New-York tribune., 1872-08-09


weight and TO what class the wool belongs. The
author concludes her description with bit of senti-
mentasm.
WAS much Impressed by the silence in the shed; not
sound was 10 be heard except the click OF the shears,
behind him given in one or at most two words. l
reminded how touchngy true is the phrase, Like as
outside there the hubbub and dust and apparent con-
fusion Great,-a constant succession of wooy sheep
being brought up TO I'll the sklllons rom whence tne
shearers take them they want them) and the newly
sh0rn Ones WHITE eean' ana oeWli9erea lookiE, o1 a
turned out after they have passed through marrow pas pas
sage called race where each sheep Is branded anu
has ITS mouth examined in order to ten its age which Is
marked IN book IL was comfort TO thlnk & ai tT St
troubles for You can hear nothing Out
barking aud beatng aud thus goes ON from early morn n
u DARK we peeped IN at the mems huts-a nnTsibs mnsb
wooden building, with two rows Of "buns (pelths,
should call rhon) in compartment and taDe wiz VIA
forms found II IN the other ana pes oI t we we're
panniklns all about. The kitchen was near anu We MI
drawn from huge brick the other commlssa@Iiat @
arrangements were on the same scae 1ou % nnear 10
piled all day long to the shearers, and they aPpol W
consume great quantihes OF II.
In the month of July, which in that latitude is
midwinter, the author removed her ABODE 10
sheep-farm in the interior which her husband had
undertaken to conduct as a speculative enterprise
The weather was delicious in spite OF the season.
Although the early mornings and evenings were
very cold it was exquisitely bright and quite warm
in the middle of the day. fire was found cohiior-
table at breakfast, but it went out ana was hoo
lighted again till dark. As soon as the sun went
down, however, it became very cold The tuA was
the kind of coal called Ignite which only sinoni-
dered away like the better sort OF turf and required
a log of dry wood with it to make good blaze
The household consisted of the paterfamillas ana
the writer n clergyman's son who had come to learn
sheep-farming and boy to milk the COWS ana 40
odd Jobs out of doors. In the prevailing Ignorance
of cookery the labOring oar fell into the handS OF
LADY Barker. She did not even know whether ,ne
water in which potatoes are boiled should DC coiu VI
hot. Some of her earliest efforts, she owns were
curious and nasty" Lumps or Washing soua
would mysteTiously find their way INTO tle soup
The first omeet was of the size and consistency OF
a roly-poly pudding. The bread went wrong Iroin
the start. The yeast-bOttle exploded win report
1l p q pjstol-sbot. and the contents descended IN
shower on the head of the long-sufering lady, The
husband turned the bottle upside down over the
fonr. emptying the dregs Of the hops and potatoes
on the Inflated bread. Nothing daunted, the
culinary amateur placed the on the stove, but
on going to look at it the next morning found 1t
dried to q crisp She still persevered in her lauda-
bio intentions added more flour and water, made IL
M into lOaves and put IT in the oven but the re-
fractory bread would not bake, and insisted on re-
naming raw inside, though the attempt was not
given ny until midnight.
The daily homo life was in keeping with the
cookery Lady Barkers naive descriptions, IRON
which we take few paragraphs, give lively idea
| of its character.
