Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-25

responsible for the loss O. that tree.
Grandfather said that his father
told 'em the hull truth about it,
that he supposed likely his son had
inherited the trait O mother Eve
and been tempted to take the for
bidden," but that he was far more
excusable than Eve cause he could
MT find any unmarked tree suitable
to make some furniture out of for
his mother N sweetheart, and he
thought that what was good enough
for king was none too good for
his mother m sweetheart. But she
nor his mother didn't know he had
cut down the kings tree the time
he did it. Then they asked if his
son was about. His father said no,
that he was away; and they asked
where he was; father said he just
couldn't 'zackly tell where he was,
but was off in the woods som ers.
Then they asked if his son was of
age; yes" his father said, he's
accountable for his SINS" Then his
father told 'em how unjust it was
to deprive the settlers of the best
timber for the kings use, that the
earth was the Lords and the full
ness thereof" and that to them,
his humble servants in the sparse
settlements, He had given the use
of the ground to clear and raise
their living out Of, and of His king.
ly trees for material to make furni
ture suitable for their simple anC
frugal needs; that he didn't believe
the good Lord would hold his sor
accountable for cutting down one o
] His trees for so righteous a pur
pose.
! The foresters left saying if they
l found his son they'd take him u
jail. During the short time the
kings agents were bickerin' oveI
: the loss of the marked tree, and lis
! TENN to his fathers, what they re
: garded as almost reasonable re
marks, grandfather and his sweet
heart had fastened to her home
and she took on Sc and felt so bat
to have him go away and leave her
: that he just up and told her that i
she would marry him then and there
he would take her right along, an(
: she said she would. And so he
father, who was Baptist deacon o,
elder, and also a justice, and had ;
; right to marry folks, with he,
I mother consented, and tied the kno
in a jiffy, and away they went. Witt
the advice of her folks they steeret
for a place up on the Connection
: river, now called Dummerston, tt
an uncle of hers who had recently
I emigrated from Scotland and gone
up there, and wanted her folks tt
come. 1t was in June, and grand
father said nobody ever had ;
d sweeter honeymoon than they did
I The birds a singing, the flower
e blooming, the brooks dancing
n and the trees whispering sweet low
t stories all their way along. The.
t took with them fsh-hooks and lines
S and found plenty O. worms for bait
e and would fish out O. the clear swift
e running brooks they came to, and il
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e trout they'd want for a meal. AM
: they'd dress N roast 'em with thil
e slices O. salt pork in small fryin
o pan they took along. He'd make
r little arch out o. cobble stone ant
r put into it some dry twigs, thel
/ strike a fire with his punk N flint
e and hold the pan O. fish sizzlin
n over it; and uuick's they were don
IS she'd serve 'em on dainty plates G
d white birch bark he'd peeled off'n
d tree close by and carved, she sit
l. ting on a raised cushion seat he ha
e made for her out o. Young, sof
l. hemlock boughs. With the fish She
t. put little bunch O. leeks they
s find in springy spots among tn
p hardwood. These, just rinsed on
It of cold spring with a light touc
= o. salt, gave smack m relish