Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-15
@tntraI iAtscrIIanp.
LYDlA LANKFORTs WEDDING

iieoces packed away, in regular rows, TO the
ceiling, with little aisles and arches, all of
wool, and having explained to nae, very inno-
Gently, that this crop. rcapod from the backs
Of sheep, was commodity which increased
in weight by being kept and that 1t would
probably command better price per pound
another season than this, the young ladies Of
the farm conducted me 10 the pantry, whore
they exhibited traylul Of extraordinary hens
eggs then to the wash-room, TO show me
the glossy water-tank, supplied by a spout
from the hill and. finally, asked me if /
would like to see their grandmother
"By all means :" ] replied and they ac-
cordingly led me 60 a sitting-room, whore tho
old lady sat with a large grey cat in her lap,
knitting a sock which was precisely the color
of the cat.
Gran ma :" cried the younger Of the girls
the prcttier of the two. 10 there was any
difference in their beauty, for they were both
handsome as cherrics-"Gran ma F" she re-
peated raising her voice, for il appeared that
the old lady was rather deaf "horc a gen
tlemau come to see you
"a gentleman from Boston ' added her
sister. laughing.
From Boston" echoed the old lady, put
ting on her spoctacles 81 declare Why
didn't you tell mo-I'd have slicked up lit
tie. No matter now, though. How do yo
Uo o" you 'V ""'t i'''''"
osity on her face as she examined me through
her glasses and at the same time ! observed
that both the girls were laughing
you'll have TO tell your story about the
gentleman from Boston said Della that
was the younger in the old ladys ear.
Ana Lyody i'nAlo''s "eoo'ns eN-
cialheu tnc E''N"'''''N'i' y'''0
nat jesl "h'' come l''o I,l n'"u
never near oi a gentleman rom boston ou'
thlnN ON O o' oc"o'e' h"' ''"'"" ''''
Do my memory " -a.lh ON "c 'o
susie you take "P 'h.' S'''N '' "i 'PP''
We TOOK UP many '''t0" l', s""' "'i ~"
was children ana lat"'n 20 N'n'' """ '"''
All the good li ever don' Y'' guess
g' Wi'hou' s'ocN'hIS, H le ulu" nav ''0 ''
knli EN- Tor yc' iof an Nh'''" on EN- your
selves
Having given susie inc SOCK WIN tl' Sc
we're comment Tine Oh" la"Y "ipeo ne' -l"'s 10
and held them pensNely lh ono manu- VINO
she gently siroked the cay neck win 'ne
other The cat pnrrea susie oent olu'h-
ingly over the sock Dcna play'u win q
string ] looked win pfe'ehosu lh''les. "p
the pathetic picture of the olu laay anu h,'
cat; bat was,in rean'y' thinN'ns mo-" haho-
some the gifis were an" no" Cap',lat,l's 'uoN
would be had they possessed a MUG Scu''-
mont "iih ther iuh' anu oeen le's 'n''N'"5
/ iy praoueal
'pentemnn rom bo7''" SU0u'n' D''
iofth inc o'd Iaul' "''' a. .'D-u' uon
know as we tnous't on lo' 'ne 'as' 'NY
years Witnout IaoEnih No. n,1''e' NN''0 was
even u '"eio .h ''',''"
'oiNty years "o7'''.u' i"'' Is ="
long IoaG 10 IooN o'cN o'CI
a,' III one seN''' ''
'hausos 'ha' "'oN' IT. S''', '' .".4
'hcn "a, 'ney pc r9N
rather luhhy' WoU!uh you w. go o".N ~
"ne'e '"v'1 ""s
oo''s' o' ''',' 1''''. w." 'e.','..,','
we o'g' "''' a., '..5 h,a.,s
'lg'" u1 5..., i..Ii,,..' ,,,..,'-. 49,.
"'' IN r.,..,...r,., A.,
....,..'.,.. ,'. ~, ,.r- ,,ll,,c--o,i,. ..
~. r..lc,r. b,.l D.. li,l AN 1-,-bo..
i i...... .,..,..,;.,, ..,,4 .i.,....-l,
ic'1 -.
.'.,l .r.,t.. ,;,l.,., ,,,,.
,...lI. c,,., AMI