| Show SOMETIMES NEED ISOLATION best of human qualities frequently come co to the from under such circumstances many great human qualities come to their best in a life of 0 comparative isolation A big tree an oak or an elm standing out in an open field has a toughness of fiber a spread of boughs and roundness ot of shape that are never seer seen in a tree that stands in the woods so people got get individuality by being m much uch alone they becom self reliant more i dying on themselves they gain clear opinions by thinking things over and thinking them out to their necessary conclusion they acquire inflexibility 0 of purpose by facing obstacles and conquering them the pioneers of our country and the fathers of 0 the republic were such men the projectors project ora of great undertakings carried through triumphantly have acquired their power in this way the country Is thi tha natural nursery of such qualities people are wanted on the farms to raise corn and grow stock tor for the markets markk ts but they are wanted there far mare for the training of 0 manhood and womanhood in moral worth in religious sensibility in all the traits 0 a strong upright personality in the futura as never hereto heretofore fore our cities with their multiplying wealth and lavish luxury are likely to need the country tor for that steady renewal of their better life chich shall keep them from into sens eess bality and aad sinking into decay |
