Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-01
Two Homes Contrastcd.

| ali ttIe b my uf
rroiongei ndsfnitelv Anntie las so much
sy,tematilinp with her work. that there is
ro,or INV L7rrv mr. worry onparont IN tbo
lookeron There we're from seven to ten in
uo family the most If tbe time wet Anrf
Rutb and her fonrteen-year-old DAUGHTER did
ali ,Lo yrork ;ncluIinr mo snNing md Lnit.
Nnc f,r tbe f,wiIv
IrcIe Ralnh il n farmer ON a small scale
pnt lis fftv acros are made AZ rich and fer.
Iiin "a ,osslle and tbey Weld Good cror,.
N,ns oaordinr the family n GOOD. subsiap.
Gai liging. int tbere il a small morgin for
svronsivS lnvuries There vere no e2traya.
,,anc;os in Jrcss tbopgh ali wore weu claJ
Nm,iio and ber daughter wern dressed In
,n,I ,,.ta ,rd tnoderatalv foshiopoll,
1lroo siscl- fot cows oroccd tho fornyor5
al ,t,,' Iii, a,d bntter ,,rndnced .un,IioJ
H., la1;es u,itb min ,nopev beeidos f,irnisb.
IN, tLo t,lla rbav mole q oilted buttnr
a,,1 - oo,,r,a u,of aI,yavs cor,mords flo
~, ,,n,lo, ,r;ce mo .. MIN mono, "
~, ,I,a,, ,iitL an tboir rlo4Los and
t,r,,iyI,os ti,o t,,,se from, Won, ~ ,,ear viii
tbo ,o,',,or; e,ces tbat e,,o farm. house moods
y, i;,,l,,o,,'i aho,r
i7','i','J a., hoe ,J,,,,,,d tbo ,,o,d.
l,',. ,.L;aI, i all go, thn ,oodbnpsc
r. sa,,in@, ,,a,J doal ~ Iron, uorl The
t,,' of ,ba Io, b,s n rai,ted c,,or shifting
IL, Ia, p, LII l., 10 Lit.hen ofcourse
,Iis a,,,.ar ,',,iJ ,ot bo,,scJ All shelf thero.
by causing inconvenience and delay when
=; ,f - ,,'as ,,.o,,tod i0,srn Min
- Min, nm, AMI .;,,l .,raced one
corner of the kitchen: also a drain for
dishes. On wash davs good washing ma
chine and wringer were visible. Two hours
| was sufficient time TO do the family wash
inp. The floor was painted 50 that it re-
ouired but few moments to wipe away the
drops of water and dust. Aunt Ruth spent
an hour each morning attending to the dairy,
cburninr and working over butter; she used
one of the best patent chuns
The sittinp-room was furnished with a
sewinp.machine- one for knitting
EASY chairs. books. papers and periodicals.
A few landscape paintings. by the best art
lists. tastefuly framed (he work of their
own hands) rraced the walls a few choice
geraniums in Furnishing condition, occu-
pied the south window. filing the air with
fragrance and ornamentmg the room with
their fresh, green foliage. The pallor was
neatly furnished, but with no attempt at os-
tentatious display. One steel engraving.
elegantly framed. decked the walls This
was " Birthdav Morning. or The Gardner's
II. L.
tilted Who bcheld it. But the sitting-room
was the place for restml visit. Here
auutie. Jennie and spent long morning,
with our work. reading, or gossipping about
various authors. as circumstances or inclma.
ton dictated
There was no occasion for irettiug, iol
Uncle Ralph and his three stalwat boy.
kent the work in splendid trim out of doors
and Frequently found time to spend an houi
or two with us in the middle of the day
They usually quit work at eleven O'Clock
and returned at half-past one There wer,
several rainy DAYS in succession " A dread
to every one" YOU viii say. Not so to Aunt
Ruth and her family the work was nc
harder; there was no more confusion thar
on other davs-no muddy tracks to b,
wiped away or to be fretted about. An,
why? Because there was clean planl
walk TO every building, and upon the stree
in front of the house. Aunt Ruth Gale,
these walks her silk dress" The rs an,
machines helped to get all these convenience
because they were in the hands Of womal
who made " domestic economy" study
VISIT WIN one ! maze some years w at Nouall
rainier - ne iil'l N"9 I'd, uile Nll'
supported ualry OIL hlhe co"s' Ine PipOeeu
oil Wllch cousin rai'her gave 70 ms W'te a ~
Two daughters. ileIg WIZ i9l'''eg ,ri III w
fanny iie'uu'hs 'ue ''ilo" I'o ~,
| these were " women lNlhss III Ioou llcdlll