, 1844-04-13

ga great deal OF this country is run
ont. And if it warn't for the lime.
marsh mud. sea weed. salt sand. and
what not. they've got here in such
quantities, and few Horizons to ap-
ply it. the whole country would run
ont and dwindle away to Just such
=. great, oood-naturad. good for.no'hing.
do nothing fellows as this Nick Brad.
shaw. andhis woolly horse, and wool
less sheep. and cropless farm, and
comforrIess house. il, indeed, such a
great wind racl of loose lumber is
worthy the nat. e Of a hnusc.
"Nnw: hv way ohGsnlrast to all
this. do q see that neat little cot
tage looking house on ynndrr num-
mock. away to the right there. where
YOU see those beautiful shade trees?
The house is small. hnr il is mhnIe
house. TFar's What | call about
righ'--tlankPd on both SIDES hv an
orchard nf best grated trui;-a tidv
flower garden in front. that The gals
see to, and a most grand sarce garden
lISt I'VE there. where it takes the
wash Of the buildings. nicely shelter
ed BY that bunch OF shruhbery. Then
see them everlasting big harns-and
by gosh, there goes fourteen dairv
cows. as sleek as moieS. +. IN flow
crs. honeysuckies and rose bushes,
shows what sort OF n family lives
there, JIst as PLAIN rs straws show
which way the wind blows.
Them gals ant 'tarnalIv racing
round /" qu'itIu' and huskrn %fr"I,rs.
their feet exposed IN thin slips TO the
mud. and their honor In n thinner pro-
lection. No. nO--take nv wrid fort
when YOU See gals t'usv about such
things IL hume. they are VIVA: u old
minister used To cad rignt minded. -
Such things keep them busy. and
when folks are busy about their own
business. 'hev've M time to get into
mischief. 1t keeps rhem healthy too.
and AZ cheerful i, iafhS. I've a uIud
well IiLht here. and view tfi, cltr-
zen $ Improvements. and We shall tie
WELCOMED 10 It lie / substantial break
fist. TIA; " uia b. V0,try l." De IT,
ken a. il pattern by any farmer 5 wife
III AmcrU,..
We were mrt Al the door bv Mr..
Horton, VITA" .rerteu NY tr Gu Sirk
Aitn the warm stIntdtI N q! an ud
acquaintance. aud expressed the sat
I~>ttrtIoI. natural Ia one h"blru liz
hnSpit,ble. Tor the honor "f NY ,I>,i.
lie was Il p'aIn, healthy, i~n.rIIigenl
looking man. about fifty. dressed as Il
Iarm-r should he, with the Stang Of
"l1oMEspUN' lrclhle upon every gar
nent. not forgetting very handsome
silk handkerchief. the work through.
oat OF his oldest daughter. the
room into which we were u,hered
buie the same stamp OF ntalneSS and
coniorr that the outside appearance
indicated. A substantial homemade
carpet covered the floor, and Il well
filled book case and writing desk were
III the right place, among the con-
tents OF which | observed several Az
rIcuiturai periodicals. was parlicu.
larly struck with the sc~rupulously
neat and appropriate attire OF the
wife and two intelligent, interesting
daughters. that were busllv engaged
IN the morning operations oil the daI-
~. AiIer partaking OF an excellent
substantial breakfast, Mr.. Horton IN
vIted us t. walk over his farm, which,
though. small, was every part OF it IN
such, a fine state al cultivation, that
he dId not even express Il ear OF
"~>tarving. unless the legislature GId
something 10 keep the land from run,
ning out
We babe adipu to this happy iami-
~. and proceeded on our journey,
fully impressed with the contrast be-
tween a good and bad farmer. and. for
my OWN part. perfectly satisfied with
the manner that Mr.. Slick had taken
10 impress II lndelloiy upon my own
mind.
Mr.. Slick seemed wrapped in con-
temptation of the Genes of the morn
ing tor a long time. At length he
broke forth in one of ishappy strains.
81 he bane of this country, Squire.
and indeed of all America, is having
TOO MUCH L~ANp--thev u orer more
ground than hev can cuitlvate-and
crop the iand year after year, with.
out manure. till II is no wonder that
sit's run out A very large portion
of land il America has been run OUT
by repeated grain crops. and bad has.
bandrv, until IA great portion OF this
great country is in a fair way to he
ruined. The TIVE Car"hnas and Var.
c;rnv are covered with places that