Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-04-06
THE FARMER

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The glory Of The farmer i. lat, IL the
division Of labor, Il ii bis parts af@ales
Al trade rests az last % his THmitiYc apf
fhority. lie stands close 10 turq he
ebtaips fsoin ne earth Tie l 4 nl meal.
Lhe food which WIS az II x In and gu
historic mobility rests 90 possession work,
but every man has an exceptional respect
for tillage, and the feeling that CHS 8 the
original calling Of his race, that Id, him
self is only excused FROM it by soma cir
cnnstanccs which made him delcgnsed for
a time 60 other hands. IL he had not
some skill which recommends him 10 the
farmer, some product for which the farm
er win give him corn, he must himselfrc-
turn into his due place among the planters.
Aud the profession has in all eyes lis an
cient charm as standing nearest God, the
the FIRST cause, Then the beauty Of ma
ture, the tranquility and innocence Of the
countryman, his independence, aud his
pleasing arts--the care Of bees, Of poul-
try, Of sheep. Of cows the dairy, the care
Of hay. Of fruits, Of orchards and forest,
and the Reaction Of those on the work
man in giving him strength and plain
dignity, ike the face aud manners Of ma
ture--all men acknowledge. All men
keep the farm in reserve as an asylum,
where 10 case If mischaucc, b. Tide their
property, or solitude If they do not sue
coed in society Aud who knows how
many glances ofrcmorse are turned this
way from thebsakfupts II trade, lrom mort
tiad plcadcrs IN sonates or from the VIC
Tins Of illouess and pleasure Poisoned
by town life aud town vices. tho sufferer
resolves "Wcll. my children, whom I
have Injured shall 20 back 10 the land
10 b. recruited and cured BY that which
should have been nay nursery, aud now
shall be their hospital"
The farmer has grayc trusts confled
20 him In the great household Of pa
turc. the farmer stands at The door Of tho
bread room aud weighs 10 each his load
II is for him 70 say whether men shall
marry or not Every marriase and the
number " births are indiAsoluby conucc-
ted with The ABUNDANCE II food Or, as
Burke said, "mau breeds At tho mouth -
Then b. IL the Board Of Quarantine. --
The farmer is iha boarded capital u health
as he Is als, the capital Il wealth, and it
from lim ib., G.r hsaltb an3 tLr power.
moral aai iuti, etual, Vi ths e,iia come.
Tbs ci'y Is always rccuite gan-
Ty Ilr Mop iu cities 49, .sNND-
.f.,,..r..,. a.. a,;.;a, n 10 ~
politics, ~ pf3R1sal hFn
II beauty aud genius, lha Ktcn
and grandchildren 81 90 md ars
spending che energies Which T,eis fathers
hardy, silent life accumulated ia frosty
burrows. IN poverty Necessity, aud dark
ness In English factories. the boy who
watches tha loom, % tis the threads whou
the wheel stops. 70 indicate that tic thread
is broken, is called a MHier Aud in
tbis great factory ofour CopsrDican globe.
shifting IT, slides. rotating ils cynsteila.
t.ons, tunes and tides; bringing uow he
day Of planting. thea u watering, lhen Of
wrestling. ibbrB s5sPitE then = ei'si;.t s;i,i
storing ghp farmer Is tlo Mlpirr. HIS
uapuIue il u colossal proportions; tho
diameter uf the water Wheel, 40 arms "
tic levers. the power Of tho bauefy. are
uut Of All mechanic measure; aud it takes
ban long a. uuIeraiana lis parts aud ~,
working. This pump uuyer sucks
these screws are never loose thts mRcaue
IL never out Of gear; the vat aad piston
wheels and tires never wear 0ut, bat are
self-rcpairing We see the farmer With
pleasure and respect, whcn We think what
powers aud utilities are 40 mookly worn.
lie knows every secret OF labor lie
/ changes the face Of the landscape Put
bin on new planet and be would know
where % begin yet there il no arrogance
IN his bearing, bui a perfect eeutlencs.
/ Tho farmer stands well on the world 49,.
Plain in manners as Ia dress, be would
not shine as IN palaces; he is absolutely
unknown aud iuadmissable therein Liy-
ing or dying, he shall never be heard Of
! in them. Yet the draWing.room heroes
put down beside him would shriyol in his
presence tho solid aud INEXPENSIVE. they
expressed 10 gollleaf Buthe stands well
on the world as Adam did, as an Indian
/ does, as Homers heroes, Agamcmnnm
and Achilles. do. lie ia a person whom
a poet Of any climc--M Milton or Ceryantos
would appreciate as being really piece
Of the old nature comparable to sun and
moon, rainbow and food because he is,
as all natural persons are, representative
Of nature as much as those That uncor.
rupted behavior which we admire 10 ami.
mails aud in young children belongs L
him, to the hunter, the sailor--thc mar
who lives in the presence Of nature. -
Cities force growth, add make men talka.
tive and entertaining. but they make then
artificial. What possesses interest far u,
is The natural part of each, its constitu
tional excellence. This is forever sur
prise. engaging and lovely; we cannot b,
satiated with knowing it, and about Il
and it is this which the conversation witt
nature cherishes and guards Emerson
A PERFsoT IloBsg. One who Is con
sidered as authority horse matters, state
4 that a fpprfee4 hor1., q nna abo,u Gf..,