Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-19

hang on one side, 4 linen holder gorgeous
" embroidered in blue. 80 years Old; II
pot litter, a gridiron and punches of sweet
herbs boyh for medicinal and cooking pur-
poses On the "mtntel shelf are ii pewter
platter, an ancient fOOt-re>t, small
square, copper plate, cast in ornamental
pattern of open work, provided with two
feet, two or three inches high, and placed
before the fire it presented sloping sur
face convenient for resting cold feet upon
Here also are brass candle-sti more
iron lamps and a blnch Of pine sticks. Old
time matches, one end of which has been
dipped in >ulpher. What is this said
Il stranger pointing to box winch seemed
to contain mere rubbish, 80 know, said
Il PLAIN, elderly woman, whose hands
showed traces of hard work. She selZei
the box with an exclamation of delight.
Its more than thirty years since h;"'
tind.r box in my hand Many and many
the time I've built II fire this way. She
rolled together the edges of the ScOrchcd
linen II wonder, @, do wonder if |
can strike fire now" She said eXcltcdlv.
and ,hc crowdabout her, of New England
rrS, seemed ~ eager as herself to So" 1t
done. The sparks flew at the first sharp
stroke. llle little woman sprinGing from
the Moor like Il child in her delight. while
li' races ABOUT li't tNl''Sse'' '''G ,, '''1: III
''"'r 'il 'ii'"' VI '''' ot'"O
t'n-h' "'e Sl'''N' nu'n''' e'iIo,'' ~,
""' W.T., ~ ''0' I w., 'f,,'',I
;'1''h S''' ~ II; '''' ,;', Wv. ,.,
10 answer. an" S'lt lnt ''e '''''el "'N W
t"ly' ''Nlh@' II j. i'f Woi" y w."
AIn1I' many more hIt@' 'h" "'1N''
away h'r i'er most li'lh''ic III IL "''' on
stlo"- rNPfrSsi"n OF thfoh-'h" "l''i'"i'
# t,llp al
p the ''ftnt heel -" NAT are AZ ''!''So ''''nT
ti''' '"oA iNc car o"'"> S''i" '''
, T:tntly dressed young G'ntIem'n' "h" hi'
been watching tlr process "i >nl''lI''1: -
. ana WHAT are 'h'~' i"'- ,"%|S
20 these az cards. I" cNd Wo"i' ana ''l'
: iu/zN >trfu-S are l",i~; >',i' i "'''''''"'
T. who's dfes- ln'ic'ted lhA' she w'r 'ttac-
TONED I" old-tl>hi"n'l WORK. mere i
no wool To card, ana 10 one VINO Knows
how t" u~" the cards. lucy were lor l'''
e purpose OF lntAln- th',r rolls or -"o0H.
/ tut'S for them, rNnialntd N' Ai'tI''I
. spinner, WhlIc 'hr 'pnhli "o'i,'h ,'"N'''
- >hsth'h III (hf i1ho';'"t' o' '''' 'i = wv
/ ,,,. ,,,,o,,,e op Eif,h
: ''H' Ill thls "'i'' - ~. US
E, Arrnll" >hr""hdInES. more '''''''
y forty years since done H. Sai" ne tan
): lnT up the car .N, "And thtSr maven peer,
i used in - long. they re not TT, but II Nou !
f give MIr 1Wo ur three of them r"l!S,-
Y ~he looked 4 !ltl" 'b ash ct al the interest,"
i ci and amused 'ro"I Ahpnt her' hui d'N'
i tcrou>iy "nvtch"I"d tn" smooth r"uh'
II ''' .''..,',.e ,,,',,.l !, nv,,
l. IL 80 It non '''"~ :;
e I" tn" polished wooden h1rh' E'N1 Il ;
= few loving pats an d'lt, rol!ln( hI"l'"h>'
i md tossed OF another fuzzy string. lar4"i
II bat shorter th'In 1h' rolls. hat uI'
y, way We III tdr rol- tIiN Years ago. N 4
: Iu,w country" III, ellI. rlincinW II iht
y N"HhG - h'l'hlth' "H' '""N','' 'i,> ]" !
:. rc~lmctfu ", and thanked her Heartily.
IT, over tlr mtnicIp'tc" nun AN ".d II. M
u lock, 3n ;thclcnt powder norm anu @oiA'
-, sli~ht IL bltirrtd C.lndlr M DNlV-. y turkey
=, VIM. ears # corn more sweet herbs. II
-, llm,n:ic hau.c on The right of the ilre
= place. Between and Hh"ut the AMIN ON
,,-h .t,,. very lI and were tlDu Ullt iron