The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-14

Keep on ID Inc paIh ne naQ cnOSen. f9e fifeU
farmer Brown to plough hls ground Tor him
and obtained the old mans advice as to whlcf
particular plot would be suitable for corn ant
winch lor potatoes.
And one fine warm morning be came down
from his chamber at SIX clock. clad III blue
trock, overalls and straw hat Mrs. Grant liz
ted her hands in amazenent, and the volubl
French cook exclaimed, " Parb!eu with
more than her usual emphasis.
On this day Mr.. Marohmont proposed TO H.
augurate himself as farmer, and, retaining
only his black kid gloves as evidences Of his
city breeding be was ready TO begin. Farmer
Brown had promised hIn his oxen to - harrow
his corn lot ; and the great awkward locking
brutes We're standing in the barn yard when
MdrchmoDt went ou1-Brown having Sent them
4 over an hour previous.
! Our hero surveyed the mammoth creatures
with some little doubt IN his mind as to his ca
pabiEty Of managing them but be could try.
1t would never do 10 confess he dld not know
! how 10 drive oxen. So he let down the bars
and told - Buck . and ~ Bright" to 90 out Of
them. Buck and Bright stood still, chewing
their cuds, apparently entirely oblivious Of the
existence of MIR. Guy Marclmont. He exhaust
&c his ingenuity in vain attempts 10 force them
TO leave the enclosure Buck whisked of the
flies with hls long tail, and gazed philosophic-
ally at the distant landscape Bright laid down
on the soft ground and indulged in siesta.
At length. q luminous idea seized Marchmont
! He produced two ears Of corn, and tv holding
these IN his two hands, and going backward
down to the intervale, be succeeded in piioting
the animals thither without much trouble.
Once on the spot the amateur teaInster :
courage revived be shouted " ct up," and
at the same moment, gave the oxen Il smart
successive touch with the point il the end Of the
goad The effect was charming. Buck threw II
his huge head with an angry ballow-Brig ht
/ did likewise-and both set Of at a smart trCt.
bearing with them Mr. Marchmont. who had
caughtEat the bern Of the SPIRITED Bright.
Farmer Brown was slow, methodIcal man,
and. although he kept Up the olden fashion Of a
brad il the end of hls soad be would as
soon have thought Of using it on his laPorte
horses as on his sleek. fat oxen. No wonder the
creatures were surprised at the presumption Of
the new driver.
Marchmont kept his hold on Brights horn
with determined pertlnacity, and tried to feel
delighted with the speed bis team was making
At that rate ali his narrowing would be finished
before noon, and leave him chance to rest be
fore dinner. His complacancy was somewhat
disturbed by the shout Of a passing sehool-boy
-" Hello there. Mister Yer harrow wrong
side UP :"
But wrong or right, it was NJ timg = stop to
rectify mistakes - Onward " was Maroillponf :
motto lust then, and il could no1 well he chang
ed. He was little dubious as 10 the result Of
the affair but not 50 with Buck and Bright.
On tney went-the extremity Of the plougbed
field was reached and passed--thens was path
with no turning. Marchmont's attempts at
stopping them were futile all lie could do was
to hold on and trust to fate
Across drain over low stone wall, through
yard where III elderly lady was Spreading
clothes, and into q shed animate with fowls Of
the hen specics. went Marchmont and his span
From sheer exhaustion, the unlucky farmer
dropped eff Just outside the door and rs bad
fortune would have It, be fell directly On TO Il
hen-coop, in which was domiciled savage
hen, and her newly matched brood Of chickens
Madam was enraged at the intrusion, and
brought hey forces to bear Oh the enemy with
spirit and address. Marchmont fought with
both hands but be was no match for the Lntur-
ated mother She pecked, caokled scratched and
kicked up such z dust generally, that or poor
friend was fuin to call Justify for help.
4 pretty. logy-cheeked girl came out from the
adjacent ful Il house. and stood for moment
gazing cu1iously on the scene. The halfsup-
pressed merriment burst forth in a Bllvery laurh
before she volunteered her aid, and took If the
futterinc bird inqurlns Al the same time if
the gentleman mad experienced any injury.
Poor Marchmont he would much rather
have been killed in an honorable way, than
have met the half quzzieal gaze Of those black
ewes fixed upon him and his dlsgraceful predica-
ment.
He endes 7ored to apologize for bis unceremo-
uious entrance on his neighbor estate, but the
girl interrupted him.
Please do not mention it, size said, de-
murelv-'4 from the kitchen window witnessed
the whole drama, and can testify that you were
mt To blame