The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-11-27
"lie was man, take him ftr all in all
We neer shall look upon bis Ike again
An Unpublished Letter OF Mr.. Webster.
The following beautiful letter was addressed
to his New liamshite orerseer:
Washington, March IS, 1852.


to his New liamshite orerseer:
Washington, March IS, 1852.
John Taylor -
am glad to hear from you again, and to learn
that you are well, aud that your team and tools
are ready for springs work whenever the weath
er will allow you to begin, ] sometimes read
books on farming; and ! remember that a yerv
sensible old author advises farmers 10 plow naked
and to SOW naked. BY this he means that there
is no use in beginning springs work ill the
weather Is 50 warm, that farmer may throw
aside his winter clothes and roll up his sleeves
Yet he says he ought to begin rs ear!y in the
year as possible lie wrote some very uretty
verses on the subject, which, as far as remem
Der run thus.
unhiuds
Her frozen bosom to the western winds.
Whlle niouniain SHOWS Dissolve against the sun
Ana streams yet new, nom precip-s run-
Zen in this early dnwniug Of the vcar,
Produce The piow, and yoke the sturdy s'eer
Aud goad hlm I'LL he smokes beneath his toll
And the bright share is buried in the soil"
John Taylor, when yor read these lines. do
ven not SEE the snow melting. and the little
'rrams beginning to run down the southern
slopes uf your Punch brook pasture. and III. new
grass starting and growing IN the trckling water.
all green bright and beautiful I and de- Won not
see youT Durham oxen smoking from heat and
perspruton as they draw along YOUR grpnt
br,akIng np plough cnttjng and turning over the
tough sward IN yugr meadow in the great field
The name Of this sensible author is Virgil: and
he gives farmers much other advice some VI
which YOU have been following all ud. winter
without even know ing that lie had given it,
'Botw wh"n cold weather, heavy SHOWS and rain,
The lIborng farmer in his house restrain,
lct hun forecast hi work with timely care.
Which else is hudded when ihr -ky rs fair,
Then let hlm mark the sheep, and whct the shin
ing share.
Or hollow trees for for boats, or number DER
llis sacks. or measure his incIcasinGs store;
pr shniptn stakes, and mend each rake and fork
20 10 he ready ~ good time to wrok--
Iisit his crowded barns AT early morn,
Look at ms granary and shelfhi~ corn
tive COOS break fast at his numerous kline
ilsshiNcrlng pouliy and his attcnlng swine"
And Mr. Virgil says some other things which
you understand up at Franklin as we'll as ever
he did
I'm chilling winter, swnins enjoy thsirstore,
Forget their hald,hps, aud recruit Tor more;
he tanner to iull irast, invites his friends,
And what he got with pains with pleasure spends
Draws chairs around the fire and tells once more
STORIES which often have been told before,
spreads the table, with good thlnss to eat,
Md adds some molslenlng To his fruit and meat
:, dh'y praise his hospitality. and, and feel
They shall sleep better after spuch q meal"
John Taylorby the time you have got through
this You will have read enough The sum of al
ls, be ready 'or your springs work as soon rs thu
weather becomes warm enough. and then pu
your hand to the plow, and look no, back.
DANIEL WEBSTER,