Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-10-21

Tcasd'i, they d'e fehffefnsy are today.
Mark do not say educated on farm,
for they have been left uneducated. The
very conduct pursued by the parent, has
Perverted and viiia,cd the ideas aiE
tastes of the son. While the parent, un.
der the delusion that farming IS only
muscular exertiou, has been grabbing
and delving, year after year, for a meagsr
subsistence, the son has sJccn locking o.
IN disgust. resolved not to repeat his IA
Tiers history. For this brave resolve,
! hon1r him. Had that parent, while
educating himself iu the scieucc Of farta-
ing by experience, reading aud r,tection,
impressea upon the mind Of The child, the
great truth that Efficiency in farming was
not mere muscular lsLor; that in his
pursuit there was scope; and reward for
the constant exercise Of bis Intellectual
aud moral as well as his phi ysieal powers
had he poured INTO that Voting bcsoin tbs
generous enthusiasm which every farmer
must occasionally enjoy, in the pleasing
Consciousness of daily advancement in
sklll, wealth and comfort. in short, in his
ability to "magnify his Office" he might
have seen him s,ait in life u skilful. I'm.
proving aud prosperous man, and farmer.
Again, there are the croakcrs, who live in
Hamah, where nothing is heard but lDm.
entation aud weeping; fathers and moth
ers, dolefully recouuting the trials, the
straits, the hardships and sufeIings, ps.
cullar to the farmers life ;,jealdtsly hint.
Ing that merchants. lawyers and doctors
are c. Irfed through the world 'ou fowery
beds OF ease" Jealous, discontcnted
qnaeks in husbandry, arc driving away
from the farm moic young men. than all
other causes put together Why. then.
persist IN thee usee murmuringsP
Stralghten up that prone aud bout body
hit heavchward that gloomy coun,enapce,
and forever cease dishonoring and bhit.
ting your vocation Remember that by
your exaggerasiOn Of the bitterness f
your cup, you are diving your sons and
daughters from quiet. fruitful fields Of
; honorable labor, where wealth crowns In.
dustry, and success waits on energy |; and
may be pressing to their spotless, ROXY
lips the cup OF sorrow, dissipation. and
even death. Strive, then. to "magni.
fy your Office" and be proud of your bus.
iness. In all your plans and labors, lcs
highest excellence be your aim, rcmem- :
berlng that work perfectly done, is easily
done.. Then Shall your comfort and pros.
perity. your ample possession af all that
is 'lovely and Of good re3ort," win back
, to fruitful farms and Aowery fields, those
countless prodigal SOILS that are 10 day
feeding on the husks of other and poorer
vocations. Then shall the pleasing con-
seriousness of excellence attained in fields
and focks,' ease lifc's heaviest burdens,
and swell your bosOms with manly prido
and satisfaction over your triumph and
achievements Vow, now aud here, that
in your high vocation, you shall be edual.
led by few, and surpassed by none. Then
wiz your labor be voluntary, spontaneous
and free, while your rewards shall sur.
ip'ss even your highest expectations. For
Cod will speed
THE poughshare and the e.atids,
That till the fruitgd earth
2 And though the hands kfe dark with toiL
And flushed the manly brow,
1t matters not. for G6d will bltss
The labors Of the Plough"