Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-23
The Unterwald Wedding.

| HObIlHE buJ lltdulilE ~ lOlbO bttdhlt
Judge; and only at fifty-fve did he max
the discovery that weighing laws and split
ting hairs upon the meaning of words an,
phrases is scarcely all the pleasure to b
found in existence.
At fifty-fve he woke to the consciousness
that he had wasted life. He was clever a
every point in the common law of the I'm
terwald, but he was not wise enough Il
know that at that age one can scarcely be
gin life over again.
If apart from the law he had ever pas
sion, it was a quiet, half-doubting love o
fishing and therefore, when he gave up hi
judgeship, and retired into private life will
the respect and even veneration of al
who knew him, having angled all his life
for clients, and settled the differences o
other legal anglers through nearly score Of
years, he fell to angling for fish as the one
joy of his life.
Indeed. it was this new occupation
amidst nature, trees, flowers and living
water, which prompted Maitre Seller to the
conclusion that he had made mistake in
life when he brought it down to the grind.
ing law from New Years day to st. Syl-
vester's-which is the last day in December
The old mans heart was desolate. His
quiet, resigned old housekeeper--a sad spin
ster who had thrown herself into the pa
thetic and tears early in lfe-Maitre Seller
70 ha 1,';,o '.oar;sone ,yoman and tbe
consequence was that Maitre Seller would
pack up his fishing wallet, with crust aud
flask of white wine for his lunch, and go out
from six in the morning till sunset.
One day, having caught trout until he
was weary of unlocking them and the af-
that vearN bs faIl asleen nnder a wbisnerinc
Of innocence for hours.
Tben as ba owol,e ba axner;epcad that
wondersrl Inxnrv a Gradual rega;ning of the
sonsas ,hiIa a sweet vo;ce vas singing in
tha d;storoo
When ba sat nm and rubbed his eves he
fonnd that tbe snp had sat and that he him
seIf ,vas ratber st;ffer in The limbs Than was
comfortable
rho voice cane rearar and tbrongb tbe
brake in tbe Glade he saw a mountaineer Girl
sninning as She came slowly forward. fol.
lowad hy two or three brows;ng goats
Tho g;rl yas ah'vt s;yteen her YELLOW
Iobt Savv hair was drawn to the hack of
tbe bead and thore fell in tyo long rod.
r;bhon t;ed nla;ts while the black bodice
and nonnv.co,orad SKIRT comnlated far more
cbarninG n;ctnre than any the old iudge
had aee9 In tbe conrt tbrough all his legal
-. ,''u '0o" - '''0
IL s;,hod ,;oh.l,
She Sionned and looLed ahout bpt she
,,or, ~ faa.
/" Don't be Afraid )" be said oentlv
Tho a;rI sm;lod no sbe soS tbe nIeasa,t
old croStia,nan and sa;d "oh no. ond
Rruttiewortb and NJitcl;n would hntt Won Il
+ told tbem ;,
The coats lookad ot the strancer in an
,rdao;dsJ ,.an % and an,,arertlv reso,ved 10
',n oY' 'n,'r%; mas anu "pp"'e'' W
And ,,,hn as, +hor y~
of an, otta,,
4" And n,hero doos otto l;rapy
-. a,r, ,ha 5an,,htar - ~ ra.o..ou von;n
% ua ba. ant ,ho,, do,,f.t,o. IS ronns.on
r. rar"inds 10 ma Iu hana saaS h;, u
~ soas;a,s a,d IT, go; ,''" IT, - h;a' ~ k'ao oo
far o,,'v ." ''"N o'"e' ''''e'' "'' "0u''
~ 4u,, ,.,o..;.. :, .t,...a.1, -
fooato eli ill., ~ III u ',ie pau, a,'I ene
;f ha I,,o,as tbo io w ''' '''' so'' "o'''
8. W. 49, 'nu have 49,, ton, 90 a.,.o1 A..
forostar' loot,;nn n,,t g., ,ho Id os ~
oIo ~, I'm WI Vi ene
of h;s go. hn,n ~ ~ A,on 5 'nJ "Oo'
go o,,or mU VI. '' So'"l' th,' .ah.
