The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
THE FAMER'S WIFE.
A Word for the Eousekeepers of the
Country.

At the late convention of wheat
growers IN Greenwood, Mr.. G. H. Jor-
dan made a touching and appropriate
plea for the farmers wife.
while We are advocating a revolu-
tion in our farming methods, permit
me to make plea Tor the farmer wife.
Give her every possible diversion which
your limited means will permit. Make
the home life attractive and inviting.
Every farm in the country shoul have
its garden of bright flowers and varie-
gated strawberries. Nothing brightens
a room more or is apt to receive the
tender care Of woman than flowers.
Indulge your wives and daughters, as
often as possible, in that greatest of all
boons to women-social pleasures.
Every neighborhood should have its
woman's social club devoted to litera-
ture, sewing or lovely conversation.
Women on the farm should be Of the
highest order of intelligence"
J. H. c., in the Carolina Spartan,
says: "Not long since We published
some valuable communications about
the advantages or danger of country
life for young people. We now want
expressions Of opinions from the good
women, the mistresses of the farm
houses, on the social country life they
lead or wish to lead. The men on farms
have many ways in which they meet
their neighbors. Election days, sale
days, court week, muster days, ta1-psy-
ing days, market days and other times
throw the farmers together. BUTT is
not so with their good, housekeeping,
home-loving wives. Big meetings
come on occasionally, and between ser
mons the well-flled baskets are brought
out and are freely shar,d with visiting
friends, acquaintances and strangers.
The pleasant intercourse enjoyed on
such occasions is really close akin to
the more distinctly religious exercises
within the church walls. Genial, un-
selfish interest in the welfare Of others
is good field for religious truths to
fall in and bear good fruit. Let not thu
busy home-keeper think that all the
preparation" she makes for such occa-
sions is only outside, secular, worldly.
In feeding the hungry she may feed
herself, aud even an unseen divine
guest Aud, then, country people are
seldom cold or distant when a neigh
boris house is singled out for visit
from the angel Of afliction. Then the
little worries and complaints between
people are forgotten, and sick little
child may become a great peace-maker.
But, aside from all these, farmers
wives need other occasions of social
enjoyment and recreation. We take
fot granted you have some musical in
strumeuts in your home and that you
have good, fresh, attractive reading
matter for parents and children. Now
what plans have you to share these
comforts or luxuries with your friends,
whose dinner horn you hear every day?
We are not now thinking about par
ties, that tire you for days to prepare
for them, and for weeks to recover
from them. We mean cheap, simple,
ressful, healthfui occasions on which
young and old may meet and be really
and sensibly happy together, go home
at proper hours, in proper spirit, com.
fvrted, refreshed, strengthened ENRICHED
by the flowing together Of human
hearts and human sympathies.