August, 1879.
THE WEST SHORE.
337
TRIBUTE TO RUUAL LIKK.
At a Fourth of July celebration in Conuooti
eut the Governor of the State, Hon. 0. B,
rewa, delivered an oration in which occurred
these paragraph!:
Kural life ihould be foitered and cultivated,
because it teodi to promote that love of one'a
uountry. I mean onuntry in the broader,
grauder aenao of nationality, which in it de
velopment oonatitutea patriotiiin. Whatever
attaches the individual to hit native toil
strengthens the nation. All our greatest men
have cherished with the tendereat acntimeuta
h memory of their birthplace. Daniel V ab
ater - -you ail remember with what lllial, reverent
ami patriotiu duty ho made thoae annual
pilfjrunagea to the epot whore he waa born; how
all hie tastes and recreations announced the
tame type of character. Ilia love of agricul
ture, uf aporta in the open air, of the outward
world in starlight and atortn, the aea and houud
leu wilderness parti v a reaultof the inlluencoa
of the lirat 14 year of hia life, partly the return
of an unaophiatioatcd and healthful nature,
tiring, for a apace, of the idle buaineaa of politi
cal life it distinctions, ita artiticialitiea to
employments, to aenaationa which interoat with
out agitating the universal raoe alike (in which
oue lee la himself only a man, faahioned trntn
the earth, aet to till it, appointed to return to
it); and all thia diaplayed a mau whom the most
varioua intercourse with the world left, aa he
waa at drat, natural, aimple, manly, genial,
kind.
Washington with what eagerness he ever
returned to his delightful home at Mount
Vornon, from the can of atate. Jefferson, at
Monticello. John Itandolph- how he ohided
his man beoauae he hal cut nfT from a large oak
tree that atood near hia houae the branch which
in storm seemed likely to break in a window.
"Why didn't you move the houae?" waa hia
indignant eiolaination. And the liat might be
extended indefinitely.
There seems to be something in the hills, in
the landeoape, in the rocki, in the waving treea,
in the running shadows, and iu the sparkling
brooka which kindlea and keeps bright that
love of home and country, which 110 tunc nor
distance can quonoh. Mow can there lie any
thing like thia in a city?
liural life, too, commenda itaelf for its health
fulnras. The pure air, the freah breezes of the
country literally bring healing on their wings.
And then the lieauty of rnraflife and scenery!
I might spend sn hour dwelling on this. And
then its profitableness! All thess I must iaaa
at thia time.
I hail it aa a moat snoouraging sign that at
present not only do w And individuals who
nave acquired wealth ami eminence in the more
crowded walks of lifs returning to honor and
beautify the homes which, dear to them in
lnl.lt I . grow desrer in middle life with each
passing year; but that there eiiata a etrong and
increasing sentiment in favor of organized work
for the earns uross.
Such individuals and organ nations might
widen their scope, so aa to cherish and perpetu
ate the memory of loos svrala and tradition?;
to preserve mementoes of historic and antiqua
rian interest; while they might serve also to
encourage Intsllsclosl, aa well as physical im
prorsment and progress. Organisations (or
each purpose have been formed sod sr in sue
cassia! operation In oar SUle. In developing s
pmper nublio spirit, in directing sn 1 stimulet
ing 111 aim of socisl life, and in uniting a
people in a common purpose for the common
good their beneficent office would ssem slmoat
without limit.
But my purpose will not be fully accompliehsd
ualaas I can inspire within yosj something mora
than a lov (or sar village improvement or
rural improvement in the limited aa the word
arains to oar. I srfS you not to forget three.
I orgs you still more to go somewhat farther,
ami lake in all agriculture. Tea.. h all men that
1 the filling of the esete. It, nl,rt. ;t
the first of human amplnyuieuts. Do somsthing
to drive out the idea, now altogether too
prevaleut, that the cultivation of the and is dis
reputable. Msks all man to kuow that "they
are faahioned from the earth, that they ara sst
to till it, snd thst they are appoined to return
to it"
Ami let this teaching go on till, in very
truth,
"The hills.
