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and it is the irreatcr f^in of the two. (Icurfje 

 Hilliard; a lawyer of eminence, and one (if 

 our most beautiful wrttcrs, says, that "with 

 each year of his life an increasin<r respect for 

 those who do not succeed, has Ibrced itself 

 upon his convictions, and it may be that the 

 negligent, the careless, .the improvident, tlie 

 indiflferent, those whose eflbrts are not equal 

 to success, have more virtue, in tlie higher 

 judgment, than those Avhose minds arc whol- 

 ly engrossed by business and accumulation." 

 At lea.st this view of it will learn us to be 

 charitable. 



The vouthful mind, must in this ace, be 

 prepared to understand and apply what me- 

 chanical inventions, and the lights of ph\'si- 

 cal science, the improvements, and discover- 

 ies in the trades and I'rofessions, have placed 

 before it, or it will fail back in the race of 

 elevation and progress. One man can now 

 do in the field and workshop what it would 

 have taken several to aecompli?-h in the ear- 

 lier centuries, and if this is not a direct invi- 

 tation by the Almight}- to abstain from any 

 thinsr lilvc loni; continued or exhaustinti- 

 labor, then we are mistaken in the indica- 

 tions, the utterances, or purposes of I'rovi- 

 dcuce. 



We know that there arc those, (would that 

 there were none in the roj.ublic, fur they are 

 an anomalous elemeut in it,) wlio would re- 

 quire a different treatment at the hands oi' 

 the moralist from that which is here present- 

 ed. Brought up to consider employment of 

 any kind as a degradation, having suddenly 

 become rich when the irraees arc of slow 

 growth, they make uji their deficiency in an 

 affected contempt of labor. They thwart the 

 inevitable laws of theircreation, that requires j 

 of every son and daughter of Adam sumc- \ 

 thing to do, some empjnyment, sorne daily ' 

 avocation, if they would possess either healtli, i 

 happiness or usefulness. j 



We might wind up tliiri dissertation liv i 

 _ saying that wo do not consider the vicw» 

 here presented on labor as the most jjonular 

 We know that constant application to it, in- 

 doors and out, has ever been held up as of ' 

 the first and only necC'-.-ity, and it is .'•^o, to 

 an almost entire extent, in a dependent pio- 

 neer population, but as wo have advanced 

 into a more thrifty, as well as intellectual 

 condition, we may well view labor from some 

 other points. 



THE EM:BELLISHiy!:ET5"T OP A 

 COCJNTRY HOME. 



FoT\Bliich. the Stale AgricuUnnd SocUty au.\irdatc MaUl. 

 BT GRACE AXX QKAVKS, of Ptoiiu County. 



Home, one's dwelling house; one's coun- 

 try; one's farm, — more dcfinitel}', the place . 

 where we frail women dwell, — where we ' 

 bring forth, and bring up our children — j 



surrounded by cares and sources of anxiety, 

 blockaded by work, and the indomitable will 

 of the lords of creation, — who generally 

 believe that each and every woman should 

 have a home, where her heart should be, 

 wh.erehor energies should be concentrated to 

 render it agreeable, happy, pleasant and 

 economical. As to its locality, it matters 

 not whether it is in the dark forests of the 

 ^Vest, or on the wide extended plain, in the 

 vicinity of the city, or in the city itself, — 

 her duties are the same : she must be con- 

 tent. The law-makers, mighty men, enact 

 that she shall conform to certain rules laid 

 down for her present and future happiness. 

 But no where are they no strictly enforced, 

 or so implicitly obeyed, as in a farm house, 

 — where a woman's duties are onerous and 

 endless, — where children are throv."n entirely 

 on a motlier's care,— to be provided with 

 abundance of food, .■scientifically iirepared; to 

 promote the L:rov,th;uid strength oftherising 

 generation of voung Suckeis; — to be com- 

 fiirlably, neatly and fa.--hionably drcs.sed, so 

 as to ap}>ear to advantage in any crowd, and 

 all from tlie proceeds ofa too often badly 

 manaLTcd farm; — to be tau'.:'ht the- chief er.d 

 of man; — the principles of morality and re- 

 ligion; — to be instructed into the art of po- 

 litical coouor^iy, and imbued with devoted 

 jialriotism. 



