New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-06-15
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II Wcs 10 afpfecia'e "i'' '"J'y Wv " ~ %
.uelJ IS bravely struggle with the Inconvenience
:, tho. new position? This new work OF s.
y.,c.ret Fuller, from which We have already
o,o,sd, 50 full Of practical. necdful Truth that
:. essential Poetry seems comparatively OF little
,,omen;-or rather, VIC are impressivcly taught;
). :, that the Beautiful and Usefu! are a, heart
4 oos-dif5rent manifestations % the same central
/ Dower There Is scarcely "a page Of tins volume
! sbicb any tolerab!y informed reader can affect
m, To understand-not halt u dozen from which
e,a would suspect the writer as an Editor Of The
! fD;sl,' VINO as such had Aeen sneercd al ms
! IL or transccndcntal' Where shall wc fud
broad, geaial, truthful criticisms Of common life
N the new settlements il not in these concluding
ii oassges Of her Rock River (lllinois) tour?
II know not when the mere local habitation has
.ecmed 10 me 20 afford so fair chance of hap
] n;ness as this To person of unspoicd tastes,
,be beatty clone would afford stimulus enough,
!Rnt with it would be naturally associated all
kinds OF wild sports, experiments, and the studies
lof natural history. In these regards, the poet
tbe sportsman, the naturalist, would alike rejoice
In this wide range of untouched loneliness.
! Then, with very little money, ducal estate
NAV be purchased and by a very little more, and
moderate labor, ii family be maintained upon it
With raimcnts, food and shelter. The luxurious
and minute comforts of city life are no! yet to
\ lie he'd without effort disproportionate to their
: value. But, where there Is so great counter
tpoise, cannot these be given up once for all II
the houses are inperlecty butt, they can aftord
immense fires and plenty of covering; if they
= are small, who cares with such fields to roam
10. In winter, it may be borne; in summer, 1t is
of no consequence. With plenty of fish, and
] game, and wheat, can they not dispense with It
{ baker to bring "mutiius hot'' every morning TO
I, the door for their breakfast
y Here man need not take small slice from
the landscape, and fence it in from the obtrusious
| of an uncongenial neighbGr, and there cut down
his rancics to miniature improvements which u
I, chicken could run over in ten minutes. lie may
Y have water and wood and land enough, to dread
no incursions on his prospect from some chancc
iVandal that may enter his ncighborhood. He
need not painfully economist and manage how
I he NAV use it all; he can afford to leave some
loft wild, and to carry out his own plans without
II obi,eratng those OF Nature.
X Here, whole families might 1--we together, If
II they would. The sons might return from their
II pgnmagcs TO settle near the parent hearth; the
u daughters might find room near their mother.
[ Those painful separations, which already desc.
Crate and desola,c the Atlantic coast, are not
enforced here by the stern need of seeking bread
and where they are voluntary, 1t is no matter.
To me, too, used to the feelings which haunt :,
society of struggling men, 1t WAS delightful to
Look upon IL scene where Nature still wore
her molherly smile and seemed to promise room
!, not only for those favored or cursed with quail
I ties best adapting Tor the stricS oi competition,
but for the delicate, the thoughtful, even the IN
doIent or eccentric. She did not say, Fight or
starve; nor even, Work or cease to exist; hut,
merely showing that the apple was a finer fruit
!, than the wild crab, gave both room to grow in
the garden.
A pleasant society is formed OF the families
who live along the banks of this stream upon
\ farms. They arc from various parts of the world,
and have much TO communicate 10 one another.
! Many have cultivated minds and refined man.
ners, all a varied experience, while they have III
common the interests of new country and ID new
lille. They must traverse some space 10 get at
!, one another, but the Journey Is through scenes
Il that make 1t scpeTa'e pleasure. They must
| bear inconvenIenccs 10 stay III one anothcr's
houses; but these, 10 the wcl!-disposed are only
source OF amusement and adventure.
\ The great drawback upon the lives of these
settlers, at present, is the uniiiucss of the women
Tor their new lot 1t has generally been the
choice OF the men, and The women follow, as
women WILL doing their best for affections sake,
, nut too often III heart.Sckness and wearincss
besdes Ii frequently not BEN. a choice OF con-
vichon OF their own minds that it is best to be
here their part il the hsrccs, and they are least
ned Tor L. The men can find assistance in
ned labor, and recreation with the gun aud FISH
lng-rod. Their bodily strength is greater and
enables them To bear and ENJOY both these forms
4 ,,ol life.
The women can rarely find any aid in doues-
TIC labor. All IT'S various and careful tasks must
often be performed, sick well, by the mother
ahd daughters, TO whom city education has i'm.
y parted ncither the strength nor skill now dc.
= manded
Inc wives OF :he poorer settlers, having more
nara work TO do than before, very frequently be
come slaileTnS; but tine ladies, accustomed to a
'ehhed neatness, feel that they cannot degrade
themselves by It's absence, and struggle under
every disadvantage TO keep up The necessary
routine OF small arrangements.
With all these disadvantages for work, their
resources Tor pleasure are fewer When they
oau eaHe Tie houscwoEk, they have not learnt to
hde' TO dnvc, to row, alone. Their culture has
100 ge"erally been that given TO women to make
the'n p" The ornaments OF society," Thcy can
Dance, but not draw; talk French, bu, know
Aolh,ng of the language OF flowers neither in
\ ,sMldhood were allowed to cultivate them Lost
= they should tan their compilations. Accustomed
TO The pavement OF Broadway, they dare no, tread
y The wildwood paths for fear of yai,esnakes.
SEEING much Of this joycssncss, and insp,;.
! 'roe, both of body and mind for 10, which
would be full Of blessings for those prepared for
{ I've could not but look with deep in,crcs, on
,!'c little glils, and hope they would grow up with
lne strength OF body, dcxter,ty, simple tastes, and
resources that would fit them 10 en- 10Y and refine
/ the Western farmers life.
But they have great deal to war with in the
, nsei's OF thought acquired by their mothers
from IRON. Their own early lie. Every where the fatal
spun, OF imitation, of reference to Europesn
standards, penetsates, and threatens 10 biiph,
Whatever OF original growth might adorn the soil.
g. Il the liile gHls grow up strong, rcsolu,c, able
W exert Their faculties, their mothers monrn oyer