American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-11-24
NUMBER 22.

zone oy ChanCe, or rthoughtleSbIy. There
is place for every Thing and every
hing in its place. .....
But yonder ho sits OH his porch
His mansion exhibits The same eviden-
ces of neatness and comfort, as we have
seen all over his farm. And the honey
suckle shading the window, the wood.
bine on the wall, the well trained multi.
tiura around the porch and the ilower
pot in the garden. give assurance that
the delicate hand of woman, prompted
by her instructive love Of tho beautiful
and guided by ,ha, taste and refinement
which are her birthright, has found lei
sure from tho duties Of the housewife to
adorn The home Of tho husband Ble
loves. .-l
But let US become acquainted with
the man himself We are received not
with the c0ngles and grimaces of tho
coXcomb. nor with the formal etiquette
OF Il heurtless Convcniionalism but with
the ready, manly, unostcuiatious bear
ing of an ingenious welcome. His con.
versation evinces tho substantial good
sense which wo SEQ manifested all round
him. His acquaintance with general
topics aud tho current events of tho
times, and u small but we'll selected Ii.
brary i'll his paror. proves that his hours
Of leisure have been devoted TO hlstory.s
to the sciences and even TO literatdre.--.-
lfe makes no pretcusionto these things.
He is not philosopher But ho can
appreciate their value and enjoy discus
sion in regard to such topics And tho
Bible-~-'the old family biblo that lies
on The stand" can attest that in tho "wis-
dom which comcth down from above
he is 10y 10 means deficient. lie under
stands the laws and usagas OF trade and
commerce. With markets end prices
especially, in relation to ugIicul,ura
productions, he is perfectly iamiliar.-
And though he is far from being a
politician, in the modern popular sense
Of the term; yei he understands the gen
erul policy ofihe country, and too we'll
Instructed to become the dure Of dem.
agogucs.
J But let rs tako walk ~irh lin thrc
hit fields. Every step increases our adj.
miraton of his portoct pcguaiutsuco
with ihc true science and economy Of
his calling. DO you admire that herd
of fine cattle? lIe explains to us, il.
ieliigently, their natural history, breeds,
pecuilaritcs, valuable qualities. the hes,
I mode OF growing them tho p,incibles
OF animal physiology necessary to DO
,erv Of tho snccaosr,i i,nss. -. az" NY
Y tho neighing of that spIcudid sicpd, uc-
knowlcding The approach and prcse1.co
OF his master a,troct your attention.
! We arc Immediately made acauriucl
exeellenr;cs I;s ro,;.m 49," ':,S S'nC",og'ca'
ter, and w;rb ,ho y,hoIo :, 49, =. orai DC"
inr, in tho best nanno, +, liz ,Lo'Ss tI, 81 'esFt
ali tho domestic animals. Eon,}ly ss,'
isfac,ory Is the j,fortoarion irrnar ar;aI -,
us respecting bia shear Iii. hons ~
poultry, and even the doc wI,irh ,rn,S '
by his side ready to Dive or any ir,u.
ders from H. masters nren;scS
The ouo,;,v and coos,;,,.. .,..-....
IF Ibe soil nf fovn,,, G'JI ,'c','"t"
hes, adYn,cI - ,j,o ',n.,,,i ""r ie'W -
corn-~whot Of ,,,,oo,a " a'"T'" 1t l""I""
yvI,o, ra,,;n,Iar n;s', ~ :" l"' "' G'a5S--'
Gr ,hdsn "a';"ns "''u a",;': 81 'oVhuie Is pest
and how !, shonli f." nt,,I;"i H0''. "Vn
things arc accurately tyrnanr,la'1 " '''.S"
uf,Tdiug ai orCo av .ar,' f'"oo" |" u.s.
Of ,bo nTnsnn,i,y al ;aSy OK ahS''o',
the prnnrir,or un M = ,n,,;ps Gpc"oenco OF
| h;s snonaoa Ln. 10 oo"''"ceS us 'hat
fouuiious circumstances. not alma or
unremiting industry aud mara ,hna;ooi
cxertion. But his science and sk;i, H.
offspring of education, of ref,ec,;an NV
search, aud of intcilipent obse,va,ioo =.
experiment, have made his lpdns,rv o.
economy physical labor .emiucntlv avail.
able and productive. There he Stands
in the mids, Of plenty, rejoicing in tho
competency acquired by his own ci,m,s,