New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07

wood In which the little ones gather anemones In
Spring and IL Autumn heapng baskets Of nuts. There
was strip OF sea in sight. which can trace the
white sails rs they and 60 without leaving my
library chair and each nigh, the flame Of light
house Minded and its reflection dnipled on the water
II the brook is out Of sight beyond the hills has its
representative In the fountain that Is gurging and
plashing at my door.
| The purchase Of the lands, however, did not
:" usher in the millennium. The farm was not
without its inlfeicities, which could be smoothed
down only by vigorous and patient hand.
| There was an accumulation OF halfdecsycd logs in
one quarter. Of mouldering chips In another-being
monumental Of The shopPing, and hswngs Gi na III.
spot; cast.away carts and sleds in that; walls which
had buged out with the upheava off, know not how
many-frosts, had been ingenously mended with ans,
carded harrows axes there the usual debris of
clam shells and there were old outbnidings standing
awry and showing rhombodal angles in their outline.
These approached the house very nearlyso nearly in
fact that IN one direction least it difficult say
here the province of the poultry and calves ended and
where the human occupancy began.
There was "a mOnstTOus growth ~ dock md bnrdock
about the doors and not few rank shoots Of that
valuable medicinal herb--stramonum. There were the
invarable oumps Of purple acs. IN mos. unmanage-
able positions: few struggling lunches ofdaiiudils
ancient garden with its measy looking mossy goose-
berries; few strawberry plants and cuirant bushes
keeping up interruptedy the pleasant formally Of hay
ing been set in rows and of having nodded their
crimson taSsels at each other the walk. There
half dozen huge old pen .rces. immediately
native fruit; bit iull Of vigor that have since had
the pleasure of Transmitting into golden Bartlets.
There a few plum trees, loaded with black knot
u score Of peach trees IN out OF the wey places; all
shswng unfo unaie marks Of that vegetable jaundice
the yoows which throughout New England Is TIE pahe
OF this delicious fruit.
There was the usual huge barn, q little wavy in
its ridge and with aged settle to its big doors
while under the caves were Jagged pigeon holes cut
by adventurous boys, ignorant Of curvilinear har.
monies. Upon the peak was lively weather-cock ol
ny
trimming to every flaw Of wind with nervous raPdily
that reminded of nothing much OF the eacilty
Of small newspaper editor There was the e'.enu'
down sheds. with motley array OF seasoned 'uh'
Der well dapplcd over with such domestic coloring as
barn,grd fowls are in the habit of administering an
other with scds and scichs looking ont Of place In
Juno-and submitted 70 the same domestic garniture
There the cider mill with its old casks. ana press.
seamy and mildcwed, both having musiy faint. con
venient Eosy cherrree Was hung over with last year
scythcs and buhhoohs. while two or three broken OK
chains tfacd from the stump Of limb which hhd SUI.
fered amputaton. Nor must / forget the shop. nan
hone made half remnant Of something better. with en-
old bat or two thrust into the broken sashos-vih 10
unheyed. goneby its hoes with half their b.ade
gone It's dozen Of iaarm rakcs. its hospital bhcI Tor
broken swiyels hcelwedges and dried balls OF putty
After taking possession OF the premises, which
were thus far rich only in dim prophetic hopes, the
question, What 10 do with the Farm, became a
subject Of anxious inquiry. Grazing was not TO be
thought OF on account of tie character Of the soil
Nor would this branch of husbandry pay in the
ncglborhood of large towns. Beef and mutton
could be produced at cheaper rate, in oui-oi-ihe-
way districts where land bore a lower prco. The
cultivation Of grain afforded no brighter prospect
On this point. the resources of the West dohod
competition. Or should the ,hufty Agrcola stock
his land with grass and sell the hay This would
not answer, except whore manurcs were easily
available from outside sources. such az the in
mediate ncichborhooi OF the seashorc where
there is fish and rockweed TO be had FOR the
car.ing; such disposition Of the land as 70 admit
of thorough irrigation. In the present cases both
these were wanting The farmer was obliged 10
depend for manural resources upon the consump-
ton Of the grasses by tho cattle in bis own stalls
He accordingly, decided to establish milk dairy
and commence his professional life as milkmsn-
the clanical city, two miles Off furnishing ready
narkc, for the product. IL his selection Of milk
maids, De found himself emblrassca In the attempt
to follow the approved old English proc"dcn's.
There WIS once a time. II may believe great
many tender pasiOrals and madT gals such Kit Mar
lowe sang when there were milkralds; ana tir sweet
est q O,erbury's "Charactors IL BIS little stc'eh ~
the i,ire lausel nho hath snch hngef. "taii ~ nIA
u
lie MIX the wlier or swesicr.' But nhfn Alds n""
a-dGys are mosiy Conuauglt men, IN oowhde hrs nad
baos sAtln wAstClais who Say d SoT- ma "l"' '-o
COWS witt the milking stool.
Oyerbury says OF the ancient British type" Her
breath j. hcr own. which sents al Tie yetrc .ohg oi
june Ike q newnHde hayoock. -,
breath Is hs own which scnis al tie ycafe long Vl
proof spirits ike ncwnade still.
ovetiury trrdcrly says-" Thus lives she. nnd n h'r
care is sc nay dein tie Spring time to have ,iore Of
fgyers sfgc.c upon her WiIdlgs sheet.
And M priLeicay Thus iares ho and all bis soare
Is Le may set lis iu wage and good Johca'ioh Ahs
st. FGtIicks day
This leads Nj Marvel 20 racy disquisiiion on
the present character Of farm labor IN ths country
Sir Thomas Orcrbuy milk-inaydcs and the pretty
damsol who sang Marlowes song TO lzaak Walton
DO not often einbellish an American iarm-yard. IN
place of il all, we have the odor Of boots rcdolent
Of moist cCmpost-hcap. and the inch broguc
that presents a touchips souvenir OF DonnybTooE
Fair.
There lived some twenty or thirty years ngo In New.
ruplsn3 rtce II men, American born aud wh0 hhyihf
zone through two winters course oi dstilci ochu"'
oiphernR and reading Win cropped 'O~ Helus p.thie
~, most indeftigaI.e and ingenious ~ farm WORKER
Ibei- hneing was sl-ight oi hand, thcy t"uid
make an * yoke nn axe heiye on RAINY uhysi
Ly .dr0.t mauiplat!on they could relieve chOk'
jf- cow or rs de.iiy. hive swarm ~ bees. Iheir
,,rro,ys indeed were not Of tAc siraigh'est. but
,teir control Of long team oi oxen was hirhcir
~ ,nidarce They may have carried bit Of tayendAh
t~si m their walstcoa pockets they certainly did not
we,te time NJ lavaious but rs farm woTkefs they ld
rare aptitude. 10 tool came anss them 'hel 81 d'u
nov cLvrrcd II need were; they chopped and pl'd
ncir three cords Of wood between sun ana sun WIZ
have feet nDd n kecn-whctted six-ponnd blanchard
they id such clean sud broad swehs through inc ne'
of d.yy Lerdsgrass as made corniry men stare
nv Kid Of intuition they knew the locality o every
trce and Of every medicinal hort thnt grew ~ tbe
| ao,ds Harcst IL all which they possessed was M
ocutenrss Of understanding. which enasled them 70
comrrehend an order before was ha uttered ana 10
meei occasional and unforeseen dicuues WIN s,ey
rencr as II tbcy had been an accepted part Of the