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who cares somewhat for the culture of mind, as well as the 

 beautifying of heart and soul ; who walks daily before the 

 bounteous Giver of sun and shower, seed time and harvest, 

 with a lovino^, believino; trust, and who has few wants which 

 his farm and his business fail to supply. The real indepen- 

 dence of such a condition is a solid testimony to the safety 

 and stability of the farmer's occupation, and the results of 

 such a life are a better reply than the most compact argu- 

 ment, to the complaints^ and sorrows, and discouragements 

 of "hard times." 



