Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-15

you will see great effects, for ''constaHI
d opping wears away stones; and by dill
gence and patience the mouse ate IN
two the cable; and little strokes fell great
oaks"
'Methinks i hear some of you say,
tmust not man clifford himself no leis.
ureP' will tell thee, my friend, what
Poor Richard says; ''employ thy time well
: 1t thou meanest to gain leisure; hnd since
thou art not sure of a minute, throw rot
away an hour. "-Leisture is time for do.
ing something useful; this leisure the d;li.
gent man will obtain but the NV man
never; FOR ''a life of leisure and life of
ILLNESS are two things. Many without
labour, would live by their wits cniv, but
they break for want Of stock" whereas
industry gives comfort, plenty, and re.
spect. Ely pleasures, and they will fol-
low you. The dIligent spinner has
lar4e shift; and now | have a sheep and
a cow, every one bids me goodmor-
row."
III. But with our industry we must
likewise oversee our own affairs with our
own ey,s, and not trust too much TO others
for as poor Richard says,
81 never saw an Oft-removed tree,
Nor yet an oft removed lamily
That thrcve so well as'those that settled be-"
And egain, ";hr9e removes is as bad as
a fire." end again, keep thy shop, and
thy shop will keep thee" and again, ''if
you would nave your business done, 20,
ifnot send" And again,
"He that by tie plough would thrive,
Himsel must either hold or drive.
And again, "the eye of a master will 60
mora work than both hs hands," ard
again, ''want of cares does US more dam
age then want of knowle 1ge;;" ana a.. II,
''nct to oversee workmen, is to leave them
your purse OPEN" Trusting 100 much
to others Tcare Is the ruin OF many; for
''in the affairs of lis world, men are saved
not ~ faith but by the want CT it," but
MINIS own care profitable, for, if you
would have faithful servant. and one that
you like, serve yourself A little nrgec t
may breed great mischief; for want of a
nail the shoe was lost; for want of shoe
the horse was lost, and for want Of horse
the rider was lost" being overaken and
s'an by tie enemy; all for want of 4 little
care about a horseshoe nal.
III. So much for industry, my friends,
and attention 10 consciousness; bu' TO the &c
we must add trugaIlty, if we would make,
our industry more ce taInIy successful.
| A man nav, if he knows rot how TO save
as be gets, keep his nose all his lie to the
! grindstone. and die not worth groat at
! last. A fat kitchen makes a lean VIII"
and
Many estate are spent in the getting,
| Since women for tea fOrsOok spInn ne ard
knitting,
And men for punch forsook hewing and split
ting"
''If you would he wealthy, think saving,
as well as Of getting. The ladies have
not nades Span CHI because her outgocs
are greater than her incomes"
Away then. with Your expensive fol-
les, aud vcu will not then have so much
cause to complain of hard times, heavy
taxes, end charg, able families, for
Nv and wine, game ard deceit,
Make the wealth small, aud want great"
And farther, "x,at maintains one vice
would bring up two children" You
may think, Terhaps, that a little tea or
a Lite punch, now and then. diet little
more costly, clothes a tile fEer, and a
tie entertainment now and tIen can be
no great mater, bat remember, "many
1.-THE makes a mi :ke." Beware of lII'e
expenses; "a small leak will sink great
ship" poor Richard saws; and again.
"who damlies love shall beggars prove"
and m Rover, fools make faasls, end
wise men cat them"
H ire you are all got together TO this
sale ct fin ,rias and nick-nacks. You call
them goods, hut if you do not take care,
they viii prove evils. to some of you.
Yon expect they VII be sold cheap, and
AID Perhaps they may. for less than they
t, but, if Won have 70 occasion for them
they must. be dear TO YOU Remember
what poor Richard SAYS, 'buy what thou
hast no need of and ere long thou shalt
sell thy ncccssarIes. And again, "at a
great penny worth pause awhile" He
, means that perhaps the cheapness is ap-
, parent only, and not real; or the bargain
by strai ening thee in thy business, may
, do thee more harm than good. For in
, another place he says, ''many have been
/ ruiued by buying good penny worths. ,
Again, ''it is foolish TO lay out money in q
/ purchase of repentance; and yet tits fol
) y is praciised every day at auctions, fol-
want of mindlng the almanack. Many {
one for sake of finery on the back, have
Il gone with q hungry belly and half starry
e ed their families; silks and satins, scarle
d and velve's put out the kitchen fire." a,
Il poor Richard says. These IRE not tn
h neces aries of life, they can. scarcely b.
II called the conveniencIes; and Yet, onlr
' because they look pretty, how many wan
+: to have them! By these and other ex
r. ira, asancieS, the genteel are reduced t
j. poverty. and forced 10 borrow of thos
o whom they formerly despised but VIII
" thorugh industry and frugality,' hav
d maintained their Standing; in witch cas-
il appears plainly, that "a ploughman o
~ his legs is higher than a gentleman on hi
Sc knees" as poor Richard says. Perhar
n they have had ST. all estate left theI
D. which hey knew not the getting of; the
40 think ST Is day, and ii will never be night,
or that little to he spent out of so muc
re is not worth mInding, but always tqkin
le. out IF the meal tub, and never putting
%, soon comes 10 the bottom," as poor RicI
as ard says; and then, ''when the well is dr.
de they know the worth Of water" But til
no they might have known before, if they hi