Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-06-30
ON WATCHING THE WEATHER.

1t always looks very suspicious, when l
see a farmer turning his eye frequently to
the clouds, and watching sedulously the
action of the winds. 1t appears as though
he wanted an excuse to get rid OF labor,
and is willing to throw the blame ofhs own
idle and do nothing disposition upon the
weather.
1.-THE wind is very high to-day, and it
wont do at all /; all tho grain will be blown
away; there wont kernel Of it light IN
the burrows; it will all be whistled to the
moon, or carried into yonder swamp, where
I shall never see it again. Heigho; it will
never do to sow in this weather, I'm per-
suaded. Jose, you may unyoke the oxen.
We shall have no use for the harrow to-day
Such were The observations of Mr.. Lack
adaisy. one fine morning, after wetting his
finger 10 his mouth, and holding it up to see
which way the wind was. He could not
SOW, poor man, because the wind was so
high; it would blow all the grain away,
and he should lose his labor and the grain
into the bargain. But the truth of it was,
he had no disposition to SOW, aud was glad
even for bad excuse for putting it off,
And this he continued to do from day to
day. though the weather was as favorable
for putting the seed into the ground as the
most careful farmer could desire.
AT length, however, the grain was sown,
though so late in the season as not to pro-
duce half crop. But when the time OF
harvest came, there was the same disincli-
nation to put in the sickle, that there had
formerly been to put in the seed. Poor
Mr.. Lackadaisy could never make up his
mind to commence reaping, because he
was so intently watching the clouds. 20
this weather this weather' he would exc
claim shall never be able to secure my
grain--it beats ALL never saw such
weather in all my life-constantly cloudy
---clpudy!'
And so turning up his eyes to the heav-
ens.and shaking his head, there was scarce
ly cloud to be seen, he would hang up
his sickle, shoulder his angling rod, and go
fishing. Even when the sky was per-
fectly clear, he could not think Of reaping.
But casting dubious eye over the whole
blue canopy, he would say This is
weather. brceder-we shall soon have a
storm-I never knew it fail when the sky
was without cloud! 1t will never do to
think of reaping with such prospect; the
grain will all be spoilt; it will mould to the
sheaf. No!-I'd much rather have il
standing than cut in such weather.
So saying, Mr.. Lackadaisy would again
shoulder his angling rod and post off two
or three miles fishing. He seldom
caught any thing but then he sometimes
had some glorions nibbles, and even these
he considered as better than reaping with
the signs of storm coming on. Thus
from day to day he kept watching the
weather, and wondered how his neighbors
could be 50 rash, so blind to their own in
terests, as to think of cutting their grain
with such prospect before their eyes
But thank heaven! said he, understand
the signs of the weather better than that
comes to-
In this manner the harvest Of Mr.. Lack
adaisy was put of until his grain was mil
dewed, broken down and shelled out, to
such degree as to be hardly worth reap
ing. He did, however, cut It at last, but
with the loss Of great part of his half crop.
''Tis very strange!' said he very
strange! how other people cash on, and
sow without regarding the wind, and reap
without regarding the clouds. And yet
they get good crops-exeellent crops
while I who spend nearly all the time in
watching the winds and the clouds scarce
ly raise enough to keep hen from starv-1
ing IT'S very strange, as ! said before,
but this is just my luck Some how or
other, it seems as If never was made to
prosper. Notwithstanding all the care take
in the management of my business. I'll
were to pay no more regard to the wealth.
or than farmer Active and others do,
should be wholly ruined for as il is, I can
scarcely keep my head above water. But
this, as ] said before, is just my luck
So reasoned and so acted Mr.. Lackadai- |
sy; and so thousands Of other idle, irreso-
Lutte, do-nothing persons reason and act.--l
They are glad ofany excuse to put offIthe
discharge Of their duties and get rid Of
immediate labor; to postpone tomorrow
what should be done to-day. And when
they fail of success in business when
they do not reap where they have neglect
ed TO SOW; when they do not make mon
ey whish they have not labored for; when
ahey lad themselves houseless, supperless,
and in rags; they threw all the blame ups
on their in luck, and wonder how t. hap
pens that other people are more prosper
Gus than themselves Constellation.