Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-12-17
4 SUMMER ABO We THE
UDS.

pass festive train of cattle is slowly wind
ing. At every abrupt turn, they huddle
together in momentary bewilderment, till
the herdsmans horn, reverberating among
the pne-covered hills, treasures them
and they bound forward after the leading
bell-cow.
Closing up the rear with a drove of goats
was the senners young assistant, Arnold,
and Margretta, his employers little daugh-
ter, whose wilfulness had conquered her
fathers objections to the dangerous but
long desired trip.
Arnold, though doubtful whether girls
could learn to play on the alp-horn and leap
chasms as he did, was, nevertheless, re
ioiced at the prospect of company among
the lonely glaciers, and promised himself
no end of fun at her expense.
Margretta, who was anything but timid
followed her youthful guide like a wild ga
zelle, laughingly assuring him that she
would soon manage his musical horn as
well as he, and leap across cracks in the
earth.
But, when even dwarf pines no longer
adorned the barren heights and rock upon
rock lowered grim above them, she grew
very quiet, and. edging closer to him, whis-
pered that it was lawful solemn
Arnold's alp-stick and sturdy arm rem
dered faithful assistance in climbing and,
after much aborious exercise, joyous peal
from horns saluted their appearance i'll
their snowy summer home.
A rude matched hut another long
and lower one for sheltering the cattle,
seemed as if dropped at random on the
green. still dotted here and there with thin
crusts of snow.
Want a ride. Margretta = laughed Ar
mold pointing to the clouds floating at their
feet, and enjoying the silent amazement in
which she seemed lost.
we are actually above the clouds ~ she
exclaimed, taking deep breath. 1T can't
be very far to heaven from here o Ar
mold. when | die, l want to be up here
I'm sure a little higher up, where it shines
and glitters so, it must be very near the an
gels.
That's where herd my goats. By and
by, will show you the rare herbs and flow
ers they scratch from under the snow, and
the ice caves in which / waken such beauti-
full echoes with my horn. Often, when
I'm lonely, | have a regular conversation
with my thousand different voices 1t
makes things real lively up here, if one
isn't afraid"
But the goat-herd counted without his
host in promising to show Margretta more
wonders After being presented with a
goat and kid for company, her father strict
" forbade her venturing out of sight of
the hut for the women folks were kept
too busy with the milk and cheese manage
ment to hunt lost Adventures.
The first week she was perfectly content
ed, cutivating her goats friendship and
exploring the sunny regions around the
hut But so much was to be seen and dis
covered lust little beyond the allowed dis
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sions. accompanied by her goat, which she
soon trained into following her by means
of delicious tufts of grass fastened to hel
apron string for the animals occasiona
reach.
Evenings, the trio would watch for Ar
nold's descent from the higher Alps. Ther
there was lively greeting between Margret
ta's goat and Arnold's herd, There seemed
to be no end to the butting of heads, anC
5 licking of noses, and leaps over each other
among the animals.
After closely watching the men folk
/ milk the goats-which, more mischevou
t than cows, made nothing of bouncing
senner, as Swiss herdsmen are called, owe
his milk stool and down the hill, if he wa
I not very watchful and forehanded-Mar
gretta thought she would milk her goat, too
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