The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-09
FAITH.
For The "a M.-Honsehold

For the f.S M.-Household.
Will not some Of you. or all of you. en-
Hghten everybody, on he subie;t Of early
ri~iug? do not mean fashionable early
ri-ing, but old time get up to see
AURORA blush. when Sol lights her dim
pltd chin, and kisses her In tie mouth.
] stood once tand only oncel on Caesars
Head, three thousand feet above the
Lyel of the sea, for the pleasure of over
looking Aurora's vapor-bath in the Dis
nal below. She came DER the eastern
r, with violet eyes half closed, a
Sleepy smile on her face, and hair waving
D. the breeze, ike spun gold, as she dip
fci her celestial form IN miik-white va
puT, Sol scattered over her a shower of
pearls, aye diamonds, that caught In hel
B., len t~reS>es, almost ~riviiing ner eyes.
~ b. n she rose. and gliding up the dark
brUwed cliff, kissed NE as she passed, /
d. assure YOU the sensation was e~cstatic.
But for a thought, and a thought, | was
mot deluded into trying it again, and on
the whole, | do not like her goddesship,
for She has mortal faults. When [ first
became hali-head of a farm, | determin,
Ell to swear tealty TO this reputed patron
OF health, wealth, and beauty 50 a tried
tOr a twelve months aud a day, TO be neat
j. dressed, and have breakfast ready ior
hr> Aurora. and the way she treated me
wa, shameful She would look 10 at my
window, prowl round the rouse. and hurry
my toilet, then when | would open the
door, She would rush In frantically,
whIrl the hands of the clock round, fry
and spy INTO every hole and corner,
pointing out a thousand things to be
done. and before | could fairly recover
compo>ure would fly off. leaving, me
desperate and in the most heartless man
mer, send high noon to critici>e. That
Is my experience. would likg TO know
If her ~favorites fare any better, if not, it
i time she should be dethroned. before
+. destroys halt her subjects. racing their
lives out. | cannot see wisdom in rush
iHg sill ones cart beats less each hour.
To drop hyperboie, and talk with some
cummonSense. rosy checks ale just as
rare among m~Ilk-maids as they are in a
i hi1her class, though the farmer ride
with the lark. The truth is, one can do
more aud better work with enough re,t,
SIhan without it. Those who retire at
10 D. III. may rise refreshed at 6 a. III ,
/ hGt delicate persons need a sie>tt during
the .olg summer days, either before OF
after dinner, a. COW eUience prompt.
Some mothers viii >ay, how can any one
lie Gown, much less sleep, with a dozen
children, and no sen wants worth counting?
Well my answer to that l.. peorie who
work hardest Tor their daily bread. are
WISE euou-h to do il; and why not those
whuse time is less Important? | have
lt>t the hab ( | a u sorry TO say. and con
s~eouen,iy toll through afternoon work
10 . tired lis les, manner so you see |
ar1 warming you not to follow my bad
example.
iii flash a rccine for good coffee.
Ros-t the coffee rapidly, and even Y, till
it Inst begin, TO look oily; then Grind,
ana measure o e large hcaped up tab e.
spuuiifuE of coffee tor each cup Of water !;
put the coffee 10 the coffee~pot with cold
water enough to barely wet ii, and some
viii If egg, stir it a little to mix the
eg.. then measure the cups of wa er and
pour ON bui ing. hot, cover and let boil
not more than FIVE n inutes. let stand a
mou.e To GEAR, put rich cream in cups
ietuIe touring out the coffee, and raise
the coffee pit high as you pour. to make
IL l,4m like champagne. 1t is best to
rye coffee after dinner black, especially
1T ] geetIon has been taxed to the utter
ms bv d rich dessert. The secret OF
good c fee, is to boi, it only a few mo-
1ueurs, and never let it stand, all its
We a escaped very rapidly.
'rrandma,u l oish you would put by
y,4r ku,tting and do nothing but write
.ejl.s for the IiUIdhcid. | have always
thought Grandmorhers the most delight
fla. ucopIe in the world, and that the only
earlHiy happiness lodged in them. | have
snIy negative proof of that theory, mas.
n.urh a. | have lived long enough to find
Una happiness docs not lodge permanent
j. a'"where clsc. Could not you Apo III
III. ,,s ~ Grandmam4? hat is, if there
i~ly3n anywhere in the civilized worlC
Tor HELEN MACGREGoR.