The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-07-14

ternoon. The house was duly decorated 10
receive them. The best parlor was aired,
the chimney-corner flied with asparagus
gone TO seed, and along with its red berries
were pinned number Of holly.hocks Of dif.
ferent colors The table was ornamented
with marigolds and china.asters. The chairs,
whose seats were wrought by her grandma.
ther in tent-stitch, were uncovered, and the
sampler she had marked in her childhood
was framed and hung over the chimney; its
date disclosed Aunt Pattys age to be sixty.
two. The windows OF the room looked over
the home fields and the wide valley aud, al
though not near other dwellings, the smoke
was seen rising from too many farm houses
to make il seem solitary even in winter.
When summer smiled, it bad look Of plen.
ty and happiness. Here Aunt Patty wei.
coined her guests with true hospitality.
After thegrcetings were over, she remark
ed THAT these were the first chauy.ovs-
tiers that blossomed in her garden this sum
mer."
Edward said that he had often eaten the
vegetabe-oysters, but did not know that
there were fiower-oysters.
"You did," said Aunt Patty, you've
seen the chany oysters in my garden ever
since you wore petticoats, and you need not
pretend you have forgot en-
Edward smiled, and said be did forget
many things, but knew he ought to remem.
Der the great hill and what grew there, from
the maple trees TO the chick weed.
Lucy asked to see the dairy, and Aunt
Patty led the way TO very clean room,
with shelves in it, on which were cbeeses. |
began TO make cheese five weeks ago, and
have made every day except Sunday. Sun.
days milk save for table butter. | laid
down six tubs of butter before ] began TO
make cheese. The cheeses are smaller than
We had in former days; but they are big
enough for me to lit. 10 going TO the da.
ry they passed room that had loom in it,
where Hannah was weaving.
IL did not know" said Edward, " that
anybody wove at home in these manuiactur.
ing days
II always do" replied Patty, land mean
TO a. long as live. Burr raises some flax
every year, Hannah and ! spin linen in the
long spring days, and she weaves summer al.
teruoons when she ia not too tired. Our
sheets and towels wear four times as long as
those made Of the flax that is torn TO rags
by machinery before it's made into cloth.
And ! spin wool too sometimes. It's healthy
throwing out your arms and walking back
and forth to the wheel
Edward said be should like 10 see the old
sugar orchard where he had drunk 10 much
sap when boy. They walked among the
noble old trees, which still gave ample shade,
although they had so offer been robbed OF
their sweets IN the spring time. From the
sugar orchard they looked over fence into
a rocky pasture, which had pond to it; on
this pond swan q white flock.
What handsome geese you have, Mis-
Rediord," said Mr.. Errington.
Not goose among them" said Amt
Patty, every one ganders."
Then you will have no gosiiDgs to eat
Il don't want any never liked them. |
keep them Tor feathers, and ganders give
most feathers
And pray how DO you get the feathers I
you do not kill them p
Jonathan picks the feathers three time-
every summer. Jus, puts their heads into
stocking, sets on block 90 the barn floor
and picks their breasts into q basket
II should think ii would hurt them very
much, said Erring,oD.
Il don't think il dvcs, said Patty, "they
don't squeak much and have fine bag u
feathers every iall 10 sell.
On their return they overlook Dayy drig'
iog home the cows. Aunt Patty gave tbe
history Of Dolly, her fayorite animal, AID
said "Sbe was the best Of the bunch
gave her pail Of milk every night all sun'
mer." They were then shown the horne-lo,
where two nice calves were ieediDg, that sl'f
told them she was ralsin' and, last Of AL.
the orchard and garden where were
many nice vegetable, bcside the 'amoa'
flowers already mentioned. The bees, like
wise, had row Of hives nesr the sardeD-gate
Mis- Patty warned them not 10 go too near
az the bees did no, Ike strangers, tbDugt
they were fond oi ber. and never touched her
They stood sorne time at little distance, 10
see the bees come slowly home with laden
wings.
They had their tes, cakes, dried bs'f
honey in the comb and maple snyar, 10 tine
tn 20 home a, sub-down, because Aunt Pat
,y kept early h0urs. and they would not To-
trude upon ber HABITS. Before they ser,,
she bade Hannah sec that Days face and
haDds we're clean, and make him come 10 %
see the ladies snJ gentlemen. The visit
vas made. and when be retired, Mia Patty
said He was a capital scholar she had
no doub, bed b. schOolmaster before he
died, or may be representative" "or II
may be-" aid Edward asid@ 10 I1cy "hs
all be President Of iis United states.
David wa Amt Ps,,ys bsro b. "a.
born 10 her h01s ths only chid Of JOta
than and IIannah and although she tb0lgh'
b.. parents would "sAr,aniy .piis hirn. sh'
did her o~n share of ,bs psttibg.
tn. yt.1t hal .ryllsfflv given v,e., .att4.