Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02
GOING ON A FARM.
FROM A wAsursoros conREsrosDrsr.

country life rises generally with the thermomeer--the
feven suns rays the ferven their for the shady
retreats and Esan fields which they have either read or
dreamed Of The suns rays too, have stimulating effect
upon their mngnaons. When the thermometer ranges
about 90 they apt conjue up bright visions which they
realize and airy phantoms which they cannot possess
The cool bubbng spring dances before them and meaners
through the greensward Of rich meadow until il reaches
the blue river joins the waters of that leaps
the side Of neighborng mountain They feel themselves
expanding under the influence of exhaatng breeze bear
ing on bosom the delightful of newmown hay the
fragrance of flowers, and the songs of BIRDS But reflection
returns and brings with the hot walls of bckbult city,
the dusty, suocang, and perhaps dirty in which they
live the monoonous mil-horse occupation in which they
make their daily roundsevils which become the less endua
BILE they contrast with and chase away the gay dreams
sylvan sports and rural pasmes previously pictured by heated
Imagination.
The individual whose experience in farming has suggested
these general remarks of the sedenay class referred
to. He lived in Washington became tired of the dull
tine OF city life, and his business admitted Of his devong
considerable portion Of the day to agricultural pursuits
solved to purchase farm the first opportunity In forming
this resolution, his pride assisted his inclination He
Of that wenown class in Washington who ranked among
the ges natl by those who would like occupy
their places and he determined become far his other
business would permit, producer, in the in which
Adam Smith the Pride, inclination, and very
hot day in July ls, finally induced him to close bargain
which he had medated for time, for abou thirty
Of land, the principal characteristic of which that
tanned specimens of slick sufficient in size ami number to sat-
s the enthusiastic mineralogst With regard to the
soil ITSELF may be remarked in genera that whatever adj
vantages the city of Washington possesses and they
many the land around is certainly OF the best that
is it quite rich that in the valley of the Wabash
Perhaps to give precise idea of its character for fer
ity, should say that region of country is healthy in
versey the soil FERTILE the of Government should be
visited by the health hunting fraternity in preference to Sara
oga Our farmer not, however, to be discour
aged by such tres The renovation of the soil was he
thought, 81 small matter" He reflected, too that good
farm such he would make his in the midst of many poor
ones, would have the entire swing of the market without
competition and that should the crops not be album
dant desired, prices would advance in proportion the
scarcity. Already he his lambkns skipping the hill
side which back the echo of the lowing herds OPP
pose direction his broad fields of grain waved in golden bill
lows their akeke appearance increased by the shadows of
moving Clouds resembling RATS floating the surface his
orchards bent their creakng boughs to the earth laden with
the choicest fruits in Short the force of inspiration
great that had he been poet he would have thrown the
Manuan bard completely in the shade that bard threw
Tyrus, when, inspired by the theme, be placed him
recubans sub tegmne tagi few weeks placed him in
try for while kept pace with his enthusiasm He put up
fences planted trees enriched much of his land his
means would allow and removed enough of nrocks from
his fields to make turnpike Oregon During this period
toll he than suspected that he had undead the
labor required upon farm but yet time before
he willing to admit, himself, that he all
disappointed He, however, began to think that perhaps
there truth in the saying that pleasure anticipated
is greater than when realized his enthusiasm subsidized by de-
grees but il lasted long his money and when both
gone, he sold his farm, for less than him, to
poor fellow who, short time After considered himself
unfairly taken in"
He returned to the city, and in the Of few years
acquired stock of funds well disposition
go upon farm" variety Of reasons, all Of which he
deduced from the main reason Of experience suggested
themselves demonsatve Of the of his previous
ue and still he wondered how he could have committed the
egegous bCnders that led to it, He finally consocd him.
self by rejecting that the money and time and labor which he
had expended lost but profaby invested purchas-
ing experience, Of which commodity he ought to have
sonahe share nasmuch cost him dear The land he
owned before too, not sufficiently waered-an inconve-
nence which his experience would enable him avoid
and accordingly the spring of 1916 he purchased farm
of which the land unduang if not indeed hIy and
through which little stream ripping in its descent
the rocks, and producing constant lullaby soohe the
OF OF the romantic little cottage
which stood but few yards from il. "Here," said our
friend, care the elements Of comfort and pleasure !; nnd
cheeruly did he draw upon his purse the last dollar
N making Improvements and in purchasing farming utensils
But his enthusiasm in the present instance destined
ceve much sudden check than before. One moonlight
night Cthe "a Of July, hink,) after having been put
Sleep as usual by the ripping the gentle stream
he was aroused rather startled by combination Of sounds
which seemed though they produced by the
elements Or the meeting Of hostile armies When suir-
emily collected he asceaned that the rain coming down
in torrents that the little stream, which had swollen beyond
all bounds, roaring like Niagara, and carrying off in
mad career all that movable and valuable the pre-.
misses Hencoops, with their luerug contents dog houses
fence rails, wagon bodies and building logs turned
each other they swept along by the mighty cur.
rent presenting in the subdued light undenabe appear
ance, which might be supposed 20 resemble the rdr NANTES
ia gurge pdso" The horror Of the increased Nv
the belief that the current, which had surrounded the
cottage, and therefore prevented all escape from it, about
to carry of also. An occasional rocking motion cit
though loosenng its foundations preparatory 10
starting and amateur farmer like the passenger upon his
first voyage and experiencing his first storm, vowed fer
veniy that il his life spared home and friends
once MORE he would forever oswear whatever Of happiness