Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-01-19

growing needs,
That SO long has been life's spectre where our
social pathway leads.
From the countries inland dwelling to the city's
gilded spires
Each one tries his exorcisms. fails, and having
failed retires.
AS the little bud that slowly through the win.
ter's falling slest
Grows on in its sheathed cover next ears BIOS
som to complete
So the tendencies seen budding in the old prime
val times.
Through the centuries have developed into vir-
tues or to crimes.
And the social seeds now growing future sages
soon win know
II the harvests are worth taking from the fields
whereon they grow.
If they prove not rich to others who shall separ-
ate the grain,
Our reward must be trife for the labor spent
in vain.
If we viii observe while cleaning mid the pages
Of the past;
Or are only careful noting all the things around
us cast,
And shall labor with discerning through the
crop of growing needs
We may then be better able to destroy the social
weeds
And each rural cleaner working like his city
brother tries
his eyes.
While he uses things most needed he with care
may store away
Many little extra comforts for the coming win
ter's day
Oft the little growing farmer plants his mother
silverware
In the hope enc day to harvest wealth to be
millionaire;
And the cheerful little maiden in housekeeping
cares beguR,
Makes at first mud pies and buildings which
she bakes out in the sun.
Michael Angelo % childhood chisled figures out
in stone.
And the great Italian sculptor thus to ages was
made known.
So in every phase of nature and Of genius you
shall find
LAS the little twig is bending so the tree Will be
Inclined
There are plans to be considered, many more to
be contrived
For to fill the needs long growing and at which
we have arrived,
And il you will have your children into thrifty
farmers grow
You must throw out some inducements in the
way they ought to go,
Or too late you will be learning too much work
and little play
Make the growing children weary of the farm
life of to-day
Its monotony is CALLING as they look with hun
CRY eyes
At the pleasures of the city shining bright a.
paradise,
Brains are being more developed in the children
everywhere
Deceits that ence were common can no more be
brought TO bear;
And their needs keep daily growing as the
changes follow fast
In the pathway marked by prog ress over
which we all have passed,
And our better education free to all by all il
sought
labor bought.
Education is essential to make present labor
pay,
And we all must have some knowledge OF the
questions of the day.
Those who might make life much better in the
country and who slould
Take no interest in achievements that the will
ing ones who would
Are not able to encourage; for it would entail
expense
To give all more sunny hours-real life without
pretense.
And the wealthy shirk the duties that they owe
unto the poor
BY not using heavens blessings in way to evil
cure;
And our poor keep vainly toilng till the mills Of
labor grind
All their hopes and social pleasures and at
last their peace OF mind!
We have heard Of city labor on starvation wages
fed
too are bled.
But we know it is not always those who make
the most ado
Who should claim the most attention or for great
est kindness sue,
When cry is seldom uttered we should listen
with alarm
For we know danger threatens and to meet it
we must arm,
And though strikes come not from farmers they
receive the lowest pay,
But desire no eight hour changes on their six
teen hour day
Every thing is done for money, every road must
be paved
With the golden dollars needed to attain the for.
tune craved;
And too many rural wealthy from the country
wish to go
To enjoy life's coming twilight in the cities So
cial glow.
For the natural cravings conquer that they fet'
tered through the years
AS bright hopes that rise triumphant through
the mids Of craven fears;
They but do ~ those before them and as Others
now seem bent,
Who are working, boarding. striving, with the
very same intent
1t must sometimes bring disaster to keep up the
constant drain
That is taking to the city SO much country
wealth and brain.
They return us nothing for them while the farms
fall into hands
Who are amateurs in farming and whose poverty
demands
A destructive course of tillage, that ere long
must prove a curse
To the owner and the tenant, going thus from
bad to worse;
And the cities oyercrowded with more labor
than they need,
Cannot give enough employment ncr one half
the hungry feed.
Thus our social problems daily seem more intri-
cate to grow
And though alien labor threatens. it is not our
only foe;
For while men will choose starvation in anover
crowded street
Rather than do rural labor their demands we
cannot meet.
There is surely something lacking when life's
stream unceasing flows,
From the country to the city while it always
larger grows,
Bearing ever from amongst US all our brightest