New Jersey Agricultural College - Four Leaf Clover Yearbook (New Brunswick, NJ)

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Horticulture Course BY H. l..,xNs1iR. NE night, as 1 lay comfortably tucked in my warm bed and clasped in the arms of drowsy Morpheus, my mind, disengaging itself, rambled out over the realms of the distant future, and there in dim perspective l saw visions of an age yet to be. The first scene on which my eyes rested was a vast concourse of people, a mass of excited humanity, that pulsated and swayed around a platform on which stood a solitary figure. He seemed to thrill the crowd with his superb eloquence. Something in the Figure seemed familiar, but l knew not what. l quickly drew nearer, and to my astonishment l recognized my old comrade, Platt. But, oh! how changed. The erect, vigorous frame had gone, and in its place was the shriveled form and stooping shoulders which hctokqnctl the student. The never-dying, impelling spirit was there still, the piercing glance, the energetic gestures, and as with a wan smile he swept the crowd, and with a majestic wave of his feeble hand, he concluded with, And government, of the peach growers, bv the peach growers, and for the peach growers, shall not perish from the earth. The 'burst olf thunderous applause which these words called forth disturbed my dream and shifted t e scene. I found myself walking on a lonely country road. The chirping of numerous birds. the soft swishing of the tall willows swaying gracefully in the summer breeze, were the only sounds which fell upon my ears, as l wandered aimlessly ou. Suddenly, a faint crv for help broke the stillness. l hastened around the sharp bend in the narrow highway, and there, lying on the road, face downward, was a man, with blood gushing from numer- r-us wounds. I turnedhim over gentlv, l stooped lower. to hear him whisper, Alasl they have abused me, and ill-treated me. because T have tried to teach them the great truth, that the life history of all Dipteras is that they have two wings. With surprise and sor- row, I recognized mv old friend, Thomas. the brilliant entomologist, and whispered sadly in his ear, Alas! dear sir, you should have known that no prophet is received in his own country. The scene changed quickly, as they do in dreams. l seemed to be in a little country store. A large inscription adorned the wall, which read in bold letters: The Aerouauts' Rest. All kinds of aeroplane fixtures for sale. The farmers. from the countrv 'rouud, were lounging lazily about. on old boxes and antique chairs, discussing the leading ques- tion of the couutrvside, The value of the aeroplane to the farmer as regards spraying and marketing. VVhen the interesting discussion was at its height, the door openediand in hobbled two feeble old men, whose heads were bowed with age and whose hoarv, locks swept their aged breasts. Some of the younger set politely offered them chairs. Just as the newcomers l1ad become comfortably seated the cry went un. Let old brothers Ridg- way and VVilliams decide our argument. All eyes turned to NVilliams, who seemed the more loquacious of the two. The old sage looked around gravely and said, Young men. these new-fangled ideas are all bosh: success lies only in downright hard work. For instance, my old friend Ridfrway. in his boyhood davs was up each day before breakfast to chase awav the abominable pests which infested his crops. And as for nie. young men. ir: those food old days T raised strawberries so large a derrick was needed to harvest each fruit. This mild statement had scarcely left his lips, when T felt myself again car- ried nver limitless space. To my great surprise T found mvself in a large room. seemingly an attic, and felt the odor of strong chemicals. Looking around. I noticed the dust-covered -.valls were lined with shelves, on which stood bottles, flasks and burettes of everv description, size and color. Tn the center of the room was a large table, strewn with all the paraphernalia 43