Litchfield enquirer., 1838-11-22
2 WHOLE No. 64S.y
coon AND RRD LUCK.

limits re ROsNG FARNTER6.-@We are il
the daily habit of hearing The casualties and
miSi"rtunes Of life, mud particularly IN The
management Of the farm, ascribed 10 bad
tvcE aud on the contrary, Of hearing lhe
blessings, cominFts and enioyments Of lie,
impnled to good iuck--as though these
things were casual, aud did not tlepeRdilS1
on the discreet or indiscrcet conduct Of him
whom they befaIl.' 1.9ai 90 '@i'' .,''4f7'+'iafii
| " we will hni scan this matter properly,
VIC shall be convinced that our good aud
bad luck most generally becomes ti.nongla
our own agency and that we are in
! great measure left to chause our own Cor
tunes as tar rs this matter is coiIcerned.A
The faithful practice az known duties With
due restraint upon our baser, passions. sell
dom fails lo produce good Lnck while in
d"'ence, Extravaganza, ans. the lack Of pro.
bily aud good will to our fellows. are ala
most the certain precursors Of bad lack.
And cNrh though our crops may grow from
the exuberant bounty OF nature, ana Al.
though our patrimonial wealth may cxtort
for Us ne fickle anplahse spd sycophapcyg
Of The multitude, the pleasures which they
afford are unstable, aud, mot 10 be cDmpar-
cd with those thatlresak from prudeutin-
dnstry and rectitude Of ,Cnndact--fromt
consciousness of having performed, and
pertorini6s Tie high duties imposed upon
rs to cur families, 20 society, and 20, ols
!, Lei us trace. some instances OF good and
bad lucksG in the business afithe farm, 10
thelrl pal pebble caNses,Ea 7iqdi 10 eranbauoa
-i4I h1aiiagtnt fnrhier,i VIA personally slio
peria'cndS his "wn busihess-A Who rises be-
fOfs the sun, sees lhat hiS Iati6rets are al
their appointed business, that Ills live, stock
are in, good condition, bis, Implements aud
fences 10 ordsr,t and bis work, timely and
prpRfrly done, is pretty certain oOf enjos-
lug good round Of gOod luck i'm all his farm-
ing eperatiOns.i He willlhave good cattle,
go"d crops, and good psofitsd- nd, if he,
takes care to- bring up his sohs in tho way
Of their father, he will lavs gold luck, with
his family w. ''o.Ss s2}'I'.l go ~ Ji'' '2Ui'lN'
=, ,On'hq other hand, look ., At tia, man .wao
gossips away = portion Of, his time at plab-
lic houses, ~ political clubs, and Among
his neighbors--And who trusts the n,atdge.
nent "f his affairs entirely toi the adiscre- !.
tiOn aiid fidelity % others, ana ten ID onria
6dtl YOU find him an heir 10 III lick; That
hiss land . ;tnpgalIy becoming poorer, bis
crops lighter, his cattle diminishing, his fen7
ees aud buildings dilapidatings his children
ldle,jaDd perhapstdjssipatea end his fDrtund
going q" wreck. rhA Who docs nos see in such
man aifountain of bad lack q snIiido 1di
q Our yod6g readers have most Of them.
perhaps, lreard az tho bad luck that befel
thc man who neglected, il time, y get .
nail inihe hprse shoe h tbe, shoe came, pili
the horse. JseGap,A lsn.ai saul nliinasiaiy 4di.
want al ~ NALL The shine bad luck attends
him who nSglecls his fences q rail s6f
board il ,ldwf, NE cattls, get 'ip ana destroy
his crops, and hc N Obliged u bny bread
for his family. The drons too " general
" late will, his, work--be plants and, snYs
laie--and Suffers the hasyestto waste in, tha
field, before his crops are gathcredlSr
housed. -iaj~ Il. ,i1aWpbai 0o3Hiyd 4luWi
The .tkliseni f4rn,er destroys the weeds
that rob his crops, and The bGshes thatnsss
lessly ercumbpr his grounds, hs carefully
eeonomiyes and applies big rnsnurs, dSesli''--
ed TO feed his crops. and keep W. We ier-
lility of the soil; and he brings the best
portion ~ il, tlsoUgl NATURALLY wet and MI
productive, into 1. productive state by
system Of judicious draining. All these
are certain precursors Of good luck. ,.,' '"'
Now mark the farmer 81 almost ineyjta.
bic bad lick, uron Mat farm down yonder.
who although 10 harvest lines, is frogt
home, gone TO attend a petty law, suitsin
which lla is ~ party. Look nj the fences,
the, buildings, the bushes, the weeds, the
swan,ps, the cattle and the icrops-.--at eve.
nv tI,;ng.H Do they not all betOken bad
| lick {? Ind say IN language not 10 be mis-!
understood, that The unlo,t0natc master u
going dopn hiH7 Jj4s b.'s YT,aif.u ..tsosn
= We have one more e6jec.ion which may
extend to the fairtiyl ldleness il the parent
of tattle4--of mischief. y Now the man OF
woman who attend w. their own business ~
they Ought have ~ Time nor disposition Of
ficionsIy ~ intcrncddle, with the domestic
concerns of ,iien ncighbors--il,ey have no
interest il sipkipg lhe reputation OF ootl,T
er<--but would rather raise them 10 their
own leyGD.g Their habits, Therefore, aend
to difluse goOd lsck to all around dtben''---
| CuIf;oakOI.i .~nfi'aal9s -pRs ga @tIi.h
| o.ulg3 L91A3sga 1871. = = - Il .s1as3h
.HorE.-fIope Is d wondei fai gift Of God.
and one Of the most powerful principles ID
the Lun,an mind. n i is the grand support
of al mankind IN tribpla.ion; it ist,e psain
spriDg Of action throughout tho rarfh no.
thing like hope inspires courage in difficult
tics and DANGERS; and what but hope ear
wipe away the tears, and cheer the sorrow
fol hearth Hope for better things in time
To come. is The support. of an, sufferers in
the world. We shall find this principle 10
work every where. IL Is inscribed on abe
prison door. ON the merchants vessel, on
thr warrior = hammer, on the pilgrins's staff.
ami ON the piil6w of the dying. IL animates
the lawyer M The bur-, the preacher in i61