Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-01-22

the uneven streets of the grim old town. til,
snow lay compact as iron from the friction
Of he sl,dgts that loaded with mcrchandi,
or illci vita chattcring groups. were passin.
in rapid succession to and fro, the iingin.
ot their horsos' copper bells keeping up
Perpetual chime to their rapid aud mcrr,
progress while mpmtaincors and villag n
IN heel '-- h,O,s of long arching skates. anC
every variety oi costume, mingled with III,
hhd7t,ni-. ami gaN" singular animation
d the VntrN noon.
The room ms which ,cr hrr thn r,4,lor t.
follow u- Was llr4o. Hud at. .udrd tine who'll.
l'ug.u ut tn' H'i-': th. watts were lined
iI'.a .i.iI- T., tI.tNita -cuutin,- ut line
and 50 timely polished that they shonc like
/ dark mirrors The floor. composed of the
same ma rial. was covered with II coar-,
carpet ot Finnish mating f1w heavy SIT
. 'I., stood against the wait: while IN arm.
g ,.-Hr. .i .H Win l.i lJni .UHs-, WIS IldCet
/ near tine stove, aud pres ntcd most mxu.
rious sent, being. from the warmth and nature
OF rrc grass or nay, II perfect nest Of downy
7 s1'lucss About dozen stool, Of all ~il,,
We're arranged about a table or rather a
board, supported on TRUSTEES and covered
with sheet Of hucka back, engrossing the
! whole middle of the apartment To Il series
/ OF brass nails around the walls hung pewter
/ platlers iron and horn spoo s. trenchers, and
/ implements Of lmestic use as were to be on
/ IN remote y rway household, and went
! lar to be'p,ak the refinement Of the owner,
century ago. Ihc skeleton of q walrus-the
/ bones as black as the beams from which it
hung-ahJrded support to a set of iron
lamps or cruisers, that cast their light, when
burning directly on the table beneath, while
CI1 ''i'i'y u 'ne 'nor'S l'lmeo TecePtdcle
~ Poucnes ana s,ulhury such articles
-. 'iu ~ pi-Io Vi pIcIu llhe GGytch odn-
IL ,iI'iiS ~ i'ahN ol piuo s'lK on the
F''S,f wa mIi,' al! llol ia9el uuly ongroS-
~ cr ~ ~ r 'NdI - vas "iheu ny
~ cani 80 uIei Nd4ueill' i oii 'he pap-
rs ~! J niet IuitH, "el'luua' on 'hc
-. Ti,r,sa,.;a. .....,.
tbotr bro,d tio, tsi aie Ju'.y plouu vi
- 49, - iAaNi"5i n" InoE oake out eeluom, anu
IL is o,,,,,o, -, genera Keep gooa year
tnip, of t6ei- Are, c5d onI :, T,r H.
feast given on tho coming ofare or marriage of the
Child.
A flight Of steps at the extremity Of the
! room led to the sleeping apartments, while,
at the opposite side, a door opened on the
hall and domestic Offices an eik's head ard
antlers over the. entrance completed the ap-
/ purtenances Of the room, with one exception
] tAiN oN'NN' hlll'l. Dldtctl 'tlWttn lilt lNU
doors at the end of the apartment, projected
about six feet forward. The stoves Of the
North are everywhere applied to the same
purposes-thcy heat the house. bake, boil
and roast; and among the poorer classes
their Hat tops invariably form a bed.
The sun has set, Christopher, and taken
his last kiss of purple Luhea, who is now as
white as Ileclas night-cap," " exclaimed Carl
I lnderwaldent. "a brOad-flced, iovial looking
man, as he turned his good-hulnorcd coun.
/ tenance from the window and addressed a
/ tall muscular youth. who. seated beside his
young wile--a handsome Girl of nineteen
/ was adjusting shaggy bears skin over the
| back Of the hard seat, 50 a~ to protect hel
| from the rough unradded settle you'll
have prime night for your travel, Chris. >
he continued, a. Christopher Stcinhoff, tn,
{o'"7 G's' "'1ies''H' H''''"7 '', .
ilp' ol ms pIu'l'lns nflde' lrIh'u ms m 'S.hrr
'"-MW at 'h' easement mere SKY 'o'
/ you ne went on P''htlhS % 'he IrIha II
m'ht win a ie'IlhS 9i eNul'a'''n' i"ik D
your sun a. an H'y' ana your moon al Ii4"'-
an P}'il ne "lIe4 Goh''inl'u"usl!'
WooIon give Hri'd mig "r COO eou''
i9i 1"'u' 'I'' mere you nave al ilie 'oI1l ,,i
" ''C r''lp'"' SEQ now t',y 'iloo' I'm
Ji.' oI P"TPi' ana 'r"l'S' ialHG goo'
""SI'!' laa"' "!'" sent 10 "Sn' yo" mum,
".'HN' i"''' uari .! "'"', Nv"
ul-1' S't'"' 'n'. 'riSh.psI Hnl'''} -,
anu III M eni''"si"Sn' 'oil N'll"r III
listener Shpuider, u rouse MN ~ h''iic
sens, OF the BEAUTIES OF the aurora Doreal''
as the moment the sun iaded from t!e tTl
oi me mountains II p'San shootihG US ua
AiI9 SriamerS over the sky-at hr9t' IN oar
llo lYaI'hs cort>ca'l1rs' thai' p1u,;uii W
se-IACu u OIcah tho "ho!e !dce VI I'a,
~ 81, IN li'e d oien 'ohoS 9L;r L,n,;,
lU!ir IIdr, sPFead out thelr oSlls Vi lulni !!
Gus coIor l,ku Vas' IAN anu WaNing
stately uHaulauGns' looking ike Juno pi'
maestcally "alklhg the heavens ae1il
= with erratlc bounds, atreaElng the vault VIII
separate ralnpoWS, that' plendlhS lnto OIL
WAolo OF mlngled colors' seemed 10 carp
the entire Ky with lnterlaclng goa ana pu
PIE tlIi' win leap ana hash IKE llgn'hih
the wholc vanished, leaving the eApa
leaden darkness ~ o1 don get sucn llgh
as those IN 9"eaeh' mrs resumed Ca'
III tflum phant tone' 70 ms sIh-in,ia"' =
g NOW, having had their irollc, they II con
out sooerly' lhere tod you So An
T as nc spoke, hrlght trempllng nlush OF
: most exquisite rose began gradually 10 lnte
Q SLY round the north-pole, TIL deep Delt
e orange skirted the northern hall OF the
= mament, when, like darts from bow,
shot out thousand pencils OF color.
u Wnole pouring down a toned ana soften
s nght' huihciently clear Tor the minut
: olhces oi daily HE:
Il IL VIII DE famous evening, repll
e IhTls'opher; lth the ar SO hgnt'
e shaii fedch the second "o'e on ,he Lui'ans
e midnight ana ny starting early descend
= lorhea ny breakfast after tha' we can cas-
!, cross the pam TO ""ra IN tlme LOT ann
d but VINO are those people that seem Vl.
II th"n u"a'a'Hs A,dolPhus' or even ' asa ~ ~
t. sHI' - out !l al memory Is tne shape oI IN
'a garments he enqnlred' pointing 10 seVe
T. passengers who moved on root OF IN SEQ
along the street.
Y " llere Herr Ie'erhoh' lie Wiii zen l
- the meaning VI hes' matters, felhed
We lS'NeF-in law, WHO readily "V%lieo l'lmseI
tne opportunity 10 pas TO another the exp
iu "H'u He.h'hNNI ol h'ms.l.