The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-04-28
From the Ohio Cultivator.
A Letter for the Girls,

On planting Trees and Shrubbery-Cul
ture Of Understanding Home o;tfactiue
Come girls get your sunbonne1s, find
your old gloves. put on your thick shoes,
and come on in The sunshine. I,lsqne
time TO think of your onl-door work In It
few weeks it will be time for gardening,
and tits already time to see ubout impro-
wing your door-yards.
Have you trees and shrubbery about
the door, 10 invite the birds aud The cool
hreezes To gladden. your homes m SUMMER
II not, now is the time. Coax those tall
brothers of yours 10 take The spade, and al
old axe, if necessary, and 60 with you 10
the borders Of the forest TO procure shade
trees.
Take some Of those thrifty naples and
ems aud transplant them in fro,t of the
house. They are so free from the annoy
ance Of worms and insects, that you need
not fear 10 place them in close proximity
10 your dwelling.
Then there is tribe Of poplars thai
will add most agreeable variety 10 tie
color of their foliage, and the beauty oftheir
proportions. The boxwood, though not
quite SO symmetrical in its form, will more
than redeem itself by It's snowy blossoms
in spring and its crlnson leaves IN autumn.
II You can find few evergrsens to min
gle with the rest, and few Sprouts of the
locust, you can make almost all Eden of
your little door-yard. al the cos, Of the few
mornings labor. Five years hence you
would not part with these cheapy pnrcha-
>ed embellishments for hundred times the
labor.
| wonder fyou have any rosebns|es
about your premises? lfyou have rot,
your neighbors have, and | know they
would not erudge few small roofs. that bv
a little care will, IN few years add much
to the beauty of yonr homes. A climbing
rose: trained over The window, and hon
eysuckIe over the porch, will pay in p"rfu-
merry for the little trouble they COST and
any Of y onr friends who possess them will
be happy 10 aid you il they see you bent
or improving your grounds. A small
slip of honeysuckle that wonlI be mmed
oil and thrown away as 0 useless pruning
car. be buried in the same manner that
grape slips are, and in a few years you will
have beautiful vine to smbs dish your ar
Dor.
By the way, don't forget how easily
g,apes are cultivated, and what a luxury
they afford Keep an eve out, aud when
there is Opportunity, secure a few dozens,
Of fine slips, and ge, your father 10 appo
pirate few rods of ground for the purpose
OF cutvaling them. By the time these
matters are all seen 10 Thoroughly, you
will find The weather suitable 10 begin gar
den work.
Now, don't look sour about it, and say i,
i>'nl lady like to work in the garden. ]
Told you 10 get your gloves on purpose to
keep your hands from being need es~Iy so'l
ed, and yonr complexion will he sufficient
" preserved from the sun by good sun
bonnet; while the vigor and buoyancy &C
1uired hv exercise in The open air will give
tone of beauty much moe desirable than
any interesting raIeness," you can secure
by sitting roomed up in The house all day.
Get an appropriation Of ground for a
flower bed or two, if possible. If to, see
10 il that the beds for common vegetables
are hordered with flowers. Plant some
around The doors and windows too-s some
pretty running plant like The morning glo
~, cypress vine, Towering pea or bean.
and see TO i, that they do not get choked
on: with weeds.
Hall an hour every day, will plan, the
seeds and keep in fine order an amount oil
beauty truly astonishing.
The hnmbes log cabin can be
made an attractive home by lille labor
that should rather be called paslime.
Perhaps you think your fathers will hard
ly smile on your efforts 1t may be that
hey speak eon'emplnously of flowers. II
so, there i, need Of better mlni,traton to
Their spirits. never yet met with the
man who was not pleased after once wit
Messing a successful effort 10 make home
cheerful by such simple adornincs
| When we remember that flowers are
the Gift OF God to his children, rendered sc
cheap, in their peerless loneliness, lhattht
meanest condition ofh(e may be embe
|lsle'l by Them il seems almost sin 10 NJ
elect them, and the gentle Influences tley
bring 10 weary hearts.
fear we do no, sufficiently estimate thu
effect "i these things npon human charac-
Ter. The gentle lessons, the holy feelings
inspired by contemplation OF these inno-
cent embIems cannot possibly fa'l 10 rem
der our hearts purer and better if we re-
ceive them Alright.
Enter upon this work then, my dea
girls, as miniserirg 10 a higher part
your nature than mere fancy, since ever.
form Of beauty is one Of Gods lessons
love TO his creatures.
Look up the flower seeds, exchange
with your neighbors and lei the beauty q
your homes testify TO the cheerfn Industry
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