The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-04
RURAL LIFE.

RURAL LIFE.
When God created the earth and
placed our great ancestors in the
lovely garden of Eden, filled with
beautiful plants and flowers, and trees
laden with fruit, they should have
been contented and happy, but alas
obedience was NOT one of Ewes bles
sed traits, and for her sin the edict
went forth that We should earn our
bread By the sweat of our brow. Thus
The cultivation of the soil, the print
tive employment of man, is first in
time. and first in importance.
To those whose inclinations lead
them to seek home in the country
where amid waving fields Of grain
well fed cattle, sheep and poultry, all
gained by hard labor. from early morn
till sunset, through the spring and
summer months, who can describe
their contentment and happiness
through the long winter months
when with crops gathered and stored
they enjoy a wel-earned rest,
The strong desire, the longing after
the country. which most Of us feel, es
pecially in the sweet springtime
points to il as the chosen abode OF
bliss. II removes MS from the smoke,
noise and hurry burly OF the cities,
with their dense population, and man.
fold occupations, from the company
of those in whom imperfectlons OF
character prevail. and places US In a
new, prrer and more beautiful world
To walk with the breeze upon one''
brow. to trample the level grass. to
wander over the rolling hills to drink
the pure water OF some bubblins
spring, is perfect happiness, coming
from the contentment one feels with
himself and the world. The mind Is
occupied with the creation OF God
with the rocks. water, plants and
animals. Everywhere we behold
beauty and harmony, order and unity
and Gods goodness, wisdom and ON
impotence present themselves wonder
fully to our sight, particularly when
we are privileged to view large for
ests, high mountains, VOLCANOES, cat
aracts. lakes and oceans.
The dwellers in cities may feel the
stir Of spring in their blood, may fee
the joyousness Of the sunny days, but
It's only as a Gagged bird feels the stir
ring of the breeze and beats its wings
against its prisoned sides in a vain
attempt to escape.
The love and longing for the old
homestead on the farm is thus beau
tifully expressed by Samuel Wood
| worth: F1MX
How dear to this heart are the scene.
Of my childhood,
When fond recolections presen
them TO view;
! The orchard. the meadow, the deep
tangled wildwood
anu FFtts tDNfu apoA "hANh Ah$ -
fancy knew.
The wide-spreading pond and the mil
that stood by it,
The bridge and the rock where tn
cataract fell,
The cot Of my father, the dairy-hous'
nigh II.
And cen the rude bucket that hum
in the well.
| The glory Of the country is in u
! homes, which contain the true ele
ments Of national vitality AMI patrI
otism. To know what the rural di:
tricts have produced. take Lincoll
and Webster with their glorious 10
tellects: Washington. the PATRICIA
sage, ON his plantation in Old VII
/ GINA: Jefferson, in his country seal
aud John Adams filling his farm j.
Massachusetts. Furthermore. it
interesting to note that not one D
our past presidents was born In tn
J city.
Country life holds forth some Of tn
most delightful pleasures. 1t Is Their
that horseback riding. so healthfr
and invigorating. is al It's best On
may race up and down the long hill
without being restricted by spec
. laws, and unless you have taken Ion
; drives through country lanes an
shaded roadsides. when the cool win
of an early September morning CAV
; suggestion of cooler days to com
2 you have not enjoyed all the plea
ures this life can afford.
Oh What fur e romp and tumbl
5 over a haystaek. to laboriously elm
+ its slippery sliding sides. and aftt
[ reaching the top. to roll swiftly bac
to the ground. and then, tired, b.