The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-05-23
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Luxurles Enjoyed : By Farmers.


CkdoAsey P. HolcOmbe. n his interest
log aad Yaluabie address before the Mont
gomery county (Aid.) Agricultural Society
represents in a strong light the superior ad'
santages possessed by farmers for obtaining
at cheap rate the comforts and Injuries Of
Hving--eheaPias compared with the rate at
which the same are procured BY the city
resident who psys high price for the house
be lives in, the food which supplies his ta-
bles the fruithe partakes Of, for every ride
he enjoys, and for other Tnumberless grati6-
cations which the farmer Rnds in the natu-
raj course of events ready at hand. On
this subject, C. p. Eolcombe remarks:
/ would like to see an account stated,
say BY master in chaucery, where he
was INTRODUCED, from the character of some
litigation that might arise, TO charge the
farmer with each item he had consumed at
city retail prices, and for each ride he had
taken az livery stable prices. I would show
up some of our Economical farmers" SO
called, suspect, as great spendthrifts. The
rate at which they had lived would not a
little surprise themselves, as well as His
Honor the Chancellor. ,
OF the capacity of farm to pay an in-
come in raising and supporting family,
was forcibly struck on being called on By
respectable neighbor in his last sickness, te
draw his will Seated at his bedside, ask
ed him what he wished to dispose Of. "My
farm" said he. Knowing he had lived,
may say, IKE a gentleman, country gen
tleman; riding always ngood style, dress
ing and educating his family well, enter
tanning his family literally, besides having
a family OF grandchildren on his hands tt
support, although | know he was goot
farmer and an industrious man, and thu
hands Of his helpmate were swift to the dis
taft, still | thought that with his farm of bu
two hundred acres, he must have got be-
hind, and put him question to learn if hi
meant to give it subject to any incumbran
ces. tut
"Incumbrunces," said he, "oh no, sir; tn
good old farm has kept herself clear, no
an acre Of her scil,'' exclaimed the old man
exultingly, sis covered by any mans parch
ment. The farm has supported me and m
wife for nearly half century; we have rails
ed our ten children on it, and it has been
shelter and home to our grand children
when their parents were stricken down 0
overtaken by misfortune. l have it nov
clear, to leave to my children, with abou
$4,000, its surplus earnings, out at inter
est" -.eE r#.'.- r/a .
This incident occurred early in my farm
ing life. It made strong impression o
my mind. I said after this-"I will trust t
my farm; see it will at least support m
and mine; | will lend it the last dollar
can spare" Yes, we may trust the land
The banks and the railroads, the stock an
the scrip may or may not pay us back, bu
. this nursing mother will fulfill all her prom
ises, honor all drafts. You may draw o
her at six months for your oat crop, at min
months for your corn crop, and at twelv
months for your wheat, and if from any gre
calamity as the drowth or the flood, she cal
not always fully pay up on the day, she wi
make handsome instailment ask lit
time, and then pay up the last farthing, al
if you have been generous to her, may
she will make you handsome present b.
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