Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-11-17


Present my compliments at the Grove-and
the loan of the chariot will be esteemed IA
vor.'
BY your leave, ma am IL ! rnaS speak-'
You may not
Humphrey closed the door, but remained
minute gazing on the panel If he meditaied
any expos,ulaiion he gave il up and proceeded
to drive away the boys, one Of whom was as,ride
on the dead Plantagenet, second grnning
through his collar, and two more preparing TO
play at horse with the reins.
Then away Humphrey went, and found the
time grew tedious in his absence. had al
most made up my mind to follow his example
when hope revived at the sound Of wheels and
up came tax cart, carrying four inside, namely
two well known porkers, Master Bardell, the
pig butcher, and his foreman, Samuel Stark, or
as he was commonly called, Sam the sticker.-
They inquired and | explained in a few words,
the lady's dilemma, taking care 10 forewarn
them, by relating the issue Of my own attempts
in her behalf
'Mayhap you warn't half polite enough OBJ
served Sam, with side wink at his MASTER
1t ain't bit Of scrape and a civil word as well
as 10 get a strange lady up into strange gem
mans gig. Ii wants warmth like aud max
ing on her feel at home. Only let me alone
with her for persuader, and I'll have her up
in our cart-my masters that is 10 say-afore
you can see whether she has feet or hoofs.'
In moment the speaker was ai the carriage
door, smoothing down his sleek forelocks, how
ing and using his utmost eoquence, even TO
the repeating most Of his arguments twice
over.
Il was quite unnecessary for Miss Norman 10
say she had never ridden in cart with two
pigs and two butchers and she did not say it,
She merely turned away her head from the man,
to be addressed by the master, al the other win
dow, the glass of which she had just lei down
for little air. "A tax cart, madam, he said,
'mayn't be exactly the vehicle accustomed 10,
and so forth, but thereby. considering respective
ranks Of life, why, the more honor done to your
humbles, which, as ! said afore, will take eve
~ care, and observe the respectful; likewise in
! distancing the two pigs
The sudden drawing up of the window, 50
violently as to shiver the glass, showed shiii-
ciently in what ligh, Miss Norman viewed Mas
ter Bardell's behavior. 1t was an unlucky
smash, for it afforded what the tradesman would
have called an 'advsotageous opening for pour
ing in fresh stream Of eloquence; and the
sicker, who shrewdly estimated the convenience
Of the breach came round The hack Of the car
rage and as junior counsel, followed on the
salhe side.' The lady was inyncible.
The blackberry boys had departed, he even
ing began 10 close in, and no Humphrey made
Ii. ,nno,ranoa The hntehoris horsa raa nm
the fret. and his swine grumbled at the delay
The master and man fell into consultation, and
favored me afierward with the result, the stick
er being the orator. 1T was mans duty he
said, TO look aher the women. pretty or ugly
world 10 do, namely, TO make ourselves com
Portable and agreeable to the fair SEX
As for himself, 'purleciing females was his
nature, and he should never be easy again, il
50 be, he leit the lady on the road and provid
ing female would Mt be puriected with her
own free will, she ought 10 be compelled TO-
like any other live beast unsensible 10 its own
good. Them was his sentiments, and his mas.
ter followed 'em up
Il attempted to reason with them, but my con.
sent had clearly been only asked as a compli-
ment. The lady herself FASTENED TO the catas-
irophe. Whether she had overheard the de-
bate or the long amount of pent-up emotion
became TOO overwhelming for its barriers,
know not bat pride gave way to nature, and
short hysleric scream proceeded from the car
riaee. Miss Norman was in fits
We contriyed TO get her seated on The top Of
the vehicle, where tho bg;choTs supported her,
tanning her with their hats, while l ran of to
little pool near at hand for little cold water,
II was the errand only Of sume four or five
minutes, but when | returned The lady only
half conscious, had been caugh, up, and she
sat, in the cart between two butchers. They
were already on the moe, 81
jumped into my own gig, and put my horse
to his speed, but had los, my start, and when
| came up with them, they were already gallop-
ing into W.. Unfortunately, her residence
was at the further end Of the town, and thither
! saw her conveyed screaming in CONCERT with
the two pigs, and answered by the shouts Of
the whole rabblemen, of the place, who knew
Mss Norman quite as well by sight, as her own
carriage!' NJ. ...e ,..,,','... ~