Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-08-18
1he frefman.
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST Is, 1875
For the freeman.
Mountain Gossip,

.r...v for the next mornings breakfast. We
l..l occupied our leisure time in unpacking
..- rlunk, and discussing our new work
.rl ,hr probable blundels we should com.
I.f,,rr we became adept walters. Two
....urtant events occurred; Nell found Il
r.lr--pin in the pillow which gave heran
...,,.trluitv TO say solemnly-"Ies. ap- |
..,~.urr, surely are deceitful. carpets and
-r,y, filed with clothes-pins;' and
.r iutroductiOn to a nOn-de-ScriW in !
..-.r;bablc breakfast at the well, Cottage.
= -.r,n,sc it was christenel, but it is better
.,.1,namone the walters, ,as the Shanghai
ia long, low building for the special
o.nmodation of the help who eat here
NH room according to their convenience.
nraahla,t was quite an affair and served
in ~fyIc: dishes were quite scarcc, other
t., il was very oudurable. As ! before
.,,ima-ci il was with inward sinkings
.h,+ VIZ. made. our debut on the noisy scene
.,.tion. The head waiter had compas-
..npu II, AMI sent us to the "side hail.
,l.,. servants drivers, etc. eat, and which
.... ..qir,, less STYLE We learned, or thought
...lil. the bill Of fare" "Beefsteak. lamb
-....h. tripr, liver, ham, fricassed chicken.
W.. r,.pratcl it to each other backwards
rI forwards, until we were sure We
.rI -:tv ii without mistake. How anX-
...r-Ir watched the door when | under
.-.,l that I was to take the next order p,
i,- tho unnp9rpI Y
l,,.t came into my throat, and my tongue
-,s,. t. the roof of my mouth With n
great effort, reused my sinking heart and
l.tl.a 4 dive for his glass (of course it was
... r-f. hand one instead of the right.
-.-,.l in nv confusion) muttering mean
athletic myself: " "Bcefsteak, mutton? no,
-....n-what i it ? Oh. yes lamb'-I sue
...l.I in going through with it correctly.
ri roo K the mans order. l kept pityin9
him all the time, thinking. how lie was being
.-.,a,~,d upon. Then followed the bewil
,.,-n., fort to find the required articles
f., -h, kitchen. as each was in Il different
.-..r. and each covered. In the course of
.,,,ntv minutes or half IN hour, however,
made Il collection which | carried in and
a-rlvrl before him. There WAS Il remark
:,.plrl-:lnt look on his face, walters. ditto
Mil stepped up to me and said in :
.t.r..-whi>prr He asked the waiter if YOU
w,~ut Il green hanl and that is what
...r ar.. laughing tt" fled unceremo-
.-,..-Iv. Here cnleth the first lesson.
L j. impossible to describe the next few
,!n~. They are filled with sad mistakes
..I broken resolutions to remember order
..-. cr,at to be written. 1t makes my hea'
r..l when | bring TO mind my first expe
nee in the dish-room. | contrived t
...p in motion and that seemed to be nj
H.. was necessary Life among til
p.-hrs" may have Il very euphonious SCUM
,,Anvone outside the ring; in reality
his -om many. and 80 varied, that they cca<
fr. cuphonious and become Il might
u,-~r We have excellent OppOrtunItlc
t,~tu,lv cltlractcr. One of the most pleas
... diversions we found in our first day
when It little lonely, WAS in tracing IT
-.,!hlluccs in these with whom we wer
-rrYunIcd to our book-people, or the de:
,I ..,;al w. c,r,
..,.. 49,, t.-+ .h;,,a Won =
. ltll.r her in Miss Alcot'tS "Works,
,:..,.. ,,.,,, ,,,;,, ;,.+ dash
-,n,.mout about her, who, early orphanc'
-, e. o,,r chri
teI,~ nearly fitted herself for collcg
81. j. not what Il critical judge would G.
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