The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-07-15
Cur Farmers Wives.

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farmer. Sometimes, indeed, the
saaesfms are Synonymous: Raising g
a ehaldren and chickens, ad lnfnitam;i
Tmskiag batter, cheese bread, and
the omnipresent pie. eatting'
making and msnding the clothes
: Fora. whole household met speak
ofdeing their washing and ire
= ming ; taking sarea the pigs and
the vegetable garden ); picking
myriads Of cueunbers; drying
:.fsaitg and herbs; :, putting all the
tWips thropght he measles whoo-
pingscongh, mumps, scarlet fever
aand chicken -pex ; besides keeping
,,apsrpetuai risertef hot grease on
the kitchen table, in: which is to
,foat potatees, carrots, onions and
..!tarnips for the ,ravsnous na8s of
sshs sfarn.handses' : :, 70.
No wonder that the poor things
iooE harassed jaded and toiLWora
long before they arrive at middle
sags. Nowenderthat a life 80 hard
=-andangular sheuid ehhseEase, all
sabe graees of fsmiRinity-whea
no margin is left year after year,
9oF t6ese little refaeuenss which
9 eSaaa nnaer any pressure, Of
sireumstanees aatstfally and right
Il desires a6d laeking which, she.
:is-Inevita6ls unhappy and eoars-
zessd. 49, <, =. : 4. ;&.7-} ~
SNow yonr farmer is a round,
'stalwarts comfortable AMI N az
"There b no baby waiiing ,at ;Ats
psntoloons while he Pieugs or
makes fences. He lies down an
ger sthesnearest tree and rests,
or sleeps when he can no bnger
work with profit: He comes unto
cSis dinner With the: appetite Of .,
Ayena and the digestion. Of a
,rhineesros, and goes forth again: ;
testhe bayfield, till called home: to:
aupper. Thsrsishis wife and too
often with the sarae frowsy head
With which she rose IN the morn
ming; dafsing hfther and thither
for whatever is wanted, helping
the hungry children Or the farm
bands Afser thessupper is finish
ed comes the dish-washing, and
milking, and the thopght for. to
mogoy's breakfast sBd then per-
hapsaRnigbt she sleeps with one
eyeopen fer q baby er-ssiek child,
and rises again To- pursue -thesame
nnreliged, treadmM, wearing
round the next day. .,>
NeM the uppsrmest idea inrthe
minds oftoo H1aBy.farmefs is ltoa0
ID act tie greatest possible amount Of
,cork eut. of their aoiuss. A poorer
policy than this, can scarcely be-
Fhey treat their cattle better, II
they are about to be presented
wish q Hne calf or colt, they take
GAINS that the prospective moth
or is well: cared for both be
fore and after :. the event. 1.-The
farmer who would not do this
would be considered extremely
short-sigatsd. Their cattle are
notaaIowsd to be everworked, OF
underfsd, orabused IN any way
Now, pray, is not farmers wife
as valuable an animal as a cow, OF
a horse even looking at the practl'
cal side oft? Is it not as impor'
tant to have asound, healthy moth
erof children as to have a healthy
mare or cow7 You may say that
no woman should marry farmer
who does not srpect to Uork. Isay
in reply, that a woman was neve'
intended to split Or carry wood, o.
to carry heavy pals of water
And yet. how many farmers Cal
We count who ever think of tn
Oomee. of the house, in regard t.
the distance or proxiraity of th'
wood or the water in relation te. tht
kitchen2 while too many grudg!
70 these overworked women tha