The North-Carolina standard., 1843-04-26
"'There'll be time enough for that said l."
BY sKETCHER.

it seems the most difficult task imaginable to do
things in the proper season. Thus, what should
be done today is put off until tomorrow and to-
morrow until next day, and so on, again and again,
time after time, much to their own disadvantage
and oftentimes to the disadvantage of others
Time enough-time enough" say they, as
though they were as sure of living another day,
as they are of dying some day. So utterly do they
suffer themselves 10 fall into this habit that be-
comes to them second nature. and like the night
mare they can scarcely shake it off if they
would.
Such person was our friend, John Brown, of
whom we are about to treat. He was good-na-
tured, clever kind of body, with fine face and
form, and finer intellect but he had that one
weak point In his character-that objectionable
fault of putting of-always procrastnating. Even
at school, we remember him as such person !;
many warm jacket" and 'tshame face" it obtain
ed for him. too. If there were lessons to be COM
mitted to memory, John always left them until the
last moment; if there was writing to be DONE
John never commenced until the rest had theirs
half finished; ifthere were sums to be "cypher'd"
as he used to say, his slate was bare when those
of his companions, were full ); and then, very of
ten, he was minus pencil, having put off buy
ing one before school, until it was too late And
the same way it was in the play hours upon the
common. Ask John for his ball to play with
60 he hadn't it with him-he was going to bring
it from home--but he forgot" Why2 Because
he had put off putting in his pocket, and at last
came away without it. John had peach tree at
home in the yard, which his father had given him,
and which one season was loaded with fine mel
low fruit Now John, as have said, was
goodnatured fellow, and he promised to bring us
all some peaches; but alas for our juicy antici-
pations and watering mouths John delayed
picking them so long, that one night somebody
relieved him of the trouble, and forced John to
put off picking peaches until the next season.
Near our school house there smallstream,
which one day we all set to work to ''dam;" John
amongst the rest Our work went bravely on, and
we soon completed 1t. We then, thinking it would
be fine opportunity, undertook to build just below
with some old bricks we found near by) kind of
pier, exactly in the middle of the gully of the
stream the bed of which was now dry. This
pier we intended building, that we might, at any
time after our "dam" had given way, by means
of laying boards, form bridge across: Merrily
we labored, and our pier was about half finished,
when most of the workmen were frightened away !
by the dam 'giving'' in several places. A few
still remained, among whom, and the busiest, was
John Brown. Soon, however, the rents became
more and more glaring, and one by one the boys
sought the banks, until all were high and dry but
John, who still worked away Justify
'John-John Brown !" sung outa dozen voices
at once, "why don't you come away? Don't you
see the dam is going 2"
"Never mind" answered John !; ''Fll soon have
it finished now. There's time enough"
eyes, yes, you're always time enough to be
too late" said one.
"You had better come" said another, COR you'll
be apt to get ducking''
"No danger" answered John; 'there's time
enough"
But scarcely had he concluded the sentence,
when 10 with sudden rush the dam gave way
ifeo han
mel, with swinging sweep. John had just time
enough to mount on top of the pier, when it broke,
and there he was now knee deep in water entire
Iy surrounded, with brick in each hand and
face expressive of the most fdgetting anxiety
he most laughter-looking picture imaginable.
':Ha ha! ha p broke out on all sides and
he roars of mirth seemed as though they would
never die away.
"Throw me board" cried John.
"Time enough" responded merry little ur-
;hin, and this again brought on another fit oflaugh-
ng.
However, we threw him board and soon re-
eased him from his uncomfortable sltuatlon into
which he had introduced himself, by putting off
eaving the pier until it was too late. {
1t were super1uous nay, perhaps tlresome, to
some of our readers to dwell longer upon the ma
w laughable incidents of John Browns school
laws We, therefore, pass on to notice one or
wo that occurred after he had left school, and
when between the ages of eighteen and twenty
i've
Johns father had died when he was about ten
years of age, leaving a moderate fortune to the
widow and our friend. Therefore, John did not
rouble himself about obtaining trade or profes-
ion, but settled himself comfortably at home, and
employed himself by reading, and such other
lmusements as sought after by intelligent {
minds.
Now, John was great lover of books-and
,ne dav he had seated himself comfortably in the
little paror at home, with most interesting vol
1me in his hand, when "ding-a-ling-ding' goes
he door-bell and shortly after the servant enters
with letter.
swell, Thomas" said John, scarce raising his
eyes from the book, " what now? ?"
ga letter, sir, by the Boston Post"
GA for me?" ..~.
"F'or you, sir" And Thomas laid it upon the
able before him.
He broke the SEAL and read as follows
"DEAR S1R-Haste with all possible speed by
The next mail, to Boston. Your uncle is nearly
in the last extremity of disease, and will perhaps
not last twenty -four hours longer He has express
ed great desire for your presence, and perhaps
il will not be to YOUR disadvantage to comply with