The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-20


eur interpreter As uurlsasaa, and
setipg ~ vas TINS trip, laugh at she
TRIALS aud promise tlattne,eg will come
Go tins country again without som,
knevie,lee of tho French language
Ind pleasant Time during ihis trip. |
saw ~ n.nch u the pcasantry. and know
lou ,hey live /, may interest you
Every wnero the women aro sven a.
work 8 The 6eld and u the STREETS. the
same as wc see The men ~ home. and
tho men - this country a. TIE heaviest
l0afng II Is eoiumop - see . wmnan
ehoppue voal 81 the door, milking a
COW, sbaStnug manure. rolling wheel.
barrow, er amy such work, and her hus-
band sitting on the doorsill smoking
and taking comfort, perhaps keeping an
eye on the children, who stab around
with The geese IN tho mud But the
men here have a good time generally.
aud let The women DO the work. was
told by ore lady that many 81 these
peasant women did not afford the tune
/ to nurse their babies. but would LET tho
men feed them on red native wine with
little milk, whilo the went to the folds.
The young girls arc seen everywhere
with basket (such as you have seen in
pictures) strapped upon their backs,
carrying loads Of one thing or another,
basket Of clothes 10 the brook where
they kneel and wash, or a 10, o. vegota.
hles TO the house, or hay to the barn
and even manure TO the fields. They
seem to wear these baskets, which will
hold about bushel and half, every
where. They wear short blue linen
dress and apron, wood Shoes white
muslin cap,
/ Dogs III this country are put 10 an
excellent use. They are harnessod up|
to dog-carts, and are led or driven by|
the women, aud made TO do nil manner|
OF work that mule il used for by thon.l
In Brussels il was amusing tosee them.
The streets were full of these teams,|
either one large dog or two ordinary
ones harnessed together, peddling milk !
or taking stuff To market Sometimetl
hitched before barrow with traces, and
the women nc the handles, with heayyI
loads. There seemed TO be good dea
of pride exercised, some had brass plat
ed shining harnesses and very nice carts
most Of the milk and market wngoni|
were very nice, Strange TO say these
dogs behaved with rs much dignity NJ
i horse, and did their work as honestly
minding their own business II left alont
as we'll They understand their their
daily rounds, and know when thoirE
work is done. Here then IL seen ths
most proper use for dogs Every shepE
herd allows his dog to control flock 0
herd, who seems to be intelligent an(
I. willing, and does his work us well as I
man, there being no fences, each one
is Obliged 10 go to the field with hi
flock. These smnll towns are worry old
the houses 1are all built with stone
/ did not see a SEQ framed house.
Over the door of some of them was Gu
A. ID. 1900, 170S and 80 on The street
are terrible filthy like the houses tn
barns face on the streets, and every on
has before il manure heap. 1inquirE
ed If it was healthy there, and was toll
by the lady that they bud no doctor il
town, she never knew my one 10 di
except Of old age and that among so
inhabitants there was over hundred
persons who were rising of eighty, man
ninety years Of age, and that they BID
lieyed the manner Of living and thes
manure heaps in the street was Iii
cause Of such universal health. Fror
infancy they drink nothing but patiy
red wine and beer; never, or seldom
use tea or coffee or any other drink; ID
one is known to chew tobacco but mos
of tkem smoke. They are generally we
to do and many OF them rich. Iwt
told that many in that town had 5000
at interest, ut per cent. They are
norant, little attention being paid
schools. The whole country Is rich wi
an abundant harvest the wheat All
barley crops are very heavy, aud ju
ripe. ! passed on my way back mo-
than fifty miles Of this crop, nothir
else, and on the cars was hundreds
peasant men aud women, boys and CIR
with their little bundles, sythcs, sickle
cradles, &c, for harvesting, getting d
Oh of the cars, in going TO their field
which look like vast prairies wayIr
with golden harvest, beautiful sigh
In these small towns there are no bea
tiful mansions or fine houses. The OF
where | stopped was owned by wes
thy man; the external was that Of
old stone store house, but the insid
was filed with comforts, and connecta
with the back Of the house il love
garden with flowers, fountains aud pre-
ty bowers, where tables and chairs
sited MS 10 SIT and partake Of wine.
never sat down to more sumptuo
dinner than on that day; We had ~
courses and with each course difiere
wine, and the last champagne, all ma
within few miles Of the place, and "
pure wine, such rs we know but lt
about at home. 50 1 see that whilo
heart sank within me IL enter such
filthy, God -fOrsaken looking place,