The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-14
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ted her amlabie beels in the air, and over went
the ttree-legged stool, over went the pail and
over went the luckless Marctmon1 while
PLACID, totally indlferlnt to the ruin she had
wrought, bolted from the yard. and began to DE-
YOUR our friend s few remaining eabba ges!
One side Of The milk pail was totally de-
molished; Marchmonts patent lever watch was
smashed to atoms, and there Wifi a bump OF
MS head jest above The organ Of seli-esieem
which would have delighted q phrenologist by
It's size and prominence.
That was the last time that Placid was ever
mllked in Wesrmore; for the very next dav
she was sold to drover for fifteen dollars.
The next purchase was pig and from the
moment Of his advent at the farm. Marchmont.
peace OF mind Was ended. The pig was right
lvely fellow, aud Possessed of an enqurlng dis
position he had no notion Of being restricted
as 10 territory, but reQuIred room to spread
himself, and to = root. This privilege was
denied hin IN his Ee-, .al oonsauuentfr he
was continually breaking prison, and getting
into difficulty which only ilis masters purse
could remedy.
tie de7oured the widow Jenkins apples
winch were drying on boara before Der doo-
mastiea ted Miss Smilhs embroidered ,rnsli,
Collar while 1t was bleaching on the grass
frightened Jim March s children into hysteric.
eat Up Deacon Green + fine POTATOES. and rum
magec the corn and potato fields for miles
around Poor Marchmont was in 4 continual
lever about that pig, from the rising Of the SUI
until the going down thereof
One day, he spent halt the morning in secur-
1ns hs plgship IN the sty, and well satisfied
with ms achievement, all thoroug ghlv tired out.
Marchlnont came into the house. and Aunc
himself down On the sofa. Scarcely had hls
head touched the pillow when in rushed
nslghbor BOY, ezolaiming,
" sur tnat pig OF yourn is out, and int
Mrs aIlace 5 garden, guIping down the beete
and tonmytones Mrs Wallace il ravine g,
Aarehmont spr2ng to his feet, and, ooatless
and hatless, sailed out il the direction Of MRS
"allace's garden The pig spied him coming.
and at once diviuing what was W, the saca-
eious creature dGrtsd through q hole in the
fence, and fed down the road a the beight OF
his speed, followed closely by lbs proprietor.
The race was trying one. Piggy had won
derful facility for bounding over bitches and
fences, and then bounding back again, very
vain and useless proceeding, Murchmout thought
woman w"s coming up the road. Our here
saw her, and without regard to ceremony, he
cried out
." Head him there, ma am Head him
don't lei him 60 by
The woman threw down some work winch
she was carrying, and, seizing stick from the
hedge. she did as requested The headinr
acted like charm. The pig was surprised
and nonpussed by tins rein forcemeut Of the en-
srny. lie hesitated, turned, and fed in the op-
posl1e direction; paying Marchmont the com,
pliment Of grnnt il passing.
The lady now came up, and piggys owner
puIled out half dollar with the intention Of
remunerating her for ber trouble, when he dis
covered, under ber sun bonnet, that she was
none othe. than Florence My wright, She
blusbad he blushed too.
d" beg you, Miss Maybright, - be began.
9 10 believe that did not recognize you when
made that ungentlemanly request
a. ain always happy to assist one who is Il
difficulty, she replied with, serio-comic air
Marohmont caught her hand with i'll eoncsal-
ed delight
- Then stay with me forever, foI am forever
in difficulty -
Florence cast down her eyes.
" Had you not better be looking after your
pig p she asked innocently.
a. Contound the pig
1t IL 10 be presumed thai the natural charity
Of fIorenes disposition rre,--' rsr all other
considerations, Tor on New Year I've she gave
her hand to Guy Marchmont. And later in the
season, all Boston was astonished by the advent
Of Mrs Marchmont, the loVeliest of all lovely
women.
Frank Eastman declares that he made the
match and, fl OH present indications it would
seem that he has proelivity for that business,
being engaged in making one with Florence
pretty sister Nellie, for himself
Marchmont adoree farming and speaks of
farmers as the only class OF men in the world
that he can trust.-Paerson' Magazine.