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

! DP prevented. ELHuID6TeQ UuI nero.
- A Allow me to assist Won in rising She
held out her small, brown hand which March
mont seized as drowning man is supposed to
seize the classical straw.
"Now, come into the house, said the good
fairy. 4" you will want to wash Your face /
should imagine"
Marchmont followed her in, and while she was
bringing water and towels, he took the orpor
tunity to look in the glass No wonder that
she had suggested a bath Marchmont was
horrIfed at his appearance. His face and shirt
bosom were plastered with mud and dirt-his
immaculate dickey was turned Com pletely hind
part before with the strings dangling down in
front, and his black gloves We're split from fin
gers ends to wrist. Besides, ms fine Grecian
nose was ploughed ~ by the ferocious talons Of
that I'D hen, and the blood, oozing slowly down
through his highly priced 1nousrache, gave him
anything but pacific appearance. He wonder
ed greatly that the young lady WIS not afraid
Of him.
After plentiful ablution, anl the use Of n
comb on his slightly deranged hair. Nh. March
mont was more prescntable and the young
girl, whose name was Florence May bright, sent
her liltle brother George home with him to drive
the oxen. which were quite tractable under the
discipline Of their juvenile master.
And for three DAYS afterward, GUY was con-
fined to ms bed, his mpromptu ride and its de-
n0neaent having been TOO much for hin. But
instead Of being disgnsued with farming as one
would naturally have thought ne would have
been, he was charmed with II and determined to
persevera.
lie was very constant at church, though Per-
son jones talked through his nose. and preached
long, dali sermons. Probably tie singing at
tractad him, for there was fine tenor, and
clear, soft alto bot his attention was given 10
neither of these and through the whole ser
VICE ne wuald scarcely turn his eyes from the
beautiful face OF Florence MAJ bright, v ho sang
the air. OF course, be would not have &C.
knoVledged this. but then the whole congrega-
u0a was aware Of il and PArson Jones WAS
draadtully scandllized by the irreVereni conduct
Of the new conner. Buta fifty dollar bill, dropped
into the old mans hand one collecting eve
Ming changed the current Of tie parson feel
ingg.
Nj. MarchnonE attempted no more L" barrow
ing himself, but employed farmer Brown to
perform tina; interesting process for him and
afterward, with the help Of hired man, his
planting was done and his garden made.
The corr and potatoes came Up beautifully,
SO the neig hbors said. and the Iawly-fadged
farmer thought 50 TOO. He began his hoeing,
and during that process the potatoes - came
up second time, for, in his zeal to czperlnin-
ate he weeds, Marchmont dug up al the ugly
little plants. in the notion that they were weeds
too.
Il lact, lis mistakes were legion. He mis-
took & button weeds for cabbage, anl rlcs
persa ulrooted bls carrots and left the knot
grass standing poured boiling water on his
rurni2s to Kill the fly, and performed that oper-
alton toc tae turnip: while the flies sailed away
uniuiured.
The old farmers called him blockhead, and
the young farmers designa ted hin the Boston
gresnhorn; " but the pretty girls admired LIS
handsome face and applauded his perseverance.
IL the meantime, our heros complexion had
changed from white TO red he had gained len
pounds Of flesh and had an alarm ing appetite,
IS his French cook could rcstify.
Marchmont's rural friends aIyi sed him to
purchase COW. 1t would be SO much more
economical 10 have milk and cream at home. in
stead Of sending out for it, they urged and MIR.
Gray had tor sale nice. gentle creature with
q most ami&ble disposition, and wonderful Ca
pacity fog milk. Mr. Gray valued this admira-
bic quaaruped very highly, but ior the sake Of
accommodating his new neighbo-, lie would
part with her for the small consideration Of fl
ty dollars, hlr. Marcllnynt closed the bargain
III once, and - Placid was driven over to her
new quarters.
The next question that arose was q parplez-
ing one. Who was to mix PLACID? Mrs
Grant was terrified at the sight Of COW, and
La tolie, the cook, would not have venturcd
near one for all the frogs ID Chrstendom -
Marohmont undertook the performance himself
But he soOn found that lie had miseaIculated his
own powers, for, do the best he could. the little
puny stream of milk persisted in flying every
where save into the pail, Into the face of the
mixer. over his hands, against the yard fence
and ON the ground-bnt into the pnil-neVer