Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-10-15
Shall We AdOra Our Homes.


our happiness and that Of those bout us
without infringing on the rights Of 9TH
ers, we deem duty; and the cheerful
performance of duty is almost syhony-
nous with happiness. Duty reqlires
that wc adorn our homes and f.rms as
fast as wise, economy, free from the
chains of avarice, will allow. A great
stumbling block in the way of rural en-
bellishmcnt is an inordnate love of 60. d.
That wealth is the t,ndard Of respecta-
bility, the sine qua non to happiness. is
indelibly engraved en- the Yankee mind:
Example and correct education can alone
remedy the evil, and convince man that
gold is neither happiness nor riches
We should commence to 'beauti!fy oar
homes Immediately, and the conscious.
ness of setting worthy example-of
binding together in love and amity the
growing household would prove a rich
reward, y
We DO not believe, what the practice
Of some men would seem to indicate,
that hcn-roost affixed to the kitchen, a
barn yard in close proximity to- the back
door. pig pen. whose gaseous eff,nvia
comes in 1t tic front door, are orna
men,s; but there is no accounting for
taste and idiosyncrasies of smell. SO we
leave such to enjoy, as best they may
the advantages Of such tasty arrange
ment,. No farmer but can yearly add
something in the way of embellishment.
if he but have the disposition and the
WILL an! If economy and rctrenchment
are looked to, he will have the means
If we buy less of tn, Haunting follies OF
!, fashion, less of tn. really useless luxu-
rics of life, we shall have fund with
which to decorate home, which will
call forth exclamations Of praise from
the passers by. The first step is gar
den-a thing, by the way, which many
farmers. whose heads are silvered with
gray hairs. in any reasonable sense. have
never had. A good garden is treasure
of worth and beauty, which the farmer
does not generally appreciate. because
he has it not. A garden should EN-
brace at least one acre of ground, and
contain currants, gooseberries, raspber.
ries, black berries, strawberries, service
berries, grapes. Pie-plant, and asparagus
an ample supply for large family
They should be tastefully arranged. and
the walks bordered with those beautiful
gems of nature --Aowers! Yes. those
embems Of innocence and purity should
grace every well-arranscd garden. and
around the whole an impene,rable and
perennial fencs, shielding the enclosure
from bleak winds. and whose apnual
clothing of deep green g!addens the eye
to behold. Next comes the orchard;
that, like its predecessors, should be en-
closed with hedge, embracing from
four to ten acres. and containing select
ed varieties Of the whole catalogue of
fruits which will ripen in this latitude
And now comes the door yard. to be
decorated with Towering shrubs, orna-
mental trees; and among these the ever
green, with its dense and unchangeable
foliage, must not be forgotten. Your
farm nicely fenced, and your stock pro.
v;ded with shelter and abundance of food
YOU are prepared to enjoy hte's bless.
ings in the midst of those who rev.
erence you as husband and father.
+ But, says one, "he lives in a log
house, his wife does not even get hun
nred.-doIlar shawl, they ride in lqm-
Der wagon, they are low people" In
deed Was not Daniel Webster born in
log house Does not the parapherna-
liza of fashion mould and cultivate the in
telect. Are lumber wagons useless be-
cause splended carriages existf Are peo.
pie low because gold has not turned
aside their minds from the path OF virtu-
Gus integrity and the rational enjoyment
of life. We would not ignore the
building of houses Or riding in garages
after the farm is adorned: but we pity
the farmer who first builds fine houses
and buys fine carriages, and pays for them
with mortagage on his farm. But the
farmers df the praisies of the Northwest
are in duty bo6nd I'd fence their farms
| with, alive fence,a and to plant groves Of
forest trees on every farm. Not only