Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-04
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TIE VERMONT COUSIN.
A Right Up and Down Good
Story.

! latllcr VIII insist upon lnvitlng tia
Yankee cousin TO come aud stay al
our house aud go to school do
nj sec, for my part, how he came tc
have such country fed resolutions
but since he has, think he might
let them stay up among their owl
green mountains, instead of bringing
them down 10 mor,ify US in the cit,
with their awkward ways and nasal
twang Z
Thus spoke our Miss Julia Acton
to her younger sister Helen, ai,ei
they bad retired TO their room one
evening, during which the expected
arrival of the Vermont Cousin had
been one theme of conversation.
nm sure have more reason to
be mortified than YOU answered
Helen, for | have to walk with her
10 and from school, aud of course
cannot conceal from the glrls that
she is my cousin, aud | know they
viii all rldicule her and make all man
ner of fun of her. Brother Ned
stopped there last year, when he was
trav, ling through New England, and
he says they all say meow, abaou,,
and dew tell, and | am sute | shall
sink il she talks so before the girls.
Wen think 10 one has as 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 a Yam
kcefed set of relations he has such
horror OF everything uniefned, /
should not wonder if he should dc
scrl Inc altogether, after she comes
TO the house, rather than he brought
into contact with anything so vulgar.
tie has been more than usually at
tenlIve too, lately, and mamma says
he is the greatest catch IN town.
Well, now, have heard that
Herbert Ferguson cares only for in
tellcct; that he thinks nothing of
looks IN comparison
! can tell you, you are mistaken,
Miss Helen, If he has no regard for
looks, AS you say, you ought to know
what he said TO me lately but no
matter, won't tell you, ouly wish
father wasn't so obstinate, and mann
ma is quite as much vexed abou, i,
as we are why even the servants
will laugh at her, know Thomas
is so excessively genteel.'
Well, well, IT can't be helped
Father feels under great obligations
to Lucy's father the brothers all a.
greed that father should be sent to
college, aud the Others remained at
home and worked on the farm and
provided the means for his educa-
lion, aud now he thinks he ough, to
assist them IN return. But one thing
| would suggest, Mss julie, and that
is, that YOU have your party over be-
fore she comes; of course she will
not 90 out as she is only a school
girl, but | know father will Insist up
on having her in the room, II VIC
have company a, home.
Well thought of Helen let's
see, | am engaged every night for a
week 10 come | ccrt"inly cannot
get an evening I'LL the latter part OF
next week oh ! am so afraid she
will come before that time: i. will
just spoil all my pleasure, and ! ex-
pecled SO much
The invitations for Miss Julia 5
party were all sent out, and the ex-
lcnslve preparations were proceed
ing most swlmmlngly, when the very
day before that on which tho party
was TO be given, Stage laden with
trunks drew up before the door of
Mr.. Aclon's elegant mansion. From
tins, IN the first place, alIghtcd a
stout, sun burnt young iarmer, who
was Immediately followed 10y slend-
er girl OF about sixteen years Of age;
tins latter being none other than the
much dreaded Vermont Cousin.
Well # this isn't htile too
much = exclaimed Miss Julia, who
had been drawn TO the window by
the hustle f; here is a clod-hopper
of mdn-coHSin come too this is
rather more than we bargained for ;
declare she continued, half-cry-
ing with vexalion; If that that man
stays | will pretend am sick, and
counlermand the invitations 10 my
party
Cousin Arthur Holmes proved 10
be very diiiident youth, and one
dinner among such fine folks as the
Actions wal all he could stand. He
was on the way 10 Yale College, his
uncle having, from his own observa-
lion, and from what he had heard OF
the young man, been convinced that,
TO keep him laboring upon farm,
without the advantages OF education,
" ould be to hide under a busi.el a
light, which # trimmed and fed, and
suffered to shed its beams, might
shine forth for the illumination Of its
own and future generations. And
with this expectation he sought and
gained a willing consent from his
elder brother, to his proposed plar
OF taking the education Of Arthur
under his care.
As said before, Arthur was mo-
at all at ease among his fine rela
tons, who, with the exception Of hi
uncle, took no pains TO make hin
feel so, and therefore, 10 Miss Julia''
great relief, he took his departure
that same evening for New Haven.
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