Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-10-19
Our cozswain.

and line lounging on the bank Of some
pleasant stream. TO reap as much enjoy
ment in watching the birds and insects
fitting about Us. or in wading into some
pool for water-bloSsoms, as in carrying
home q good basket of fish. It is. there
fore, 4 great fault in our eyes that the
pretty scenery surrounding our house Is
not diversified by navigable stream.
The adjacent town is built On a small
though rapid river. but -four. foek. and
oil mills stand too closely together to
admit of boating, while the briny ocean
is 50 far away as only to be attainable
for few weeks in autumn. The eonse-
quenee is that when the ruling passion
becomes overpoweriug We are obliged to
content ourselves with day on the BaS-
ingstOke Canal, q bend Of which is not
more than five miles from our own door.
There were enough of Us this year to
I'LL two roony boats. for Tom had brought
with him from Oxford a college friend
Z pleasant, quiet man, some few years
his senior. when he called ''0ld Roy
don" and treated with an afeetionare
familiarity that we all learned in a de-
gree to initiate Old Royden was always
gentlemaniy. never intrusive. though
very studiouS, rarely going anywhere
without tiny volume II his pocket !;
only let demand for help be made-no
matter By whom, or how trivial the oe-
easion-and the student woke up the
book was laid aside. and the aid kindly
and efficiently given.
Mamma liked him because he was so
indulgent to the troublesome youngsters.
who now swarmed into one Of the boats,
dragging paterfamilies in their wake.
. and loudly cntreated that Mr.. Roydon
should join them He glanced round,
and Belle, having already secured her
self a seat in the other boat, smiled, and
made room for him: bat then. Belle is
an Ineorrigible eoquette, and her accept
ed lover was jealously on the watch: 81
Mr.. Roydon left the field clear for him
and made his way towards the Juvenile:
who hailed his coming with noisy delight
Much more comfortable here thar
squeezed in along with lot of girls.
said Give. between mouthfuIs Of seed
eake-it is astonishing how hungry lad
always are on such occasions Fanny
is sure to screech if We bump agains
anything and once when Tom wa
changing places with somebody else anc
rocked the boat. she threatened to &c
out What game if she had.
At last we are all IN cur places an,
ready to start-but who is to be cox
swain for the youngsters? Tom. VII
had taken one Of the cars. with Mr. Roy
don at the other. positively declined t
be steered by Give, the only eandidat
for the office; for the young gentlema
had a propensity to forget what he va
about, and take course that viii ID
scribed as from bank to bank they vol
" me-"
Would neither Of the girls volunteer
Apparently not, for they chose to turn
deaf ear TO = proposal that would. /:
Belle plaintiyely murmured. quite spo
their own party.
We'll have Cousin Carrie. she's Z
ways good-natured, she'll come; = an
: Cousin Carrie pale brunette. with
Eillowy figure, and face 80 intelIigel
and lovable that one forgot to ask whetl
er it were beautiful or not-raising /
; objection, she was handed to the vacal
post.
l don't think she liked ii. for Carr
always quiet and unobstrusive-lovt
to lean over the side Of the boat, al
dream. and see strange pictures IN 1
gliding waters but somehow her depe
dant eondItion-she was the orph;
child Of relations who had died abro;
n and her naturally yielding Temp
9 made the boys tyrannize over her. \
unkindly. OF course-mamma was t
+ tender Of the orphan TO permit that
= but claiming from her all those serFie
n which their sisters we're less willing
render. and being all the more troubl
: some because Carrie bore the infictio
4 witE such sweet patience
= And now We are of past Aldersh,
4 with Its huge barracks. dirty unfnish
i town, and unendurable dust. yet lookil
gay and pretty in the morning sun, as
I squadron Of cavalry fIe up one Of t
a rugged hills in the distance. and gro
>, after group of white tents come II
= view.
n There is pause soon, for we ha
reached swing bridge Of very priE
tive construction, and two Of the pal
r must land, to push and push at the L
ts ers until the sides part and We can p
at through The operation has been vat
; ed By a party of rustic. very rustic.
< ehins, who appear to take. .afrOnt at {
sc invasion Of their domain far, acting
e the Black Country principle. "a str;
rs ger-'eave 'arf brick at him" Il
D. send volley'-of stones in our wake
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