The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-02-12

crops of wheat, oats, potatoes, etc,
which must not be omitted under any
circumstances; for the family has to
be furnished for winterand merchants
bills for groceries and clothing and in
some eases Coon for tobacco, have to be
paid. That is all right except the to-
bacco. That is all 1crOng.
Again, we will make no issue with
the farmer. The field crops must not
be neglected. But they can always be
amply attended to without so dear q
sacrifice as the neglect of the orchard.
"Where there is Il will there lisa way"
at least in matters so easy of accomp-
| lishment. There is always spare time
enough to look to the orchard or plant
young trees if they are'needed, with
out damage to the field crops; and it
should not be neglected, especially as
trees give promise in this country of
such early returns, and unlike field
crops require no labor, or almost none,
after they are planted till they COM
mence bearing, rs the work necessary
to cultivate the potatoes, cabbagcs,
beans or whatever vegetables you
choose to plant among them, is sutli-
cient for the trees.
But some may excuse themselves
from planting trees for the reason that
they are too poor to pay for them. This,
in my Judgement, is n0ta valid excuse.
Persons seldom want to plant trees on
land to which they have not title
either present prospective. In either
case they ought to be good for the
trees which they plant. | never have
refused an applicant trees, under such
circumstances. | have sold great
many trees to a great many people. l
never vet refused credit to a person
that | believed to be honest and who l
believed wanted trees for honest pur-
pose, and nurserymen are generally ac-
commodating in this respect.
There is another class of persons
who have less inducement to effort,
and who, as II class, are perhaps, in
fruit culture, as in other industries,
less enterprising than persons differ
emily situated and who if noticed at
all, must be, just here. They are too
numerous in this vicinity, and for
aught | know, are so on Puget Sound.
I mean bachelors. | do not mean that
these men are too numerous. l mean
that they ought not to be bachelors. |
trust that they will pardon me for q
word of well intended counsel.
You will agree with me gentlemen,
that this is not the right way to live
My advice then, to each of you is, to
brush up, straighten up, and forth
with look up an honest and virtuous
woman who is capable of keeping a
house, and ask her to marry you. If
you are worthy of such woman and
of that sacred and responsible relation,
in nine eases out of ten she will answer
yes. Take her home and make her mis-
tress of your heart and establishment.
If you have not already done so, put
out an orchard and plant Strawberries,
currants and all such things, in the
garden. You will now find yourself
embarked anew upon the highway OF
life, with new and fresh inducements
to labor that will make il less a burden,
with hopes and aspirations betterthan
you have ever felt before, and with n
personal conviction that you are now
more wisely than before fulfilling the
true aim and object of life and destiny.
Try it gentlemen, and if you do not
find that / am right, then am / not a
prophet, and human experience is
good for nothing.
S. w. BROWN.