The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-02-20

TEACHER.
NEW GRAND CHAIS, Ill,
Feb. 10, 1880.
Editor Bulletin.
The mild winter now so nearly ended has
been very delightful in the country. My
tea roses aud honeysuckles have been grow.
ing all winter, and doubtless would hay.
boomed too but for an occasional frosty
night, and as long ago AS last month |
found new buds at the root OF a tig tree
which grows at the sunny side of the
house, The wheat fields with their Carpc.
OF light green standing out in bold relirt
against the dark background Of forest,
here and there contrasting with the deeper
green OF blue grass and clover give to the
landscape spring.like appearance not o.
all in keeping with the idea Of winter
"brown and bare
Sheep raising is receiving some attention
in this neighborhood Of late-seyeraI floss
already being numbered by the hundreds
The young Cotswods and Southdowns ca.
perlng in the green pastures, promise many
a toothsome dinner for Cairo families when
the season for green peas arrives. Strange
TO relate, the farmers daughters ito no.
learn to spin and weave the beautiful
wool from these tlocks, and are
even ashamed of the mother, oh
wheel if she happens 10 own one yet; 50 in
stead OF being clad in warm honespua
hanncls, they shiyer through the winter 10
sazy cotton hardly worth the threat il
takes to make it up.
And here occurs this question to my
mind. WHY WILL people north and east 81
Us pack up their worldly good, ami
trudge away to the far west, passing by this
country which Afford, such fine opportul;
ties, alike to farmers, fruit growers amt
stockmeni Are they farmers, Here are
acres aud acres of fine corn and wheat land
cleared and ready for the pillow; or wooded
aud waiting for the axe Are they fruit
gtowcrs' We nave hills gently slopnL 20
all point. Of the compass, catching the sun
that would soon reddcn the juicy checks ot
"Captsia Jack and his comrades, AMI
still other hills stcepIy nclining ready 20
be transformed into fruitful vineyards
Are obey siockmen: They can find rare
pasture lands, where the blue grass and pea
vine, are green all winter long. The C. &
V and l. {. railroads and ONO river fur
nish iacijitc, for shipping produce, which
bring the markets Of the large cities very
near our climate is charming the year
around, the health of the country is good
our people are quiet and well behaved
one can leave the doors unlock
rd quilts ard feather beds ou,
to sun, the thousand and one
odd, and ends on the back porch, while
away spending the day at a neighborE.
and on returning al shutdown, nut every
thing safe
One old lady was quite surprised lately,
on returning to her house. after an absence
Of two weeks at finding her best bed
/ tumbied, and benring unmstakeahlc ~!
dcnce ot having been occupied, otherw,sa,
the house was just as She had left it. ST.,
| has lived in that house las Girl and women
nigh onto forty year, and there has never
| been lock on the door From this on,
she will be "oblccgcd to tote key around
with her" and thinks the country is going
to the dogs.
News from the rural regions, which
would interest city people, is not easy to
| find, besides, this is not a ncwsy piscc
Lately breeze sprung mp in the school
here, Hhich whiskcd the teacher a young
snip from the institution at Carbondalc
with any number of commonda,ory letters
! in his pockets, clear out, IN spite Of hi'
appeal to the law. Mr Gillian, Vi
your city isnow teaching the school.
RUSTICIA.