And from \\ horn arc all tiicsG requirements 

 made'.' Of women, ignorant, illiterate 

 women, — whose hnowlcilue of clienustrv 

 consists in knowing that yeast will raise 

 bread, and that salearatus will do it as much 

 ([uickcr as a steam engine v.ill run faster 

 than a horse. Her rclitrion is irenerallv 

 v.'hat her j articular churcii teaches, and prc- 

 po>es to teaeli. Her morality in avoiding 

 temjitation, not in strengthening the mind 

 and lortifyitig the heart to re>ist it. Tier 

 economy in making both ends meet, and 

 her jiatriotism in Avorshipping (Icu. George 

 A\'a-lu:iL;-fon, that great and gloiious man. 

 Womrtn I whose observation of nature is c« ii- 

 fiiicd to her own grounds, garden and barn- 

 yard, — whose opinion in matters relating (o 

 tile welfare of her country is seldom ex])ress- 

 ed, lest she .should be con.^idered to nicddle 

 with that which does not concern her, and 

 of which she is not capable of judging. 

 She, (d' whom so nuich is ungerously requir- 

 ed, is ab;,:ut to ri.'-e with the strength of Her- 

 cules, and break the bonds that bound her 

 forages pa^ t to her poorly ]>lanned, me-igcrly 

 furnished, thin walled home, oa which the 

 frosts of winter sparkle like diamonds; — to 

 assume her competency, and jdace her jndg- 

 lucnt on an eijuality with infallible men, in 

 matters that most concern her own happiness; 

 — to avail herself of the easy, independent 

 mode of conveyance, so sedulously prepared 



to carry light into the dark crevices of the 

 land. She will travel far and near, with 

 lightning's speed, and scarce be missed at 

 home, will inJ^Sibe new ideas of comfort and 

 elegance, and introduce them speedily into 

 her own mansion. 



The subject of Agriculture by which 

 the land can be made to produce the greatest 

 quantity of sustenance at the least expense, 

 will be among the first of our studies, and 

 we have confidence enough to believe that 

 our ingenuity, once applied to the wm-k, the 

 difiiculties.and dissensions as to the proper 

 methods of farming, v.ill soon disappear. 



The nett proceeds shall be applied to the 

 improvement of the soil, and embellisliment 

 of the premises, fitting up the house, enlarg- 

 ing and making it convenient, and not to the 

 monopoly of land. Every thing shall be 

 done gradually, or as circumstances will admit, 

 to endear home, to beautify and improve it, 

 to call forth admiration, and fix theatl'ections; 

 to make each member of the family feel that 

 it is the dearest spot on earth, where com- 

 fort, cleanliness, order and contentment 

 reign around. The door yard shall, if possi- 

 ble, enclose forest trees. The Oak, with his 

 many arms, so strong, shall stand alone in 

 his majesty. The Locust, which in compari- 

 son Vidth the oak, is as '"the grass of the field 

 which to-day is and to-morrow is cast into the 

 oven," shall grow in an avenue, or in shel- 

 tering groves, and compel the most thought- 

 less to admire its beauty and fragrance. The 

 Majile, that sweet tree, shall be set in stately 

 rows, to hold out the prospect of future use- 

 fulness, when the sugar cane refuses to yield 

 a plentiful supply of what has become to us 

 an essential article of diet. The Aspen shall 

 stand in a remote corner, where it may quiv- 

 er and quake to it's heart's content, but only 

 looked upou by me when my nerves are par- 

 ticularly strong. The Fir tree, with its 

 drapery, shall be as usual, a theme of wonder 

 and admiration. The Catalpa, Mountain 

 Ash, Flowering Chestnut, and Lombardy 

 I'oplar, shall live undisturbed, that I may 

 observe their beauty and peculiarities. — 

 While the Alanthus, or American Upas 

 shall be so isolated, that its poisonous odor 

 shall not injure me or mine. The Sumach 

 shall spring up, as is their wont, in clusters, 

 with their red heads together, as if cevising 

 some plot for the extirpation of intruders, so 

 far removed that the winds of Heaven will 

 not reveal their secrets. The Weeping Wil- 

 low, that semblance of sorrow, shall be con- 

 venient to remind me daily of^he tomb. Of 

 roses, I shall have a score,— the natives of 

 all kinds and colors. The J une rose, sweet- 

 est perfume of all, in lied<es. The Burgun- 

 dy, York and Lancaste' combined. The 

 Scotch and Thistle rose George the Fourth, 





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