Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-05-31

snowy pillow in her hands was waiting to
accommodate her invalid niece. She looked
curously at me / blushed for shame, while
my heart overlooked toward them for their
kindness. And then the grotesqueness of
my own position presented itself, and while
| pressed hand of EACH | burst into a
hearty fit of laughing. in which my uncle
joined merrily. 'Girlsp he cried as soon
as he could speak--'come, your cousin
needs no possets or weak soups; come and
shake hands with her.
The three girls entered, and while they
made their compliments, he went on, away
with the big chair; all Louisa wants is en-
ployment, air, and exercise. In six weeks
she will be able TO run a race with the feet
est beau in the township He then sat
down beside me and inquired for you both
with great kindness aud solictude, until we
were summoned to tea. During the evening
had leisure to observe my cousins They
are named Mary, Ellen, aud Lucy was
struck with their beauty, and the propriety
with every thing around them. / assure
you, mother, they were perfectly elegant in
their homemade dresses, with white capes
and aprons. When we retired for the night,
found we were all to sleep in large cham
Der, with good fire in the small fireplace,
and two large beds standing in opposite
corners, with wash-aands, and all the eject
eras Mary, the eldest, sat down by the
table, and opening large Bible. began 10
read. followed the example of Ellen and
Lucy, and sat down and listened deyoutly
When the chapter was read, she said, let
us pray aud we knelt while she read de-
voutly some beautiful evening prayers |
never laid down so happy in my life before.
In the morning we arose before the sun,
and when we came down we found aunt
busy about breakfast aud the girls got the
white pals TO go and milk would go
with them, and though | was very much
afraid of the COW, went into the yard, and
soon grew so bold as to lay my hand on one
that Lucy was milking, and finally resolved
TO learn TO do as they did | was very awk-
ward, aud we all laughed heartily, but they
said would soon learn. And then the fun
ny little calves with their innocent faces
and their merry gambols--oh how i did
love them. After an excellent breakfast,
we dressed for church. Neither of my
cousins were any way inferior TO your
elegant Louisa. The congregation at the
church were highly respectable in appear
ance, serious and devout in their demeanor,
and attentive 10 the services. Through the
week, as observed the cheerful activity OF
my uncle aud his family; saw the girls
sweeping, securing, scrubbng, churniug,
baking cooking, spinning, sewing, knitting,
embrodering, sketchiag, painting, aud with
al finding time to read and write, grew
| Oh anad IF nv a,yu irnoroura md halrIaee.
ness, and resolved TO make myself mistress
of these useful accomplishments. They
were all busy the whole day, and seemed to
take pleasure in their occupation. Oh il
you could see their happy faces as they sal
at work in the evening, while uncle read:
aloud; and then if you could listen to our
evening hymns. Such singing | never
heard, so sweet, so clear, and SO natural !
| declare forgot my i'll health before had
been here two days. There is such pleas
ure in gardening. When the girls com
menced, put on laced boots as they did
and went TO work digging beds, transplant
ing flowers, sowing seeds and training
shrubs. We do not fear dew, or run for
slight shower. Such garden as we had
such variety and abundance of flowers anl
vegetables, such Injuries in the form o
peas, beans, and salads. / hatter myself
am now quite gardener, though at first
did not know plant from weed. | hav,
also learned to make cheese. Not merell
to see it done, but to perform the whole
| process myself | have become proof agains
damp air, and damp feet You should Sc,
, us gathering strawberries in the meadow
while the grass is wet with dew, or rakinl
I hay at the approach Of thunder cloud unit
the big drops begin TO fall, and then runnin.
to the house laughing amid the bright show
er. Oh there is no life like country iif;
mo pleasures like the exercise and pleasan
labor of a farmers family often smile a
, | recall my impressions Of country life an'
, country people before came here | wa
4 taught to sum up in these words all that j
t degrading, ignorant and vulgar. find here
{ on the contrary, all that is ennobing, trul
| great and excellent. What a worthless i'm
beetle was when left home. Only fit t
be waited on, dressed at an enormous eS
/ pense, and admired for seasonl Now
l can not only superintend housekeeping, bu
4 can bake good bread, and cakes and pies
cook meats in the most excellent manner
J make butter and cheese, and spin flax an
? wool. These are such accomplishments a
/. grace woman. Call country people ignc
/ rant! Why there is not farmers child Q
ten years old that might not pity the de
plorable ignorance of city belle. Nor ar
a the minds of country people inferior in an
| respect, and most of them well cultivated
d Do you remember those lovely poems we $
e much admired in Petcrson's Magazine an
g how we wondered who the fair author VIII
, signed herself Ellen, might be Well it
= mn yarv I;fIa countrv consin here hoe