Time's Refrain on Nature's Teachings and the Passing Year
A reflective meditation compares spring to youth and autumn to aging, claiming nature teaches man through phenomena. The piece muses on the fleeting beauty of life, the harvest of worldly gains fading, and the inevitability of time and death as leaves fall and seasons turn. It laments neglect of time spared and warns that beauty and memory fade.
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Faethe
eadder
decas
Chased by a Catamount in Paris Maine
A vintage tale from Paris Maine recounts a hunter’s encounter with a catamount. An elderly settler guides a visitor to the exact spot of the first shelter, describing the dire attempt to flee the catamount through woods and across a swollen brook, with a frantic race to the cabin and a dramatic nighttime escape.
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Fast Men and Early Death in Victorian Thought
A fragmented 19th century discussion contrasts fast living with early death, referencing Burne and Byron as cautionary examples of dissipated genius. It condemns reckless speed, depleted vitality, and mental strain as factors destroying body and soul, then shifts to farming advice for fruit trees, detailing pruning and sap concentration practices to boost yields.
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Burne
Byron
T. Binney
Depth of Tree Roots Reveals Hidden Depths in 1850 Apple
In spring 1850 an apple tree six inches in diameter was moved from a gravel ridge to a nearby site. A well dug near the old position showed roots extending over twelve feet deep, with grafts recently set still thriving. The observer notes heavy root loss, hindering the tree and graft recovery.
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New Yorker
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Indiana
Wabash Valley
six mile square
Look to Your Orchards and Odd Narratives Unfold
Neglected orchards need spring renovation by manuring, plowing, or spading to prevent sod decay and manure loss. A tale from the Knickerbocker recalls a boy who disobeyed his mother and faced a strange mishap at the brook. The piece notes sacred winds as powerful symbols and cites a wallet of the King of the Sandwich Islands valued at $15,026 over two years.
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Lim
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