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Wayland road�察�brought me information of the ;trainers。;  It seemed

by the distant hum as if somebody's bees had swarmed�察�and that the

neighbors�察�according to Virgil's advice�察�by a faint tintinnabulum

upon the most sonorous of their domestic utensils�察�were endeavoring

to call them down into the hive again。  And when the sound died

quite away�察�and the hum had ceased�察�and the most favorable breezes

told no tale�察�I knew that they had got the last drone of them all

safely into the Middlesex hive�察�and that now their minds were bent

on the honey with which it was smeared。

    I felt proud to know that the liberties of Massachusetts and of

our fatherland were in such safe keeping�察�and as I turned to my

hoeing again I was filled with an inexpressible confidence�察�and

pursued my labor cheerfully with a calm trust in the future。

    When there were several bands of musicians�察�it sounded as if all

the village was a vast bellows and all the buildings expanded and

collapsed alternately with a din。  But sometimes it was a really

noble and inspiring strain that reached these woods�察�and the trumpet

that sings of fame�察�and I felt as if I could spit a Mexican with a

good relish  for why should we always stand for trifles�拭 �and

looked round for a woodchuck or a skunk to exercise my chivalry

upon。  These martial strains seemed as far away as Palestine�察�and

reminded me of a march of crusaders in the horizon�察�with a slight

tantivy and tremulous motion of the elm tree tops which overhang the

village。  This was one of the great days�察�though the sky had from my

clearing only the same everlastingly great look that it wears daily��

and I saw no difference in it。

    It was a singular experience that long acquaintance which I

cultivated with beans�察�what with planting�察�and hoeing�察�and

harvesting�察�and threshing�察�and picking over and selling them  the

last was the hardest of all  I might add eating�察�for I did taste。

I was determined to know beans。  When they were growing�察�I used to

hoe from five o'clock in the morning till noon�察�and commonly spent

the rest of the day about other affairs。  Consider the intimate and

curious acquaintance one makes with various kinds of weeds  it

will bear some iteration in the account�察�for there was no little

iteration in the labor  disturbing their delicate organizations so

ruthlessly�察�and making such invidious distinctions with his hoe��

levelling whole ranks of one species�察�and sedulously cultivating

another。  That's Roman wormwood  that's pigweed  that's sorrel

 that's piper´grass  have at him�察�chop him up�察�turn his roots

upward to the sun�察�don't let him have a fibre in the shade�察�if you

do he'll turn himself t' other side up and be as green as a leek in

two days。  A long war�察�not with cranes�察�but with weeds�察�those

Trojans who had sun and rain and dews on their side。  Daily the

beans saw me come to their rescue armed with a hoe�察�and thin the

ranks of their enemies�察�filling up the trenches with weedy dead。

Many a lusty crest  waving Hector�察�that towered a whole foot above

his crowding comrades�察�fell before my weapon and rolled in the dust。

    Those summer days which some of my contemporaries devoted to the

fine arts in Boston or Rome�察�and others to contemplation in India��

and others to trade in London or New York�察�I thus�察�with the other

farmers of New England�察�devoted to husbandry。  Not that I wanted

beans to eat�察�for I am by nature a Pythagorean�察�so far as beans are

concerned�察�whether they mean porridge or voting�察�and exchanged them

for rice�察�but�察�perchance�察�as some must work in fields if only for

the sake of tropes and expression�察�to serve a parable´maker one day。

It was on the whole a rare amusement�察�which�察�continued too long��

might have become a dissipation。  Though I gave them no manure�察�and

did not hoe them all once�察�I hoed them unusualy well as far as I

went�察�and was paid for it in the end�察 �there being in truth�察─�as

Evelyn says�察 �no compost or laetation whatsoever comparable to this

continual motion�察�repastination�察�and turning of the mould with the

spade。;  ;The earth�察─�he adds elsewhere�察 �especially if fresh�察�has a

certain magnetism in it�察�by which it attracts the salt�察�power�察�or

virtue ��call it either�� which gives it life�察�and is the logic of all

the labor and stir we keep about it�察�to sustain us�察�all dungings and

other sordid temperings being but the vicars succedaneous to this

improvement。;  Moreover�察�this being one of those ;worn´out and

exhausted lay fields which enjoy their sabbath�察─�had perchance�察�as

Sir Kenelm Digby thinks likely�察�attracted ;vital spirits; from the

air。  I harvested twelve bushels of beans。

    But to be more particular�察�for it is complained that Mr。 Coleman

has reported chiefly the expensive experiments of gentlemen farmers��

my outgoes were��



    For a hoe 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  0。54

    Plowing�察�harrowing�察�and furrowing 。。。。。。。。。。。。  7。50  Too much。

    Beans for seed 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  3。12��

    Potatoes for seed 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  1。33

    Peas for seed 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  0。40

    Turnip seed 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  0。06

    White line for crow fence 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  0。02

