The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-10-21

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: issias. Ta.s raset l. s<llsr ihaa "A,
Is~aEe "a lSsstet % Harse cresI
. = Elas sorak sfcAsyease ely.
We cal Il Hone Orr fof be san,
rsssoa the DutehBsa called The bah,
Hsss "llecaass hats BE aaue e Il
cd FerEons we wosld cal Il brook
asa uol mech ofa hrDok At al.
remember little r6st brook % ID,
Buriil A0Destssd ia. Manchester. be.
tween the kosse where Mr. nylor nuw
livss and TIE rAiloaa track, Which raai
more wateT thAn Horse Creek.
The dweling house is 201le feet
made Of rough hswn logs, IL logs kist
and surRoSu1ed BY sloVepipe calm
neg An occAaionAl light Of glaSs luas
70 The daylight and The walls without
are only eqaalled Ia their bare aud
naked appearance b. tie walls within.
No tree Or creeping vine On the preuis.
es. No Tree deserving the name within
twenty miles That low iumbls-dowu
looking rookery with a pole siding and
dirt root Is the stables department Il
" certainly not handsome but itis mere
comfortable and attractive inside than
DOT. Stables are not much needed
any way. Horses cattle aud sheep
Craze all winter without extra fodder.
In the Immediate vicinity Of this place
u ranch With the worst looking ooR-
oern for its stable ever sag. "Why
don't you mend your root, asked tue
proprietor one day, when i first came
here. lie answered 10 the words Of
the famed "ArkAnsaw traveller. oh,
when i don't storm il don't peed 6xin
and when il does storm eourpe We cant
tx IT," But the chief attractioDa are
the sheep sheds and oorfAls. The sheep
sheds are seven.feet high. in the center.
with 10 feet slope on either side, sad
four feet six inches high. clear at the
caves One hundred feet 10 length &C.
comodates with ease 1900 sheep. The
sheds are built ON q skeleton pole frame
The posts act 10 the ground and lbe
earth for flooring. They are covered
With undressed lumber, all around aud
patterned with half inch stuff. These
sheds are not closed in winter, unless q
violent storm Of snow and wind comes
%, but open into corral or yard 100
" l5o feet. 10 this corral, the, sheep
'ro secured at sundown and are allowed
o occupy the sheds or not as rhey
moose. These corrAis are made with
tight board fence, Eve or six feet high
With The boards or slabs cut the same
ongth and placed upright aud IS close
ogether as possible. This ouss ofItKe
Winds Of winter aud excludes: the raw
nous wolves or cayoles. w NV
Woman kind are scarce--nct one ,
auch in . dozen boasts a woman In iEs |
amily circle. Beds. sheets and pillows /
re entirely unknown. Table cloths, l
apkina and silverware are socially .
stracised." In the summer time we
esert the old log house, take our
'ankets and wool sack filled with
ay and sleep 10 the open air where
ew never falls and rain seldom. The !
70 house (all pine log houses are in q
'is alike) are lett solely 10 pc session I
I. spare our bushes New england i
ousewife), the bed bugs. In winter 9
lese bronze backed vetrans retire TO :,
ne cracks and crannies of the old pine d
'gs from whence they came. Y
We are our own COOKS A good man a
'ok secures larger salary than any Z
her laborer ON til ranch, Thanks to z
New England ing, 10 family
here there were 20 girls, ! have the
putstion Of being very fair cook.
Pardon the long letter. / have writ :
o, How We live" In answer to sew q
al requests from our friends in the b.
st. | hope it will NOS weary you.
Yours, Z