New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-05

no fancy for the eewga"s OF ioielgh lup 'isso,
~ mai "a n point 10 appear always IN tue village
bu,rh and on all great occasions, 10 SOBER sui OF
bomespun lie has 10 prite Of appearance, ana ne
needs hone. He rs known as squire, tntouguous
,he township, and no important me sure can pass
81. hoaTd of seIect-men vihou. the Saure's az
nroval.-snd this. from 10 blind suoserviehcy 10
on,Iion because his farm is large ana ne srecAoheu
store handed" but because ihele - e0hh'e"'S a.
his Judgment. II 49,
ne IL Jealous of none of the prerogatives OF me
country parson or of the school-mas,er, or OF she
village doctor and although the iater Is , ,es III
polician of the opposite party. IL Goes not a. Al
impair the SquIres ialth II ms calomel suners
ALI his Radcaiism. with the same equsnlmIty Ihas nc
suffers his rhubaio. -. 49,
small farmers slider the SquIes note OF hand ior
their savings, better than the best bonds OF Guy
origin and they seek his advice is all matters OF
litigation He is Justice OF the Peace, as the tlie
of SQUIRE in New DglaR village implies ana
many are the country courts that you peep upon
with Frank, from the door OF the great dning-roon
The defendant always seems 20 you In these I'm
noI,an, If his beard Is rather long,
an extraordiIa AIRY rufian; to whom Jacs sheppard
would have been a comparatively innocent ooy.
You watch cuTiously the old gentleman, sitting NJ
his big arm chair with his spectacles IN their silver
case al his elbow and bis snuff box IN mana, listening
atiertIvely 10 some grievous complaint you see nun
popder deeply--vith pinch OF snut TO AID his Judg-
nmen,-and Won listen with intense admiration. as
he gives a loud, preparatory Ahem,' ana clears
away the nrlcacies Of The case win sweep OF mat
strong practical sense, which distinguishes the ew
., or x,hont any consciousness of his own pre-
clson and satisfying the defendant by the c!earness
of his talk as much as by the lsniency OF MS Judg
ment. 49, 80. /.
His lands lie alsng those swelling hills which in
southern New England carry the cham OF the "ni.e
and Green Mountains, In gentle undu!auons 70 Ine
borders of the sea. He farms some hfteen hundred
suitably divided" as the old school agricu-
turists say mo " woodland, pasture and hllsge.
The farmhouse large EregulaIiy built mansion OF
wood stands upon a shelf OF the hills looking south
ward, and is shaded by cenIury-old OAKS Inc Dams
ana out buildings are grouped IN brown phalanx,
little TO the norihH ard of tue dwelling. Between
them a high timber gate opens upon the scattered
pasture lands Of the hills opposite to ms ana
across the farm-yaId whlch Is me lounsng pace o.
CLICKING to their caow brood another gate OF slmi-
lar pre- ensions opens upon the wide meadow land,
which rolls with heavy ground SWELL" along lne
valley OF mountain riTer. veteran oaA stauis
seninel.a the brown meadow gate, rs trunk all
SCARED with the ruthless cuts oil new grolnd axes,
and the limbs gaInished in Summer time, WIN the
crookee snaihes of understanding scyihes
The high.road passes stones throw away put
there is lutte travel to be seen and every chance
passer will inevitably come under The range OF lne
kitchen WINDOWS, ana be studied carefully oy me
eyes Of the stout dairy maid to say nothing OF the
stalwart Indian cook.
THIS last you canno. but admire as type OF that
noble old race, among whom your Doyish fancy nas
woven so many stories of romance. You wonder
how she regard the white iLterl0pers upon hef
own SOIL ard you think that she toeratss the
Sources farming privileges with more mOdesy than
YOU would suppose. You learn, however. that she
PAYS very Little regard 70 white rghis-when tney
cor flcis with her own and further learn, TO your
deep regret that your Princess Of tae old tribe, Is
,aely adGicted 10 cider drinking and having heiSd
her once or twice, with a yery lnclsiinct Goo-er
rieht Sq-Guare' upon her lps-yOur dreams soenI
her gov very tame.
The Sqngs like all very sensible men. has his
hobbies. and peculanties. lie has great contempt,
tor instance for all papsr money and imaglnes
hanks & be cooperative societies.. skiliuuy cOntrVeu
for the legal plumber Of the community. lie Keeps
supply Of silver and gold oy him in the foot OF an old
stocking and seems 10 have great confidence IN tne
value Of Spanish milled dollars He has no kind OF
patience with The new doctrines of farming Liebig,
ard all the rest he sets down rs mere theorists and
has far respect for the contents OF bis barn
yard than 'or all the guanO deposits IN the world.
Scientific farming. and gentleman farming. may do
very well, he says 70 Keep Idle young lCll0~S flom
the city out OF mischief; bus rs iof real, effective
msraeement, there's nothing like the old stock Of
men. no ran barefoot until they were ten, and who
count the hard Winters by their frozen toes And
he Is fOId OF quoting IN this c0nnecton,-the enIy
quotation by The by, that the old gentleman ever
makes-that cOuplet Of PoOrItichard.
He tina, by the plow would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive.
The Squire has been in his day, connected more or
less Intimately with Turnpike enterprise, which the
Railroads OF the day have thrown sadly into the
ground ard he Te fleets often, IN melancholy
way. uron the good cid times wnen man could
tavel IN his carnage quietly across she country
Hltlout being frightened With tho CHATTER OF an en-
cine and when Turnpike stock paid wholesome
yearly dIyldcnds Of six per cent.
But this volume cannot be we'll appreciated
with only here and there a taste of its quality
Its jewels are all strung on the thread of regu-
lar nauatlye--a story of love, JOY, grief and i'm
mortal hope-and lose much Of their brig Illness
by removal from the place in which they have
been so deity arranged.
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II "a PRAcrlcAL SYSTEM OF Book
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u "GoDEY's LADY's Book" Feb, |
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