Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-09-10
Gbe freeman,
MONTPELIER, VT,
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1873
Fairs.

Year after year men who have studle
American character and who watch Amer
can life comment upon the prontness OF on
people to keep about their work and CIV
themselves no relaxation. The New Eng
lander in this respect is easily first of all hi
countrymen. In thousands of homes whf re
in are families prospering in worldly affairs
and in spiritual likewise, it is to he hoped
the daily routine of work keeps man and wo
man ever at what they regard as the post
duty. This will 60 wrong and that will moi
go right if the watchful eye is for a moment
removed. The visit to a friend cannot be
had this year next year they think to 60
The whole thing may e summed up 10 the
thrifty Yankee phrase, 81 there is always
enough to do"
OF course there is always enough to do
There is more work to be done and that were
better to be done than the whole working
force of humanity can accomplish. The
thing to be cons dered is what course is like
ly to fleet the most; what will not only get
in the largest crop but will also see it proper
" harvested and The results of it comfortably
epioyed MAN was made to mourn" but
not to do SO voluntarily, nor to keep himself
in sort of treadmill where his life will be
made one of care and worry and unceaslng
devotion to the gods of gain. Because a
wiGe-awake and energetic farmer can keep
his fields yell under the harrow it is no reason
that be should keep himself and his good
wife there.
Hard work never hurt anybody. 1t is the
doing too much, the overwork, that uts men
in their graves too soon or keeps them above
ground with all pnwer of enjoyment gore.
The effect of the continual OVERRIDING is either
to make stoid, TO dull the sense, or TO bring
on the lines OF care and worry the victim till
he goes under and gives the sod that he ought
to have plOughed years longer the upper hold
of him.
No class in our Country is more guilty o.
oyerwork than the farmers. Ii is not that
early and late in planting, and having and
harvesting they are iolnd in their fields for,
especially in our latitude, the conditions o
their occupation bind them to this, but that
they do not with the same shrewdness with
which they attend to seed time and harvest
see to it that there comes the needful un
bending from labor, the throwing off of care
which shall make future blows stronger and
a renewed contest with nature pleasure.
The fourth of July as day of general re-
creation has come to be allure; it is seen,
too late to remedy the difficulty, that the
declaration Of independence ought to have
been postponed couple of months. 4 nj
half of our freemen's meetings too have gone
the way of all the earth, but as they formed
breathing spell for but one half of the COM
munity the pity of it is not so great. There
is left the yearly fair and properly conducted
and properly attended that should be the &C.
casion of general gathering each fall.
An exchange has complaint and a sug-
gestion that these fairs do not offer induce
ments for " the boys" and that there should
be some departments ided wherein that
moity of the rising generation should fud
fields for competition and we'll earned tri-
Grafton and the boy farmer might low what |
was in him to good results both to himself |
and his neighbors. 1t is no doubt the aim |
of those who have the management of affairs |
to interest all classes and occu patons and |
with few amendments like the above the |
would very thoroughly reach their object.
The fair should not be attended as days |
work One should 90 under such cireum-
stances as will make the going pleasurable. |
We have known of cases where men would
90 for days enj yment 10 such way as to
make it the hardest day labor Of the whole |
year. Then there isn't any use of hurryins
off alone, for the women and children ought
to go, aDd mure of them would want to go il
the day should be made what it might be.
No need of its being jaunt" unless one
has the spirit of unrest upon him and is
bound to see every pumpkin and other WON
derful thing now or never, and leave nothing
in the realm of the unknown to be investl-
gated next year.
Queen Victoria shocked the acute sensibil-
tiles of lot of nice people by taking very
substantial lunch at long winded review 10
honor of the S rah the other day, but doubt
less she was a deal more com Portable for it.
1t is very homely matter to talk about but
it is very true, never he'll SIS, that halt the
Americans who go anywhere for days
pleasuring will 60 hungry or cheat THEN
stomachs with vile trash instead of taking
good 's square NEAL" and the next days
headache is explained by saying they IS have
been to tue fair"
We need to make these annual gatherings
rest and change from the work Of the year
to get something of the German plan of fami-
ly pleasuriDg acclimated here In New Eng
land. By SO doing we should do something
toward a more social manner of life and get
out of the ruts of isolation that too many OF
us are running in. There is no sense in let
ting city people get all the enjoyment out oil
our New England summers and autumns.