. Stories of a country doctor . ^ If we could conceive ofsuch a thing as an uninhab-ited land, rich in all naturalresources, blessed with fertile soil, pure water and goodseasons, and then drop a family down from some otherplanet, what could they do? Everything looks well. The soil Is rich, but whereis the seed ? The seasons are favorable, but where isthe plow? The w^ater is clear and pure, but man cannot live on water alone any more than he can on breadalone. This was very much the condition of the early. Then and Now. 107 pioneers in the West. The} had nothing except whatthey could bring wit
. Stories of a country doctor . ^ If we could conceive ofsuch a thing as an uninhab-ited land, rich in all naturalresources, blessed with fertile soil, pure water and goodseasons, and then drop a family down from some otherplanet, what could they do? Everything looks well. The soil Is rich, but whereis the seed ? The seasons are favorable, but where isthe plow? The w^ater is clear and pure, but man cannot live on water alone any more than he can on breadalone. This was very much the condition of the early. Then and Now. 107 pioneers in the West. The} had nothing except whatthey could bring with them in wagons. Tiring of the restraints of older communities, ordesiring to reach some goodly land where the soil wascheap and fertile, in which they could rear their familiesand give their sons and daughters an equal start in lifewith the best of those around them, these grand pioneersbroke loose from all ties of ho-me and kindred andplunged into the unexplored wilderness. There is a sort of instinctive feeling in the heart ofevery brave and proud man which rebels at the idea ofbeing second to anybody in the community. We allfeel at times that It is better to be the first man in asmall town than the second man in a larg-e one. Thisis the feeling that moves many a man from the oldercommunities, where competition is strong, and driveshim to the new where he may be, if not the best, atleast as good as the best. But for such a man there isnothing but hardships and bitter trial at the start. Hegoes
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