The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-20

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play leap-frog, aid flying Off in a tan
gent to the curvature of his course,
came into the snow-bank head-fore-
most where he remained, exhibiting
two lathy legs IN high, like scare
crows waving in a corn field. Major
Hartmann, whose self-possession had
been admirably preserved, during the
whole evolution, was the first of the
party that gained his feet and his
voice.
"Ter deyvel, Richart !' he exclaim-
ed, in a voice half serious, half comi-
cal, "put you unloat your sleigh very
hantily."
1t may be doubtful whether the at
titude in which Mr.. Grant continued
for an instant after his over throw,
was the one in which be had been
thrown, or was assumed, in humbling
himself before the power that he rev
erenced, in thanksgiving athis escape.
"Another moment would have been too
late, cried Richards "but knew just
the spot where to touch the off leader
that blow under his right flank, and
the sudden jerk gave with the reins,
brought them round quite handsome
ly, ] must own myself"
"Thou jerk thou recover thyself,
Dickon| cried the Judge, whose fears
were al vanished in mirth at the dis
comliture Of the party; "but for that
brave lad yonder, thou and thy hor-
ses, or rather mine, would have as
suredly been dashed to pieces-But
where is Monsieur LIE Quoi"
"Oh! mon cher Juge Mon ami ?'
cried smothered voice, "praise be
God live; villa you, Mister Aga
memnon, be pleased come down lei,
and help-a me on my foot?"
The divine and the negro seized the
incarcerated Gaul by his legs, and ex-
tricated him from q snow-bank OF
three feet in depth, whence his voice
had sounded as from the tombs. The
thoughts of Mr.. LIE Quoi, Immediately
on his liberation, were not extremely
collected; and when he reached the
light, he threw his eyes upwards, in
order to examine the distance he had
however, with a nii9 o'''i9 va ieV' "a MS
safety, though it was some little time
before he clearly comprehended the
case.
"What, monsieur" said Richard,
who was busily assisting the black in
taking off the leaders "are you there
| thought saw you flying up towards
the top Of the mountain but justnow."
"Praise be God, no fly down into
de lake." returned the Frenchman
"ah! mon cher Mister Deeck, vat you
do neXt?-dere be noting you no try"
1.-The next thing, / trust, will be to
learn to drive" said the Judge, who
had busted himself in throwing the
buck, together with several articles OF
his baggage, from his own sleigh into
the snow "here are seats for you all,
gentlemen; the evening grows pierre
ingly cold, and the hour approaches
for the service of Mr.. GEant: we will
leave friend Jones to repair the dam.
ages, with the assistance Of Agamem.
non. and hasten to warm fire. Here.
Dickon, are few articles of Bess's
trumpery, that you can throw into
your sleigh when ready, and there is
also q deer of my taking, that l vii
thank you to bring-Aggy? remember
there will be visit from Santa Claus
to your stocking tonight, if you are
smart and careful about the buck, and
get in in season."
The black grinned with the con
sciousness of the bribe that was thus
offered him for his silence on the sub,
ject of the deer, while Richard, with
out in the least waiting for the termin.
alton of his Cousins speech, at once
abandoned the horses, and ran to the
spot where Marmaduke had thrown the
deer: sit is buck indeed | an
amazed! Yes, here are two holes ir
him; he has fred both barrels, an6
hit him each time. Ecod! how Mar.
maduke will brag How far off was
the Judge when this buck was shot?
"Eh? Massa Richard, may be ter
rod" cIied the black, bending under
one of the horses, with the pretence
Of fastening buckle, but in reality
to conceal the broad grin that opened
mouth from ear to ear.
"Ten rod" echoed the other
"why, Aggy, the deer l killed last
winter was at twenty-yes if any
thing it was nearer thirty than twenty
| wouldn't shoot at a deer at ten rod
besides, you may remember, Aggy,
only fired once"
Eyes, Massa Richard, | member
'em Natty Bumppo fire t'oder gun.
You know, sir, the folk say, Natty
kill 'em."
'The folks lie, you black devil?'
exclaimed Richard in great heat. 81
have not shot even gray squirrel
these four years, to which that old
rascal has not laid claim, or some one
for him. This is a damn'd envious
world that we live in-people are al
ways for dividing the credit Of thing,
in order to bring down merit to theil
own level"
Owing to the religious scruples Of
the Judge, Aggy was the servant ol
Richard, who had his services for q
time, and who of course, commanded
legal claim to the respect Of the ne
gro, But when any dispute between
his lawful master and his real bene.
factor occurred, the black felt toe
nottch dofaranne for hOth To pxl)ress