Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-06-06
From tie Desk Of Poor Robert, the Scribe.
TAKE TIME BY THE FoREToP.


Old grandfather Time, so far as have
seen him pictured in all the editions of the
New-England primer, is as bald as a coolers
Iapstone. The text therefore, cannot be ia
Ken literally To make you understand it
ar1sht, and 1t is full of wisdom, is nv pre-
sent purpose. Gentlereader, to cake time
By the foretop," means nothing more nor less
than to do your business IN season
are you mcchanic-enter on your day
book every thing you let go on credit at the
moincpS you dispose of it never pat it off
TIL another time; the memory is treacherous
aad you may forget the number or the price.
Post your books every Saturday. Look fire.
fqacnriy at your accountable who looks at
sbss books often, understands his accounts and
always turns to them with pleasure: while
/, the man w'o posts MS books bat once year,
and turns to them but seldom, always does IL
WITH reluctance; he hates to settle an account
and had rather lose few cents than draw
OF the bill; and thus he loces the worth of a
good COW in the year by his Incidence. |
mentioned cents-They are iIttle things but
recollect what old Robert says" iaaiis a
nRekfe makes nnack(e, cents make dollars
grams OF wheat, tho little things, make up
thousands of bushels. "Take care of the
cents and the dollars will take care oe them
selves. Go IN debt as little as possible, and
never for things not absolutely necessary.
heep debt and credit, you can then tell how
you stand with the world. Settle YOUR ac-
Counts as often as once p wear with every
body u yoI cannot get the balance due, YOU
take nctes on interest. Keep this number Of
Old Robert, and read it over once In a while
Now the man who will pursue this advice,
VIII not only do his business win ten times
moro ease to hNAseif and cnssylners, but he
viii save enough V clothe " children and
send them to school
Are yoa farmer tearticularly neces-
sary that you should Me time by tne fore
top" The whole prkA, of TIE farmer de.
Vpend on bis bus;nsZ beng done 10 season
" a week gets ~ start oikgou in the gDrins
you may chase all sunmSr without over
Why, therfs neighbour Scrabble :-he has
G7ph tarnl, and is hard Working frugal
msns nevertheless heis always bchind-hand
lie plants his Corr when ali the NEIGHBOURS
are wedding theirs. 1t gets hoed but once
because harvest presses uDOn him--the ear
y frost generally kills half that the weeds
Cont ehokes and5tle coneeouence is. GA, ~
an acre whics fsht 10 yield hin so busbels
nc get buti15 o. %. Come, Mr.. scrabble
pen up--oyertalle time for once-gct vouf
cr2ps IN wei, aud ~ season, AID yoTr lahour
VII DC easier by h7it and twice rs profitable
Whcn was last at Appc5crry, went Ia
see my old acquaintance, Mrs. MobcaD -
sthouen very clever wornas. she uever We,
tearned to take time Nv the forctop." The
f9useluence was, her Kitchen 10 ked as the
T. was slut's holy day. The hearth was CO
s-Icred with pots. the sink full of dishes. the
ZOE was running away with the dish cloth,
ard madam in foil pursuit with the broon-
SICK, CHANGED 70 step Oh mashed Do.atoc
up ne" her heels and : do believe on nv no
pour sie would have shown her carriers. but
sie Il Just pulled them Otto tie the braLcn
islsr Ct the chun together. when her la
ojsnip had adjusted her dress, she mac =
ttois' ~ excuses tor Docking ali o. size and
ssNcns,abut really she had rot i...!e behind
I'er WORK To make amends the good wo-
Ian seized the broom, and was giad to re-
cat from being buried ia Che dust. Ladies.
.h oo'1 kosert Whatever IS worth do