Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-06-25
FARM LORE.

DE made Just as pleasant us life
can be made under any other cir
cumstances or conditions. Ii the
farmer will study his business
and manage it 80 the balance is
on the right page, there is no rea
son why he should not/be a very
contented and happy man.
The farmer must have a meas.
ure OF success in order to be hap
py, and he must have good
health and good living. By prop
er management he can always
have a fair share ofsuccess. He is
blessed with pure air, he can keep
the water pure and have the best
OF food, and this usually brings
good health. The work on t h e
farm, in doors and out, is of such
a nature as to produce the best
physical and mental results, and
this tends towards happiness.
The farmer has his fresh air with
out the city smoke, and ifin 9TH
er respects he lives properly his
sleep will be sound and restful,
and when morning comes he is
refreshed and able to accomplish
something OF value.
Lille Oh the farm is q world
within itself, and brought up to
its highest and best, it seems that
our young people would not de-
sire to leave their pleasant sur
roundings and crowd into the
towns and cities. Life in the city
is not easy. 1t is one continuous
grind; there is no opportunity
for leisure; faithful service must
be rendered, which ouryoung pee
pie on the farm cannot under
stand. Many people make mis-
takes when thev move from the
farm to the city. Occasionally
one is successful, and his success
is heralded about the neighbor.
hood as an example OF what is
gained by going to the city.
They do not, however, take iuto
consideration the great number
who have failed while this one
was attaining success.
People on the fs.lm must work
in order to have the comforts
and happiness which all are seek
ing, but they are free from many
of the cares and annoyances
found in city life. One mustknow
how to make farm life all it
should be, and this can be learn
ed just as one may 60 to town
and learn the intricacles OF any
other business thoroughly en-.
ough to make a success.
In the richness of our life on
the farm, full OF varied interests
and activities we are apt to lose
something else that is one OF the
happiest and most helpful expe-
riences Of the heart-the old fash
ioned friendships, with their fire
side reunions, their quickening OF
sympathy and comprehension,
their hours Of simple converse.
Who connot remember a day
when lie visited his neighbours
home by chance, talked dispas-
sionateiv yet earnestly of things
small and great, drank his tea,
stirred his fire, read his books
with him, comforted his little Sol
rows and rejoiced with him in
his happiness? These things are
passing away from US, Our lives
are too complicated, too intense,
too absorbing to leave for, oul
leisure hours-and they are few
the capacity for anything but ut
ter WEAKNESS and wrecked nerves
We are a kindly, loying people
vitality interested IN each othel
and all humanity, but for t h {
small, sweet courtesies We arr
too busy. too rushed, too tired
too worried. 1t is easy to meet
each other in business or wher
music and laughter stimulate,
our jaded faculties to the poinr
OF brilliancy; but when we ar,
urged on by neither duty nor ex
citement, we must subside into
an ayhanstion and ON irritah;l;