The Cecil Whig., 1851-04-26
CIR tayner.
LUCK AND NO LUCK:
OrtAe MerChlnt and the Farmer.


glad to see vou-walk into the house,
Mrs. Hoehandle will be most happy to
see city friend that is if you will not
quiz our style of living. We plain
country folks are not quite up to fash
ion-and it is well we are not, for We
could not afford it if we were. Ah
Yardstick you are lucky dog-here We
are, about fifty years old each of us,
and
Good gracious! Hoehandlc. Why
what can you mean Why am but
forty, or say triile over, ndquite young
looking-so they say-at that.
Ha ha ha | Yardstick, it won't do.
Still playing the beau | see, but no mat
ter. AS was saying, here we are. You
are rich merchant, never did any
work in your life, and poor farmer,
work hard all my days-boys together
started on nothing-evcrything in luck,
everything in luck.
Well well, Hoehandle, you are a mod
est man, | won't yet go into an argu-
ment with you on our comparative po-
sltons in the world that is, | will get
through another matter first. lwant a
thousand dollars for thirty days, ifyou
have it over.
Have it over over that fardstick
mean friend Hoehandle, that if you
are not short should like to-the fact
is am out on shining expedition,
and must raise some money.
All | see, have it over-short-shin-
ning-means that YOU want to borrow
and that | must lend you-all right sir,
have it, have it, and Yardstck | am
proud to be able to lend you. Want a
thousand--well hold, let US go through
this matter now, before my good wife
comes in--these women always want to
know all that's going on, and she will
inquire if | am indebted to YOU In
dcbted-ha ha she would be astonish-
ed if John Hochandle should owe a man
thousand dollars-hilo don't sigh so
man-what's the matter! Pay, Pay,
Tape, Yardstick s. Co. There you are
sir, here is the check.
Thank you Hoehandle, here is our
notc-had it ready before left home
knew you would oblge me.
As was observing lardstick, you city
merchants do have an easy time of it
Go to New York, buy your stock, sell at
profit, buy again, sell again, roll up
your hundred thousands in few years
and poor John Hoehandle works like
slave six months out of twelve, up in
the morning at daylight, and works at
least four hours before dinner and some
times two after dinner, aud in harvest
time from sunrise to sunset. Yes sir it
s fact, and what have we got to show
for it Z! What have Igotto show for it
Why after 80 years toll sir, l have only
this farm of three hundred acres, worth
perhaps thirty dollars all acre, and per-
taps little bank stock purchased with
its profits.
And pray my good friend, what have
You averaged yer year, clear profits
over all expenditures, for all this terrible
labor for thirty years
Not over q thousand dollars a wear
Yardstick, while you make ten.
Let me see, farm worth nine thousand
thirty years proit-sixty nine thou
sand and large yearly income beside,
poor fellow-you are to be pitied.
know it, know it-all in luck, all
in luck. All! ifl had only been mer-
chant.
Let NE ask Hoehandle, your products
are all sold for cash down, think New
er credit out do you
Credit! What, credit grain, wheat !
Credit my wool Credit my live
stock Excuse me, ha ha! You do
not know what farming is, see. Ono
sir, our produce is cash. Alive raise is
casa at the door. Why | am plagued
to death by produce buyers and purcha-
sers of live stock, wool buyers, and all
the rest ofthem who will gladly advance
me eighty per cent on my produce here,
and pay me the other twenty on thirty
days. Credit! do not know the word
sir. don'S use it. But Yardstick they
tell me you are getting rich.
Hoehandle how will you exchange
property with me, insight, unseen, as
the boys say--you know how-how |
stand--do You Hoehandle!
Stand, yes slr-why the firm Of Tape,
Yarastick & Co., are good for two hun
dred thousand at any moment. They
say that you sold that amount last year
alone.
True SO we did, on paper, and we are
worth something handsome too, on pa
per-but sir we cannot feed ourselves on
paper, nor build houses with paper.
Well we'll, see-all CANNON you dog
you. You are rich, you know you are.
! am sorry that thirty-6ve years ago
did not make myself dry goods clerk
but here | am toiIing year after year,
and show but little for it, while YOU sit
at your desk and count up your weekly
receipts as they rain down--yes fairly