The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-08-09

print 1t Is by zone of the Beechers'-Mrs .
Stowe being the daughter Of that father Of keen
intcllects Our friend we nre sorry to say, cut
Of the heal Of the paper he took it from, so that
we know not to whom should give credit for
the first printing Of SO excellent an article. Lbs
Home JoipHak
If we could only live in the country said my
wife, how much easier it would be to live
Aud how much cheaper" " said l.
TO have little place Of our own and raise
our own things said my wife Dear me | am
heart.sick when think Of the old place at home,
and fathers great garden. What peaches and
melons we used to have--what green peas and
corn Now one has to buy every cents worth
Of these thngs-aud how they taste Such wilt
ed miserable con Such peas Then, If we
lived in he country, we should have ovr own
COW and milk and cream n abuudance--our own
hens and chickeus. We could have Custard and
ice cream every day.
To say nothing Of the trees and flowers, md
all that, said l.
I The result Of this little domestic duet was that
my wife and ! began to ride about the city Of
-, TO look up some pretty interesting cot
| tage, where our visions of rural blis4 might be
REALIZED Country residences, near the city, we
/ found to bear rather a high price, so that It was
no easy matter to find "A situation suitable to the
length Of our purse till at last iudicious friend
suggested happy expedIent:
Borrow few hundred he said, 'aqd give
YOUR pote--you can save enough yery soon 10
make the difference When YOU raise everything
YOU eat YOU know i, will make your salary 90 a
wonderful deal further
CERTAINLY it will, said / And what can be
more beautiful than to buy places bv the simple
process Of giving ones note-'tis SO neat and
handy. and conyepienn,'
/ why rprspod n,y friend there is Mr. r my
NOV, I6Ir no,b,or,,,. sra,,,,h 10 make me sicI
nfI;f, i, ,ta cit, T., s,o,5 a use,l, ont ON H. farm
81 me IN ,T S 10 Spena week T". ""J pp Ne ~, ."
u, cly,s h;,7 "ar l,I.-.c,,ce onytiin,
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W. so,J n,, f,,.pnJ ',bo has = cou,ro q
ooob ,-,os , ,,l,r,b f-,n, Trna iii frcs,
hat furnish ne rorc noocbps as he and his wifi
,,,J .o,, ol,;rIra, o.., id,1,,,so ne And tbe, h
hoe cranos on,ico,s AZ 7 and last wear bjs wifi
sGld fsty dolI,r,s ryo,tb cro,, her s,rawborr,
n,,cb and had an abundance f,r her table be-
I;los Or. or tlo mill, ofo ono cow they had bp,
Tor a,o,I,,h ~ .oll ,b,so or f,nr ropnds a verL
Lasi,Iss abundance Of ,-ilL and cream and mad
an, - ,I, t,,,t.r e., Ior ro,Lot r,orcv' Tbi
,s tl.. .,,,, tI,.t c.r,r,,r rar,,Ie r,arage
,Cl.ri.Ifsr tborch, I And nv wifi, and
r,,lJ .grr,. Lion an pigbt for th. brilliap,y ,
r our an,icips,ion.
TO be .ure our Jeli,lt was somewhat dampe
I,la r,vt Jav bv tLr ,,lIncs4 with which m
! rood ol, uncle Jeremiah S.eadflst. who happcr
,,l o,,,,., D.. ,,r,r..,y nj, crisis listened TO ON
+, visions
.y,uU find +, yrrgtguy children. in the sun
= NOR time said the L,rJG-.ed old man, twirlin
p his I,uc.rbp,led poc,;ct handkerchief but II
% sorv you'ya yop. I'm debt for the land
On! Out We .L,u saan save thaf-it't 50 nuc
q cheaper living IN the country saIu UUm ~
is together
l. We'll, rs to that, L9a. .a.lk j. % 70 city br,
n folks
IT Here broke IN with Hood Of accounts oi NJ
5. B's peach trees, and Mrs BIS straw berries, bu
Y ter apricots, DC, to which the old gentleman Ii
.c tened with such long, leathery unmoved qWe
j. uie of yl-age Is quite provoked me, aud gave Il
10 Il c worst possible opinion OF his Judgment.
If was disappointed, too; for, as he WAS rcckone
II. one of the most practical farmers in the county,
i. had counted on an enthusiast sympathy with a
s. my agricultural designs.
n. 4 tell you what children, he said, a body c.
". live in the country, as you say, amazIn cheal
nj but, then, a body must kn0w hoU' and my unc
IS. spread his pocket handkerchief thpughiully q
MS upuu his knees and shook his head graycly,
n. thought him a terribly slow, stupid old boz
and wondered why had always entertained
+, high an opinion Of his sense.
Of ,Ue is evidently getting ollr said to :
wife. iii, irdrmcn, is not what i, used to be-
N. At all events, our place was bought, and
rj moved out veil pleased the first morning in
ay prI. not "a. all REMEMBERING the ill.savour Of Il
day for matters Of wisdom Our place wa
~. pretty cottage. about two miles from the Cl
liz with grounds that had been taslefuily Laid O
ed There was no lack Of winding paths, arbou
ul. flower borders, and rose bushes, with which
he wife was especially pleased There was Il,
me green lot stroIllrg off down to n brook, will
}pt thick grove Of trees at the end, where uur c
icb was to be pastured.
to- The first week or TWO went on happily cIn
IN cettinr our httle new net Of house int
,se nos, and good order, for AS 1t had been
to sale. Of course there was any amount Of
is pairs that had been left to amuse Il
Gu hours Of the purchaser, Here doo
, in given way, and needed replacing
one ter hung loose, and wanted u hinge
vo. Of glass needed setting, and ~
rrit papcring thee pnErc>s RoutS
I $50 Golrrrs and halt Gai'c.. cnam
\ c.o,a, ,acrocro end ,;Riley-,5aij p3 j
ma, 81 -'.,. vas no end to that then mn I'M
"nn'eu uoor cut here, TO make our bedroom
.In't"Ieh', ana china closet knocked un there
"u'ro no ClHna closet before had bs., w .