Hock rlhhcd sad ss the sun; the islaa.
Smithing In ,,. . 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 ..-. hetwaen;
Ths venershls wis.ls; rivers thai mots
In nudeett, anil the rsimplslnliif hrooks.
Tlial niake His meadows sreen; and uotired round all
'I. I Ocean's som and liietam-hnly waste"
shsll lie
"But the solemn dectiratlnos sll
til the irreal 'fume' uf man."
A lam run 1'Aiis.STH. A iirotty little story
in Borasi reminds us of s hstiit which srents
have, which is ths csuse of msiiy a bitter uuig
to the hearts of their little ones. A little live-year-old
asked her mamma to let her run across
the wsy to visit s playmate. As she aaw a re
fusal in her mamiua'a face, she put her little
rosnhud lips up for s kiss, and said: "I'lsasu
don't -ay 110; Mini i minulr 4M," Ob. the
wisdom contained in those simple words ! How
POWWOW it is, when s little one ssks a (avor
which to us seems but a trille, but to their
vision is s mstter of great moment, to thought
lesaly, hsstily, snsp out a "No!" Nor could
we, do I we pause t.. inquire of ourselves '.., we
refused, give a satisfai'tory reason. It has lie
coins a habit, perils), to deny their wishes,
until it must seem to them thst we take delight
in thwarting their innocent requests. Ths lit
tie girl desires to go slid see s plsymsts, ths
h" wsnts to go into ths woods lor s holi.
day. There is no imssilde objection tn either,
but the hasty "No ! ' risee to the Iim; the child,
hurt, and smarting under a sens of injustice,
"teases" or else goes swsy in sullen silence.
The psrent feels thst hs or shs has been !
hsaty, hut believes it lieuoath their dignity t.
retract now. Heaidos, "What right has s child
to iersist, when they sre told no ?" Is the mice
tinn thst comes uppermost. So ths child is
robbed of s pleasure, the parrot ia wounded at
ita lack of dutiful feeling, all of whioh might lie
avoided, if parents would only I I the little
mentor's counsel - "I 'lease think s minute srsf '"
LvTsWMaVn til KiiisoMv. The In Isilie
who sre county scIumiI suierintendents In till
nois have managed the financial iart uf their
buaineaa partioulsrly well. Not one cent of the
large sums over which they have hsd super
vision hss been lost, either through dishonest)
or ignorance of husineas. In many of the court'
ties the si hool lliisiu e were in s state of otm
fusion when the ladies cams into oOlee. They
hsvs straightsnsd everything, and put all school
afTsirs on the moat prosierons Isssis. Several
of these lady superintendents regularly hold
meetings of their school officers sod talk sls.iil
school work, with very ussful result. These
superintendents have slso succeeded eioellenlly
in the legal part of their wierk, ia school visits
tuui, snd in influent-tog and in, tin ling teachers.
Kvau those mate educators who oppttsad the
Isw mskiug witiuru eligible to this office, now
pronounce their work a success, alter the live
years' sipertsaes. - Nnr fori Tnlm.
To HsKbl mi Mais. The eooslaat uss of
the fingers in practicing the violin, piano and
guitar, or kindred instruments, frequently be
coma very tender and sore. The ski assy b
hardened by applyiag s strong solution of alum
l water, or lbs tincture of whit oak bark, A
still t letter lotion woM hs s solution of laaaie
said. Any drag stars osn furnish the srid,
which should Iss dissolved la wslar
A rot so lady of New Kami. Id. Cosja., last
year rna.lt three quarters of s loci uf batter and
disposed of It herself 'WmsiII Gassfe.
Thunder, what aa eatrr ' Bmtm "
fTT W
Kim rest, go n ths forest.
Always soms hitch about it A harness.
A am hssil is no mora an evidence of brains
thsn a iaper collar is of a shirt
A iiunthv girl, getting off a tram at Op
May, waa asked if she might lis helped to slight,
and aha replied that ahs did not amok.
