The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-06-11
Agrifnltnral.


NJ. Eissr;--My father vss . farmer,
and fof me Life oa farm has many assrss-
tscns; bat never learned 10 DO th~ work
Ny noshes ssssnded hsr girls should b..
eoGs good housewives bat like many
eihsrs. shs could not thiak Of her giris.
70 lately her babies. uerv nearly sothe mar.
sying age and 80 they vent 10 school and
shs did The work. Whom the 6rst youss
man having serious Infections" came
amoag ker flock abe vas surprised. ssd
could only Gay 'ssis''; but Cupid seldom
tskss adsirs. and 20 iwc ''hsh~s in the
uood" were nsIrisd and went 10 kee ping
houst. The storesoom ~As we'll filled.
and cook books. big aud little. adorned
the paslor table; sad 20 these two ''bAbss'
bad mol . suspicion that housekeeping
~ any moro than doing work BY surs
and easy rules. Ny Arst sttempt vas
quite success. 20 long - va in. The al
phAbst period. but vbea The time came
that must rely on my own judgement,
! found Il wanting. ! had . neighbor--
. maiden lady and : notable houssksep
o. TO whom I often went in m smsrgsn-
cy. and she helped me over some rough
placer; but she did not approve Of young
things getting married. and l did not
like tho smile sbo wore 1t such times. II
seemed to ssy, You arc young. very
young, and ! wish you might nad II out. "
! rsmsnber distinctly my frat attempt q
churning. We added Gov 10 our pos
sessions i almost said 10 our family. 90
great was our regard for her and bad
glowing visions Of cream and golden but
Ter. even thought Of little spending
money, should We have butter to sell.
When had cream enough l wanted to
chsrn Il, but took the opportunity when |
the other babe" was away. not feeling |
quite sure Of success. The churn was :
crank affair. and poured In the cream |
And began 10 turn. turned and turned
and how my arm sched --peeping in
ride every two minutes; but no butter
was to be seen. At last in sheer despsr-
ltion. ran across the yard to my neigh
Dor with the smile, aud asked abruptly
THAT she did when she churnsd aud the
butter did not come" That smile was
more aggravating than ever a. she ans
wsred, briefly, Keep churning.' That
vas drop too much, and went back in
ears, resolved to overcome my Difficult
les BY practice, asking no more advice Of
Ter. l have found the reading OF good
practical articles to TO 8 help, and have
Kept scrap book 10 which to paste re-
ipes, and information OF all kinds cut
rom papers and books and now, after
ears Of trying. have come to have the
nowlege l needed at the start. Had
een taught 70 do housework from child,
might have saved much worry and no
oubt, 10 say nothing OF needless steps
nd some money. My experience
~ taught me one thing that no rules
instruction can take the place OF actual
ractice. Materials for cooking vary in
uality, and always must, and success in
,auy things must depend on the Judge
rent and practical knowledge Of the house, /
eeper So long ss people must eat and
10 family is an institution, women must
0 homework. And happy is she who
oes Il willingly and we'll not regarding
drudgery. but IS high calling, and 5
wing II OF her best 10 thought and ability.
n. M s., in w. Wnchman.