Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-19
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Cad Fruspeets.
The weather for the last five weeks, IN connee'
ton with the Hood, has brought with it the most
disastrous forebodings to the farmers, as well as
to al classes, who are dependent upon them. II
The heavens continue to pour ont their floods as
thew have done for the next two weeks, general
sloom win settle upon the whole community
Our dependence on the success Of the farmers
will then be felt and realized. We shall need NO
sweeping epidemical disease to cause sadness to
gather on every ccuntenance. That will have
been accomplished BY the calamity that no"
threatens us--in the failure Of Gods own Banks
and the utter drowning out of the deposltes al
ready made in them by the farmer. ALREADY our
merchants feel the effects in anticipation. Iheir
custom from the country has been greatly CIR
cumscribed hy the indications OF short crops
Snch an effect is not confined to thu merchant
an feel il. We feel it, Just starting in new
enterprise, many who would be glad to aid us IN
making il eminently successful, decline, through
fear Of increasingheir expenses even to an amount
Of two dollars year.
But we would not add to the glcominess OF
feeling, BY attempting to add only shade to the
picture. We would, like the glorious orb OF day,
breaking through the clouds which envelope us,
dispel the gloom. We would throw flood OF
Sunlight on the canvass We have been painting
We would make il so bright as to cast all shad-
owa farther in the shade and, snatching the cleo
trio FIRE from the cloud that might otherwise dcs-
trov our ueighbor's dwelling or his life, make it
4 useful agent in preserving the one and prolong-
ing the other. We would cheer not sadden We
would mould these very circumstances so that
thew might serve to make US wiser, better and
more prosperous. There i bright side to the
picture There never WASH cloud that did not
have silvery, shining side. We are glad to
know that many feel a. we do There is much
to palliate present disappointment, which may
be drawn from the future, and we shall econ see
the bow in the cloud Our farmers and or mer-
chants, although they have cause to be depressed
1t peessnt appearances, still keep up good heart.
They oct, - they should, like brave men--men
Of nerve. They are cheered on with the thought
that esit will not always be so." Neither will it.
God has given US goodly land. We're it not
for Just such seasons as the present, perhaps we
would not appreciate this great fact, and Be suit
ABLY thankful in our acknowledgment of it.
While many Of our farmers who reside on low
lands have been immensely injured, those on the
high and rolling prairie, have measurahly escap-
cd. They viii, to a large extent. realize average
crops, both in corn and wheat. The season has
not 90 far advanced as to give cause to relinquish
the hope Of yet having, what in the eastwonld be
On excellent harvest. If the great Disposer of
events should, in his providence. condescend to
tnrn his water-spouts from US in few days, as
we hope be may do, opportunity win We, be af-
forded to make up for lost time in planting. The
result Of the whole we hope may be, that al
though many of our farmers have ''sown in tears,
they shall doubtless returnn bearing an abundant
harvest Of sssheaves with Them" Then will the
forced smile, wrung from the polite but sad COM
tenance Of the merchant, be no longer forced
Then viii The mechanic and all classes pursue
their vacations, cheered on with the hope Of full
and speedy remuneration. Then viii all the peo-
pie be glad and rejoice. So mote il be.