foad , a. NJ; n"o
nf tha oa,,to an uast 81, Se,e,, id.e Jug
ma ." '"''''"' '''''' ''''' ~ 'ooi io' 'so''e'i
H.. ,,r:. Mi: e-.,-,,
ostor i9 ! doa;na. ' h;s he. 'ee, 1 crisu 'hg ior-
~ a,ao uo's ms ""'' anu 'yins uo"n
III IN .,o,,
got ,,o, Inttd' J ''l ''.t o'u Juuse' ioonihs
,ctiva as roo d;d not t"o an' ~ S.,'i a.
hoa 80 ~ " .oe' 'ii no' w"ne ui.li 'he sun
~ 'Ns 20 e'P'f' a'' 80 "'so "'ii IL
n, "m,rar r'e, Va; y "'' ''A's 'iee ioi SoiNe
'upPW IVA en-, n;.h. ,
oiul"s ou' n.o iianu' winch 'ie Juuge oook
~, oaT;. III ant appuV oMi.zeIlanu .he general
eluanty oi ricnes appears 10 create an equal,
!, " "".S Lne ouiIe' anu Vhe private VIII
~ uown toSe'nea' ana .he great man OF the
VIZ Mi'' no. ',''u Himself ~ az ease "neh
~. ea'' us suPpei Nun slIasi iariner' the
hIo Ie'e, fa" y. oes pelieo'iy hospl.a-
oie wneli lace " lace WIN II man Oh superior
M 'an i ;s. u.:...
,;.t soJu VIZ iNiis'iee' now coming iortii
Nun welcome, 'nese iour people smut out
M sne e'e,,,nf' ai'er ehterlig the forester
house, a'lu io'.e anu her nio'her leil 10 work
p'ePaa'u sfna G 1uPpei, III.
"v .euIneoneu' ,Ii .lt'' opa'se Whlte cioth was
.Jot.,l ,n;I t'e 'ie Woouen spoons anu
P'a...is i"'9' anu t,le oig tureeh' hvely with
pa''ei" Vi WIN ho"ers' was ready lor the
'oHP'
as Sov hucii VI ineal-out pam soup the
oyei mniIh maui IL eaten WIN vinegar and
vi, o'aoh oIeau, ana strohg cheese' tne
mhoi' washed GOWN WIN some piacklsh'
spu, poan'iy M'heIyet the ola Judge
'h0usn' ne never had eaten such a meal
10 '1ii 1ne truth at once, the ola Judge
Mas III 'o.e WV" Lo''e, tnough she was ohiy
sAve1, s;e ana i'ie 1'u gentleman was py that
'iDiI my .eisn'' u uY' -. ..,
Ia. lay he' soou Juuge' you WIN sleep uil
'See W; ~ ene nnoinlns' saiu oroau,eheSted
~, ~"e" .'ey me'e saying goou hight'
", ~ iePnes the Juuge' wishing 10
@ GUY soou nsu'e before Lot'e' ! never
';.t maI '.ip,e .L aI''se ''.aa am. shali DO up
"'sn NtI vne lalh, a"u uelore any oi you
J.; N.tel.'e;eSs' .l .i. inoush .hey soltiy eaiieu
AZ I;' 'n'ee v''n.S' ne never Woke ana, III iac.'
aoIS a.u hVe p'sseht himself un'll the forester
o'gnn' Tha '"se se n'n osg' wai,lng whole hour'
for - 80. na gu nau oIen h gu. !., anu away
ioi no"''' anu 10 ne "a" hei' Wlth tne iresn
.i'p'nl"s Ioio' on neI iaee, ana holdilg out
boI ~ ',, a ho1 ''h H. " ;Io, Tu nIMeis Mnien sue
, hau saIneleu' ne ueoiueu that pretty glrl
'o1Teu TSa, oe''et az SunilsG even 'ah oy sunset
~" h'" - ""o t''o s"nns ',''lns VI ~
Nv + L ~. no'seAeoPti Wondered r wiat De
.an''e VI n.' an'e', ul',i al caPaclY OF as,
hi" wife tbo"ob @ 'T ,lov m"ine goou isrI s,,l anu