The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-07-01

1T for Eden, and that green peas,
asparagus. and strawberries are sn old
ny to Us. Yes, and cherries are
ripe. we wish you could have
some, Such cherries Great lucious
COX hearts, big enough to deserve the
name, aud sweeter than tongue can tell
Or pen describe, but not at all past en-
ioying.
J he fruit crop thus far seems not at
all affected by the dry winter, Every.
thiag 10 the way Of fruit or vegetables
seems just as abundant and delicious
as last summer when there had been
au unusual winter and spring rainfall.
But the wheat crop is failure, and
bread is the staff Of life Hard times
for the farmers, and so Of course hard
times for us all, yet not such hard
times as have paralyzed the business
Of the east, for our currency is all right
We are thankful every day for our
solid aud uuchangng basis Of trade.
I The emigration IRON the east is some.
what overwhelming. but perhaps will
be provided for IN some way. II only
there was the usual harvest work to be
done many could find employment who
now will get the blues il nothing more
serious beialls them. People with
means 10 buy land aud take care of
themselves for year or two are all
right, but people who are coming here
poor, looking for work. are all wrong
Yet there are numerous exceptions to
this latter half Of the rule. The skilled
mechanic, eoamstross, housekeeper,
excmpliiy Daniel webster's golden rule
that there is always room up stairs.
The inefficient and incompetent. those
who are too proud to take hold Of any
honest hard work aud do it well, will
find themselves sorely crow ded. There
ia many a college.bred young man,
many "quandam proud president Of
a reading club, honorably and lucra-
lively herding sheep, or driving an
express wagon or picking aud sorting
fruit, or working in a dairy, in this
strange new world
Now m going to tell come unpleas
/ ant things about this country, which
are true, but about which not much is
said My object, proudly confess, is
two fold, FIRST to make those Of my
readers who have pleasant homes and
good livelihood in dear old, cold Yer.
, mont, feel complacent and satisfied
, and second, to win laurels for myself
This is a dirty country, par excel
| lence. The soil, If damp, sticks to one
ia most fraterhal fashion. One need,
! changes of rsiment like an eastern
] prince, and additions innumcrablc e
] Keep respectfully clean, AS to the
little folks it Is just no use 10 think .
white inafores aud shining faces
! they exist 10 parors for brief occasion.
! and then vanish like "the baselest
fabric ota vision" give my youngest
son thorough scrubbing, array hin
in freshly stsrched and ironed ging
4 hams. and then I send him cot Tor ,
d walk with his careful little sister; ant
. ] survey him as he strides manfull,
: along. with selfgratulatory eyes
y There goes an infant, ] say, 'tah,
! reflects credit on New England" IL,
returns TO me in an hour OF a uniform
. adobe hue from head 10 foot. only tn,
i twinkle Of his blue eye TO distinguish
, him from . young spAniard, or
} heather Chinee, or one Of ton
I Browns little Iniuns In response /,
my look Of dismay the little sister i
/ eager TO explain Nothing unusual hA
: 6ciallen the baby, be has only tumble,
/ down two OF three times, aud he poui,
take hold Of the fences, and try 4
climb the trees, and Of course be rub
! bed bus hands Gu bis face. La short a
! dear little boy long ago assured M
! On a similar occasion, etc the DIT
! fault, mamma.
! Ibis soil in wiater becomes q sort Q
! tarry paste which no scraper or ma
} can thoroughly remove Floors an
4 carpets proclaim the exact number Q
, steps taken on them and nothing shor
! o. scfubbibg brush will remove IL
( status. 10 summer this same coil be
I comes iDe dry impAlpable powder
{ IL descends upon oEe 10 a gentle im
: perceptible but constant deposit
: walking aud 10 dense cloud II ridinl
I on any Of The uuwatcned highways
I sreeps IN al every open door aud via
DIV and tones down The dazzlinI
, Shilepess Of the walls. the high color
: of earpeta asd upholstered furniture