The first Of my duties is especially delight m: =
am very early with large tiD dlsh Oh scraps m NE
with few nandfus OF wheat and my appearance Is te
signal for q great cOmmOu0n among an my ioMs n a
ducks and pigeons such waddhng ana nying dn,ye anu
morning greeting from all the live stock about he pge
nearly Knocked dGTn Sy .nS Sp5o Sg toward me
for bit of the fowls bread, while the dogs looK on. or
mold their own indeed anxious hen eager TO secure
a breakfast for her chicks Will ny at Ois 9Og anu - q,
him away from savory mQrse Iih I, VTs n.y. ~ an
exact illustration of the French prOverb which speaks OF
the inequality IA s Of Gy GT Re e a acon Which
is the most absurd thing you over saw, especauy as
spring Uhat is to say about November as we were az
returning from great pighunung exped%s3h' % @ Mneu M
cav one of the party coming down steep hill near the
house with small ana gossy-baek wild pig u9der eaGn
he vas very proud OF hs eapVss @ & gGS S % t nf "a
bottle. We laughed at him very much nut when ne
went away he begged SO earnestly that the pigs
sbo,ild be reared, that we promised 10 keep them
In u few days they became perfectly tame, ana
were very handsome little creatures; and one OF
them attached itself me, following me all about even
into the Dut that really could not stand accom-
panyiug me IN all my walks aha' as ldI as ~ Gou1 ; ~
my rides. Many time have l seen poor h'tle py pEey
carried down creek oy the &c current III y IT, squeatrs t
piteOusly but II was evidently case o many waters
cannot quench love- for little further on piggy would
appear very much baked but holding OUT ganuy, III m
sheer exhaustion compelled hm 10 gave IN, when nc
would lie down under tussoek, apparently dying ont,
as W
bay mare, has given many shy at piggy starting up
from mis- shelter with gambols and sqqeals of JOY.
Iti always great temptation to lotcr ABOUT In tne
lovely fresh morning air, have 10 be dressed in
time for PRAYERS and breakfast at O. Directly after
breakfast 20 into the Kitchen; sometimes 1t is only
necessary TO give orders instruction. but generally
ud that practice is much better than precep ana see
10 the soup myself ana MAKE Ihe Puuuns J0llt 0"h
You have often asked what we have to eat 50 this
will be a good opportunity Of introducing our daily b
OF fare, pTefacng it with my recorded opinion that
there is place in the world where you can hive SO
eha nV au0s q "A
when you get start. or course IL is expensive az
first setting everything gong but that would be the
case in any country. / will begin at the very begin
nng: POrrdge for breakfast, with new mix aud cream
discretion; 10 fOllOw-mutton chops mutton nam, OF
mutton curry, or broed mutton and mushrooms, not
shabby little fragments OF meat br0led DuJ Deauthul
tender steaks off leg; tea coffee, aud bread and but
Ter with as many new-lad eggs choose TO con-
sumo Then for dinner, at hslipast we have soup,
fTesR fr1t slowed instead OF pudding, with whipped
| cream. was proud and happy woman the hrst day DAY
my remained cream, aud ala not turn INTO DteI
for generally my zeal Outran my discretion, ana did
not know when 10 leave OIL whipplng we nave supper
about z; but this Is movable FEAST consisting OF tea
again, mutton cooked In some form OF ehtree, eggs
bread and butter and cake OF my anaS1si aer,
station you would get more danes, such as Jam ana
preserves OF all sorts Than we can 9Sast S ye VI as
young exceedingly young, sr, our frttrees have NOT
come into full bearing aud other resources are still
! quite undeveloped
However, have wandered away terribly from my
first intention OF telling you OF the daily oceaIanons
finished all my little fussings about the house, Jon
| F., who has probably been Tor some time quietly
settled down at his wrngt ana we wOrK t0Relher
at books and writing TIL dinner after that meal P,
ike Mr. Toots "resumes his studies but 60 ana Ieed
fowls again. and IL am very ldly dspOseO hll on Y
heDcOOp IN the shade and watch the various tempeIs OF
NV chickens and ducklings little later F. and 80
out for hours IL IL Is too hot he takes his Ine ana
we 20 over the hills pigstaEinc but this il really only
suitable exercise for fine winters day at this time OF
the wear we either Tor walk or ride, generally the
latter-nOt little shabby caner, but long stretching
gallOp for miles and miles perhaps stopping to have
cup tea with negbbeT twelve OF niteen miles on,
and then coming slowly home in the delicious Gloamng
with the peculiar fresh crisp feeling which the atmos
aways has here the moment the sun ses no mat
Ter hot the d6y has been can hardly hope TO make