Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-10-06

- - sAnSsA CURE FOR HARD TIMES
sFAf frn san1sa oR l7ss
profess mYsalf 10 BE 40 honest far4'SsF
Tor Y can say thai 40 man could eve
charge me With dishonest sclioa.. u,
/ With great grief. thai al The counky i IL
aicted, = well - nyself. EssIf one b
couplsining. and telling his erie vaacas
but ] fnd they 90 90, tell how their ,ros
bles came on then. know ii is commqI
for people 10 throw the blame Of Thea
own .misdeeds on others. or Ii lets. ID Ell
cuss themselvesof The charge. i an b
great lribdi4sIoa boito keep up the cha
racler os an honest man, ! cannot 10 COD
scse1ce say that any oue has brought ms
troubles On me 30; myself, Hard iimsp
--n9 money" says every one. A shosl
story Of a. yseif will show how Il came IL
be hard times with me and 40 money i
the age Of SIXTY, Eve. who have lived vel
these forty years.
Ny parents were poor, aud they I'd
me at twelve years Of age to a iarnef
with whom | lived til | was twe1ty-ohel
My mnster fitted me out with Two Tssoa.
suits lof homespan and four. pairs 81 shoes.
Attaeoty two married me wife aSeiffyI
good young woman she was We took
farm pi forty acres on rent. By ihdnstrl
Ne gained fast. paid my rent panclpalI
ly, and laid BY money In tea Years,
vas able 10 BUY myself farm ef sixty
acres on which | became my owa ienaul
| then 10 a msnner grew rich. and soon
sdded another sixteen acres, with which
! was COLLECTED. My estate increased
beyond ailaccount:ib bought several acres
of ouIland Tor my children. who amounted
10 seven when as iprty.fve years Of
age. About this lime / married my Ella.
est daughter 70 clever Young man, "a
whom gave ooei handred acres Of land
This daug liter had beena working Auiilul
girl. and therefore 6tled her out well,
and 70 her mind; for told herr 10 take o:
the best Of my wool and fax, and 10 spin
herself gowns COATS, stockings, sc. !; nay
i Suffered her to buy some COTTON ,omake
.ia.o sheets. as was delerminedto do well
by her.
Atfthis time my-faFm gave ne and my
whole family support ON the pfodqce d
L. and left me one year with another, one
hundred and fifty dollars, Tor IneveEspeni
more than ten dollars a year, which wis
for salt rails. SC. Nothing to wear, Leaf
ordrink, was purahased any where. as my
farm provided All. With this saving. /
put my money tosinieresl. bought cattle,
fatted them, and made great profit. i.
10 Two years after my second daughter
wascoart4d. My wife says. Il Come, you
are nov rich yon know Molly had no
thing buf what she spun. and mo other
clothing has ever come into our house for
any ot Is. She muslbe fitted out hide;
she oughtto fare as we'll as neishbor MI.
Betty. We'll, wife. II. shall be a. YOU
think BEST. have never been silpgY,
but il seems TO me that what we spin d.
home would do. However, wife goes 10
town 10 i few days. and returns with j
calico gown. a caIimadco pelticoat, sci
Of sione tea-cups, half dozen pen ter
iea-sPoons-thipgs tia, were never seen.
10 my house before They cost bul little
II did mot feel it. id confess | was
pleased No. see them, Sally was as we'll
fitted OF: as any girl IN the parish. Id
three years more. nv Ihisd daughter had
aspsrk, and wedding bling concluded up-
on, wife again comes Iibr the purse bu.
when she reiarned. Vhat did sees a
sEiken gown. silk for bat, looking glass.
china lea gear. Sc, and a bundled other
things, With the emplyspurse. Then fol-
lowed family jealousiss and. quarrels.-E
Molly ought 10 be liiled out as well asI
Betsy. Good homespun and cotton 6xensI
were ruled as vulgar. aid white feathers
and silks musttske thefr place SAILS hns i
band % ust speculate inlstocks backed byI
my endorsement but be had all The fun
of specializing. and all the miseries Of
paying. Then children came iambiing
into the world, and grand pa mus, Be their
treasury department for eli things need
lul. Nothing was beard.but arrangements
for journeys, balls, parties. and such like.
10 about year Ret'sE husband made
mistake. end signed sone body else D anne
To- check, instead Of his own: he was
astesied and sent to jail and | bad % spend
half Of my earnirgs 10 get him out. SAILS
husband died.. Leaving a legacy. Of nine
children, whom, with The mother, Pyegot
10 support. Bets eidesi boy was trained
for doctor-=|ook his degree and sent
his irst Fix patients oultof the w6rld4by
improper iIeatment --loi whIchl be had to
Nv the land leaving bis aearincnmbfanc
ATTACHES op my purse.
/ could fill your paperi with further par
iJculars. but that might net be 50 agreea-
bic 10 your readers. 4 ] Twill only saw ID
regard 10 bard times, Ietlevery man exer-
else the ability nature bas given, in his
proper and prescribed sphere LET con-
tentment reign within thabreasi, nor envy
reach ils Threshold. Rheafd no. The sp-#
parent glitter Of Thy Neighbour. nor aim al
an equality beyond yo6rlcomprehension !;
live more to please yourself, ndtless 10
please other peopie-bs frugal. indus'ri
Gus and Jasi--bIjng yoursideas down ID Al
proper level. NOR leI The ii be disturbed by
bad example, So shall YOU avoid The
mishaps have experienced IA family
matters. sDd fejnice ID old age over a lie
vel! applied with Just hopes lor peace
hereafief. 49, Selected
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The wise man does three things He
abandons The world before III e world aban-
dohs bin he builds bis bepvichre beto1e
II Is lime 10 enter III and does every thing
Dleasant in the siotit or God before ha Il