, 1860-10-02
BAxARD TAYLOfk,S FARM.


ris< u uhr,a cha~qsa in this table are ntctssoru.
BAxARD TAYLOft's. FARM.
T{ia Poa4ea~fon2 Above and ReloxE--
The Company He Will have, and
The Co tpAny He Will NOT Have.
[Fro,n tile y. Y. independently
Possession is Ect merely the superficial area:
it extends, legally, to The cvnt-r Of the earth.
own, therefore, q narrow strip Of territory
nearly four thousand miles in length Truly
cauuot travel to the ED Of my dominion: what
OF that ?-I have no desire TO do SO. And abore
.ne, the Eeas Of blue mir, the dark, superimpos.
ing tpace-all is mi1e, half way to tie nearest
star, where join atmosphere with some far OF
neighbort Tue scattered clouds, AS they pass
orer, the rain, the rainbow, 1ightnings and me-
teore TRES, necome my temporary chatte1s:
Under my feet, what unknown riches may not
exist beds of precious minerals, geodes Of
jewels, spsrry caverns, sections Of subterreDean
seas, aud furnaces heated from the central tire!
This is wealth which, indeed, would not bs re-
received rs collateral security for loan, but
it IL therefore none the less satisfactory to the
ol4uutns, once. on the lawn at Farringford, I
congratulated Alfred Tenny SCH On the beauty
OF liz view across the Sovent;' to the blue, wavy
outline Of the New Forrest "Yes,' ne an
sw.red, " hut it wants another feature-three
submits Of perpetual SNOW yonder!" pointing
to The northwest. To make my landscape COM
plcte, not only those three perks arc required
{a!so 10 the northwest, but a lake or river N
ono Of the intervening valleys. Until l CAL
procure them. I construct temporary Alps from
The MASSES Of sun gilded caau1 which settle
along the western horizon, and fatter myself
that ehall zee distant r!Ter from the top Of
my future house. The changes Of the atmos.
phere-1he shifting Of some prevailing tone in
The colors of the ndeca2e-give me, virtually,
the range Of many lands. My property may
lie In Norway, in America or in Andalnsia; 1t
dep:rds upon the sky. Usually, however, it
repre- sents The midland wales Of EnGland-un-
dulating, deep in the richest foliage, inttrsect.
ed With lanes Of hawthorn and ctematis.. and
dotted with old stone country. houses and ca.
pac,ous burns. The sentiment Of ths scencEY
is the ssme-order, peace, and home comfort:
But have wandered away from the proposed
fispos,tion Of my farm. It is to be Free Soft,
I hare said-heEeby do not mean the naTroW-
cr political, but the larger social sense Of the
phrase. iii am lord Of my own acres, las the
politicians Bay, undressing their agrlculs' raj
constituents, l eau Gel ta,niy establish my own
social laws. Ia the hrss place, proclaim the
DEGREES Of fashion, 80 tar as dress is concerned,
10 be null and void, anywhere inside Of my line.
fence. No gentleman shall there be Obliged to
cut his throat with dog. collars. nor any lady to
present the appearance Of q smashed skull by
Wearing the hldeous new bonnet. Understand
that 40 not prescribe; merely a5rogate: my
guests are ut liberty to wear the most trighttul
costumes. if they please. 1prsfer beauty to de-
formity--that is all
Thought and speech unnecessary profanity
excepted, which, indeed, ia not to lie presumed
Of any Of my guests) shall be as free as possi-
mist, if be be not inudmlssiple on personal
grounds, shall have free range ofmy woods and
fields. believing that men can only be justly
estimated By their character, not by their opiu-
ions, l shalt ask no ,nsn TO declare himself on
the foregoing points. l have been treated with
bro,herly Kindness by pions Nussulmans End
noble hearted brethren; God forbid that I
should possess q DaTF0weS soul Than they !!
There il one class Of characters, however, which
will be tolerated on no cooditiou. Hypocritlcal,
iusincere tiue-serFing creatures, shAmes Of all
kinds, men with creakiug boots, sseallhy cat
step, oily faces, and large soft nands, (Which
they are always rubbing) for such there is no
Phar1sees, who, IT. is needless to say, are exclu'
ded, seyerally aud colls ctise1y. The other va
riety-the men with thia faces, bilious, HalloW
compilations, and mouths depressed at the cor.
ne.s, with melancholy ardity OF face-the hu-
man Saharas, in tact-wlll not seek me.
