Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-10-06
Agriculture a Fraud.

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The basest fraud of earth is agriculture Th
deadliest ignis fGtuas that ever glittered to be
guile, and dazzled to betrey is agriculture
speak with feeling on this subject, for Eve beer
glitterei and beguiled, and dazzled and destroy
ed by this came arch deceiver.
She has msde me thousand promises, Gnt
broken every one of them.
She has promised me esrly potatoes, and the
Rain has drowned them late potatoes, and III,
drought las wihered them.
She has promised me summer squashes, and
the worms have eaten them winter squashes
and the bugs have devoured them.
She has promised cherries, and the curculiC
has stung them, and they contain living things,
uncomely to the eye and unsavoTy 10 the taste.
She has promised Strawberries, and the young
chickens have developed them, and the eye can
not see them.
She has promised tomatoes, sud the old heus
have encom passed them, and the hand cannot
reach them.
No wonder Cain killed his brother. He wss a
tiller af the ground. The wonder is that be
didn't kill his father, and then weep because
be hadn't grandfather 20 kill No doubt his
Early Rose potatoes, for which he paid Adam
seven do-rs barre.i, had been cui down BY
bugs, from the headquarters Of the Luphrates
/ HIS Penpsylyauis wheat had been winter-klllod,
and wasn't worth cutting. His Norway oats
/ had gone t, straw, and would not yield i've
pecks per acre, and hrs black Spanish water
/ melons had been stolen ly boys. who had pulled
UP the vines broken down his patent picket
| fence, and written scurrilOus doegerei all over
/ his back cate-No wonder he felt mad when he
/ saw Abel whistling sloug with his fine French
meriuos. worth eight dollars head, snd WOO!
going up every day No wonder he wanted TO
l I-.1t L. HpTt G
Abel.
And Noah getting drunk wes not at All sur
prising. He had become p hushandmau. lie
had thrown away magnificent opportunities. lie
might have had monopoly OF any profession
or business Had be studied medicine there
would not have been another doctor within a
thousand miles 10 call him UuSck ;; and every
family would have bought bottle Of Noah s
Compound Extract o Gopher Wood and Anil
Deure Syrup IS politician, he might have
carried his own ward t3.id, aud controlled tive
thirds Of the delegates in every convention. As
a LAWYER. he would have been retained in every
case tried At the ATarst Quarter session, or the
old ARK High Court Of Admiralty. But he
threw away all these advantages snt took 20
agriculture For a long time the ground was
60 wet he could Tsise nothing but sweet flag and
bulrushes, sud thets al last became 3 drug IN
the market What wonder that when at last be
did get half peck Of grapes that were not stung
- de,,b by IaIbet's b7nev bess he should have
do yirc AMI .iroyrnei ri. sorr5ws ia a a5v-
;.,hori,
Tho fact IS Agriculture would de-a5ra'iza q
saint / was almost a saint when ] went iuio IT,
T.. l.,-o, Wv I'o,sr var With everything
st g. nee -sef ont If he'd a. f,pr oeIoeE whtn
all my better nature tells met3 lie Still r.l seven
| fight myself into the garden 90 work Ike
=, tLo ~, ,,d .,,i-.y r,,v.elf ife a man.
s',bt tbs ri-a The ob',;ens the ,a3les.ths tiris.
-. H.. -, .y-,,;-.- +, rb-.b is the
h-sa.5 6fl;f. egb,,t d,.t. The burisrks
t---.f,i--., ,l. ,L,s,l,s ,lo ,-,res tbe v.s.s.
49, - 81. - vr,...sfIe k,n-g.p.
81, 40 b,,t ,be fr..- the rain. M, b.l-iu
.5o-,T f,bt the ,,,iverse and rst vhirpeI ia
-. b,+fie Iheye -, ,pa-p ,l-,i-sitrn 90
-. - H., f.,,.- - Ga,r.a Wa.hir-frn fir
s-.s;. ~. ;.s,,,,,..;,.r ,f f;e .l.s-r, --ra
-, ,-., is o,ly 8 errcuIi, r.urs.rr. sui tie
,-srjr,,be- ,f ~ cau8fry l.pev. #. / have half
L., ci,srrv t-ess al tbe asv rv vsn1-
c.. Wssb,n.r-r i, ,.v var, oI I'D. give lis
hin, "a .l,.s1 .-ifl r...-r rherry
- .so -
Az f,rf., r-er,, We u,r.eE On the r.-r-
,;r az lste In the vsuov df tbe NussissiU.i.
