The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-16
Farmers and Their Wives.

Farmers and Their Wives
Said a young person to lady r,eeD,,y
who sat holding her child, What good i1,'
your education going to do you? Yopbay,
spent much time in study, g aduated WIN
! high honoTs, learned mesc and painting and
ony married a farmer. Why did yos ,o
teach school, or do something TO benefit j.
world witt, your talents, or, if you chooss 10
marry, why not take a teacher clerggns,
or -ome professional man, But as it is gor
did not need so much learning for "a farner,
wife The lady made lie following reriy
You do not look as tar go do iutO the q.
ture. Do yoa see this boy on m lap?
need sll the study, all the 3isep inc, both :
mind and body, that could possibly get. ia
order that | may train him Alright You zee
| have the first Impressions 80 make on The
fair blank of has poor heart and unless nv
own Mid was FIRST Gu tivate9, my own hear
FIRST purifed,. how could | we'll perform tb.
task now placed before me @ And do yoc
cot suppose thas farmers have tastes aui
hearts like other men, even IS they hold thu
pillow and .il the soil for Their support? Do
you not sUppOse their mlnds are st as aus.
eeptble OF cultivation as other men? Have
they no Iowa oil tho beautiful 10 art or mature
Or does the evening hour seEvr pass pleas
antly with 'aem when they gather arour d tn.
piano after she days labor is Gnished ? Oh,
my young is:end, you have made sad mis-.
take in your reckoning. OF all Occupation.
give me that Of u farmer. is is the mo.t
hpathtul, his lite is free troa care, his sleep
is sweeter, bis, treasures safer A farmer
need not be tho- slave of any, for he has none
to please but himseIf Not 70 with almost
anf sradesman, mechanic or professions rlcn
They have more or less to 10 with the word
at large, and haye oil manner Of persons t,
dea! with, 50 that they hava ueel of the pa.
t'ence of job % live. Thep are well aware
thef must not Freely speak sheir minds at a.
TINES, if they 30 they will lose custom, for
they depend upon the people for iivin,
Therefore they Gre the servsats OF all Then
what can be desired more p What is more
peaceful, prosperous, honest, healtntuI an!
happy, thana farmers life and 4 farmers vile
Stopped WORRYING AND BEGAN u
LAuaH.-A clerical friend, at celebrated
watering-pace met LADY who seemed ho9-
erlng oD the brink Of the grave. Her cheeks
were hollow and wan, her manner stIes
her step anguM, aud her brow wore the Sc
we're contract on. so indicative both Of mertsl
aud physical saferipg, 30 that she was to al
observers an object of sSncerest pity.
Some years afterwards be encountered this
same lady, but SO blight, and fresh and
youthful, so fall of heal.hf4l buoyancy, and
SO Joyous in expression, that he questioned
himself if he had nos deceived himse!: With
regard to identity.
Is 1t possible, said be. that | see before
me' Mrs. B., who presented such lOIea
appearance ut tho Springs several year
ago.
The very same
And pray tell NE, madam, the sscrcs Of
your cure What means did you ise to at
'aia to such vigor Of mind and body, to such
sheerfuIness and rejunevatiou ?
A very simple remedy, returned she win
oeaming face. stopped worrying and De-
gan to laugh that was ALL
BETTER LATE THAN NEyrR.--rhe st.
'Ohnsbury Caledonian publishes, by Request
OF the party subscribing, the following SID
guar freedom notice, stating as preliminary
that 1t man has got his freedom after
hall century Of bondage to that hardest "
masters, the Intoxicating cup, he should Oa''
the encouragement and best wishes OF "'
community in which be lives
. NorICE,--l, Caleb Marsh, OF Lyndo'
have resolved never to drink any moro n'OA
. 'canng Iiquor as long as live. 1t has o'''
!. my undolug, and wish every one that USES
t 1t wouli think as do aboutit now PROBES
! better things, and will live up to them
e am 66 years old.
Lyndon Centre IuIy %