^HE RURAL SOCRATES- ny 



/?< when I have been upon the point of (Inking under 

 " difficulties in the adminiftration of my own liour- 

 *' hold. Ah 1 faid I to myfelf, it is neccfTary to work 

 ^' without being difheartcned ; and to be always there, 

 *' where the labor Is moft feverc j the firfl in the morn« 

 " ing, and the lall: at night. Without this, things 

 *' could not go on ; for believe me, firs, if the mafter is 

 >' not always foreniofl, and fails to fhew to others by 

 ^' his example the manner in v/hich every thing is to be 

 ^' performed, all is undone. The fervant who knows 

 *' and who can dp a thing better than his maflcr, fol- 

 *' lows his own plcafiire in it, which will never lead him 

 '' to waile his (Irength in increafing the wealth of one 

 *' whom he defpifes ; but he will rather think of his; 

 *' own advantage ; and how to obtain the bed pay and 

 " the molt perquifites/^ — It was thus that our philofo- 

 pher diiplayed his wifdom from the firfl moment of 

 this interviev/v— When I endeavored to alarm him, by 

 telling him that he was about to receive the honor of be- 

 ing prefented to a prince, it was all in vain. He only 

 exprelTed his joy at finding that fuch great perfonages 

 could carry their love of mankind fo far, as to hold 

 converfe with peafants ; fince in this condefcenfion he 

 »faw the furefl means of Ipreading plenty and happinefs 

 .over the earth. 



We now mounted an open carriage to go to Schintz- 

 .natch.— x\s the road crofTed various cultivated fields, 

 the burgrave took occafion to bring Kliyogg upon the 

 .chapter of agriculture, queflioning him about different 

 new forts of grain, and artificial graffes, <&c.***. Kli- 

 yogg condemned nothing I but only maintained, that 

 agriculture did not fail fo much from the want of ufe- 

 ful plants, as of a proper preparation of the earth. *'A11 

 *' thefe liew fpecies of grain and artificial graffes v/ill 

 *' fervenopurpofe, (faid he) if there is a neglect of tillage 

 *' and of manuring, the quantity of which latter mufi: 

 *^ be increafed with the greateft care ; thefe new pro- 

 s** duftioDS rcauiriog as much preparation of the earthy 



