St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-02

TOO generous 70 say some things b
might have said-that it Is very easy
for . woman also to be foreigner. and
leave BODYBUILDING to servants. He
only said: ''Thcrc arc . great many
houses about but there arc not so many
homes Home first and very largely
6rst, should be our law; and after homo
society. Home allows Of individual de-
velopment better than any other posi-
BILE association"
1t was under the linden trees that We
wcrc sitting on knoll overlooking the
gardens of berries and flowers A robin
was sitting on her eggs, just over our
heads, listening.
But you.will OBSERVE" John began
again, that trees and plants, after all.
are not 20 terribly tied down to one
spot Nearly ell Of them have some
method OF locomotion. Notice the way
those strawberries run about-only they
never let 60 Of home, and the home life
runs out through all the children.
believe, II nothing hindered, . straw.
berry could travel ACROSS . continent
Some Of the trees, and tho raspberries.
and blackberrieA and roses, and liiacs,
travel by suckers But tho home in
stinct Is strong thefs also; they do not
60 Of from their own kin to Join some-
thing else. What splendid family
groups those plums make. IL not inter
fered with? But all plants and trees
have at least two ways Of travelling
one BY roots and the other by fruit and
seed. The most wonderful work IL
done by seeds believe no naturalist
has been ablc to solve the riddle Of the
sudden appearance Of millions of plants
Of some weed or flower where none ex-
listed before. 1t is 1t least great achieve
ment for . plant to travel so expeditions
'ly, and in such caravans. Dandelions
and daisies break out like Influenza. A
clover meadow turns yellow or white In
. single season. You need not wonder
that 1 am willing TO be quite like . tree
In steadfastness It is not stupid life
at all. Science tells us that animal and
vegetable life WAS once all one: and
after many ages Of common functioning
our sort Of lifc rooted down and the
other bowled on free and unconfned.
There Is very much to say OF the charms
Of lifting after either manner. But
there Is such . thing as IN extreme veg.
etable immobility, and such . thing.
also. as an extreme animal instability.
l like best the happy mean; and prefer.
as I said. decidedly to be . quiet, be-
neficent industrious tree to being IN
everlastingly rotating. excited, human
animal, without roots or character. Look
How superb! How beautiful: How true
to purpose! How happy. one may say!
How individualized! 1t has fine i'm
stincts. II makes its own music. IL
has its own loom. II owns NO
end Of machinery. It inherits
tho work Of ages past IS much a. We do.
It Il unvexed by the winds Of theology.
It does not belong to the Browning
Club. It is mover troubled with in.
somnia nor any form Of nervousness.
Then. tree gets deal Of very pleasant
association. The children love An old
apple tree - they love dog l envy
the good times that leaning apple tree
hos had-boys in the limbs. and birds
singing, and-well. my dear. believe
that apple tree saw rs when We were
younger, and had our poem all unwrit-
ten and our song unsung."
We have DOT Joined the club yet
John Il up in the morning with the
birds. and the bees. and the sun; and
tho nestlings arc up with him. VT you
will have Q morning club or two" he
says, II will join Tho Robins Club !
have Joined. end enjoy 1t immensely" T"
But At night he insists On retirement
and that the world shall lot him alone.
I an suFe that American life will be
moro wholesome when We are moro In
innate with tho trees, and, like them,
arc moro deliberate, cool, steadfast and
capable Of rcst.-Mary E Spencer. in
st Louis obe-Democrat