Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-10


duty and keeping his farm order found impossible
In fact he declared was of to work his farm; it
the pcstent little piece ground in the whole country
thing about wrong and would go wrong, spite
him. His fences continually falling pieces his would
either astay get among the cabbage; weeds
grow quicker his fields than anywhere else the rain always made
point of setting just he had outdoor work to do
that though his patmona estate had dwndd away under his
management by acre. little left than
mere patch Indian and potatoes yet the worst cond
toned farm in the neighborhood.
His Children too ragged wild if they belonged
to nobody His Rip urchn begotten in his likeness
promised to inherit the habits with the old clothes of his father
He generally oopng like colt at his mothers heels,
equipped pair his fathers casto gagaskns which he had
much ado to hold with hand fine lady does her train
bad weather.
Rip Van Wrinkle however of those happy mortals of
foolish weloied dispositions who take the world easy white
bread brown got with least thought trouble
and would rather penny than work for pound If left
to himself he would have whstled life conentmen
but his wife kept continually dining his about his deness
his careessne and the ruin he bringing his family Morn
ing and night her tongue necessarily going and every
thing he said did produce of household eo
Rip had but replying all lectures of the
kind and that by frequent had grown into habit. He
shrugged his shoulders shook his head eyes, said
nothing This, however always provoked fresh voey his
wife, that he an draw off his forces and take the
side of the housethc only side which, truth belongs hen
peckcd husband
Rips sole adhercn his dog Wolf who was as
much henpeccd his master for Dame Van Wrinkle regarded
them companions in dcncss, and looked upon
evil the of his masters going often asray True
is all points OF spirit betting honorable dog
agous animal the courage
withstand the evduring and albesetting of
tongue? The Wolf entered the house his
dropped the ground cud between his legs
with galows air casting many sidcong glance Dame Van
Wne and the least flourish of boomsck ladc he would
fly to the door with yclpng precipitation.
Times grew and with Rip Van Wrinkle years
matrimOny rolled temper meows age,
sharp tongue only edged grows kccn with constant
rNv1l he
from home by requenng kind of perpetual club the age
philosophers and other idle OF the village which held
its sessions bench before small nn designated by ubicund
portrait His Majesty George the Third they
the shade through long, lazy summers day talking isey
village gossip telling endless sleepy stories about nothing But
would have been worth any atean money have heard the
profound that place chance
old newspaper fell into their hands from passing traveller
How ocmnly they would listen the out
Derrick Van Bumme the schoomaser dappcr learned little
who be dantcd by the gigantic in the die
tonay and how agcy they would deliberate upon public
months after they had taken place
The opinions of this unto completely controlled by
oas Vcdde patriarch of the village and landlord the
door which he took his morning till night just moving
sufficiently avoid the and keep the shade large
that the ncghbor could tell the hour by his
aey by sunla 1t is he rarely heard speak
smoked his pipe necessarily His adhcrcns, however every
great his adhccnts perfectly
how gather his opinions. When any thing that
related discascd him. he observed smoke his pipe vchc-
menty and send forth short frequent and angry pus
pleased he would inhac the smoke slowly and TRANQUILITY emit
light placid clouds, and taking pipe
his mouth and letting the fragrant vapOr about his
graVey nod his head in token OF perfect appreciation.
From this stronghold the unlucky Rip length
routed by his crmagant wife who would suddenly break upon
the tranquility OF the asscmblagc and call the members all to
naugh that parsonage, Nicholas Ndder himself,
from the daring tongue this terrible ago who charged
him outright with encouraging her husband habits OF dencss.
Poor Rip at last reduced almost despair; and his only
alternative escape from the labor of the farm and camo his
wife take hand and stroll into the woods Here
he himself share the
his wallet with Wolf, with whom he sympathzed
in persecution Wolf" he saw thv