Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-12-22
MisrflIauenns.
Aliens Adventures with the arlgu.


the Grigs," one rainy night in the month o
June. He says he was wide awake in BIZ
bed, and just stepped out Of window on t.
the roof, slid down the roof for mile, ant
went through blazing lighthouse, anC
landed on rock in meadow where great
many voices we're singing and croaking
and calling all around him. 4
Now we know this was all dream; bu
he did 60 to Grlgland, because he can tell yor
great deal about it. a#.
He found himself sitting on warm stone
BY the edge Of 4 pool Of black water, little
grasses waving in it, bushes shutting it in
from the meadows, large trees not very fal
off, and in the sky were violet and golden
clouds as If at shutdown, and everywhere
were little white violets. "Take me-" whis
pered one little violet, that be could reach
without getting off his stone. "Take me
and you will know what all the voices are
saying" The breath Of the violet was SC
sweet that the little boy took it into hi,
hand and looked into its fair face.
"Now what would you like to kDow?'
asked a voice in the black water.
"Nothing," answered the little boy.
Then you can come again." said the
voice, aud there was loud splash.
why didn't you ask him something p
said the violet.
because know things said the boy
"Then tell me what that small boat is 10
the water that comes later every night ?"
The moon, of course" said the boy,
"What is it for" asked the violet.
"For shining when the sun goes down.
What else did you say you could tell
mel"
"Oh, everything, mOst,-how to whistle
and ring the school bell, and rattle bones,
and spin tops, and fly kites"
Thank you" said the violet.
Where is this 2" asked the little boy.
The Land of Grigs, this is you can
hear them talking in the water down there
with your moon"
"Do they tell nice stories y he asked.
Sometimes they do. like to hear them
talk to tho cows when they come here to
drink Just scratch frog on the back, and
they will begin talking to you in minute" "
The little boy stepped off his stone aud
scratched gVeon frog with q small stick.
"If you should ever want to SWIM" said
the frog, "just do this in the water"
He did it so quickly that Allen could not
see what he did but he thanked the frog
when he came back. hanging his fore-legs
down, and slanting his hind-legs.
I'D like to know how TO lie 10 the water
that way without touching bottom" he re-
marked. ..| rrr r.F
"rhis do you mean this p asked the
frog. This is just done by---doing il, you
know. Hang your legs down, slant your
legs out don't think about it at all. Any
baby frog can do this"
I'D like to know" said the frog in his
turn, chow you get across the meadow with
your fore.legs auywhere,-hauging down,
or in the air; aud sometimes you swing
them around your head, with piece Of your
head in one foot"
perhaps that's my cap" said the boy.
"Why, you just take it off and swing it
round or throw it in the air, if you like, and
kick it my little brother can do that"
"Mine can't" said the frog.
81 was boy first" began a voice in tho
water, "but didn't like It," .|w..I .
Little boy Allen listened with both his
ears. He liked to hear about "boys once"
The Grig's voice was soft and pleasant,
like a rustic in the reeds.
"No, l do not like TO be boy" he said.
III had to go to bed every night, and had
velvet cap tied under my chin to 20 to
school, as soon as | had eaten my breakfast,
aud school was the worst place of all. You
sat on bench, aud II you didn't know all
there was in the books, somebody was
whipped for it." ...
odd you know then 7" asked q crow.
"Not any more" answered the Orig, "and
the teacher said what was worst was, you
don't want to know, and you never will know,
and you will never be man, SIR"
The Grig's breezy voice grew quite awful
when he talked like his teacher.
They would not lot me alone to be boy"
he continued, "they kept poking me up to
read like man, and hold up my head like
a man. to have my hat tied under my chin,
aud do sums and geog'fy like a man."
"YOu do know about the battle Of Bunker
Hill, don't you 2" asked Allen.
"No," shouted the Orig.
"Nor Putnam, and Adam aud Eve, and
CORVALLIS aud Caesar, aud Daniel Boone
and the IOnian Islesw
"No-no-no" roared the Orig.
"Tell US some things you don't know
about" said Allen.
but what do you knOWf"
30, there's lot o. things Five times six
is sixty.siX. IL you put three eggs, aud two
pigs, and six dogsiin one cart, and 60 Eve
miles, how many carts will go one mile in An
hour 2"
al don'T know that, nor geog'fy" continued