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When Mrs spsrrowsrass ana / m.,.4
into the country, with our hssufif1l h..S1
full Of fresh butter aud cool crisp r,i;sh.i
for tea; With ideas entirely lucid respee,ir3
milk, and looseness Of calculation 4 a sha
number 10 family il would take ] rood lsv;
ing ben to supply With fresh ecrs eyerS
morning; when Mrs. SparroFrrsss Ana 4
moved into the country, We found some mr.:
conceived notions had 10 81 abandoned sn@
come departures made from the plana -
pad laid down il the little back psrior iT
avenue @.
One Of the 6rst achievements Ii the eo,ni
try is early rising vishlthe lsrk. win IA
Sun while the dew Is on she grass aundee
inc opening eyelids Of tie morn" and "a
lorth. Early risirgt What can Be dons
F'th nvs or SIX o'clock il town. What mag
pot De done at those hours 10 the countrT
Eith the hoe, the rake, the dibble, the spa6N
the wateriDgpoti To plant, pfune, drilE
transplant, graf, train, and spriuklel ME-
and agreed 20 rise early IN the ecuuttT
Early rising in the country il not a Il,
ftinct; il is sentiment and must Be cnE
iivated RS
A friend recommended me to send 70 Ia
south side Of Long Island for some very
srolihc potatoes, the real hippopotamus
breed. Down won't my man, and whatwiA
expenses Of horse hire, tavern bills. soll,
gates, aud breaking wagon the hitpooota.
Sni cost as much piece as pine apples. -
Thoy were fne potatoes though, with come.
" features aud largs languishipg eyes, that
promised increase Of family without DELAY.
rs ! worked my own garden, flor which II
hired Landscape gardener at two dollaSs
per day to give me instructions, concluded
shat the object Of my frst experience 10 esa4
y rising should be the planting Of the hip
Ropotamuses accordingly rose next mora
Sng at five, and il rsinedI The next, and
= rained It rained for two weeks vs.
had splendid potatoes every day for dinner.
My dear, said to Mrs Sparrowgtass,
where did you get those ine potatoes ~
Why said she, innocently, out Of the baA-
ket from Long Island = The last oftbs
kppopotamuses were before mo, peeled snd
Ioiied, and mashed and baked, with niee
thin brown crust on the topt s
was more successful afterwards. I did
GET some ine seed potatoes 10 the ground.
But something was the matter; at the end Of
the season lid not get Is many ont a 1
ppt in.
Mrs. Sparrovgrass, Who ii notable
house wife, said to me one day, Now, ny
dear, We shall soon have plenty Of eggs, foe
! have been buying lot Of young chickens
There they are, each one with as many fas-
theirs as grasshOpper, aud chirp not LOU
der. OF course we looked forward With
pleasant hopes . lbe period when the ffst
,sckle should announce the milk white err
warmly deposited in the hay, which We had
provided bouniifully They grew finely,
aea one day ventured 10 remark that or
hens had remarkably large combs, 10 Which
u - reptieu, res, indeed she ma o.
served that but If wanted real treat, I
ought to get up in the morning and hisr
them crow ''Crow'r said l, family, OUR
hens growing Then, BY the cock that
cfowed in the morn to wake the priests all
shayen and shorn,' We might as well gss6
up all hopes of having eegs, said / for
az sure as you live, Mrs. s., our hens arssil
reostersl And so they were BOOSTERS that
grew up and fought with the neighbes's
chickens until there was not : whole pair 81
eyes on either side Of the fence
| A dog is good thing 70 have in tie
country have one which / raised from'a
pup Hs is stout fellow, and hearty
barker and feeder The man of whom !
bought him said be was thorough. bred. but
be began to have mongrel look about him.
He is good watch dog though, for the mo-
ment he sees any suspicious looking person
i about the premises, he comes right into the
kitchen and gets behind the stove. Atfrst
we kept him in the house, and be scratched
all night to getout. Then we turned him
out, and be scratched ,alf night to get in.---
Then we tied him up at the back Of the gar,
den, and be hoWled SO that our neighbcrs
shot at him three times before daybreak.--
Finally We gave him away, and be came
back, and now De is just recovering from :
ft, in which hehas torn up the patch tHat
had been sown for our spring radishes. ;
A good strong gate is . necessary article
for our garden. A good strong heavy gate,
with dislocated hinge, 90 that it will nsith-
.er open nor shut Such one had | LASS
year The grounds before my fence are ia
common, and all the neigbbors' cows pasture
there i remarked to Mrs s, Is We stood
at the window ID june last, how placid ana
picturesque tho cattle looked Is they stroll
ed about cropping the green heritage Next
morning found the innocent creatures IN
my garden. They bad not left green thing
in it. The corn in tho milk, the beans on
the poles, the young cabbsges, the tender
lettuce, even the thriving shoots On my
Il young fruit trees had vanished And there
they were, looking quietly On the ruin they
had made Our watch dog too, was fore
/ gathering with them. il was too much, 50
1 got large stick aud drove them Ill cut,
except young heifer, whom ! chased al
over the flower beds, breaking down my
trellises, my woodbines and sweet briars, my
roses and petuaias. until IcorneTed Der 10
the hot bed. IIbad to call assistance 10 ex-
4 trieate her from the fashes, and her owner
I sued me for damages and recovered. I be-
1 lieye / shall move into tom.
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EA terrific abb destructive haiisiorm we ara
informed, passed over Inc Qaaker Neck and MOI
!. gsns Greek seetidus Of Kent county Nd. on Sal
nrdsy afternoon last, doing immense damage
some entire fiields Of wheat and corn are said Ia
4 Be literally desiroied. The raofs 81 The houses 10
n nv instances shanered to- treks entirely berefi
OF their foliage, and the hafk torn 81. y laYge
number Of shetp and poultry were slDo killed.
Hailst1nfs Dearivas large as hens eggs were w
ing u2on he ground late on s1ndBy evening We
9earn from passenger THAI many Of the helds
which prseen'el On saturday 4 ripe and ahnndanl
harvest of-wheail were y. sserdaymcrning given
d up toathe easIis far psetursf~.
suPERIxTEnDESrs or Aeno 1xT..=-Nr. sfantonsI
select commilies p ne Hon Of Rel fsssrtstives
havs made reptrs upon lie subject 81 civil and
military supsrinifnlvacy !, the .Atnoriee The
majority report in favor Of Il. civil sysem. Thi,