Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-02

eaten IN the Iull bihA6 Oh uOOuS yU4r hOulu :
wish that your neck was as long again, that
You might-hayeIthes plcasurable sensation Of
swallowing proepgsa Perhaps a bit Of the
history Of then betterhalveS will explain the
whole matter.
Joe wife was Sally Sly-when small
0ifl she was sly-she would not hall wash the
milk paiL but sly it away and let it sour. She
was sly at school and did not half get her
lessons, but would have her books in sight
when reciting---but as she grew older she
learned that to get we'll married, she must
appear well, and so she bent all her cunning
to get superficial education in everything,
from roasting potato to playing the piano.
Poor Joe fell in love with her, and love has
no eyes, so he married her. But soon after
she entered on house keeping, his eye. sight
came, and he saw his fix. that it WIS FOR
better or Tor worse, and he thought i was all
for the worse. Like a true philosopher, he
concluded to endure what he could not avoid
or cure, and got along tolerably well, only
when she came to make her butter, for bis
mother was real bntter maker. Every time
he saw OF tasted Of ssaIly's butter he felt the
horrors. Her manner Of making butter, is
son. ewhat as foIlows: Rp a
She thinks it is of no consequence whether
the milk pail is sweet or sour-sets the milk
in warm room, because it is easier than to
20 into the cellar, and if some dirt should blow
into the pans she thinks every man must cat
peck Of dirt and in no place will it slip
down easier than in butter--she lets the cream
pot Ihsopen and when shesbprns forgetssthe'
frek - lc1ves The crea M ~ - hoax g
]nays come quick. When stfG9fakes trout Of
the churn, sh, picks out the bodies Of all the
flies and spiders-the legs and wings are So
small they can be swallowed. She works out
half the butermik and sets it away in a
warm place for use. Poor Joe has seen so
much Of this kind that he declares butter does
not agree with his health, and will not taste
it. Yet his wife wonders why he docs not
try it, and marvels that he does not keep "
dairy and make butter for market.
Jonathan was younger brother Of Joe,
and had occasion to eat at his brothers
enough to know why he did not eat butter;
and he declared he never would marry with
out knowing what his bread should be buttered
with Following the bent Of his fancy he
made several attempts at matrimony, and
1.Julia Jumper almost caught hinl-for there
was always good butter on the table for tea,
but lie was determined to know who made it.
On inquiry, she says .-
La ne mother makes the butter /; | take
lessons on the piano"
" Well" SAYS Jonathan, :" | want a wife
that takes lessons on the churn-l shall look
further" .e,
After several unsuccessful attempts, and
just ready to despair, he. started in pursuit of
stray cattle before breakfast, and wandered
through the forest into the next town, and
weary and hungry, called at DECEIT looking
house and asked for some refreshments, which
were most cordially granted, for the family
we're what are called Scotch Irish-in religion
Presbyterian, and in hospitality boundless
Here lie. found the butter exactly right;
though the weather was hot, the butter kept
its shape as well asbees wax. He catechsed
the'od lady about her housewitery, for the
bread, was as right as the butter. The old
lady said her health was feeble--she could do
but little and Jenny had the whole manage.
mcnt. He made some roundabout inquire!
concerning Jenny and heard that she was
hearty, black-cycd lass Of about two and
ball, but knew the assem5ly's catcchism. and
could sing Old Hundred to charm, spin fax
and darn stockings, and was then gone to town
with butter. He fingered but she was delay
ed, and when his excuses for staying were cx-
thausted, he started. He could not get the
good butter out of his mind. and how it hap
pehed, | know not he soon found his way
there again, and the result of his adventure
was, he made wife of Jane Mexican. And
now one lump of his butter is,wsrth more than
Joe's wife would make in d1ilonth. There's
no trouble going to market-the keepers Of
genteel boarding houses in the neighboring
villages send and take tat the highest market
price. ,.n$er o.
Now she main difference between these two
women arisesefrom the manner Of training
though there is difference in natural dispo-
sltidb. sAOld Madam Sally never looked on
70 see that Sally did up her work right, but
Suffered her to shy off her work as she chose
Eand though a good housekeeper herself was
altogether too indugcut, and Ike some other
tpothcrs, thought moro of getting Sally well
married than of making her fit for a wife
while Old Madam Mexican was determined
Jenny should be fit for any mans wife, whether
she got married or not Perhaps there IS no
more certain criterion by which to judge of u
woman's general character for neatness and
good housekeeping, than BY the quality Of her
butter. Find on the farmers table good
solid, properly salted, well worked slice Of
butter, and you need not fear to eat the cakes
or hash but see splash Of half worked but
ter-salt in Jumps, and sprinkling Of. hair
and flies legs, you may be sure that ifayou
board there very long, death will not be oblig-
Cd 70 wait much for you TO finish your peck
: Of dirt.
My advise is, to young farmers. to make it
; sine qua non in wife that she makes prime
butter, and the youngiadies who aspire to be
farmers wives had much better be Imperfect
in filagree and music, than be deficient ia thai
most important art Of making butter, which
smoothcs, not only the sharp corners Of crust
and crackers, but will smoothe aspcrities d
; the husbands temper"
The BLACK RAspBERRY.-.I have often
n wondered why farmers did not cultivate a
greater variety of fruits in their gardens II
addition g what is generally cultivated, i
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