Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-08

'N"'y ""e "'e "O" P"'"'"Ssi anu hAty
are oil again in the meadows with the men,
by'and-by the pots are boiling, and the FIRE is
swapping ana crackling' and the kitchen is hot
as roast ana the good wiie's face is as red as
tomato. lhe girls, II there happens to be
any are about the SINK or running this way
anu 'na', 10 save steps Tor 'heir mother By
'ne uluu'e oi 'he forenoon The boys came in to
carry 'uneheon TO INC helds' which is packed
!" d gre" market paNset-cheese, anG bread
anu o"''ef' and eoio meat and apple pie' In
pan' or deep stone Jug goes The sweetened
"1'e', o'uoA WIN It's tlehness, ana hecked all
o'er Tue 'op win ginger When all al length
Is re"uy' oh 'ney troop on loot OF ride packed
away !" Iu"'oer-wagon' ior The scene oi the
uay ac''on 'ne o'd house-uog win Them, ot
course, uyihe 10 cot up the shines OF mere
PUPPY oelo'e 'he morse ana beside tue wagon.
No'"'"g ou' ota"ny muscle III Tue Inen chests
a"u arms ana determination 10 work IN their
cain ana resoluie iaces'
ihey 60 Oh down 'he lane or down the road,
un''' 'hey reacl, the oars where they are to turn
ln' ana mere 'hey stop In short time they
nave swung 'heir scy'hes' iaken their positions
III ilne' ana you can near The SWIM and Keen
oiaues 60 erasning win a regular sweep through
Tue 'a' grass seems magic Inc heId
~ - , Wv 9''''o "o'O' '"9 s'"9'
aaJ -. .',,. '".'''', 1''1 "v"
ana boys "'h p''oh'oths' are spreading theFe
ana mere IN me sun
NOW ana 'hen' all over Tie held you can
"' ''f"s ''e' '''.S "'i"ss u'o
'"0s' summing ''"e s''a'" VI u,'s'o III WV
"A "A paI hn.
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V"use i" "A''"o'y WI" u'e ''''ie' .',e scene anu
,"e s'"so"' I1u'e's"" soys' !" MS Essly on
! ,uue"oe' n gay auu pieasan' sopnu Is 'he
w"e''nH VI 'he Soy.he IN 'he mornings ol June
ie' ""s' Is more lonesome ana SAD 'han 'ne
s"u"" VI "ne'S'oue' OF mower rue "hen
Is 10 id'e III lie season 10 MAKE nay Inc
p"'losop"y o' '"e n,auer i'eS III 'he hanl' OF as
'oe'a'''" w "'''" ''e "ui"d'l '''"u IS "ruueu'
"hen 'ne 'o'e"oon Is wei, spent 'hey WIN
ui"~ 10 'ne S'4ue u sP'eaI'n4 ''ee' anu mere
y" 'e e'eA" s.ass, Cd" S'iu u.'"N is 'huch as
"ey "a"'. i"e "1sNe. Is "o'ouShly over
"'"'eu' i"c s'"ne p''c"e. Is pasSeu from up
10 hP' each u'ausul lowering he con
,en's iemaiNaoy' u"''' ho'n'ns Is 'e" pu' ,he
'e" Pa''e'.s VI e"ee' ''". nave oIe' s''a''ueu
oh us "ouli anu s'ues' 'e" JoAes' h''le
'aug"ef' ueAl'"g 'he ooys '''ie is '"ey s'releh
themselves out ." we grass, anu ,ney resume
WORK again atoee'he'' Inc he'd Is busy
hel1' indeed ne sun mas no" gol up wen
IN 'he SKY ana 'hc men seem almost 10 met ~
the heat "a'eting 'ihes go uane'ng upward
from ihe pam, 'e'hhs one "ha' hne Gay
Is Tor haymaking ana presplfa"on, Ana ON
they 60, win seyihe ana iork, un'iI The lore
moons work is Done. aver dinner as gen
eIal 'hing, the cutiing Is not resumed lte
trek is, II possible 10 cut and cure The grass
all IN the same day
AT noon the din oil 'he norm meliowed some
what IN The distance SOUNDS me welcome cail
Tor dinner and stacking The implements OF
husoandry IN ine shaue' .ney mafoh out oi lhe
held WIN wearler steps thah wnen they enter
ed IN 'he dewy morning. anu Io''ow 'he roau or
the pain nome
II you never sat down TO larner dinner,
table In haylng ilme' eoou slr' men you WIN