Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-16

JAMAICA jan. llth, 800.
Ma EplToR If it would stop raining
long enough wish you, aud every ono else
who can, would take ride ont into the country
now, right Off My particular hurry is, not
that the trees will fade or tho flowers wither (;
neither of these will occur in some time hope,
but the scarc-croics will soon have their work
done and leave the corn-fclds, and you will
miss more than one fun-proyoking sight.
How comiea the things look with their rag
ged clothes on, pretending to the crows ihgi
they are busy hoelng corn, or arc ready AT any
time with their guns to pop them over, il they
come near. ] wonder il the silly crows do not
know better than To believe it, Here, viii be
field with perhaps halfa-dozen straw and
paper-rag people Of all sizes, seeming to be at
work as indusiriously as negroes on South
ern plantation under the eye Of iheir overseer /;
and there, lines will be strung around the field
with all SORTS Of iaitcred clothes on them, as if
whole family Of searc-crows had hung ont
their washing. But il seems to me, the crea-
lures have degencraicd since | was a little girl
and helped To dress them for their work. am
sure we did not have such healhonish looking
things then; perhaps the hard times prevent
them from dressing better now, or, what is still
more likely, my childish fancy was so pleased
with the fun of getting them up that their de-
iormilies were overlooked. But let them loos
as they will, placing Them in the coln-6eId is
mnch nicer way Of keeping off the black ras-
Gals than the harbarous practice Of hanging Up
dead crows, or what is still worse, an ancient
t's'sN s'vss rvvouruFrrTrrtf tuy,
and then there is no amusement equal to rig
cling scare-crows, unless il be making pumpkin
jack 'laiierns.
Bat it will not be corufelds all the way. and
between them You will have time to look at
anything else that may interest you, and il you
were like me stranger 10 Vermont, accus-
toned only to levels and whoaiields, you would
be likely to keep your eyes pretty well open
You would wonder all the while too, how, az
ter several days rain there could be 50 little
mud, and why there are not wash-iuhs and bar
rels Of rain-water standing under the caves =
forgetting for the moment that you are not on
a soil which little rain makes up into hasiy-
pudding just as far as it penetpies, be il three
inches or three feet, and that the water is not
all as soh as the rain from the clouds
Occasionally too you would jump from your
carriage to gather violeis, the emblem OF in
nocence, and the more snowy rhododeudron or
swamp PINK as ii is usually called, which is in
full bloom and fragrance now. The little vii
lagos two are at such convenient distances il
is no matter if there is an occasional shower
during y"ur ride, you are not far from shelter.
And above all, the towering mountains form
ing magnificent back ground to every scene
will call your attention when there is nothing
nearer to engage it.
The fires which have been raging in this vi
cinity, threatening destruction TO timber, fences
and dwelling-houses, have been quencheG by
the recent rains, and when il clears again all
nature will without doubt seem revived after
the plentiful waierings Of the last few days.
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