Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-04
THE SQUIRE'S DAUGHTER
AND
O'H1NDY THE DANDY.
A PLAY UPON WORDS.
BY +. b. GAGE.

comical tale | would like to tell, of u
comical courtship that once befel, in the
good time. For varieties sake my pen I'll
take and tell it in rhyme; in comical rhyme.
with ring and chime, with II sound rs the
flow Of bright waters that go dancing and
singing, and roaring and ringing, rs they
hush and hcarken, and dart and darken up
on the waters below; rs they SILVER and
simmer and glance and glimmer; rs they
chirp and chatter some pleasant matter of
water scandal, with II melody sweeter and
harmony neater than Hayden or Handel.
Twas II pleasant scene among mountains
green, and beautiful spot, where the vine
covered cot of the mountaineer stood in the
edge of the wood. Then the forest birds
song echoed all the day long, while the silver
stream played in the edge of the shade.
Then the graceful young fawn cropped the
heritage ut dawn from the wide spreading
lawn. Twas beautiful spot, n beautiful
cot, made of logs all unhewn, and put up to
the tune. " Heavier up! HEAVIER or in the
style long ago. Then twas dcckod out with
vines, trained in festoons and lines after ma
lures own plans, which are richer than
mans. All, surely then ne'er was II maiden
SO fair, nor maiden so rare rs the maid
that dwelt there. Shall picture this maid
of greenwood and glade Us she was in the
day when old Allen held sway? while his
iron nerved men were the pride of the glen?
Ethan Allen the rover, who invoked the Je-
hovah when lie rushed upon III, while its
naughty defender could only surrender, so
fierce was his eye? Ethan Allen whose name,
whose deeds and whose fame, our glory
and pride. even now are world wide?
Since you wish for it, then, her portrait
I'll pen, and I'll draw it rs true rs a genius
could do. She was neither too tall, too short
nor too small, nor SO light nor so AIRY us the
form of fairy. But the pride of the glade
was this rosy checked maid, with eyes quite
rs blue us the summer sky's hue, and tresses
of brown floating gracefully down and nest
ling below on bosom of snow. She walked
like IL queen, erect and serene. No modern
pianos had ruined her manners, but her ev-
ery-day duty perfected her beauty.
She could run, she could leap, she could
NOW, she could reap she could spin, she
could sweep, she could ride the gray steed
Mt the top of his speed, and had sported n
trhe with her fathers old rifle. Fen the
panther and bear, of her skill well aware,
rushed off to their lair, so great was her fame
and so deadly her aim.
This blooming young maid of the ever
green shade was chasto and refined, and had
such mind rs you seldom will find among
the fair maids of laughter grades.
Two lovers she had who would have been
glad to capture her heart by loves subtle
art One was Peter the planter, SAILS
mountain enchanter, who rode mt n canter;
the other, OTIandy, cililied dandy, whose
hair wasn't sandy.
of Peter the planter, Sails mountain en-
chanter, who rode at canter, there's no
need to banter; since no youth was drawer
or more held in favor. lie and Sal "were
in feather" They had rode out together
he on Whirlwind astrnddlc, she behind with
out saddle they had gone ut n canter, and
this mountain enchanter, like n true knightly
wooer, had popped something to her." and
she had consented and had not repented.
But OlIandy, the dandy, whose hair
wasn't sandy, he Was wrinkled and parched
and whiskered and starched, and endowed
with rare and citilied AIR.
lie came into town one night, when the
brown tingo of twilight came down serenely
TO rest on the green mountain crest. Before
the next day had quite passed away, every
maid in the place got peep ut the face of
this dashng young dandy, Count Selim
OHandy. whose hair wasn't sandy. Ilo was
rich rs jew, was tho way the news flew.
lie had cash in his ehands and had come to
buy lands.
How tho meeting occurred, never have
heard but it may be inferred, since the
Count was quite breezy" that 1t came quite
easy. For Sails own mother, her uncle and
brother conceived nice thing for u count or
"a king or some man "of mettlc to buy
there, and settle.
So, in spite OF the weather, destiny brought
them together, even rs destiny will when 1t
means to fulfill the craft and schemes of
mother, who dreams It's nice and funny to
marry for money and who thinks that II
count with an endless amount of titles and
stocks and plenty of "rocks" is more fit for
charmer than Isaac the farmer, or Peter the
planter, Sails knightly enchanter, who rode
at a oanter.
IT'S said there is sporting in genuine court