Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-31

yarn, the substantial hosiery Of the fam
n.y. and the home spun linen emulating
the Wilderness OF the snow-1rift. The
hoors are carpetted, and the beds are
made comfortable, with the prod ace of
their own hocks, and the fields are
wrought by their own hands. The
golden products of the dairy = the
transparent sweets OF the hive, obtained
without robbery or murder-the album
dant contributions Of the poultry yard,
the garden and the orchard, load The tn
ole with delicious luxuries. There are
books 10. your leisure hours-and there
stands too the reverend bass viol in the
corner, constant, like its owner, TO ap.
pear at Church on Sundays, aud kind
always 10 assist In the chant Of the dai.
v morning and evening hymn. Better
than all tins, there are children trained
III the good old school Of respectful man.
ners, where the words of age, and grey
hairs, and superiority still have place
Injured TO early habits Of Industry
and with curiosity and thirst for
knowledge stimulated the more from a
feeling Of the restricted means of gratis
lying IL. There is another delightful
feature IN the picture-the aged grand
mother in her chain of state. with n
countenance as mild and benignan, as a
summer evenings twilight -happy in
the conviction of duty successfully dis
charged by training her jmren in he
habits OF temperance and ifidlstry-and
receiving, as a kind Of household deity.
the cheerful tribute from all of reve.
renee and affection.
Some may call this poetry; it is, in.
deed the true poetry of humble and ru
raj lie, but three is no fiction or embel-
iishment about it. The picture is ONLY
true-and If il were not a violation Of
the rules which have prescribed to my.
sell 10 mention names in such cases,
aud that J might ffend a modesty which
highly respect, would show my read
ers the path which leads to the house.
and they should look at the original for
themselves.
The owner, when | visited him, was
forty-five years old. At twenty one
Years old he was the possessor OF only
fourteen dollars, and with the BLESSING
only oil friends no richer than himself.
His whole business has been farming,
and that only. lie married early, and
though he did not get fortune with a
wife he god one in a wife. They have
comiorted and sustained their parents
on one side Of the house. They have
brought up three children, and with the
co labor of their children, they have Civ
en- them substantial and useful educa.
ton, so that each OF them now of suffi
Gent age is capable Of keeping a good
school, which they have done with q
vIe% to assls; their own education. lie
began with thirty-fve acres Of land, but
has recently added fifty-6ve more to his
farm at an expense Of nearly thirteen
hundred dollars, for which there remain
ed 10 be paid FIVE hundred-a debt which,
1t health continued, he would be able TO |
discharge in two years. The products |
OF his farm are various. lie raises |
some young stock-he fattens a consid> |
cradle amount OF pork for market, and
occasionally, yoke Of cattle. lie sells,
IN noighboring village annually, about
one hundred dollars worth Of fruit
principally apples and peaches. Such
situation may be considered, in the best
sense OF the term, as independent as
that OF any maj in the country.
Now, what are the causes of such
SUGGEST Persevering industry the
strictest and most absolute temperance
the most particular frugality, and al.
ways turning every thing to the best
sccVunt--living within his own resour.
ces-and above all things, never in any
case 81 Hering himself to contract
debt, excepting in the purchase of land,
which could be Immediately productive.
and where, OF course, the perfect secu>
rity for the debt could neither be used
up, nor wasted, nor squandered Col
mans Report.