The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-12-01
From the Boston Wsman's Journal

benas are blooming in the yard without
other shelter than lesaess oak trees !;
and the bracing air and beauty and
brilliancy Of earth and sky are unknown
iu more southern lat,tudes. The North
ern Lights have been unusually fine.
Two evenings they have seemed to
radia'e from the zenith, trembling and
qu'vering 60 as to suggest the idea Of a
lace curtain gathered in q mass over
the center Of bed, spread all round and
shaken out BY hand from above. On
tho first evening star glittered at the
eliminating center like . diamond on
tho hand hidden in the folds 0: light.
To the east, south and west, large part
Of this curtain Was deep rose color,
shading away to violet; but to the north
lay a long, low ridge Of somber clouds,
and above them the shimmering white
light. On all sides tue stars were visi-
bio as through a vail, and poet might
have imagined that the All Father had
interposed bar between His children
and that class Of evil spirits typided by
mosquitoes, had fastened it to the foot
of the throne by star, and bade them
rest in peace.
Well, to come down from the stars to
something I understand much better:
This morning varied the monotony Of
painless invalidism BY having a good,
old fashioned dish-wash, in aid of a
friend who had been entertaining a
sewing-society and one of the wants Of
all new countries was recalled to my
recollection. This il . want of sufficient
domestic utensils and vesseh. Tne first
years In a new country IRE mainly oc-
cupied in getting houses, mills, roads,
etc., and 1t is long time before foun-
dries, etc., supply the house keeper with
all the appliances Of The trade to which
in old countries she is accustomed ; end
articles of this kind are either SO heavy
or 80 cumbersome, or both, that they
become very expensive by Transports
tion. So when I kept house here my
work seemed to be doubled BY Z scarcity
Of vessels and this morning, when I
found pint of yeast in
a two quart pail, and
found nothing more suitable. to which
it might be transferred, I stood face to
face with my old trouble-and the
trouble OF all house keepers in new
countries.
By the way, I trust you will not
think kitchen troubles unworthy the at
tention of women who want to vote.
For myself, 1 not only want to vote but
have already voted, at . regular poll, on
regular election, and for Gen. Grant
at that; and found it less trouble than
finding . yeaet cup this morning.
And although I do really want to vote,
at least once year, I should scarcely
buy the privilege At the cost Of never
sgain being permitted to wash dishes.
Since the days when I made cupboards
with bricks and shingles, and.garnished
them with platters, plates, cups and
saucers improvised from bits Of broken
def and ehins, dish.wsshing has sp-
pearsd to me one Of the most pleasant
avooations that this world aAords. My
only objection 70 II i the remuneration.
II one got ss mach for handling dbhe.
Ia = dining-room, Is in = sales or ware
room, the one place would be IS much
sought afterss the other and the din.
|'ing-room would command its full share
Of the caution and fidelity which arc
now 20 nearly mouepolised by the ware
and sales room.
But the yeast pot. In looking for it
I found a half barrel OF empty ftuit-caus
thown aside as lumber. I selected
four, laid the open ends on the hot
stove until tho solder was soft, then,
With the point Of 4 carving knife,
punched of the ragged ends, got =
round stick of fire-wood, as near the
size of the cans Is possible, put the
end in, and, With = nail, drove two
holes on each side Of the top Of each
can, pounded the rough edges smooth,
got the wire of an old broom and put
handles IN them soof the four use
less c.Dsl have as many quart pails.
I hope our good friend Wendell
Phillips viii correct the impression
that he regards small economies as iu-
dioative Of barbarism, and that no we'll.
wisher Of the race will scorn tho sus-
gestion which tho little pals have
made to me, How shall unemployed
women find work : How shall the sur
plus female population Of the East be
bought to the West, where i Il 90
mach needed + These arc question.
which have pun,ed, and win puzzle,
many wise heads. I oannst answer
them forsall, bat e ten thousnd NO..
men would learn the thinning trade, and
|settle il . many Western towns and
villages, With tho ayoxSd purpose Of