, 1874-02-19
FARM.ltFE,

PRAIRIE HOME, Fob. II, 1874.
10 the Editor of The Chicago Tribune:
STR: Please allow 4 turner's vito to aak tho
man "that you'd rather work for dollar n day
in tho city, and live off Of tlat, than 1.-Two III the
country" If ho was ever really 10 tho country
should suppose, from tho way ho goea on, TINT
ho vas mover whore ho could get pure air and
Gods FREQ sunshine! Tic says: :" Why is it
that farmers, as q class, don't live NJ well ~
other poople7" Let him provo that they do not
live oven bottor than most other classes. and We
will give up. They cau Aavo the best tho world
affords, and they do hayo it, and onjoy it. And
it is not dribbled out in auch particles that ono
scarcely taare touch it, it looks 30 delicato Az
for tho atingness OF farmers s thoro any class Of
pooplo in tho world rs hospitablo and free-heart-
od2 And, Us for going away from farmers
table hungry and "mad enough to doyour any,
thing" wo will allow tic mad part, but the hum
cry sooms doubtful. But. il tho much-abusotl
mean. stingy man to work for whose fault IL 1t !?
Must tho whole class be maligncd for it A
nun ls known by tho company ho keeps; and q
good, faithful workman can always lind work III
goods respectable fa1nilies, whore l!o will bo
treated as ono OF tho family, ii ho conducts him
Holf ns ho should. If there are tow farmers III
the West that know what good piece OF fresh
beef or mutton IL, how mulch to bo pitlcd
arc those poor followa WHO work for dollar
d day, and mover get anything but tho
astalo. meats sold in the city.marhots.
Tho idea TINT farmers mover have vegetables,
aud do not know the vauo OF them, IL too ab-
surd to mention. After oighteon years. OK
perienco On q farm, and with a host of hired
men about us during the tilno, wo. hayo never
boon able to find tho badly-troated mon TINT
wero required to work from daylight until dark
and then do the chores. Inatcad, tloy genorally
take the liberty to sit on tho porch anl smoke
their ppo or chow their cnl willie tho farmorfs
family must do the milking aud other chores /;
and, III tho morning, thoy must ho called onco or
twice, or they would not appear until breakfast
WIS roaly.
For my pert, I nm convinced that hired help,
as gonornl thing throughout tho country, ARG
treated bettor tlau they trent their employers.
troatel as such. But suol mon NJ our city
frond appears to ba would advise to still cling
to their uons in tho city, for tho country wna nut
created poaHant enough for tlacm, but must bo
u>atlo 30 for tholn. Why hive not men ambition
enough to mako.a homo for themselves und
thon thoY Gun mako it just aa pleasant M
thoy ploaao With willing hands, a cluorful
loart, aud clear consciollco, 1nan may make d
perfect paradise Of home III Hhort timo, OH
thcse broad pratries. +; and. though ovor ao hum
ble it iB dear to us becAuso it IL ours we Mnlo
1t ourselves, with our own hands. Another
thing our frlond mentions that hoeins to bo quito
u mistake: He says tAut hirol mon seldom
get a cllnl'co to oto church, oven on Sunday
Or to cultivate their minds. ! would nsls him
why tloy do not. T4ey hayo tho day to thom-
ae!ves,-tso most Of it ut least. I oan tell you
why: BeuauHo they prefer to spold tho day i'll
amusement or idoneas. II mon will try to holm
themselves, tlloy will soon iiud hands roady to
giyo them LIT, alll nowhere OH Garth is Aolp
more willingly given than anong farmers.