Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . 11 MOTTOES FOR gHiPTER SI. You fe-wa tjae ext)ou§feed the gubjecfe. I never heardony question mair ably argued or) baith sides,— -wi maipcaution, ar)d, at tl^e sarge time, -wi rgair gagaweity; andthe cor)sequer)ce is, that, while youre baith ir) ttje richt,aqd tjae acquitted yoursels till adniiration, you hae baithleft it preceesely wl^ere it was afore eitbjer of you openedhis mouth. shepherd, in NodesAmbrosiancB^lA Ye generous Britons, v
Green fields and whispering woods; or, The recreations of an American "country gentleman"; embracing journeys over his farm and excursions into his library . 11 MOTTOES FOR gHiPTER SI. You fe-wa tjae ext)ou§feed the gubjecfe. I never heardony question mair ably argued or) baith sides,— -wi maipcaution, ar)d, at tl^e sarge time, -wi rgair gagaweity; andthe cor)sequer)ce is, that, while youre baith ir) ttje richt,aqd tjae acquitted yoursels till adniiration, you hae baithleft it preceesely wl^ere it was afore eitbjer of you openedhis mouth. shepherd, in NodesAmbrosiancB^lA Ye generous Britons, venerate tlje plouglj Thompson : Seasons. Tom he wer)t a ploughjin, ar)d couldnt a plougVjed ill, worse ;fie sat dow^n on ttje bjandles, ar)d ?werjt to spinr)ig verge;f^e w^note it r)ice aqd pretty,^r) agricultural ditty,?©ut all his pegky measures didrjt ngeasure ag acre more,J^or his pints didnt turg a furrow^ that wasnt turqedbe fore. v/ili. Carlexon. 162. CHAPTER XIL Y good cousin, the Squire,happened to call again atthe cottage while fathersvisit still continued. Theeverlasting topic came upagain, of course, for discus-sion. This appeared to bein accordance with thewishes of both my guests,and no one can truthfullysay that I was ever averseto a resumption Squire had aboutmade up his mind toquit the ranks of practicalfarmers himself, and I begannow for the first time to suspect that it was for this reason—which had probably existed for a period longer than anyexcept himself knew—^that I had found in him so inveteratean opponent of my own scheme. To be just to him, his con-duct and conversation had been very consistent in this had always considered farming a slow business, and hadusually been on the alert to discover an opening elsewherewhich would enable him to escape from the calling of his-fathers. I found him still the steady adversary, ready to 163 164 HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY. meet my arguments pro witii
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