Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-05-31
'tAre you acquainted with MIR. Winter, ;

had been with us two days. informed
him that Twas. Then" said he, II pre-
sumo you know he has fut narriageable
daughters"
olive" said +.
"Four," said the miner. che told me
so himself, and as | see him coming we
will soon find out who is right. By the
way, 1 believe he drinks" .'
Mr.. Winter having approached us, l
said to him that my young friend and my
self were having dispute relative to the
size of his family.
"This young gentleman will insist"
said l, "that you told him that you had
only four daughters, while / am equally
confident that you informed me that you
had fve."
"Well, 'pon my soul, 4" said MI. Winter,
"this is really capital joke. Still harp
ing on my daughters, as the poet says
1t is but natural after all that the youth
of one sex should feel deep interest in
the youth Of the other. In this instance
you are both right. You see sometimes |
include my youngest daughter, Clarinda,
and som, times don't. | can har'l ly re-
alize that she has reached woman's estate.
This explanation, trust, will explain my
apparent inconsistency. But to change
the topic. | was just convcrsing with a
brother miner. | think they call him
Mr.. Limping Jake, and | stated to him
what | am about to relate to you. | told
the gentleman referred to that [ was
/, plain, blunt man !: that was man who
INDUCED in no superhuity of words. That
| was a plain man: that | had a large
family of daughters, and that | was poor,
and liable to bring my family from Marys,
vile to this place unless assisted pecuni-
arily by some of the miners~~or, in other
words, that | required the spodulix. l
stated that | was not a mendicant, and
simply asked the loan of about three or
four hundred dollars--to be restored, Of
course, Immediately after the establish
ment of the Miners Home. Mr.. Limp
ing Jake is now getting up a subscription
with view of placing me in.possession Of
this amount"
| assured Mr.. Winter that there was
not doubt of his obtaining the amount
specified, and even more, if his necessities
required it.
The next day Mr.. Limping Jake had
received and transferred to Mr.. Winter
the sum of three hundred and fifty dol
lars, our poet demanding that he should
have the honor of heading the list with the
largest sum.
Mr.. Winter having informed us that he
would now depart by the very first stage,
we invited him to parting dinner. On
this occasion, as on former ones, our guest
proved himself a good eater, but demon
strated the fact that drinking was his par.
ticular forte,
After the disappearance of about one
, gallon of whisky, Mr.. Winter seemed tc
be oblivious of the fact that he was mar
of few words. The roaring of Niagara
was not more unceasing than the sound Of
his voice.
He assured us that we had been toe
> generous-too kind. That he did not mer
it all the consideration which had beer
bestowed upon him-that we had been too
magnanimods beyond his deserts.
He talked until he could talk no more
d and having assured us, in the peroration
i that he would bet his bottom dollar OF
It "red eye" fell under the table, and wa
soon SOUND asleep.
n The next morning at daylight he tool
/, his departure.
y The mysterious aud most incredible par
of the story is yet untold. Its conclusion
n will reveal a wonderful phenomenon II
e nature, involving most singular disar
rangement of the seasons.
The winds have ltowfed and whitfield 70
> many 'ong year through the leafy tree
VI about that old mountain home. the day
{, and nights have ofttimes been SO cold tha
is the weary miners have clang close to tn
d bright blaze Of their cabin fires. Noun
Z tains have beeti canbed With snow, an
st ravines CONCEALED with ice Winter cam
J not. Spriog, summer and autumn hav
. departed and returned at the appointe
e time, and ''howers have withered at th
s. north winds breath; y but alas alas
Is Winter came nevermore.
TX
/. A NICE PREsERvE.--Few of our read
ers are aware of what nice preserve
1t made from prunes They should be soak
,e cd one night in cold water, then boiled--
!, the longer the better---and sweetened {
NJ the taste. t