Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-04

have had such fine time. You SEQ,
father was going to attend the State
Fair at -; and it was such . good
opportunity for me to 60 to Grandfa-
theirs that mother concluded to give
me vacation and let me 60; We have
been from home two weeks, and I have
only been homesick once. Oh, ! do
like to travel" -
"Have you been attending school
this summer?" ~ ..a
80, no! Mother teaches US yet
She could not bear to have US 60 away
to school. Father says he supposes he
will have to move into town when she
thinks o.her teachers necessary. We
are all so attached to our home, we
should make sorry boarding school
scholars" -...-...,. ..
"Your mother is one of thousand,
Lizzie. How does she manage to per-
form so many duties, and do them all
so we'll. One would think her domes-
tic cares quite sufficient for her yet
she never seems weary; is always at
leisure to entertain guests reads .
great deal, and never pleads out of
practice when asked to play. Judge,
your wife is a paragon of excellence"
81 knew that, years ago, madam
Mrs. Smith has usually been blessed
with good health, and althoug h she has
seen the time when the multiplicity of
her cares weighed somewhat heavily
upon her of late she has given up the
supervision of her domestic affairs al
most entirely to her housekeeper. Her
servants are we'll trained, and every
thing goes on Is Systematically as
ever"
"Your lady is particularly fortunate
in securing so excellent ouse-keeper.
Mrs. Lsnnox is still with you, sup
pose"
eyes, though We are likely to lose
her soon and were it not that her sue
cessor is one of her own recommends
ton, and is too thoroughly initiated in
the ways Of the household, before Mrs.
Lennox retires from duty, We should
almost regret our loss-but, I must
leave you q moment. l have some stock
on the road somewhere ; l want to see
if it has passed the junction. I sent it
by another route"
"Father need not call me fdgety.-
You should see his anxiety for his pets,
although he knows that Ned will take
the best Of care of them, having moth
ing else to d." said Lizzie, as her
father left the car.
"Who are his pets ?"
90, some horses and cows that have
been OH exhibition at the fair. You
should see the premiums they have ia
ken. o, did mother write you about
my silver spoons ?"
i "Not that l reccollect. What about
them? %
0, nothing. I suppose ought MOI
to tell of tit seems vain in me but
you see l didn't make the dressing
gown to take to the fair but it was te
be a Christmas present for father, and
the finest one had ever made him.
tried my best, and mother showed me
a great deal about the quilting and EN-.
broidery, and when it was finished il
pleased her SO we'll that she said it must
20 to the fair, to encourage other little
girls to sew neatly; and don't you be-
lieve it took the premium-a beautiful
set of spoons - and though I was a
little disappointed in not keeping my
secret, and surprising father at Christ
mas, l was pleased with having made a
prize article. Mother took the premi.
UNI on her cheese at the same time
but she made Mrs. Lennox take it be.
cause she said it was hers in reality, as
she had charge Of the dairy that year. y
| 'What are you prating Of - asked
the Judge, as he returned.
90, Of fairs, one Of your hobbies,
father: Did you hear of your favor
ties 20
eyes, they have gone on +; they will
reach home two hours before US. I was
certain 1 had started them in time"
"You are very much devoted to your
profession, Judge Lizzie has been
telling me something Of your success.
1t seems you are determined to contin-
ue farmer" .---
eyes, l consider it the most indie
pendent, the most natural, the most
delightful and ennobling employment of
man. God placed our first parents in
garden, TO dress it and keep it,
Other situations are just as needful and
honorable ; but for me none so desira-
ole on the whole, as husbandry.''
You have good reason to admire
agricultural pursuits-yeu have sue
ceed>d we'll"
eyes, l have been prospered. I be-
gan at the foot Of the hill, and had to
creep up little by little. At first l was
unfortunate but since our removal to
the west We have done we'll. Susie was
healthy, economical, and well educated.
She made science of everything, and
between US, with the aid of an agricul.
tural paper and few good treatises on
stock-ralsing and fruit-growing, we
began right. l would never have a
mean looking animal or tree about me,
but got the best breed of horses, cattle,
sheep and hogs, and the choicest vari.
ETY. Of fruit, on the principle that one
good article is better than a dozen poor
ones, and now l have very fair show
Of stock, fruit, &c and if / can carry
out my plans, you would hardly know
the old place two years hence"
81 thOnoht IT, a fine farm whom so-