The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
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HUNTEDDOWE
BY Mus. ANN 8. srBPuESRs


~ HooI many years ag'N lne N'lAS" VI hi''N
kisstown WAS only a still hamlet Of white cot
taees and old f,Shobcd slo,irg rooiod hou4H'
such IS gives uldh mestcsfs - t' o. anti Jury u
ihis d,y. The l.st rr-cipicc Of the Green Noun
tsins flung dcns-r stsdo~ over this r'".'y
s-rnup " housca, TRAN Vt can give to ih' pes
ent more pr, 'eutious tosn, fo- IN" holi front 81
rocks was cfuwncd with magnificent Old i'r'''
tree srd q rich gruw'h of mountain sh'""'
crowded its gre, nrssa iosn the moln'a'n ID l.-.
Int.c ct, hal!orthc in,uHh, utl clltyael fldo
which lies bctutea New I.ycc s1d the LI,t and
We RCk w,a the n le fo''s', IN ~hie'
Erca honlcct, AMI pins. ror7y of ta" name,
dratod tn r. ,lcru. siil,Es 10 the summer
Tine A-d iurp.G vint'y wis into weird mu-
sic uben the snow l., IL ck 'crcath ton.
In the centre or this hamc. whi,h is nov
uo;cl Ii stowt. # the L"sil"ufc Of Con1cc i
cut as no, in hose lricr years ben a' i's 81 :
trilAs Nd charged TIE gooi Id fashioned names
Into s,ntttins cl.c, -i:ha pDltt 81 rehap'isu,
sto,d an old flshiorod stone tavern, with a
aquare s.oop in front, Tea Stone chimney on
The roof ard an orchard Of % riIchal apple trcc.
In the rear. Ofc.ur-c, this house stood di,r'. y
on the ghwsy, ~hicl vas 20 narrow that a
huge eli willow that grew on the opposite side,
Hurs its pcudAn. brat chs over tho stocp an
phipped tn root unmsfc fully when the 49,
sic stor rs began TO tos'a "a torture its invit-
ing bcusls. On ore Of tbs Oldest OF .he 'e
braEchcs sw urg pou'orous sign, ~ whicl d
rampant Lon hal almost ravcd itself GU. Of
joiat, and hy the hugo trunk a WOODEN hjr~o
. 1. H..
GROWING pr. OF that men and totscs were aliLc
vel 'uie at the stone tavern
Plenty O, custom the old tavern hal in tho'c
good clio day, whom railroih, were unknown,
ard men OF all degrees Travelled With their o<n
horses and put up at Right lik, Christians, s'y
ing their players before they went to Dol, an.
asking grace de,orously at brcakfUt, befor'
thty started on a momonio1s days journey o
forty miles or 70.
Tn, re was no rushing through life by steau
In those times, no lighrn ng news, no iron team
and curious machinery to fiishtcr people out o
their seven senses along the road. Your country
tavern WIS An institution and its landlord, In
fiost ca e., a character.
etot A moment! Artsr all, human nlture I
atr,at rogue in all ,es, especially whom youth
ft,s II into mischief; there wcrc timca.when til
old tavern was thIoNn cut of ia decHois ri
Iencc. When thriving fathers broke lco'e iron
tho classic balls Of Yale College, aud tho youn
students came rushing toward ilotohk'ss'o w
amid storm Of sleigh bclls, cracking whips an
Wild shouts of laughter, which grew LOUD an
reckless, as the wind charged upon tho iaru
from the open country. Then thcrs would be
tumult of bells a. d h )rses under that vast vi
low. The old tavern would bazo out in all /
windows, and the sweet sounds Of a VOL
would send Joyous gdsh Of music through u
stamping fee, ard clAmorou' Rsity that warm'
tho old building with joyial mirth.
Whether the tavern Is yet standing do n
know; il /, be, lot us ho,o that the young M
OF tho proscu, ecscr ,,ion have improved up
the wisdom a those VIII held such rare reyC
in The old hulding at thr period, AMI only pa
IL in their sober, scholastic walks, with prof
deoorum pointing /, out to all new come's ni
pl,ro TO l,e avoided, from the jolly reputation
enjoyed when the old folks were s'udents-
Al the era Of which write, il was in
very Gush OF ia populsrity; scarcely nm c
ming raised that its walls did not ring to
rertiuent Of a fcore Of reckless voices, and
most mus, have acquired u habit Of taking 81
I,r prau'od, IA. lao seldom hid A opportut H.
getting an entire uigh.a quiet. But ho WI
fa,, rord na'ur'd specimen OF BontCncc
could have b, en- found no liked to see
yourg fellows erj themselves, they paid
-; I.,tb M intD C1nstl
lion, he Bothered hi, round head very little a
tho condemnation bestowed upon linn by
College FAculN or th5 sjaid, ordcs loving'o
psoIle. The s,udonts did not N-ays CO
ueir visits TO tho stone tavern to Aleig
time.
Oae pleasant evening 10 tho late sprin
small party, composed Of the most rebel
spirits that ever college laws hiss TO deal 7
rat in one Of the upper rooms OF thiS OH ta'
Sumner was over, ami "a great bowl OF pa
which bad been more than once rcplenishcc
ur,u the taNr, aholt which one or two "
men were ill gathered AMI Others hli
themselves about the room in all sorts OF
yeuient and inconyori Mt places aad igom
whole crew rose such confusion aud tumult
Bouilacc in his oSn mock belos stairs, Il
nave thou hit Babe hal broken lo''c 1ae "
Le thought about it at all, thing not
babe.
Tie leader of the reyel was young m
perhaps twenty-five, s.rikinE'y Handsome
with reckless dissiTatod expression abo
Lace, which, in u measure destroyed it, cl
IIis Ia,gb wssl u lost, his jests we're the
frequent aca u,relc ., aud his c0mpln,ons
Cd u regard HIN with that respect which ,
men az apt u gov no one among their NJ
who Is the most daius aud re4diest for
and misdliug,
Yd,Rmof, ncu'. Observer than tho}o e
youths would have perceived through ,
uaie,y an il'y suhduei trouble a'i impa
Nh'cN rayU token of more bom'r5 r'h'
Than lee wouu have been wiling to ostT
which he stgv,e ia vain to 81 enco
Ilohad draLk deeily hu' seemed little
cd by his pota,ions-eyyn tho pNucn WI
moved somewhat too str rf i"r tho
hoads after I'll tho wine Iskcu ~ SUPP
pcar,i only TO NIKE him somewhat M''
les, and excited.
Il .ay, Lane" called out young MAJ
had been fer the lA-. five minutes 'ryin
toll h,ac.r.r a, sn empty c'al. aycl
still persisted in his efforts in sp,.o o.
success; 81 say, what are you g-goine
,yiO yourself uOW?'