Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-12-19
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OLD AND NEW TINES STOCKING
KNITTING. &c.


Mr, sas EDlroas ;-Going up and down
the canal few weeks ago, was scnsiby
struck with the unhappy situation of the la
DIV passengers during our voyage. They al
together consisted from Appearances of
traders and farmers wives and daughters
indeed on the whole rout, ] saw but one
solitary pair ofwhat might be called fash
,oaaJlf,, and tbs was a man and his wife,
who had been fifteen years married, and
having no children, but plenty of money,
were trying TO kill time, and run away from
themselves, by posting TO the springs and
when they got 10 tho springs, behold the
fountains of pleasure were dry,no music nor
dancing, no cards nor whist, back nor fore
gammon, no courtlng nor scandal no mar
rying nor giving in marriage, no nothing
for n,irth had suspended. aud the bitter wat
crs of Mara, were flowing alone in their
downward and solitary course our friends
therefore turned the faces Of their steeds TO
the falls Of Niagara, TO try if the rushing Of
its waters would drown the voice of im9g-
mary care.
But 10 return 10 the women IN the cabin ;
there they sat from sun rise 10 sun set, from
breakfast to dinner, from dinner to tea, nom
tea ill the suspension OF hammocks, in all
the torture of splendid misery at home
their hands had never been 'dle, here they
could find nothing to do; there were sew
eral entertaining volumes on the table, bu
these ladies did not belong to the reading
community. Nov you observe. that gren
mani hours are lost IN avoyage from Buila
10 70 Schenectady IN canal boat One da
Itook a book and sat down Just on the lln
beiWecn the ladies' and genilemans' cabin
al doors were open | looked on the book
ana listened 10 dish OF small talk whic
was soon empliod hearing all still ant
some Of them beginning to nod on thei
chars, SAYS ladies' how much happier thai
YOU, were yosr mothers, and grandmother;
when they took voyage through the Tap
pan sea 10 Newburgh, Wappenger-creel
Catskill or Albany they always had the
knitting along /; time was no burthen o
their shoulders their fingers, their need
les and their tongues kept pace the
laughed and they sang, they were happy
as they were improving time, they had n
wish TO kill time. as he flew fast and easll
away of himself; they said it was true, br
times are altered, it's not fashionable now
a-days.
This is the fact, Mr. Printers, and MOI
the pity. |, is one of the evils which "
have seen under the sun of our past TWEEN,
years unexampled prosperity. We ha'
seen the daughters OF purse proud mechar
les and purse proud merchants juggling
Jews harp and Turks harp,a spinnet an
ap'ano bu, they never saw knltiln
needle they cannot mix pot OF bucl
wheat cakes they know not how 10 men
a stocking, or 10 put the apple IN the hea
OF the dumpling. You may say 10 them
Capt. kanderdonk said to the young lad
yon read Of IN Paulding's Duichman's Fire
side, when she said she was tired doing M
thing says he, what then are you goo
for 2 Forty years ago We could get wive
by paying the minister Two dollars, IA
could cook, wash, knit, make, mend, an
do great many etceieras TOO tedious
mention. Now they sometimes pay ii
minister $500 ior getting wife, and wh
nsbe good for /; As she cannot knit, W
nat pay $500 for piano, TO help her
s'ii i'ras $500 for pin money, 10 PLAY b