Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-01-06
Agricultural.
Merrimack Agricultural Society.
FROM THE REPORT ON BUTTER.

needs to be eaten in the dark F; then to
make il pass, well one or two other sem
ses should be laid aside-while that made
by his brother Jonathan may be eaten
in the full blaze of uoon you would wish
your neck as long again that you might
have the peasurable sensation of swal-
lowing prolonged. Perhaps a bit Of the
history Of their better halves will explain
the whole matter.
Joe's wife was Sally Sly-when small
girl she was sly-she would not hall wash
the milk pail and sly it away and let 1t
sour. She was sly at school and did not
half get her lessons, but would have her
book in sight when reciting but as she
grew older she learned that TO get well
married she must appear well, and so she
bent all her cunning to get superficial
education in everything, from roasting
potatoe 10 playing the piano. Poor Joe
fell ia love with her, and love has no
eyes, $50 he married her. But soon
after she entered on housekeeping his
eyesight came, and he saw his fix that it
was for better or worse )" and he
Thought it wac all for worse. Like a true
philosopherthe concluded to endure what
he could not avoid nor cure, and got a
Tong toferably well only when he came
10 her bBtter---for his mother was real
ibutter.naker. Every time he saw or tas-
ted Of Sally's butter he felt the horrors.
Her manner of making butter was some
thing as follows: she thinks it of no con-
sequence whether the milk pail is sweet
or sour-sets the milk in warm room,
because it is easier than to go to the
cellar, and if some dirt should blow into
the pans, she thinks every man must
"eat peck of dirt" and no place will
it slip down easier than in butter: she
lets the cream pots be open and when
she churns forgets the poke; leaves the
cream at nearly at blood heat that it may
come quick. When she takes it out of
the churn she picks out the bodies of all
the flies and spiders--the legs and wings
are so small they can be swallowed.-
She works out half the buttermilk and
sets it away in warm place for USE
Poor Joe has seen so much butter Of this
kind that butter does not agree with his
health, and he will not taste it. Yet Sally
wonders why he does not try it, and mar
wells why he does not keep dairy, and
make butter for market.
Jonathan was younger brother of Joe,
and he had had occasion to eat at his
brothers enough to know why he could
not eat butter; and he declared he new
er would marry without knowing what
his bread would be buttered with. Fol-
lowing the bent Of his fancy, he made
several attempts at matrimony, and Ju-
liza Juniper almost caught him, for there
was always good butter on the table at
teayE hut he was determined to know who
made IT,. On inquiry-She says, T" La |!
Incl HBethsf makes the butter l take
lessons on the piano." Well" says
Jonathan, &" I want wife that takes les
sons on the churn-l shall look further"
After several unsuccessful attempts, and
JUS y to despair, he started in pur-
SUIT o. stray cattle, before breakfast, and
wandered across the forest into the cor
ner Of the next town, and weary and hun
cry he called at decent looking house
and asked for some refreshment, which
was most cordially granted, for the fam,
lily were what are called Scotch Irish
in religion Presbyterian, and in hospital-
ty boundless. Here he found the but
ter exactly right-though the weather
was hot, the butter kept its shape as well
as beeswax. He catechised the old Ia
dy about her housewifery-for the bread
was as right as the butter. The old la
dy said her health was feeble-she could
do but little, and Jenny had the whole
management. He made some round "a.
bout enquiries concerning Jenny, and
learned she was hearty, black haired
black eyed lass, of about two and TWEEN
ty; had never seen piano. The resul
of his adventure was, he made wife o
Jane M'Kean, and now one lump O
his butter is worth more than all joe.
wife would make in month. There's
no trouble in going to market-the keep
ers of genteel boarding houses in thu
neighboring village send and take it a
the highest market price.
Now the main difference in these tw,
women arises from their manner of train
ing, though there is no difference in nat
ural dispositions. Old Madam Sly new
or looked on SO that Sally done up he
work right, but suffered her to sly off he
work as she chose, and though a goo,
housekeeper herself, was altogether to-
indulgent and like some mothers though
more of getting Sally well married, tina
of making her fit for wife-while oil,
madam M'Kean was determined Jenn
should be fit for any mans wife, wheth
er she got married or not. Perhaps Their
is no more certain criterion by which 4
judge of woman's general character 70
neatness and good housekeeping than b
the quality of her butter. Find on til
farmers table good solid, properly sal
ted, well worked slice of butter, and yo
need not fear to eat the pancakes or hasi
but If you see splash of half.worke
butter-salt in Jumps and sprinklin
of hair and flies legs, you may be sur
if you board there long, death will me-, l.