Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-12

down like banyans, and touching the
earth with an overweight of ripening
ituit!
How do you make your npp'e-trees
so thriftyl" asked.
"An apple tree" he replied, is like
cow tied to stake; you must carry
food to it, or it will starve."
Mr.. Greeley's apple trees live as well
rs if they drank from Eden's streams,
which once nourished the most tempting
of all fruit.
Every field on this farm made US
think of Douglas Jerold's account OF
| Australia, "where tickle the earth with
hoe. she laughs with harvest"
The pinnacIes of Mr.. Greeley's grounds
lift one up into tho presence of half a
dozen magnificent prospects-on one
side rolling country, sculptured Gas if
Gods finger touched but did not press"
in the making ton another bill, ran.
ges running off to the northward toward
Mount Kisco-on another great and pre-
cipitous depths yawning at ones feet,
and tempting one to cast himself down.
Does any one ask, How does Mr.
Greeley find time to manage bis farmi
| reply, the farmers wife is good farm
err. That is low he manages-and how
being good man, he is managed
Garden and hot house, with flower pots
innumerable, containing not only "the
dear common flowers" but curious plants
from all countries. are her special caro-.
A farm without flower garden is like
shirt without collar, good for use, but
not for show. Aud as, somehow, flowers
grow better for woman than for man
a farm without farmers wife, remains
an i'll graced bachelor.
1t was perfect day. Our visit was
like jewel without flaw. Now and
then comes some special Cay, set in the
round year like diamond = a ring
This was such day; not possible to a
man living 10 the country, but possible
to one only who had not seen Gods
grass since last summer. 1t was cold
water to long thirsty lips. AS captive
loosed from prison goes home to look
with ravishment upon his children, SO
one escaping the bedlam of hot streets
10 midsummer finds his first look at the
sky and fields. delight unspeakable.--
1t belongs to him, and to no one else
1t was the exclusive inheritance Of one
member of this party of three. 1t was
to him the whole summer crowded into
day.-THEoDoRE TILroN.
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FINED HIMsELF.-Judge Pulling, who
has been holding session of the circuit
in this city for the past fortnight, likes a
joke and loses no opportunity to enjoy
one. The court, before he was called to
preside over it, bad become somewhat
lax in its practice, and at the first session
he fined every Juror who failed to res.
pond to the call of the clerk, SIS, with
the admoni;ion that 1t would be $40 next
time. That was joke upon the jury
men. but he soon began to hold night
sessions. and then attorneys and witness
ses saw the joke. He has been very
prompt in opening court at the appoin.
ted hour, and the absence Of any of the
officers or jurors was marked by fine.
Well, yesterday the judge himself was
a few minutes behind time. He took
bis place on the bench, and in his usual
Impressive tone ordered the clerk to en-
ter a fine of 81 against d. ]. Pulling for
hardness. As it was bis first offence, he
said he had imposed light fine in the
hope that he would take warning in the
future. And the fine was paid, tool
Oshkosh Northeastern.
Nor VERY COMMENSURATE of
the Little Corporars correspondents
vouches for the following:
At one of our neighbours houses was
q bright little girl. 1t CHANGED once that
they had as a guest a minister, aud es-
teemed friend. Little Anna watched
him closely, and finally sat down beside
him and began to draw on her slate.
"What are you drawing Anna?" ask
ed the clergyman.
Else making your picture" answered
the child.
So the gentleman sat very still, and
she worked away earnestly for a while.
Then she stopped, compared her work
with the original, and shook her head.
III don't like it much," she said
"Taint great deal like you. / dess I'll
put tail 10 it and call it dog"
Fancy his feelings. What likeness
it must have been!
Two QUARTS OF Rem WArER.-A
cunning topper being out of money and
out of credit, devised the following
scheme TO get his "bitters;" He took a
four quart Jug and filed it half full of
water, and then directed his steps to Mr..
Murry's store, and ordered two quarts of
rum. His order being honored, the
grocer handed out the jug, and asked
| the price of the rum.
81 havn't got any money!" said the
topper. ~
"Then hand me the jug. and / will
pour the rum back into the barrel.
"Well Mr.. hurry. don't pour out
more than half, because there was two
quarts in before l came here" exclaimed
the rumIny.
Mr.. Murry poured out the two quarts,
leaving Two quarts of rum and water re-
naming there.
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