St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-09-12

Brick houses are uncommon stone.
of course. more so. Occasionally YOU
will meet with il marblr-trontcd house.
ii there is IL quarry hard by. The apart
mcmts in most of them are ruomV and
cheerful the furniture Il curious medley
of old and new. made of the walnut and
chestnut and pine woods. sometimes
ornamcntcd with hickory. and butter
mt. Il bright. hard. yellow wood. There
l. Il pleasant fashion of adding outside.
Il piazza rather than porch merely. to
the huu>rS lcrcabuutS. The generality
OF these. humcly eIcctinmS are of wood.
with Shinglc roofs long drawn. with ga
hlcS and corners. set up as II were to the
liking of the owner. The aspect of
most ot them H. quaint and striking. and,
hardly one being of the same pattern as
its Hcighbor, is 10y no means common or
uninviting. HcrcahoutS the residents
are fond of gardens. and cultivate flow
els out of doors considerably. Patches
OF grass land-it would he IL mockerN to
call them lawuS-arc used for crOuuet ::
and. in spite of the rugged. shabby
ground. the game is popular. Dwarf
tvcIgreens are not much i'll vogue. but
the Norway spruce and Austrian pine
are rather preferred for planting. In
rio"r~ there is graceful fashion of train
ing English ivy in pots around the room :;
rustic baskets. fern cases. and plants ON
Il moNcablc stand may also hc frequent
" >Cru. But i'll most country houses
there j. one general apartment that
SERVES inr Ill U>cS. whilst the other
rooms. furnished slS costly as the host OF
hostess can afford. are rarely visited.
la Il nohl,-lookiug hou>r fronting my
motel. standing on halt IN acre of ground.
the occupants live entirely i'll the kitch
cn. see II" company. and Vet their prin-
ciPal room i> thanked with Il cun>crva-
tory.
There is evidently II" rule of manners
OF habits oI tastes. Ant j. utterly um-
known. and they are Indifferent To it,
Hospitality i exercised. a> it were. like
AN impulse. lou dine at the house of
Il friend and an hour or 81 after Nour
m,i. il i right that yuu >h"uld retire.
even If y"U repeat Nour visit III the
evening. Perhaps they readily get tired
of each other. The host rarely knows.
or considers. nr intends tn consider. how
t. amU>e his guest. Accomplishments
are not much practi>cd even 10y the
wife and daughters. And the husband
i thinking of his business or his >pccu-
iatiun>. And if You are outside of these.
NuU will have to entertain him aS well
IL NnuI~clf. The inqui>itivcncS> saves
them Il little. Questions are infinitely
asked about English manners and Gus
toms and they are also often asked i'll
Il half diSddintul fashion. a. though the
~martucS>, and practical character. and
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amidst all his hard labor. exposure t,
heat and cold. and increasing Sclf-deni-
all The rrecnhuck weil-thumhed
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