Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-16
Il, TMURsDAY MORNING. JANUARY ~, 1913.

side, who takes pleasure in pursuit. or wLo enea
ges Ia II SIMPLY 10 while away an awkward interval al
ime which he fam would ill up with occupation
nlofe inetesthg or which he Is led 10 Imagine would
prose more sgreeable Profitable He Is thus ever
hating between an evil, as he eseems his own calling
on the one hand. aud perhaps false estimate Of some
Other pursuit on the other His life exhibits series of
auhdefs as he himself supposes After years Of prrpata
ton Tor systematic business he last concludes bear
his present Ills rather ihsn be the trouble OF bringing
about reformation OF his course Aye has made him
sometimes indifferent to the schemes OF his earlier years,
and often false pride compels him 10 follow the beaten
tract though 1t leads hun he is well aware oany but
The punt of his would be destinations He fears he may
be Je ed iur his change, IT he pntsues new system
ai'd he L, last sun RS, seemingly a martyr maintain
Ing but heresy, while in truth he Is without faith in
that which he has pacscd. aud has daily taught by his
example. Ii cannot hetuo frequently repeated that Ag
riculture To be pursued with success aifd It's
TALES, pleasure, II not profit the former my be ea2 ID.
the latter often is hut anticipated. lis pleasures may be
nnd as has been SAID in the first lessons OF those vol
times that nature untolds 10 us, but when science aids
us with lis mighty influence, MS i, is now aong,
may open another volume, repete with the richest stoCs
OF learning, giving us fountain OF enjoyment at which
may be qualified the purest and most refreshing daughts,
which delight only Tor the moment hut have
them pleased with the effects upon the whole system.
The old systems Of farming. very gradually
yielding 10 the new; aud modern improvements have been
greatly stimulated 10y correct knon ledge Of the
composition ol different sos as they have been exhibits
have enahled make experiments upon minerals, up
TN vegetable aud animal Ter, upon elass aud loans
stones, sands aud various substances Which demo- sate
the adaptation OF all things alm ST IN tie orm OF manurs
la particular crops. The quantity 10 be applied, the
line q, lheappcaun aud the effect produced have been
shown 10 tie satisfaction OF the prendic,d
10 witness The success which has attended the Efforts OF
those mho with partial ledge aud lmlied Means
bni With nninng energy. have devoted themselves 10
The improvement II her lands, Is of Itself. IT would
Ia Ia III hen ipltS
hui sncb cot HE case, We daily see, Il ride Of
lew miles-oyer, sometimes, almost barren WASTES, pre-
seuno 10 the weaed eve, here and there only SOLITARY
gfesn spot. Fences decayedhouses dllanltated
Is III brsmbles, with little corn al Intervals, between
the gullies, or may be. hlile wheat in fed of
cockie-a admonish us that the proprieiurs require
something stimulate them to nake al least respeca-
bic appearance. To them from then llsessness,
they be. has been again and again said, be pleas
ed with their occupations Nothing lnpart this ab
snlue requisite 10 Success readily Go thus
uaitd asto satisfy HIM that his lands, with proper
management are capable OF yleihg rs abundant crops
those ii his neg hbor, Who has already sci him a
Thy example. To do tins, he must first determine To in
sruci himself with his farming pursuits. He must have
laudahle pfde IN his, "a IN other oceunatlons who
expects lie successful There rs ambition which is
as comuendsble ia the farmer, as II Is Indispensable 10
make the hufy mechIulc, the successful student
The and business habits ot the sl acquired
his trade fail 10 make him also good ihruer.
lie changes his occupation for THIS pursuit. The last,
when he leaves the classic walls h tread the paths OF
manhoad, kas generally store OF useful know Hedge and
peIchanco he becomes farmer, he also has Tho habits
Of industry obtained IN acquiring H. His mind is one
al arrangement and order and lac IS still DESTROYS of en-
pluying that mind. now, TO make himself useful 10 his
amy aud his friends. He has honorable desire
much excel his nelehbus, hat himself, with all
the farmers o his vicinity should este med at lest
quail 10 the best, whom be or OF whom he reads,
lie has learned that ambition which deeeneraes into
seishoess aud which The parent Of envy and Of jeal
ousy is Itself vice, and that like poor land with no de-
termination 10 improve 1t, the more he has OF 1t, the
poorer he is Bat the man who has an exhausted farm
with desire see it made productive, who has gals
aud gallies with pride that would delight in seeing
them clothed with luxurlan crops, need moi here Ia be
Interested on farm nsurb not his lepose. lei him
rest III peace. Such man cannot be uade 10 believe
that gypsum lime beneficial 10 any crop as ierl
zfs oi The soil that rich coating oi clover is any
better than flnt-sones which he will tell you he pre-
ers OF enrIchmg his land, befause they
always there, shading the ground and cost nothing
To become properly interested on The farm, lis owner
be generally at his ST. he must the nl0dus op
elaud-he must himself be part and parcel of the great
revolution IN which he has embarked, aud of which he
is IN fact The motive power. He VINO by the plough
you'd thrive, himself must either hold drive, Is
saying no less trte than 1t has been also sald
that serve two masters nor can man prof.
lably divide his time, between the pursuits ct Agrcu
and other important occupations o active life. Ills
farm sh uld be his domain, his house IS his CASTLE
Whatever rongenial with this pursuit, II Is proper he
should sometimes embark in. Aud 1T may be Thai he
often aside from his immediate duties 10 lessen
the abors Of those which appropriately belong to
her, who Is the partner the concern, and frequently,
as she is The better half also the better farmer of the
two more capable of managing contrasting and advising
than he who assumes TO direct llef advise may be OIL
ten most profilablv followed. but
.Ah, gentle danes 1t garS me greet,
To think how mony couSts sweet.
How many enghten'd sage adyces,
The husband irae the vile despses ~
To be c0atenied On the farm, MS home should ne 'ne
abode Of all his affections The neat and comfortable
house cheeless without lis endearmenls. The rose
sheds its fragrance unheeded without the presence and
the smile OF her who has taught II 10 look glad al the
coming of him. who fogets hls labos for the whe To be
happy with his ia ny iie is neither regardless o. the
appeara Of his fields s hUmesead-his object Is To
secure the comfort OF himself with thuse hu are de
pen6en upon him. and this greatly promoted by those
lille coavenenres which esteemed by some, as use
less as altogether unnecessary They, often however,
les.en HE aaours Of his family and render nome moe
attractive all his wife and his children, love the
spot which he has made dear 10 them by The
efforts which they have been bestowed i'r their
happiness especially The house, II neat and com
forIabe externally, viii generally present in It's INTERIOR
attractions which the happy man feels, are so many ties
that though they bind him to his hpme yet urge him 10
perseverance and renewed eXerions The garden walks
which he treads in his Of leisure, the clustering
n1wers that drink the dew" upon their borders, the
family group which there congrcgae with him, never
fail to call him from the crowded street. or the busy mu
titule 10 his own loved home. When away, he re
uenbers that home. though II be but cottage. he has
tens back be within lis sacred precincts This feeling
is common TO the human heart hen It's affections have