Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-02-10
CAUSE OF, AN1 CURE FOR THE
HARD TINES.
BY Az oLD FARMER 9F 1873.

profess myse1 To be an honest far
mer, for can 10y that no man could
charge me with a dishonest actiea.
see with great grief that all the country
is inflicted as wei as myself. Every oae
is complaining and telling his gricyan-
ces, but | find thai they DO not tell how
their troubles came ON them know il
is common for people to throw the blame
of their misdceds on others, or at least
TO EXCISE lhemSe yes ef the charge.
am Ia great tribulatisn bat tn keep u
the character Of an honest man, 1 cannot
in conscience say that any one has
brought ny roub'es on bat myself
Hard times 40 money! saws every one
\ SIN ri story OF mySe { will how how it
came 10 be hard times with me, and no
money ct the age of 65, who have lived
well these forty years.
My parents were poor, and ;hcy pu'
me al twelve years Of age to a furmer.
with whom ! lived ttll | WIS twesty enc.
My master Fl ted me ont wit, tw4p S oat
suits of bomrspun,aud four pair of shoes
Al twenty two married MA vie. a
very good young woman she was. We
took a farm Of 40 acres on re I. By in
dustry we gained fas', | paid my rent
Punctually and laid by money. Ia ten
years, ! was able 10 buy mvself a farm
of sixty acres, on which became my
own tenant. then, in q manner grew
rich, and Don added another GO acres,
with which | was o n e nted My eS-
tate increased beyond all account.
bought several acres of outiand for my
children, which amounted TO seven when
! was Iorty-fve years Ofage.
About this Time | married nav eldest
daughter to Il clever young mantle whom.
/ gave n hundred acres OF land. This
daughter had been a working du iful
girl and therefore fitted her cut well,
and 10 her mind exa5t'y; for | tod her
to take Of the best of my WOO and fax
AID to spin herself gowns, coats. stuck
ingS, &c; nay ! sulfe'e her to buy some
cotton 10 make into sheets-l was deter
mined to do well by her
Al this time my farm give IN and nav
She'e family support on the produce of
1t, and left me one ear with another.
one hundred and fifty dollars which vas
for salt, nails &c. Nothing TO wear
eat or drink, was purchased any where.
as my farm provided all. With this
saving, put my money to interest,
bought cattle, iattened them, and made
great profit.
In two years after, my second d ugh
ter was courted. Ny wife Y "come,
you are now rich; you know Molly had
nothing but what she spun. and no clio
thing has ever come into our house for
any of us. she must be fitted out a little,
she ought tofIrc as we'll as neighbor n
IS Betty" Well, vile, il shall be
as you think hest, | have never been
stIngy but IL seems To TIC IN Mt what we
spin al home would do. However, wife
goes to town in u few days and re
:urns with a calico gown, a ca'imanco
P2ticoat n set of stone lea cups, and a
half a doze en- pewter spooas, things that
were never seen in my hease before
They cost but lit lei did n % heel it.
and | confess was pleased TO see them.
Sally was we. fitted out as any girl ia
the parish.
In three years more my third daugh-
ter had a spark. and n W ,dding c~oncln-
ded upon. Wife again comes for the
purse but when she returned what did
sec? 4 silk gown, silk for a hat, look
ing glass, China tea gear, &c , and a
hun ired other lhi L.gs, with the empty
purse. Then folio wed family jealousy
and quarrels. Molly oIght to be outfit
ted as well as Betty. Good homespun
and cotton hxcns were ruled as vulgar,
and white feathers and silks must take
their place; SAILS husband must spccul.
ute in stocks, backed by endorsement
but he had all the fun Of specializing
and | had all the miserieS Of paying
The grand pa must be the treasury de
I partment for all things needful. Moth.
ing was heard but arrangements for
journeys, bal s, parties, and such like
In about a year, Bets husband made
a mistake and signed somebody else:
name 10 a check instead Of his own. liz
was arrested and sent to j5aI, and ! had
to spend half Of my earnings to get hin
out. SAILS husband ed%,leaving a lega
cy Of nine children, whom with theiI
mother, I've got 10 support. Bets ED
est boy was trained for a doctor; tool
his deg ree,and sent his frs; SIX patients
out Of the world by improper treatment.
for which he had TO fly the land leaving
his dear incumbrance attaches on my
purse.
lcould Gil you- PAPER with further
& particulars but that might not be so a.
~greeable 10 your readers. | will only
say in regard to harj times, let every
man exercise the ability nature has gi
ven,in his proper and presc,i bed sphere
let contentment reign within the breast
no envy reach It's threshold. Regard
not the apDarent glitter Of thv neigb