Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-07-04

Hood, field and forest, is dull, prosaic, un-
romantic spot, compared with the first abode |
OF man, encompassed, as it undoubtedly was,
with all possible charms and inconceiyable /
delights.
But the period of perfection was transito- |
ry. Adam soon fell from his high estate, sa-
tan, with internal cunning having devised |
the method of his destruction. He was then |
driven forth to earn his bread by the sweat |
of his brow. Thorns, thistles and noxious.
weeds sprang up, making bis labors mani |
fold and troublesome. But though we live |
in fallen world, fact established not only |
by the Bible. but by arguments drawn from |
natural things, as for instance the difficulty |
of providing and rearing everything of high |
excellence, still our purest pleasures are deriv- |
ed from Agricultural pursuits.
Roscoe, an accomplished gentleman and |
profound scholar, says, "lf / was asked |
whom consider the happiest and best of the |
human race, should answer, those who cul
t1Eate the earth with their own hands,
We shall not attempt to analize the ration
ale, or to divine the cause Suffice it to say,
that in the retirement Of the farm, far re-
moved from the hurry and hustle of city life,
and from its numerous temptations and mis-
deeds, we are more disposed to ''look through
nature up to natures god" "God made the
country, man makes the town"
! Some of the best and wisest men of every
age, have delighted in the cultivation of the
SOIL The King of Judah loved husbandry
His possessions embraced large extent of
land in the low country and the plains
Elisha, when found by Elijah, was busily in
gagged in ploughing oxen The language of
the wife, in the Songs of Solomon, 10 inssfavor
OF rural happiness: "Come my beloved"
says she, ''let US lodge in the villages let Us
get up early to the vineyard; let us see if the
vine flourish, whether the tender grapes ap-
pear, and the pomegranates put forth" She
was 9esirous Of flying from the din and tu-
multi of cities, for the sight of men divided
her attention from home.
The Roman history presents the names of
many of her most eminent sons, who contrib
uted by their writings and experiments to
the advancement of this noble art or science.
Virgil, who was so ambitious of immortality
that be composed every liae in his beautiful
productions slowly and with the utmost care,
condescends to give US in his Georges much
information in regard to the mode of tillace
practiced by his countrymen. Among others
distinguished by their literary attainments
and pure patriotism, stands the name of the
great Cato, who has handed down to US
many principles, the observance of which
viii insure success in the cultivation of plants.
q. Cincinnarus, when called upon by the
proud embassy sent from the Roman Senate
70 preslue over the destlnIes OF the nation IN
the capacity of absolute Dictator, was found
'industriously labouring" with his own hands
on small held OF a few acres After splen-
oia victory, winch saved his country, he re-
.lles 70 ms hllle pa,rimoniai estate, without
..aes5s..s s Se"s u Tue saiuaoie spoiis Oh war
asan'St sco ~t.i sue CONSCIOUSNESS OF having
tssa, :, .,,a n,s - sAai 70 oe Iac.'
manwaaI,b M r' s.mhsn ,bay ~ VIZ sleaI cum
H.. o.iisJ III "n.a tuey plaseu goou man,
sasy ,:saas Saiea NM an asii1uilu,s' anu gooo
nraat1, - hnan,.d AZ w was ehoughI 70 oe very
60 - - ~ |" ~ ae enus p'a,seu. in
tant a.. | .ha. "as .ner uenotlon 70 .n,s inPor.
ars ,,a,,,aJ .hJn n9oss iatnles
t;on of ,rt,;ch .h., s N I,e .n9 o9ieiya.
tha nro,;en ,,eaI s - s..': eA.eneu m
even eon;nrsd ~, ,,,,sosro,S 49, S, !. .n.s
side over their sro,,s n a,a.,, e
from the time of snv;,, ,;,i sha9 of % ar;n 81" ~
The nolishad and d;scern;ns CraaLs ..ass
M Iess dsvoto5 -, a,~r;o,,it,,ra1 ,,.s..;,s -.
were their ne;g ;ghbors the Parsars Sanaa ~a
of their Greatest beyoas wbosa n.,,as -,
connected IN olou;n, colors IN tha hs;I,;s. :.
acbievements of ,he Tro;ar, r, ,v.r .;dad ,D;.l
their own hands n tSa onar.,;ars :. ~. ~.
farm. Accord;nr 70 Homer tha fs.ba- 'r' =
.be mighty IIlvsses WAS among tb;s nn,,her
Come We mn to modern tines 70 onr osrr
6ne copntrv and NC shall end r..,s =, 80,
nection with tbe history Of Great man. tend
inc to establish the coryectnsss of fbs nrono @
sition with which we started The domest;,
details of onr own helovad W.sb;notor tsI
ne of his early r;s;no befo-a tbo IarI ,-,s =,
-tha y;s;+ 70 tha stsbIos sl,,.,s naa,,,;a5 IT
stock of snner;or hlaodN Ntba ,;as 80 ~,
s~tons;ro ,sassass;o,,s C., 80. an In
,,h;, ooIas' teoI. i.o.l ~ si uin
Of three TSns pe1 as.er lead -; 'ue ntu
thronab tho ros- of ~ reaoI,t;o,, '1 ,hen e,i
-. tts h;ahast a. s:e. "s. ~, cii
inS c;.;aa6s nth h;s hro s $500 =, a'o IL ;sl
ion,s1s he ,at;ras Is ~ St,das &c -, w. w.
daar Varno,, 81 ~ .to 1S I.na. M nso aa III T."
..o,';. ~ a,,a ~ VIC VI Lar ~
;S,,str G 'i,;e =, oee Uhe ~ ~
..gs' ~" IrI. e,1 in''i''se"s ne'i0oisu
: iissS u nis oouiitry: =,
Iasn: 49, " unis o,ate, ulslinguisneo ank
~ nisi lileiieS'uai eluo"nehts, simpncit,
Vi hannels anu pure unsuiiea patriousm
"IS r. pass,ona.eiy lono Oh agriculture.
,,ntHran;o py Ply eAalnpies Is neeu.ess. II pm
i:Lan1 p,el,s, oenesoienl enterprlSes an
/; at:S aS..Loes .l ~ naae lot Tue interest,"
n..;oa n.anu, laeael .lian enae VI lnulviurais
P,., sons.i'ules .ne gtea'nsss oi grea
mei, .nen may we truiy rank tne Agricu
VI anions the nios. proulihene ana unse