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JELKS & HARRY MABBETT. 7-6 m (Written for the Quitman Reporter. ) AMENITIES OF HUSBANDRY. BY AUNT MYRA. I presume, Mr. Editor, that these long, long summer days hang rather heavily on the hands of you knights of the Fourth Estate, waiting for the opening of the coming campaign, not from any shortcoming of your most ex - cellent paper, but becauso you seem to think that a few jottings from my feminine pen tnav at least give a spice of variety to your columns. But, do you know I feel peppei-uh instead of spicy, this morning ? Some other time I may indulge my own, and doubtless your preference, in some rosy romance of sonic enchanting boat-ride on Cherry Lake, as the scene and circumstance of its founda tion. Or should I he moved to in dulge long shifted propensities and supplicating— -1 -Oh, my must.'! descend from heights on high—” I may be enabled to fill a poet’s cor ner, if so bo it, you shall deem me a worthy contributor. Giving lectures is not my fancy, not even curtain lectures, but recent circumstances prompt inewitli Quaker impressions to write on the subject which heads this communication. Perhaps, too, it is because the sub ject of amenities is still warm in the memories of news readers, from be ing over the coals at the lato Press Convention, Rejoicing in the senti ments there promu'gated, the opinion arises that amenities, which Mr. Webster defines as “pleasantness, agreeablencss of situation, etc.,” is a subject in no wise more needful of handling than ns regards husbandry. We look abroad over our cultivated fields and wo them blossom mg as the rose or with golden tassels waving. On yonder bills the sleek cattle graze ou the lately dismantled oat fields, telling of cheerful feet that at setting sun will brig" full udders of delicious nectar, which gives blootn to the cheeks and sparkling eyes and strong lithe limbs to our happy ehil dren. Our eyes rest oY a moment on the spreading vineyards and or chards “wearing the livery of Eden.” Our own Gulf breeze, dear to us as the Nile to the worshiping Egyptian, fans our animated frames, scattering perfume everywhere, until there is a song in our hearts shouting—• My rtinnfry ? wti 'Ms theC ! Tlr nigh ’reft of liberty, Thee I adore! Ob ! every flower and tree, (lyr bills and plains I see, Shall clearer grow to mo And beauteous more 1 Because such scenes as above de scribed are so familiar our sense of depreciation is sometimes blunted, or never Laving had a very keen edge of sentimental relish) we do not half realize Low beautiful, Low very full of tlie presence of God and His bene dictions is the prospect before us. But let us turn our observing re gards to the inner sanctuary, the household, for which all this is growing and preparing. The hus bandman’s household—is there pleas antness—is there comfort—is there the beauty of propriety and refined taste there? There where dwell im mortal minds,are the faces aglow with beaming life ? Are the spirits or tem pers there being cultivated and bear ing fruits that will not decay or shriv el in an atmosphere of ill-tnanners ? Let us imagine that tho housewife, the presiding genius of the house hold, is all that she might be, and has all the help that is reasonable. Let the noontide meal be tho scene of our entrance with the tutelary lord. We will go as an invisible spirit, for wo are not dealing with holiday habits atid company manners, but plain unvarnished every days in the lives of our working farmers. Well, we start with him from the barn, whore he has seen his teems well attended to, and wo go towards tin) dwelling. Doesn’t his upright form and lifted step as he walks and looks around or drops his oyes in busy thought, do not bis clear honest glance and open brow bespeak him every inch nature’s nobleman? How the children run to greet him from here and there about tho house and tho neat flower garden, and from un der the shady trees and from the fowl yard where they feed tho bid dies, with tho glad cry of father's coming! father’s coming! He steps with thoughtful lightness upon the threshhold thinking that perhaps tho baby may be asleep or someone may have a headache, or he is of such inate gentleness and natu ral quiet dignity, that, without pre- QUITMAN, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1870. pense, he is every inch a gentleman, and it never enters his mind to think, “oh I’m nothing but a rough farmer; I glory in my craft, then why need I