Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-31

! ms atoterahle livelihood from the production
OF an article which required 90 labor but the
gathering and carrying to market
| But TIE old gentleman was mistaken. Bit
thought 1t quite too great hardship to PIC X
and sell the cat tells, even though they grew,
spontaneously. He purchased therefore a
parcel Of monkeys to do the principle drudge
Try Tor -particcisrly the gathering and
putting into sacks. These monkeys, ssys
he, will save me a world Of isbour. They
can pack cat tails just Us well as land. for
The matter OF that, grea, deal better. for
they gre more nimble sed active; besides
this low swampy land will not injure their
heailhs as il dose mine ...as
The monkeys, wer- accordingly set TO
worke, They were sufficiently humble and
handy; bat the difficulty twas, to keep them
at work, and 10 make them do their work
well. Like all the rest Of their race. they
were cepslcious, versatile, and mischievous
set. They would not work. unless some one
was constantly watching ihca; and when
they did wosk, they made such wabte as
was enough to ruin any body throwing
bout the cat tails, and playing the mischief
with their masters property,
In order to keep those tfob!espuie servants
at work without being obliged constantly 20
overlook in person. Bill procured siqnt on.
rang-outang, armed him with a whip, aad
made him monkey driver and oversGer Of
the work. But the ourang. outang termed
out to he little better, or more Trustworthy
than the shipjacks under has charge: Every
thing went at Sizes end sevehs. While
Bill was fishing aud shooting, the monkey
driver AMI the monkeys were playing the
devil with his PROPERTY.
I'ne CONSEQUENCE of his idle habits and his
bad management was, that lac got deeply 10
debt, was harrassed With executions, and
threatened with bankruptcy. In this difficult
" what dose he do? instead ci getting rid Of
his monkeys, and attending to his work hiul-
self he petitions his father to gtafft him
Prenliam 6ttaree tarthlngs per pound Ga his
cat tails alleging that he cannpt possibly
set iiVing without this PFoiectio" to his Az
dustry.
'',ndnsbyl" exclaimed the farmer Apple
gate-"tnik Of your industry! Isuely, #
You do not get living, it will not be for
want %. l.t,pndenee."
Though the farmer expressed himself in
this wise, nevertheless, being good natnsed
n,en. aud haYiug the welfare Of his children
AZ heart, he granted the proposed premium
Of three larthings per pound on all the cat
tails grown by bis son Bill With this tslp
Bill got dong tolesihly well for time; but
naither them did he improve his hati's. or
pay his debts; but on the contrary, he 10.
come if possible, more IDLE aud careless than
ever--~'ihis prGtectioa. said he, is fue thing
- II E.li Seep me ia spending money, il no
Ihi0g ese.
In the mean time lock was industrious
and saving. Thodgh his land produced ht-
tie. he con'riycd. by turning his hand 70 "a
variety OF Thugs and manufacturing study
notions" as he called them, to obtain a toll
cradle livelihood, and 10 keep clear Of debs,
though he did not get rich. Among other
motions" which he configed 10 manufacture
ifere wooden Jeiysuafps: wnich he sold far
three bali pence peiee. He wenton very
nor asked any aid from lie old
gentleman, until Bill had obtained the above
>, entiuac! prominin on his cat tails: when
lock, justly concluding that he had an equal
:isim to psotsctjoa, asked and obtained pre-
niufn OF one lartbins en- each Jewsharp pan
l.so:nred at his mill.
lie now increased his business, enlarged
bis mill, and with the aid Of the farthing pre-
MUM began 10 get forward in the world -
Bill seeing the prosperity ofhis brother Jock,
lew into terrible passion, declared the
prenitm on Jewsharps monsrtous isDposti-
ton, and not TO be endured. What said be
shall l. pay one peany three fsrihngs for a
wooden Jewsbarp, when ! can get an iron
Dne for six pencep TIC be sure, the wooden
article answers every purpose for my mon
Keys, whose leisure hours must be amused.
" ith J ewsharps, of some kind or other, 10
prevent them from being worse employed.
Bat that is neither here nor there 1T is the
principle that contend against.
Bill nov posted forthwith TO lis lather's TO
request him to take off the premium on jocks
MISUNDERSTANDING that twas too bad that
jock should be growing rich by his vile
wooden manufacture, while he was growing
poor on the more honorable BUSINESS oil rails
Ing cat-tails Farmer kppiegate endeayour-
ed to reason with him on the iniustiss OF Ills
demand nasmuch as the same principle had
been followed in relation both 10 HIN and bic
BROTHER, and inasniuch as he himself had been
The irst 10 ash tha; protection, which he was
SO ready to coniemn
But the more tho. farmet attempted to
reason, the more Bill got in a psssion; uftA
at last, IN order to appease him, the old gen
tleman REDUCED the premium on Jocks Jews
tarps TO half a farthins eaEtt This conses.
sion, however, so far from satisfying Bill
seemed only ia cnrage him thes more. The
sad he; il is thu pr,ncip!e con-
tend agaiasi; and sooner than submit 10 It,
IN blow up Jocks Mill shy high. set fire to
the old mans house, and play die desil with
tie whole concern.--Thssa threats he e1-'
pressed openly, but neither Jock nor the old
gentleman were TO be moved They had
wary eye upon his caovemests, but kept
rnal