Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-04
THE GRAND PRAIRIE.

a letter IN the cincinnati Gazette from
Illinois, dated July LIST, thus speaks of the
great Prairies:
"The praries at this season afford the
finest view imaginable they resemble vast
lakes, with head-land and peninsuIas ON the
right hand and on the left, jutting out into
a sea of grass and flowers while IN the dis
lance, in various directions are seen groves
of timber, like small islands imbeddcd in an
ocean of green The bays and covers form
ed by the projecting head lands are being
converted into cultivated farms.
There is constant succession Of flowers
from early May TO the frosts of October
In the Spring, pink and white prevail du-
ring the summer, scarlet aud crimson; and
towards Autumn, yellow predomnates, in-
terspersed with other colors At this time,
strawberries of large size and favor abound
All we have to do in order to enjoy them in
perfection is, an hour before tea-time TO send
two or three BARNS, from twenty to fifty
rods from the house, and they will return
with from three TO six or eight quarts of as
fine fruit as one could desire There is n
slight drawback, however, even in picking
Strawberries in the prairies You OCCASION
ally meet with an ugly customer in the form
OF rattlesnake. killed one this season in
a bed OF strawberries he was kind enough
TO give me warning in time, as they usually
do, yet was ungrateful enough to kill him.
One of our neighbors and wife went out a
few days since into this immense strawberry
garden for fruit, when a ratllesnake struck
at the lady, aud hooked its fangs into the
bottom OF her dress, and being unable to
extrlcate itself, was killed in that situation.
These snakes differ in size and appearance
from the large or timber snake as much as
the prairie wolf does from the large ones
| They are equally vicious, indeed are more
apt to bite, and are thought to be equally
venomous, though being much smaller, they
inject into the wound smaller volume of
poison. have never heard of their bite
proving fatal TO any person. though several
colts have been killed by them in this vicin-
ity; and have large dog that has been
lame more than a mouth, and part of the
time quite helpless, from having been bitten
in the leg by one Two feet in length is
large size. They are peculiar to The prai-
ric, never being seen in the timber"
Ladies DreSses.-There is not an hour
in the day in which man so much likes 10
see his wife dressed with neatness as when
she leaves her bed room and sits down to
breakfast AT any other moment, uanity
stimulates her efforts at the toilet. for she
expects to be seen but at this retired aud
early hour, il is for the very sake Of ceanli-
ness-for the very sake Of pleasing her hus-
band. woman should never appear unti-
Oily or badly dressed III the presence of her
husband. While he was a lover, what a sad
piece OF business if he caught her dressed to
disadvantage "Oh dear there he is, and
my hair all in papers-and this frightiul,
unbecomng CAPT. had no idea he would
be here so early. Let me off to my toilet |"
But now he is your husbandE"De me,
what consequence is il my object is gain
ed my efforts to win him, my little man
Guvres to captiyate have been successful,
aud IT is very hard if woman is to pass her
life in endeavoring to please her husband %
| remember greatly admiring lady who liv-
ed among the mountains, and rarely saw
any one but her husband. She was rather
a plain woman; yet when she sat TO break
fast each morning, aud all the day long, her
extreme neatness and attention to the NICE
ness of her appearance, made her quite an
agreeable object. Her husband loved her,
and would look at her with more pleasure
than at pretty woman, dressed in sloven-
ly, untidy manner; for, believe me, these
things, Though your husband appear not to
notice them, nor, perhaps is he conscious
of the cause strongly possess the power of
pleasing or dIspleasing.-Mrs. Ellis. re.