The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-09-27

''H you can give me some Imagination
to start with! / see no splendid posi-
bilities in this patch except for raising
wiregrass and Wild barley" '1
''John. I've great mind to bring ont
. of Mollie's bib-aprons out and tie it or
you! Very unlike you, my cousin. 1,
strikes me this is the young man whe
delivered .an Grafton on washington
crossing the Delaware" at Pickwicket
school house last winter. He declaimed
eloquently against yielding to misfor.
tune, and about overcoming the disaster
of fate. Now, overcome by the malig
nant arrows of the finty, goddess, he
cries in the corn feld.'
John sprang up withsa new color in
his face, but the mischievous eyes beam
ed so much, that they neutralized the
sting of her sarcasm, and he smiled back
into them. 'sCousin, you have done me
good he said, frankly sWhen trouble
cones, l forget all comfort that 1 have
ever read, but your words bring it back
to me- .49 sass5 .ag1sts ..r7s
Pray, my hero, show your prowess in
suhduing these poor fields Is it less
fine to work courageously over tilling
these sunhurnt acres than TO dig for
months over some great military road,
or to build fort? Yetmen put vim and
enthusiasm into such work, and leave
! them out of farming ms. cir l..I I....s
Spirit! Enthusiasm! These are the
| things that conquer the world, or so
much Of it as one man needs for wealth,
| and fame, and honor. One grain of i'm
agination puts willingness and accom-
plishment into any calling, and it is pre-
cisely this that farmers need You never
see good, thorough manager disgusted
with any business. just immerse your
soul and spirit in whatever you have to
do. Strain your nerves over it, work
hard when you work, whether it be at
filling an indictment, unpacking box
of goods, or blowing corn. So you win
know the sweetness of that hard nut,
duty; and truly its delight exceeds the
opium dreams of pleasure, as Heaven
exceeds the earth
John Portman went to work. It was
a long task to subdue the outraged little
place, but, like Grant, he proposed to
nght 1t out on that .llne.' One Summer
saw the meadow drained; with brush
oralns' surely, but well made, and effici-
"a
ent. 1he next, saw a sub-soil piow, the
use OF winch John hired by gong twelve
pIack. fruitful LOOKING ioS.n new surface OF
strawberry he'd strunk ont the Fall be- !
for~s ,~,ss-.i .s+h .,coa. ..o,d v.s rich.
nae,s4,,a bnrnt ha.el ,aAd ponlar .shes.i j.
uladtaenaua Ria .o~nars seves, with more :
la6elunln az afada sfruak and inorft dolifsnf
tAnrs1i 8 thsa d dsse -. Ii Neither HarAs:
rnhh "a Alfcs. syoioics i insnsw ensIins
tbst season. and the old house assumeds
respectabilitys under 81 coat of neutral,
tint sanded wash. Cousin Jennie and
her.hnsband. an energetic Young farmer,
came Ia live ut the ulace. and the two
mel, made. tariuus eI,anre.I assure you.r
Imnossibihties. took the cold shoulder
but broad and delightfully."- practical re-
suits were aimed at. and Messrs Drain
Snbsoil MuIcb &cos.were able partners.
7Ymu can scarcely see the old house now
for the axe.tineere,livy has transformed
i.awi.b its marie yelling of green. Taste
e.,,..x.,,s.;. ia ,,;.,ro Of rose.
.,c,4.na .aor.s,,.a 7v.rand.. and all
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