The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-02-09
A Day and a Life.

ny EMILE S. SHERMAN.

Newport Many persons deny the
conception of odor; but if you have
ever been there, Just close your eyes,
and though n thousand miles away
You will recognize the place for even
ihe name brings back the saline air,
the smell of ncw-mown hay, the fra
GRANGE Of the brakes and The odor Of
tie wild-howers
Vow try keep your eyes shut.
Do Won not breathe the air-the pc
euhar crystalline air of Newport?
With Its nygorating freshness OF the
sea SO happily combined with the fra
gtance OF the land? Do you not
smell it IN the early morning drive
along the beach, where your horses
hoois touch the spent breaker which
throws It's spray in your face; or out
towards lAe Rocks" where the ardent
sun comes out of the sea to buinisd
the waves and distil the flowers, ami
stir up an the glasses in search of
liquid diamonds? Or perhaps 1t IS
e,aniug which is better-and ycu
have ut last worried through the
long, hot day. with its tiresome dinner
and the endless small-tal1 OF stupid
people. and arc now with, the one
4 all the world You love the best,
5s,de you, going out--you know just
, spot leaving the senselcss, Cos
png old world behind you, and on
ly the sea and happiness before. The
that never tells tales nor gossips
that RACES with anger sublime some
times, but never lies nor deceives--
that has bright glancing eyes which
never grow Jealous nor reproachful--
the sea, that sparkles, and laughs, and
kisses.
Adhere we are Is it not dear
spot? But the evenings are always
cool, and the shawl must be adjusted,
Of course. Young ladies should al
rays be careful and not take cold
their health is Of the greatest impor-
lance.
"Ihere-thank you
"Oh, there comes the moon
Nou open your eyes, signing Was
IL h2l giOlOuS
Glorious? Perhaps it was for you,
sir, II You had no miserable washwo-
man who failed to come when she
promised, thereby keeping you in
carceraied within the narrow limits OF
your little hot room, with its high
southern aspect, devoid of shade OF
scene, with n feigned toothache, be
cause you had been blue-hshing all
me morning in the last shred of clean
men you possessed; when you had
made an engagement to drive, after
Yea, with the lovely Miss Blank; and
Inc most delightful shop of the sea
son was coming off that very evening
Glorious. did you say? Perhaps
you never split your coat up the back
ana Tor week appear at the break
last table in "dress suit" nor got out
d gloves simultaneously with the
eood graces of 'the prettiest girl il
,,V9"n' and the favor of the livery-sta
plo man, boot-maker and landlord
iolhaps you never felt mean to stay
III the town when you knew you couit
not leave with trunk checks in YOU
pocket; or grew awkward and rec
"HeheVer you entered the dining
room; nor had your darling nous
@cGe burned off by chat inferno
uye' nor had the comfort of an i'm
; .nense boil (sad sequence of bath
n'3 Kept you in your room for a weel;
t aup Kept your nose alternating be
;."een red and blue for month p Yes
" may have been glorious for you.
vi ior you, Madam or Miss, it ma,
n, been, at least, charming, had yol
a ;r oeen annoyed by "the ugliest MAJ
, M own who would persist in his ad
m'ralon for you in spite Of all You
nnaausaty, sly attempts to appea
I Dat''lnlaoie; or had you never know
o Ias Tue one you admired the mos
m INJURED every other lady in town
a than you; on had not the mos
tsaAt and "handsomest fellow i
fr "n Just as he was becoming sal
m aoSeo overheard your mothers re
yo ",A about "suoh ridiculous airs a
''D put on, and flirting with ever