The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1888-07-13
Ryegate.

AS ullIlOullCCV tllC lllCCllllS VI lIiC III
ers Club took place June 22d, at N. H.
Ricker's White Clover farm, and as usual
when the ladies are to participate there
was large turnout. Our farmers, if they
are anything are gallant, so after the usual
preliminaries, Miss Fanny Nelson was
chosen chairman of the meeting and acqui-
ted herself with ability. The topic of the
Mrs Carrie Nelson, said she had Just started
farming for herself, and was obliged to ask
more favOrs from her hired help than a man
would, tried to be pleasant and sOciable; the
only fault her man found was that she did
not have hired girl, furnished her men
any. Geo. Cochran said hired helps lot
was hard enough at best; the best rule the
golden rule, '.let each do by the other as he
would be done by gave his help certain
part of the work to look after, and thought
It made them careful and reliable, and they
took more interest in the work; if his help
got vexed or angry, thought it better not to
calm explanation would prove most salts
factory. N. II. Kicker said he used to work
out, and used to run the threShing machine,
some places where lot of straw was COM
ing through they thought it all right, al
though he knew it was wasting grain, he
to talk to them to draw them out; never had
hand that he could not learn something
from, liked to be social with his help and
tell a good story to pass away the time;
liked to take them into his family and SIT at
his table without reserve; then when it was
necessary to get in hay in hurry, liked to
have his help work in hurry, as few
hours then were worth two or three rainy
days. Boys starting out to work should try
to please their employer; one young man at
twenty-One hires out for the season and
does his best, Others wanting help inquire
about him, his good name is worth five dol
lars more than last season, another young
man hires out, does not like his place. does
not do his best second season is at a loss of
one hundred. David Buchanan thought
many of the difficulties of help arose from
their bringing up at home, kindness and in
tereSt ought to be manifested in the train
ing of children. Children kept under and
when they get away; thought employers
ought to look out beforehand for a reliable
hand and not take any one that came along,
he worked out many years before he start
ed for himself and where he was best used
felt most like working; have been called in
from the field to entertain company when
employer was busy: he did not lose any
thing by it: help should not shirk work to
get employer to turn them off when they
did not like the place, ought to speak up
plain and tell him they could not stand it
then their name will be kept good G.. n.
Park thought the better things were man
aged the better things would go on; one
thing about hired help the man that is not
trying to be something will not amount to
much. Andrew Buchanan thought there
were duties on both sides, ought to be agree
able to all, should not be in a constant wOr
ry, hired man knows when he has done a
good days work, and should know when
thought hired help should be ready to help
in emergencies should cattle or hogs get out
after hours should be ready and willing to
get them back and make necessary REPAIRS
some employers will put their hired help to
all the meanest and dirtiest work while
they are from home. VIM. Kicker would
advise young men to get piece of land for
ought to be careful of employers property
and work for his interest, should take
pride in drawing a straight furrOw, a boy
should have good tools to work with, he
did not like to see rusty hoe given to
boy and expect him to keep up with man.
planning work, consult hired help about
work to be done: help sometimes know
more.than their employers; think help as
a general thing are willing to help in emer-
gencies. Henry Caldwell said he believed
in getting up early in the morning and
quitting early at night. w. j. Nelson
wished to be social with his help, thinks if
sitting-rOOm he is not good enough to work
for him.
Not being able to attend the meeting our
report is necessarily limited, we supposed
the subject included the hired girl as well
as the hired man, and although there were
many ladies there that were interested, as
far as we can learn the former was not |
we think the subject such, that |
rules can not be followed in the treatment |
of all only to a certain extent, that is as
far as receiving them into the family and
assOciating with them is concerned, as is |
the custom in this community; after that |
every one will have to be rule unto them |
selves as there are differences in individ- |
uals, some you can like, and those you will |
treat well without an effort, others are dis |
agreeable and it is contrary to human ma
ture to treat the two alike. The farmers |
wife as well as the farmer has something |
to do with the hired man if he is pleasant |
and tries to make himself agreeable by Civ |
ing helping hand where he sees the OppOr-
tunity: she Will mend his clothes with bet |
ter grace. and consult his tastes at the table |
with more pleasure to both. Now we
would like to hear the hired girl question |
on both sides.