Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-01-16
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Second Thoughts.


dJu'r think 1 ever knew what he perfec-
ION Of cJini1-G wzs u1l!i one evening IN the
summer % 1868. wasa all Of a sudden !
found myself III l. with au Did friend who had
tsen sp=n ing = f-w days with me 10 settle
the details OF "trip together to the Continent
le=, Ger aIaly, j we5 the perfection OF con-
fox. We mad dry hlunels. and were
stretched, with good stiff gla-sss of grog
w.:hin easy rea IA on the hJor. each on a thick
rug doubled over q PIE Ot seanen's chests
showed up aIeinss the wall on opposite sides
ot the hltie pilots hus which stands among
the sandatis az the entrance Of R4kesson
hasoor. = ire 81 drift coal burnt cheerfully
IN small e Ocilis shaped iron stove between
~ There was jlss Hight enough 10 glance on
Nick re- wOIs-ed stocking, and - show
dIiuly the glC--.Y liass CT the six iashed ham
I.l0eks which hdng SIDE by side from the cell
log IN the smpae. wb!cn eYerv now md thea
puh51 out aaG cJiIscssd IN i blue haze among
she Tai-ers, IS some more violent gus: than
usual threatened 70 carry the hut bodily
away.
We bad arranged plan some little time
before tJr d long nights duck shooting By
moonlight on tle barbor and, though toe
weather looked Ugly and ugcsrtain, wc de-
t-rniued not 70 1e beaten, anu drove off in
tie ram eight sIes TO cur starting place.
ihe tide Wa unacoOuDtabiy slow thas day,
and II .:ls an hour 1T more later tnan We
had caicJ ateI J-tore there Was water enough
I5r - u ro@ GoSa 80 tnc yachts moo1iDgs,
50 We bad plenty Of time ~ y.ctual the gar
rIzun, ana ~ IRE tim we bad disposed of
three Eggs apiece. with corresponding bacon,
u. randtd !.lr Or of tue hospital bic . Lob
s,ei,' ,- tsle iess IrrItsted with the universe
and mad the =4t.sfactICn oi finding that the
rain hid stopped, ald the dItcnes, which ross
and 'eli EiEn the IIce, we're full
The run com cut, a1d tie clouds rolled
away before i sIiIIsning breeze, a. tackled
down fDe Channel w;h the ebb spanking
pace. j lev seas over only added to the
charms of = glorious SAIL ami my spirits, at
least, were Il taeir highest cast anchor
II q dep PIC vel inside ;he point. and sat
OF bO-h u u (Itie thinking vi the evils IN
store Tor Cs) 10 opposite directions. to stalk
a lot Ol ouT.ews which We mad marked down
on InGi-b4Tk = Glarier OF q nIie away.
Whsn We go- back again the sun was sinking,
sulien ini seJ, behind forests au1 mountains
OF dark purple cloud away over the haroor,
aud W. has nOs made any OF cur grange
meats fOr the nigh. Tee yacht was an
decsei. Z he Ingenious shelter which We had
planned If sails tie Chez over tie boom and
lashed down u tEe p1iwarks, existed yet
only IN our OsTn IInd5+natlJns, and few Omi-
spi4ob,s vi ram I'D not add 20 tie
pleas inJn. - q. the prospect o. uight 10 tho
open air The hfst tAing 10 he done was t.
LOOK alter our s1pp1T- and aIInOSs befofe cur
potatoes were h-lieI it was pitch dark, lTench-
log WITH .aIn, aud blowing d gale. No lights
were allowed on the pJIu1 after dark uuder
heavy IedaitIes, > we ate miserable ne
Of coiJ mt IN and bread, dinp, saiky and
eIlent, IL the ies Ot al. life tuat house shiv-
erIng, spendeot and wretched. There vas
sOmejhirg wong with Nick, zoo. Generally
he was re most lively, good natured fellow IN
fne W hid, rt.dv to make the bes. Of every
thing, au eli to-day he h3d been irritable and
unpieasanJ. lie Gan us agrc und ike a great
Iuouer three times 0n ;ne way down, Dy haul
log on re 10 meet when ne should have let
draw: missed an cay she's the curlews,
and swofe AZ me for is and a. | shIvered in
the bi.ter northeast wind. win ch grew Wider
and IpudaT every moment, | could not forget
tia II he hId pus the Le.m up irstead of
down. o ce 10 race Jus5 outside the point, |
s.Ould nOt bays haG big wave down the
back Of NV neck. MOreoeeT lie had a u
we-te., and a. oI.y cJat rIsds down 10 is
hee :. AMI ! ha1 only stGpi wide-aw kc
and pea .cksE. This last of7e- se could cot
b; forg'v. II. Aiy 'eInd WAS made up shat ne
might - "0t i.r ,Lno.ner travelling com
pAnIOn lJr fbe .fI1 To Switzerland nezg week
1 would 20 10 Nofnenjy alone.
o., the luxury OF th,se dry flnneis and
the cha ming warmth and comfort oi that ex-
qdlsite pIl1t-1OGet Harry, our costmaD ,
lad ionnd The key 4od III lhe FIRE We had
boiled the ke.rie, had got Il . Dry things iron.
the yacht, and uos, IS | said before, We lay
on cur rugs IN rhe PERFECTION OF comfort.
" hat :. pleasure ysas ~ listen o the snriek
aud rattle %! tde s-CEn outside, and then to
put ones hama down end ind Tes.i warm. dry
legs, aud 10 taAe sip OF toe luscious grof.
Hy heart was fuIi, and yearned toward
Nic2 a. he. smoked away, gloomy aud silent
empsying his tumoIef and filling il 40 again
TERRIBLY stiff. " { bad none of US spoken ior
some lIIIie time, ica Harry got up, ell etched
himself. and threw d lump of coal Nick
face was towards Inc, ana he turned it aw ay
sharply. He was crying.
Il u ubt Id better JUST 20 down 20 tbe
yachs, eir, and see she IIIe ali right That's
d unkind night. E.wk there's a rare Dot
berry cut o the Channel. The iIghis . tha,
vessel ou, o the middle's Jumping abous
though she was " the open.
never sted a UiggeI sIghLo' sea- That make
mortal yelling"
The door opened, AID hew back with Z
bang hse cannon. The rain drive up TIT
hut, ana the Efe poured out a stream OF smok,
which ,odieu round ana round, SD0 ended Dy
tying 10 IaAas 1t ; escape up my hose.
NGcB, / sad, soOu tie sneezing H.
was over aud we were alone. :. Nick, Old
fellow, tell ne what's the row? There, have