Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-04-02
ENCOURAGE THE BOYS.


ried it within tanalizing distance Of. the
nose of the donkey on which he rode, was
true philosopher. He understood hu-
man nature as we'll as "soft solder"
Coaxing is as much more potent than
driving, as the influence of the smiling
sun is greater than that of the bolster
Gus wind; molasses catches more flies
than vinegar. The case of the donkey
is not without human parallel. Many
people, and especially boys, and discour-
aged from useful effort by being snubbed.
Their plans are thwarted, and they are
forced into channels of labor that they
wist not Of A distasteful work that
brings the operator no pleasant anticipa-
tion, is work without heart. Where
there is no heart or hope, there is little
pleasure or treasure. True success de-
pends upon ones love of his work, and
the heartiness with which he engages in
it..
OF late years the complaint has been
common that New England boys are de-
serting the homcsteads, They get away
from home and farm restraint as soon as
possible, and leave their birthplace to
strangers. Boys, like trees, often do bet
ter for transplanting, but it generally
makes the old nursery look desolate. The
population of many farming towns de-
creases with every decade, and not few
once prosperous and fourishing villages
have thus gone into decline and decay, to
the great discom future of real estate own
ers Is there no remedy for these things I?
One remedy may be found in our heading.
Encourage the boys. Give them some
thing that they can call their own. Aid
them if necessary in their projects. Let
them feel the stimulus of gain; see that
they have fair foothold. Make home
and farm attractive, and our word for it
there will be less desire to emigrate, and
a higher regard for home institutions
This treating young people harshly, hedg-
ing up every path of ambition, making
then feel that they are without honor in
their own town, and telling them to shirk
for themselves as their fathers did before
them, is bad policy and sooner or later
reacts upon those who practiceit. There
would be less hearth and homestead desc
lation in the country to-day, If the en-
terprising sons and boys were properly en-
couragcd. ...
A case in point has lately come under
our observation. A farmers lad in his
teens was getting uneasy and wanted more
independence. He wanted something of
his own, something TO use or save with
out begging for it. His father, willing
to encourage, gave him the use of an old
garden spot, on condition that he should
not neglect the more important farm work.
The lad, ambitious and buoyant, at once
commenced the work of improvement.
Early and late he was at his task, and
many hours of leisure and play were thus
devoted to profitable labor. A cord and a
half of manure was carted on his 23
square rods Of alluvium, and as soon as
the frost would admit plowed under. On
the 9th of April last, the whole was sown
with early peas in drills, nearly a peck
J of seed being used. The season was wet
and cminently favorable to the pea crop.
The total yield was 45 bushels in the pod,
} all of which were marketed by young
Eldridge for that was the boys name, at
!, gross result of $50. The picking
commenced the last week in June and
terminated the Sd of July. No sooner
was the ground clear, than preparations
were made for another crop. Another
cord and half of manure was applied
: and the land fitted for tobacco. On the
9th of July the plants were set and on
the 10th of September cut and housed
The growth was fine rather than rank
and of desirable quality. The yield was
2lo pounds, which readily brought II
: cents, or total of $50 70. The grand
| total result of these 23 rods for one sea-
son was therefore $500 or at the ratt
of about 5000 per acre. All of the labol
! hired for this result was 81 in picking
J the peas. The rest was done morning.
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