be particular.” No, no, he feels, inherently, that there is comfort, yes, there is living bounty in propriety, and ere he can enter the door, he has an nvolaucho of amber to shoot from the noblo month that was made for better purposes. Ho hangs the old wool hat which it is economy to wear, after dust and damp and sun have done their worst, out where the breeze cools his warm brow and the crystal water from the shining basin laves his hands, his face and all, and then from where careful hands have hung the largo loose duster, stiffly starched, to make it cool, he deftly dons it, anil buttoning it across his bosom takes the handy shoe brush and brushes the dark soil of the fields from his brogans. Thus, in every way that is so easy when there’s a will to do it, he tidies himself up as becomes the husband of that neat and smiling woman, who, busy as she has been, has yet found time to smooth up her hair, and pin oil the clean collar par complaisance. The dinner is an every day sort of oue, frugal but savory, careful and clean, for you would know bv those clear glasses and polished look of those plates and dishes, that they had come out of soap suds, through clear water that was no great affliction to anybody, for this good provider had had a care for the water supply and the pump is at the door. Wo have not failed to note the pleasant glaucos exchanged, or the cordial expressions that pass from lip to lip. Our host feels as he sits with his cozy family aronmfliis well filled board that all this calls for something more than si lent thankfulncs. Suffer us now to withdraw our spirit presence, for that has food enough for reflection but does need to share their repast as did the angel with the olden Patriarch. Scene 11, Time; next day. Now, wo an; with our almost model man’s neighbor, or by him, rather, lie doesn’t seem to quite fill the bill nearly enough to call neighbor, for while he will do to sit on the line fence with, and have long talks about the crops and ways and means of farming, the sensibilities of our yes terday’s host will kinder close in ma inosa like when t.ho farmer thinks of making a social visit at llie house of the latter. Just listen to some of my cogitations as I was, in the spirit, with him on an average day. Said I, to myself, as wo walked along, puz zled and grieved, was I, too: “He’s tired of toiling I know, but if there were vigor enough in his will to ena ble him to kick off lethargy, I hardly think his feet would drag so and jail so heavily upon the ground, and he would not walk so much like Pilgrim with his great burden ou his back. I’ve seen many like him, good enough people in their way, I suppose, going to town from up in , looking as if their bodies were dressed up sacks of corn or some sort of squarish bent frames, with his faces stuck out from one side of the upper end. Why slight the pine gum that is so plenti ful, for strengthening plasters! Is there no way that they can manage to sit lip like creatures made in the im age of the Creator ! No wonder that small fry merchant said, “whoever knew a clod-bead to do anything great!” Why they haven’t tho back bone to stand up to a grange. Surely they are more upright morrally than pliisicallv. lint while we were digressing, our present hero has reached the house, but not without finding some sign of childish prank or neglect, so that he makes the house ring with a volley of scolding that does not fail to graze the wife, if it does not fall plumb on that devoted creature’s head, and heart too, poor soul! The children all scamper and slink away and hide their dull faces, except, mayhap, “the baby one” ventures to toddle up and raise bis little arms, careful, when he gets up high, to turn his face over papa’s shoulder. The old, old pipe, or the poison seeking quid is too strong for the little one’s breathing. Not like iho little fellow of yesterday, who looked like a cherub as he closely watched his gleaming smile and toyed with his splendid whiskers. Hut now our lioro is in the room and has thrown that old wool hat right on the white counterpane. It is a rainy day, too, and aunt Jane, who is spend ing the day with her brother’s family, can't endure it’s odor, but she merely seems to vise to get her brother an easy chair, so that he can rest while dinner is getting ready. It is not be causo she is an old maid, and over fas tidious either, that she feels “so sorry that James will never wear his coat nt home not even when ho comes to the table.” His