The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
FIR tie Epsis 4 Freedom.
A Word to Ernisrants.
TopKKA. May 16, 1885.

TopEKA. May is. 1855.
Some.of you, my friends, are very
much troubled and disguised. You az
tempt to do this to-day, that tomorrow,
aud find fault with yourselves that you
accomplish nothing.
WHY'S it that you lack the yigor and
enterprise of other DAYS? Simply be-.
cause you are disheartened. Who could
do anything with such a state of mind?
You have had the blues before-did any
thing please you?
Visit the far-famed Niagara in such a
state of mind, as l have seen some do,
and you will find nothing to admire. but
Ue,g much to complain of.
But why discouraged here? Is it
because We have the most productive
soil, and the most easily tiled in the
world. and plenty of it?
Is it because the wind blows in April
rather too hard for comfort, and is filed
With our rich soil, and you in your tent
all begrimed? Yet where did it not blow 2
Perhaps in some New England dell, or
closely pent up cornerof theearth. But
in every large breathing spot it blows.
for blow it must as the season changes.
It is true mother places, where the soil
or rather none at allcompared with this
is SO adhesive as to render an immense
amount of labor necessary to make it pro-
ductiye. you would not be tronbled with
dust.
But the drought, what of that? Yes,
what oft? There is no other soil-and
am considerably acquainted in the West
that bears comparison with Its endurance
of it; and surely there is none East. Have
we suffered as they of the Western Re-
serve of Ohio last year? And who thinks
OF leaving on that account? Iowa, that
garden, now suffers-suffers to-day from
it more than we. In fact it seems TO be
universal. He who rules the weather
will remember us in due time.
But timber, what shall we do for want
of that?
1t is scarce, we know; but appears
much more SO than it really is, to those
who have spent all their lives in telling
the forest for farm. Read the HERALD
OF FREEDoM, if you haven't. and learn
from the experience of others how TO
manage, and then don't complain if yeu
don't succeed perfectly at first. Remem-
Der that you are but an apprentice, and
especially if from a shop or factory 1t
is trade to farm and build we'll. / say
it candidly, that when we get convenien-
ces, we can build here as cheaply as any
where else; not the same kind, but not
less comfortably or securely.
As to fence, we must use the hedge, of
which | have seen perfect one of the
Usage IN 3 years growth from setting
l have fence, 50 rods of which / can
haul with horses ata load, that is cattle
proof and easily put up; it consists of
one piece 5 feet long, by or 4 inches,
with a ] inch hole atthe upper end or near
it, into which / insert brace feet long
letting it stand nearly perpendicular, and
sit on top of the ground--at the top nail
a pole rail board, and another about half
way down. Try it.
The brace may be of almost any size,
say 2 inches, and put on the inside
of the fence. Read the article of
"W.," in No. II of the HERALD OF
FREEDOM. He is an old hand. Let him
come and try it, and many wry faces
will become smooth.
Lbelieve i have considered all the
main objections, and in leaving this, l
would say cheer up, take one view of the
bright side of life. Have faith in a uni
versal Fathers care, and you cannot des-
pond. Resume your energy, read Frank
lin, and the crooked shall become straight,
and rough places smooth,
Yours is noble work to do. Such
honors- attend it as do not wait upon
monarchs. Millions of hearts will raise
a jubilant shout, that shall fad response
overhead, as you lay aside the warfare,
freedom being won. We long to do
great deeds, and gain a niche high in
Fame's temple. Here it is. Great work
of great souls.
Come, hardy freemen from the North,
and wear the laurels that your fathers
won. B