The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-30

This day the Orwell farmers meet upon this slop.
Ing green,
To see the fruits Of others TOLL and that their own
be seem !
Like Rome's brave chief we've bent our backs and
..lrned the stubborn SOIL
Like him we We've barred and brown'd our arms,
and gloried In our toll.
We've watched our growing crops and stock
from care had no release,
And now with earnest hearts we thank the Lord
for the Increase.
We've come for mutual aid, and wish for all
For whether rich or whether poor, like regard
We wish the sun might shine on all, on each the
NV, dew descend,
We co y0r hearts are true, and thus JOY to
This day let kindest feelings bud and blossom in
each breast;
Let each resolve to do his best, and leave 10 God
the rest
The horse with nostrils swelling wide and dark
eyes furious glare.
Impatient paws the yielding earth beside the gen
tic mare.
The smooth sleek Jersey mutely stands, and by
With muzzled lips and flashing eyes the Durham
sire Is tied.
The Duroc grupts within his pen, the Brahma
crows his best,
And near the peacock speads his plumes and
shows 8 shaded breast.
Yon clumsy OK, with shoulders broad, and meek
head dropping low,
Has often worn the Calling yoke. and borne the
Around are ranged in order, nice light buggics,
coaches grand,
And stoves, machines, and farming tools, and
there candy stand.
The quacking ducks, the cooling doves, the white
geese cackling loud,
All huddled on our little grecnamong this motley
crowd
Upon 1beria's sunny slope the maids their flocks
were tending,
Beside tiny. sparkling stream that on its way
was vending;
Tho maidens sang and told their tales, each tale
with love was lighted
Their quick cars caught a foreign step, the step
the,- hearts afrighted
A stranger camc-a foreign tongue and foreign
The maidens fnew his homo was near the Oceans
western saore.
His home was in the land of which their ears had
OF EN- heard,
A sunny land where howerets bloom and dwells
His face was pale. and blue his eye. and fearless
was his air;
Their loves were dark eyed. olive hued, and raven
The sporting lambs their gambos ceased as drew
the stranger near,
And ran unto The shepherd maids with trembling
and in fear.
Two lovely lambs of perfect mold the strangers
gances drew.
N DUCK OF nncst, bOltcbt NOol-a Bcutlt pluylul
Tho lambs he purchased. and his arms heir ten
der bodies bore
shore.
Those fine wool ewes in yonder pen were once
the care of maids
Dark eyed and olive hued, VINO uwelt among the
Spanish glades.
We stand and listen to the ring, as down the
The flying ieet Of trottipg steeds strike on the
sounding clay.
The time is-well, no matter what It's swift enough
for me-
'Twere better take q slower pace and thus the
prospect see. .
Those trotiers limbs are smoothly turned and all
But. driver, draw upon the bit. fear that break
neck speed.
Swift as an arrow flies, cleaving the air,
Over the turf speeds beautiful mare;
Nostrils distended and foam on her lip,
Reeking with sweat from her nose to her hip.
Others are following-she leads the ring,
81 INNING the track like q bird on the wing.
Throw up your dice now, and cast in your lot,
Old Ethan has Strengthened himself for trot;
Like Ethan OF old al the Fort fold III,
With a kick at the guard no goes laundering by.
And now within the Floral Hall what wonders
we behold
Such cheese in color like the cream. and butter
edged with gold.
The Greening, Baldwin, Spitzenberg. all lie with
in our reach,
And pears, and-ycs. Ills really true, see downy
peach.
Rich grapes here in clusters large, with tirts
Of royal hue,
Tho DingwalPs White and Early Black, and
plums red, white and blue.
Bright pumpkins. squashes, cabbage. heads, and
49,, cornstalks twelve feet tall,
Wheat, oats and beans, nice melons too, 'twer
vain to mention all.
Around this box let clhns dance and hold their
rcvels near,
A sweet from thousand sweets distilled. and as
crystal clear:
Such nectar as the fairy sips as from her bower
saoh ,nsaoy ,gn a sparkle hiring into sod.
And on the eva walls are pictures hung in. water. oil
EnSrayings fine and needle-work, and there
lovely spread;
And on that shelf glass OF jell, and near loaf
of cake,
And snowy bread. the best that can q certain lady
make.
And bedquilts. tides, underwear, and tuckings,
And, oh, the endless yards of plating. shirring,
pufis.
On the Green Mountain State now verse let me
vermont-may her praise through the universe
Her mountains of hemlock and cedar and pine,
What state can compare with this dear ono OF
mine?
Where can be rivers more sparkling han ours,
Messy banks bearing more beautiful lowers?
Where are trees bending with more precious |
weight
Than the dear apple that grows in cur State?
Send not the orange to me from ths South.
Give me the apple that melts in the mouth
Bring not the almo nd from isles ofthe sea,
My almond grows on tho hickory tree.
Then cheer for our state. and three cheers for |
our town;
Though our farms lie in verdure or autumn's
rich brown,
We care not for prairie. or plains of the west,
Inc homes OF our choice are the homes we love /
best.
The Brandon band, Z. w. Landon
leaeer, furnished the music for the oc-
casion.
A sharp thunder shower which came
up about three O'Clock scattered the |
crowd for half an hour, and was rem.
dered interesting by the lively exertions
1t caused the owners Of the sheep pres
ent TO protect their pets from wet
ting.
There was trial OF plows in field |
near the village, in which Mr.. II. A.
Foote Il Son satisfied the spectators as
to the capabilities of tie Casaday sulky
pillow, which they advertise in another
column of this issue.
We would express our obligations to
III. ID. Branch, the efficient secretary,
and to others, for favois rendered.
BETTER THAN EvER.-Ehrich's FASH
ion Quarterly for the FAN seasonof 1881
Is before us, and merits word of
commentator. The number "a the
larCasl avar iaannd annIai.i,,a 100