wife who was a wo man of natnral refinement, and with some knowledge of the world, and with a pardonable daintiness concern ing appearances and odors that come about the table, lias often remonstrat ed with him about the same foible, but he intimates crustily, that she wants to get above her station and there’s uu put on —bout him. His will is law, an 1 no other, so his meek and quiet wife goes about the house, and her work, constantly and faith fully, but oh ! how spiritless. Such little inroads on family etiqntto are little things it seems to some, too insignificant to write about, some think, lint, they' come of lax feelings in regard to that refined respect for propriety, which is necessary, in order to keep the vocation of husbandry on a par with others. It is such violations that necessi tate company manners, in order that our children may*)e welcomed in good society, and company manners hardly ever wear easily or look natu ral, too much like borrowed clothes. They look constrained, and for all' mama has ruffled and starched—your daughter, good man, and for all she has lectured your young hopeful son before she lets him depart on liis hol iday visit to his cousin’s, some imp will loudly whisper, cracker! the mo ment lie sees him. If cracker meant simply country boy, there would be no harm, of course, but cracker means greenhorn, ignoramus, in most cases. Because one is a farmer is the very reason why one should cultivate him self, and slr'\e t > have! is 'amily do as much for themselxps and each other. “Grow in grace,” ns a religious pre cept, rtf next in imp*•-'Lx,*!* 1° “Ke pent and believe,” find likewise . so cial beings, if we do not gl ow, wo ret rograde. I have, for a long time, been wish ing to see some ; bl< ■ pen engaged on this subject, but shou’.d hardly 7 have ventured my own, rusty as it is, had it not been for an incident that oc curred not far from hero a. few days or weeks ago. It was, as follows: A certain bachelor planter had, some months ago taken to liis home a pretty young bride, who, from her prettincs;, as well ns other commend able perquisites, was of passing inter est in our spars )ly settled community. After having made the first formal call which had been duly returned, a certain lady of high standing and in telligence. as well as marked social proclivities, went over to spend the day with the young house-keeper, a not usual custom with us country folks. The gentleman, by the by, is exceedingly handsome, which I could hardly 7 concede were it not a fact that he is likewise quite intelligent, being conversant with the current literature of tlit; day, hooks, as well as newspa pers, a good talker, and evidently ac customed to good society in the neighboring Georgia village from which be came. 'Well, the lady’s good opinion, of the aforesaid gentleman, received quite a slam, when upon dinner being announced lie came in from the fields where ho had been reaping his large crop of oats,using the scy the himself brave and worthy work—yes, he actu ally came in with a fellow reaper and despite the earnest protestations of his wife they 7 sat down (At dinner with out their coats! In the upper part of Brooks comi ty, there resided, a few years ago, a farmer and his family, not wealty peo ple either, whose fame for elegant stylo of living, has spread farther than they have any idea of. I cannot recall the name, if I wished to herald it thus, for one of their neighbors told me how they lived. The family consisted of the father and mother, their eldest son, a young Mr. J)., who worked on the farm, for some reason, a grown up daughter, some younger boys and per haps a girl or two more. They did all their own work, anil yet their dress and manners, whenever they entered the family sitting room, or whenever they met during the leisure hours of the day for social entercourse, did not indicate that they were working peo ple,any more than those of our most nfflued merchant and lawers’ families. It seemed to lie no trouble for the young men, and even the old gentle men, to coino through the bath Louse that stands by the pump, and come out cool and presentable enough for any ordinary company. Then the young lady, my informant, said that the table was always spread with the whitest linen, and every meal was a feast of nice things, good enough for a camp-meeting! Wlmt a pity it was necessary that they should he Yan kees ! Oh yo grangers! brothers and sis ters in the bonds of our common farm ing