Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-03

pride as Gen. Scott led his army into the
Aztec capital.
In February there was a New England
snow-storm, and
60 Ere the early bedtime came,
/ The white drift piled the window pane.
"When the second morning shone,
They looked upon world unknown"
Suddenly the wind had changed TO the
northwest, and the murcury was Is de-
grees below zero. When Isaac enter
ed the kitchen, that morning, his US
ually brown checks we're purpled with the
cold, and his beard covered with white
frost.
1.-The wateringtrougb is frozen up SOL
i'd" said he, "and shall have to pump
water and carry to the horses and cattle ;
twill be a pretty hard job, too. for they
drink lot of it through the day, and we
shan't have any more water at the barn
till the ground thaws out in the spring.
"Well. wouldn't mind" SAID Susan,
consolingly, "you cant do much but take
care of your barn, such weather as this,
aud it won't be great while, for winter $
most gone"
Eyes; it's got to be the 18th of Feb
ruary, hut March is generally about as
tough a month as We have"
Susan persuaded Isaac to eat his break
fast before pumping water for his horses,
although this arrangement evidently dis
concerted him considerably, and long be-
fore his wife had drank her second cup Of
Java, the old pump-haudle was moving
up and down, as regularly and slowly as
a tired horse on wood-sawing machine
Susan would never allow the psmp-han.
die to be jerked, and the consequence as
that, while Dea. Hollis pump, which the
children we're permitted to rattle and yank
at all times, needed repairing every six
a.. months, there had been nothing done tc
, Isaac's for six years.
"Them horses must have their water
fore breakfast" said Isaac to himself,
the following morning, and, that he might
have plenty Of time, he was up half au
hour earlier than usual, and, for the first
time in many years. left the tea-kettle un.
filled, and took the water directly to the
barn-not purposely, but in his haste to
water the horses. He put down the two
first pals and hastened lack for more,
then hur ried in to fill the tea-kettle, say
ing to himaelf "Susan'll never know but
that / filled it first" and he rather chuck.
led over the good joke he should get on
her, should she pour out the water put in
after four pailsful had been pumped.
Susan always pumped out just five pals.
full before putting any in the tea-kettle
From careful measurement and tasting,
she had decided that then it was perfectly
safe TO use the water.
We'll, old fellow! What's the matter
now," said Isaac, as the first Bostonian
put his nose in the water and threw up his
head like southern alligator, Bucepha-
lus--so named, because Alexander, Esq,
Hills youngest son, conld ride him when
he threw everybody clse-merely touched
the surface of the water and started back
disdainfully with a sharp whinuy. Not
one of the horses would drink the water.
Little Kate swallowed some Of the last
pailful and then looked sorrowfilly up to
her keeper, like a disappointed child who
finds her gingerbread sour.
Isaac stood wondering at this unexpect-
cd freak, when the voice of Susan rang
through the clear. frosty air: i" Isaac,
Isaac, breakfasts ready y Well, well, .
shouted Isaac, suddenly aroused from his
meditations.
Why didn't you answer me? Here
I've been screaming this haf.hour, aud
was just coming TO see what the matter
was. | didn't know but the horses had
knocked you down."
Isaac went slowly to the house. What
if the horses should get sick What il
some distemper should break out among
them !
Isaac never had misgiviag in his
heart, but that he turned to Susan as nat
urally as the needle to the North pole,
and he is now about to cast the sounding
line in his usually uuconcerned manner
So after they were fairly seated in the
warm and cozy kitchen--not half the din
ing-rooms Of the more opuent were ST
! comfortable, then and lustrous on tha
cold morning Isaac very quietly re
marked -
!" The horses won't drink their water
this morning" expecting the effect Of thi
announcement to be like an electric bath
he intending to hold the charged sponge
and touch up the more sensitive parts. a.
! the developements Of the case seemed tt
rnnnire. To his surIrisn. Susan very nui