The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-08
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/ 1t Is Seeding time in the country.
And the amateur gardener In the town
gets In his fancy work. His tlllable
ground may cover only enough space
for -four sets" at dance, but he cul-
tlvates this to n finish. digging, plant
Ing and wedding In his spare hours. and
beaming fpndlyi on his little garden
patch In his dreams. He becomes a
subscriber to the American Agriculture
list, Rural New, Yorker" Vick's Guide
and other publications calculated to In
crease his already wonderful store OF
farming lore. Perhaps his lettuce costs
him triple what 1t would In market,
likewise his onions. But he raised 1t
himself! And the relish with which
he eats the little magenta and white
radishes. His garden was q work OF
love, and provided that his neighbors
had no hens to run at large. ye' towns
man with q 10xl2 farm lives happy
spring.
Lo the hsherman! Talk to him OF
sunny spring and note the sparkle OF
his eyes, and the Itching to clutch the
bamboo pole. Yea, he'll soon be at 1t;
filling his little salmon can with tempt
ing worms, rummaglng the closet for
an old pair OF pants and sad to relate.
q capacious flask. For We angler. from
| time immemorlal, never girdeth his
loins without taking a supply Of liquid
refreshments. The knight Of the gun
| and game bag seldom follows this un-
written law, but his brother of the rod
Is what his prohibition friends would
claim 4 slave to the bottle" 1t may
be the sight Of the stream In front OF
him that Induces his thirst, or 1t may
be that fishing streams are not good
to drink. And then it may be that
some men go fishing to drink.
And spring fashions! In the VII
lage, Just as In the city. New bonnets.
rivaling the garden Of Eden. trimmed
In colors OF ribbons and flowers, putting
to flight Solomon in all HIS glory. The
simple speech of the preacher in the
meeting house loses some Of Its effect
when heads are turned to see the Brown
girls new dresses, or the red tie adorn-
ing Jagsbys hired man. And the ride
home in the Sabbath sunlight along
the dusty country road, q maze OF
life and color stills the song and dlms
the plumage of the birds In the trees
overhead. The young folks have dis
cussed clothes. their fathers. the crops.
and their mothers, betwiEt and between.
And to know spring. to seeit to advan-
tage one must leave the changeless
city. The old man Is rejuvenated
though it be but a ride of q few miles
out In the hills He forgets for time
all his worries in the hush and peace
fulness of spring-time evening on the
farm. He sees the mild-eyed COW In
tho lono brushing AWAY the flies with
her tail; the little calf. with long wab-
bly, legs, gazing vacantly through the
bars, the buXom maid coming forth for
the tactical fluid with bucket and stool:
the valiant rooster has given his last
crow for the day. and has sought his
roost; the strutting gobblcr rattles off
q few lines: the sheep'bah tamely. there
Is the gentle whinny Of the colt. the
musical squeal Of the youthful por-
kcr: the returning plowboy Is singing
probably the hired man Is swearing at
his team in the stables. Thus doth
spring have its say, and the scribe his
musings.