The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-12-04


That for one glorious moment traces
l'3 shining path md worlds of light
Then falls and fades in darksomo places
ls type. alas Of thy career
One instant Heavens own bliss q, ound ,
lllco
The next, hurled FROM thy starry sphere,
Madness and misery both have found thee
v" havc no tears TO mourn thy fall
From gi'tcring sconcs OF powor md
Spcndor
But for u loss most vast than all
or these, our fond regrets We lonIor
Let crown, mud throne, and palace go
Thoy brought no true, no rca! gladncss
Thny saved thee not from tears Of woe
They shielded not from Care aud Mad
ness.
Fu keep. amid the wreck Of joya
Strcwn on tho chocrluss path before thee,
The memory Of TINT constani lovn
Which shono, and SHW 5 shining Ger
They took thy royal consor's life,
Knt could not take the love he gave thee;
Oh crownless queen Oh, suffering wife
Lot this dear thought sustain All cave
Thy namo upon his dying lips
Thy name no fondly. gently spoken.
Told ccn in that most aad eclipse,
fhe tics that bound thee not 81 Ell brokc en-
SomciohGrc ho watches ocr thee yet,
with spirit faithful, fond and tcudcr
Some@here the stur that here hath set
Rioch again i'll morning splcudor.
The world is ringing W ilh lisfntc,
And many.weep tho while thoy name him,
lie recks not, in his new estate,
Whtther men pity praise or blame him.
LooI; up, poor queen, Look up, sweet wife
Nothing Ia lost whlc Love rctnaincih
The brightest jewel Of Thy life
No touch Of shame or error stninrth
Triumphant over Fntc 1t shines,
Tho star Of Maximilian's story,
And with thy name and his entwincs
One tender ray of fadeless glory
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Ono man, in ono yoar, ifyou lenl him
Earth, will food himsolf and nine 9TH
ors.'
lCAgLYLE.
In our power to work, lies no
strength and, according to the degree
M which that strength is exercised, will
he onr future fortune. There may net
hc now III the counting house, in the
store, IN tho attorneys office, in ordina
~ city business occupation Tor all of
those who aro now compcllcd 10 gain
their daily bread by tho sweat OF their
brow but there ,s, for every man, the
broad area OF the State Of South Caro-.
lnr-thcre are her fields and forests,
which Will give ten fold return for the
i'""r land ont upon them. Nvcry man
who has health and industry can, by his
own toll, support hImselfand his family !;
and lac can do this by working land,
when every other resource has failed -
Vhs ~ no l|topian idea. It has been,
done, it Is being done, it can be done,
by those who have the will, the pa.
'i"ncr, and the determination of mind
|, has been asked ---how much land
will support family, and it is now
proposed to give to that question Il
rla'n and practical answer.
With hundreds Of thousands Of acres
OF land lying idle, and at tho prcscn,
prices OF land, any man can obtain lo,
OF fifteen acres; and it. will now be
shown what may be derived from it by
working II IN a proper manner. Ma.
nnrc cannot bo bol,ght-it is too costly
hut It can be made. Save all the ashes,
bones. and refuse. c"wshed, rig pen or
slahlo--t'cSc will give more manure
than is necessary. lay ont garden,
work your own land well, be M early
III The morning do not lrar rain, heat or
cold and, ut the end Of tho frs, wear
you will have realized snug little sum,
besides having supported yourself ami
iam,ly. Thore will TO two acres Of
corn, g'v'ng twenty-five bushels; one
acre OF lnccrn and clover, giving two
tons OF crib and green food one acre in
barley and oats, giving twenty bushels
OF each half an acres IN potatoes, r,v,n.r
two hundred bushels half nj acre in
'nlnips, will feed COW through The
winter. The corn, barley, oats and pota
toes will be worth, at present rates,
about $500 but this is not nearly ALL
only about SIX acres have been account
cd tor and, out Of the remaining n,nc,
enough is taken for garden which,
WIN proper care, will give the small
iarmer halFhis living Then, two
acres m Scuppernong grape vines will
give tno material for wine TO The value
OF soOo, and ono acre in tea should
real'ze nearly as much. No space has
been allotted for pastures, orchards, and
lots but for these, and cotton, there
are four acres loft. Two acres in cotton
should yield four hundred pounds of
clean cotton, and this wonld be worth
about $40. The whole of lh,s crop
could be raised Of fifteen acres Of ordina.
rv land, by one nmu, assisted by his son
or II hired laborcr
O"v man, with u hoe aud spade,