While am upon the subject Of Prohibition,
il occurs to me that there are tWo other classes
applied. Those who worship the Golden Cali,
to The exclusion Of nil other gods, NE some
times men OF requirements, agreeable takers,
candid and consistent characters, even. Whert
their stinginess is hereditary or congenital,
can make great allowance for it. could have
torn down every tence to let Wordsworth ia
l'ape, who spent Thousand pounds on his gar
den. would be welcome, where he living. Bu
| in these examples, The esthetic sense was j!
fully deveIoped as the acquislye faculty. Wher,
| the latter predomina.eB, without any counter
balancing grace of miad, it is aure to protud
larefully II Ill directions. My trees. for in
e,a2ce, would become SO much standing lumber
my lawn bay field, my vio!e.s trash" in th
eyes Of q genuire miser. Ny oaks would con
alder it an insult to be forced to cast their Rum
mer shadow on such head.
At the outer gate shall hang up larg
board, with the inscription, "No ADA,TrASC
FOE BoRxs" Not that expecsit will do muc
goou-tor the bore never seems tn know that b
il bore. hare known some SO pronounce
under the genus Vampire, who Jet imagine
themselves the most charming persons in th
world. une1ceotonabiy dressed, bootet
gloved and rerfumed regardless OF expense
they resemb!ed automatic figures, aud exhaust
ed you in your attempts to lind soul, or to il
1use one into them. You may CRY PsotaI, {
procul! until you are hoarse. They draw all th
|
rot phrases are the certain "0pen Sesame !"
your spiritual crypss. May my Dryads an
Hamadry yads-or, il these falt, my uudergroun
gnomes-dnd some spell 10 keep them oil
every other charm fails, l thin k shall have
Special chamber in MY house for their accou
mediation, reproduction Of the Fotterkamnst
or torture chamber Of the Middle Ages, Whe1
they shall sleep between ssckcloth sheet
breathe carboric acid gas, and be visited .
midnight By Ny Skets,on, which shall issu
from its closet ia the corner. shall also a
sumo character for their bene6t-ridicu
their idens, III they hare auy,) shock their pr
jadices, (which they slways have. J and 50 +
lieve myself ct the disgust which l zeal for the
BY making i!,e.2 disgusted With me.
With the foregoing exceptions, all honest me
and women a1e free to my soil. AntaRonis
does not preclude respect or admiration.
shall be happy to see Nr. Il, the young Virgil
ian Christian. feeling confident that he eill q
attempt to muzzle me On my own ground. B.
of all visitors, that class described BY Word
worth in his "Poet's Grave" will be most We
come. The Poet, whether known, or unknown
shall have the range Of pastures. Hemay CON
with his brother, The Artist, By his side: I
questions will be asked: the gate will open
itself: the trees will drnp their branches in 3
1u'e, and if tho house be bull, bauners will SUI
denly unfold from tho topmost tower. Ths
, | may lie IN the tropical shade Of sasss{ras tre
or bury themselves in arbora Of wild grap
listen to the song Of the wind in the pines.
| track the hidden brook under it's banks of co
cealing fern. lean number fire poets, alread
who have given their benedction to the Ian
. scape, and one Of them whom Nature has tax
10 hef heart a. an accepted lover, said 10 me.
The hearing Of my tret S: "Spare them, eve
. onei" With such guesta, no tecret beauty
/. my possession shall remain undiscovered. E
= eIy mind shall be associated with new graz
nome overlooked beauty. until shall live, ~
some island Of tropic sea, euffinged With {
chanted warmth and bloom.
= Thus much may Life grant to me--but eau
8 keep cut the spectral visitors which enter ere
!. doort Will not Care leap over my fence fri
i her perch behtnd The hoEseman' W:ll not
= tutelar OF these United States-the godds
Worry-compel ma to erect an altar for
. worship! All, me! the soil that is free to liz
must be free also Ia shadow. Tbs sun shr
upon my southwark sloping Lawn, but ZOE
times gloomy rain comes oyer the northt
< hill. Well, if Care but como hand-in. hand n
8 Cheerfulnexs-if the statue Of patience IL
with composed face upon the knit brows
] Worry-my soil shall be free, even to the P
scouting deitiesl Like Polfcrates, shall n
r. aud then throw I ring into the sea. To en-
I. the loan Of Peace, which wa borrow fFou
10 Power outside Of this bankrupt world, We n
ID pay An interest Of 1T leas. ten per cent.
Trouble.
i. But individual freedom is so rare b!ess
SSs Ss IS TO be worth any price q man can pay. Ths
fore, whatever visitors take advantage OF
- open gate, no immunity would be qulle go
as paddock. Tho gate shall stay open-nd,
{ hack, II need be, like the hospitab1e door,
Taztary-and the Soil ahali be Free!
n A CITIZEN OF NAME WHIPPED IN SoU1n c