Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-16
Betsey James Views.

She has been writing her theories for the
Elmira Husbandman, and VIC rather like
them. Indeed there is q good wholesome
flavor in the name "Betsey Jane" which ex-
hibits itself in her vigorous style; and her
"views" are not to be misunderstood whether
they are accepted or not. We have faint
impression that by diigent search b. Jane
might be found in our own state for the old
rule that the demand creates the supply
probably would not fail in this instance.
After "long and troubled experience" |
have come to the conclusion that women do
not boss enough. think it is their place to
see that the men have all their chores done
before they sit down to read the papers
What would be said of woman, if she sat
down to read before her household duties
were completed. Did you ever see a man
trying to sew on button? A woman trying
to drive a nail is no touch to it. He gem
orally has a wax end for thread, Ito make
sure job Of it, and an awl, gimblet, ham
mer and a pen-knife, to perform the work.
He usually succeeds in chewing off a por-
ton OF his tongue, in his agony, and finishes
up with EXPLANATIONS more descriptive than
eloquent.
He says women never shut the doors.
Does he know the reasonP 1t is because of
the great speed they are obliged to use in
performing their daily work. l have often
envied the male portion of creation their re.
pose of manners. 1t is delicious to see the
perfect calmness with which they gather up
their tools, and the ease and elaboration
with which they wend their way to their
places of work. Never excited or in hurry
Always time 10 shut door or sit down on
the soft side Of board for chat. l do be-
lievo if there were an earthquake. my hus.
band would just sit still and hoist his UNI
brella.
remember once, the COWS had got into
my neighbours cabbage patch. The wife
heard them and called to her husband to get
up quickly and put them out. Long and
earnestly she begged him to hasten, but the
thought Of all their win ters cabbage being
eaten up by COWS was more than she could
stand, and she was up and out and stumbling
in celery ditch before he had succeeded in
finding his--hat. As she returned TO the
house barefoot, draggled and splattered with
mud, she met her husband standing on the
stoop in the moonlight, with his hands in his
pockets. AS she approached he accosted
her with the explanation, "My dear, took
you for a white-robcd angel. Pshaw Cab
bage and angels. Tell me such a specimen
of creation does not need bossing.
The men are too much given to fault find
ing. Nothing is ever exactly right. The
principle cause of annoyance is their collars.
Mems collars never 6t. | was made su-
premely happy the other day, by Hezekiah
saying to me, "Betsey Jane, this collar sets
almost exactly right. If you will 'holler' it
out 'leetle' in the back, make it q 'leetIo'
narrower, make the baud 'leelle shorter,
cut the ends off a 'leetle,' and set the button
back 'leetlc, it would be just right. |
promised to make the necessary alterations
II woman succeeds in pleasing one man il
the make of his collars, and keep his toes in
l think she does enough for one woman.
When | was a child was fond Of reading
Sunday school books. But l soon decided
not to initiate any ofthe children about which