Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-01-30

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80 Heavens ' cried mine host, "the fest
has begun. The wife wears my very life a.
way with her off-putting and dawdbng"
''But mine host Joostens, asked the other
traveller 'what is afoot here Is il the
church-iost to-day; That would be singular
on Thursday. Or is the king coming"
"Things of far greater Importance, sir,
are going on here to-day the like was never
/ heard before If you only knew it, you
would not require-this time at loast-to
draw long bows and invent lies in order 60
/ fill your books And this old cuckoo, too,
has something to do with the tale of Blind
/ Rosa"
"Blind Rosa r' cried the younger compan-
ION with joyful surprise. "What a beautiful
title 1t would be good pendant to the
Zieke Joaglipg.'f
" Halo that won't do, replied the other
eve have come out together TO hunt after
tales, and the spoil must be honorably shared
"Wel. we'll, we shall draw lots for it at
once, muttered the younger half sorrowfully.
But said the other, "it is all a mystery
TO us yet. Come, mine host Joris oA that
detcstable collar, and let us have the story in
a friendly way You will get the book for
nothing when it is printed
eyes but | cannot tell YOU all the outs
''lNt ms va ~ tNN N'iANf AZ fAA''i iAAAiiN 'ff
There, ! hear my wife on the stair but
come along with us to the village, and by the
way [ will let you know how it comes about
that guns are firing and music playing so
mcrrily to-day
The wife entered with dress which imme-
diately iiXcd the attention of the young trav-
ellcr, by its flaming red, blue, yellow, and
white colours. She ran up to her husband
and ahectionatcly tuggcd his shrt-collar up
n little bighcr. and tben taking his arm. led
him hastily ont of the house. Roth travellers
followed
Mine host Jooetens now told the whole
history of blind Rosa and Long John to his
ottontivo cor,,aniors ,s tbov walked to,nrds
tbc viIl,go and altbopgl he had s,ol.on him
soIr o,;t, o,,t ~ 1,r,,.I ~ +roIolIors d;d
rat -, - 90 ,i,. Kin, ,,;th an 900 ~ o,o..
I3 - IL cla-,.
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'.'" ,'.'. ,''''"' !'''' 81 '' |y"'
n"H5 ~ ms 'r''i" Jun a. VI oi"
I,'"7 'onn H'" H'Su wa -'''"- NM 'S"'9
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"oS.In ol '''' i,' noN nv l,'i
Sou 'n0 v''t'G VI vi" 'iS anu m
n3o VI" IT. "iIi' i'oS" S"u -No'' ia','il an ~
"uoh nc h"o aooPeu' NO" nc heu t'o" ''lo
sia'e-N96oi IA b' sum anu .iu'',y' II"
'lu' very evening d S'aIG p'"'"n' pI"4l'
was 20 nc gwen az INC nan anu loi N"i1n "
"nole noilVi was u Oe io'S,eu, anu '"0 Us
'o's Vi Iloo-SouP "erC Va DO ooiIou IN
ms "'s sum J" 'ne iui' noM % i'''
uon' Nnon 'ncy Ic"oheo 'i'o oio"u 'e"'i"
.,v vi 'iiI 'ii',se ,..u-
nc u"'ei'oiS ils'olou no ioi.S0i " i''o ''''iN
toI .igl Nc'o nov s'aiin7 .,Ie" . 80 u'' u
h"nn,isi 1. ' t,,ipqs ,'i;cb rresanted tScnseIye
oJ v.ith nino tr.nchos alon, ro front Of IN
houses i, an ,,n;rtcrr,,r,fed line hound tooeth
Iaroiiior 49, 49, ,roo tbs
I.o5..,1-,,a 1,,J - M, .,oC,otors. beaJe
.-...i,...'.,,. ;,. ,,s,t IA Iottrrs Her
Innd tboro "a fpe Aia,-trea was phnted. Will
h. les hundred Tin, days of gold leaf Offering
against one another. with chains of birds
eggs and ringing little glass rods On the
ground the boys and girls had scattered heath
flowers prolusely, and formed out of them az
usual the initials of Jesus and Mary. Along
side might be seen J. r., prettily woven with
flowers This was meant to stand for John
-Rosa, and was the invention of the school
master Amid all these beauties moved a
living mass of people, who had hockod from
: the neighboring villages to be present at thi,
u singular marriage festival
The young travellers amused themselves by
I moving from one group to another, and list
oning to the people S remarks. But when thu
procession was seen approaching the villag
through the fields, they hastened to tn
y churchyard gate. and took up their position
on an omiucnce whence they could sec all tina
y was going on. They looked upon the process
. sion with kind of reverence and indeed i
+. was so beautiful and impressive, that the heart
- of the travellers throbbed with emotion--fo
their hearts were young, and full of poeti
enthusiasm More than sixty little girls, be
tween the ages of five and ten, all clothed il
white, with a bright, chid-like smilo on thei
'e faces. advanced through the blue air like lit
tie flock of lambs Above their fresh littl
II faces, and on their loose and flowing hair, la
" wreath of monthly roses, which seemed a
if they would fain contest the prize Of beaut
y with the laughing lips of the little maidens
Is 1T is one Of Andersnn's fairy tales, sal
, the younger in a low tone of voice. "Th
Vi syphs have left their r-cups--Innocenc,
Purity, Youth JOY How beautiful it is T.
'Ha 20 said the other, "thcre come the pee
Oh nies all in a row, and Zanna Joostens at III