Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-14

wait: dashlDg out with upturned paw when
ever butterfly sailed across her nose, or a
swallow swooped to the grass in his wheeling
flight. ] mattered nothing 10 her that the
butterfly had doubled on her airy track, and
that the swallow was up again in mid
heaven, before she had realized that they had
gone: she settled her white breast ard tipped
her head again for tbs neEt encounter. what
ever il might be Il m9ttered as lttle tn us
that the watc- was already hubblng in the
pot upon the stove behind us, while most of
the peas lay snugly housed ~ their pods
v q Thought It no shame 20 surrender theG
t0 swifter fingers as we strolled over - the
tall well-sweep opposite, and gazed down
the hollow cylinder Of stones beneath, where
pale ferns were waving from the damp cleits,
and the hne mOsses dripped with diamond
drops. Far below. trJm the uutToublcd
depth, small face looked mp 10 Ne, face
rOunder and roster than we shall ever see
there again but soon plunge Of the
bucket broke thestill mirror. anG with much
tugging We brought up cool dcausht 60
rest upon tue curb.
What a world Of delight stretched 5ut
from that doorway Topped and gnarled
cid apple trees shaded all the grass and We
knew the fruit that every one 0t those mOsay
( patriBreh- bOre-thC PJrters, the Pound
sweets. the Baldwins, the Russccs aUl Green
/ iuga and the Blue Pearmains. By the stone
I vail, where the Lomblrdy poplar lifted it,
decaying branches there were rows o' cur
rant bushes aud choke cherries that hung
I their puckeTy clusters lust beyond our reach
Then there WAS the barn. across whose
. dark interior -lauted br.zat streaks ot lght,
I from the cracks % the t0p= ot the full m1ws,
while cleaning partirie- IT dust danced
within their lines Through the open door
4 swallows darted i'm. rhattering overhead and
We heard thc pethyric cJoinE 81 the doves.
a. they struttei on their high shelves out
/ side IL 3 spirit u adventure seized US VIC
I climbed tie higher lofts Tor hens eggs snd
came down with hayseel p1wierins our hair.
aud an apron carefully held IN one hand.
while the other clung hcrcoly & the rounds
vt the straight ladders.
When we re.urn now d the dear old
mansion, We seem not only " have stepped
back into past age but G. have reached a
place where time has u3 wings upsu his
a0ur-zas- ani where the sands llw down
without noise Ut apparent motion Ia tGe
hurry and excitement oi gur city homes tue
morning seems scarcely begun before We
Ind thaJ l- is night huI mere Che ial. hours
glide along slowly and silently, roluiluS
toward tue evening win e lingering 4n-
eXpcctant grace A. ,n the land ot the lotus
eaters. It seems % ba E. always afternoon
and iu such Infinite leisure tae 1ralu
cl3ls itself. tae heari-thr -r1w zcnt.tr.
and #e learn % hresthe tb, calm elixir 81
the gods. The breakfast at jsyhreaS. che
dinner ~ midday, the early supper i'r ell
dwclor- in house ami barn ANA tle ia=t
glow 1t the sunset. h5rnIug Hut behind she
Eites rlm ut western woods, brings u= q Che
dark. stiu house tcf1rc bedtime ileu ~
watch grludmothcr- CHANGING knitting
needles e- they travel 100 and aac around ter
stocking of blue va-n talr r. ,,-.wlp-. eyery
moment under hsc tr gers agi -. HE-
selves to studying che Farmer iimanae. y
Robert b Thomas. which l.DE- r'.lls tHr
.maut-I Therein we read greet He"- "..-t
zine coming c.ill-e- agi the cln. Il.t." "n- D.
the planets aud E0d e1g-elve- curious {"
discover aV what tms tle moon rises tl-
u.-It, and whether her latr-EI| viii shows
us laee iGil-ar1eI. W. usrr1W r-c-sen
N e stand at she windows W greet -e- -- ,ae
crowns tae hilltop iu trs next teiI emo
then vr near, over the --lh e'uutrE--ils
rLe rattle %. Is ul-tnUt wagon l'iHn- bone
ward from town. and tue rsrS 1. = l1S Y E
io2 IN some ueigHanr.n- w.'t. iar side
ssv -psrkle- RIth can-teliat and -tral 5ht
, DOWN towards the north shoots 2 ti..u- STAR
: We look far tae htt.e band ot the Piciale-,
Cassioue4f lu her chair. and AvrtH-u- Ylsb
. hi- u.w-
= And later. uhea rs .te. departed q euf
'rl..uu- places. We a-sr rae ,.l.S tlcslar VITA
-asa % heavy -tra.- rnas li seems fa' = -rei5
pulse tar1nsu- through taa h1a-t Fr'm
4 jla BRICK hearsa pipes a -hr.lI. nervous -a.rI
and F- EuHe . tie.a-e.at.1 i.'t.. .rltket i-
doing bis I.st Oh Sing u- tl -'..f la--
rae.rF b. taa uiur ties e. tie leArH-watra
rermI t1e Icad-hmri and ,.s baarsa
aalerau- -er.lal.- th-. proceed tr915 tt.
lr.z-psul h7ri -- bar despite trcw t.t
-.rll. =,lli frr .t5a.- 81 u- &c if--
As wr ur,5t. we forge. n' other houses
2 4nl seem 81. ne sitting au 4. ee-ts.n .1W -lf.I