Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-05-03
cuniary economy of a country resi-
den e.
I'VE must make the farm support
u.s." argued mama.


rate of sixty cent a pound" cried
Frank, consulting he store boo S.
Nov, mama, General IIooker.' THAT
was our COW. chri-tenel by Rosie),
must furnish Us with butter hence
| forth
That's an excellent i'll a. Frank.
| | wonder il did MT occlr t. me-"
| quoth mama. Aud presto! Onr two
famed bays were harnesscd. and Rosie
md despatched for churn. tn town,
actually. for wc could not obtain one
in the c. TRY.
Onr idras on the subject Of churns
we're rather vague, and an in,idious
-aleSman easily persuaded US TO pur-
'hase a good Cor nothing pa'eut ar
/ rangement which he would never have
/ -ol TO any one else.
We took our ..wonderful bargain"
home, and mama after duly admiring
! it and congratula'ing US upon our wis
/ dom in its selec' i'm. ordered D.'nnis'
/ wife, our EIihrrnian, to skim the milk
and save all the cream.
/ In day or two she was told to
make some butter, and she followed a
very novel receipt of her own, SAVING
all the cream very cff''ctually, and at.
| tempting to churn tie skinned milk.
Deed then, Miss Leigh she ap-
A oloI TO obi, r11l
all, at all. as her red arm vigorously
rotated the iron crank, whirled round
the dash board with resounding
'plash, splash, splash, while through
the ventiiatorS in the top of the churn
issued jets of milky whey.
When Bridget was exhausted MA
ma twirled the handle. then Rosie,
and finally spun it round and ronnd.
Mama, cried R 'sie, perping into the
churn, when strength hal deserted our
arms, and faith onr hearts, '.!he cream
is a. thin as water"
CRANE is it onre saving p clied
Mrs. Dennis, squaring her elbows and
t&paUOlug nef mnuth.
'Isn't 1t cream ?" asked rama, who
was again at the crank, suspending
her abors.
NO ma am, SIRE! it's the milk; the
cranes in the jar"
With exolamations of impaiience
at such egregious stupidity, We called
Dennis to remove the contents of the
churn to the pigs trough. Then re-
pleniShing the mac'iiuc with cream.
we renewed our cx~riious. Philip
came in, and he finally brought about
an ounce of butter iIom three quarts
of cream.
The churn was warranted tn bring
butter in three minutes, and We work
ed at the handle by turns for three
hours and a hals
When the golder p butter finally
came, leaving mama To work il, Phil
and | went out tO the spring among
the cool cedars. There the young
man made Fomt, very incoh rent re.
marks regarding white nahdS, aud
arms, bronze brown hair. DC, and de-
mandi2g from ne that should hame
the day, aud then without allowing
me to dt nIur. named very near one
himself. answering TO my objections as
to time, DC. .
You are such little goose. Maud,
that | must take caIe OF you my self"
"Bciug so adapted 10 the care of
geese r'joincd.
And thus decidedly. not la Tenny-
son. We came To an amh-ahe under.
standing as to time aud Place, ct cetra,
! Phil only siipuaiing that my pet hen
might not be allowed to accompany
us 10 the church door in the carriage.
On our way to the house we met
Murray and Rosie looking decidedly
conscious and superlatively happy.
As Phil had received an excellent
appointment in London, and insisted
upon fulfilling it with a bride, and as
Murray, Phil. and DR.. Ailston, the ED
er all insisted that both weddings
should take place together. the rapid
way in which we made our prepara-
tioEs, half crazei mama.
George and Sue were desl at he'd
to Washington until the celebration
Was over, and III ir pIpa aud mama
presented to u, in the chil'irrn's
mime, couple OF BEAUTIFUL and valu-
able saddle horses, among other we'd
| d G presents.
| The wedding went off with all pos
sible eclat. The rising yoang c'ergv-
man who had dined with Us on tie un-
fortunate Sunday when Rpsie's iowls
! had displayed such affectionate pro-
ci,ities, performed the ceremony
Frank gave US both away and after
wards danced at the reception with
the lovelicst girl ever saw.
Phil and | went TO London, Mur-
ray and Rosie were mama's near
neighbors, at Dir. Aileton' sand before
mama had time tn feel lonely for Us,
Franks aforesaid lovely partner had
agreed TO be his forever.
Last year Professor Aliston, my
self and our Two boys, Poll and john
ny, spent the summer holidays at the
old home. Murray and Rosie were
there with fairy Maud. and Franks
two elves, Lulu and Fred were as beau.
tiiul as their mama.
Old DR.. Allston, Uncle john, seem.
ed as much in love with Rosie as DR..
Murray. And dear mama. grandma.
ma now, with silver hair and sweet
placid face, welcomed college gradu-
ate and tall graceful maiden, as
George and Susy.
The farm Of ten acres under Franks
skillful management, was thriving
Institution; but notwithstanding Mr..
Marvels opinion to the contrary, he
doesn think sten acres enough, aud
was very glad of an opportunity to
purchase one hundred more, which is
to be playground for Lula and Fred,
when Phil aud come home for good.
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