The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-09-21

orally for ton or q dogen times before the rer-
oncilenenl is hHy made up Ian Sfrmoas
(. nv me- hHTct SiYlerd
TASTE AND BEAUTY, ron THE
room.
We Gnd tho following passages quoted in
the Homf JoprEai from su addrsss ly Rev.
John ALbufi, and commend them 90 the A.
ienton 81 0ur readers, Of bDih sescs
livery man, no matter hos poor be- may
h., cHn 10 something toward, making this
world moro beautiful. lle can leave behind
him monuments, through which tho grateful
zeIlyu shall warblc his pmisos, long after
be- shall be- sleeping Ia the dust Arc sou q
poor man, toiling hard for frugal fare You
will be- n'ofe lhan Tgpsid lor i4e labor tlat l.
required "a keep The plat before your door
rlean and greenland you will love your home
the better for the rose bush which bloons la
ihr yard looking zap into your eyes - IL gerr
with gratitude through he green leaves aud
Lluthipg heWcrs, II was but the work ofhalf
40 hour 10 plant IL thcfc. AID many year
will il reward you and your wife and your
children, with 10 smiles. 4 man cannot love
a rose without being better man for the ex-
orcisc Of love child cannot prunc il and
Watsr itand watch with affection IL swelling
buds, without becoming mars gentle Ia char
Aciermov rcdned IN feeling, norc docile in
+ spirit
"ivaitgr Scott IN 1ur N his graphic de-
soripiions, represents Scottish Lord, riding
, 10y The humble hut Of peasant, who {, plant.
iug tree before biz door Ito oummonds
| him for ms taste, cvclaming, "Whcn You
have nothing bcltor Ia DO Jock, hc.ayc stick
ing ont - tree, JOCK, twill grow when you're
asleep Jock," There Il no lilo philosophy
/ Ia this declaration You plant trco-givr
/ 10 that gcutlr uurluriug which II may for q
short time need, aud It viii cycra0cr reward
you with H. foliage aud H.. shade, You sleep
and il steadily advances, Ia H. growth, TO the
perfection ofhcauty, You 20 away for months
pcrbnp, for year, aud itlhrgcls not Ia grow
and on your return your heart u gladdcncd
by is fair proportions
And tree is property Who viii not
give few dollars more Tor farm house, ~
meath the shade of whose ornamental trees,
his children can play, Or his cattle slumbcr Ia
the noontidc bcat2 Aud how can tho occu-
pant ola village house make bctlcr invest
mcnt OF a few dollap,than In attaching 10 his
house, those ornaments which every man of
taste 40 eagerly coycls2 4 few green sods
will change nn unighdy sand hank into
beauty, the eye may rest with pleasure
and where the feet may love 20 lingcr 4
frw hour5'work in u spring morning
give to your home the richest ornaments a
HONS can have, tonpcring The fierce blaze of
the summers sun, aud breaking the fury Of
the winters storm
"Propcrty II. worth mort Ia a heauLif.l.
well shaded village, than on n bleak ,sunbnrnt,
unNghtly plain, lie rho has ma rcgard for
ne appearance ofhh orn Jremi,es, not oply
sinks ne raiuc II his orn -proper,H bat aka
sinks mo rriue ofMc property oChh ncigLJors.
No one hte' 10 ire IN NE dghf of wiincss.-
On the other hand, he who makes his own
home attractive, contributes TO the rising val
ne Of all the region around him. lie is thus
q public bcnrfactor, contributing not merely
To the qualification Of the taste Of those who
look upon his Improvements, but adding u
the real marketable value of the property
in his vicinity
"Do not think that we arc here urging cx-
Pcnsc upon those who arc III able loniIorl il,
No man IS 50 poor but that he can have
towering shrub in his yard No man is so
poor but that he can plant u few trees before
his dwelling No man IL 50 J,ooy Ma, he must
hdr' a Pig Hyc AZ his JtOHt door. We only
contend that every man should exercise that
taste which God has given to every man
and though we may not be able 10 vie with
the rich in the grandeur of our dwellings,thc
lowlicst cottage NAV Ice cmbclishcd with love
illness, and the hand Of industry and Of neat
ness may make IL home full of attractions.
Let there bc once formed in the heart of man
m appreciation Of the beautiful and the work
II done. Year ailer year, with no additional
expense, the scene around him will bc assum-
ing new aspects of beauty.
.'Say not, am no' the owner of house or
lands and therefore have nothing to do. All
arc hui ienants At s1ill---IN. to-
leave to return no more. Wherever YOU
dwell. even ifit be in your avn hired house
lat one short year, he sure and leave your
impress hchind you---.hc sure and leave some
memorial that You have been there. The he
ne>olent man will love 10 plant tree. be-
meath whose shade the children Of stranger.
are toploy 1t does the heart good to sow
H.. seed when It is known that other ill., chan
yours shall eat tfN. fruit
Neither think this is a question without It's
moral issues. The love OF home is one of the
'nrc't safeguards To human virtue. And lac
who makes home 10 pleasant that his children
love IT. that m the wdndcrings of suBse-
qncnt llie they turn TO il with delight, docs
very much to guide their steps away from all
the haunts Of dissipation, and to form in them
taste for those joys which are most emo
bling"