New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-10
WISCONSIN.
A Working Woman on Country Life.

Correspondence Of Tie \. Y. Tribune.
HoRcoN, Tnursday, July %, 1852.
In this day of Women's Right, and Wo-
mems Rights Conventions | thought would take
the liberty, to address q few lines to TIE ZribuDe
in answer to an article from Z. d., on " The Ten
dency of Population to the City-its Causes"
c. d. must be grossly ignorant Of country life,
think, from the description he gives OF Il turner's,
or, at least, OF life in Wisconsin. | think there
are very few that are saucy enough to rise before
the sun, and if his hands DO grow hard that is 10
sign that I" his manners are uncouth, or his mind
uncultivated"
If G. ID. would come 70 Wisconsin and see our
fields Of wheat noding yellow heads nyitiogly to
the haTest.men our tall corn, our beds of rich
garden vegetables, our fat, contented hogs and
cattle, and our locks Of hens and turkeys, he
would think farmer might contriye to exist in
spite of the piainness OF his homespun " ssit.
After having held up his scafecrow of a farmer,
to frighten people from the country, he paints out
a city clerk, with "glittering apendage5 and
graceful manners" and takes him for decoy
pigeon, to lure them to the city.
Perhaps c. d. does not know how much better
the city. He does not tell lis how the pale dys.
poptical clerk turns away with a sickening stom-
ach, fOm the table loaded with uxuries;" or
bow, amid the smoke and heat and dust of the
city, he closes his aching eyes and wishes himself
among the shady groves, the green hills and cool
springs Of the country.
Then as to the respective condition of the
women"
We DO not think that that class which con-
slider shopping, visiting and thruming the piano."
comprises I'll the women OF the city. We would
beg leave 10 compare another class of city women
with the county ones. The country glr comes
forth in the morning to breathe the fresh air bur-
dened with sweets Of a thousand ragant flowers,
and as she trips along she carols forth song in
the very giaGHess OF her heart; her step Is gh. as
the fdwn the rose of health blooms on her cheek,
innocence and happiness beam iiom her eye.
Compare her with the pale, sl.low countenance,
the bowed form, and weak step Of the city sewing
cirl who sits stitching away her life in garrett,
or a shop; and which, will reflection tell US, il the
most DE- srable condition Of the two! Then COM
pare the grge, airy kitchens OF the farmer, to the
swclterng cellars Of the city. And then, sir IN
the country, is paid from eight TO twelve shhilngs
per aetk. do not know what they average in
the city, but presume no more.
Now | would sincerely advise all young men
anc girls, who have no, the fear Of hard hands and
| dumpy fingers before their eyes, to come to this
country. They will find labor well requited, and,
| Thanks to the Free School law, there is no lack
| OF education, and there is no excuse for
being ignorant when We can get The Weekly
! IIiLans for two dollars per annum And If they
have ary such fears, for their comfort would ~
| that | will show them pair of h Inds that have
MIXED made butter, washed, scrubbed aud done
! ell KINDS Of housowork OT quarter of q century,
and am not afraid to compare them with the
! hands Of any woman in the city, although hers
huye never been used for any cOarseT purposes than
10 thump time intoeternity on the keys of groaa-
ing, shreking piano. Nov, Mr. Editor as we
have a good Wing Governor, shall of course
have Thanksgiving duly announced would take
this opportunity 10 invite you and &. d. to take
supper withus Aud If we have none OF the /" lux
ures ofthe city," our fare VIII be the product OF
our own labor, aud though we cat 1t in log cot.
tege, from a pine table, it will be beneath the
shade of our own spreading oaks, III not " our own
vine and hg tree We viii venture 10 promise