Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-10-27


ty. He is therefore the friend of yduca-
ton, and the liberal patron of every in
stitution which promises to elevate and
energise society around him. Any sec
ton of country well spiced with such
farmers, is sufficiently attractive to emf
grafton to warrant the speedy occupan-
cy of every foot of our vacant land fit
for cultivation. For those seeking homes
in distant land, are always eager TO
know into what society tkey are to be
introduced, and what means are likely
to be provided for the education of their
children.
believe it therefore, to be one of our
highest duties to make our homes the
abodes of pleasautness aud contentment
Contentment loves pleasant home.-
She sits quietly in the little cottage, where
taste and beauty dwell; she loves the lit
tie cabin though built of logs, when It's
surroundings are neat and tidy. The
woods and the prairies, the cities and the
towns are equally her delight if she but
finds there honest industry and the sweet
adornments of a frugal home.
A disconnected people can never pros
per, from the very fact that they do not
feel the sweet influences of home. If
you listen to calculations made on this
hypothesis, g If l stay here" "If l
don't sell out" you may be sure that the
person thus musing and celebrating has
as yet no home which he loves, or that
he is not yet weaned from the home he
has forsaken, and which perhaps he
ought never to have left
An esteemed neighbor and friend re-
Gently sold his farm At first his wife
could not consent to sign the deed, 'for,"
said she, have labored hard to make
our home, and how can consent to give
it up e. She at length yielded TO per-
suasiOn, and by her signature separated
herself and family from objects aud as
sociations almost rs dear to her as life it.
self. Is it strange that she regrets the
act ? Her truly noble nature loved her
home, which by years of toll and care
she had invested with conveniences and
adOrnmeEts, which il is bard for her to
leave.
The sources of conttntment to the farmer
are not a few. At some seasons Of the year,
released from the hurry of planting and Sc
curing his crops, he has some time for relaxa-
alton and rest. The old aGagc is that labor
changed is rest" Although the thrifty far
mer has plenty of work which ought to be
done in winter, yet the short days and long
nights relieve his bodily fatigue and allow
him Tnuph fIu,a for r0,.lTprr 4
no farmsr should be without a library or al
low the precious evenings Of winter To pass
without adding TO his general KNOWLEDGE Ii
IS matter OF surprise, and Of shame even,
that IN some families scarcely a book or
newspaper is found The inmates Of such
families, but for the intelligence of their
neighbOrs, would live as ignorant as The Pat
agOnians or Hottentots. A DAYS work win
pay the price OF a cool family newspaper for
whole year. and half a days work in har-
vest will furnish twelve mouths Of the Amer
lean Agrculturist which gives a variety of
reading and instruction worth ten times its
cost to every farmer. Our local journals give
US items and news which it is discrc,litable to
every citizen not to know, and they ought 10
be patronized. Farmers, if they will, can even
better than merchants and mechanics, become
men Of science, without in the least interior
ing with their ordinary pursuits. Another
source Ut cOHtentment to the farmer is found
OF ought TO be found, in the family circle
This prCsupposes. to be sure, that farmers are
not bachelors, They ought not TO be- There
should be Jaw to forbid it. Against bach
elor farmer the very ground should cry out.
and to him should Vi Id no fruit. Deep sreep
should fall upon him, and in likeness Of our
prcgenitor of old, a rib should be clothed
with flesh and helpmctt at once provided
again, IT IS prcsuppOsed that the farmer has
a suitable companion, tidy, frugal housewife
keeper at home, not wasteful well skilled in
the ant Of cooking, Industrious, enterprising.
self denying, and not contentious. Her record
should be. she opencth her mouth with Wis
dom and in her tongue is the law of Kindness
She looketh well 10 the ways of her house
hold, and eateth not the bread of idIeoeSs.-
Her children rise up and call her blessed, her
husband also, and he pralseth her." 'She
seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands"
The business of other callings IS NOT local
lied like that Of farming. The farmer is sell
dom absent from his sphere oflabor but for a
few hours at time, and hence Of all others.
he can best enjoy the pleasures of the family
circle. Here his affections, his cares and his
deepest worldly interests centre, and here he
always finds the best Of al markets for the
production OF his labor, The farmer who reg
ulates well his household and libsrallv sup
ports and educates family of children. does
more for his country and the interests Of soci-
ETY., than score of miseIs who hoard their
wealth for no good purpose
We often hear the complaint that nothing
is made by farming. But let me ask. where
IS the farmer. great or small. who does not
gain a comfortable subsistence for himselfand
family. True he may be incorporate. he NAV
be shlftless, he may be visited with sickness
and calamitiCs, but with a willing hand to Ia
Der, and under the smiles of Providence, does
he, need he, fail of q comfortable living
In all the trades and professions, how many
do more than this Wealth is the desire of
all. but the privilege ola few. 1t NAV come
by Inheritance, by fortunate speculation, By
hazardous adventures, by fraud OF embezzle-
ment. From the very constitution ofsOcietv
and the eternal laws that regulate the distri-
button OF property, great riches or extreme
poverty fall to the lot of comparatively few
under government like ours.
In every class and calling there wi be
some preeminent for skill and knowledge,
and therefore preeminent for success.
The business of tanning affords no excep-
iton to this general rule. Although favorable
location and quality Of soil may, in very
great degree. affect the results of Agricultural
Labor, still, by far the greatest difference in
these results IS owing to the difference in
management. Steadiness of purpose, patience, /
thoroughness, knowledge and skill, are no
less essential to complete success in farming
than in any other pursuit. Those who do not
possess these qualities must expect to remain /
comparatively poor. a poor farmer deserves /
poverty. He tri1es with the advantages which /
Nature has put into his hands, and has no just /