The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-27
For the Jellorsonian Democrat
Wayside Thoughts.
DesultOry as our way
Ranged unconfned from grave to gay"



Ranged unconiined from grave to gay"
Scott.
GARDENING.
A lady travelling in ireland. few years
since, when something near q famine pre-
vailed in that country, spoke of the desc
late appearance of tho homes in that region,
where they were not able to keep any do
mcstic animals. They had 90 cow, no pig,
not even a cock to crow in the morning.
How cheoress, also, must be u homo with
out a garden; without treos, shrubbery,
garden vegetables or flowers, which have
been arranged by tho taste and guiding hand
of man or woman.
Aporson who keops well ordered garden,
not only provides constant source of profit
and pleasure to himself, but is, in an essen
tial point of view, public benefactor; since
such garden not only gives pleasure to
passers-by, hut inspires them with desire
to go and do likewise. Shcnstono, by giving
his limo and fortune to landscape gardening.
produced so admirable a specimen as to
suggest to the mind of Walter Scott the
desire TO achieve similar mastery over the
aspect of nature. Tho latter mentions, in
one of his prefaces, that from witnessing the
pleasing effect of taste bestowed By Shen-
stone upon the "Ledso,rrs," ho had long had
desire to connect himself, in some perma-
uent way, with the soil, wherein the mind
of man seems to exercise sort of creative
forco over tho features of nature.
But comparatively few, however, have
the means of conducting gardening on al
extensive plan; nor of that would speak
l refer to tho cultivation of small piece o
ground, such as every family needs to fur
nsh them with garden roots and tho smalle
fruits, such as Strawberries, rasp berries, cur
rants, Sc, together with flowers and orna
me ental shrubbery.
We see, as we pass about tho country, va
rious kinds of gardening, Some seem lik,
partial renewal of the Garden of Eden
and 9th ers remind us of how far "o ar,
fallen f,um that high estate. Ono specimen
that may be met with, is that where th
ground Sas plowed in the Spring, the seod
committed to tho earth, and then no farthe
cultivation for that year the corn struggled
to ovcrtake tho weeds during tho Angus
droutb, but no subsoing had been done t
give range and moisture for the roots n
manurng had been done, and no hand hat
removed tho weeds and cultivated the sur
face of the soil, so that dews might refres
the plants, so they knocked their scant ma
nurng," and failed to perfect any fru
The flowers faded, withered, and died an
!. the place was Stunned by the family, AFFORD
ing Mother profit nor pleasure. Sad, sa
gardening is this Akin to it, however,
the practice of those who cultivate onl
during the Spring and early Summer, anC
allowing heavy growth of weeds to occup
d and shade the ground, and scatter their seet
y all tho Fall Tho samo rule is applicab
to gardening that appertains to all goo
o. farming, deep plowiug, or trenching. jud
d cious manuring, and sufficient surface Gu
tivation, to keep the ground free from weed
= and admit the influence of the sun an
dews. As to arrangement, lot ovory OF
exercise his or her taste, which will give
characteristic individuality to each garde
oi and produced pleasing variety. Tho tin
= occupied in an ordinary sized garden nee
D. be no moro than pleasing recreation d
ring the intervals of ones daily avocatiou
And by making it place of frequent rcso
or for our pleasure, it becomes interesting al
. . dear to us; and, being dear to us, it becom
e. place familiar to our friends, and them
arise many pleasing discussions respectir
the best method of rearing this or tn
flower or plant, with interchanges of seC
and roots and from these subjects mu,
interesting discourse of other things nstu
ally follows.
AS We earnestly endeavor, by repentanc
y and submission to the will of our Heaven
e Father, to win back, through tho atonemen
his blessing and presence, SO let us endeavc
- to win back portion of our earth to sin
ilitude of that loyeliness with which Il
, Garden of Eden welcomed the approach
our Maker, whom, like loved and honorc
y guest He visited our first parents, in thl
ID domain which He had given them, in whiC
they might fird ample opportunities to ri,
outward form to those faculties and tast,