Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-02-11

their next ncighbor.
Upon this evening then, there was left at
b Hurricane Hall only Major Warfcld, Mrs.
Condimcnt his little old housekeeper. and
= Wool his body servant.
Early in the evening the old hall was shut
up closely, TO keep out as much as possible
the sound of the storm that roared through
the mountain chasms and cnnnonadcd the
walls of the house as if determined to force
an entrance. As soon as she had seen that all
was safe, Mrs. Condimcnt went TO bed and
went to sleep.
IL was obouttln O'Clock that night that Old
Hurricane, well wrapped mp in his quilted
flannel dressing gown, sat in his well padded
easy chair before warm and bright FIRE, tax
ing his comfort in his own most comfortable
bedroom. This was the hour of the contest
enjoyment to the selfindulgcnt old Sybaritc,
who dearly loved his own ease. Very com
Portable was Old Hurricane; and as he toast
ed his feet and slipped his punch, while his
black servant, Wool, applied the warming-pon
to his coy couch, he fairly Rugged himself
for enjoyment, and declared that nothing UNI
der heaven would or could tempt him to leave
that room and that house and go out into that
storm on that night Just as ho had come TO
this emphatic determination he was startled
by a violent ringing of the door-bell. Order
ing Wool to 20 and see what was the matter.
he hastily arrayed himself in his sleeping hab-
ilimonts and jumped into bed, determined not
to be intrudcd upon. or TO be called out Of his
room on any account whatever.
AT this moment Wool rcappcarcd
"Shut the door, you william DO you in
tend to stand there holding it on me all
Wool hastily closed tbe offending nor,als
and hurried 10 his masters sido
"Nou sir VIM. ,y,s n r,no tbo boll;r
"Sar de Rovoro,d Mr. psrson C,ood,,;,
and me- saw boo Lo n,nst soo ,n,, a,,rs.it
prrsonollv oIopo 20
..Soo me- Won ,;u,iri Didr,t,.o, .oll ,,;r,
tbot bod rct;rod ;"
~. ~ nt.
to bod md asloon n,or, ,,', ' w. o. "e'V SoI
he ordercJ mo IN como ,,,lo ya,, ~, s,,i ' ,,
i,,, ~ IN, 'lNo w" up, 'ii" say
riro anJ Jant a'to' WIKI .t I Ia1o 0st ~
life and death wont s,;r If t6e nors 49,,
wants to 500 mo ro ,Il h,,.' o., ,,,' H..
and see me in he'd" ''''
"Nlus fetch him reverence nm sar;o
We unni , ,i,'' ,.a, S"1e 1P ''5
-Washington- tbo doar yo TJ r"s 81
mr. I'm throw tbc bootiocl a., ,'a,'r -, -
|headr'
Wool oboved with sl,cr;tv and in t;r,o ~
escano the tbreatoncd nissilo' ''' '''''' W
Anor am oLs,rco sc =, c,,,. ,,;,.,,.... H.. .....
bc,rd rot,rpip., ot,.,li,,,, mn ,t'. -.
of another And tbo nev, ,,;n,to becn,,r.5
Iushcriu. i'm The Rev Mr. Goodyi, tbo.n,t;. n
minister az BctbIobom s. Mac
"How do YOU do. How do yon do. Glad
-, .1o ' W, va p' no" no you 90 "'"a
.obliged to r,cciyo yon in L,di T, ,.g7
|caught cold MIN tIis so,oro ,,...
tber and took a warn, Moons o,,l ,,7,+... t,l
to sweat IL off: Yon'1 Gene maj W.
draw that easv chain nm ~ INV hol.;da s,'
worthy Mr. Good,y;c and bri1,, b;,, .,1'..
of warm nog,s II ,,1I 10 bi,,57. ,,'''' H.,
cold ride
~ tborl, won Major W.reoidi mai..t.
the scat hut NOT M MONS A. ,.o, ,.l,..
night"
.Not tbc noyn. on como no.,.
ioking WIN il will loon van, c.',,, ,,'.-i
Inc cold. and he mosf cor,f,rt,tio ,.i.L,-
a- 0''i''o '"o'e night
babyi or c6oysa ,o,, M. s,aJ 5"I '"e1' ''Ng a
Ius.' '''''
81 thanh Won no, 1..t
ara'n in a few minute. '''''' ''"' '''e 'o'o
Take tbc road o,o;r .o.n;,n. WI,
man ol;y.f Il j. r,ia.;7'. I'" 'u,''S"' n.y.
inc Ike an T,rl.nJ =, '''' '''' ''''" u'''-
.Sir ann .orry 70 roG,so ,onu ..e...l
bo,nitaljty and lcovo vonr P'oDe' w
to-ni,Lt and sorr;or I'M ., ~, '''o'9 Iooi
with me " laid ,be nastnr ,,r.,.,i,. ''"' 'u
Wake ME- with yoni M NJ ,,r ,,,,
s;ri u.. w. "o. III! Boou
ba - ''' '"'' 'OO goo" JoNe-na
"Sir fo,r that, vo,, r.;u eal;.
rious one Yonr $50. ,1 'i'i' ~ a ,eIl Sc
crroud was ono If ;,,r,;ro,. va t'''' 'Nl
"Yea. sometime liLo IiGs AMI Jo!G. 20
"Fvoctlv-doun ~, ,ha t; ,'0','' -,
Punch Bo,,l -. - '.''' ''y
U TT i,o" t. ',.e - d" I'u woman DYING
might he nm old woman dy;nr NJ '"e'o
dear sir what Thar tor,o, VIZ. a. ~
Humanity sir ,yonId ,ro,,,,t ,o,, -
PM INV doar civ L,,,, oo, -,
am not n ,6ysic;o, a., ,,,o..s.;l., ''''
.Sbo Is f,r nast nb,.sio;an,.l.I.
.Nor nm, n nr;ist - Laa.
sion" s ''' "'' 'ON''''
"Her confession God has olrood,. roo.;u.l 4,
Gwen and I'm NOT Iawver y 49, Jran, IT,,
bcr viii +" ~
,.No cir. I'm, vor ara rooouu..
one of the justices Of tbe Peoco en- r'' ATo
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