New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-04
Letter from n Farmer.

IT, the EGGor o. Ide Ir'onne
lam Farmer; my Hocks feed upon the pastures
and my plow annually iurns the soil which was
stripped OF its heavy growth Of pine and hernlock
by my fathers hand, in The rough and rugged Safe
of Vermont. say rough and rugged and 50 il is,
and deal OF labor it sometimes costs 10 raise bill
OF beans il paris of it but love il the less
for that do love auy the less to De farmer there
and will tell you Why My father WAS from the good
land Of Connecticut my mother was from Mariha's
Vineyard. They were married before the fros,s Of
twenty winters had fallen upon the first or the sen
shine OF eighteen had III upon the last. They
soon after enigraJed the then thought 10 be land
OF srea, promise but people travel now oy steam
5osts aud railroads, but my mother and aunt Anna
crossed the Green Mountains upon surefoo,et mule
while my father walked beside The loaded wagon and
often put bis shoulder the wheel TO aid the faithful!
beasts up the rugged steeps But this is not telling you
why love Vermont and 20 be farmer there. Well.
as was saying tfor must go straight on. as began as
though following the furrow) mJ father moved
nto the interior Of Vermont where the oresttrees
thick and heavy and marks upon them were ne only
guides to place where ne settled He built the first
frame house il tie the remains of which are yet
visible near Lemon FAR But the forests 1aTc dlssp-
peared and lot Of thirty acres which he exchanged for
a cutter with friend who came to spend winters ev-
euipg with him, then covered with nenock and pine,
/. now a beautiful meadow forty dollars per
acre. on which the young grass IL now Just begin
ming 10 look fresh and greer, tor me season
is not as forward there as n ia here but
The grass Just AZ good when It aud that IS
IL enough for tor do not live last die as fast
imagine as you 30 here. and yet We are bali day
ahead OF TN. Eeg Workers. les.t. up in th-
morning snd 90 10 Jed night Excuse me- Mr. Editor
10 am tedour for imagine you read: to say that
is all very we'll bu! why 90 you love 10 be farmer in
Vermont 2" Well wss going 10 tell you / ne lace oil
the land is much changed have said hut sui II Is
not hl changed MOI there are monuments there rs
lasting as tim. no hewn out By man but Nature mon
unnerts which have written them in hna age only
ptelleibe To me. many tale OF my cnhdhood "hlcn
will never cease impress ny heart dor am not and
trust never may be- old G the decay ot -eng) and
10 these cling the affections win enAciy
in proportion to their rouehness, because my father
tuled while iunocrnty spurted among them ere the
cares Of weary life pressed upon me. And thi. is uhy
love Vermont There other ties that bind me
there but matter for them now. as they are better
talked than written in my humble way, aud perhaps
may have opportunity OF so doing ere | leavS.
But have told you WHY love 70 be A farmer. /
keep cows, and sheep, raise some wheat ana much rye
corn and potatoes. The wool which shear from any
sheep June serves 20 cloihe ard ADD tn the cooT
of MANY The bushels of seed which plant aud sow
produce provisions which feed much larger number and
my butter ana cheese which prepared under the dEec
ton of nv faithful ana tfM hepmate, Is well kne~n By
some the good people ii your city And now leave
II with YOU, Mr. Editor 1t is not sweeier thus TO reap
the h-rves which accrucs from honorable too raise ny
industry from soil that which shall cohe the destitute
and feed hungry. than wealth By exchanging That
which others produced. Is il swe-ter sleep tor
him who thus lives than that which is found by many such
see walking your beautiful Broadway who seem vain
the privilege but who woul1 scorn the Thought o. hS
a brick toward making II what II is! Should not get
yor during this visit 10 your City, VIII try I"
call when am down next year and in the mean time you
may hear from me again II see has as nave vel mueh
10 say. Yours. FARMER ABROAD.
Thursday night, II O'clock.