The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-13

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and wAat 7 wish.
gSAh, ila. son, lock forssuss higher
ssNet shade Or fruit tree grows upon
THE farm, but its dig, dig, with none OF the
4 l1S3es Ia lightent the burden. Pm dstsr-
nine6 to be . farmer, not one like father
80 must follow the track Of his parest,
Sn3fst aide The ornamental for reality l
like litale spics with my food, whether it's
physical or mental.'' .sTa. ss7a ass 49,
Is g lush, hush, son." u .ssys4
81 have hushed these twenty years, now
I must speak. Imade father an offer to-day
that If Re would let me carry on the farm
as jwishod, for enc yeal,I would give him
ms labor ana Ill improv cments.
! ss.Weli.'' y,sS,s.sgsss
Gle considered il very foolish, said he
would allow me half the income If | would
carry II on as be wished h.ta Heta
II have bought that ten acre lot of Mr..
Hanson, and another spring it will not pre-
sent the appearance it does at present."
ssFoolish boy!''
Tudor was smart, active and of : true ru-
raj turn; and to this end be wished to cult
yate, but he met obstacles ct every turn.-
Home be could not beautify, so be purchase
ed the rocky Geld Of neighbor Hanson. Al
times he thought as his mother, but, faint
hearts never achieved ! victory, so be per-
severed. Early in the spring he cleared it
of rocks and beneath, found us rich and beau
tiful soil as ever laid in the sunlight
Neighbor Hanson said, had he known it, he
should have asked another hundred, but,
however, l am willing to encourages rural
taste, so prosperity to you"
After clearing it Of rocks, ne Pioughed'
narrowed and sent to Mr.. Goodale fortwen-
ty apple-trees, ten pear trees and as many
cherry and plums. He transported them
carefully and tended them with care. on
the south side, he arranged spacious hot
bed, where he produced vegetables much De-
fore his neighbors, and thereby obtained q
price much in advance Of them. The re-
mainder of his field was used for other veg
etables for winter use. AT the end OF hve
years his ten acre lot yielded him SIX hun
dred dollars; he placed this beside his other
earnings and built him nice cottage and
married neighbor Hanson's daughter, Liz
xie. In seven years he sold one thousand
dollars worth from his "ten acre lot" while
his father logged along in the same old
track Of ancient times, and with rising early
and toiling late, he just made his earnings
meet his expenses. But he begins to per-
ceive he is behind the age; that his son is a
little before him in point of farming. ny.
ssIt's pleasant, ma, after hard days toll
to sit down and eat one of Tudor's nice
Bartlett Pears" :,
sg"Yes it is; my teeth ore poor, but coult
eat them if | had no teeth at all, and thos'
cherries and plums, surely they are blessed
wish We had let him have his way ter
years ago." - . r. 4,
$50 DO l; our farm would sell for tripl'
what it will now if it had the improvement
of his ten acre lot"
= 81 suppose he asks as much for it a. yo'
do for this farm." ..... :. s.a :.
"Wingate told me to-day it was WORT
ten thousand dollars" sF.. srE
"Ten thousand dollars" q g.s.s ,s,.s
eyes" d. a.~.r.- -a.ts..
"Aud you ask four!"
eyes"
"You missed it once, husband, but it j
no: too late to- improve some now; it mn.
benefit our posterity."
.:Yes; but hate to yield to this new-fan
gted notion after have said SO much agains
it." ABR ....-
"Ia, we'll, IL We see an error, it's no dis
rrac, to acknowledge it.
"Well, John, write to Mr.. Goodale t
send US some of those trees, and let's try
our luck; it's NO disgrace to try, if wo ar,
laughed at for our antiqued notions"
John did as he was bid, and the following
spring the slope at the ''south end'' was
covered with trees Of various kinds. The
neighbors thought it very strange that farm
er Lee had deviated one step from the path
pursued by his father, grandfather and
great grandfather, but instead of arousing
spirit of ridicule, it inspired a spirit Of
emulation, and the old farms for miles
around. began to look young beneath the
trim trees above them, and beautiful fra
GRANGE that the gentle zephyrs waited to
their senses.
s'l'll give you ten thousand dollars for
your farm" said traveller one morning to
Mr.. Lee. E.
"Oh no, Tudor sold his ten acre lot for
eleven thousand, and can't think of selling
mine less than twelve. You see fruit is
worth pretty sum in the market, and my
fruit trees yield me annually seven hundred
dollars, beside cherries, plums and many
other luxuries that are rs advantageous"
ITS very fuctuating, sometimes high and
sometimes low. If there is q great crop,
receivs as much as when less is raised, SO
tho nett profits ore about the same every
year, and all this improvement has been
made within eleven years last spring. ~,
lsay let the boys transplant trees and or
nament home, make attractive and enhance
the value Of your property by identifying
it. Rural beauty touches the eye of the
purchaser, and looscns his purse-strinss for
your benefit. Yes, set out trees, If it is by
the side of the road, with no other object
than to protect the weary traveller, it will
perp,tuate. Your memory long after you
noulder in tho dust, and keep your memory
green in the heads of your Successors
Rural Mteiigencer.