+, near the boBr of sunset s-i . fri-s.
-,-l.s7 ri7ge nm u7on he v..rrt Gliding The
,.,.ssy s,r5s,s bsaitil,liy
Too ,,.ro.s in ia, .i-,.,--5-, sail INV r,1.-
nsri,r
u 800 a ,,rs,io... If i---os--- tei,b+.- reo-.-
o.
Tbs-e Is a ,;noul.r le-esd connected with
tbs bi,,orv on ,oB p;,s gt isr,ci rocs. every
e1o, of tbis soif wa. one. t-5il-p bv red men
Tho ORIGINAL and ip.t ,vne-s If this wide and
fs-,;1e VsUar, rstprreI INV friend .YoD5e-
,se an Tn,l-,n v.la-e. but 10 rreneu.se. remain
10 tell Us that this romantic rlsce wss formerly
bsb3nie of poTg-ft, ;rib- The children Of
Wa-,sbs sr,riei Of, these ve-lsnt banks. ski
rba usiier's ht-i-.l i1 fa.se v-,fsrs sud listened
10 ye.t,les beneath ;bese s.lyan shader.
III CHANGED tb,ta Young hunter became en-
arBor.i of one oftbe f.irest OF hi, tribe. He
was trsve and handsome. There Uss none
sgi.ter In the chase OF tore cunning on the war
path. lie vas successful v.tl the maiden, rui
not with the parents, for be Was without rank
while notable CHIEF Wss he rival Uufortu-
patey. the red raen. like the pale faces have IT,
cari 10 earthly distinctions. and titles have
charms .or their ears. The untitled suitor vas
bidieu TO 60 his way. and treated with marked
hArshuess AMI contempt by the relations Of the
Indian damsel. she was closely watched 90
prevent stolen luterv cWs. and every artllCa Wa
usel to keep the lovers spsrt.
'Oue day the hunter had the good luck 20 1cet
her Ia the iores., when he again repeated the OF
told tale Of devotion, and she renewed ler prom
ise to wed him, or never become the VIE of
warrior OF chief The statn eyes @. the hunter
detected form gliding from tree TO tree, aud
pl esently he heard me click Of lock, admouist-
ing him fins peril timely change OF posi-
ton sAvei his life a hal cut the air close 90
his head. striking an OAK bsyoni.
sYoa DO well erred the huuler,' calling the
Young msn by name, g. To come forth 90 shlot a
neiehbor as you would kin 8 psle-f.ce What is
my crime, that deserve 10 be huutei Ike a
buck 2
You have been told thai MY sister IS prom
ised 10 e powerful chief and thst Won must have
Z , more love talk with her. You deserve TO die
Tor your auisc.ty q repliei the girls brother.
The hunter hal his run n his hand. and
his knife and ;ou7bsvs al MS belt.
You are in nay mower p he p-oudly replisl.
| can kill you IN moment. but [ scorn such
wiekeduess Besides your death would distress
the maiden love depart in ssfety. unpunishei
for YOUR treachefy. and remembsrI have given
you vour life
i will GO. but NV s...sr shall On with ne
and Won can 90 T.. yo1- ioIge and won like A
soua'w. retoftei the yonn, ,ne,,
Come foolish ono vor- fot,re husband
awaits vou Al the lo,ige aided her bro,be-
NV future husband Is befo,e va, If 7 am
destined 10 have ono ~, tbe esr,b .hs evcI,im-
Her brother laughed e1ptemptuousrv. ard
taking her by the am. lea her tdward bis faith
er's lodge. When She vas tsten beforp her rel
atiyes. they covered Ter with renroaebes aeeas
ing her Of unmsiieply conduct All her spiri,
was aroused by their taunts
I see plsinlv.' she ssid .tbst van are rot
nv parents. iIy father and ,notbcr and brntb-
er must have died when vas an infant le,v-
ina, ma IN tho c,r. .,'I -. g -.
9iu % IN sell Wv, - :. H.. "a -
shadows They will he LII 80 saa m, s,i
console me tor the rni,or,le b.,o s,,tT,-ej
She bsstened fro,a ,So - - ;-.o