Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-18

This is more wonderful. still !" ejacu
lated poor Heinrich, sorely puzzled. g
never knew till this moment that noble o
se-f, sain, or sinner, dwelt here; aud
was bred and born in these parts. Can
you speak y he said, suddenly becoming
little wearied of the pages gesticula
tions. "Oh. maybe he's dumb, poor fel
low /! In that case, be won't much mint
my speaking so sharply to him"
Without more ado, he followed the
page, and presently came to courtyard
surrounded by au old wall. The spo'
seemed the bosom of the valley Above
rose op every hand high masses of rock
wide branching trees threw their arm ov.
er head, so that nothing but glimmering
twilight made its way through. And here,
on the cool and smooth well.cut lawn,
were twelve old knights, who looked very
grave and sober, but were amusing them
selves with game of nine pins. The
poor goathered hardly knew how to con-
duet binself IN such goodly company. He
was, however. much pleased to find that
the kuights did not appear to take much
notice of him; in fact, he was under the
impression that they ignored his presence
altogether. He was, however, soon dis.
possessed of this idea; for when all the
nine pins we're down. they ordered him,
by dumb signs to busy himself in setting
up the pins. He obeyed, and stuck them
up each time after they had been knocked
down.. ...,r i.f-- ......... .......
Heaven protect and preserve me !"
murmured the goathead. as his knees
Knocked together; 'but do wonder who
these gentlemen are, and when it is likely
they will finish their game ?" -
He coutrived to snatch stolen side
long elauce at the long boards and old.
fashioned dresses of the worthy knights.
Presently when the FIRST surprise had
passed away he grew little bo'der, un-
til, at last. he pluked up his heart SC far
as TO take turn in draught at the can
which stood beside him. and scot up the
smell of the richest of old wine
Goodness me. but the old gentlemen
keen seme rare stuff in their cellars. |
never placed my lips to anything equal to
this" as I,t
The wine he quaffed seemed to give him
strength for bis work and as Of
ten as he tagged at all, he turned to the
same kind friend to help him in his need.
1t seemed to him that the worthy cid
knights would never tire of their game.
which was conducted in such grave and
decorous manner as to afford considerable
interest and pleasure to the goatherd,
who witnessed 1t. He never could have
believed that it would have proved so in,
to him. Mechanically, and no
longer with any sense of fatigue, he placed
up the ninepius after they had been knock
ed down. So he continued for hours, un.
il sense of drowsiness stole over him,
till. at length, sleep rpoSered him,
When he awoke. he found himsel stretch
cd ont upon tho samo old spot where he
had folded his flock. The same green
turf was spread beneath, ana some totter-
ing walls surrounded him. He rubbed his
eyes. but neither dog nor goat was to be
seen. and when he looked about him again,
the grass seemed to oe longer under his
feet, and trees hung over his head which
he had either never seen before or bad for
gotten. iaed aa9i i t.a
Shaking ais head. and hardly knowing
if he were in lis right mind. he wound his
way among the mountain sleeps, through
paths where his Aocks were wont tc wan.
her; but still no, goat was to be seen,
He heaved sigh. which seemed to come
from the bottom of his hearts he glanced
around at the scene presented to his view.
Below him. in tho plain. lay the village
whce his home was; aud at length he
ook the downward path, and set out with
, heavy heart in search of his flock. The
oeople who met him. as he drew near the |
village. we're all unknown TO him they
we're not even dressed as his nelghbors
Vcro and they seemed as if they hardly
,poke the same tongue and when be ask
ID {, r goats, they only stared and strcked
heir ch,ns. Some Of them howevfruex.
,hapged significant glances. and plainly ip-
imated that the poor goathered was evl-
lently nothing more thana wandering i'm
becile. Placing bis hand to bis chin, 10
imitation Of those whom he met, Heinrich
was surprised and horri6ed to iod that his
beard was grown foot long and, IN ad-
litiop to this. its color was changed--be.
ing no longer Of russot hue. but ofa sil-
very whiieness. ae 'sa4l o
1.-THE world, said he, sis turned upside