The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-03-12
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the spring until the frost has faded from
tho sky, when itaends the sap forth with
such ylg0r that he will have ripe peaches
before he can eay "Jnck Robson"
Peara, no has In French, Italian, or
any language you want, but the liat
you know would not be complete with
out tho Uon1e and Kiefer, n second or
third quality pear that blights M badly
~ any, pear that was only introduced
TO sell one with which many OF you have
be0n sold
Cherrle0, complete Category, among
which IN tho Black Tartarian, heart
shaped, about tho shape, size and color
OF the one within his breast.
The thOrnlegs blackberry, the ever
bearing raspberry All these no has,
Strawberries chat do not grow from run
nera Strawberries no large that you can
divide them and send II hind quarter 10
Onp friend aud fore quarter 10 anotherl
q, yes, and plnlna he has which you
must plant In groups just IN our Wild
trees grow, ana you will have all the
plums you want But the list IN not
complete unless you have at least half
dOgm wild Goose" among them NJ extra
hgu 0a.
Did 10 never occur TO you who have In
vested ~ this "Wlld goose chase-Or
plum that the synonym "wild goose"
eau easily be divided, applying the
wild" 10 the agent, who, after he has got
your money, taketh hia nlght, thou
knowest not whereY Aud the goose" TO
yOu for being thus drawn In.
After selling our gulllble city cousin
a choice selection Of fruit trNea and
plants for 'thD firm OF "Catchhlm and
Uheathim" tho agent bows and acrapea"
HIS appreciation Of the aize OF hia little
bill and takoa hla departnre-ln vain
though for gteener paaturea-w without 10
much M informing his newly tledged
horticultural customer that the llne
fruit preserved In iara Of alcohol were all
made OF wood on u turning lathe and
colOred 10 life; made not TO eat, but only
10 sell fruit and farmers, he being more
careful than one Of his brother agents
travelling for the same firm, who some
time ago, In putting up hls glass jara,
after atrikinga fat customer happened
To break one, when, 10. the wooden
pluma ratified upon the floor, being "a
dead glye-away," aud causing the agent
10 "skip the gutter" at lively rate with
the fat customers boot In the near yIcin-
lty searching for the seat Of his trousers,
And like Poea Raven;
not tho enal Obolmnco made hN
Not an lnAta 4 stopped or stayed hen
hnr Win nlrh ui lurd nr lady"
Tho old mal ycllel no'crmoro"
The agent gone, our city cousin
falls to counting up the fortune that he
Will ba enabled 10 lay by within the
uayI tnu Snupu fran, hia iuvauftnaui IIa
is busily engaged In making calculations
ana laying plans for The coming sum-
mer aud can scarcely wait Till he can
got possession of his new country home,
aud during tho meantime iB heard sing
Ing M odd times.
Whom t,c prng umecomq,. gcntle Anuc
Ana the l0wer alo irah AMI gioon,"
"Ile gathers together his books treating
on agriculture, and awaits the gentle
spring by reading them and storing his
mind with useful knowledge, with what
result may bo oylnced In hearing him
hum
"woll gather the eggs tho onions lay,
Ana mix tho wnltOupp01 berkshire hon"
Or
Wen mrriily dix the Barllctt pear
And climb tho strawberry Jelly tree"
VIZ: The result Of too much prOcept
without praStlce. lle resolves upon be-.
Ing n mOdGl Farmer and II shall bo his
endeayor that
Whatever scoi dld most abound
fn tho grand result that autumn found
Il VIII he his plan,
Though moderate man,
10 hn early running II Into the gf0undi
lnal u ioaB
IN another way
Whether ihe acrd harley or hay
Large ur llttlO, 0r Hvrn OF gray
Provided only II promised to pay
ncll noyor ohooso u nbu In vain
~ duplly going pgnl W tho msln,
llnt viii hurry without stay or stop,
Ad carefully put II lnlu his CROP
llo raise iomaloos,
AMI lots ot potatoes,
hlOrc sorts than he N able " tolli
luHlps iuf thOy always turn up woli
uclufy all That he can soil
tnhhagn, like soma anrtnrla m0nndl
llnc mat Mlll fairly cuenmOer tle Mo'Indi
Grapes hi tho buHIel, sour anu sweet
liurs that certainly can be beat
Ton thousand pears THAT'S tw0nty uOuanndl
fruits VI all kinds and prnpagall0na,
lhldWlna ppplna aud Carnations,
And fruits VI 0tlor apnrlnli0ns
AZ All TIM fairs he Intends tu hud ihf station, |
w ulso nurses aud cows and his own ropula.
iluni
wl make butter aud money aud taho ycly
high nlohOi
Grow wheat woo corn and cattle ahd-reh''
No isAtod with good resolutions, aud
vanity. lle m0yeth onto hls farm when |
the spring time comes. gentle Anne"
aud COOS 10 work to display the kn0wl- |
edge stored nway since purchasing the
farm; one eye on his work, but the other
turned askance TO watch his nelghb0rs
lest no might plant his corn when he
should SOW HIS oats, or SOW HIS wheat
when no should plant his p0tatoesl
lie plows when his neighbOrs plow, and
harrows when they harrow, and sows
when they SOW, and thus he succeeds M
ie''m0dol farmer" He plants his fruit
trees aud corn, makes hls garden, and
"whether no wakes or whether he
aleeps," his crops will grow, and hence
ho meditntea upon few weeks OF
leisure, for has no not performed his
duty, aud d0ea not the earth owe him n
liyingp But cold, wet spring ensues
and vegetation IN very backward for u
few weeks, when bia ard0r becomes
chilled. Then the breath Of spring
awakes the slumberlng germs OF life
hidden within each seod, the balmy
zophyrs blow, the song birds sing. All
nature seems to bo sprlnging into life,
or ~ tho poet aaye:
'1hc ycD earth the slcemy air,
AtO all With frAutanoo rife
Aud HrnOo and beauty everywhere
Arc Aprlngna Into io"
And with II his hopes again revive.
IIe sees results from hla labor. lie ex-
alteth himself; the tiny blades unfurl
and breathe the mir, and extract there.
from ammonia and carbonlc acid, tho
rO0tlets reach out for nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid, potash, aud tho other neces
sary elements for their development, tho
earth has covered herself over ~ with u
green carpet. But In an unexpected
moment tho north wind does blow the
atmosphere becomes chilled, the clouds
recede.
'grhon fell tho frost from the clear cold sky
Az fnlla the plaque on nonj
Aud tho bululy " their amln wns gonu
FROM upland glade nnd Rlen,'