Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-15
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From The Mas. PiOughman.
Uncle Joe--IIis Sayings and Doings.

Uncle Joe--liis Sayings and Doings.
There, said my uncle, rs we rode by the
house Of Mr. Horn, one day, is fair sam
pie ola tribe, which is recalled with more
or less plentifulncss, through every town
aud village Of our country. He is a well
meaning aud hard working man, but always
a week or ten days behind hand in every
thing he undertakes. have studied, said
he, good deal into il, and have come TO
the conclusion that must have lost week
when babe, and have always been trying
hard to catch up with il since.
lie begins his spring work week after
his neighbors. His sowing aud his plant.
ing are week behind theirs. lie gener-
ally loses three or four days additional, be-
fore hoeing, so that the weeds get the start
Of him flor they don't lose week in baby
hood,) and cause him twice the labor in
hoeing that he would have. did he take his
corn and potatoes in season. This puts
him behnd-hand about his haying, unless
he neglects his hoeing and lets the weeds
overtop the corn. He has no leisure time
after haying to dig rocks aud lay wall, bis
grass gets TOO ripe before he can NOV il,
and one half the goodness dries out, and
harvesting comes on before he is prepared
for il. His corn-staks remain uncut be-
yond their season. His cranberries, which
he cannot rake till next week, are cut by
the frost. which don't wait for his conven.
fence. He must lose one third, If not half
Of them ;-besides having the trouble of
picking them all over, which is no small
Job when man has forty or fifty bushels
His walls between his pasture and his Or
chard. remain unlocked to, he hadn't time
IN the spring 10 lay up the stones in the
gaps. His COWS find an opening right OPP
poslte that fine Porter tree. The fruit
looks so inviting, who blames them for
stepping Overt Eve couldn't resist the
temptation Of the apple; why should they :
especially as they have no command TO the
contrary. They walk in help themselves
to what are on the ground. and within their
reach on the trees. trampling on and des-
troying many more than they eat, but still
eating enough TO injure them in their milk
ing.
This, added 10 the apples destroyed,
amounts TO several dollars, and oil because
he lost week in babylon but il don't
end here. His lost week is not yet caught
up with. His apples are no, picked in sea-
son. His potatoes remain in the ground
till many Of them are frozen there. His
grain remains in the sheaf unthreshed, after
that Of his neigbbors has been secured, az.
fording food not only TO those rats and
mice living on his own premises but to
all on the premises Of his more careful and
saving neighbors, who have secured their
crops rom their depTedauOns. rus Is nUs
the end. Snow comes. His tie-ups are
full Of barley and oats. He has no place
in which to tie his cattle. He hurries off
TO hire q man to thresh for him. whereas,
had he used little more foresight at har-
vest time, lie has plenty Of room in his barn,
without encroachng on his catile's quar-
tiers. but he was too much hurried 10 look
so far ahead, and here is another trouble
brought on by ii.
Now comes bitter cold weather. Jane
Upham was a sweet tempered, happy dispo-
sitioned girl, and | always said, and still
say, would make, for good husband, one Of
the best and most provident Of wives, but
she married Joe Horn, and she is now a
broken down, care worn looking woman.
They stand around the black and cold
looking stove, rubbing their chilled hands,
while the sappy green wood is kindling,
slowly and reluctantly-and all for the want
OF foresight in Joe to cut wood enough las'
winter 10 season in time. Who blames hei
if her meals are not cooked in season, oil
not half cooked for the matter Of that, when
il takes her half the time TO keep the fire
going. and no steady fire theni Who
bames her, il, in the morning, she prefers
her warm bed to her cold and comforles:
kitchen? don't for one, and although
hate to see woman rule, except by kind
ness and persuasion, still there are cases
and this is one, where The woman is The
better calculator Of the two, and ] shoulC
be glad If Jane Horn would take the man
agement into her own hands.