The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-21

| 30. Posr. Very few ofyour. reader,
can form the least idea Of the various
modes Of living. that VS. SEQ dali,
through the West and especially alons
the Frontier. When you get over q
miles from Rail Road, you see YER,
few good commodious dwellings, a
the houses are generally sod or du,
outs or IL in region where there ar,
bui lding stonc they erect their man
sions Of stone, and splendid stone you
see in some Sections. On ono Of the
Stnge routes from his II. r. up n the
Kansas Pac iiic, oil of the Post Offices
with tho exception OF one are sod
houses. Ono Of them, where were sev.
crcal young ladies. was tho nfoalc ol
nestisess, which is more than can be
said truthfnllv Of soma of which are
run exclusively by the male faction.
"Batching II" is very common mode
Of living through ncwly settled couu-
try, and the Young fellow who cannot
throw Oft his coat, roll up his sleeves,
the latter At his own option, and get
up a good meal, wash tho dishes &c,
without smashing things up. is consid-
cred very poor exceso indeed II
is understood the tables arc not quite
spread quito so dairtilv as you Fl nd
them through your own county, As a
table cloth is an article which Ia. nev =
or been spread in the majority Of these
ranches. A moro kind and liberal set
OF Boys ! question if you find them
there. A they will willingly divide
with you, what they have, even down
to aionnic cake, or tho last morsel Of
fitch. There are men who have lived
life Of this kind, for 7 and 8 years
and never a woman crossed the trhres.
hold OF thoir shanty. Just imagine
one ofthosc happy human beings liv-
ing in building Ia by II with nothing
between him and high heaven but q
clab'board roof. Ono half tho room
is taken up with his wheat bin, on top
Of which he sleeps, cannot tell you
how ho gets into Bed, as it is s feet
from tho noor, OF course getting out is
done, casily enoush hi. table Occupies
one coroner, and that with the exception
Of very small space is piled up with
rubbish that should be out doors. theu
put stove in the centre Of this room
and thon Gil the remainder IN with
anything from old harness down to
the small bucket, and you hsyo rough
sketch, and a true one. As soon ~ he
vacatcs the room the mice take pos.
session Of estibles that have been len,
40 that dish washing is unnecessary.
hut there is an exceptional WAY of liv-
ing. probably the next shanty you en-.
ter is building II by II feet in size.
The first object You 500 on entering is
very handsome home madc bod.
stead about 4 # high in one corner, on
second view you will see !licro il ~
mother good bed and bedding on tho
floor under bed no. !, then take in Ia.
bic, stove, chairs. cupboard and five
trunks and you are surprised how
neatly arranged and clean ovory
Thing IL. is you would scnrccly e1-
pecs 1t from tho appearance of the boys
who are running it, and should you
stay for dinner you would find sweet
POTATOES. cabbage, beelstoak and good
warm biscuit served up mot 50 bad.
Think it would DO well TO advise the
emigration of some Of your young la
dies west, say between the ago Of 80 to
40, of which plenty can bc scared up-
as they can command good wages and
probably wind up with M--moncy.
II looks rather rough to see ~ young
fellow attempting to cook for dozen
of hard Working mon, especially if he
Is rather green in the biz, yet he re.
ceives his green hack dollar u day.
Where arc womans rights that they
let men infringe upon their domestic
duties in this way. But such is life.
HARVEY,