The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-04-13
Driving Home the Cows.
A STORY FOR FARMERS DAUGHTERS.

what reeve cut to-day. Dear knows
when the cows'll get MIXED tonight,
if we wait for that fellow to bring EN-.
Like as not he's drunk again, and lies
behind some tree or fence. N1argery,
cant you go for the COWS ?"
II would in minute, if 'twarn't for
finishing ironing, and foldin' up the
clothes
"Ill do it for you, Margery," said
Elinor Kingsley the youngest daugh-
ter of farmer Kingsley.
"Pshaw mo you can't. You'd
maybe fold the bosoms in and wrinkle
them. No, no, you can't do it, Miss
Nelly"
mo, | wouldn't, Margery. I'd fold
them nicely. But never mind, if you'd
rather do them, I'll go for the cows
myself. Where are they, father? p
That's the girl for luck Why,
Nelly, l shouldn't wonder, if, like Re
becca, you got husband by the ope
ration"
"Go along, father But first tell
me where to find the stupid things"
"Oh, yes, I forgot They're up in
the ten acre lot by the little woods
Away trudged the merry, light heart
ed girl to the pasture land, where, af-
ter some delay, she succeeded i'll col
Letting the bovine flock.
A dashing young gentleman, with
splendid turnout and dainty kids,
came sweeping by. This was dandy
lawyer who had settled in the town
close by, and who had been somewhat
srnitten by the pretty daughter of far
mer Kingsley.
Now, though farmer Kingsley was
a working man, yet he was looked up
to by all who knew him, for had he
not served several terms in the State
Legislature ? and were not his daugh-
ters more than common when they
( had learned all that could be learned
in the district school, and two quar-
ters in the academy besides?
\ When young lawyer Young saw who
was driving the cows he stared, and
/ drove on.
Too countryfed for me, he thought,
and did not even bow to Nelly.
What proud, silly fello v =
thought Nellie, and walked along
quite unconcerued.
The cows walked too slowly, and
Nellie found it necessary to break a
whip from the bushes, in order to ex-
pedite their movements. 4 little
shout and flourish of the whip made
them step on more lively, when car
riage number two drove up.
Can you tell me, Miss, where Mr..
Kingsley lives 2"
Eyes. That's his house over there
by that locust grove
The traveller cast a searching glance
at the young herdwoman, and bowling
low, gracefully touching his hat,
drove on.
When Elinor had driven her charge
to the yard, she slipped in the back
door, and ran up to her room. Here
she found her sister Jane, in great
furry, dressing.
"Bless us, Nell here is Mr. Temple
that father has talked so much about,
come from Philadelphia, and stops
here few days. He's on his way to
Albany ne II here's my belt true p
and father and his father were always
great friends --do button these cuffs,
Nell--and, if report is correct, George
Temple is very promising young
man. saw him as he drove up, and
he's magnificent, Nell. / hope he's
not engaged, for mean to set my cap
for him. | hope he hasn't seen you
driving home the cows.
"But he has though, both seen and
spoken to me, but he thought me on
ly servant, guess"
"How vexatious Do try and apol-
ogize. Try to make it appear that you
did it out of frolic We shall suffer in
his estimation if he thinks we arc
mere farm drudses.
Not l. If Mr.. Temple is so weaE
as to despise a person for making
themselves useful, why, then, I'd de
spise him"
The hay was safely housed, and thai
unfit for bringing in, safely capped
the cows MIXED and sent away to the
meadow; the tea smoking on tn,
board, and the family and their guest
at the table, ere the threatened show
er burst upon them. 1t came then
loud booming with lightning flashes
and then came down the rain in tor
rents.
When farmer Kingsley could be
heard above the din of the warning ell
ements, he said:
Did you have any trouble in finding
the cows, Nellie ?"
Jane Kingsley looked annoyed, bu
Elinor said;
"Not any, father; they were jus
where you said.
"Its too bad" said Miss Kingsley
"that our colored man was away to
night He has never done so before
but Nellie will not probably be called
upon to repeat the journey"
''The journey was nothing. In fact
! rather enjoyed it"
: "Oh, no, the journey nor the EN-
ployment didn't hurt you in the least
i told her. Mr.. Temple, that maybe
she, like Rebecca and Rachel OF old
might get good husband by the per
, Torrance.
Mr.. Kingsley was not aware that 1