Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15
Scptem6er oh, 1870.

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Brandon: 1t gives me great pleasure TO De
permitted to meet IN friendly greeting
with YOU at your rural festival at this de-
lightful season of the year. | have long
heard OF your famous Town Fairs, and of
the energy of your people in the investi-
cation and practical application of agri-
cultural science hut after what [ have
seen here to-day, can say, as did the
Queen Of Sheba, "the half had not been
told me-"
always enjoy a visit to your beautiful
and thriving village, for L have long
counted the people of Brandon among nay
most cherished friends; and if there ever
il - time when our hearts should overflow
with kind feelings toward each other, as
well as with gratitude toward Heaven, it
must be when Providence is paying back,
with the large usury of interest, what we
so hopefully committed to it's trust in the
seed time of the year.
Another year in the farmers calendar
is now brought to a close
Since you last met together at this an
nual festival, the earth, besides perform
ing its daily revolutions, has wheeled
round the vast circumference of the
Heavens; the sere aud yellow Leaf has
fallen in the forest ; DEFENDERS sun has
shot his slautiDg, int ffectual ray across
the ice-clad plains; the fields have slept
beneath their fertIiziug shroud of snow ;
reviviug nature has etarted up at the ami
mating touch OF spring; new life has
liudled in the thousand channels of vege-
tation the genial furrow has received the
deposit which you confided to it's faithful
bosom; genial showers and fervid suns
have cousummated the sacred mystery of
reproductive growth; your focks and
your herds have given their increase, and
all around speaks Of labor rewarded, of
hopes fulfilled, of peace, plenty and con-
tenr. Following then the instincts and
feelings of our better natures, and in aC-
COrdauce with u time hOnored custom, we
have met together to-day to celebrate the
bOuuljes Of a merciful Creator, and to
hold the farmers autumnal holiday.
Again, 1t kind and watohful Providence
has blessed the b0sbaudman with a plen-
tiFul harvest. Again has been fulfilled
that glorious promise made tn Noah more
than Xxx thousand years ago, that the bow
shOuld be pl#crd in the sky, and that it
should be- Ia him aud his seed forever y
t.kro Of "a covenant that the earth sh0nld
no more he destroyed by f,od, but that
seed time and harvest should henGeforth
continue never. History te1chea ia that
10 Il. ages If the world our race have been
oo.u~ram.d 30 set apart days AM times
tor rae reW lobreuce and celebration of
or 81 aud 1urere'Jiug events. The crel-
t'on o5 rha world, the birth aud rezurrec-
tinu 81 ouy Savior, are duly held in 70.
m~'uh0tte, aua rels'ous)y celebrated by
AL ''.s civilized u1r1nn- Of The earth.
WIZ" ,52d sent Mo-es to deliver tie chill
1reu 90 I~satl +r'm he tyrauny Of Egypr's
Iroa Desired hing, b' lei them into The
'r1 ut Canaan, ana gave them a code OF
laws y which they We're 10 he governed :;
among which was the command that they
shouI1 celebrate annually the incoming
OF thv harvest.
Aud thou Snalt keep the feast Of the
harvest. the first fruits Of thy Abnrs.
which h III hast 4owp in the feld: And
thu ras~5 of iuysrhprirc, which l. in the
eud ot the wear, when thou hast gathered
in thv lafor- out Of the field"
"Nix da1s thcu shalt work. bur on the
seventh DIV thAu shalt r-et: in caring
tim and ia harvest thuu shut resr"
"Aud rhou halt observe the feast of
week.: OF th- first fruits Of the wheat
hs.5v.,r. and the feast Of in4,4theriro. AT
the ,,.au's cad"
L. one lauc' to 'hi- divine command,
you ra.- c.,ne taEettcc AT h end Of the
har- ST, from Ne different parts and sec
r.on, ~ yaf,- gowa TO erect each other -
hg.nrarir", md f" acquire additional
sty.us,h .td vour'g~ by careful coppae;-
80" of t0v I.55"s. rha -ervations, the ex
parjt""os, @a- the Xxi" " the post year.
iUr 'sh fH' s,s ney Ut 5ta-t Agricultural
Stc.r.'-, ra- .u.rysrrs Il the soil are
0r'D-'r Together, g"nr agricultural i'm
proYa"r"r~, your -Ug@rlor an'ma!s, YOUR
new aur improved implements OF hus-
h~'dry, f'' Iro"nc,s Of your t"rin1, and
the diff r"n methods ot The cultivation Of
y .ur f'rar~'tl-' soils #ra I'll subjects OF
anxious inquiry and eomp4rjsnn, which
caonor fill u result Ia HntnI advantage
and profit Every thing seems 70 eunspire
TO maze the occasion one OF uualLoyed
pleasure nua profit to u all Nature APP
pears today in hnr ri hest mood the trees
have put or their gorgeous robes Of many