Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-10
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THE VERMONT COUSIN y!
A Capital Story for Young Ladies.

at is too provoking isn't L.. that
father viii insis. upon inviting that
Yankee cousin 70 come and stay at our
house and 90 to SCHOOL, don't see
for my part. how he came TO have
such country6ed relations. but fince
he has. l think he might let them stay
up among their own green mountains.
instead of bringing them down 10 NOR
tify US in the city with their awkward
ways and nasal twangF
Thus spoke out Miss Julia Acton to
her younger sister Helen, after they
had retired TO their room one evening.
during which the expected arrival Of
the Vermont cousin had been the theme
Of conversation.
Il am sure have more reason 10 be
mortified than you, julia answered
Helen. "for have TO walk to ard from
school, with her, and of course can
not conceal from the girls that she Is
my cousin. and know they will all
ridicule' her and make all manner Of
fun OF her. Brother Ned stopped
there last year. when he was travel
ling through New England, and he
says they NIL say meow and 'abeout'
and dew tell and am sure that /
shall sink IL she talks 40. before the
girls.
"Well | think no one has Ms much
reason to dread her coming as have.
answered Julia. for what do you think
Herbert Ferguson will say when he
finds we have such n set OF Yankeefed
relations; he has such u horror TO ev-
erything unrciined. would not won-
der if he should desert mo altogether.
after she comes TO the house, rather
than be brought in contact with any
thing SO vulgar. lie has been more
than usually attentive too, lately, and
mamma says no is the greatest catch in
town.
"Well. now. have heard that Her.
bert Ferguson cares only for intellect;
that he thinks nothing Of looks Ia CON-
parison;'
Il can tell you. you are mistaken.
Miss Helen. ii he has no regard for
looks. as you say. you ought To know
what he said TO me lately; but no mat
ter. won't tell you. l only wish father
wasn't SO obstinate. and mammals quite
as much vexcd about IL as wa ara. why!
even the servants will laugh at her. /
know-Thomas is SO excessively gen
tecl.'
"Well, well. II can't be helped.
Father feels under great obligations
TO Lucy's father; the brothers all
agreed that father should be sent TO
college. and Il. others remain ut home
and work on the farm TO provide the
means Of his education. and now he
thinks he ought TO assist them in re-
turn. But one thing | would suggest
Miss Julia, and that is. you have your
party over before she comes, Of course
she will not go out rs she Is only a
school girl. but know father will in
sist upon having her in the room, il we
have company at home
We'll thought of, Helen. let's see,
| am engaged every night for a week
to come: certainly cannot get an
evening till the latter part Of next
week; OH am so afraid she will
come before that time. it will just
spoil all my pleasure, and Iexpect SC
much
The invitations for Miss Julia's par.
ty were all sent out, and the extensive
preparations were proceeding mos
swimmingly. when the very day before
that on which party was T. be given
a stage loaded with trunks drew uI
before the door OF Mr.. Acton's elegant
mansion. From this in the FIRST place
alighted stout, sun-burnt young far.
ner, who was Immediately followed
by a slender girl of about sixteen years
Of age, this latter being none Other
than the much dreaded Vermont Cous
in.
We'll, il this isn't little too mucn
exclaimed Miss Julia. who had beer
draw to the window by the hustle
here is clod-hopper of man cousi,
come too; this is rather more than W,
bargained for; | declare she contin
ued, half-crying with vexation, If tha
man stays will pretend | am sick
and countermand the invitations to my
party
Cousin Arthur Holmes proved to b,
a very difiident youth, and one dinne
among such fine folks as the Acton's
was all he could stand. He was OF
his way to Yale College, his uncl,
: having from his own observations, ant
: from what he had heard Of the young
: man, been convinced that, to keep hin
i laboring upon the farm, without tn,
II advantage of education. would be I,
hide under bushel light, which
d trimmed and fed, and suffered to she,
e lis beans. might shine forth for tn
: illumination of its own and future gen
d erations. With this expectation h
a sought and obtained consent from hi
J. elder brother. to his proposed plan o
: taking the education of Arthur undc
his care.
AS | said before, Arthur was not a
all at ease among his fine relatives
who, with the exception of his uncle
took no pains to make him feel So, and
therefore. to Miss Julia's great relieI
he took his departure, that same eve
ming, for New Haven.
Cousin Lucy-but | am afraid yo
will set her down as ugly. If l simpl
describe her features. and she is such
favorite of mine that could wish he
to make favorable impression upo
my readers from the first. Now
cannot deny that Lucy had bright at
burn hair; Julia called it red. but JUL
was not always in good d-humour. an
did not always adhere so closely to th
truth as she might. Lucy's nose wa
slightly inclined to turn up at III
point, and her complexion was one
those exceedingly fair ones which ca
lily freckle; but she had a pair of Il
loveliest, laughing, deep blue eye
and the sweetest smile, and the mo
brilliant teeth. and when she spoke