Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-12-27

SIlal ne more tuan zen minutes, III tio
women folks are in an awful hurry for
their stuff
Five minutes passed 1t seemed a long
time to Taffy. lie tried to crack the whip;
but it was too long and heavy. and every
attempt was melancholy failure. He
stood upon the seat. Then he formed the
idea f climbing upon the horses backs.
Whether he would have successfully &C
this feat will never be known
for at TINT instant the shrill sound Of the
train struck his ears.
It's the cars said Taffy to himself |
Nobody ever lets me see the cars much
rs want to; and Gran'pa Was bun always
pulls nv hand SO when they 90 bv."
In an instant he was out of The sleigh,
carry him to the station which was hard
by. When the train rolled up to the plat
form. fifty WAS here awaiting it; and
hardly had it stopped before he was on
the steps of the rear car.
"Tll just peek in" ne thought "Gran
pa Was bun won't let me see anything cv
cr'
The brakeman opene the door for him
closed it behind him. and the next instant
the train WAS off again
He clamberel into a seat by the side of a
fit old woman, and looked around him
very compo,edly.
Ant now, while he is sitting there
frund ing away from home at he rate OF
wenty miles IN hour, we will seize the
opportunity to tell The reader who Taft,
Vas. In the first place his name WASH
ratfy ~ all; o " plain Johnny. fan
,.i..I Ii "a, tI, NJ
CO.. ;" of the ltyendry Wel~hnan gave
nj - the tme while he WIS vet in arms
N II stack to him Tnff>', mother died
of re he VS. two years OLD, aud he vas
lett il til" care OF his yr.ndmother, who
oi.rd him. pretty III Oh rs al yr,ni
mothers spoil their chlldren's children,
when he opportunity i, given them Ill>
{ her unsettled hy his loss. went to AIS
t:'.tIi |, and ;,ttcrwst Il To California; and
nov, after TWO Years :tb~cn e, was on his
way back az lin He was according to
his letter, t. reach home on Christmas
Eve coming on as fist rs he hand, Of the
clock ruul scramble round the dial plate
B\ aud by ihe conductor came long
WHORE ar vou going, my little man
niifornia'
California
= VI M W lltlt lily Dt't-
When do yru expect to Ct there?
Are YOU done? Where did YOU ret on
Il. train?
>lraiy At the cond actor and nodded his
| he ,l
Yon'rc run twly. | IN afraid. Where :
Won tirk't2 Hos are You going to pay
for yonr ride?
Vc.y deliberately and slowly Tatfy pnt
hi, hand in his pocket and took ont the re
mtininy Baldwin apple. which he laid in
the 'ianl If the conductor.
You'u do" said The rtii ,ial Laughing.
In look ont for You when we get to
springfield
And he pissed on.
II Wa, four oclo k when Tatfv com
mrncel hi Journey, and it WAS half past
SIX Nl-n tnr train rolled into Springfield
~,ttion Somn.hjny anus II, ha hApprn-
ct. - WIS evident from The excitement
among the lhrong of people upon the
platform.
{" Whats the matter asked one Of the
passengers rs he stepped from the car
= Tie E,>;crn express h,~ ran into 4
freight train, a miie uIt. ana the tr:,c.
viii b.. blucNcd till after midnight"
T.ttv hear tn" question aal reply, but
lnier-tood neither. He had a vtg ir id,..
hat Ire wt> in California. and. und>-
mayed set ont in search of his father II
VA, bitter coll: bat h~ rulle on his nit
tens and walked in;o the street FIJI,
tn. Ii -hl> c. infused hin ~"mewh,t. but h,
KEEP, on looking into al tn stores and
shops wiz rr Tho Ii rh> were IN briyhlc>;
7 Il
avail warm tonight said he 10 himself
" l,f WIS he wpui come out,
Just in from OF one Of he largest An
treet his foot Slipped and he fell On,
no the rect. Somebody stopped to picl
niln up. .,nd sul. Poor title felot.
.nl his heart =, we way a,l II once II.
Wa ,,lr H. loud in l,,nrnt..tion into tn,
% q. and -; III the wt'me-t pace. in III,
midst OF i, >ytnDa h"tic i'm thtt confuse.
| hin :, more. fine most ing Mo 4 it>
tionin and er"~>-q 'e>tl'nIng failed to rx
| tract any lur'hcr information lhan tn II III.
.u4mr W q, l:,tfv. that n lived ,vi;h Gram
j.. W - bun and that he h I'll co n, To- { IT.
il. rn.t on the cas- t. iiud hi papa.
Rv ami b, he w. rtt 10 himself. If
OF bul.- and cal,v. and lll~ t,;,r> were ~uor
,lri,.l in ronlr m4,i..:iun of tnrevcr v.ryit.
cro,>G OF Visitors which thrung,t the VI.
ti,HIs departments ut tn" t-ttill> hmpH1
\ ter =, WI ne 70, /" Wondering It tn,
IL III t. of b tukrt~ which lowered no:
thove his nr,l IN the ca nt"r~. ana win
Ivy id >>i h hem AMI wht,e All II.
beds were they belonged to; and At ,ht
ION, shelves of clothes :nl e lcor~ Al
: .i.1ie square bp\r~. and ~ tn" rows %
, gibbons and hly and littlr Stockings. an,
many Qu,,r thing he had never seen he
torc. which hung above the counters
ln"n h,. br1tn To feel very cpnturt.hlt,
. and all the thin = and Gle: h and The poo
/. pie he had been ,'chinv grtlu,ly seem
ed to min9lt and melt together His eve
| lids dropped SLOWLY an Iativ was asleep
, How long he slept he co lld not h:tv,
lol |! but he W Is awakened by voices talk
iny. il seemed TO HIM, in his ar. II,
IlfzlIv opened his tv'>. and saw close b,
l the pile Of Ill ,nkets ay,irst which hi
head was elnlny. a tail, pleasant lpokin!
man. with big "hiskcrs.
You may put in two pairs of the nice>
ones, he was saying. " It'll the IT, cS
pttrrn> and he rol, of cotton clio h they
. make something>ot 4 load The accidcn
on the railroad has delayed my jpurne,
) HON" for Il few hours; and, as have III
: chance. | may VIII take something
with me t. make nv we come warmer
: Christmas, too. you know
, Where will You have them sent, sir?
} asked the clerk.
There" said the tall gentleman hand
=. ing h IN h, tel card. Send them in an,
time before ten o'clock. Shall RENAL:
until the first morning train. presume
; though would give Il hundred doll rs if
, could get 20 my journeys end to night
| have planned getting home Christma
t Eve for six months past, and its hard te
J be disappointed.
. Yes. sir; must be, SIR said the bus,
| clerk. {" Here, Tom.
Tom came.
Get down that long basket and put il
those packages on the counter and two
pairs of those best Middlrs..x Blankets"
/ Tti>'s eyes clio ed again but opsne'
I when Tom leappcared with huge basket
something like "a cradle in shape, int,
which the goods were carefully deposited!