The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-09-09

Of ,hai, because we'd bad the eholeri
,be year afsre in our village And
guessed the two gentlemen were doc
tors, and knew shat they were taking
about.
I dare say they did but aeweri
and vines doai have the cholera. d.
iheyy
No. my lord bat they have com,
plants OF their own and one Of the
gentlemen went on TO say that char,
coal Lad a special good effect upon all
vegetable life, and told a story Of q
vinedresser in Germany, think, who
had made very siekly poor vineyard
one Of the best in all those parts, sim.
ply by charcoal-dressing. So naiu.
rally prieked up my ears at that, for
our vines were in so bad way that
master thought Of doing away with
them altogether Ay, said the other
/ gentleman, and sec how a little
sprinkling Of charcoal will brighten up
flower. bed
The rain was now over, and the
gentlemen left the news; and thot,
Wei, but before | try the charcoal
on my plants, I'd best make some in
quily Of them as arn't doctors but gar
deners' ! so went 10 our nurseryman,
who has a good deal Of book learning,
and | asked him it he'd ever heard of
charcdal-dressing being good for vines,
and he said he'd read in book that
it was so, but bad never tried it. He
kindly lent me the book, which was
translated from some forren one
And after had picked out Of it all |
could, ! tried the charcoal IN the way
the book told me to Try il; and that's
how the grapes and the fower-beds
came TO please you, my lord. II was
lucky chance that ever ! heard those
gentlemen talking in the news, please
your lordship.'
Chance happens to all, answered
the peer, sententiously but 10 turn
chance TO account is the gift of few
His lordship, returning home, gazed
gloomily on the hues Of his vast par
terres he visited his wineries, and
scowled at the clusters; he summoned
his head gardener, gentleman of the
highest repute for science, and who
never spoke of a cowslp except by its
name in Latin. To this learned per-
sonage my lord communicated what
he had heard and seen Of the benig-
nant effects Of charcoal, and produced
in proof magnificent bunch of grapes,
which he had brought from the squire's.
My lord said the gardener scarce
ly glancing at the grapes, Squire
IS gardener must be a poor igno.
rant creature TO fancy he had discov-
cred secret in what Is 50 very well
known to every professed horticultur-
ist Professor Liebig, my lord, has
treated of the good effects Of char
coal-dressing, to vines especially and
it is to be explained on these chemical
principles '--therewith the wise man
entered into a profound disputation, Of
which his lordship did not understand
a word.
Well, then, said the peer, cutting
short the harangue, since you know
SO well that charcoal-dressing is good
for vines and flowers, have you ever
tried it on mine?'
| can't say have, my lord it did
not chance TO come into my mind
Nay replied the peer, chance
put it into your head, but thought new
er took il out of your head
My lord, who if he did not know
much about horticulture, was good
judge Of mankind, dismissed the man
Of learning, and, with many apologies
fer seeking to rob his neighbor of such
a treasure, asked the squire 10 trans
fer TO his service the man Of genius.
The squire, who thought that now the
charcoal had once been discovered,
any new gardener could apply it as
well as the old one, was too happy to
oblige my lord, and advance the for
tunes Of an honest fellow born in his
village. Ills lordship knew very well !
tha, a man who makes good use Of the /
ideas received by chance, will make |
a still better use Of the ideas received |
study. lie took some kind,
but not altogether unselfsh pains
with the education Of a man Of
genius whom lie had gained to bis SER
vice. The man is now my lords head I
forester and bailiif. The woods thrive |