The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-06-15
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taking seriously q. taxing nP iaeir abode ~
the country. We give them below. from
correspondents Of The knickeIaoeker, a cap.
i,al array ef assumed eanoyaaees attendant
upon an exchange frou. city 10 country
life
81, is good ding IN Ike ii the country
To escape from tho prison walls " the me
,ropels-the great hriekely re call the
ty'--nnd 10 afaid blossoms and leaves, in
shadow aud sunshine ii moonlight aud
starlight, in rain, mist. dew. hear-srest and
drouth, out in the open champaign, and IN
der the blue dome that i bounded BY the
horizon on!y 1t Is good thing to have
well with dripping bucket. Z porch with
honey buds aud sweet-bells, a hike embrod-
cred with nimble bees, san-dial messed
over, ivy M 10 the caves. curtains of dirai-
", tumbler Of fresh flowers in your bed
room, a rooster on the roof, and dog under
the piazza.
"WhQn Mrs. SFARRoWaRAss and | NOV
cd into the country. with our heads full Of
fresh butter, and cool, crisp raaishes for tea.
with ideas entirely lucid respecting milk.
and looseness Of calculation as to the
number N family il would take good lay
ing hen 70 suppl With flesh eggs every
morning, when Mrs. SparraNgrass and
moved into The country, Ne found SEINE pre-
conceived notions had 10 Be abandoned and
some departures made from the plans We
had laid down in the E;.le baek-paflor in
avenue G.
Gone 81 the FIRST achievements il the
country IS early rising with the lark-siin
the sun--ahile ihe dew j on the grass.
under the opening eye Eds II the morn.
and 50 forth Early rising! What can be
done with ffe CT SIX O'clock in town.
What may net be done at these hours III the
country TIE hoe, the rake. tie dibble, the
spade, The watering Pot2 r plant, pruae,
drill, transplant, graf, train md sprinkle
Mrs. $. and agreed to rise s1ry III the
country.
hie e. and Ro5,n veFs TO grsiiy 'nsa,
Ufgafapsd Riehard AID looked 81 t4e SKY,
q Brother Roalt' tse sta.s eees hlea.''
Early rising II the country il not an in
stinct; il Is se1iim mt, and must be cul;i-
ratad
"A friend recommended me to send t3
the south side of Long Island for some
very profile p0tatoes--tae real hippopota-
mus breed. Down went Inv man, and v hat.
with the expenses of ho-se-hire, tavern
bills, tell gates, and breaking wagon. the
hippopotnm cost a usueA apieces as pine
apples. They we're c9aeiy features and
large. langnishing eyes that promised in-
crease Of family without d.lag. AS work
ed my own garden, Dor which hired a
landscape gardener ~ two dollars per day
10 give me insruetons.l concluded that
the object Of ny first experience in early
rising should be the planting 9f the Aippopo-
tamuses. accordingly rose next morning
at tige, and II raingt, ! roso next day 1T
FIVE, ard II rained, The next, and II rain
ed! It rained for two weeks We had
splendid poiatops every day for dinner
my dear" sad ] 10 Mrs Sparrow grass,
where did you ct taaze fine pstatges2a
"Why," said she, iGnacaHtly. "oat hi the
or that basket irom Long IslaHd.n Tie
last Or the Appropriateness mere before HID.
peeled, and boiled, ard baEed, with nice
thin brown crust on tep.
''lwas more successful afserWard did
get some fne seed potatoes in the ground.
But something was the metter: at the end
Of the season did net get as many out a.
put iii.
Mrs. SparroWgrass, who Is notable
house wife, sad u me one day, WOW. ny
dear, We shall soon have plenty 81 eggs, for
have been buying lot Of young chick
ems" There they were, each one with as
many feathers as grass hopper, and
chlrp not louder. ~ course, we looked
forward with pleased hopes 10 the period
when the first cackle should announce tha
milk white egg warmly deposited ID tie
hay which We had provided bouutifulIy.-
They grew finely, and one day / yentured
TO remark that our hens had remarkably
large combs, 10 which Mrs S replied, sYes
indeed, she hGc observed that; but if wan
ted 10 have real treat. ought ID ret IN
early In the morning and hear them crow. u
Grow" said |, family. "our hens Growing!
Then, By ssthe cock that croxed in TIE
morn, 10 wake the priest ail shaver and
shorn,' We might as well gjge ~ all hopes
Of having any eggs said |, .ff3r as sure as
you live, Mrs. s.. onr hens are all roosterst'.
And 50 they are ROSTERS! that grew UD and
fought with the neigbb9rs' chickens, until
there was not whole pair Of eyes On either
side OF the fence.
a dog is q good thing 10 have 10 a coun-
try. | have one which raised from pup
He i 4 good, stout fellow, and hearty
barker and feeder, The man Of whom
bought him, said he was Thorough bred, but
he begins to have a suspicious looking per-
son about the premises he coaes right into
the kitchen and gets behind the stove -
First we Eept him in the house and lie
scratched ali night % get out Then we
turned him cut, and lie scratched all b CHIT
q get in. Then We tied him NIB al the Back
OF the garden. and he h0HieI s5 Tint dur
neighbor shot al him twice before daybreak.
Finally we gave him away, sn1 be came
back; and now he IS Just recovering from
g fit in which he Las torn up the patch
that had been so"A tor oQr spring r1a.zh-
Is.
- good strong gate IN Q necessary arti-
Gle fJr your garden. A coed, strong heavy
gate, with dslocatad hinge, So that il will
neither open nor shut. Such a one had
last year. The grounds before my fence
are in common, ard all the ac.gEbyrs' COW.
pasture there. ] remarked 10 Mrs. s., as
we stood ut the window ia jane last hgw
placid and picturesque tbs cattle looked a.
they stro!led about, cropping the green her
bage Next morning ] found the innocent
creatures III my garden. They had not left
green thing IN il. The cer1 in the milk,
the beans on the poles, the youna cabbages,
the tender lettuce, even the thGttHg shoots
on my young fruit trees had vanished
and there they were, looking Ga the ruin
they had made. Our watchdog, too was
Tor. 1AsgsFf fsHtr ~ 81 p.