The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-18
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FIVE and fofty ykars, and l never heard the
looms scream over the pond and saw the
clouds hang below the mountain the way
they do now without our getting rain afore
night"
"HOwever, | was sure that | could get
to my cousins in time. so started in spite
of his warning but l had not got more
than q matter of two or three miles, when
it grew so dark that l knew had better
make for shelter, and as l handnt passed a
house since left the tavern, calculated the
best thing could do was to 60 right back.
The road was down hill all the way, and
wasn't long in comprising the distance, but
Just as | entered the barn, the rain came
down powerfully. The tavern keeper
laughed when he saw me, and said he was
looking for me back to supper.
"Well, I'll agree that you are the best
Judge of the weather." said I, "but when
Ilcft home l didn't lay out to put up at
t,verns, and If could do little something
to pay my lodging should be glad to.
"Oh, don't you borrow any trouble about
that said he 81 won't be hard upon you
but now think of it, i have got some
grain in my barn that needs threshing, and
if you are mind to try your hand at that
a spell we'll call il square,
$50 Invent to the barn pretty well pleased
with my bargain, and, pulling off my coat,
made lively work among the rye that was
spread out uponthe floor. Iprided myself
upon being able to thresh with any man in
the country, and my fail buzzed up and
down the leugth of the barn till you would
have thought there were dozen fails in
the air. | mind how the young fellows
who were hanging about the tavern came
and stared at me and made remarks; but /
laid about me at such rate that they were
glad to stand back out of my way.
81 reckon the landlord didn't loose much
by his trade that time. We had fried po-
tatoes, cold salt beef and corn bread for
supper, and it was all proper good, no mis-
take.
: "The next morning the sun rose clear as
a bell, and ] was off again bright and early.
/ went past Cousin Hezibole's, for was
anxious TO get through to my uncle's that
night. 1t wasn't no great disappointment
to me for as | said, she was only Sec
ond cousin on my mothers side, and though
had never seen her, had always heard
that she wasn't the pleasantest and most
| even tempered woman in the world. III
could have had my choice should not have
| gone there anyway.
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that forenoon, and by twelve o'clock was
pretty well among the mountains. had
more than half my doughnuts and cheese
| left. Mother wasn't one of that kind that
scrimped in putting up luncheons, and
there was plenty of good clover by the
roadside, SO Brutus and l we're not sc-
countable to anybody for our dinner that
day.
"About shutdown l reached Bolton, bui
didn't know in just what direction my
ancle lived, so stopped before the door
of wood-colored house and asked the old
woman, who sat knitting by the kitchen
fire, If she could tell me where could find
Jeremiah Gales house.
"'Why lor' yes, of course l will, said
she; its good mile further on, but the
road is as straight as an arror. The house
is gambrel roof, with two popple trees
standing right afore it-you can't miss it
but do not be in such hurry. Stop ani
rest yourself spell, can't yer thanked
her but hurried along, pleased enough thai
l was so near my journeys end After
had riden half mile saw little old mar
laying stones on wall near the road.
saw him stop and look at me as though h,
meant to speak, but was tired and though
| wouldn't give him chance, and wa
passing him upon trot, when he jus