104 STATE rOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Iiitolli<^enoc now guides hor toiling hniid 



And drudgery departs at her eominaiid, 



While pleasant recreation for tlie mind 



And restful pleasures she can ever lind. 



The house plants tliat are every lady's pride 



In tasteful order ranged on every side, 



While luscious fruitage of a goodly hoard 



In great profusion decks the farmer's board. 



The children of this modern household fair 



"With their surroundings hapi)ily compare. 



Beared amid sucli inllueuces bright 



Thej' till their home with hai)piness and light. 



You hear no longing for more distant scenes, 



And they dread not the time that intervenes 



Ere they shall leave their childhood's happy home 



In other lands, 'mid other scenes to roam. 



Home is to them the dearest spot on earth 



And sad the day they leave its sacred hearth. 



I've held to-niglit no picture to your view. 

 And told no tale that one maj' call untrue. 

 1 look far back upon the page of time; 

 I see some noble men in manhood's prime 

 Forming a band of earnest brotherhood, 

 Working together ior the commoii good. 

 And soon societies all o'er the land 

 Originate from this the parent band. 

 Fruit culture now an impetus recei^X'S 

 And rich returns to thoughtful minds it gives, 

 Wliile many a name to-day ennobled stands 

 For choice production by his skillful hands. 

 I see long trains of loaded cars to-day 

 Bearing the fruit of your old trees away 

 To cities, where huge transports waiting lie 

 To take the products of your industry; 

 Thence wafted by stern winter's icy breeze 

 They reach the homes that lie beyond the seas. 

 I look around upon the grand display 

 Of apples fair this cold, niid-winter's day, 

 Bright hue, fair form and tempting as of old. 

 When Eve's desire to taste was not controlled. 

 I ask whence cometh this bright, fair array. 

 The gentle goddess, whose name you bear to-day, 

 Who hovers ever near with noiseless wings 

 An answer to our eager question brings : 

 ''It is my work to guide the inquiring mind; 

 For in my kingdom precious gems you find. 



