Litchfield enquirer., 1844-02-01
A WIFE WORTH HAVING.

We were favored, few weeks ago, with an In
terview with Mr.. Harvey Ford, of Winchester,
Litchicld county, who called in to pay his sub
scription for the fourth volume Of the Farmers
Gazette MFR. Fords farm lies principally in the
town of Goshen, and like most of his townsmen, ne
is thoroughbred diaryman, and employed IN pro-
ducing the famous Butter and Cheese, which have
acquired such an enviable name all over the land.
His operations in this line not so extensive as
many of his neghbors; he keeping only, ON an av-
erage, isoenty cows but the products Of his dairy
are of the best quality, and always demand the
highest price In the market Inc hrst premium
on Cheese was awarded to him by the Hartford
County Agricultural Society, in 1912.
Feeling highly gratided with the opportunity OF
an interview with an intelligent farmer from that
section Of State, we exercised our Yankee pre-
rogative and asked Mr.. Ford great many ques-
tions in relation to his business. We ascertained
that he had occupied his farm about sixteen years.
during which time his energies had been directed
chiefly to the single object of producing first rate
article of butter and cheese-those richest of all
the products of agricultural labors. Among other
things, we asked him what quantity of these deli
cious articles his farm produced annually and how
much he usually laid out for labor, &c. From the
answers to these questions, we learned two impor-
tant facts, viz that Mrs. Ford had performed al
most the entire labor of the dairy with her own
hands, and that Mr.. r. had a regular account at
home of the quantity made each year, the price for
which they were sold, Sc At our solicitation he
promised to send US Of his books
Prompt in the fulflment Of his engagement, we
received from him, a few days since, written
statement, from which we copy as follows
"1OS, S07 pounds of butter and cheese, exclusive
Of what was used in the family, and some sold to
families, of which no account was given, made by
one woman Mrs. Ford) during term of sixteen
years last past--except very small proportion
made by others during short intervals while she
r Ill H. frfVn
ey for which these articles were sold was $780,
so. This is an everage Of 800 1-2 pounds of but.
ter and cheese per year, selling for 1921 30; and
all made BY the hands of one woman"
Such wife is an invaluable treasure to her hus-
band. What would some Of our modern fine ladies
say to this? What would the fashionable Miss
think ftold on her bridal eve that she would be re-
quired, during the next sixteen years, to manuiac
ture 1000 pounds of butter and cheese every sum
mer! If told that, instead Of spending all her hus-
bands money for silks and laces and trumpeTy, to
enable her to make great hustle in the ball room,
or at fashionable watering place, she would be
expected by her own industry, to add $500 year
to the wealth Of the family. how would her deli
hands be raised in horror at the thought!
The course of true love never did run smooth
but il appears to have run particularly rough IN the
case of DR.. Mckay, of New Orleans, and fair
daughter of Judge Story, of that city. of whom he
had become enamored. Papa said "No;" so the
pair started off in carriage, privately to Lafayette,
to get spliced." On the road they met the lady's
brother who attempted to stop them but was pitch
ed into the mud by the driver. The next obstacle
with which they came in collision was not 50 easi-
ly got over, being heavy dray--and fhey were
pitched into the mud As one Of the horses was
killed, the carriage mashed, and the Jehu knock
ed into cooked hat" the lovers had to take to
their personal powers Of progression, and they ud-
ged back to New Orleans through mud and rain, IN
the hope of finding an up river steamboat to bear
them to bliss They found concentrated; but
the family of the lady heard Of it, chartered anoth-
er boat, and at the last accounts Dec 12 the two
steamers were 'going it up stream, at boiling
taking odds on the result.-BOstOn Mail.
A REMEDY ron CoiD Fer" Dip, or plunge
the feet into basin OF bucket Of cold water I'M
mediately take them out, and rub till they are thor
oughly dry; or if snow is handy, rub them with
snow Do this two or three times week, and in
short time twill be 50 agreeable that youll use
the snow or water almost daily and never have a
cold foot let the water be ever so cold THIS .
Ia,n of nature Wear the boots so large that the
toes can easily move and expand themselves; then
thew win feel comfortable, and it will enable peO-
ple To 90 without stockings. The feet Will get
used to it, like the face and hands get used to the
weather without eoveTing-and why NOT the feet,
yea, let me ask, why not the feet get used to the
weather also like the face, without covering ex-
cept the boOts-which Is and always VIII be COW
ering enough
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