Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
Cause OF, and Cur for Hard Times.
By AN OLD FARMER OF 1888.

s profess myself.to be an honest lar
ner, Tor can say that 40 man can charge
NE with a dishonest action. | zee with
great grief, that all the country is athc-
ted as well as myself. Every one Is
complaining, and telling his grievances,
but fad they do not tell how their irou-
bles came on them. Now it is common
for people 70 throw The blame OF their
own msdeeds on others. or at least to
excuse themselves Of tic charge. an
in great tribulatiou; out TO keep up The
character Of an honest man, cannot III
conscience say that any one has brought
my troubles on but myself. Hare, times,
no money! says every one. A short sto-
ry of myself will Show how 1t cace 10 be
hard tines with ne, and no money al
the age Of 65. who had lived well these
forty year,
My parents were poor, and they put
me at IL years Ut agt'i0 Il farmer, with
whom lived until was twenty one.
hly master fitted me with two stout suits
OF hoinespun, and iour pair Of shoes
At tweItv-oae married me wife.
very good young woman She was. We
took farm OF forty acres on rent. BY
industry we gained fast. paid my rent
punc:ualiy and laid by money. In ten
years was able TO buy myself farm OF
so acres on which became my own ten
att. then in a manner grew rich, and
soon added another sixty acres, with
which was contented. My estate in
creased beyond all account. ! bought
several acres OF outand for my children,
which amounted 10 seven wien was
forty FIVE years 81 aye.
About this time married my eldest
daughter TO clever young man, to whom
gave 100 acres of land. This ,laush-
ter had been working, dutiful girl,
land therefore fitted her ont vel. and
10 her mind exactly; for told her to
AXE Of The best Of my wool and tax.and
% spin herself gowns. coats, stockings
&C.; nay, suffered her 10 buy some cot
t.n TO make into sheets; was determin-
et to 10 well by her.
at this time my farm gave me and my
While family support on the product oil
ir,sud left NE one year with another. one
lullred and fifty dollars, which was fot
satin SC. Nothing 20 wear, eat OF
..rin. was purchased any where. as ms
farntrovlded all. With this saving,
,lut H. m6ney TO interest. bought cattle
laiteIsi them. and made great profit.
IntN years after nv second daughter
was cohed. My wife says, come you
are nowtch; you knnw hloily lad moth
ing bat Vat She spun, and 70 clothing
has ever tme into our house for any 0:
nc. She uisr be fitted out little; she
@ouoht to fare as we'll as neighbor
E-'s B,ty.' We'll wife, it shall be
as. you thii< Best, have never been
stingy. but Poems 10 ne that what we
amin would D. However, wife goes to
town n IS days, and returns with a
/ssalico COW. calimanco petticoat, and
Get &C sue tea cups, and a bal: do
sen oevEr spoons, things that were new
- sappnh the house before. They cost
a., ,;,k-did not feel it--and | con-
c. pgas pleased TO see them. Sally
was ! well fitted cut as any sir' in the
parl.
Nj 4 spark, and a wedding concluded
wife again comas fer the purse:
,,hen she re,urned what did seer
s;lk o.wn. silk for {. bal. l0oking.slass.
1sb;na Tea gear, &C.. aad hundred oh
- things. With The empty pure. Then
s'tlawed jealousy and fuarrels. Molly
70 be. out litte. as we'll as Betty
o oss homespun and coiton fixtures we're
Oos, - vu,sar. and white feathers aud
f s,s ,n,,st take their places; Sal's hus-
! a., 49, must speculate in stocks, backed
pa''s .larsemeni; but lie had all the Iun Of
Y s.,la,iug. and had all the misery Of
sp .,,sn Then grandpa must be the
r ,rsas1ry department for al things need
m. Nothing was heaFo o'' a3'