The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-10-12
From the Nrr1 Engiaad.
GOOD MANAGEMENT
VS..
BAD MANAGEMENT.

The last garment was mended, neatly folded.
and placed in the drawer, on Saturday afternoon,
when Mrs. Lee took her knitting, for there were
few spare moments just now.
MIR. Lee enters. and is speaking of his
neighbor. Mr.. Prentice.
.'Ah Strange things have happened. Ellen
Why, don't you remember how, through bad
management, Major Shines lost his farm and all
his property. Prentice has bought another plow,
a subsoil, they call it, that's the third he has
bought since he came here. rather think he
will improve himself out of doors of these days.
as old Col. Durgin used to say, when people talk
ed to him about Improvements on farm. Why.
Ellen, Prentice spends more for tools in e year,
than you and do in twice that tinsi
But as said before, really think he is fine
man and meant well; but you see he has hegun at
the big end of the horn. and if be is not amazing
careful, he will come out at the siittle end. This
being more nice than wise on q farm don't pay.
That farm will have to be sold again, and if we
should have it, why as said before. 'twould be
no stranger than many things we have known.
swell Jerry, 1 don't know what we should do
with it, for don't we have as much as we can do
now."
"Yes, but if it has to be sold, it's handy to US,
and if we have good luck, mean to show 'pock-
ct full of rocks, half dozen years hence without
going to California, either One must invest mo-
ney somewhere, and believe land is as safe as
anything" ea
Mr. and Mrs. Lee were, in yankee parance
''cleyer folks. At the death of his father, Jerry
being an only son. inherited the homestead; and
now, dozen years from that time we find him
comfortably settled, with four bright eyed boys
and little Ellen, the much loved pet of the house
hold.
Was Mr.. Lee stingy, Grabbed man? By no
means; was he cross to the children? All, no-a
kinder father. you nor don't often see.
And now, with his farm productive, easily
worked, and every thing apparently favorable for
success, what is to hinder Mr.. Lee from having
that "pocket full of rocks" to pay for that farm if
it is sold! We mean the IN eson farm that Mr.
Prentice bought last spring.
Mr.. Prentice, was not drought up on farm
but in tie city; and having acquired snug little
fortune, he chose to buy small place where he
could "sit under his owu vine and fig tree;'' and
tuou hO ucFoI IUuhu IL oHSy 20 OeulSQ from MS
mind the few happy days of his boyhood which
were spent on his grandfather's farm. The dear
old man-''peace to his ashes," how kindly he
smiled as he patted the curly headed boy, and
said
"lf Billy lives. he must have farm, and not al
ways live with brick and mortar dust and heat"
! But we have wandered from story-and
now the sound Of merry voices upon the bridge
tells US that school is out; and now the boys come
rushing in, and with their voices raised to the
highest pitch one exclaims-
"Motner, there is going to be thunder shower,
won't fathers hay get wet!"
"Oh, mother, why dn't father buy that horse
rake?' Mr.. Prentice has bought it and is raking
now with if; his black horse goes complete in it;
there, hark! don't you hear it, mother! don't it
make queer noise7 Mother, what was the rea-
son father Didn't buy it? l wish he had Geo.
Prentice said father engaged 1t week ago, but no
one brought it for him, but he concluded not to
have it this afternoon; so Mr.. Prentice has taken
it on trial. think his old one might have done
him. See they have flushed, and it will be in be-
fore the rain comes"
"Would'nt like TO see our Nelly harnessed
in that rake, making such nice rolls of hay in our
smoot th meadow.
Here comes sia,-she is always behind US boys
she has SO many last words with the girls, that
one would think every Saturday was the last day
of school,
s.Yes. but guess you don't know that father
has sold Nelly, and got strange horse! Look
quick, pa is leading him into the stable now.'
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in the world IT'S too bad-I declare it ISL
"Children you have said enough; why you are
talking SO fast, cannot get word in edgewise.
Now, boys out and if you cannot help father
rake up his hay for the shower will soon be here" "
Aud now as the three boys, rakes in hand, are
scamperng for the hay field let US cit down qui-
city with little EIlen the pet of the household, and
after mother, we mean Mrs. Lee. has closed the
window SO that the rain may not come in. she will
join as.
Now, Elem said Mr.. Lee to his wife, on the
Monday previous. i am going to. 10y the way I'm
going to- was a frequent expression of Mr.. Lees
a sort of watchword that begun and ended many
excellent plaus.) am going to get additional hell
and finish our haying in short meter. If we have
fine weather, wont be behind this season. Ant
then I'm tired of seeing you work so hard. Isup
pose Prentice will finish Saturday nght
will be up with him, and ElIen,l believe slal
buy horse rske, although do not think much o
new tangled notions about farming; yet I'll venture
to buy this and how it works; SO if it holds fai
by Saturday night, you may expect to see my ha.
in the barn
WELL just my luck Elem exclaimed Mr.. Lee
as after changing his wet garments and taking lit
tie Ellen upon his knee, he seated himself wit
the rest Of the family in the front room. How
pours-it is all for the best, know, but 1 can
help thinking if Prentice had half dozen tons c
hay out just ready for the barn. il would not hnv
rained so. Well, he has been a lucky dog abou
his hay this season, if he don't manage 60 well a
> some. Scarcely loal wet any-none TOT d
any injury, and here I've had two thirds of min
: wet and fear good part of it spoiled; but
shant fret navar did md chant HAHN poCi