Year: 1865

There was sound philosophy in the advice Of
the old Laird of Dombedikes to his son. - When
We hac naethng else to do We may he sticking in
tree, Jock. it will be growing. jock. while ye
are sleeping The old miser knew very well
that great profits might thus be realized with the
smallest possible outlay 1t would perpex a
lawyer to enumcrate the many good arguments
that might be urged in favor Of this practice of
planting an abundance of trees around the home
spot.


The children who grow up under their shade
are more refined in their tastes, and far less
likely to settle down into mere q" hewers of wood
and drawers of water, !" than those whose door
way opens out on a clay or sand bank, or bare
parched and shadeless yard What little effort
it requires to set out fruit tree in some waste
corner of yard or garden and yet what large
returns it will yield Even the humblest home
may be made to look smiling and comfortable by
surrounding it with an abundance of these luxu-
rieS. 1t is said that the once barren and dreary
looking town of Thourette, in France, now re-
scmbles one vast luxurart orchard. And it
all due TO the good taste of the parish priest,
who required the parents of every child he bap
tized TO plant some kind of fruit tree. For
thirty years he had oiciated there, and the little
trees and the little Frenchmen grew up together
in great profuson.


To those of us who are blessed with a country
home what spot is remembered with greater
pleasure than the old grassy orchard, with its
showers Of sweet rosc-co0red blossoms, and
roster, swceter fruit. BE sure that you afford
your chiidfon this pleasant memory. It will
give them delightful and healthlul occupation to
aid in its culture. and it will help to make them
largc-hcartcd if taught to share generously their
bounties with other children less favored. 1t
does lad good to I'll the hands OF some Wistful
faced little child with rosy apples, golden
peaches from his own abundant supplies. Every
such little act lays foundation for an honorable
and respected career; if you neglect to give
them this opportunity, you place them in the po-
sition of the little wistful faced child, gazing at
the luxuries he may not honestly touch, and it is
throwing strong temptation in your boys way
TO help himself where he can when unohserved.
Children so court fruit il is hard to keep their
little hands off it.


Your acres OF fine OLD orchard are a sure pos
session you may leave your children though
your bank stock may fail and your house burn
down, the orchard stands rs secure as ever with
its harvest OF wealth almost as sure the re-
turning season.


No farmer should think his ground well por-
toned out, unless liberal space has been set
apart for this purpose. Many little waste spots,
also, may be reclaimed by putting in peach,
plum or cherry tree. which viii cost you only
the labor of setting out and in few years time
will prove ornament and source of profit to
all your household. 4 family whose store-room
aboundS in well canned and dried fruits through
the winter, differs rs widely from the one which
has no stores, as the thrifty, forehanded farmer,
with plenty of money, does from the always har-
rassed and uncomfortable one who handles
dollar he does not own.-Cor. Working FarRer.