Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-27
THE FiRMER'S DAUGHTER.
By ID. w. BARTLETT.

Taar. is no place IN the world m ore
;oy.,us IN firnsrs house. Talk not
OF the places built aud Inhabited Ivy m'r
ch.nt princes nor of rich mems rehntry
sssts. for they will not compare with The
od hon stead nf gentle JOYS sni peace
iui comforts. In The one you may tread
upon fiu-r carpets. aud gaze int" splendid
mirrors, of Ii,trn IN more tash'onaol"
Music from costly pitnos; but IN the 9th
er vou Cd hear the sweet voice OF tue
fsrn-r's daughter. singing happy songs
arilrss aud beautiful; and there ere springs
of water. clear as crystal. over which.
when you brnl down. IN their chastr
depths you CA see v"ur face. And then
while too ufirs ia th- rich m4ns house
there are j-alousirs AMI h-"rtournings. III
the t.rm house there are happiness and
Content.
IL Nv foolish are they who pine for
wealth an grandeur! N-ith.r 'fin hap
pin-ss nor love. nor contrntm-nt. Mon
ey will nnt pu,chnsea singh worthy heart
nos ali the gran ieuf III the world srcnf~
tru. fricn ls.ip aud love. 1t you w""id
be happy 40 right-be content with ii
h,n- full Of simp'e joys aud ioves-hev
er struggle for great wealth or fame
chs. n..t such u .tsors. such false stars
nh n-vrr. if you would live lie oil
peace ani JOY.
T,.rr was once. in the little village of
s. iarnrs home. which was on
OF "a. hippirst III the world. The W.
lag. lay f-w milrs from The brau'ilu'
c rn.eciicut river in valley of gFra,
beauty. R,uses of lofty mountains
slfrtcl,-i f,rAwsv To- tii- North aud $ Tth
Oh rilh-r htni. while Though tie v'itey
ran b.antifui stream caIl-I by The In
di.ns wears 'f1Tr. the Iunxis
s., lif- y IT. The owner "f the farm.
was irI. ", ,. nf the Nv EnSiant l
f,rmr IL w.s generous aud yr. cese-
fu!: h-astily attached I" MS church aud
religion bar not unc"urtrous 10 'h~se De-
longing ia ,,th,.r s.c,s: fnd-pcn'trnt as n
Inr L. bat plain all hint. IL was hun
self h,Ti working n,n, AMI hit receIv-
do,ly comm "a school education: vt
fr,.n -is,fuI o,s-fvtii"h. AL a stmtinus
turn n h,i stored his mint with grrat
dsal nf rs fh yrdge. 81 that with
his str,i5 m,tive powers, notwiihstan1-
iny his suh burnt CON. ..ieXiun and his
h.ri h,uI> h- better fitted To take
his .,taln ,nr strong-niuI led men of IN
i-iIrrt. th,u rn,ny mn who has recelv
ei ali tn rIurdrion to be got at schools
aud colleges.
His farm was not very large one but
VS. WI ritlrt anl innh-i very beanti
full N IN. Su.nn.r tim. Therr were acres
efolI wo,ls OIL ii. whrr. the drum of
the patti X was heard. and the chirp oil
th. sa iIrSeI. an The songs of many hIr'is.
Tn.r- w-rr acres, too. of corn AMI oats,
snI rv- waving in the wind. ant f-lds
OF uhin IVA gr,ss-cJuld any thing be
MR. b-autlfui?
HIS wif. WIS all kininss AID gentle
ness, an was blr;s-.l bv al who were IN
distress. f,r niles arouni. She had two
chilifen-E ~art who was twenty. and
Alice. wh, wis eighr-en. An my pen
fslIers WHEN Try IL rs'sibe the farm Z S
d.ushler gentle Alice y ~. Her form
WIS slight an ve.y sraceful. her face was
ih- very pictar- "t que, love. and her
eyes, thou.h blue as the sky above her
head woui som times sparkle so. and
look So full of : er, g~ntie dni slight. anu
ten rly f4If rs n. WIS. that strang"I
wpuii sly th,t shr hi wit anil strong
inirlie.:t IS will as gentle h-arteinrsS
An si- h,l /: bat her kin in-ss agd h-I
love Were stronger ;h,n anything else. =
II e heart was even stronger than her
head.
Th' minister who preached that day
wtsa yD.InZ mn. with less h-art than the
oil p,stor h,d (he h al -. few months
b-f,r-.l but with tn,re aces of ora.nry-
II WIS no. SD plain Us he old minister,
but he used finrr langutg, AMI made bet
tct gestures. though with all his rhetoric
he did not touch tn. hearts of hearers -
Bat Ih- oil m,n with his gray hairs ~
trrin Ilous voice. wts eloquent. ani oitru
Caused the trars To l,v tf IN the EYES al
those arount him. Vhrn he spoke oi
the gave th-r- was tou:h,ns tenderness
All awe in his vnIcr. as If h. fit thai ii
WIS soon tn be his own hom.; and when
h. talked of heaven il was with such tears
ofi,y that the au ticuce wrpt too. like
children.
TIE old pastor loved Alice Neil; for
he hal btptizsi her. aud led her gently
along into the arGs Of the church. and
Il sSe=n~t 70 hin sight II wonaro1s