Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-10
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THE WAY TO WEALTH.


We publish below the celebrated produce
ton Of Poor Richard alias d. Franklin,
which viii be preserved with care, no doubt,
b, those not 50 fortunate as 10 have a copy
already
Courteous Reader 81 have heard, that
nothing gives an author SO great pleasure
as to hnd his works respectfully quoted by
others Judge, then, how much J must
have been graufed by an incideui am 60
ing to relate to you. stopped my horse
lately, where great number OF people
were collected, at an auction of merchants
FOODS The hour OF sale not being come
they were conyersng Oh the badness Of the
times; aud one Of the company called to a
PLAIN clean old man, with white locks, 49,
pray, Father Abraham, what think Won Of
the times VIII not these heavy taxes
quite rum the country How shall We ever
be able to pay them What would you adj
wise rs 60 do Father Abraham stood up
and replied "lf YOU would have my at-
wee. wi give It to yoa ~ short, "ior
word to the WISE Is enough" DIS Poor Rich
ard SAYS They joined an desiring hm To-
speak hs Mind and gathering round hlm
Ae proceeded as follows
Friends" says he, "lhe taxes are, IN
deed very heavy, and If those laid on 10y
the government we're the only ones We had
10 pay, we might more easily discharge
them; but we have many others, and much
more greyous to some of ms. We are tax
ed twice as much by our idrness, three
times a. much by our PRIDE and four times
as much by our folly; aud from these taxes
US, by allowing an abatement However
let Us hearken to good advice. aud some
thing may be done for us; God helps them
that help themselves" as Poor Richard
says.
Il. ltwould be thought hard govern
ment that should tax rs people one tenth
part of their time, 10 be employed IN us ser
vice but ldleuess taxes many of as much
more; sloth, by bringing on diseases abso-
lutey shorlens lie. 'Slpth, like rust con-
sumes faster than labor wears, while the
used key is always bright, as Poor Richard
saws. But dosl thou love life, then do not
squander Time, for that is the stuff life is
made of, as Poor Richard says How
much more than Is necessary do We spend
IN sleep forgetting that che sleeping fox
catches no poultry, aud that there will be
sleeping enough IN the grave as Poor
Richard SAYS.
"'lf time be Of all things the most pre-
cious, wasting lime mast be- as Poor Rich
ard says, the greatest prodigalty' since,
as he elsewhere tells US, lost Tine Is never
found again; and what we call Tine enough
always proves htlle enough let rs then up
aud be doing, aud doing 10 the purpose; 5,
- O H.. a.. l...-a
piexny 'Sloth makes al things difficult
but industry all easy aud he that riseth late
must rot all day aud aud scarce "vertakt
his business at night; while laziness ua'el'
SO slowly that poverty soon oNertahes hlin
DIVE thy business, let not that DIVE thee
aud early to bed aud early TO rise, makes
man healthy, wealthy, and WISE as Poo
Rlcharl says
$50 What signifies, wishing and hopin:
for better times We may make thes
times belIer If we bestIr ourselves. Indus
try need not wish, aud he that lives upo
hope will die fasting. There are no gam
without palms. then help hands, for l nav
no lauds,' OF, if have, they are smart
taxed. He, that hath trade, hath an estate
aud he that hath a calling, hath an oihce {
profit and .honor.' as Poor Richard say'
but then the trade must be worked at, an
the calling well followed, or neither III
estate nor the office will enable US to pa
our taxes. If we are industrious, we sha
never starye; for, at the working man
house, hunger looks in, but dares not Ell
ter Nor will the blilitf or the consIab
enter, for industry pays debts, while DE-
span lncieaselh them What though W
have found no treasure, nor has amy rich Il
la'lou LEI, you legacy, 'dlligency rs II
mother Of good luck, aud God gives a
things to industry. Then plough deep viii
sluggards'sleep. and you shall have corn
sell aud 10 keep Work while 1t is calis
to-day. for you know not how much yC
may be hindered to-noroy. 'Oae tod
is worth two to-morrows, as poor Richa
says; and farther. never leave that ,iil