Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-03-26

floor. the powers of the mind will not rust
and The soul will grow larger every day:
A lack of education Is another reason Oh
the prosy life of farmers; the idea mas
lonp since exploded that limited kn WI
edge of the "three RS Is all That Is
necessary for a farmer education. but
still our farmers boys and girls do not get
the higher education which the times de-
mand. The fathers and mothers spend
their time delving for money, they bow
and worship the god OF mammon' WINE
their childrens' minds are like gardens
full of weeds, where flowers rare anu
beautiful might be growing. II you can
not give your children a liberal education
allow them the privilege of the pubic
schools, feel an interest in their studies,
rouse their energy and ambition to 90 up
higher, then when through with these
schools, eat bread and milk in the family,
three times a day if necessary, TO enable
YOU 10 give them a little start, then II they
have the true Uim they will work out the
problem for themselves, for though "
little assistance now and then is relished
by the most of men," yet,
Whether the prize be a ribbon or throne,
The victor is he who can 90 it alone"
Some have an idea that an education
units the boys for work. | know OF no
reason why a knowledge of other things
should make boy forget how to plow
and hoe, or II girl how to wash dishes OF
maze ort'u' oIcI ~ h;s o WIZ" oon " hn,
get i'ito tI'1 clout,1 " us M that nv,
you Know rIol iiutio ,h sou ui I" nd i !,
" o'ss"oou ~ l a".O hoards'to srob
"ou'" 'o'iio guy III, 80, 49,, tbo hoa,,,,,
a one I II .L WIN no,ru &c liza Nv hail.
!ne nop.ens;1i .n9 +, po, n odncat;nn vor baI
ing your .n'.u Ut, ~ ,rnon bottor nan md
'he'ii u p' Hooa' - .Io,;,i',, ~ ne, ,ha,
ar "'D nL,cnI. von mt elements of beauty
".o p"'oo", ,; Iii ,bom ,b,t M vicissilude.
't r poot,y ",.' .ni.o amav Whether thcv
Vi io'' .h' S,,, s. . NJ I;Ga or M, Won have
' i'n .u1 d,,,r mh;ch Won wonid not d,
zone YOU uu.s " ,hor, y, worshin nnney
ny yo ,o oI y, ' t. nassessors The time i.
,'u ,yhon man and women will bt
;nIraj fnr their worth, not by the clothes
tthoI, ,yo,r nor the number of almighty
lii LII ,ba, n,ssess thonoh these ar, very
"onraniont ~ hive on hand
0on ~ nrnfes.ion Gnd il il y profession
t,rn,;no needs elpvntino. and education i
,ha onl1 thino that can do it. 1t needs tc
gnt into if more poetry. more beauty
15nora IF tho great tbinos of life. Is Their,
INV need because a man hoes and plows
, wnn,.n mons or b,kes. that they MAJ
nnt ,aIk intrlliocntlv upon any of the cur
rent no snbier,s Of the Iayp that ihev NAV no
rnI'ivnte taste forNfacaulay. Milton. or an,
o,hrr gre,t and good author? that the
nav not faol themselves the equal of an;
in tha land, thnt thew NAV not be as well
bred and nolite and be at ease in any soci
n,vp 'Tha hands may he hard. Int il is n
n,t,or ahout The hands if the head is nj
right
In NV school DAYS nv INDIGNATION wa
always aroused when heard the peopl
If nv native state snoken of slightin glv-
ca1in3 ."Grecn Mountain rum. cbewers,
:. V,rmonnters " etc and [ never let III
oornrtnn;,y n,ss of GIVING NV tonoue
>LIannn f. sna.,E. in n ike manner
n'' '., ma inf;gnant to hear condos cendin
' ',m 70 SINNERS n snecimen of a
banoot nld f,rmnr-o hardy son of tn