The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-06-20
The Farm.


Yes. sovt,ry boys less tie hosest.
aeusej % fasAiaBo3. eouniry boys.
rspsr a'ly tie tia5 iLai afc sad e 10
tse5 ~ maihefs spreu strings They
are saea pleasant cau.rast e tie pert
gar rsrfsns3 spcg ncrs e Humanity
ere tcneral'y meets wilh Ia or clties
and towns INith ! coald persuade
eTtfy tsys bow growing % u their
c4ultry hones. % stick % then, and
st0sp 10 is al Independent. Gut-ciAss
farmer Il Is grand l.fe, After al.
b9yt Sgn % not mean 70 say that
all tho county boss are good aud al.
DE city EeaS bad, Oh, h0i by no
means There ate exceptions ca both
sides Bot while there are haadteds q
honorable and useful men. both old And
y0ung. 10 cur cities. yet there are hun
dfe5s, TOO, that arc ou the broad road
% ruin financially. physically and spir-
itually, Country people little dream Of
The pride. The Ayarico and al manner Of
gIAung wickedness. that abouBds IN
our large cities. Its snares and evil
Influences have been the ruin Of many
a dear boy. aud the safest way is 70
keep OCT u ii. and oat Of temptation
way Better be content with your
bread and butter and brown jeans,
little or no book learning, then risk an
uncertainty Most farmers nowadays
are able to give their boys one or two
years away at some good agricultural
college, aud this is great advantage,
for VIC want intelligent, energetic, gen.
uemanly farmers, and there is no good
reason Why the coming farmer should
not ge SO. However. you should make
The best you can Of your lot, boys.
There is no excuse for ignorance ia this
land Of public schools, and easy access
% books and periodicals Of all kinds,
Remember, boys, you can be polite,
attentive, truthful and Industrious,
without going to college, If the "will'
is there. There are far too many
country boys that are giving up all in.
torcst on the farm, and crowding into
the cities. And how common it is to
see the old father Flooding along alone,
doing all the work, stinting aud deny.
ing himself in order to keep one or two
great strapping boys at college, aud for
what Likely they will dance atten-
dance behind counter under some rich
mans thumb, or, perhaps attain one
horse doctorship, or what seeEs more
geatlenanly yet, sit reared back 10 a
law Office, feet on1the desk, and smok
ing cigars, all the while solemnly be.
lioying. they were never destined TO
make living anywhere else. No; our
cities aud towns are overlooking with
men OF all trades aud what we want
these times is young farmers to take
the place Of the older ones. And right
here is a vast degree of responsibility
Testing upon parents. feel parenta
have been seriously to blame for their
boys being SO ayerse to farming So
many, many parents are prone TO mar
row down, TO be harsh, selfish and IN
regardful Of the feelings and aspira-
tons Of youth This | firmly believe,
has driven many young man from
home. Oh look well 10 it. Encourage
your boys in agriculture, help them to
manage and do for themselves, and
make it as profitable and pleasant as
possible to them.
Farming, in the days gone by, was
little less than tolsome drudgery but
II need not be SO now. There is room
for vast improvement in farm life, and
boys you are just the ones to make it,
Stick to the farm, every mothers boy
Of you, Aim to make capital farmers,
aud after awhile we won't need half so
many lawyers and doctors. Again, ]
say. bless the farmers boys, and give
us moro Of them. Indiana Farmer.