Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-06-19
what They All Saw,

Once upon time, carriage with sin
gle horse before it went logging along a
quiet country road. In it were an old gen.
teman, a young lady, a small bov, and the
man who was driving; also a small pet
dog. Each of these six-the old gentleman,
the young lady, the small bov, the driver.
the horse and the dog-had two good ewes.
and exactly the same scene was spread be-
fore them. Tbev all heard the same sounds.
all possessed intelligence: the old GENTLE
man the most indeed. and the horse and
dog the least but each nevertheless ds-
gree of il. Earth. outwardlv and peooraph-
ically. was the same to them all: but when
we come to look into the realities of being.
no two of Them were living in the same
world.
The horse inwardly pronounced the day
warm. and the hills needlesslv steop. He
wondered whittier be was to 90. how long
IL was intended TO stav. and if there were
plentv of oats in the place to he visited.
He marked every turn in the road. and
said TO himself "Wben we come hack and
get to this poin.. shall know exactly
which wav to po.n Once he detected a
| dreadful monster lurkino in the bushes.
and shied with sudden fright: but taking
another look. round that it was only a
mossy rock.
The little dog saw every other dog on tbs
road. Had he been on foot he would have
been as peaceful as the most consistent OF
Quakers, but mounted on high. out of
reach as he was. he did not hesitate to show
his teeth. and bark sayaaelv at the biggest
cur which he saw. He also noticed cat
or two and wished he could get out of the
carriage and give them little healthy ex-
ercise.
The small bow saw a red souirrel rum
ming along the fence, and wished that he
could catch it, He debated the case wbeth-
er, in case lie should catch the squirrel, it
would be better TO keen If. or sell il for fif-
teen cents. and buv a ball of kite-string
with the money. He also discovered a
birds nest in tree but could not deter
mine, though he twisted his neck very
much to see. whether if was a new nest or
one of last wears construction. He saw
green apples in the orchard. and wished
his grandfather wopld Let him Get soma of
tb5.Y. lint conclndad that If was uselass to
ask.
| driver horse wonder
ed if the old gentleman did not get taken
in little when he paid two hundred dol
lirs for him wondered If this niece of bar-
ness was not a little fight. and that n little
loose: and whether the shoes were all right.
He saw all the horses that passed him. and
noted their various noints of excellence
and their defects. He wondered whether
he sbould ever have n horse of his own
and spent some time meditatinr on the
connarative merits of blacks and bays.
Lastly he wondered vbetber he sbould qet
home to dinner.
The voune ladv was given to meditation.
She reyiewed tbe last love story which she
had read and tboueht how miserablv han
nv thew must he. the course of whose true
love does not run smooth. Then she dream
ed ont a story of her own. herself the hero
inc the handsome voung gentleman. the
..,,', ..,a~Iia ,,.,st,iY ,nono,oI :,
grim gua'u'an courtsn'P' p'oPos"i
guardian inexorable; interview forbidden;
letters Intercepted; desperation; flight (;
nnrsnit escane MARRIAGE. grim puard.
r., .oIo,,s. ha,,5s 90. ,So ,,7oro,, too,.s
and reconciliation all around; bliss.