The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-09-05
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sTheN New York Es,i5a,~e;sin reviewing
CHI: Hamilta6 BOOK |6t It.: w Weste1q trav:
u, "Wool Gathering" Unfolding an
extract jith' T tdese sS5orfs :.Eeyhe dis.
comforts of the road and the river are
soon forgotten il ,ths enjoy nhsshts a. Il
Minneseta.: Evirything here is on The
psghi6aknl aeal1 The cdnaTfeah::
es away like the sea. The horizon is
regular AMI far. Broad sweep Of field
rises to meet broad sweep of sky. A
drive across the prairies is like driving
prlh4 peanI s3eSh,ak f5rf ih,Ebl:
lovy boandlessless, IS far as The eye
can see. Farming in Minnesota is pos.
itively sublime. , q The eastle in the air
described by Gail Hamilton, as form
ing the climax Of earthly bliss, on q
minnesota farm, is truly: enchanting:
I'VE take from it lovely picture Of the
:imagiuary hemestsad.a.4 ~
|: OF the southern slope our house
|fsh..AE .AEf be net \ It sqqqqero to the sun. 1t is
for comfort, for present use, not tos
show but it is a mistake to suppose
that one can be- comfortable without
the decencies Of life. Civilization is
! not so deeply rooted in any of US, that
We can afford to dispense with outside
/ Relpea 4nd Pec3use W IRE going out
upon The prairiiess, VIC need hot Me in
shanty or between bare walls. More.
over, it is cheaper IN the long run to
cultivate ourselves as well a, our farms,
and not very much 'costief in tho short
run. Beside, our benevoieht predeces-
sor has left US a house ready to hand.
1t has four rooms on &tbe lower floor, a
sittipg;roomt perhaps fourteen by four
teen, {atidg fhe1souths; On the other
side Of the front door bedroom, be-
hipd fhesl !; tho, front rooms, another
bedroom, aud q kitchen. Every room
has at least two windows on two sides,
t@ PnQfne il an eminent ad9rnment.
6ai1 1stitttisK 4doh has Hgat, ihserial p:
DER. hung By its owners, and stout
Woolen cdfPst ve.~h ;>.he;r own hands
made and nailed down. A few engrav-
iues< give outlooks through the walls.
"A hraakett in the corner holds O vase,
and tha vase holds an ,abhldancse* s Of
wild flowers and grasses. 2TheFp Is 2
writing-desk, bookshelf, or what-not
by the window, and you shall find in a
Minnesota bookcase on, the prairie sue il
$ss5i kas5asa|s x:S zif3i; 1E|ii|i39 4Ss;
Somerville's Physical Geography, Par
| ker's Phiiosophj 5. Si1ieaaleh hbefgss, Chris
! tian Religion, Snow Bound, Longfel.
lows Poems, Our Old Home, Christina
Rosctti, and 50 on-good company on
prairie or in city. The bedrooms are
large and airy. The kitchen has :
pump in the aihk:s @0ptniog from th>
sit&in&=roop and close to the kitehen,.i'
IA PhdJyhts5 s5otafoQ1Fll III chtej1s>
dish cupboard, crockery cupboard
one also fofglIas aud silver, shelf fo
the box of knives and forks, shelve
for all sorts of cooking utensils, com
lfa3lmenfj RiM 1igkt( (s1&1 tbrIz zte
meal, wheat -four, corn meal, Graham
meal and bran, a closet for cold meats
milk shelves, a shelf for the water pail
one also for dish-washing, and a hang
ing shelf before the window. So, dea
Gsa a SO 1|ttSi3 t&'' si':i;
pies, and sthsEas&Ss for %@a S9skng hs;s with aa
ly to turn around and you can lay you
hand upon everything you want. More
over, as your sitting-room is warmed b
an air-ti ght, with an oven and tes
da8aN1fp fpafaih1sp trShd aaotefg gd1 A
do nearly all your daily cooking herr
and lYs. .as oul homelY, dear old graue
motaI19 oseA so.sa4 4A A1SMuHs
IL "As snug,
Al bug,
In = rug"
! Wkik d1if s dfeiiAf il cooked IL Is Of I'll