The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-09-03
MISCELLANY.
Fanny's Bait.
BN BELLE RUTLEDGE.


- say ""' III c'hiornded sex OF
staying mere IN Inc cily tins 'Iilllng hot
weather " NAT say ior run INTO the
couu'ry
u should IKE H. OF ali things Dick -
Inns p''i's conllnc' TO the SIGHT OF brick
anu n'or'er walls win The thermometer
up ninety degrees IN the shade, ia enough
10 make one sigh Tor fresh air from the
scented clover hclis AMI glimpse Of pure
blue SKY, was the answer.
"Nell then, agreed Paul Wen
'tnrt to morrow have an uncle living
up IN Nermoni,m Just the plcas1ntest spot
you ever saw--a large rambling farm
house. WIN deep forest near by, where
we can shoot plenty OF game and Il river
with pehiy o' lisa and thcn he has
pretty daughters besides. I'll warrant
you pleasant trip up to unrI1 Georges
and who knows but that Mr. Paul
hcent' the iasiidious connoisscur of
female beauty, may lose his heart 10 one
o' my country cousins before h's return
but RAUL Vincent only drew up his
handsome form, ard threw back the
thlck masses ol wavy dark hair from his
'orehead saying
"D'n lear Tor my heart, Richard -
never saw tie ''dy yet who could find
u anu 'hon4h no doubt your fair cous-
ms are nee ana all that, still yon know
me TO wen TO form any plans OF that sort
40 na'rIh"ny Tor many a year.
Op' Wc''' f"nI, you II be caught
'o',,c ""y ny " WIG" Ul Il thlng, who
viii tear TO '"''erS your line ideas about
'ha'r''hony ana 50 iortb, with her splcy
wor''' ana saoey alr'' laughed Richard,
''s"'o ) pu' must he OF now. he
sure 10 pack your porimanteau tonight
anu II oe III" "und carly IN the morning
!or we ii better take the first train east.
IN oru'r 70 gel TO my tncle handalts be-
'ore iI'9ht'
ieI' IL oe r'auy replied PauI;
ana SO MS ti'rnd DEPARTED
h'ciatu " nfncr anu Ianl Vincent
were intimate lren!s, having been class
mates IN college, and graduated with
rIuaI nohorS from ther Alma Mater,
hIchara was prac'lcng law IN the city
ana Iaul, though the heir of wealth, still
sat at the mercantile desk where his de.
ceased i"ther had acquired fortune.
On the next morning the two friends
seated themselves IN the rail Nay car, ami
were bourne rapidly away from the hot,
'uS'y' c''y, INTO the pleasant, open coun-
try ; refreshed with the varied glimpses
OF green fields and sparkling waters, past
wlich they were wlIrIed along, Al
hishtiali they arrived at their journeys
chu' having ridden some twenty miles in
the stage-coacil alter leaving the railway
ana, both tired and hungry, they present.
ed Themselves at the farm house door of
Mr ',eorgc hand"II, where they were re-
ce''ra win open alm'.
81 m sorry, Richard" said his aunt,
"'la' 'hc 9ir's have gone over to Windsor
10 'heir cou'lf :, on visit. They went
week or more. How nnlucky but you
must say until they come bHck-yuu and
your irehd.
"leS Aunt Lucy we will place orr
selves under your hospilalitics for lililc
"ni'e LOT we nave ieit town FOR rest and
enjoyment ana II ITS 10 be had any
whcFe, we 'haII ind 1t here, / know !'
replied her hephew.
rather Randall soon made his ap-
pcrance from The Held, and welcomed tho
yoHn9 men with hearty shake of the
hand
$50 then Nephew Dick, I'm glad HAT
you have not forgotten Us :" he said.
No, Uncle Randall; nor the iine
trout lshIng IN Your river, nor the good
game in your woods. My friend Paul i,
a capital shot, and he is going TO try his