The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-24

rue HOMESTEAD AND THE GARDEN.
II j. not sufficient that farmer or PLAN
ter should be attentive in the cultivation
af his ields-IllaI he should provide for
them ample supplies of manure. see tina.
his ploaghing. narrowing. aud his rolling
Is well done. aud his crops well tended.
lie NAV have done all these things. and
sucress may have crowned hIs efforts 10
feIlilize his arabic lands, increase the guam.
tlly and quality Of his crops, and add Ia
hrs pecuniary wealth still, if he shall
have omitted 10 aIlOrn his dwelling with
shade and shmbbery. aud provide a good
garden lur his household c0minr and con.
vrnience. he will have failed 10 the dis.
charge Of his duty. A house in The coun.
Try without trees and shrubbery. 10 relieve
the eye and ensure protection. is among
the most cherries sights which can be
presented 10 human vision. and never fails
io impress the stranger with an uniayora-
ble opinion OF lis owner. with regard 10
those enjOymenIs of sense which so es-
sPnlially enter ini0, aud are commingled
with. tie outward sources Of the happi-
ness Of ones family. Well convinced
are We. that appointments Of the kind
around ones home, besides endearing that
home 10 IFS possessor, by all the ties Of
esteem. give him additional claims 10 the
love Of his family, and ensures the respect
Of all; as while it proves that his hear
has not been Indifferent TO domestic SYM
paIhies, nor turned a deaf ear TO the ohil.
cations Of duty at home, il is also eyin-
Give Of that respect for public opinion
which the yirtuous and good ever cherish,
and whose possession and display. so
commend one to the kindly regards Of his
fellow men.
independently, however, OF these con-
slderaIlons, which. of themselves, should
exert potential influence upon all well re-
gulaIed minds, and find a response in eve
~ generous hesri.--as mere matter Of
profitable part Of farmers estate; for be.
sides furnishing daily supplies Of vege,a-
bles for his table, il may be source Of no
inconsiderable emolument, through lis sur.
plus products, disposed Of at market, or
if. perchance, he is too remotely situated
10 avail himself Of this advantage its ofial
aud surplus produce. will enable him the
better to feed his stock, and thus find his
remuneration for the labor bestowed in its
culture.
When we speak Of the garden, we
would not be considered as looking TO it
solely for its edihles. for its many COM
forls-lor although we would have IFS ap-
pOin,nents, in that respect. Ia embrace all
the vegetable tribes that have been con-
ser,ed TO culinary uses. yet our views go
farther and embrace a wider field than
these.
We would have It's borders adorned
with shrubbery and flowers Of every tint
aud hue. from the Rose. The queen Of all,
the Dahlia, the gorgeous iavorite, the lii
~ of The Valley immorlalized in holy
song, to the tiniest blossom tina, challen-
ges admiration or warns into being graft.
lude for the mighty works Of The Creator.
A garden, with such adornments, is gate
iul to the maironly pride Of our wives,
and awaken kindred emotions in the minds
Of our daughters and unless he be insen-
sible to those beauties which Providence
has so munifcen,ly bestowed, 10 sweeten
the thorny paths OF life, it must make the
husband and father. not only better con-
tented with his home. but fill him with
love for all around him, as the qualification
of the rational appetltes Of those we cher
ish in the warmth of our affection. should
ever, and must be, foremost in our thoughts.
Everything connected with rural lile-all
It's duties-would imply. besides rendering
such home tributary TO our wants, il
should he so improved. that its embellish-
men,s should tell that il was the abode Of
refnement-a that its in.dwellers were
equally alive 10 the elegancies, and TO the
necessaries Of life. Never in our travels
through the country, have we seen the
woodblnc or the honeysnckle. twining a
round the porch Of the farm house-and
its small court filled with shrubbery-
without indulging, without knowing them,
profound respect for its inmates, and some
times. when such attention to the external
appearances have been so isolated as al
most to pariake of the character Of Gases
in the desert, we have felt our heart yearn-
ing to become the familiar of the occu-
pants, that we might offer up our. poor
thanks to them, and thus bear :: pleasing,
though humble testimonial of the accepia-
BILE service they had performed. in reliev-
ing the eve Of the traveller from the dull
mono"ny of cherries homes, of quick.
rn'ng int freshness those feelings which