The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-09-16

stands ia litis crystals al over IL
lcayss aud gives a sebs,iiuie Ter the
real article . the sheer Aow i the
berlers resting time
Aud nos before 60 any farther !et
ne sAy word 20 all you who have
taken yoar ideas 81 hef3oris lile they
don't call us shepaFds berel from The
Bible. a. from the classics ~ even
BON the affecting story q Little Be
Peep Little Boy Blues ok crience
No8ld hc more % the point know
that they are not 10 be applied % Us
8efr Whether us because our civil
zAti0t's failure aud the eaacasians
played out or not / cannot say, but
lhe fast remains that most Do no,
mean 70 say al II the romance which
gc have conceived as pertaining 70
this life. imbibel from the stories Of
tAe patnarchs moving 10 almost rega
state with their hoeks and herds, aud
~ Iytirus aud his brother WORTHLESS
watching tLeir hocks At the cool spring
under the outrageous trees, winning
with their ready pipes, sweet respon-
ses from the surrounding hills and
from tue hearts OF shy maidens -van-
ishes upon actual contact and much
that is not romantic or very pleasant
must needs he endured by us. How
true il is that distance lends enehant-
ment. that few things will bear the
close scrutiny which they seem to 10
vile. At tie time Of year Of which
speak our herder must be up at day.
break. We rolls out Of bis blankets,
makes hasty toilet, generally by
pulling on his boots and washing and
combing his hair perhaps aud pro
ceeds 10 get his breakfast This is
what be has to choose from hanging up
around the sides Of his Sxl0 cabin or
under his tent Bacon, perhaps NUT
ton, black Mexican beans the stand
by -four rice, potatoes, onions, tea,
coffee and sugar, some kinds Of dried
trait, salt, Of course, and perhaps Pep.
per arl vinegar Enough you will say
aud | don't deny il, but some times
the best OF things not very well cook
cd, perhaps. and in the way day after
day will get stale He gets his break
fast quickly and as soon as the sun is
up should open the corral gate and let
out the sheep Then he herds them
going in their rear with his intelli-
gent dog, where the best feed is, but
must not get of his range. AS suou
as the sun is fairly up it begins to get
very hot aud the herder should have
an umbrella for no tree or bush is 10
sight. The sheep must be so managed
as to get back to camp and to water at
from 5 to 10 o'clock, according TO the
heat. There We have long trough,
for water must be pumped, and a well
aud wind mill or horsepower or man
to pump by hand, aud the sheep drink
aud lay or stand punched" in the
scorching sun until from 2 to 5 p. m
then we out with them AMI stay as in
the morning until dark, when they are
corralcd. SO the sheep are managed
through the summer. They live upon
the dry and nutritious grasses long
after all that is fit to eat appears to
be gone and the range is but sandy
waste swarming with lizards and
horned toads, the dust following the
flock in immense clouds, like the
Pomptine fog at morn, wherever they
20. If the drouth is too severe the
only alternative is to drive to the
Sierras, but this is attended with greai
loss aud danger
The fall clip Of wool full Of dirt is
taken IN August or September. The
autumn rams usually come about
/ Nov lst and then the green grass
starts, almost without exception, from
the seeds, for California gra ses aae as
a class ANNALS; aud now il the rain
comes frequently enough, what APP
peared few days before to be a sandy
desert is now clothed Ia tie rich green
/ Of gro wing grass The sheep no long
er require water but feed most Of The
hours Of the day, tnt the weather
with the exception Of a few foggy
mornings is delightful, the ocea ilnal
rainy rainy day is as you may believe,
a luxury The ordinary rainfall only
beiag about 10 inches per annum. =
. About Feb lst commences the sheer
mans harvest time. Then for about
six weeks the lambs appear thick ant
fast in baud 81 5000 ewes there il
lively work tor al hands ut these
little lambs who 30 not know what i
is 10 have the shelter 81 shed eyca
who, perhaps, have 70 be snAtched
j from the hungry iaaeibas Of coyote
or after cold rain be warmed to life
aaln ~ lie reni- i rlNa - liz. ann az