Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-17
BUILD HOMES.

the advantage and blessings Of h0zas-
They are willing to abandon their birth
place. the old homestead, or the new
hone-built for comfort and convenience
whenever caprice, or promised success
elsewhere. calls them away. Hence, they
DO not cultivate love for place. and ae-
quire a pride for the prosperity Of the
farm. neighborhood, or town on which,
and in which. they reside Instead Of /
building Up home or 4 business where
they are low located, they are eagerly /
looking elsewhere for situation that /
shall meet their wants The result Of |
such instability and uneasiness Is. that |
their business at home Is neglected the !
cottage that ought to be adorned. the
farm that ought to be improved. the
business that ought to Be enlarged. Is
allowed 70 run down
Those who have migrated from place
to place and from state TO state. often
times come lack into the old neighbor-
hood to spend the remainder Of their
lives in poverty. Some locations, 1t Is
true. are lot quite as good as others.
but almost any spot in New England
viii make ! comfortable home. if 4 con-
tented. industrious nan locates On It
and determines 70 make It his hOna--
The farmer who plants himself On the
old farm CT new one when be begins
business for himself, With determine
ton to make 4 home Of that place. viii
labor constantly with reference to the
future He will cultivate and improve
his lands. build and arrange his build
inks, fog the future Is well as the pres
ent and instead q SHINING his lands
and patching his buildings, he viii 50
till and 50 improve. that the farm will
constantly increase in value 1t nay
I. require years TO bring the farm up TO a
good state Of cultivation. or TO build aud
complete set Of buildings. but the cost
Ct these things vii make them Of great
value 70 The farner. his children. and
his Eifs- The laborsE who owns a cot
tage. A. veil as the man who owns hi
wide fields and spacious buildings. VII
improve and adorn this. If It IS 70 !.
made permanent hone- What nees
Of eouvsnisnee, plsasantness, and ad0rn
: msnt within or without. when the hon
Is hired or temporary? Some Of Ii
: haPpiest people that can De found Ar
those who have cone from England c
Ireland. and found homes made q rud
shantlss and little garden patches. b
al their oEn. II America The day I
= borsr that buys or builds little hon
: does more for the comfort and joy Of /
" fIuily than he can possibly DO othe
: wise They rejoice IN having souethir
= that they can call their 0En- and the
- lie down 1t night II security and peae
Vermont suffers today from the MGR
tory spirit Of her inhabitants. MAJ
f1rns that might have been prOductiz
Va ara run down because they have Be
abused By disintersstsd owners. or be
lst C thriftless kusbaudnen year az:
rear. The Green Mountain state mig
blossaa Ike the rose. If her peoI
would hoaoF ths state CT their nativi
By using their snergies toward bzilai
NJ and improving their farms :
homes We love Vermont. notEithstzl
iaZ the eoi winters. and believe Ii
- are few places IN the vide world vi
- the people are more wise. virt1o1s =
: happy. than here; and We believe 4
- Cur coalition and prosperity could
''e improved and greatly increased if '
zSaEsrs appreciated the real blessI
- Ct their s<ats- y hsa they are eouTin
that they are a. vel a hsrs, a. they
likely % be elsewhere theJ can thsl
A = Esrk and add greatly 70 their ?
ens PEisilsgz. aad present. adEantA
~ Vsr1ontsrs ara solstimes EiSlsule5
111 cause thsy Do not P1sh Ost int
= % world in quest Of softer climate Al
IDa bst-sr country, but We notice that
i-1e1 entrants nearly al rssETn. after >
ysars q wandering. add settle
: u eontsatsdly here There i CT
snOugh here for any Surplus sosrJ
> g y foznd. and If Il can Be used IN d
E OPiag Ys-nont Iet that BE d0oe. Al
10 mother STATE viii reward her sons
: ~ their lzbor and enterprise
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