Connecticut western news., 1913-04-17
Letters From the People
The Ideal Life.
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To the Editor Of The News:
 Sometime ago a friend in writing to me asked what would be my ideal if I could live my life over again and this is what I told him !:
 If were to make a new start in life, I would wish to be farmer-not hap hazard one, but a model farmer. have been in many kinds of employment I have travelled about and seen things under many different conditions of life, and I came to the conclusion that a farmers life is the best on earth. am a great lover of nature, and there is no other life where one could study nature better than on a farm. That is, on the one I would have. I would prefer a farm of 200 acres, not all tillable, for would wish to have 100 consist of nice timber and pasture. l would have a small lake in this timber and a small creek running into and out of this lake, and through my land a neat and com fortable house with handsome yard and grounds a large and convenient barn, some good blooded stock. one pair of work horses, and one slick drivin z team, so that I could take my wife and children to town or any other place we desired to visit For wife I would choose a tidy, sensible girl, not a belle but one of the old time sort {; one who knew enough to advise and help plan my business one who would be chum and companion. 1 would desire to have two sons and two daughters, whom l would instruct with love for home and the beauties of nature. I would have a grove around the lake so we could have picnics and pleasure parties when our friends come to visit us. The lake | I~1I xxvfE f G1l, n11n boats to take our friends out on the lake. I would work to beautify my home and would expect my family to help me with my business. for I can see no good in an idle life. If I had MT. Rockefeller's money I would work just the same and I know I would enjoy it, for work is the spice of life. This would be miserable place to live in if there was no work or incentive to do things and improve the world that nature has so unstintedly beautified. I sincerely believe this was the intention of the Greater, that man was supposed to improve and make the world more beautiful and better for all mankind.
 Now I think this would be as near a heaven on earth as anything could be. Of course would have my home fur nished i'll pleasing and tasty style. but my wife and daughters could arrange that with the exception the sitting room with library annex, for this would be our gathering place, so we all would de- sire hand in the arrangement of this room. When my boys were old enough I would advise with them as to how things should be done and I would be very particular how my stock was cared for. 1 would have the grounds around the house laid out in an artistic manner, with shade tree, flowers and shrubs of many kinds, nice walks and drive ways. swings and hammocks, so the young people could enjoy themselves
 Do you not think farm and home ar- ranged in this manner would be very nice place to spend ones life? Some people think farmer must necessarily be ignorant, but this is a mistake, for it requires more intelligence to operate farm and have things right. than it does a store. shop or factory. Many of our great men, such as professors, statesmen, writers and diplomats were brought up on farms and there is no reason why our farmer boys and girls should not be as and lead as happy life as any on earth. Now do not know if have pleased you with this description, but this is the ideal of the life I would desire CHAS, A HARRIS
 Two Harbors, Minn.