Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-12-16

It's worn out il won't 60, but the silver is
worth something. I'll allow you two dol
lars for it. and sell YOU this which | carry
myself, for fvc.' Ny companion was tax
en- a second time, and made the exchange.
The watch. however, though it was not
silver kept pretty good ume for few
weeks.
AT night, the question was, where shall
we go? 1t occurred to US finally, that
there was a hotel called the Howard House,
not far from John street. The size of the
building imposed upon us little, but we
had never heard of more than twenty-five
cents being paid for lodging, and went
cheerfully to bed. But in the morning our
eyes were opened. six shllings said
the clerk, in answer to our inquiry. Six
shillings we both mechanically repeated
in breathless asonishment. Yes. that is
the regular charge he replied. We paid
the money in dumb bewilderment, aud went
around to Gosling's, in Ann street for our
breakfasts. The next day, our names sap-
peared in the published list of arrivals at
the Howard House, and that, my comprn-
ion declared was worth at least furr shil-
lings.
AT that time, there were several lines of
steamboats, on the Hudson, and their COM
petition had reduced the fare to Catskill to
twenty-five cents-which was greatly to
our advantage. We enjoyed to the fullest
extent. the scenery of the glorious river
still, TO my eyes, after seeing the Danube,
the Rhine, the Rhone, the Nile, and the
Ganges, the most beautiful river in the
world. Insensible to the cold wind and oc-
casional showers of rain we walked the
hurricane deck while the splendid pano-
rama of the Palisades, Iappan Zee, and
the Highlands unfolded on either side.
While was trying 10 pick out Sunoyside
among the villas around Tarrytown, was
accosted by sharp, keen-looking man,
with All, here you are How are you? -
| replied in some little embarrassment. Is
your father well? he continued. Quite
well, SIR Is he on board? I'd like to
see him. No, am alone We'll, want
to hear something about business. have
my eye on new speculation. It'll pay
mighty well-a sure thing. l think we
could manage il very well together /
gave an evasive answer-not knowing
whether the man had mistaken me for some
one else, or whether it was another form
of the ubiquitous Peter Funk. As soon
as possible, got away from him, and care
fully avoided him during the rest of the
passage.
We landed at Catskill carly in the after
noon, shouldered our knapsacks, and set off
for the Mountain House. The day had be-
come warm and clear, and the grand mass
es Of the mountains rose before us, clothed
in the softest mantle of light and shadow,
as if covered with deep blue velvet. They
have never since appeared to me so high, so
vast, so beautiful. The green pasture land.
over which our road lay with its forests of
pine and hemlock, singing in thejoy of the
spring-fime, charmed US scarcely less, and
we walked onward in wild intoxication of
delight. After we had Travelled about SIX
miles, country wagon came rattling along
behind us. In it sat a short thick-set far
mer, with wife Of still ampler proper
tions. As the wagon approached US, he
reined in his horse and shouted TO us
Get in get in! there's plenty of room,
and we're going in the same way We
cheerfully ooeyed, and were soon on the
most intimate terms with the jolly people.
said TO myself the minute l saw you
exclaimed the farmer, with laugh of in
tense satisfaction Here's couple of
farmers boys, who have just got their corn
planted, and are taking little lark before
hay-harvest. I'll help 'em along, that
will f! and you see wasn't wrong, Sarah ?
turning to his wife. No john said she,
you're always in the right; and then
whispered to me, who sat on the back seat
with her, / do think my husbands the
best man in the world. We've been mar
ried now goin' on thirty-six years and we've
never fell out, as other married folks do.
No, indeed!' Her broad happy face, no
less than her determined voice, proclaimed
the utter impossibilty of such Thing.
I'ye got a son, john she continued, 'and
he's lately married, and gone to keepin'
house. She's the incest little daughier-n-
law ever seen. Why, you wouldn't know
but she was our own born child The old
lady was fairly eloquent in the praise of
her sons wife. She explained TO me mi
nutely how she kept her house il order,
how many cows she MIXED, how neat she
was, how active, how saving how cheerful,
and how beautiful. While these confiden-
tial disclosures were going on, we had reach
cd little village at the foot Of the noun
tains. Law r-shc suddenly exclaimed.
'therc'e my son, John John John
Here's two strangers we picked up on the
road. I've been telin' 'em about you and
Hannah Jane ? John, howe who was
engaged in the difficult task of dragging
alone refractory pig, by rope fastened
to one of its hind legs, and who looked
very warm and vexed, was not so cordial
towards us. He nodded (here the pig made
a bolt.) Darn that pig Are you coming
our way, mother? (Auother bolt across
the road, followed by JoIr) i want to
speak about that (back again, and off the
other side calfl
Here we judged it best to leave our good
friends, and commence the ascent OF the
mountain. With hearty shake of the
hand, the farmer, who had learned our plans,
said: You won't be far from our house, as
you 90 across to Aithyens (Athen>), and
you must stop and get dinner with us.
Don't forget John -, whenever you come