HOME SURROUNDINGS. II3 



this idea further, and presume that the}' wish to see the place where 

 they are grown look well also. 



The good appearance of the home is not affected so much by the 

 quality of the house as by the grounds around it, for an expensive 

 house surrounded by rubbish looks worse than an old one in the 

 same situation. Of course the good house looks better with nice 

 surroundings, still the old one, even if unpainted, with a well-kept 

 lawn, has a peculiar home-like charm that is very attractive. 



Youthful minds are impressed with these things, and would be 

 pleased to have their out-door homes in such a condition that they 

 could receive their young friends with a glow of pride, instead of a 

 blush of shame. Why wonder that they leave the farms for the 

 city and the village, when the contrast is so great? Let each one 

 of us do something, then, to lessen this contrast; let us beautify 

 the rural districts, so that our children may be proud of their 

 nativity. 



After the completion of the programme, the Rev. M. G. Prescott, 

 in a fitting manner, and in behalf of the Bristol Farmers' Club and 

 the citizens of the town, moved a vote of thanks to the Board for 

 responding to the invitation of the Club. 



