THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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FOREST TREES. 



There aro few objects in the vcgretable world really 

 more interesting and beautifnl tiian tlio noble forest 

 tree. The Elm, with its graceful, drooping branches, 

 is one of the most elegant of forest trees. 



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THE BEECH TREK, 



as may be seen by the engraving above, is trnly 

 ft fine tree, and were it not so common its noble 

 appearance would be more generally appreciated. 

 The Oak has always been held as the emblem of 

 majesty and strength. It is one of the most mag- 

 nificent, as it is one ef the longest-lived of the forest 

 tribes, and its timber is valuable for its strength and 

 durability. A variety called the Live Oak, an 

 evergreen which grows at the south, is esteemed the 

 most durable timber for ship-building. 



Have Courage to discharge a debt while you 

 have the money — to do without that which you do 

 not need — to speak your mind when it is necessary, 

 and hold your tongue when it is prudent you should 

 do so — to speak to a friend in a seedy coat, even 

 though you are in company with one richly attired 

 — to own you are poor, and thus disarm poverty of its 

 sharpest sting — to make a will and a just one — to 

 "cut" the most agreeable acquaintance you have, 

 when you are convinced that he lacks principle. 

 " A friend should bear with a friend's infirmities, but 

 not with his vices" — to show your respect for hon- 

 esty, in whatever guise it appears, and your con- 

 tempt for dishonesty and duplicitj', by whomsoever 

 exhibited — to wear your old clothes until you can 

 pay for new ones — to obey your conscienc at the 

 risk of being ridiculed by men — to wear thick boots 

 in the winter, and in every prefer comfort and pro- 

 priety to fashion, in all things. 



How TO Make a Fortune. — Take earnestly hold 

 of life, as capaciated. for, and destined to a lii^h and 

 noble purpose. Study closely the mind's bent for a 

 labor or profession. Adopt it early, and pursue it 

 steadily, never looking back to the turned furrow, 

 but forward to the new ground, that ever remains to 

 be broken. Means and ways are abundant to every 

 man's success, if will and action are rightly adapted 

 to them. Our rich men, and our great men, have 

 carved their paths to fortune and fame by this eter- 

 nal practice — a principle that cannot fail to reward 

 its votary, if it be resolutely pursued. To sigh or 

 repine over lack of inheritance, is unmanly. Every 

 man should strive to be a creattn- instead of inheritor. 

 He tHiouId bequeath instead of borrow. The human 

 race, in this respect, want dignity and discipline. 

 It prefers to wield the sword of valorous forefathers, 

 to forging ^^s own weapons. This is a mean and 

 ignoble spirit. Let every man be conscious of the 

 God in him, and the providence over him,' and fight 

 his own battles with his own good lance. Let him 

 feel that it is better to earn a crust, than to inherit 

 coff'ers of gold. This spirit of self-nobility, once 

 learned, and every man will discover within iiimself, 

 under God, the elements and capacities of wealth. 

 He will be rich, inestimably rich, in self-resources, 

 and can lift his face proudly to meet the noblest 

 among men. — JV. Y. Sun. 



The Young Man's "I Cannot." — You cannot! 

 yes you can sir ; everybody can, and you amongst 

 the rest. That's a fine way to talk at this time of 

 day. You are young, your limbs are strong, your 

 energies are all laying fresh in the chambers of your 

 nature like the stores of a ship just launched for the 

 voyage of life ; all the world is before you ; there is 

 little of it behind you, and that you have skipped and 

 played roll hoop over. Yes, young man you can, so 

 never let that declaration of cowardice and weakness 

 "I capnot" pass j'our lips. I do not qualify the in- 

 finitive of the verb active that describes your capaci- 

 ty. You can " do anything that has been done, 

 may be done, or should be done,'' either in the world 

 of physics, morals, or metaphysics. You can rivet a 

 bolt, tear up a furrow, overturn an empire of false- 

 hood, or produce a new idea. God grants you 

 amongst the abundance of his beneficient possibilities 

 one of those humanizing faculties : and you can if 

 you will, make youi one faculty, however apparently 

 humble, a blessing to yourself and to humanity. 



Discontent. — Discontent is a sin that is its own 

 punishment, and makes men torment themselves : it 

 makes the spirit sad — the body sick — and all the 

 enjoyments sour ; it arises not from the condition, 

 but the mind. Paul was contented in prison; — 

 Ahab was discontented in a palace ; he had all the 

 delights of Canaan, that pleasant land, the wealth of 

 a kingdom, the pleasure of a court, the honors and 

 powers of a throne ; yet all this avails him nothing 

 without Naboth's vineyard. Inordinate desire ex- 

 poses men to continual vexations, and being disposed 

 to fret, they will always find something to fret 

 about. — Matthew Henry. 



Want of a Pursuit. — A man without predomi- 

 nant inclination is not likely to be either useful or 

 happy. He who is everything is nothing. 



