Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-08

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Coming into Maine last summer | found =
severe Drought prevailing.
Nothing such to be sure as is quite common
ia all the great aat, bare treeless prsiries and
yss- b'etk wastes Of the West, but for this well
aa,erel ani usually v,riant region the country
a, large looked mourulaily Farched and brown.
The pastures weie early graI.d close, and the
inHuueratle hozfs Of grassboppers, ike an Egyp
risn Tlsgre, threatened TO devour the growing
grain aad every green thing the heat did not
consume.
Thr51-5 the riches; meadows anl fells the
willing srI slriyeiliug went or. The farmers
pr,u1ulcsi tie hay crop nothing and turned
to cutting ferns and cos-se .usaes and every
rank. weeiy thing th,t grows in the sEamps,
and At the sane time kept selling of more and
more Of their stccs % the drovers. The pros
poet was sad and gloomy enough. The summer
before had BEEN extremely dry followed by sn
open W.z-er very destructive to fruit, newly
seeded ground a1l TO all weak ard tender her
bsge Another such q succession Of seasous was
frichtful {, contemplate AG.irs we're becoming
crircal-tde case had got beyond Agricultural
s5e.edes-beyonl better methods snd imple-
msuts-lifs aad death we're trembling in the
bs,ance, aal no lumsn heing bad sufHeient wis
dom and power to adj 8 single grain to either
scale.
Au The p.or.s could DO, sss to stand with
oovci hesls AID take the just Judgment which
tssy al b-ougb, upon themselves By impiously
s,asaiug own all the grand oli forest; or helpless
they must d" Il, still sad see the salvation Of
,la Lord srsei5asly manifested towards such
generation ol sinners agains, the beauty, the
glory sud the fertility Of nature. Discouraged
1ui not sto.r'her fsithiess the farmers did their
fall rl5sing. saEei over their timothy ami clover
once more snI waited -yents. Winter with icy
breath would soon be upon them. What ruin
might he r0t work Twelve months before his
piercing blasts h.i proved terribly fstAL What
iuca.cuiaaie u,schis. they were capable Of
who nsi lived among such aorrors 40 constant
Irol -l-s s-i other plaques IN the Mississippi
Valley All 0n the pacc. coast. felt most keenly
pe-saps the dreadful por;ents and watched most
closely every varying chsnge Of weather. Tce
riug 70 gather shade of lively green-t the H.
cirient germs suG sprouts ventured to shoot
rhe.r tiny heads s60ye the ground. shudderei
1 vies Il what dsy might bring forth al this
tur ue point @ yel-s pist sut years 10 come
slaI NOS forget the sensation OF relief that
December morning ss | looked out Of NY window
and discovered deep snow had got ahead Of toe
chilling. killing iros, | feared and had covered
up the exposed bills and valleys AS with thick
warm blanket Of w1ol, and pinned II down arm
and strong with vet sheet After this winter
cane along. sharp, sEappiuc. ten, fifteen, tEen-
~ degrees below zero he thrust the temperature
vito biz fris.d hand but too lsJe 20 DO sny harm.
Vega-s,;ou was lOt Only protected It vas &C
tu4liv flourish l- under iJs fGuy ermiue mantle.
by zuI by A. the riZCrs Of the season increased
smother snow .capuei with CLASSY crust succeed
ca this snI ss il advanced TO mid winter still an
@ her most evenly laid on ard securely IA, tened
dlwu - before w.tl shining crust. impervious
70 she Hercest A-c,ii cold. There they lay IN
regular strata one stoys the other, pCtet up,
light, soft s1l airy as down. In the intervals
}etseen their coming what happened There
we're nov sud then .oug. suushiny days, mild.
hsImy south winds. delightful Ihsws, gentle
sL5wsrs firsrinz down through these layers Of
suos without settling or disturbing their rela-
1--we Positions o. an apprecisole extent.
So the srouad IS perfectly shielded from the
CT 10. kept in an unfrczen state, is being thor
olgaly saturated. the springs and wells hlle- up,
Tie roots a1L seeis ofs better future are growing
aU,ce, al meanwhile every msa is having al
I'll s. ,he equivalent Of railroad from his very
door. snt his timber 20 = cash market.
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