The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-07-11
ANOTHER OUTING.


to bring him back in season to par
take of that mess of peas that his
"better half" would be sure to have
ready at 2 o'clock. Did he do it?
Well you shall see, Did You ever go
up "Taylor hill?" That's in Win
hall. Yes, you hit it the first time.
Well, there is a fine view from the
top of that hill, but to get there you
must climb, and climb, and climb !;
and then you must go up, and up, and
up, and then you must climb little
more and then go up some, and then,
ten chances to one, you'll do as we
did, or rather as the doctor did, draw
up at the first house. Now don't
blame him for this, for here was
where his patient was. o, he would
have gone up two or three thousand
feet more had there only been any,
body up there that wanted to stick
out his tongue and let him look at it
then have his pulse felt, and his ribs
punched, and his back thumbed, and
answer whole string of questions.
What an inquisitorial fraternity !!
Were you to swallow a grindstone you
could never get dose of pills to work
it off until you told the doctor what
you did with the crank. It's way
they have. But they are pretty good
fellows. Our doctor is any way.
There aren't any "flies" on him, and
he don't carry "pitchfork." He'll
have Charlie Howard swinging his
scythe in few days, on that old
farm. That old farm That will do
to talk about. This is the Taylor
farm, and here is where Seth and
Billings Taylor and there good wives
lived, and worked, and saved snug
little fortune. The two men have
been called to their final rest. The
two wives survive them and enjoy
their competence in the village. How
did they make this snug little for
tune" up here? They worked. Up
with the lark to plant and SOW, and
reap and NOW, while the wives made
the butter and cheese. But we can't
tarry here, so down we go. There is
no trouble about this. You can't
help but go down You must 60
down ! Then we turn sharp angle
and 60 up that fine drive, the new
river road, built since eye editor"
was up there. But note should be
made here of that fine new house own
ed and occupied by W. d. Leonard,
Esq and of the other one just little
beyond that looks so neat and tasty,
and as we pass we bow to II. L.
Williams. it's owner, and with swing
ing trot we soon come to the old
Cummings MILL" now owned by
George and W. Fl. Burbee. This
mill was burned down not long since
but the Messrs Burbees have rebuilt
it, and the piles of newly sawed
boards attest the fact that it was not
built in vain and that its owners are
pushing, industrious men able to over
come many difficulties. And now
soon we come to the place formerly
owned by B. s. Kendall, and fine
farm it is; and but few years ago it
was on the border of civilization, their
being above it only small clearing
owned by the hermit, Elmore. Its
former owner has passed to the other
side and it is now occupied by his
son, Ed. This used to be the stop
ping place for the fishermen, here
their teams could be left while they
tramped up the Winhall river after
the "speckled beauties" And here,
too, was the place you went to for a
good visit and jolly good time, as
so many can testify to who have en-
joyed the genial hospitality of Bart
Kendall and his excellent wife.
A few Hundred rods further and we
halt before neat and pleasant cot
tage with roomy and substantial out
buildings, standing in the midst of
broad acres of tall waving grass, and
are Hospitality greeted by James Ken
dali and his model wife. Hospitality
did we say? Well, that is the word.
1t fits the case. OF course the horse
went into the barn at once, and the
doctor and the "pencil shower" into
the neat and cool sitting room, where
pleasant conversation whiled away
the time until noon, when the doctor,
remembering his promise to deliver
his companion safe and sound at
Pansy Cottage in time for a two
o'clock dinner, began to talk of start
ing, but Mr.. & Mrs. Kendall would
not hear to this, we must stay to din
ner, and it took mighty little persuad-
ing, we noticed, to induce the doctor
to accept. How easily some people
will fall before the allurements of
this world. This was specially notice
able at the dinner table when the two
eat, and eat, and eat, and then the
doctor eat some for all of his patients