Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-05-30
" You Pays Your Money, and You Take,
Your ChOice.D

There's vast amount of practical phi.
losophy in the above remark, said to have
been invented by Il Dutch Snowman to fiji
the occasion of visitors asking which OF
the animals named, II certain one in the
cage was What broader recognition Of
personal rights could one desire than that,
or more earnest desire to give one the
full worth of his money pail9
Below we give two sides of question,
and we will only repeat the above remark
for our readers satisfaction:
mo MORE IN NINE. After an eight
years experience in farming l feel COM
PEELED to give it up as u luxury that cam
not afford to enjoy. Having wasted eight
years of the best part of my life, worked
like a horse, besides being Il large sum of
money out of pocket, concluded last fall
to pull up stakes and take rest this win
ter. l was fortunate enough to sell ont to
a gentleman who thought he knew all
about farming, and would be able to stop
the leaks that had well nigh emptied nv
pocket-boOk. A few weeks aferward he
sold the farm, and confidentially remarked
to me that, after months experience he
was the sickest man in the country. For
person of large id cas- and small means
am certain there is no surer place to
come to griefthan upon farm.
Several years ago read in the Tribune
a sketch of Country Gentleman BY Don.
aid u. Mitchell that exactly described the
Kind OF farmer l should like to be. Isbonld
enjoy owning a large farm eligiblp situa-
ted near thriving town or city, the house
large, roomy, substantial mansion built
Tor all time. and surrounded by grand old
trees, its location an elevated one. com
manulng IN extensive view of diversified
landscape. Here would dispense hospi-
tality to my friends and be sort of Agri.
cultural General, issuing orders to those
In my employ. My live stock, the cboic-
est OF their kind, and all sorts of labor.
saving apparatus for carrying on the oper-
ations of the farm. My living room
should be heated by wood fire in an old |
fashioned fireplace, and made cheerful by
opening into an extensive greenhouse
hlled In the winter with rare and beautiful
plants.
Rather expensive farming that, but
think it is the only kind that fills the
bill" l have travelled much among farm
erS and lind that as class they enjoy few
81 comforts and advantages than men in
other occupations, having IN equal amount
Of capital invested. The trouble with
farming is, that if purchase IL farm oca-
ed near to social, religious, and education
II advantages, must pay more than the
and IS worth for agricultural purposes.
IND II go way out in the backwoods
where land is cheap, l cut myself off from
many sources of mental enjoyment. The i
ormer | cannot and the latter l will not
10. Eight years. hard work upon farm .
as taken the elasticity out of me, and |
eel like an old horse turned out to grass. c
Cor. Ne'O York Tribune. 4
DOES THE FARM PAYp-When we 90 n
ito paper estimates of the profits of agri a
nlture, it would be well TO credit the farm >
enerally with those comforts that make
ar quiet and happy homes Let us con. J
der what the farm gives us in the way Il
food, OF house and of fuel for our fires; "