Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-06
THE EVENING STAR.
SUGGESTIVE RURAL LETTER

From MoOre's Rural New Yorker
Editors Rural Neto Yorker: How do
love TO sit down and peruse thy papers pages
In the evening, after the tolls of the dsy-a
luxury that would wish every man around
me could enjoy But why murmur?
HIfignOrsnce 10 bliss, It's folly to be wise -
In vain have attempted to introduce your
valuable paper, as well as others, but with
poor success. Mine, and those of my two la
boring men, are the only three taken in this
whole neighborhood which is indeed speaking
poorly for my surroundings.
As consider your paper one that cheers the
freside OF many q happy home, and lacks not
In scientific, natural, and mech snical subjects
II becomes the organ Of the million. We sre
OF one race In measure. and in my humble
opinion there Is no one subject TO interest man
than the study Of man; and just 10 such pa
per as the " Rural do We fnd every act, every
play, and every scene Of domestic life por-
trayed; often 30 wildly that 1t carries me back
70 childhood, and in the next place sets nae
exactly where | now stands tribe over the
summit Of lifs-or, in other words, past the
mttdle Of an old age. But to the subject which
] had intended
Here / am, in q fertile region, as healthy
~ can be found in the country, surrounded
with all the fruits - Of my own raising"
Evergreens to break the high winds around
my dwelling, with flowers and shrubbery,
such as will cheer the eye at all seasons
Of their time. Just land enough to raise my
own bread, or rather for self and wife, together
with six children and a gOodly sprinkling Of
visitors, who are glad to see and who can very
nearly alTayr find Us at home. My visiting is
OF very limited range; find plenty TO do at
home, and can find 10 place abroad that seems
quite so comfortable.
The question may be asked, "Whst do all
Of you do'" The first thing in the morning
L to get up and make the fre-"wo keep 10
help in the hOuse"-then go out and work
until breskfast. Why don't your wife or
Oldest children make the fre2" some may
ask. Simply because l choose to do it. NV
wife gets up, prepares breakfast, while the
Oldest daughter, thirteen, dresses the little
ones, and all come doIn TO breakfast together.
Here let NE say, that the man who does not
provide his house with fuel of the right kind
90 that FIRE is quickly kindled and easily
kept up, deserves a poorly cooked meal-a
thing which, thank God, have never reason
10 complain Of, and for which blessing I can
do great deal which some men might con-
slider beneath mans notice. MY oldest
daughter car bake as good bread as man need
ever wish to bresk and eat, and can cook an
excellent dinner without any assistance which
consider nothing to boast of, but well know
that TOO many Of that age care nothing about
domestic affairs
Now for q rainy day; and lest some might
think your subscriber is one Of those hen
Peoked fellows who only writes to relieve him
self OF burden heavy on his mind Iet me
state that in my house The old and even now
PFsyslent custom OF putting away the stoves AZ
Certain time IN the spring. there to remain
until the chilling blasts Of autumn makes one
enlVer, Is an . act' never yet passed" In
this establishment. Nor shall il be so long az
j am ruler of my own house Ny "better
half" thought az 6rst it was out of order tn
have stove standing all summer in a room .
but Ehe has long since come to the conclusion
that 1t Is great comfort In our latitude
there Is scarcely one month during the whole
summer but has few chilly, wet DAYS: and
on. how chilly they are if you have no plsce
to 60 to keep warm. Where this stove stands
Is my room, which opens into the parlor, and
when the company is large ii is alaO occupied
as part thereof. Here is my library and n
cert OF fruit store; this latter will draw the
most tastidious cut Of the othSr room In this
rccm my little boys have their sports when
doors.
We live plain in household matters as we'll
rs IN dress, and aim at no distinction; vet we
receive company CT high respectabi!ity and
standing IN society, who come here, throying
on All formality and etiquette, and il dses 10 '
heaFt gooa TO see them enjoy themselves in a
Tree and easy manner.
This IS rot written to make our abods AMMAN
IKE paradise, by 10 means. We have car.
r1ed one ont OF our family to the grave his re
had sickness, and calamities befalI US quite a
full share, and have family troubles rs we'll as
other people; bat if in this communication
there Is a hint or suggestion that will be of use
to others, then ny object ia attained. Since
We have ripe fruit the whole year rousd. use
no saleratus or soda, or at least very little but
little OF eardies, much less meat than most of
our neighocrs, We have been blessed with re.
markab!y god health, (ths doctor says dis.
tfessihgly SOL which attribute to these ab-
suneness. IL this be worthy Of place in