Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-03-26

on years ofago TO raise plumSpears and cher
rics, rs farmer Wingate does, butfather says
Il viii take too much time, il twon't pay and
now the long and short of it is, won't stay
at home. I'll have place of my own, aud
make it what wish"
Aha, sons look for suns higher.
''Not shade or fruit tree grows upon this
farm, butsits dig, dig, with none Of the lux.
uries to tighten the burden. I'm deter
iued to be a farmer, not one like father wi o
must follow the track Of his parent, NJ 4
set aside the ornamental for all reality
like little spice with my food, whether it
is physical or mental.
"Hush, hush, son."
II have hushed these twenty years, now l
must speak. / made father an offer to-day,
that IL he would let mo carry on the farm
as l wished for one year, would give him
my laber and all improvements.
"Well,o
ale considered it very foolish; said he
would allow me one-half the income if |
would carry it on as he wished"
"Well."
81 have bought that ton acre lot Of Mr.
Hanson, and another spring it will not pre-
sent tho appearance it docs at present.
"Foolish boy."
Tudor was smart, active, and of true rii-
raj turn; and to this end he wished to cult
vate, but hc met with obstacles at every turn.
Home he could not beautify, so no pur-
chased the rocky field of neighbor Hanson.
Early in the spring he cleared it Of rocks, and
beneath found as rich and beautiful n soil as
ever laid in the sunlight. Neighbor Han
son said, Had he known it, ho would have
asked another hundred, but, however, am
willing to encourage rural taste, so prosperity
to you"
After clearing it Of rocks lie ploughed,
narrowed, and sent to Mr.. Goodale for twen-
W apple trees, ten pear trees, and as many
cherries and plans. He transplanted them
carefully, and tended them with care. On
tho south side he arranged spacious hot
bod, where he produced vegetables much
before his neighbors, and thereby obtained
price much in advance of them. The ro-
maindcr of his field was used for other veg
etables for winter use. At the end of five !
years bis ten acre lot yielded him six hnnd- |
red dollars. He placed this beside his 9TH
er earnings, built him nice cottage and
married his neighbor Hanson's daughter,
Lizzie. In seven years he sold one thou
sand dollars worth from his "ton acre lot"
while bis father logged along in the Same
old track of ancient times, and with rising
early, and toiling late, he just made his earn
lngs meet his expenses. But he begins to
perceive he is behind the age; that his son
is little before him in point of farming.
"lts pleasant, ma, after hard days toll, |
TO sitdown and eat one of Tulor's nice Bart
lett Pears.
"Ycs, it is; my teeth are poor, but could |
eat them if had no teeth at all, and those
cherries and plums, surely they arc blessed. |
/ wish we had let him have his own way
ten years ago."
$50 do |; our farm would sell for triple
what it would now if it had the improve
ments Of his ten acre lot"
u suppose he asks as much for it as YOU
do for this farm.p
.psNingate told me to-day it was worth ten
thousand dollars"
& "Ie'a thousand doilorsl"
"Yes." sGb&
Sand you ask fourf'
AYES"
'You missed it once, husband, but it's
not too late to improve some now; it may
benefit our posterity.'
"Yes, but / hate to yield to this new
tangled notion after have said SO much
against it."
"La, we'll if wo SEQ an error, its no digrace
to acknowledge it.
swell, John, write to Mr.. Goodale 10
send us some of these treess, aud let's try
our luck, it's no disgrace to try, if we nre
laughed at for our antiquatcd notions"
John did rs he was bid, and the follow
ing spring the slope at the .'south eud'' was
covered with trees of various kinds. The |
neighbors thought il very strange that far
NOR Lee had deviated ono step from the |
path pnrsued by his father, grandfather, and |
great grandfather, but instead of arousinc
spirit Of ridicule, it inspired spirit of en-
ulation, and the old farms for miles around,
began to look young beneath tho trim trees
above them, aud tho beautiful fragrance that
the gentle zephyrs waited to their senses.
arll give you ten thousand dollars for
your farm" said q traveller ono morning to
Mr.. Ice.
"Oh, no, Tudor sold his ten aero lot for
eleven thousand, and can't think Of sell
ing mine less ulaD twelve. Yen see fruit
is worth pretty sum in the market, and
my fruit trees yield me annually seven
hundred dollars besides cherries, plums,
and many other luxuries that ARG as advan-
tagoouss
elt's very huetuating"
$50 - .eyerythine, sometimes high. and
sometimes low. If tbore is a great crop
receive as much as when less is raised, so
tho net profit is about the same every year,
and all this improvement has been made
within eleven years last spring"
I say let the boys transplant trees and or
nament home, make thst attractive, aud
enhance the value of your property by
beautifyiny il. Rural beauty touches the
oye Of the purchaser and looscns bis purse
strings for your benefit Yes, set ont.
trees, II il is BY tho side Of the road. With
no other object than TO protect the weary
traveller; i viii perpetuats your memory
long aftor you mouIder in the dust, and
keep your memory gseea in the heads of
your SUCCESSORS. Rural Tnielligencer.
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