Middletown transcript., 1874-10-31
Be Neighborly.

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1t is easier to be neighborly nov-a-
lays than in the good old times Of the
pioneers. Our faith. rs and our motberr
TOO, have doubtless ridden to church on
horseback many time, going perhaps
len miles to worship God at nsign.
bor's cabin. Neighbors were scarce.
Perhaps it was because they were not
>opleuty in the ol,len times as they are
now that they were 50 highly valued
aVhen it is ten miles to y church or
forty miles to . mill or q blackrmith
-hop. to be . good ,peighbor is not only
virtue but y necessity. The early set
,lement on large scale that has ys,
been given Of practical cooperation.
fne principal is not carried out, how
ever. to the distribution Of results wbicl,
are largely brought BY cooperative
'iA0o US sisisigaEs 3ssssgif.:e
A new. aparsely settled country na-
'urally thinks more Of the neighberly.
laali'y than an older one. Que Of thr.
I'D settlers used to have saying "A
man always takes bis neighbors, with
aim wherever be goes.'' And heava>
ond Of telling this apscdotes bils essss
/ Some, years ago two men emigrated
vest. They put up over nigh, together
At the same tavern. near where they had
oought land. Their host, jolly, Boni.a
fave. inquired as to their purposes. ,s IS
II am going to settle over in. the
bottom. said one '.and / came west to
get rid Of, my troublesome nei,hb.rs +"
''You will have bad neighbours over
in the bottom." " said the landlord. asss
Il am going to settle over in the
'm'ttem." said the other traveller, s.and
[ came west because my, ,farm dnwn eas'
; SO small, AVID Ihsye ailarge family,
support Ny great regre, in leaving
ny 'old home is that must bid good
aye to many good neighbors."
.You will have excellent .heighbors
,ver in the bottom. :, said the landlord.
"How is that" inquired the other,
'ravcler when I was going in the same
aeighborhood p sssa i .7as-
! Simply replied Bouiface. f''that a.
nan always takes his neighbors with
him wherever he goes.'' saaaf 1883
This bit ofpioneer philosophy though
luaintly put. is founded in' truth Men
xho have good qualities themselves
bring out good qualities 10 others.
People who live in cities are not apt to
he neighborly One may live FIN
great city for years without knowing
who lives next door to him. There il
a certain splendid independence of
'borrewine oeighhcrs'' in this which
people in the rural districts can hardly
appreciate, but we suspect that the
are on the side of the
country. In cities. neighbors can hard
y be said to exist. Ladies ..call," /"
hey do not visit in the good old neigh.
berly fashion. In the call, there is
style, the latest hat. the rustic of silks
and satins. plenty of mode, and no end
IF ceremony How different from this
is neighborly visit, growing out of
friendly regard. wish to be Of service
IN case of sickness or disaster, or the
ike. Here there is no formality. The
yranny Of fashion is for the time over.
thrown. and there il reasonable enjoy
ment, the opening Of heart to heart.
he sensible, earnest communication of
beings. the constant creation
If new bonds Of sympathy and new
sources Of happiness.
The Milwaukee Sentinal is authority
for the statement that the grasshoppers
IN their way South stopped a railroad
train and got copies fist. Paul papers.
When they read that only small por-
lion of the crops had been DESTROYED.