The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-06-30
THE PIONEER.
AGRICULT RAJ
Trees.


cury ranges from 900 upwards, there is
a slight relief in the bare contemplation
of shade We desire to improve the oc-
easion by trying to awaken such impress
sions upon this subject as may perchance,
last till next planting time.
You can all appreciate the usefulness
and comfort of shade trees now right
gladly would you keep shady and cool ii
the thing were possible. You are no
doubt heartily repeating that you ruth
lessly destroyed tree here, or neglected
to plant one there, yet we greatly fear that
unless your past shortcomings are held
up in all their deformity, yourselves and
the weather will become lukewarm toyeth
-er. and next summers sun find you again
unreformed and unshaded.
The nature-loving Christopher North
in transport of admiration for these
choicest products of the vegetable crea-
ton, exclaims: ''The man who loves not
trees, to look at them, to lie un Ter them,
to climb up them, (once more school
boy, would make no bones of numbering
Mrs. Jeffs." But Christopher was ascotch-
man, and his conclusions are hardly adapt
ed to this meridon. The constant war
fare which our people have waged with
the forests, that contest every step Of the
pioneers progress form some slight excuse
for the general want of appreciation OF the
uses, the conveniences and the localities
of trees.
Their destination was at first work of
nccessity--with manyit becomes habit
---evcry tree is looked upon as cum
herer of the ground, and the woodlands S
axe forgets tospare, until trunk and branch
sapling and bush are its indiscriminate
victims; and homestead and farm, mead
ow and pasture, stand naked in the mo-
notony of well cleared land.
Cannot something be done to check this
spirit OF vandalism, and repairits ravages?
To be sure the Indian-haters have gone
to their last homes the sap-t thirsty gene
ration will soon follow them their last
moments, pcrchance soothed by the re-
flection, that neither tree or bush is left to
rejoice over a PROSTATE foe; those who
succeed them viii find the ''good in all
things which their fathers failed to dis
cover, and Mother Earth receive res.itu-
ton, whenthe sons shallexpend the hoard
ed gatherings of their sires, in the effort to
restore portion of the lovely garniture
with which unerring nature first adorned
her. This good time is coming-has al
ready come in every spot that has advanc-
ed a step, beyond the pioneer stages. We
must waite its advent, exposed to summer
sans, and the storms of winter, or gather
"a lesson from the experience of others.
The teaching is simply this, it is easier
saving trees than making them-econo-
my, comfort, and good taste, dictate their
preservation, necessity alone justifes their
destruction.
Trees should be saved from motives OF
economy. They are portion, and large
one too, of our actual capital. Without
them we could have neither fre-wood OIL
fence rails, shoe-pegs or seventy-fours.-
They should be saved as means of com
fort and enjoyment, to man and beast
How tender the mercies of that husband
man, who consigns his flocks and herds tc
fields destitute of single shade tree
How dull and lifeless the noble landscape,
when the spirit Of earth withers and strug-
giles in the rays of a vertical sun. Final
ly, the trees should be preserved, as en-
blems of beauty through which we and
our children may "look through Nature
upto Natures God" How devoid of taste
how vain and impious the man who pur
posely strips his home of these choices
and first of natural beauties, that he may
mock nature, with his own weak concep
tions, in brick and mortar, white paint anc
venetian blinds.
When these considerations have beer
disregardcd, the same imperious motive.
dictate the planting and rearing of shad,
trees.
You who have sinned in their wantol
destruction, hasten to make a generous
atonement by planting. Plant trees Sc
lected from the abundance of our forests
Plant one wherever beauty and comfort
the enjoymentof yourselvesor or your neigh
bors will be promoted! Nurture, protec
and learn to love your trees; and you vii
have done works mete for repentance; es
tablished lasting claim to the gratitud
of your fellow-men; and shall yet enjo
the substantial blessings of that unequal
led picture of home-happiness, "sittini
under your own vine and fig tree
Bees.