Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-23

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stroy fruit trees.
The evening session opened at 8 o'clock
with a paper by Mrs. George R. Chase of
Medfeld, Mass. It was q most excellent
essay and of high literary value. Extracts
from the paper are given below. After
this paper Secretary T. s. Gould read a
poem by the first president, Timothy
Dwight of Yale college, entitled "Colum-
bia, Columbia" Mr.. Hirman then pre-
sented a resolution extending the thanks
of the board to Mayor Sargent for his hos
pitality, to the officials of Yale university
for contributing to their instruction and
entertainment, to the press and railroad Of
ficials for aiding the convention. 1t was |
unanimously adopted. James D. Dewell |
then spoke few words commencing the /
convention. The convention then ad- |
journed.
RECEPTION RENDERED.
A reception was rendered in the evening
to the members of the convention by
Landlord Moseley of the New Haven
house. Refreshments were served, fol-
lowed by speeches and music.
The annual meeting for the election of
officers of the board of agriculture will be
held on third Wednesday in January at
the state capitol in Hartford.
THE SHEPHERD CoRYDoN.
HARD by q cottage CHIMNEY smokes
From betwixt two aged oaks
Where Corydon and Thyrsis met
Are at their svoury dinner set
OF herbs and other country messes
Which the neat-hauded Phyllis dresses;
And then in haste her bower leaves
With Thestylis bind the sheaves;
Or if the earlier season lead
To the tanned haycock in the mead"
start with wood picture of country
life done in poetry. Granted that country
life is part prose, be it ours to find the
poetry. Work falls to every son of Adam
and daughter of Eve. Is that work
drudgerys There is no drudgery about
labor unless you make labor your master.
Master labor. Howa
What is the story of the picturea A
Of wood, sign of life, good cheer and
hospitality, sturdy oaks that brood and
shelter, q man and woman content with
their lot, each helping the other, neither
questioning closely where the line of
special work shall stop. When outdoor
work does not press Corydon helps at the
washing. scrubs tbs floor, perhaps, or
Wipes the dishes; in turn, Phyllis goes
| afeld to bind the sheaves or to join the
| hayHakers. Phyllis is a good house
| keeper, who from few materials evolves
much. Bare armed, neat handed, she
deftly serves the "savory" meal of 'coun-
try messes." Fortunate Corydoni you do
not need to have the bakers cart stop at
your door.
Corydon's home was in the country. So
| Ia yours and mine. There ever changing
seasons give fresh surprises. Spring,
summer, autumn, heavy winter rub heel
on heel, reminding Corydon that he must
be intensely active in order to close the
seasons work before that season ends:
Sometimes he may pause to think that
nature is working for him, in growing
corn, in waving grass and setting blossom.
Who shall say that Corydon should be
more ambitious. Who shall bid him sigh
| for larger house, moro acres, more cat
| tie, gold, a nomination to the legislature
or to congress- Who shall bid Phyllis
yearn for furniture, society, the ballots
Corydon was not an agitator, nor Phyllis,
nor am I.
Fear of isolation and loss of society de-
ter many from living in the country.
/ Farmers and farmers wives of years ago
loved social unions and had them. Gone
is the oldtime huskipg, gone is the Cos
sipy quilting, gone is the old fashioned
dance. To-day the farmer and his wife
need not lack society.
There is sometimes lack Of money in the
farm home. Poverty and wealth are rela
tive, not absolute. They are in the man
himself. What do you think of this man,
l
for life, for which he had not to toll O,
spin, said that was nothing but pinching
poverty?" What would Shepherd Corydon
say to thats
Nestness within and good taste without
will make pleasant home with very little
money.
ga warm hearth and bright hearth and a
| hearth swept clean,
! Where the tongs don't raise dust ana the
| broom isn't seen;
o that's the fire for man like me in cottage OF
| in hall.
It may be hard for the farmer and his
wife to earn living in the country, but il
they can't endure the competition here,
how can they hope to contend with men
end women in town or city where the
struggle is wild and fercss
The country is the true home of the
spend the first ten years of his life in the
country. If he will add sixty we will agree
with him. Play, work and school are here
at their best. City chilren cannot have
natures playground, forest, stream, lake
| hay field, mountain and river are denied
By and by, when The child is old enough
he goes to the district school. the best
school in the world if the teacher under
stands her business. To develop individu.
atty, thoughtfulness and gentle care OF
older children over younger go to the coan-
try district school. There older scholars
recite before the younger, and now and
then hear class or help the overworked
teacher. The school in the country should
never be poor. In a district school, bare.
footed, in overalls and jumper a lad made
his start in German under q true teacher
and learned Latin in the same room by
hearing older boys and girls recite.
A city boy visiting his brother on farm
tried to pity him. He told him he did not
was SO lonely The country boy replied:
81 don't sea how you can stay in that old
store and not see a living thing"
We wonder that more farmers daugh-
tiers do not learn the art of butter making
and with stout helper manage large
dairy or creamery. Farmers daughters
can make jellies, preserves and pickles
that will far surpass the product of great
city factories in quality and will bring as
satisfactory return. One girl friend living
on her fathers farm near large city took
| orders for angel cake at 81 loaf. I have
sometimes described women who have
managed milk routes, raised small fruits
conducted nursery or engaged in general
farming; but that is another story.
The girl may be restless. She may think
there is not room in the nest. Make her
l ISel tuat suo Is uOb uISSu 10 20 Irom nome.
Better wait forever in the right, Corydon,
than hurriedly take the wrong.
| What has young Shepherd Corydon to
offer young Phyllis! He may be like
Zekle:
'He was six foot O. man, Al,
Clean grit an human natur';
None couldn't quicker pitch ton
| Nor dror furrer straighter."
These are accomplishments quite as
likely to make Phyllis happy as the base
ball, lawn tennis or cigarette of the young
man from the city. If Corydon can find
an old fashioned girl like Huldah let him
not seek cold bride of gold and silver.
If the daughter must or will work for
others let her nee her skill "a housskeeper
in some home, or let her teach, IL she be
fitted for the work. Then her surround
ings will be safe; her whole tendency up
ward. Again, let her prepare for the high
mission of a trained nurse, still her work
will 90 on in home. Let her shun work
In a store or counting room. In the best
of these the atmosphere is unwomsnly,
unsuited to cultivate domestic virtues and
that love of home which we claim is an
essential in the character of every good
man and woman.
Shall Corydon leave the farms ...