Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-03
The BRIGHT sIot OF FARM LIE.
rur wrANrsr MN tn, ro rrIL pow>
A>p DISCOURAGE.

In these day. 10 pe..iml.,lc pi.mirc
Ism aud deprr..lyc criticism, u u Ger
tAinly uplifting 10 meet q MN Ike Mr.
4. ". Checy-r and to listen to hi- wori'
of encouragement. we consider his pa
per Rad before the dalrymcn's a..ocis'
ton Wednesday evening, The Bright
Sill. IL farm life." Que of the most
profitable e.say. that have been thrown
in during the series ~ me-iing-. IT. OBJ
lect va. to arrest th. growth IL the .pir'
II ~ dlscontent that has been prevalent
among the farmers oi New England, and
extending la all other classes.
Mr.. Chsrycr In hl. contrasts aud com.
parI.on. showed that there was M ocra.
.lon fui the decpondeDsy Ia thi. section,
which In q large measure had been man
ufacturcd. lii picture of farm life Va.
attractive, being painted Ia real, bright
and beautiful Culof.. II was ~ album
,lant privilege. aud all the aids that eau
IT, desired. in the general run of things,
to constitute the besi of life. ani the
best thcrr !. worth living for. II thcse
opportuniiie. are not enjoyed by the
average New England farmer they no
where exist.
Therr arr two clsss.. ~ p.ople In thl.
worii-tho.e Who hsNc been h.lps to =
struggling rac- and those who have de-
,oici themsel,r. tn encouragement,
weakness and confusion. Their track.
may 10 discovered -,erywherv, IN every
community, state. moral and social or.
ganiation. There has bccn an ever
pr-seni conflict between the bullders up
and the wrcckcrs. and u stlll continues.
Progress cumc. from push and for the
maintenance ~ life lt."lf. Therr can b.
no exemption from the lron-clad rule.
To discourage . people !. the prelude to
the wrrCkagc II them And their arsirs.
Thi. deplorsblc Cau.e, u u apparent,
h,. Gar tan many advocates aud time
servers. n u easier to discourage ani Ia
pull Iosn than u u a. huild up aud
io strengthen, hcnc, Il u that " !. the
weaI-.t of the human race that always
may b. found engaged IN the former oc-
cupaiion. ani the weakest that follow
dcm,gogical leaders.
Mf. Ch~-Ncr reminds Va ~ Lincoln,
Grant. 20 sherman anil sheridan, shn
strengthened our arm. la m. grvaicsi
Couiest betsc-n destruction ani self
preservation this continent has ever Wit
messed. II nn, the world. Nr. 'he.Ner
remind. W. too. ~ the soldier In the
rsnk., Who Nas rNvf cheerful ln
hard plac,. aud gave ouly Word. ~
hoIe, Nhllr d, his slle .iopl the man
Who only saN defeat sni disi.tcf w
everything, and was llhrril only With
hi f,uli-nniings and Nori. ot discouf-
agvmeni. N ih~rr l. anv Satisfaction
that cutuss to the writer aier = life uf
hardship. aud bitter experience, V u
that d. has never. kuuNlngly, attempted
to di.cuursgr oth~rs Nho have attempt
"a to carry ~" load ~ lie which his
l~cn t-quriih~l o. them. And to-day
Ia m" reunions ~ mru Who have b~.u In
hard plac~s. thosr who contributed hy
their p-rsonsl effort. tn ch--rfuln-..,
courage, hoI- ani sucC~ss arc 10" most
t-opulaf oues. Thslr soyi.ty l. q charm
and !. .ought cut. while the chfunic fault
fnier l. neglected. TlIr wteckcr. have
their guoi time Ia the pr.cui, the good
opinlou ~ men In the future IL
rvssrNVl fof thosc Who have h~-n array.
-i against them. The man Sho has ear
firi his oeu load Nlthout Nhinlng, ani
has al.o encouraged Others to carry
thrirs. aud a little more, Il to b. apprr-
citt~d rather than the on" who has cou.
tribuisl - his worst efforts a. cufrehlc
hi uelghtsor o. carry lrss.--~ Nlban.
Messenger.