The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-11-20
Is Farm life Drudgerya

| II lS the law OF the universe tnat
man must work. With the right in
centive he glories in it. Give him q
brood of little Onee nesting in the lap
of the one he chose from among ali
others as most fitted to bear his name
in the home Of their joint making, he
rises before sun and takes no heed of
the going thereof, working incessant-
lily toward the one clear goal-happi-
dear. Inspire, him with love or goad
him by necessity, he becomes a Her
cGles or q Titan, miracles are per-
formed by his brain and Drawn which
the Man OF Galilee might well have
wrought had he not in His infinite
wisdom and mercy left many things
for other men to Go In the pride of
strength and the humility of loving
service. Cheer him with the prattle
Of children or reward him with the
kiss and the handclasp Of dependence
and faith, he goes forth daily to work
maryels. Compared with city life,
is farm life .drudgery? The farmer
rises to find the world bathed In the
glory Of the dawn acroBo the mea-
dows and pastures and waving fields
Of cotton and grain, millions once
worshipped. His view is unobstruct-
ed, the horizon sweeps limitless be-
fore him, unimpeded by the mean lit
tie things of life. He fills his lupgs
to their full with pure fresh air, balls
annie and lige-giying. His eyes clear
as the sun rises; his brain leaps forth
to the calls of duty and the day;'lhis
muscles culver like race horses,
for another race is to be run and the
stakes are succesa and prosperity,
| hung high ir sight of those he took
before all the world and brought in
to the world.
! He remembers the parable Of the
loaves and fishes. He goes forth with
a handful of seed. and comes back
with harvest OF plenty; another
miracle has been wrought before his
eyes, he was a party to it. He sees
in the wake Of the plow the daisy
while there is no time to pick it from
| is mounting high. he. recalls the
poets words and they are pleasing
to the mind. and he Is glad it Is given
| to him to be near, very near, the in
spiratfonal things Of the world.
Night draws on and weary-mind-
ed, weary-muscled he turns home
/ ward. The doorway frames a pic
ture-wife and little ones are watt
ing. They help him with his work
at The barn. laughing in high glee
at the little, inobstructice, iunimpor-
tant things OF life; hand in hand, with
q little one perched high on the shout
| der throne, they go in together and
fall 10 the meal to which hunger and
health give SAVIOR and sauce.
The lamp is lighted and he tells the
stories OF Jack and Jill, Of little jack
Horner and then at bed time draws
near, he, gives a serious turn to- the
chatter and little heads bow low as
little voices lisp. Nov lay me down
to sleep" and two pair Of adult eyes
mist as two adult brains pray God
the sleep that knows no earthly wax
| lag may; bs long. long deferred.
Within the city, 1t is d,-searent, men
| q. rep lotting and doing evil deeds,
women are for getting modesty and
virtue, children are being brought up
to scorn their parents, to live lab
! ofious days and rfot through licen-
tions nights. Another nervous day
| night, brains are tired and muscles
ache that have been chained to desk
and machine all day. There is neith-
er time no inclination for chat er,
wearily the world seeks It's cirtujus
! couch cr goes the way Of the forfeit
full and the mad, TO come suddenly at
the end, ,os. the blind thoroughfare and
know at last It has oil been purp,,se-
Hess, resnltless chasing of the but .er-
flies OF pleasure. Ss (.
| On the farm the days work Eas
been good, 1t has beeo. productive,
hundreds will be fed because one has
tofled. The little ones drop OF to
sleep and are put to bed. Together
those two who mean all the world tS
each other stand Cor a moment and
look out on the starlit world and ali
is peace and plenty. the petty mean
/ nesses of life pail before the immen-
sity OF opportunity; another day 10
done, 5butga new bne will soon dawn: !:
the world is beautiful and life will
be gathered and they q may rest
| through the winter months and read
and plan great things for the future.
Content that so long as the smercies
of God prevail and the miracles OF
nature are performed as In the mill
lions of wears gone by. their place
and plenty in the world are assured.
And An this is sdrudgeFyl #
4 I8SThanksgtYing 8 is @ coed thing;
Ithanxsliying is, better. s
They say that happiness is found
only In the dict tiolary; but iit seeias
that an honest young man, married
to "a healthy. happy, truly Christian
cir, who loves her home, Goraes jiis.
! about ass ,isar human happihess as
ever mortal gets, and 3 such man
/ VIII not be 50 ung ngratefuf as; to swear.
tgets drank. or do. q cruel or mean act,
J Some people never run into tiaitt.