Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-11-08

ease is discomfort, had no such misgyings. 0f
she other hand, there are persons whose ! lar
and idea Of life ia absolutely opposed to tb
principle e,-who would DO hugger mugger n a
palace, from positive taste for shufilng sort
OF comfort, caring fol nothing that does not tend
10 the lazy eaio Of the moment, and Indifferent
who knows and secs their ideal worked out.
From the time that Polonius was in " hugger,
muggor inferred, -
8 No trophy sword nor ha chmeni otr bis bones
No noble rite Ror formal oseAtation."-
the word has never been usa but with an i'm,
Piled apology, as il ii were rude term for a
dltcredltable thing and yet who shall say tina,
.hers IS not something endearIng in it still
feriecs order IS apt to be oppressive to poor hu.
man nature We like ore OF these point. device
people better, and feel vastly more at home with
him, when VIC have found some flaw in his *.
actituds, some sloytnly place about him. L9t
large party be kept within doors through a
long rainy morning, and by the end OF it they
VIII, II they are allowed to follow their instincts,
DO caught oil collected together in tho house 3
untldiest corner - school-room, work-rcom. or
lumberroom. The sight ol disorder is a refresh
ing change, and unlock, heart and tongue. For
health and spirits undoubtedly enjoy moment.
ary collision with confusion, perhaps because il
lmparts sense OF power to overcome il while
on the contrary, lnyaids and mechanically persons
have natural horror Of it even in its chance
contact, as We see In heir fastidious disgust for
dust, disorder, and every brm Of busting or
shabby negligence,
In an occasional encounter vita hugger-mug-
ger undoubtedly lies one Of the attractions OF
the annual seaside excursion That liberty Of
dispensing with hundred convent onal necessl.
ties which belongs to lodgings in crowded
/ walaEngplace and TO a saunterng out-ofdoor
llle-the feeling Of roughing it, in careless deh.
anoe OF home REHABILITATION imparts quite as
keen "a eshilaration, for day or two at least,
as the umbling waves themselves 1t js. for
most people The neaTest practicable approach to
shat nlahtine cream of perfect felicity life in
auaVeliins caravan, with feath'r.bed and blank
ets lsaidc and chimneya at top. Many reader
mas warmed to that scene Of genial hueger.mue.
ger IN " David Copperfeld, where the hero
gives dinner, and an almost raw leg OF mutton
otorf an oecasion for Mr.. Micawbers talents in
this line, lie calls for sridiron, and the
formal company arrangements Of the Ia le arc
instantly broken up ina a joyful confusion Of hiss.
lnI, splutorIng chops, shirt sleeves, aud lluph.
Ter. Ra, psmoaless sword hangs over all these
slTreptiIious Joys, and ii falls here most appro.
Priatey IN the form Of somebody's servant 1t
IS, II remember right, The villain Of tho sory
/ who kesIsa a butler, and this man enters when
the fun sat Its highest, and paralyzes the guilty
assembly BY tho mere terror Of his presence.
And, 10 hci, servants are tho great bug-bears Of
all tAe lgyega Of hugger. mugger for the mere
comfort Of 1t. IL people anticipate their serv.
ants duties, they are generally c,reful that the
actual perpetrAtor Of the forbidden toll should
be anonymous. II a man carries his own port-
manteaa to his room be would ther hat the
servant whose business it was to take il should
not know how ii came there. Servants IN
fae1, Are quite right to despise any form Of hug.
ger muggsr, and TO have pretty stringent IDEAS.
700, as 70 What constitutes it, for this is neces.
sary to their own ideas Of importance. II mas.
ters ono, helped themselves, their vocation
would bs gono, and the honors ard credits Of
their proiesslon ,xtinguished 70 be snre,
lazy fellos 10 willing that anybody should do
bis Hork for him, but be dose not Tho less despi.e
the doef as one aho feels himself unworthy of
hls services while he bestows all his willing
aNen4aaso upon those who recognIe his Office
and place, and accept the restraints, while they
exact the privileges Of their own,
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