The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-10

CouK HrsKIEa. Our farmersatc busily engage
ed In husking corn, and by the close Of the pres
ent month We presume that they will have COM
pIesed this interesting labor. We call il interest
Ing because u was 30 10 us ia our boyish days
aud We now no on the presumption that u has
lost nothing OF is attractions by the lapse Of time
Corn husking in years gone by used 10 be a
pleasure aud recreation, aud not n toll Al DIFF
ierent farm houses in tho country !, was made
the occasion Tor merTimenl aud iestivii! The
corn was gathered from the field With the husks
upon H. hauled II Into the barn o. " some spot
Ia lie vicinity, and general invitation extended
10 the Young folks Of ille ncighhorhood ~ ho'h
sexes, 10 come aud have regular iinc 81 it,
The business of husking was carried iar into the
night, aud generally ended With SPLENDID sup
per gotten up ia the mos, approved style by the
ieniale guardians ~ the inTm house. Turkeys
chickens, geese DUCKS, and sometimes the usual
game OF the season, such Is phoasanis, parttidges
aud rabbits would figure prominently upon The
ample board. Thcse ailh abundance oi pics,
taris, cnslards, jellies aud cider not altogether
fresh from the press, but sufficiently iermeu,cd
10 put the blood in free circulation and inspire
the brain with some little artificial ,igor formed
a tempting and attractive feast, aud IL very eel.
dom happened that any u the invited guests
would choose to absent themselves from the
tempting banquet.
We fear these happy days ol rdral cheer aB1
hiariiy have 20 great extent II not entirely
passed away. We have become little too mod
cru in our notions, aud the last out door labor
OF the year Is performed with the same regard 10
system and cnconoIny as are illustrated "a the
chopping Of a cord OF wood or ihe gathering to-
I,eiher Of the prepared shoaves IN the harvest
field These innocent and siuless social gather
ings IN this community 1T least. are not enrour-
aged and may be said 10 hc almost entirely gone
out Of use We regret that this should b. 80
foe ttstI La
in a chord ~ sympathy which MAS not confined
by any means 10 the golden ffuit ~ the corn
field Men were friends then aud knew aud low
ci each other and hut little s'fifc and litigation
existed amongst them They knew each others
wants and ncccssitics, and they WcIe looked NJ
ter and attended To. They sought each others
society for they knew there was cungtninliiy
~ feeling existing amongst them, and q friend
ship. true, firm, consistent, DISTINGUISHED and
faithful sprung up in their midst, which was The
object % paternal interest and hroihcrly CONF
ment a, the public meetings aud around the eve
ming iiTcsidc in the old country homestead. The
fathers aud grandfalhcrs OF this rude social sys-
ten have long since gone 10 their account and
their children aud children children have ,rAs-
cd TO initiate their example.
The corn crop this year Ia 10, county Of Bal-
iimorc IL what our farmers would term good
average one. Ia some localities j; is not 70 good
hut 10 Others il is equal to that produced IN any
former season We certainly have no rrasou to
complain. Abundance ci other cereals too have
crowned the land with plenty We have had a
farge ycild Of fruit our orchards aud gardens
have been laden with the most dciciou, products
and our gtiuatics arr well stored against the Rp-
proachcs vi winter. We should be- con,cni with
" hat Ne have. and grateful 10 a hcu,iic,ui Cnl-
tor. " for our lines have hccn east 10 pleas
ani places aud the industry uf our husband
men during the wear that Is past HhuudInilv fe-
wardcd.