Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-11-15
Correspondenco.

/ make haste 10 do 50 after returning
home. My last letter vas after my yisi
to Warlaby.
Il being harvest time l travele'
North about forty miles through Thirsl
and North AlertOn, both Of them lsFgt
market towns, to a place called Yarn.
/ left the ears and had not gone far wheI
/ came TO a field where the harvest hand
we're taking dinner; | stopped to cen
verse. and as soon as they knew | wa
from America, they said | must have
some dinner with them. noticed a com
motion among them and on learning the
reason-the driver on the reaper had left
them at noon aud broke up their gaEg (a'
they have hands enough to allow three for
each side Of the field gone round by the
reaper told the master was travel.
ing among the the farmers to see their
stock and crops and would drive for him
that afternoon; consequently the horses
we're brought out andI mounted the box aud
of we started, and by the way the hands
stared at me they probably thought did
not know how to drive pair of horses,
but before long | gave them enough to DO
without staring. When night came the
master took nue. down town, and after see
ing all we could on the street, went into a
hotel aud found there had been a cricket
match played that day between some
gentlemen Of the place for the supper,
which they were eating when we went in.
As soon as supper was over the cloth was
drawn and 1t became known that there
was an American in the house | was sent
for. There were about forty present TO
whom | was introduced and made the
welcome guest. The conversation seemed
to be on the amusements Of the season
aud most every man had his iavorite
horse that he was willing to bet his money
on, and as the Doncaster Ledger would
be run for in few days, money was bet
quite freely,-generally in favor Of Baron
Rothchild's Hannah" she that was
afterwards the winner I; Boat racing
hunting and such like. Politics and the
chances and changes in France, and even
the politics Of our own county, seemed to
be very well understood, more so than |
anticipated. | am well satisfied that they
study our politics more than we study
theirs. But at last the company broke
up and l went home with the farmer.
The next morning was rainy, so after
breakfast he said he would 90 around a
little with me in the neighborhood. We
looked at several different stock Of cattle,
horses aud sheep. After spending that
day aud night very proGtabIy, | returned
to Thirsk station, and left the cars again
and Travelled several miles east towards
HambeIton Hills-went through Fills
kirk, Thirdly, Sutton, Osgoodby and
stopped with gentleman by the name of
Thomas Kerry, gentleman farmer.
They were in the midst of harvest, cutting
barley. The whole family were out in
the field with the exception of the mis-
tress, who was at home getting the meals
and taking care of a young man that had
got kicked by horse few days before.
The two daughters, aged seventeen and
nineteen, were binding barley with the
rest Of the hands, and did not seem to
think it beneath them to do so, or either
did tn ey complain of the work, but were
cheerful and as merry as if they liked it,
thinking it only "a froic to get out of the
house at harvest time. | stepped over
night with him aud could not get away
without promising to come again when
they had got over their hurry.
| returned to Thirsk and visited some
friends, and attended Flower show on
the grounds of Major Bell, and such
show of flowers | never saw, both cut and
potted, those that are grown N the open
air and those in the hot-house, likewise
all kinds of fruit that is grown with ma
tural of artificial heat. | saw Indian
corn grown in pots. Melons, citrons and
other American vegetables raised in hot
houses. A great deal Of money was given
in premiums, and l think there were over
two thousand entries. After the show
there was races for the young men. and
toward evening dancing on the green,
which seemed to be enjoyed by both
sexes, music being furnished by the OAR
lington Volunteer Rife Banda band
of twenty four pieces. The pleasure
grounds of MIR. Bell were thrown open to
the public on that day; and take it all
together it was one of the pleasantest
days that had while in England.
After spending few days with my
friends | returned to finish my visit with
Mr.. Kirly. They had cot all their gram
cutand he was at liberty, and took all the
pains he could in showing me everything
that was interesting. He had very fine
stock of cattle, not pedigree animals, but
| should think ful-bloOded, some very
Gne young horses. This farming is not
fancy but practical, and farms for profit.
All his stock horses, sheep, swine, seeds,
tools and everything are the most i'm
proved that he can get. His grain crops
were very heavy and taking him all to-
gether | thought him the best farmer |
became acquainted with. The two
daughters | mentioned above do the milk
ing for nine COWS, and | do not see that
it units them for indoors, for l noticed
all kinds ofneedle work done by their fair
hands. They take care of the flower
garden, which is large and beautiful, be-
sides a large amount of rock work. AT
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