Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-04-03
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Do you believe in "going CONSUMING
Mr. Editor' Ido, but don't believe in "go
ing cousining people that am not even
acquainted with.
Well-but did you ever think that there
were people who had so little comlBon-sense
as to render it quite inconvenient for those
with whom they come in contact? 1t is
an article Of my creed that such people re.
ally do exist.
| 1t is Monday which signifies "washine
day you know-my worser half" (bless
his kind hearty always petitions for q
r. picked up" dinner, that day, in order t.
tighten my labors. Noon comes and jus
as am about TO put hearty lunch on thu
table for the refreshment of Johns inner
man, a sleigh comes to the door, and mar
alishts who of course wants dinner for HIM
self and horse. (Prsy don't think we keer
tavern) it is little vexation but swallow
a mouthful of indignation and 90 to work
and get dinner, while John (the "worser
half" aforesaiD puts up the horse. Our
unexpected guest is - an uncle No
Cousin? No. Not even the most distant
relationship could be found without going
back to the original pair in the Garden
Neither is he friend of ours. To me he
is a perfect stranger, and John is but slight
! ly acquainted with him; but be happens
TO know Johns grandfather, and so consid-
ers himself quite at home with us. just
at present he is on journey,-has come
since morning from his far distant home
t,eelce miles away, and is bound TO place
about as far beyond here. OF course it is
more pleasant to bait" with friends, (2)
than at a tavern, and-it don't cost as much
either.
! Well, would feed beggar who came
hungry to my door, and do the same by
this able.boded, mddic-aged man, who ha:
so inopportunely come cousining,' (why
don't they write it cozening?) After din
ner he goes to the barn with John and sees
his horse well fed with oats, then coolly
draws his sleigh under cover, and inform.
John that he is going to stay over night, a:
he don't like to drive his horse so far il
one day, and finish his long journey on the
morrow! John comes in and gives me due
notice. Shades of Hercules don't scold
l leave it to you, Mr.. Editor, if haven
good and sufficient reason. With quite as
much on my hands as am able to do, ISM
such visitation as the above, terribly pro-
voking? / haven't the patience of Job
but Pm not sure but that good old mar
himself would have been riled" under
circumstances like the present.
The long afternoon drags away. John
goes off TO drawing logs, and our guest sits
by the stove and smokes and mediates
while inwardly wish him thousand miles
out of my way, so ] could sweep and mop
But no such good fortune is mine. go tc
the window to see his horse when he leads
him out to water, for my femenne curiosity
Graves sight at that beast who can't draw
sleigh 25 miles day in this fine sleigh
ing She don't look SO weakly after all
and is just the age of our horse, that would
draw John and fifty miles day as well
as ten. But then she mast BE- weakly, and
turn away and long for some Strengthening
btters to give the poor creature and then
pour little milk on the hot stove to cre-
ate more agreeable smell than that of the
vIlainous tobacco smoke with which the
room is filled. Enpassant. he says he dom
take any papers for the times are hard. II
is mercy to him that am not his wife
if were I should ,neekty suggest a little
less tobacco and little more newspapers
Day wanes--night comes and goes
morning looks in at the windows-br break.
fast and coffee and sausages are slowed
away. and our guest departs on his long and
perilous journey. He doesn't say a." Thank
you" for his entertainment, of course, but
invites us to come and visit his folks some.
time. John and think we will probably
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