1908. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
2©9 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 
It has - been quite a pleasant task re¬ 
claiming a bit of land at the back of 
the garden where a few sparse trees 
and bushes had held possession for 
many years. After thinning and prun¬ 
ing the land had to be dug, and was too 
tough for my attempts, even with a dig¬ 
ging fork. So a German who had lately 
moved into the neighborhood took the 
job, and I learned through him a lesson 
in woman’s rights—or rather in what he 
thought her right—to work. He was a 
strong-looking man, and started out 
fairly well, but every little while stopped 
to look at his digging, sitting on the 
fence smoking, as he watched me level 
the land with a rake. As he went to 
dinner I told him he had not accom¬ 
plished much, and he said “Ja,” and 
went off in a good humor. When I 
went to the garden after dinner with 
sunbonnet and gloves on, there was a 
short thick-set little woman cheerfully 
digging, with her sleeves rolled up, and 
a man’s straw hat of very ancient ap¬ 
pearance, on her head. I smiled and 
nodded to her, but could not understand 
what she said; only the freemasonry of 
toil was our interpreter. We got along 
so well that when the boys came from 
school, the ground was smooth and 
ready to be planted, but they were sur¬ 
prised to see a strange woman working 
in the garden. I told them it was my 
treat to them to pay for that digging 
which they were well able to do, but 
needed the extra time for study. Still 
the woman dug on, never stopping to 
sit on the fence and smoke, though I 
made her sit down at four o’clock and 
drink a cup of coffee, for which she 
seemed grateful. But when it was time 
to quit didn’t he come round for the 
day’s wages! I gave him 75 cents and 
gave his wife a dollar, for she had done 
the largest share of the work. They 
went away quite contented, and he 
looked upon it as a joke, but to me it 
was typical of much of the labor di¬ 
vision of our day. 
I go into some houses where they 
keep hired help, and the men sit down 
after dinner and have a little rest be¬ 
fore they begin again, but the hired 
girl, or the house mother, must clear the 
table and wash the dishes, or the domes¬ 
tic machinery soon gets out of order. 
Then when I read about the attempt to 
keep women from voting on any import¬ 
ant matter I think to myself, “If she 
can do the work, why not have a share 
in the lawmaking?” It was inspiring to 
read of Julia Ward Howe at the age of 
88, going to the Boston State House to 
speak in favor of woman suffrage. 
“Imposition of taxes, laws concerning 
public health, order and morality affect 
me,” she said, “as much as they affect 
the male members of my family.” And 
if she had seen my little German woman 
working, she would have pronounced 
her more fit for giving a sound vote on 
these topics than her lazy tobacco- 
steeped husband. 
A bit of the ground that was spaded 
is in the shade, and I had some trouble 
deciding what to plant in it. But I have 
ended by setting out lily of the valley, 
bordering with purple and yellow pan¬ 
sies. In this way I expect to make a 
little pocket money, for last year I sold 
all the spikes I could gather at 50 cents 
per hundred, and the dealer wanted 
more. Several friends who had quanti¬ 
ties of the roots were glad to have it 
dug out and carried away, so that my 
ground is full, and a good rain the day 
after planting settled it firmly. I can 
sell every flower that will grow another 
year, and by giving a top-dressing of 
manure after blossom time is over, the 
roots will be fresh and strong for fur¬ 
nishing large spikes. 
1 he Winter has been hard on our 
strawberry plants, and I wish some of 
the experts would tell me whether the 
fault is in too late covering in the Fall, 
or putting on the buckwheat straw too 
thickly. But the crop will be light, and 
plants do not look so healthy as last 
year when they were not so well cov¬ 
ered, but it was put on earlier in the sea¬ 
son. Anyone who owns a garden 
must be ready to meet disappointments, 
but the pleasure and profit compensates, 
and we must expect reverses in any 
business, and not give way to discour¬ 
agement. CHARITY SWEETHEART. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The blouse shown in No. 5919 would 
be very suitable for school wear, or 
whenever a simple style is desired. The 
waist is made with fronts and back, the 
6919 Misses’ Blouse or Shirt Waist, 
14 aud 16 years. 
back being plain while the fronts are 
tucked. The sleeves are in one piece 
each and whether in full or three- 
quarter lengths, are gathered at both 
upper and lower edges. The quantity of 
material required for the sixteen year 
sizes is 3% yards 21 or 24, 3% yards 32 
or 2 yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 
5919 is cut in sizes for girls of 14 and 
16 years of age; price 10 cents. 
An attractive over-blouse is shown in 
No. 5931. The over-blouse is made in 
one piece. It is laid in tucks over the 
shoulders and is joined to a foundation 
5931 Misses’ Over Waist, 
14 and 16 years. 
girdle over which the draped one is ar¬ 
ranged. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the sixteen year size is 1J4 
yards 21 or 24, % yard 32 or 44 inches 
wide with 3% yards of appliquti % yard 
of silk for the girdle and trimming. 
The pattern 5931 is cut in sizes for girls 
of 14 and 16 years - of age; price 10 cents. 
Never to tire, never grow cold; to be 
patient, sympathetic, tender; to look for 
the budding flower and the opening 
heart; to hope always; like God, to love 
always—this is duty.—Amiel. 
Pennsylvania Suet Pudding. —This 
is the kind of suet pudding my good 
old grandmother of Pennsylvania made, 
and there never was a better cook: Best 
suet; grind through meat grinder, or 
shave down with sharp knife. To one 
cup of suet, add two cups of flour, one 
teaspoonful of salt, and two teaspoonfuls 
of pepper. Rub fine and put in bag allow¬ 
ing a little room to swell, and boil one 
hour. Serve very hot. Grind your own 
pepper, not too fine, and I think you 
will find this like your mother used to 
make. The other recipes that have been 
printed have had too many ingredients 
to be called plain suet pudding, dill. 
Orange Straws. —With sharp scissors - 
cut orange peel in strips like straw. 
Boil for half an hour in three waters; 
when changing water put cold on every 
time to draw the strong taste out. After 
the three boilings drain through colan¬ 
der; and make syrup of white sugar and 
just as little water as will start it to 
boil. When sugar is hot and melted 
add straws and let cook slowly like pre¬ 
serves, until all.sugar is taken up and 
they are dry. Take from fire and roll in 
pulverized sugar and spread on plates 
to dry. We think they are very dainty. 
Try them. s. M. mc. 
Spanish Chicken.—Cut a cold cooked 
fowl into neat joints. Put them into a 
stewpan with four tablespoonfuls of 
olive oil and cook until the meat be¬ 
comes light brown, turning the pieces 
frequently. Then add four tomatoes cut 
into quarters, two chopped green chillies, 
one shredded Spanish onion, one table¬ 
spoonful of Worcestershire sauce, the 
same of mushroom catsup and two 
cloves. Let all steadily simmer, closely 
covered for 20 minutes, adding one tea¬ 
spoonful of salt when half done. Re¬ 
move cloves and serve. 
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