Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-15

Lsxo1, July q, 1856.
What . world Of things one has 70 look AZ
yer when he hrst reaches the country and the
farm! First in order, Of course, is the crop
o. children, tumbiing, tumu'tuoas, climbing,
Kissing, talking, nnd eager to pull you q
dozen different ways. They are all tanned
brown as Q chestnut. all are plump, rudy
and hearty. One has had his curls cut of |;
another Is rugged in farm boy style, and the
younger ones have their catalogues OF mis-
naps to rehearse-the finger cut, the toe
Stabbed, the loss OF pct goat, the neauisi-
lion of . NewfoundIand puppy, which is
agreed to be the most extraordinary and
amusing Of aif little fat, black puppies.
We sally forth, long train Of boys and
girls following and pointing Cut the mar
vels. First We look after the grass thick,
succulent, "green as grass" and quite
tempting. One is almost disposed to lie
down and roll, and then to take bite, just
to see what kind Of fare the Babylonsh king
must have had. Bravcst OF all grasses is
the Indian Corn. 1t is nov about three feet
high, and waving it's blade to every wind with
the most graceful movements. 1t has had
the last hoeing; it is "laid BY" Nothing
n,w remains for it bu. to 20 forward, as all
its fathers have done, grow, top out, then
tassel out, then shake its top. dust down upon
its silken tassel, then FL up the plump kerr
nels, ut which point, in respect to the sweet
corn, we shall step in apd relieve the stalk of
any further care Of the delicious ear, trans
ferrinS it to the pot, the platter, the plate,
and elsewhere. The field corn must 20 on
and nurse its charge, swaddled in juicy
husk, until the cob is armed with gold or sill
YER grains, and the shrinking and wither-
ed husk lets GU. the tops Of the shiny ears.
We walk along the rows of potatoes, adj
miring the clusters Of blossoms, and admi-
ring the wisdom of Nature, which ordained
rice Of Irish, especially to eat such taste
less things. Potatoes. rice, the white of
eggs, bakers bread, and cotton wool, are
food whose favor are to be unprecedented by
faith.
Next we look after the oats, most graceful
Of small grains; then after Ahs wheat, and
the barley. (Take note, We feed the barley
to the stock not to the brewers.) We walk
through the purple and pink blossomiDg
clover, through the herds-grass, down into
the pastures, to look after the cows and
the ycarlings. The kind and grass. brea:hed
creatures know that we are strangers. They
pause with an eschewed mouthful, and look
full-faced at Us, and reach forth their mnz-
zles 20 smell who we are. BY little coax
ing we make our peace, and are allowed to
pat their sides and caress them.
The barnes next must be inspected; the
empty mows, the stables, the yard, an,
above all, the great barn-door, which is to
be bedded with fresh hay, and then receive
our body for many an hour this summer
For, through the south door comes up the
picture of scarped mountains, and green
hills, and ee-covered knobs, and the pale
blue of distant mountains, and near fields
full of elm and ash trees, and the lake, cut
into three parts by the trees which line its
edge, so that it looks like three pet pools in
stead of a one-mile-lo long lake.
The hens are not to be neglected. We
have no pure bloods except the Boston Greys.
The Shanghais have been abridged and inn
proved. Our common barn-yards and the
Shanghais have been rolled into one. And
both have profted by the junction. The old
fashioned hens have gained in size, and in
all motherly qualities. Tho Shanghai has
been led to see the error of his rump.ess-
ness and of yard long legs. After convert
ing some inches of legs into tall-feathers, he
has become wcll-dressed and most respect
able creature.
A pair of turkeys have made their appear
ance here. Nine eggs have resulted. Nelly.
the maid Of the dairy and of the yard, has
plucked away the eggs Us soon as they were
born, and to morrow broad breasted hen,
who for the last week has been diligently
setting upon an empty nest, is to take charge
of these shells charged with turkeys. We
that is, the children-bring in from fifteen to
twenty-five eggs a day, fresh, warm, white
The city grocers may peddle their obsolete
eggs to whom they will, but not US, whose
hcnery is every hour vocal with new achieve
ments, and whose pantry is rich in dishes
rounded up with globes of white, which
come and 60 with daily Auctuation. The
old rooster is quite dilapidated. lie is now
put upon pension and turned out Of tho
coop. His feathers are ragged, his head
SCARED and battered, his tail is ragged and
thin. He walks about with subdued and
serious air, AS one who reflects upon the VAN
ity Of life. He utters no musical call as he
picks up his seeds and morsels. Growing is
a past glory with him. All his past services
are forgotten. His wives are given to others,
and the poor Mormon patriarch wandsrs
about the very pauper of the barn! AL
though ne walks up and down in sight of
youthful ROSTERS, not one Of them takes the
lesson to heart, or reflects upon his own desti-
ny. The Boston Grey is careless; the BAN
tam is fierce and fiery; and the amalgama-
ton Shanghai towers up in perpendicular
pride and prowess as if he felt immortal
blood within his heart.
We have no geese. We are going soon to
have some ducks. The pigeons are increas-
ing prodigiously. What an air of state and
abundance it gives to place to have half
hundred pigeons tapping through the air,
sweeping in long circles among the trees,
coong on the roof-top, and soiling every
thing hat comes near the roosts
We had almost forgotten the pigs. They
are multitudinous and comely, and when
they consider themselves neglected they are
able to make their deicats notes of expostu-
lation heard and needed.
And now, when this long and sultry wet
weather shall have cleared up, and we have
the peculiar Lenox air, the hills and noun
tains, we shall be prepared for the chroni-
cling Of other events.
FROM CAPE MAY.-Bathiny Scenes We
make the following extract from the Cape May
Of the Baltimore American: