!y: and a china mug with a gold
Kin. r3uHd it, and "B..ise, OF lie >id,'. given
~ the minister 10 gra;.,.;..;, Scoti when G''''
wis 4 little girl, for !c,rn;n, her cltechi';i
TIGHT: anl biz china closet. with a glass
,.oor. = how Of tic rows e china c;rs and
cancers and Aowcrc plates, all really. il Tic
minister or tie P:c.lcrt shon'l come TO
e.,
T;.cr, out ai ioor:, ~:::.'tt there a grea.
barn Tor the children TO play in with piles
81 hay. and ladders rcarhn. 20 the roof: and
old DolI'in nibllr- and n.i,cl,;ng oats in his
= III ,n,, Brin'l,". and her two day old. red
and white calf. cta!i!rl down in , straw led
in t,la corner and The !:..:c iic'l mice Dart
ing oyrr the barn tioo.: AMI the swalio ":
'witterins overhead among the beams and
refers and ike o'd grinl-stonc That the
ch!'ircn liked 10 turu All The scythc ard
the ;..:c!,forh :hat grandpa charged them mot
even to lcok at - AMI til" yellow ears Of corn
pteping out Of then lry lu>&s, ii 4 pile in
lie corncr,and the old Rooster s..,.:,;..- round
it, followed by his hen wives now and then
Stopping short, with one foot lifted ur. and
sockins his eye at them fron under lis red
ZAP. as much as to say 'S'ir If YOU dare, till
give the 81 rna :" Oh, can tell Won. that
(arn was grand old place 10 Play into frol-
it in, or to read and think in.
Then there vas the i';.4--'yc un1eri.. with
s''ch lazy great pigs, AMI s'Ic!, fri>hv li:ic
ones. with their tails cure,i Up SO tight that
'':ey lifted their hind lee ,i.,t up, ;":.:I H.,
rou.., nd tum'!;.l" hot,, over head over
.t'ir mother. who ny Ii! ,rr.rd in mud
rrl:l". winking her PIN; eye, at tic br GIT
,un, and looking iue: as !apry as if there
-.:asn't butcher in the world! o. a, if .',lc
Governor anl Council" wouldn't sign her
little i.;=.ios tca!, warrant Wit. the Thanks
giving pro: la;"at'cn.
Thank .iv;n~, Oh, ~-sn't ti..: n. affair:
Grandma Scott wo,.!d NOM: silver bowed
rper.aclcs strip her ara 20 her elbows. lie on
check apron, pin ZIP h,- c.'p s,.ine. and
>',w ,."n-. lkns AMI snra>',c', arl 8..,pys. ard
ruiaces, IL! pound si.i,e7. al chop meat
;a.l go. and :oI' est RI. cra::. ard II IL
o.,:, aud tura or. % 'ran~ p. al tart.
81 "pa,-'lo.,ii.:," AMI los es Of CAKE, tha'
i ao,..I i,.-'%c your apron si4iac .row i!ci.i
ii i" ioo al t..pn
Then til, FIR. fline th> hcns in he barn.
..r'i 'tnH" hey d.i:I h1~c a"4 N;gg' hut
~. Oh TIE h,:-.,cn table Wit, tl,:ir vellow
cots ,:;cko' up in tie :.:r. waitnr to b,
.inc7,' stu.!,i and ~l."wcrcl Poor thinrs
tie" Lad 'a:! their lat cgr. and swallowed
tieir last kernel Of corn, every r27..e::
.'nfl:or Of EN-
What party Of horses stamped ..,ir no;
shoes in grandpa Scots barn On Tlanksgs
ia- morning! What party Of little chid
rem IN .it autumn !r:f dresses ard whit
aprons, vent scamrerin. through, TIE house
What i',ls. they all made over the li;tlcst ba
~, What a fire OBJ enough to roast an o.
wLo.c) h,azod in tie srcai, wilc. sitting room
fir7.'':".
wv r!ai.ti,na SIT walked roun,l. 10
moving ,,',...er 10 laugh o. 10 cr.-, latiin:
us So - iAc i. H. chuckinc tie other un
't.' II e.in, aul TOSSING third up TO til,
val. li,w he looked all round Wit, Ii, arm
'.,"i.oo, a'l AID ii an! grandpa IN llr L
''iied States hal a pietticr set o.; grand
rex. tan that, lc', like 20 see them and how
rr,n1na said. "P,haw' -randpa.' hecaus,
She vas 50 proud of them herself that she die
..a. know wiz. else to say
,!Ad IL" grandma ,o.,,d :, if ,he nevc
would grow old. with her rire lac cap all,