A man asked Mr. I'ittfur s certain plana, "I
should have thought," aaid ths minister, "thst
s sine. 11, ,. would hsvs suited you Utter
" I rue, aaid ths applicant, "hut if yon give me
the place 1 will make it a sinecure.
Kvanv man ia ths architect uf hia own for
tuns, and it needs but a g lanes to convlnea lbs
meat skeptical that soms men don't know aa
muoh about architecture aa a hen doss about
artificial immltation.
An old-faah ioiied minister paaeiug s fashion
able church, not long sgo, on which a nsw spire
waa going up, was asked how much higher it
was to ha. " Not muoh, " lis answered ; " thst
congregation don't uwu much higher ia that di
rection. "
An African lion hunter contributa the (al
lowing How to catch lions Ths dsaarl I
e..-.l of sand snd liana. Take a aisvs and
sift the deaert. The linns wlU remain These
viiii pis., in a bag, whieh yon .any with you
fur the pur p.-se
A leWMtl nwspnr re la Us that when a
I-1 n. h man, who fell overlsnard from the steamer
which took til t 'obdea t'lub back from Uresav
wich, was re., ned and relumed to ths dsck, ths
first thing he courteously said was thst hs hoped
he hail not keirl the steamer waiting.
A ilsriNii bny was oat ia lha back yard
pounding 1 hi a tin pan. The lather , erne n,
tne.1 end sullen, sml belag disturbed by Uss
noise, 1 1 ie.l out " VV'hal Is tamed loos la the
back yard, a wild annuel t " Ths little fellow
replied: "Vela, Hm. it's a pan thir. "
K'Ninii UAsrrsa Mow dare you tall ma esjsb a
he, sn 1 will give yoa a sounder thrashing
than you have ever had in yonr Ilia. Hay 1 I
did not tall you a Iks, sir, Hehnolasastsr H list
do you call It, than ? liny Daly a lalminatlag
enlargement of elongatesl varaatty, sir, K
apes his Ihrashiag.
" I:, e, did you sver stop lo think," asid a
grower reeautly, ss ha measured oat hall a peck
of atsliBM, "that these potatoes ooateun auger,
water and stai. h ' "Nan, I didst," MM
ths bay, "but I heard mother say that yoa put
paa anil Leans la your ontTe. and ahunt a plat
of water la every quart of sntlk yoa aaid," I he
sn hp., 1 of natural philosophy was dmtped right
lit sre.
A noon soiorsd saaa ihsss said la a 4as assai
iagi " lii. ihran, when I was a bay I Isssk a
hatehet sad went lata the ..-.Is When I
found a tree thai was straight, big aad solid, I
didn't ton. I. that tree, hut whs I found ana
leaning a little aad hidlow inside, I jsaaa bad
him down Ho, w hen ths oabtl gul after lints
lisas, ha don t It each lUea data straight aad
if 11. . bat data dat lean a little aad are aatlsra
insifla."
I asnw, also, a young lady who, so drat at
tempting housekeeping, undertook ta rtaasi a
pair of 1 hi ken, sttaadlag lo their elsaaieg
suit singeing herself. They ssms to las taaaa
s beautiful, delicate browa, aad ah loaned
proudly st bar haaletsvl, eipeeting ass assav
mendation Hs waited, however, Is test the
foala belters praising lha oaoktag, sad It was as
well that he did ao,1ur at the first eat he saaate
earns wsai living all wear the taata Mat seed
forgtftlaa lo lake oal ths swopa, s fast, aad
sot known that chtekeas had srspa
lse.ii 1 si a f'taur run bsme. fWtaa
glae ia . -Id water aad melt II la the water hath
Is (oral a vary tbieh paats. To this add good
glyeeriae la qaaallty stiusl la the dry ajse
taaaa, aad euatiaaa ths healing to si pel as
asab of lha water at paaalbt. This stay hs
east aa asarUa slab Ve cool, aad aseltai (or
ass aa rtlrd This la ant soluUs ia ajaa,
kMl Isqaels