Litchfield enquirer., 1835-05-28
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PHILOSOPHY AND INDEPENDENCE

Jones to his neighbor Bond. 3 a s-ess
 . We'll, then, I shan't try,' said neighbor Bond, very quietly knocking the ashes out of his pipe, and wiping his mouth for a draught of cider: ' If any man likes to think providence has dealt, over hard with him, he may have the comfort of it for all me- There's no getting round you, neighbor Bond,' said farmer Jones but tell me now, honestly .shouldn't you be willing to leave off working, and. take fifty thousand dollars, fit were offered to yol?' 'Very like might; for, us aunt Betty, says, there IS a great deal of ,hunan nature in man ; but I hope the temptation won't come in my way, for I shouldn't be as hap- ny as I am now N You wouldn't be obli- ged to work ihen neighbor.' : $ stud fl. I was mot obliged to work shouldn't work, and then I am sure4I shouldn't be coites,-. ted l. have had bit of experience this way, MT. Jones, though Itnever was over. and above rich. 'I'll tell you my expert ence: Dick Brown and | (yon know riel, Dick Brownl were boys together--a cou- pie of as poor and as, merry beings as ever capered to Yankee doodle. Dick and nev- CT had but one fight, though we. were all ways together, and that aunt Betty has of- ten told mo was all owing to the sinfaEUp- fittings of my nature. A sick gentleman came to our house on horseback, and father told one of US boys to 20 to the tavern and buy some gin for him. The tavern was three quarters of a mile of, the road lay through a pokerish bit of wood, and it was beginning toi be dark. My brother had had a parcel of raw head and, bloody
 bones' stories told him, and he didn't alto gether like the notion ofgoingss You must know, neighbor Jones, that, man and boy, I have always been over and above willing to be brave by PrOry, as they call it. So says to Jim, looking as fierce as a bullet at the time. 'now Jim, ant you ashamed sf;yourself:to be scaredG I had just as lief go through them 'ere. woods, asto go to bed.' My father laughed. and looked sort ofmischievous. sWell, Will, suppose you go illen.' said lie. He might just as well have shot me dead as to have said them words. But, thinks I, Jim,l crow, and Dick II laugh, so I may as well stand to my word. 1t was but a boy's motive, neigh bor Jones i; but if you will show me man who was never governed by justsuch a mo- tive, in the way Of politics, business, and such like,I willstell you that mani one in Eve hundred. We'll, of T ascampered, bsfef0oss oyert tho hard fs6stg groaad. sse= ing witch on every black stump, and . ghost in every bush ! bought my gin. and was back to fathers as quick as a patent shuttle. ! guess the gentleman knew how the case stood; for he took out fonrpence and gave it to me with a smile. My quar- rel with Dick Brown was about this four pence. tell you money has its evils.- The first money I ever got mado me inso- lent. showed Dick my fourpcnce, and called him poor ragamulin. t'4'@@'o,
 Dick knocked me down, and we didn't speak for a fortnight. We made up after- wards and Dick often went with me to look at the silver bit had locked up in my little box. Dick and I went apprentice af- terwards, he to a shopkeeper, and ! to a blacksmith. We both got up in the world, and began to look upon a fourpenny bis as small concern. Dick turned out the
 most prosperous of the two !. he's got his country seat, and his carriage, and sent ten
 boys to college. But I'd bet beaver that ned be glad to go back to the time he knocked me down about the fourpence.-- A1U ssoS kO9 bUtO o ObG0O1Ut uUG0Sy way thinks he has got thousand complaints which never came near him, and that his sons are going to bring him to the alms- house. He has some reason for that, poor man. for they are a set of fscapegraces sure enough. They never sasned any money, poor lads how should they know the worth of it :? They don't take to books, and their father makes 'cni go through col- icge for the name of it-what can the poor fellows do with their tine,, without they have a high go now and then. We ought to have a deal of compassion and charity for inc rich, neighbor Jones. I was going to tell about Dicks house and furniture | had pretty sum of money, so II thought I'd turn gentleman soo. gave up busi- ness, bought two horses and a sofa. was idle, and called it being at case but not a speck of ease could I Gnd. | had my chimneys pulled down four times. z My wife said there was nothing the matter with them. bat I said shere vas. However, it was bad business to pull down chimneys for living. soI gave .thatUp. The wind and ahe weather furnished me with consid- esable occupation. ! watched the woash- ercock as close as ever watched my anvil !; aad there was no snsll comfort in grunb- ling about she dry and wet spells which ] said were going to ruin the farm. Having .n z. h..~sUmal nH = 1T A..e ~~ ~..N ... .-~