The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-20
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IN France ys.rly, sOd Of the sro.i ,sson.
thereirom,
nat al thess people. yea forget. ere
lasi hvias. there is pe tonorou Tor
them.
doht thlnk The tiller, Of the soil in
France. Ter iusisnee. need come 10 Aueti
CO 10 learn The les.oa OF iomorrow.
rheif 'omoftow Ia sssated in the peace
'ninoss, con,ent and quiet industry Of TO
day. The Tact 10, believe | sm cemins
TO the conclusion that vas, terrl tory is
no' an uumisisslei hlcs,ins. Oar youns
meb are led b, u - teach si.r on for
sh., lies unheedei u iaeit sety door.
aud they arc often ~rercScd 10 pieces by
The thort. Harireds Of them, after
dresry isilurs, uc nos wearing their
lives ont 90 miserly wages. while tho
hrns OF their ancestors ste going - ruin.
Bat yon mua o,niss. hat iortane. are
not made on farms.
Perhaps not. seA, iottanes. bat the
rect aud pesee sad homrness aud health
iulness OF countty lite may well be
taken 10 eIohsnsa fir The bare dream Of
. 'ofinue sad more than you think would
take them, II they werc not crippled by
= fear TO move step from their assured
crust
IL has been done by industry and
economy, snd by turning every cha lo~ Of
40 opportunity TO advantage, Everything
possible has been made 10 produce
Even our three sussr naples have con
ribn,ed their sbsre. My eldest daughter
ass made bees her study. aud he's re
'ulsr msrke, 10 Boston aud Springfield
or her honey. My two elder sons when
,ome deyoted themselves 10 raising as
,arsgus aud celery, and became famous
n TIE growing OF both. II vas for these
wo vegetables that have bought the
I,rA i've acres ior my two younger sons
Who will be farmers. Oar chickens aud
ur turkeys in winter have steady sale
u near cities. and we sell hundreds OF
gas besides. This very psrlor carpet
! the result OF the sale OF black berry
reserves - berries gathered on these
rankin hills, where buudreds OF qusIts
I them yearly go TO waste. Aud you
now perhaps, that We import from Eng
md and Scotland enormous quantities OF
snd msrmslsdes yearly. We
ave even sent choice flowers from our
to Boston horists during
10 winter,
And this reminds me. what do you do
> this ideal farm 10 winter,
A farm in winter has disclosed to mo
hat possibilities lie 10 every human
sipg. Oar indoor lie has developed
our children the most curious talents.
be eldes, boy. for ipstsnce. now study
6 art actually mended, when be WAS
,me. all our shoes the lessons learned
rough occasional visits TO the village
oe maker The second son who bss
Dcted to be = Unitarian minister, buiit
at door 10 the wall. and made the sofa
which you are sitting Necessity, 10
Of has made them so quick to do
erything. that cslls for outside help
ih us are slmost unknown. And so
: my own winters l have generally had
rec or fonr lads besides my own to
'cb, and my wife hss given music les
ns. II was 10 isot by these winter
,thods thst We got our trip to Europe.
My friend ives apt 10 become gsrrulous
zen his family and his farm sre under
Icussion, so here / turned away awhile
compare things.
rhst eyenieg Tiers was great wood
on the sitting-room hearth. for the
tober nights sre cold. Bald my friend
er 9 silence, with his eyes fIed on the
,cing fame. Farming. too, 10 the
est occupation A farm can't burn mp.
10 can't be robbed OF IL. and it's product
always growing and Increasing. even
lie iis owner idles aud sleeps. And,
n, too, be added little ten derry.
% gives the children homestead.