interests, though T know ye not in the alliance of a formal organization, let us all study the esthetics of farm life more. Ye fathers, whom we revere and love, and husbands and brothers, whom wo adore, and to whom we cling as the vine to the sturdy oak, we beg you to bring the powers of your strong superior minds to think earnestly and constantly on this great subject, and wherein \e havo esteemed good t.asto ns worthy of so little consideration, let us ask you why toil so assiduously, to feed us as animals, while our no bler being, our minds, our souls are thirsting and starving for the pure wa ters of affectionate sympathy in our taste for the beautiful ? Let ns culti vate better, higher, purer, holier lives. We believe there is none so elevated that he may not rise higher, anil while we yise let us strive with the law of kindness on our tongues to woo and win our families and friends to bear us blissful company. Whosoever is gross and unrefined, whatsoever is sluntern and slothful, whatsoever is selfish and arrogant, let us disdain it. Whatsoever is lovely and of good report, whatsoever elevates and is beautiful, whatsoever is just and makes us happier, ’et us cherish it. I have known young ladies who had bean brought up in comparative ly 7 elegant homes, accomplished in music, painting and embroidery, used to neat and tasteful attire, and to the pleassing address and general fitness of things of the old anti-war time homestead, have to sit down at their own tables, in the small beginnings of their newly married lives, with tlicir young farmer husbands in blue ilemins shirt ana coraurov pants, much damaged by dust and damp, and —no coat! when there was no shadow of excuse that could ho found outside of want of taste,and, shall i say it— indolence! All this is written as a good natured deprecating protest, in pure good will to all, but most especially to those of your feminine readers who may be painfully cognizant of such evils as I have endeavored to apprehend, trust ing that if any one shall cast a throw of disparagement at my humble effort no oue will know the name of the well meaning author. The spirit of the age makes us very fearful of a certain kind of adverse criticism, therefore, I beg leave i*z disclaim any spirit ot' unlawful insubordination or proclivities foreign to true southern womanboad. Why Bristow Resigned. New York World. 1 Mr. Bristow at least has no illu sions as to the attitude adopted by the Republican party at Cincinnati. He recognizes the nomination of Gov. Haves for what it is, a contemptuous dismissal of the question of admiuis trativo reform from all places in the programme of the party for the Pres idential campaign, and for the next four years, should the people be mad enough to clothe it once more with power. It was announced last night that the Secretary’s resignation is in the President’s bauds, and will prob ably lie accepted and take effect on Tuesday next. The announcement is coupled with the statement that Bristow sent his resignation in to the President a week ago, obviously of course in tho expectation that he would be nominated at Cincinnati would be equivalent to an open dec laration of the Republican party against the principles and the prac tices of Giantism. The failure of the Cincinnati Convention to nominate him, therefore, is interpreted by him ns it must be interpreted by all can did ami clear-sighted persons of all parties whatever, as a deliberate in dorsement of tlie principles and the practices of Giantism. The Gukat Dksert. Tho desert of Sahara covers about 3,000,000 square miles. Moat of it is about 1,500 feet alfovo tho sea level, but. a portion cov ering 12(1,000 square miles is below the sea level, aud a project for inun dating it from the Atlantic Oceania talked of. An engineering party to investigate the feasibility of this scheme sailed from England on Sat urday for tho Northwest coast of Africa. It is supposed that mush a work can bo cheaply accomplished, and that soir e beneficial climatic ef fects would follow. These engineers before making tins inland sea had better ascertain with precision the probable effect of displacing so large a body of water. It might, change the equilibrium of the globe. Kir Charles I,yell thinks tho Sahara was an inland sea in the glacial period, and that a sea washed across from 1 the Mediterranean at Tripoli to the j Atlantic at about twcutv degrees North latitude. ■ A Scandalous Practice. [Now II ivua K ;;i-.tor. ] “Suppose,” said