The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-11-22

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his head, where it wont prove danger
ous."
"I'll marry poet" said romantic
little Flora Martin.
"And / merchant" added Jessie.
"Louisa Wright is to be married
soon, to the lawyer who is to deliver
our annual address Tomorrow" said
Mary.
Georgine started little at this an
nouncement, for she had been favora
bly, impressed herself, with the fine
appearance and brilliant talents of the
stranger orator, but instantly affecting
Indifference, she said 80" shall be ir
no hurry to marry. When this ridic
ufous farce of tomorrow is over, shall
consider myself duly finished,' and
in my aunt's house at New York,
shall be free to enjoy myself as choose
When | have conquered all hearts and
have them at my feet, l will choose the
handsomest one among them, provided
he is the richest, and in consideration
of my consent, will lavish magnificent
presents upon me without regarding
their costliness."
"Mary Wood, you have not spoken
yet" said Kate Rice.
Let me pronounce her DOOM" said
Jessie, solemnly. Girls, our reported
valedictorian is about to sacrifice. her
self to the goddess Ceres. Soon shall
we behold her brown hair waving
among the golden harvests of the west;
her white arms shall gather the finest
Of the wheat and the full corn i'm the
ear lambs shall frolic at her feet, doves
nestle about her head and all manner of
fowl shall gather around her. She
shall prepare meat for her household,
great while before day, words of
truth and gentleness shall fall from her
lips, and from her fingers shall drop
butter and honey"
"Jessie has poetically informed you
of my CHOICE" said Mary; laughing.
Next week expect to marry far
mer, and remove to the West, where
he has prepared home for me.".
"What !" exclaimed Lucy Brown, ga
farmer! coarse farmer"
Is there any thing, Lucy, in the
pursuit of a farmer that must neeessa-
rily render him coarse and rude i'm his
manners, or ignorant and unfit to:cIaim
an educated wife?"
81 don't know, l am sure" replied
Lucy, "but farmers, that is all 1 have
ever seen, wear very coarse clothes,
and have hard, weather beaten faces"
And great, rough hands I" inter-
rupted Kate Rice.
"That may be true of the great ma
jority of those who dignity labor by
participating in it themselves, but do
these affect the min after all? What
are these mere externals ? They do
not affect, in the least, the character,
nor add one real particle to the sum of
our happiness"
"But farmers are not intellectual" :"
said Flora Martin.
No, nor brave and spirited ~ ad-
ded Libbie Waters.
"Surely, girls, you forget the history
of the past, and knowledge of the pre-
sent, or you could not make such as
sertions. Our best statesmen, our bra
vest generals, our most learned profess
ors, our richest and most successful
merchants, our most ingenious mt chan
les, men who have adorned our nation
since the landing of the courageous
| founders, themselves farmers, remelu-
Der, have been largely drawn from
this class. With few exceptions. they
are the most moral portion of commu-
nifty, and furnished the most examples
of right principles and sound patriot
ism. Their calling, if rightly pursued,
demands habits of neatness, order, sys-
TEN and patient industry; these incline
the mind to reflection and habits of in
vestigation, aud, if not literally educa-
ted, they are certainly intelligent and
well informed. The church and the
school house are the first care of our
farmers, after the necessary comforts
oflife are provided, showing their sturdy
determination to furnish their children
the advantages they have themselves
enjoyed. Some of the minor luxuries
and reHnements Of life they may lack,
but it is well, for these too often tend
to chill the heart and enervate the mind.
The necessity for labor, devolving upon
all, keeps the body sound, the mind
cheerful and happy, and nowhere shall
we find broader and warmer love to
man, combined with deep reverence
for God, and obedience to his COM
mands, than in the farm houses of our
country"
"Miss Wood has treated us to quite
homily," said Georgine, with sneer.
Minds seek their level, and it is but
natural that hers should fall into its own
low grade. But, of course, they have
no power to drag others to the same
position-nor can they hope to occupy
two grades at once. So, as school girls
and women are two different things,
Miss Wood may expect that 1, for one,
shall forever disappear from her orbit,
as soon as tomorrow establishes our
social positions. / claim no acquaint-
ance with farmers wives"
i The call of the bell for study hour
checked the murmnr of indignation
with which this coarse remark was re-
ceived by the assembled class. Jessie
threw her arms around Mary's neck
and kissed her cheek warmly. For q
moment the color mounted to her brow
and tears gathered in her eyes. Bu
checking them, she resumed her hooks
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