Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1877-03-02

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would more than balance the average re.
turns. But If a man had a second growth
sugar orchard that would yield but a small
cut Of wood it would pay to make sugar
provided that always good article is OBJ
tanned. Questions from query box were
read for consideration at next meeting.
n TIE following are extracts from a paper
read at the meeting Of the Caledonia county
grange association at North Dauville by Mrs.
Ira G. Egglestou of East Burke:
HOME.
Home is genuine Saxon word q word
kindred to Saxon speech, but with an import
common to the race of man. Perhaps there
is no other word in the language that olus-
ters within SO many and 50 stirring meanings
that calls into play aud powerfully excites
so many feelings, so many faculties Of our
being. Home Say but the word and the
child that was your merry guest begins to
weep. Home Play but its tunes and the
bearded soldier that bleuched not 10 the
breach droops, sickens and dies. Home
Murmur but its namo and memories start
around it that put fire into the brain and af-
fectons that almost suffocate or break the
heart, or pictures that bewilder the fancy
with scenes in which joy and sorrow wrestle
with delirious strife for the possession of the
spirit. Home What does it not stand for
Of strongest, of most moving associations
For childhood's grief, and suiferings, and
passions, and sins for all that frightened or
dimmed the eyes, for all that convused or
tranquilized the breast, for a fathers em-
brace or for his death bed, for mothers
kiss, or for her grave, for sisters love or a
brothers friendship, for peace in the light Of
life or fears in the shadow Of perditon.
DEwDRoPs OF WISDOM.
The nearer we approach the grave the more
frequently are we visited by sickness. Though
unpleasant it is useful The more Affections
we have the more willingly we die.
A person who tells you Of the faults Of
others intends to tell others of your faults.
Love is weapon that will conquer when
all other weapons fail
The face of good woman at home is like
an angel in the house with the air Of heaven
still about her.
He learns much who studies others, but
more if he study himself
The greatest pleasure in life is love /; the
greatest treasure, contentment; the greatest
possession, health the greatest ease, sound
sleep.
LOVE IN LIFE.
And love in life should strive to see some
times what love in death would be.
We have all lost some dear one, either
father, mother, sister, brother, child or friend
and we know how love in death feels toward
them. We know how it hides each failing
on their part, how it brightens every virtue
and makes more beautiful every lovely trait
in them, while reminding us Of every failing
on our part
As we stand by the cold, still form what
words Of tenderness rise to our lips, only to
be silenced by the bitter thought, TOO late
they cannot hear us now" A little while
ago these loving words would have brought
glad smiles to that pale face. Only little
while ago we might have cheered and COM
forted the heart which lies there so still 1t
is too late now The friend is far beyond
our reach, even the reach of our prayers.
Day after day, it may be for years to
come, thousand little things will recall
times when we might have spoken some low.
ing word or done some loving deed which
would make our hearts glad now to remem-
Der. The unspoken love longs to find some
expression, but we cannot now reach the
friend who for years was with us longing and
waiting perhaps for some such token Of our
love. How inconsistent and thoughtless we
are 1t is so much easier TO look back with
regret for past failures than to see where we
are failing in the same duty now. We turn
from these thoughts Of what we might have
done, aud meet some as dear as the lost friend,
and we speak hasty words to them or we try
TO close our eyes TO some little act OF self
denial which would add to their happiness
We love them, but we do not say so in word
or action forgetting, that some day we may
look back in vain with longing eyes for such
an opportunity. Father, mother, brother or
sister, could you speak that harsh word if
you knew that before the summer is past aad
the harvest ended some of our loved ones
would be taken from us ? Christian friend,
could you let business or WEAKNESS hinder
you from praying for one 50 dear to you,
who does not know the love of Christ, if you
knew that in few days he would be beyond
the reach Of your prayers Only let us try
to think how we shall wish we had spoken
and acted and prayed when our friends are
gone from US.
| FARMERS IN ISIS.
Men 10 the pillow,
Wife 10 the COW,
Girls 10 the yarn,
Boys TO the barn,
And all dues settled.
| FARMERS IN 1850
| Men mere show,
Girls a. the piano,