an lowa attorney ;to a witness whom lie was cross-ex amining, “suppose, sir, 1 should toll ! you that 1 could bring a dozen of your ; own neighbors who would swear that they 7 would not believe you under i oath? What would you say to that i And the witness replied very pleas antly “I should say you lied.” It is not often that the tables are thus turned on a brow-beating mid insolent attorney, for, unfortunately, tlie latter always has the advantage, and too often is disposed to press it | unfairly'. There are instances of this i almost every diiy hi our -churls. A modest, quiet business man, uimsod to stand before an audience, is placed jin the witness box. lie unluckily j knows some important facts about a | ease on trial before an intelligent ju ry. He states these facts truthfully and without malice. They are, though . not with any connivance on his part, . fatal to the other side. The only rem edy, then, is to destroy the evidence. ' Consequently, an important little fcl : low, with bristling hair and pompous tone, prepares to extinguish him. Leaning back in his chair and glar ; ing at tho modest man, the attorney <.>pens j, “Now, sir, what is your name ?” Of course he knows it, the jury knows it, the court knows it, lutt the attorney asked again, as if it were of ! the greatest importance, and the wit ness might deny his name on the sec ond thought. Ho lie says: “Now, sir, what is your name? ‘‘Thomas Brown,” responded the 1 modest man. “Wliat!” screamed the lawyer. Speak up, can’t you ? You are not ashamed of your name are you ?’’ “No, sir,” replied Brown. “Very 7 well! Then speak up, so the jury can hear you. Now, sir, what is your interest in this case ?” with a j significant look at the jury. , “I have no ifitefest in it," replies ! the witness. The attorney loffl' total depravity of the glmiciat tin- jury a- iiuu|Sf| , i ■ :iv, ■■( b 1 Kq hold Mi mi turpitudeV" jMH speaking sizing every word with a beck ol liis forefinger: “Do von swear, sir, before thin ju ry, and in the presence -of this court, and on your solemn jH a: fl “Ytu, you luce or yiXf. V M “1 1 avc not. ' ••Haven’t you 1 wKjjsg past week to tluee dil'fcren'u that yon have an interest,?” “No, sir,” replied Brown, trembling, and Irving to think if lit: Inis littered a word that could ho tortured into such an admission. “You swear before this jury, says the attorney, “that you never talked ; about this matter ?’’ “1 did not sav 1 had not talked, re plied the w it ness. “Ah, ha! Then you have talked!” exclaimed the attorney. “I thought I ! could refresh your recollection." “I only said—” continues the wit ness, desiring to explain; but he is i stopped abruptly. “Never mind what you said, sir. When I want to know what you said I will inquire of you. I understand you now to admit that yon have talk ied about the matter. Is that right ? ’ J “I simply talked—•” “Will you please answer my ques tion ?” thundered the attorney. “Have you talked, or have von not? Yes or no.” | “Yes, but—” I “That will do; you need not go on, i sir. That is ample. At last you ad mit that you, a witness, an important witness, in this case, have been around the to*vn discussing the matter! Do | you think that is the proper thing, sir, | for a witness to do V” The witness, abashed and humili ated, remains silent. “Will you answer, sir?” continues the lawyer, threateningly. “Do you come before this jury, expecting to be believed, while admitting that you have made this cuso the subject of hope and tear, and discussing it on the street ?” The witness tries to explain, but, is told to stand down, and leaves the box feeling that in some way he has been made to appear like a rascally perjurer, when he is as absolutely free from bias or prejudice as tho most disinterested spectator in the room. Any on who is at all familiar with our courts will see that the above is a very faint picture of the badgering to which witnesses are subjected. In deed, a man giving his testimony might think he had escaped very ea sily if he met with nothing worse than ibis, and yet tho imputations contain ed in the above would be resented with a blow in any place than tho courts. Such attacks are cowardly and disgraceful, and still they lire per mitted and winked at by our judges. We call upon tho latter to begin the correction of this scandalous imposi tion. It is as much their duty to pro tect witnesses from gratuitous insult as it is to protect innocent men from unmerited punishment. Sponge