The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07
4ussle Corner.
Hidden Quadrupeds.

ing few days in the vicinity of Lake
Taroe, Buckland county, that pine
mart in which so many fortunes had
been made and lost. There first saw
Mr.. Obi, son of Mrs. Floratel Obi, pres
ent wife of James II. Edgeho, gov
ernor of the state. | often recognized
his splendid team, as he would let his
gray span go lingering along the lake
shore road, to the annoyance of his
coachman, who looked like a man in
fit of hypo you would say.
| first met him as | was in search of
the wild catawaba grape which moist
soil had brought to perfection here. He
was searching after mineral specimens,
and had brought with him ink, pens,
tags; also pan thermometer, and a
basket, which he tried to carry akimbo.
He said he was 10th to spend so much
time as he did in trying to crafty
others.
He was frank to say he did not be-
lieve a real Pacal tree could be found
in this country. He said his Uncle
Odel Ephan took a detection of the
bark as a tonic. His servant Hiram,
an Arab bitterly opposed to drugs, had
recommended it.
This servant, he said, was a favorite
of his uncle, who, being bachelor, is
amused and pleased with his unique
ways and odd sayings; yet he calls
him shrewd diplomat, accords to
him selfish motives also. He is very
ingenious. He showed me what he
called vapor cup, in ebony and
gold. On the sides were raised medal
lions. 1t was his design and workman
ship. He was able to speak three
languages correctly, but when he at
tempts to rehearse "The Cotter's Sat
urday Night" in bad German, it Gre
ates some mirth.
One story of his my uncle never tires
of. He tells how, one day, there came
eleven women and bounced into his
room to tell him about Pope Leo par
doning Orrilla May Rindrica Jones
who, when bogus priest called on her
to pay for bottle of mush rattan cane
some tamarinds and a box of snuff
(things she never hadD, she used hel
husbands boot-jack along with hel
Ee4e &c Ia
Leo asked her if she did not consider
him payee. Payeer she shouted
"and were it yourself / would serve
you the same" The rebuff alone sc
pleased him he told her to 90 home
he could trust her once more il
Deerfeld.
Hiram, he said, was proud as king
but his strong sympathy enables him tt
make many friends. He will share hi'
last dollar with the needy, and says We
all owe a selfish spirit to our greed
Should he give offence by word, he vii
offer retraction, as he did when hi
thought himself smart in giving gill
explanations of what he called archipel
ago mysteries, and told of new disease
called red chin chill, among horses
He delights to make himself useful tC
Mr.. Obs niece, Ethel, and has place
buff awnings over her windows. II,
says he never heard her ask un
kindly, so he often records her eX
pressed wishes in his notebook. II
thinks her his especial charge in Mr.
Obs absence and says he keeps stric
watch so she can't elope with any o
the Irish McIvitts.
He called my attention to a tree
where, on sharp prong, hornets nest
of various sizes hung-at which / ha
seen him gaze, bracing himself as W
often do glancing upward. He shove
me a leaf of singular formations; said
was indentated, and described his wa
of securing it. placed one foot on
rock, the other on quag, gave a lear
and landed in a cap and apron lad
had just placed by her side. AT this h
laughed heartily. l had listened in s
lence to this long TRADE, but in m
mind had called him so far mad, illog
cal and crazy. Wishing to part CON
pany | said, " | shall be around agar
and will offer retinite and coral for you
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