The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1855-10-11

two brothers had persisted in The peslilence.
which followed the famine. Hunger and ih
concomi,ants had carried. away every reIa.
tive she ever had. She was gifted by nature
with quick intellect and kind heart and
her lonely condition bad made her thousht-
full and wise above her years. She listened
to The words of the sage with bsaming eye,
and flushed cheek, and lips parted in breath
less interest. When she heard proposal 10
furnish bread in abund dsnce-@bread at ali
times-bread which would always stay tbs
ravages of famine, whether game was plsn-
ty or scarce--it reused every faculty of her
mind. She knew the whole subject BY hesr,
as soon as she heard il explained. Hsnes-
forth she had neither eye nor ear fof any
thing else. She gave herself up entirely 10
the one great task of spreading sgricuitutai
science. Every day added 70 hsf knowi-
edge, and 10 The ir,ssistibIs power with
which she impressed Il on other minds.--
She grew up with iusirous beauty, which
seemed more than mortal. Her elocution,
though gentle and persuasive, had all tho
vigor which springs from enthusiasm. She
swayed those rude tnsn with an influence
they had never felt before. One after The
other, her countrymen threw away their
bows and spears, and, with hoes in theft
hands, CAME and placed themselves under
her tulelage. What she was unable 10 teach,
they learned from their own experiences
mutually communicated. Soon all the hill
sides were covered with rich crops Of watiag
grain, and the heavy timber began 10 dis
appear from the bottom lands. Stately hou.
ses took the place of mean novels. which
the Hunters had occupied. All the bsasls
OF the fdest, which could be made useful 10
man, were domesiica,ed. The wild boar
was captured and tanned for the sake Of his
flesh the sheep submitted 10 The shsafes
the OK bowed his shoulder 10 the yoke; and
the mouth of The horse became acquainted
with the briGIs bit. The wild fruits were
irsnsplanted into gardens and orchards, and
were totally changed under The influence of
careful culture. The sour grape became
delicate luxury; the useless crab 10 be- an
apple; The sloe expanded into deIicats
plum; and nameless fruit, resembling tbs
bitter almond, swelled out into peach, with
sarpassing richness of flavor New imple.
ments of husbandry were successfully invsu.
ted. The plough, the harrow, the sickle
and the srythe, each had its share in making
the general prosperity greater. .a.....e
Agriculture once established, became The
parent of other arts. Navigation, commerce
and manufactures added 10 their weaith.--
Cities rose up, filed with q refined popula-
ton. The nation glew strong and powerful,
and spread ITS domi nion far and wide. The
name of Greek became synonymous With
all that was great among men,. Their de-
scendants were painters and sculptors, who
furnished the models for every succeeding
generation (; poets, whose sublime strains
have been feebly initiated ever since; phi
osophers and statesmen, whose words of
wisdom will be heard with reverence TO the
end Of time warriors, whose deeds made
Thetmopyl@ and Marathon the wsichwords
OF the free, and orators,
Who welded the fierce democrats at will
Shook the arsenal, and fulmined over Greece
They were not unmindful of the benefac-
tfess, who had given the first impulse to their
high career. They assigned her celestial
parentage. Temples were erected to honor
her. They believed, that though her home
had long been fixed among the stars, she
still presided over their affairs and pleaded
their cause in the Senate of the Gods. They
painted her figure, as they imagined 4, all
radiant with supernatural bean:y.--Iler hand
bearing the horn Of plenty, and her head
garlanded with ears of wheat. They woF-
SHIPPED her with all the tervor of idolatsous
veneration, and for a long lapse Of centuries
they knew not, that the labofs IF the farm
were blessed and rewarded by greater del.
ty than CERES. To this day, we keep hst
memory alive by calling the most useful of
agricultural products after he. aame-=,he &c.
real grains.
Such, we may suppose, with the transition
state of agricultufe--the passage from igno.
rance, bafbafism, sloth and hunger, 10 sys.
tematic industry, refinement and plenty. Il
was only a beginning. II has been aivan.
cling somewhat ever since, though the arts
which spfang from il have ou,grown their
parent. Numberless instruments for the ga
wing OF labor and time have been invented.
Preparing The ground, sowing, harvesting and
,hreshing may all be done now with machin.
cry vastly improved. The character, nature
and value Of many products, are better IN.
derstood. New breeds of stock are introduced.
Chemistry analyses every soil, and shews
precisely wha. elements it needs 10 increase
its fertility. Highly concentrated manufes
are imported from the most distant parts of
the world. and others are manufactured ct
home, out of substances, which, once, were
not only wasted, but suffered to reek their Of
fensive odofs on the atmosphere. and poison
the health of the people.
In the days OF Augustus, the fields Of TIA.
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