, 1873-01-11

coming Of tho 1oavoD !; then wo feast tho
cyo on tho prof,eion Of bloom; nnd thon the
but soon M inylablo powor In shading It with
boaty tint ia another fenBt Of tho oye. And,
whom tho farmer md Ills vito wink through
tho orchard, and tho littlo orles climb into tlio
sny, "That is for Pa, nnil this ~ for Nfa," ii not
TINT another foaat? And tion the fruit gocs into
tho haskot and Is sont to nlarket.-tl.at 10, TIM
surplus and tlo money comos baok to pay for
things OF nao or luxury. And tllon out to tilo
gfaitl-sields 70 SEQ tho shadows pass oyor tic
Held; to 800 tho gontlo untlulatioila Of this uon
OF groom as tho summer zopllyrA play over itu
Hurlaco. Aud tlion, when ono feofs that she la 4
part owner md director Of all thlB TINT slao and
hor husband had auoqunl intoroyt, thoro comes 4
homo fcoling Of satisfaction tint saya louder
t than words. IA farm ia good plaoo for a
THERE ARE OTHER GOOD p1AoEs FOR HOMES,
do not wish to DO understood that tic farm
IS tho only place Tor good homo but wish to
suppose, and might bo made bettor than mnny
tnd 1t. l can iMngino pleasant home in tho
moro or. less artificial, full as o1acting on tho
wife "a that Of Tho farm, md ITO gain lttlo 1t,
leaving tho farm for such 4 homo and yet thoro
is 7s,,,, one thling l TINT find ~ city homo Tint
country homcB and TINT in
But am happy in Anying that tho spirit OF tho
press iB mailing itself foIt in Tint diroo.
ton, and NO may hope for progross. THO
;a farmer Or 7? r mechanic who labitually oyerworka
Is 30 absorbed In his buBineBB TINT he takes no
intorost beyond 1t. And thus, whom ho comos
from tho field, almost tired out, aud takes up q
paper to rond, or ontore into converBation on
I know tint was tho case with our noigbor, Mr.
Bowen, for he was alwaa nodding In Ills chair In
fow 1nsnutoa after ho would ait down.
THERE is NO NEED
OF farmer working more lours in daY than
meclanic,-thnt is, # he would so at it with tho
haa resting epog during tho working hours, CO.
pccially II he is driving toaul, aud, In such a
case, hs work might DO extended ovor
M more ,oopt timo ,s.r, th%D,nEh In fact, doing
roaaon ig there In asking tho wife Of tho farmer
fathor or tho sons2 Now, I hear you Hay And
yet they are tho first to go about tholr daily
iiab9r a1d the Inst to close It at night; aud hero
others. It is this TINT makes farm-lifo 80 dis
tasteful to
THE FEMALES or THE FARM.
Wo cannot put them Oh tho oght or ten hour
syston, aay the political economist for tho roa-
son that our breakfasts must he prepared for us,
and tho auppor-dshoa must DO washed; but they
may have rest III tho forenoon and ono in tho
afternoon, 30 aB to ourtail tho aotual hours OF
labor.
Wo hear great deal about tho right Of sut-
irage and tic right to do mons work
ut mons wages; but thero is no remedy pro-
posed for woman'a work and wonan'a sufferngs.
sny what you will !. put young women into the
q room, the pnpof-1nill, tho cotton
n aty other occupation, and Ble comes back to
tho household and resumes her legitimate place
among the kitchen utensils, tho chamber, aud
tho nursery It will over be hors to caro- for
tho little ones, and to 500 that tho house is kept
in order. She comes back to that as surely aa tic
spring comes back to t1ko tho place Of winter.
AN An ADVOCATE OF woMAN's n1auTs,-
Tint is, that portion of them in tho rural dis
triota; that they shall bo conBulted as regards
tho general plans Of tho family, and TINT they bo
person or porsonas hho vito should ax'sys w s bs
freely posted as regards hor husbands business
financially, for thcn sho is the bottor able to
plan, for the moods or bargains of the
.sm family ,. In tho country, Tho wife acts
tho family. 1t is to tho prudent, industrious
wife that many Of our farmers owe their succoss
n LIE. Their sharp eyos and ready intuition
ofton point to danger that tho more ploddiug
[armor would not SOC in time to avert tho dis
aBtor.
:, In all ages, women havo been tho dr,1dges in
thc rural districts; but now, whom tho suburban
homo connects tho country with city life, aud
7llatloa and moaiflos it's stern domauds, wo may
claim TINT
BETTER DAT Is pAWN1Sa,
and that tho wifo nf tho farmer nlall be placed
st least OH nm equality with tho wiio Of tho mo-
'llanic, tho professional man, or the trader. OF
'onrao VIC nstat leave out tho llo rich, for they
ire, to groat extont, but ain1po agents to scat
ter tho hoards that greed has accumulated.
At tho Wost. tho struggle has boon to make Il
aew homo. There has boon so many now con-
litions to contend with, 30 many new things to
earn, thut tbs progress has boen moro GLOW than
,he most Of us anticipated; but we arc gradually |
these, a.d to tho things Of uso we |
lrc beginning to think Of adding tho usual lux
lries Of lie, and one Of these iB to be relieved
II that oyorworlt that our pioneer-lifo appeared |
g nccessitato. We haye schools and churches,
ibrarios aud aocietipg for improvement and |
pleasure, aud tloro is no reason why the farmers
sifa or daughter would not be contonted with |
!or lot. If sho profors the city or tho village,
ho Bhop or tho counting-room, lot It be for otlor
,auso thnn tho anticipation of an exemption
rom labor and case. Respectfully yours,
Mrs. 8AM. JONES,