    Horse cultivator and boy three hours 。。。。。。。。。  1。00

    Horse and cart to get crop 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  0。75

                                                 

        In all 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 14。72��



    My income was ��patrem familias vendacem�察�non emacem esse

oportet���察�from



    Nine bushels and twelve quarts of beans sold 。。 16。94

    Five    ;    large potatoes 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 2。50

    Nine    ;    small 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 2。25

    Grass 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 1。00

    Stalks 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 0。75

                                                   ´

        In all 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 23。44

    Leaving a pecuniary profit��

        as I have elsewhere said�察�of 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。  8。71��



    This is the result of my experience in raising beans�此 �Plant the

common small white bush bean about the first of June�察�in rows three

feet by eighteen inches apart�察�being careful to select fresh round

and unmixed seed。  First look out for worms�察�and supply vacancies by

planting anew。  Then look out for woodchucks�察�if it is an exposed

place�察�for they will nibble off the earliest tender leaves almost

clean as they go�察�and again�察�when the young tendrils make their

appearance�察�they have notice of it�察�and will shear them off with

both buds and young pods�察�sitting erect like a squirrel。  But above

all harvest as early as possible�察�if you would escape frosts and

have a fair and salable crop�察�you may save much loss by this means。

    This further experience also I gained�此 �I said to myself�察�I will

not plant beans and corn with so much industry another summer�察�but

such seeds�察�if the seed is not lost�察�as sincerity�察�truth��

simplicity�察�faith�察�innocence�察�and the like�察�and see if they will not

grow in this soil�察�even with less toil and manurance�察�and sustain

me�察�for surely it has not been exhausted for these crops。  Alas�  �I

said this to myself�察�but now another summer is gone�察�and another��

and another�察�and I am obliged to say to you�察�Reader�察�that the seeds

which I planted�察�if indeed they were the seeds of those virtues��

were wormeaten or had lost their vitality�察�and so did not come up。

Commonly men will only be brave as their fathers were brave�察�or

timid。  This generation is very sure to plant corn and beans each

new year precisely as the Indians did centuries ago and taught the

first settlers to do�察�as if there were a fate in it。  I saw an old

man the other day�察�to my astonishment�察�making the holes with a hoe

for the seventieth time at least�察�and not for himself to lie down

in�  �But why should not the New Englander try new adventures�察�and

not lay so much stress on his grain�察�his potato and grass crop�察�and

his orchards  raise other crops than these�拭 �Why concern ourselves

so much about our beans for seed�察�and not be concerned at all about

a new generation of men�拭 �We should really be fed and cheered if

when we met a man we were sure to see that some of the qualities

which I have named�察�which we all prize more than those other

productions�察�but which are for the most part broadcast and floating

in the air�察�had taken root and grown in him。  Here comes such a

subtile and ineffable quality�察�for instance�察�as truth or justice��

though the slightest amount or new variety of it�察�along the road。

Our ambassadors should be instructed to send home such seeds as

these�察�and Congress help to distribute them over all the land。  We

should never stand upon ceremony with sincerity。  We should never

cheat and insult and banish one another by our meanness�察�if there

were present the kernel of worth and friendliness。  We should not

meet thus in haste。  Most men I do not meet at all�察�for they seem

not to have time�察�they are busy about their beans。  We would not

deal with a man thus plodding ever�察�leaning on a hoe or a spade as a

staff between his work�察�not as a mushroom�察�but partially risen out

of the earth�察�something more than erect�察�like swallows alighted and

walking on the ground��



        ;And as he spake�察�his wings would now and then

         Spread�察�as he meant to fly�察�then close again ;



so that we should suspect that we might be conversing with an angel。

Bread may not always nourish us�察�but it always does us good�察�it even

takes stiffness out of our joints�察�and makes us supple and buoyant��

when we knew not what ailed us�察�to recognize any generosity in man

or Nature�察�to share any unmixed and heroic joy。

    Ancient poetry and mythology suggest�察�at least�察�that husbandry

was once a sacred art�察�but it is pursued with irreverent haste and

heedlessness by us�察�our object being to have large farms and large

crops merely。  We have no festival�察�n
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