Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-11-14

right tendrc though to say sooth, and never TO
go any further, reader, Job one night, with
BRAN slightly mudded by polations in reply
10 inquiries propounded by boon companions,
having for their object to draw him out on the
point of his preferences between the sisters, ac-
tuay sung with maudlin emphasis, and amid
rap,urous applause, the famous song of Mac
heath, which declares that he might be hoppy
sciW either!
One evening, somewhere about the heart of
June many years lang syne, as the hour for
departure arrived which was to terminate the
peasantest OF the many pleasant evenings pass
ed in gay converse by Messrs. lIeartwell and
Gladman, in company with the fair daughters
Of Judge Wycherly, at that distinguished gem
tIeman's residence, Mr.. job Hartwe intend
ing it as mark of his good will and desire to
please, invited the company TO participate in
pscatory excursion the next day near the bcau-
tiful island in the river After the various
insurmountable objections usually set forth by
ladies on such occasions, particularly where
they had set their dear hearts upon going, had
been promptly met and removed--as that it
was but short distance, and so il made no
difference If Madame W. should want the car
riage to make calls with that ii it should come
on to rain, there was comfortable hut on the
bank of the river hard by the island, in which
secure shelter might be had from the peltiugs
of the most pitiess of storms, and so forth all
these points being satisfactorily settled, and
preliminares discussed and arranged. it was
agreed that the frolic, as Eugene and Ned un-
dignifedly persisted in calling it, should take
Mace ON The ensuing morning. after an early
breakfast Bidding adeu to the ladies. and
wishing them ROSY dreams and slumbers light. ;
the friends bent their stems bomeward. and
were soon locked in the embrace of slerp. Poor
Job in his dreams that night. proved no eX-
cention 70 the general truth embraced by Dry
den in ,be ant couplet.
AhH x many 'l,o,'"us @ 'o,as .ans III s'eep We FGe'
""'''' "e''''' NV ~ " >''''
For he consumed the greater part of that night
in drawing from the river fish of the most am
omalous character of every known and un-
known variety, every species of animal COM
mon to the travelling menageries with q rod
whose very size and weight almost crushed
him, until at length hanging mermaid: and
drawing her all dripping TO ihe shore he iound
as ne was thrustinS the nook from her mouth
'hat II was the charming Eugene "ycherify'
whose heou ne was pressing 10 the ear'n wnile
performing that ro"Sh operation Awakening
win staft OF horror' ne enjoyed no more 'ha'
nignt the none! oew OF sumoef' :. ..
morning CAME ana Wltn II every iidica'ion
o' an uhProPi'i ',S o"y' cuitr!' clouuy, an"
mu''erlhs .hunaer' ana wihu rom the ram
,rs 'Srros' r nar o,'a fs;o,J onlod
'',''. tL 1T a 49,. ;nd'I,,;,, ~ s,sa;ns
oFom .o ,,;,har; "'" ,"or2e ,h oa,
v. ,,us. s,od mtoI',s ,,',n, S,nro da'
,rh 1;nd a,,J .oo,h or ,,a,ro;,,;n, ,ba, NIX,
.. ""rm , ,hn;. n',i;r,, ;n,a,,,;nres Tin go,
o'as,;on ho;rn oonrnrreo1 IN omr Jisonno;n,e1d
fsbermon onT,onnced os he was retirng from
,Lo laJ;o. nrosonco /, . roo,l.so enir;t of bro-
Wy H., n,,. ",'ai, oI",ao,no ar,J ho',,od ,ba 10
a;a =, "'o ,,,, t.o,, h;',, ~ noroh ,rn,,
e'o -, " ~ Jpi;,.aund ,i,, H., "e,arnn onGh;nr
u, hanL;r,, h;r, sor lie ~, offared off, Trgnnie
scorcel,. s,;nnos;rg sncb n rh;nc nrohable re.
,,a'i.nj q, fh;n, ,hot ;f ,ha woo,her Loc,me lose
,Lroa,an;no dn,;r, tho dov he mood NOT I've
.,,nr;aJ 9,ro,;Jad ,boy corld ,oi tho serv;ces
81 H. Giadn,an 10 on oscort ,n nove ,bn tr;c
o,,,,, ',,,n,, In, in ,La r,;Jst If b;s snort
Our en'efprisihS hSneihi"n retreu III nSt
heart 10 ,he scene o' ms IaoorS' WhIIo N~eu ~
aoman oetook nlmselt 'oWurus ms quarters
os'ehS'oi! 10 s'uuy' p"' IN re"h'y 10 Procul'
the services OF coupe OF Young men: ni'Ps o
mlScniei' 10 assist nm III tne M execution o'
| pot, na'cheu out oi ms prol'"c or"li, '"c mo
ment Engenie expressed INC prooaoiil'y' IN 'h'
event oil me day becoming more Pr1p''io.uS
that hefseIt ana sister, accompanied D! MN
might interrupt 'he hsherm"h al MS PaS'i'he'
| Heartwell had reached the hut opposite the
island when the rain began to descend witt
great violence: nothing dnunted he proceeded
after arranging his fishing tackle to divest him
self of his garments-an old custom of his il
similar situations-theu slowing them securely
away in the shanty, waded at shallow poin
to the island, and began, IN puTis natUdlibas
the days labors
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