The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-31
The Scots IN The Country,
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

"a letter for you, Mariah," said old
Jerry Plumripe, handing daintily seen.
ted affair to his wife, as she stood by the
stove, turning the griddle cakes for
supper.
"The lord, Jerry why, who's it from I?
Smells queer, don't it ? Kinder like q
muskrat's skin, and kinder not. The
land never seed the beat of it Git
me my specks, Samyvill."
Samuel, the sole son and heir of the
Plumripe family, shock headed, mis-.
chievous.looking lad of fifteen. hastened
to do his mothers bidding. Mrs. Plum.
ripe adjusted the "specks," and began
to work away at the seal.
"Hand me the butcher knifc-The
plaguey thing is stuck fast"
The missive was opened at last, and
PlumripSes fPr6ettlva7v ted'if slt0uuM, uMrs
"Dearest Aunt Plumrip The warm
season has arrived, and it is so exceed
ingly hot in the city that we all long for
the refreshing zephyrs of the country.
My health suffers much from the confne-
ment, 80 does that of the children, and
the physician recommends country air.
l venture to ask you to receive US at your
hospitable home in scarborough for few
weeks. We will give you no trouble
whatever. We are all very quiet. Only
four of US. Myself, Lucetta Aramantha,
aged nineteen, the dearest girl Gerald
Riualdo. aged twelve. and Alphonsonby
Ethelred, aged nine. Charming children,
all Of them, it l do say it Such affection.
ate, refined, asthetic natures know
you will love them at once We shall
probably be with you next Thursday.
Your loving
ALPAREITA De ScoTT."
THE land, Jerry Why, it's old Deb.
by Scott's sons wife-don't you remem.
ber her7 She was Scriggins from Mud
Holler. Poor as poverty! She married
Tom Scott, and went to the city to live
and this ere is she and her young ones
She calls me aunt the land han'i
no sort OF relation to her. and she's full
FIVE year older than / be. She talks al
though heI children was some, don't she
Iwonder what an estheticnatur is 7"
II dunno" said Jerry, scratching hil
head philosophically. II guess likely
it's something like the dispepsey, or ipdi
gestion. You can look into the Resat'
Book, and see what's good for it.
shouldn't wonder if some of your dandy,
lion bitters would fix it."
"Well, jerry" remarked Mrs. Plum
ripe, after some consideration, 1.-The fac
Of the matter is jest this ere-l don
+ want them ere individorals here. IT.
allus best for people to stay to home I'll
their invitationed to 60 visiiiug-bu
s'pose we must make the best of il
III go rite about fixing the spare room
for to-morrer's Thursday, and there's NJ
. time to be lost"
, The De SCOTS arrived the next day
Four Of them, beside the two spaniels.
r parrot, and Aramantha's guitar,
, They welcomed the Plumripes wit
. intense cordiality-a way some peopl
have when they come to visit you, bu
which they seem to forget when you 6
to visit them.
The following morning their countr
career began. Aromantha strummed ur
ceasingly on the guitar, to the in6ni,
horror Of the Plumripe dog and cat
both of which fed from the premises, an
were seen no more. The two boys range
over the whole farm, making a sort {
reconnaissance, preparatory to after den
onstrations. Both of them were natura
ly of a very investigating disposition
y, They we're possessed to get at the root (
all matters.
They pulled up the corn to see whit
kind of formation it had, opened Il
potatoe hills to count the tubers, demo
's ished the bean vines under the idea tn,
they were going too much to tops, playe
"horse" in the garden, and rolled eac
other in barrel through the middle
u Mr.. Plumripe's hest clover field.
Mrs. DE Scott sas in the shaded parlo
reading novel, and signing. Aft
dinner, Arsmsntha took a walk. III
veil was doubled for fear Of freckles. al
ls she was cautioned, again and again,
.. be careful about snakes and wild animal
She had been absent about ten minute