Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-02-04


less difficult that, while his admiration of her
qualities increased, he became more and more
timorouss and reserved in hisacourtesy AT
length they reached low, swampy tract, diff
cult to pass, and fanked on either side with a
heavy and impervious windfall.
Here," thought Clovis, " she must have
aid"
He accordingly offered his services to carry
her across the swamp, which she declined. Her
eye had not measured the difficulties before her /;
and Herbert, when he saw the necessity for aid,
from motives of policy, chose. e.not to tender his
own.
eye Gamma cross the fen alane, my leddy,"
said McDermot It's sac fozy, yen sure get
reisted in the moss hags therein. For bye an
ye suld attempt it, ye maun haud yer kilt sac
high, ye wad shaw mair O. Draw shank nor
ye wad loo to haze seen by mair nor twa cen at
aimee, my Teddy. Moo that" he continued as
Alice slightly bushed, ''n moo that the sight wad
ma be warth the leuking at far be it fra'e me
to say sac and being myself married mon, I
suld turn my ain cen ahint me, but that these
callants belike wad be sure to be glowering, sac
ye had better let the weel hur'd Gallant try
how many punds O. flesh and bluid are in ye-
and yer lips do come thegither, beauty wad but
tax what beauty gies, my Teddy"
The pass does in truth seem difficult" said
Alice, as she pressed her foot on the yielding
soil, but if am to be burden to any one
here" she continued addressing McDermot
"you, my good friend, must be the one to beal
me-"
"Weel, my Teddy, as ye wull," said McDer
mot, at the same time raising her in his arml
with an affected effort, and advancing into the
marsh " am ma sac muckle backit as some
and sure ye maun ken ilk O. these swankiel
wad lift ye over the fep aawee bit mair scaith
less nor I can do. NsjAless, an ye are sa,
mensefn' ye daur ma trust yourself wi the cal
lants Use do my best, my leddy," and he pro
ceeded with his burden occasionally utterine
ordinations Indicative of laborious SERVICE
Before he had gained fourth of the distance
necessary to be travelled in this wise, the cum
ming Scot had deviated from the common track
and was sinking to his middle in the mire.A
He therefore stopped, and as if the respectiv
natures of himself and charge sought closer af
fnity to their appropriate spheres, he raise'
his fair burden toward celestial regions, as hi
own feet indicated downward tendency. A
the same time he called to Clovis,
{" What for no, ye fsose loon, Clovis. WI
dinna ye cam and help my Teddy? Bring m.
pockmanty, andpit her in, and dinna ye stan,
glowering sao,-for, weel a wa! dinna ye kel
Use ganging doom whaeuE the dell himself can
ma find me? Haud haa' Haud ham, Clio
Wis, or we'se gaun to the dell thegither -
He had scarcely uttered these words, befor
Clovis had thrown down some brush wood o.
which he stepped and relieved McDermot of hi
partially frightened charge, while Herbert stoo
laughing with extraordinary zeal.
TAX guide care O. the lassie," said McDel
mot, casting a sly wink at Clovis, can down
gat out O. the muir, tell Judith she need ma b
jaloose O. her guide man, for | was but carin
for bonnie lasse wha daurna trust herself w
q canny lad O. the like o. you; and over an
aboon a., Clovis, dinna forget to say to Judit
tauld ye to tell her that whether in this warl
or the neist, wad ma forget to pray that hol
suld be her cast" and the Scot uttered a groa
as if his spirit was shaking off its "morta
coil"