Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-03-17

IS abundantly rich in its agricultural re-
sources and IN the en,erprising spirit of its
farmers.
RURAL LIFE. The following beautiful
aud truthful description Of life in the coan-
Try IS wei! suited to the season; and with
snow more than three feet deep upon the
level in the month Of March, is fiuy adapt
ed to the latitude Of Vermont If we knew
who wrote il, we would give him a lonr
credit mark. We find it in one of our ex-
changes. without noie or carpa emit 1t e.,
minds US of pair Of fine paintings of
winter scene, by our ingenious young ar
tIst, Hunt; one with gay pair of mettIe-
tlesome horses attached TO a sleigh, and
some dozen or more females, of all ayes, on
a sleigh rde the other, with stout yoke
of oxen attached to a sled, loaded with men
and boys; and young urchn upon his
belly on hand sled, cinging to one ofthe
stakes BY his hands, and a rogue of a lad
trying to beat him of into the snow. The
scene is well painted, and so is the follow
ing description of Vermont life in the win
ter
"What are the country people al,
this weather? We mean the people
who live so far into the country that they
cannot take a daily paper and have the
news of the whole worlds morning
poured into their ears after break fast.--
Well, the sun rises when about an hour
high, in such place generally. And be-
fore the farmer has finished his breakfast
of buckwheat cakes and fried ham, it is
time for Henry and little Sarah to Be
wrapped in their warm comforters, their
wolen mlttens warmed, and they to be
off to school. Here is Uncle Ben, Just
passing with his sled-load of hogs, on the
way TO market. The little ones can
climb up to his seat in front, and bury
ing themselves i'll the buffalo-skin I'LL
) nothing but their crimson noses and
t sparkling eyes show outside, ride TO the
; very door of the school-house. The
smoke curls up lazily from the chimney,
but il is very copious smoke, and il there
is not heater inside, little Sally has
missed her guess. The boys have built
a fort outside which is almost as high al
their heads they can fire their snow-bals
into the foe. The down-towners have
got possession this morning, and even
! now the sturdy up-towners are prepar-
p ing to ASSAULT. The word is given, anil
n the attacking force is in motion. Tho
d snow-balls fly into their faces, filling their
?, coats and bosoms, but they only infame
y the ardor of the up-towners the more
, for victory. They have mounted the
slippery wall of the fort, and are Just
about TO leap within, when the rat-tat tat
of the masters ferule upon the door-sli
brings the battle to sudden conclusion.
; The ASSISTANTS and the assailed brush oil
the snow hurrledly, and with glowing
l faces and hands rush into the studlous
e contemplation of dogs-eared grammars,
and arlthmetics, biographies, spelling
: books, and running hand copies in pen
manshp.
= The farmer lays large fore-log on
the and-lrons, and goes out to fodder
He chops up a few pumpkins for the
:, milch-cows, deals out measure of corn
II for old =" brndle" which must die a week
to-day To fill the beet-barrel, throws a
II few nubbIns to the worklng-oxen that
], they may be in condition for the sprin,
n work, and then mounts the hay-mow.-
4 L.. -
is There is warm stable for each of the
ne cattle, and even the calves have, for
: every two, a stable OF their own. The
- sun comes out so bright to-day, he opens
:, the doors, lets down the bars, and per
- miis them TO stroll for few hours in the
D. common yard. The rack is filled with
IL timothy, and the farmer pumps a trough
TO full of water for their use. Hurry, oil
&c gentleman, or before you have given the
n hens their corn and replenished their
ce cup of lme-water, curried down the
a horses and fed them their oats, given the
!, pgs-alas their fathers and mother:
IN were made pork of a month ago, and
though they are Of tender age and LITTLE
able 10 support the dign!ties and respon
a, slbllities of porkers, they must do it, fo
they have no betters now,-he has fe,
nc and new straw put into the sleigh bottom
'u- the bell rings for dinner. After dinner
he some stalks must be given TO the cattle
ate and then must come the promised sleigh
led ride, when mother will take down
zen basket OF eggs TO get some sugar with
the and few pounds OF that beautiful vel
vas low butler-which the boarding hous
her keeper, whose invention OF yellow spec
~, tacles, to pass oft lard upon his boarder'
s for butter, never dreams OF buying,
"" comes so high in the marhet-io barter
for calico dress. Get in with them
us' aud ride down TO the store. The pos
zee, Office is there, and there all the hanger'
n.y. about who have no cattle to fodder, an
it ! the slack farmers who stack their corr
ook stalks in their barn-yard, that the caltl
on, may help themselves, aud leave the ban
ma. down that they may go to the spring |