Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-26
EARN LIE


Much Ia. been said and written upon
this subject and !, !. one ,hA, Is constant
ly before the people. !, has IL. high, and
il dark side and. like life everywhere
and in every vocation. !. subjee, to Pri-
,aiions and trouble. Many. viewing Il
only from ,hi. standpoint. exelaim At
once. There !. nothing b., hardship 10
Be- endured upon the farm Bat in or
der to ct good idea Of !, ~e must
drop al eonv,n,ionAlilies and view il upon
is real merits when compared With 9TH
e. vacations. The life upon the farm
may no, include many fashionable outfits
every year. OF many other things called
luxaries by some. bat till there Is GET
,Ain,y abou, It ihs, cGnno, be given by
any other employment. or course life
on the farm j. affected very much by the
surrounding. and depends as much upon
the skill and taste q the owners a. !,
does anywhere else. Bat there is no
place where 80 much real enjoyment can
be obtained. az well a. the .olid require
menis q hfc. a. upon the fsrn. We
sometimes see people engaged in the pro-
LESSONS or in trade or IN literature. who
appsren,ly have mote leisure than posi-.
bly fall TO the 10, Of any farmer. bu, II
We will give the .ubj,c, sober second
though, We will at once convince our.
selves ,ha, living the lie Of professional
man j. no anecure bat has i,s hArdships
and grinding car,,. from which much Of
farm life i exempt No occupation i
successfully carried on eSeeP, BY Pain'-
taking though, and care All q which
/ !, wearing both upon body and mind.
/ In the IDEAL life Of the farm The eAr,s and
thoughts are - much taken uP BY different
objects. there j. 20 much 20 carry The mind
from one all.ab.orbing obisc, TO many.
tia, TIE WEAKNESS q the tfeadmill i'
avoided in a great measure. This tends
70 leng,hsn lie and Keep The mind free
and cheerful Nearly al the labor i in
the open air and in the sunligh, and
While. many ,imes. Il j. ,ire-ome i not
90 eIhausiing a. mental labor OF work in
crowded factories. Then the Joy u pos
session i In the heart and carries With i
the desire 10 improve every opportunity
and leave no stone uniuinod 20 make a
sacoe. Of every effort n We have an
inisrs, in the growing crop there =
pleasure in watching Il grow from day 10
DAY and unfold the beauties Of fret the
leaf. then The aower. then the fruit. A.
the time passes and our attention l. &C.
eupied in tending and caring Coz the
g-owing plant there are lessons 10 be
gained that will always Be retained.
Then. II stock !. kept. As Il j. on All
farms. there j. much about the care q i,
,ha, !, pleasAn, and Instructive. No one
who has given the habits Of animals any
study o. spent much time caring Coz their
needs bat has been made batter by Il.
Then many q the every day pleasures
that come with farm life are the CREATES,
Of luxufies. when their valuable health
giving quAliiis. are considered. A good
ride in the open air j. no, one q the least
Of these and. II We were once deprived Of
the privilege. We would thea fully APPfe-
eiA,e 4, May wealthy men spend much
money every year 10 pursuit Of this luxu-
~ which comes unbidden 10 every farm
er. And When We are brought face 10
face with all the lii,le comfort, which
arc within reach Of the humblss, farmer,
We can fully realize iha, their 10, i in
deed cas-, in pleasan, plAoes. And Il
some seem TO lack much that goes 10
make life pleasant. !, could be overcome
in nearly every instance by little care
and ior,ihough,.