Pudding. —Three eggs, the w eight of the egg in butter, sugar and Hour. One teaspoon till of cream of tartar ami n half teaspoonful ol soda. It is best wine sauce. Nov. suajKT lliU’roviTTs. ,in,e. Saturday mdniiii'*, eight o'clock. Scene: The brink fast-table. A rap i. heard at the door, and tho newspaper is for a few moments open ed before the lire. “Come, John, it won t do t'i dry it long, lor I see neighbor Snooks is sending his sou after it.” Another rap at Mio door. “Father wants to Know if yon will just lend him the newspaper five min utes: if you ain’t done with it, he will -lid it right bar!;. lie only wantstt> see if the Brig Star has been heard from, what our Tom went in.” “T.. 11 your father the Brig is not reported ” 11.-mo he Li[ an ! < ihly ho .re turns. “Mother wants to know who was hnric 1 vest' rdav; can’t yon lend it tot her just two minutes V” “Tell your mother that all the deni Its tids vo ck are Mr. , and a child of Mr.-- .” In a few moments another lap. “Sislci Nu an wants to kuow if anybody is married tihx week, and uncle Josh wants to know what tho news is from Virginia, and aunt Snooks wants to know it there is any more pretty si cries about that Jarvis woman; it you can’t spare the paper, why can’t, you just write down what there is, ju-: cause I don't want to keep running back and forward so—” “J I my lad, tik • this paper to your father, and round to all yonr unc’ and aunts, and have it back, whatever is-left of it, next Saturday morning at ci rid o'clock precisely,' when you come to borrow the next.” Ten applications on Saturday by borrowers, all sent to neighbor Snooks, with a particular caution to return it there when done with it. Mondai morn ing u rap at the door, and the boy with the pat or is usher ed in. ‘‘Mother .-.a;, s it is too much plague to keep tho paper all tho week, people keep coming artel* it so.” !MIP tb ‘ United m - If h had m BRjnn.;: aSv® . (.. wr.’u ; iii.ii) of tho hi : ' r\v, la' a si led labor , r * "a- J hi; -a; in • y( ► **^* , *v3^ ;: • published Bbu acm cat war 1 <i 1• ■, 7 v., ,■ ii t i,: i f : ' ' ,A ’ UHwiu . cl ktt.or was . - ( •! that with the of spring business would iiaVe so far improved as to ar rest this movement, which is evident ly draining this country of it„ wealth nroduciug forces. But this hope has not. tho: far lcu rcali;:- and. The ont llow not only continues unabated, but is appari niiy i a to, inez, ~. . Week before hist tho outgoing Cunard steamer took oue hundred and sixty i bcra- a passengers, and last week two hundred and five. It, is evident that a largo number of unemployed foreign born laborcs, factory opera tives and mechanics, bailing from nil parts of New England, have been waiting through the v.intir to see what opportunities for business tho coming season would bring forth. But being disappointed In their ex pectations of better times they aro now taking nil v.-mingo of the mild weather to reeves - the Atlantic and take the c1;..n0, s. [ improving their fortunes on the other side. Tiib :&uU‘. The mule is the most unhealthy an imal in the world -unhealthy to have around you. lie is continual'y possessed of n yearning desire to iiims-• iJ, especially his hind legs. V, t; have known this yearning to make trouble in several families. Ho 18 also possessed of a great heal ing power. No man ever sees a mule kick him. Tin: man is usually seized with obscured visions just at that junct ure. Y\’e have seen a map up after a mule had kicked him (very rarely though) and swear with both bauds uplifted that he didn't believe the an imal had stirred a peg lie looked so immovable and unconcerned. A mule is a very quick animal. (treat quantities of bis substance 1 lie hidden away lvneath hi s toe-calks. Asa great explorer, the untie is ! equal to Stanley. When he goes exploring for a man he always liuds hiuj. The safest place to stand by a mule | docs not exist.. He is the dinamite fiend of the four legged kingdom. The mule is a very headstrong j beast. He is likewise exceedingly heel strong. CoLoitiTD itmiiiM (’..mi.—Quite a number of our colored men held a meeting on last Thursday evoning and i organized a llefovrn Club, designed to aid in the election of Drew and Hull. They are to have another meeting this ! week, and the prospect is that their I numbers will bo largely increased. . They Can do much good during tho ! campaign, and they should be aided j and encouraged in every legitimate j way by the whites. TaUdh a-r v Flu* vidian. No ' 18*
