Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-01-31

AA'ho oAoaiu H"'o WIG Ucot piaCe unuer tne uin-
brella, and the most tempting portion of the
provisions; 50 that our farmer by no means
wanting in moral taste, was charmed with her
cheerfulness, her good humor, and the tot al ab-
sence of vanity and sel6shness and when, on
ascending the cart to return, he caught a
glimpse of a pretty foot and ankle, and saw how
much exercise and pleasure had heightened her
complexion, and frightened her haxel eyes, he
could not help thinking to himself, 4" my mother
was right. She's ten times handsomer than her
sister, and has twenty times more sense and
besides she does not like Frenchmen."
But where could Hetta be what had be-
come of poor Hetta! This question, which had
pressed SO heavily on Mary's mind during the
races, became still more painful as they proceed
ed on their roadshome, which, leading through
cross country lanes, far away from the general
throng of the visitors, left more leisure for her
afectionate fears. They had driven about two
miles, and Robert was endeavoring to comfort
her with hopes that their horses lamenoss had
forced them back again, and that her sister
would be found safe at Aberleigh, when sudden
turn in the lane discovered disabled gig, with
out horse or driver, in the middle of theroad,
and woman seated on a bank by the side of q
dtch-a miserable object, tattered dirty, shiv-
ering, drenched, and crying as if her heart
would break. Was it-could it be Hetta
Yes-Hetta it was. All the misfortunes that
had been severally predicted at their outset had
befallen the unfortunate pair. Before they had
travelled three miles, their wretchel horse had
fallen lame in his near fore leg, and had lost
the off hind shoe, which, rs the blacksmith Of
the place had gone to the races and nobody
seemed willing to put himself out of the way
to oblige Frenchman, had nearly stopped them
at the beginning of their expedition. At last,
however, they met with man who undertook
to shoe their steed, and whose want of skill
added prick to their other calamities; then
Monsieur Auguste broke shaft of the cabr-
olet by driving against post, the setting and
bandaging of which broken limb made another
delay; then came pelting shower, during
which, they were obliged to stand under tree !;
then they lost their way, and owing to the peo-
pie of whom Monsieur inquired not understand
ing his English, and Monsieur not understand
ing theirs went full five miles round about /;
when they arrived at the Chequers public house,
which no effort could induce their horse to pass,
so there they stopped perforce, to bait and feed,
then, when they we're getting along as well as
could be expected of horse with three lame
legs and French driver, a Wagon came against
them, carried away their wheel, threw Monsieur
Auguste into the hedge, and lodged Miss Henri
eta in the ditch; SO now the beau was gone to
the next village for assistance, and the belle
was waiting his return on the bank and poor
Hetta was evidently tired of her fine lover and
tho manifold mis-, adventures which his unlucky
ballantry had brought upon her, and accepted
tery thankfully the offer which Anne and Mary
made, and Robert did not oppose, of taking hcl
into the cart, and leaving line written in pen
Gil, on leaf of Mary's pocket-book, to inform
Monsieur of her safety. Heartily glad wa
poor Hetta to find herself behind the good stcet
Dobbin, under cover of her sisters warm cloak
piticd and comforted, and in q fair way to &c
home Heartily glad would she have been, too
to have found herself reinstated in the goo(
graces of her old admirer. But of that sh
saw no sign. Indeed, the good yeoman tool
iome pains to show that, although he bore M
malice, his courtship was over. He goes, how
ever, oftener than ever to the carpenters house
and the gossips of Aberleish say that this jaun
to Ascot will have its proper and usual catas
trophe-a merry wedding; that Robert Hewitt
will be the happy bridegroom, but that Hett'
Coke will not be the bride.