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home, ever ready to ^iliare its labors and care for its necessities, and 

 ■wlu'ther her thon(;htf*ul love and careful hands jtrovidc some taste- 

 ful addition to mother's wardrobe, help her fathers stiltcncd tinkers 

 with his writing, mend brother's broken toys, she is careful that a 

 large portion of her mind be sjient in the improvement of her mind 

 with music, ])ooks and innocent amusements. She has an independ- 

 ence of thought and action, an intelligence concerning the general 

 toi)ics of the day, and a practical application of knowledge gained 

 from l)Ooks wdiich enables her to converse with intelligiMit and cul- 

 tured peo})le without emljarrassment, blushing, stammering and 

 twitchin*^ her fingers. In regard to her home duties and labors we 

 will let the poet speak: 



She is up in tlie early morning, 



Just at the peep of dav. 

 Straining the milk in the dairy, 



Turning the cows away. 

 Sweeping tlie tloor in the kitchen, 



Making the l)eds up-stairs, 

 "Wasliing the breakfast dishes. 



Dusting the parlor chairs. 



Brushing tlie crumbs from the pantry. 



Hunting for eggs at the barn, 

 Cleaning the turnii)S for dinner. 



Spinning the stocking yarn. 

 Spreading the whitening linen 



Down on the bush below, 

 Ransacking every meadow 



Where the red strawberries grow. 



Singing her tra la la la la 



While churning the snowy cream, 

 llinsing the pails and strainers, 



Down in the running stream. 

 Feeding the geese and turkeys, 



Making the i)Uini)kin pies. 

 Jogging the little one's cradle, 



Driving away the Hies. 



Grace in every motion, 



Music in every tone, 

 Jjeautv of i'orm and feature. 



Thousands might covet to own. 

 Cheeks that will rival spring roses. 



Teeth the whitest of pearls, 

 One of these countiy maids is worth 



A score of your city girls. 



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