The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-02

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There are drawbacks to all thinss'
,,r,e immemorial farm lille mas
~ aa,,cted as nearly ideal, free from
| .,u cares and the one occupation III
rsos intelligent effort is sure oil itS
I, is on the farm where song
"A honest toll go hand in hand 1t Is
A.-s that the birds, and the MOVERS, ana
Il sunshine spill all their gladness; II IS
~ IA, the glory OF the dawn klndles
/ ~ hones and the splendor or the sun
/ 4, hrinrs rest and peace and content.
fine picture, true picture as
Il goes. a portrayal OF still life IN
.,,n,e But the real life, the pulsins,
| ,sahb M life. whose hope the light nlngs
INA and the winds lay lo", whose ioit
IA sln scorcnes into dust and the n'cds
| rlsb away the life of Infinite pale &c
l M perseyerence, can never be painted
i described. To know it as i, is, TO I'M
assand II, to value it at wnat it is worth,
i / must be lived. X
/ Nothing is what it ought to be, for -
| ,s,tIOp, 50 far, has kept odt of htfAn'
i reach. The farmer is only human aver-
Il ,ss And when say the farmer / mea
Ihlm who owns his little farm and maAes
Il living out Of it by his own labor. There
Il vas never such farmer yet who was able
/ Il any tine OF his life to arrange his lana
50 IS to fit every season. He can, usu-
Il lily, prepare for wet or dry season,
La Il he is willing to assume the risk,
trust 10 luck and lay off his land fot an
lATerage season. Choosing either OF tae
| Two extremes an average season may in
cline in his favor, but choosing the latter
ether Of the two extremes is almost sure
to destroy him
50 when the farmer SETS out TO prepare
bis land in the spring he does it with
many mlsgivings He has nothing TO
guide him, If last was dry, this year
riy be wet, or it may be dry again. for all
he knows
But the time has come and he must pre-
nIe bis land in some way. Perhaps he
nay utter silent prayer as he casts
as eyes upward and scans the say ( 4 n
syn to guide him. But he knows taat
a that ohserveth the wind shall not
ns and he that regardeth the clouds
iaaI MOI reap" and so. with that faith
slA Is in him, and with that hope which
saas MIN on from year to year, he zoe
work and does what he thinks is right
w all the energy he can muster to
isss him.
mere Is no class OF people more hopeful
aan the farmer. Years ana years of
~ loli and a constan, struggle for a
A's eAistence can not wholly discourage
WI no matter how seanty the harve
~ tne year before, when the time
gues to plant another crop his hope
bright and his faith as strong as
..sl ne lrst started out to build a home
himself and the loved one who hal
ss.s VINE INTO his life to share 1t with
mere We're only two OF them then
Ie,s 'pere may be half dozen more, ard
~ ~ ouly knows how kesnly fhey have
II. "ey failure, and how many an I
IA nave been their appointments.
.. SUI now small have been their ex-
sS ons, now humble their hopes. The
go, 80 mas been for only the commo nest
-,ol's' Tor Just enough to live off with,
|,,as' aAa Tor an equal chance fo- their
y eiucatlon ' % -
laps 1t has been their own fnrl,
,,s,...aeT expectations have come T.
,sls ana that their dearest homes have
Ii NAV 'e1 n fruition. Let that b. se
IN, nut their expectations and thei,
ill., ~ sui with them, and when the
Itth es 70 pillow and plant it is dont
len M, ~. ana sincere fai'h that dro tbs
MI Nv san into dust and floods can ne, es
~
n. nave seen the farmer go int
ned in the spring. with earernes, i
en H. ~ nope in his heart and sone
Itse ~ Ups lie would be at work be-
/. vors sun rose and he would still ia
lts Il "nen the sun went down. There
Id nv, uemand there for shorter hours
" rera s' tne wish would come that the
,cron,. wnger so that more work coulc
III sun sn the days did get longer, ant
It,s IA 'sllher, and the birds began L
Iass q, mate and nest, came plantinl
e SEA- me hurry and furry 10 ge
ss n. into the ground and with an<.
Iaas RI, watches the sky at see l.
ssgd. DSt though he may watch IN,
Hen aO. MS WORK never stops. h.
ia o,ssn not stand idle, his hands d,
n. s g from the pillow
d, aasious waiting comes - The Ttsl Ian IAN
Ihl M, ,asl wet enough to swell III
isot ana wei CROUCH for the sprout
.f. li,,Is Grow, Or there may COM
81 ID ~, 700 much min and cause tn,
sA Be- sss, or the seed may come nj
q lnserts f1yed by drougths' or floods
u shiss OF hundred other thing
hss n n wcrk Of planting and NJ g waitin
piast,. gone over again. II the sec
y sssls s'sns would be sure 70 success Gee
Ass IN y vel. but time and time seni,
~ sns ~ nelds to have to be plante
ga ,ssm, times before a good stan,
= y tsS , sessOn is late. and nine time
N sonsw Ma. means s6srtage in tn
"a ,iieuns,se under the tmost favor
iss. 's's +, that might sq S.. tNers are era
~ ~ y one can ,,aih az up and t& barves
,'s sathered and and S o. a oa GRO
'' all the unre asaiaa wor