The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-23

terror OF Portugal. Rest is i'll tho sun
and sky, the earth and air, tho home
aud field, in all nGn and III all nature,
| do not mean that no labor is per-
formed. But nil labor done has in II
tho seeming OF mere dalliance with Toll.
The senses are not suriGitod with odor,
Insurance and tho almost intoxicating
prohigacy OF nature lis IN the tropics.
Every active eXertion OF every human
dousnot betray, as there, u superlative
incidence painfully eilortIul in tho bare
process OF existence But a rcstinlness
pcrvadcs thcso soft and kindly land
scapcs which reveals citation instead .ot
soddenness; joyousncss instead oil SCH
suousncSs; peace rather than passion
and pain. In and through it all there
Is, like the first thrill OF wine an upliit-
ing and cxultation blending the phys.
ical and mental sense perfectly and
gloriously. ! do not say these Portu.
guese peasantry know this us you and,l
arc conscious OF ii. But TO the behold.
cr's eyes these humble, hnppy.hcarted
people TO touch and color tho scene
upon which he looks, that their pres
ence IS an inseperable clement in its
essential harmony.
me peasant tenant farmers Oh iottu'
gal, the land caseros OF tho country,
retain their holding under life leases,
ana pay rentals 10 Tue ihoiTauos' ,ie
owners oil inc estates, or the scntts-
men farmers, US tney are He12 sai.eu,
III kiiiu' ~ - sort U! ti'iG syslohh
Always amicaoiS ad]usteu pc!Meen
owner anu Peasant. Z a El"uc pS.oM
theSe, Gaselros IS l! cilss c1ItesPonuIins
, 10 inc Etlehsh, oc9tci' aau iE'stl Iottleis:
ilcse cnoupalias i've IN INC GAoinS "
Tue ihoFSauos anu caseiros Ut TUG WIZ Vi
lhe laiteF,
ASIDE from these, are inc slleeR ana
caltie heraers anu 'he goataerus thaO
arg iouna IN more picturesque in noun
.aiti loc"iie1csi thc l,"A-pteaei'e's "totis
tiie euse Oh some oaW'Gs nlounta,u
stream OF against the shel'erihg tocks
Wy TUG SEA store; tae INFERIOR niu'etcels,
Whoi lof inc most triViai wages OF pof,
tlohs Oh gram convey products ana
nictchahuise 10 anu from the towns OIL
inc COAST inc WOOD choppers OF me
L!ouI'alnS' nHu I tue GU ooHeLios WIZ
are ioGhu IN me hlSnest mountain
forests iazily employed IN burning the
chprcoai used IN cooking ny inc af!sto'
er4Cy Q! tAe citles,
Win these DIVISIONS OF the f9ftu'
euese pcasalitfys may DC counted me
rush eatherers oil the mountain farms;
tLe osief-cuI.ers VINO supply inc oasket-
nlahers Oh !t,e towns inc luFze GATHER,
ers VINO uoE lne urearlest hiouhla'h
heisnts; the iern;and rush cutters VINO
supply tie cn urches anu homes i WIN
fragrant Drahcnes iof stfeWlns on holy
anu least Gays ana the wo0a-sleahefs
VINO eatner ueau ilmos ut VIII III forests
oi tlie estates anu among tne mountain
WIGS poth lor the use OF me peasahtrv
ana inc number classes OF the towns.
among au,Ihese people; there !i IS not
single Implement ofsutensiifgll ~
%ltnlh tue past tNouslna years M or
ulilatS A :, iaFih.iianu Woulu nc
c9mpiish uhacr our methods IN one day
more thah score OF any oil THESE; anu
, %lzzard-prnsh OF thc pashter OF bar
pazoM never iastehea upon canvas more
sarthhgiy ancient ways, wares pos:
lures ana pioddinss among the clods OF
DrlttahE IMAM remain universal ana
chanGe,ess among the prlsht-eyea out
chanseless loik OF these enhancing
mountain GU Saies.
Ihere is careless hall;loyous aDan,
don upon Inc surface oi!all peasant toll
winch ADDS greatly TO Its picturesque
ness. JON with this, qualntness IN
ufess' primitlVeneSs OF implements, that
grace whlc Ign lunyarylhgiy accompanies
innocent lgnnrance,and the universal!
lovellness Oh, scenery, and your pastoral
pictures are most !uyllic and complete.
dfound Is tliied with oxen, tandem, III
rush traces drawing a pillow OF the sort
mrs. known to man-the tfee:crook or
sharpcned root. Now and then you VIII
md one rudely pointed with IRON. One
short iurrowls scratched amid tremcnd-
Gus shoutihGs. Then the nan dozen
who have chung to the handles, rode
upon the beam, or goaded the oxen. rest
by inc nowerIladeh hedge or DIVISION
wall TO ENJOY siesta or the delights OF
countryside gossip with passing goat
NERDS or mu!eteers. Where the hillside
Is 100 steep Tor this gentle process, long
lazy duty; for the spade is rejected as
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