Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . l in the Confessions of Rodsseau; a book, by theway, which contains some things both well and wisely written: It[the conduct of his fatlaer, under certain circumstances] hastaught me this great lesson of morality, * * that we should ever care-fully avoid putting our interests in competition with our duty; orpromise ourselves felicity from the misfortunes of others, certain thatin such circumstances, however sincere our love of virtue may
Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . l in the Confessions of Rodsseau; a book, by theway, which contains some things both well and wisely written: It[the conduct of his fatlaer, under certain circumstances] hastaught me this great lesson of morality, * * that we should ever care-fully avoid putting our interests in competition with our duty; orpromise ourselves felicity from the misfortunes of others, certain thatin such circumstances, however sincere our love of virtue may be,sooner or later it will give way, and we shall imperceptibly becomeunjust and wicked, in fact, however upright in our intentions.—Book II. WITAT GREELEY SAID. 69 the unknown autlior is often impelled to write what willsell rather than what the public ought to buy; but theyoung farmer, acting as a farmer, must realize that his suc-cess depends upon his absolute verity and integrity. He•deals directly with Nature, which never was and never willbe cheated. * * * The farmers calling seems to methat most conducive to thorough manliness of MOTTO FOR (CHAPTER ¥. Farge is tl^e spur tl:;)al; feh)e clear spirit, doth raige(VlQat lagt ir)firrr)ity of rjoble rrjirjds)?Po scorn delights, and live laborious days ;©ut tl^e fair guerdor) wljer) we Ijope to fir)d,^r|d tb)ir)k to burst out into guddeij blaze,Corrjes the blir)d Fury with the abhorred shearg^,^nd glits the thjin-gpur) life. Milton. Lycidas. 70
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