Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-06-30

there was everything here that man could
possibly need ia building aud repairing a.
bout the house
Mr. Thompson took down an inch auger
aud handed II to his neiglbor, aud as he did
so ne remarked
have not seen your son Thomas about
for two " three DAYS. Is he sick I
Well, not exactly sick, but he's got
very bad foot. He can't step on it,
All, how did that happenp
He trud on an old rusty naIl in the BARN
iopr. aud 1t went into his fnol some ways
Whew ihai's bad, uttered Thompson
with shudder | never alnw my boys
To be around much barei1oied ! have
found that the prIcks aud bruises generally
cost mote than shoe-eather, aside from the
comfort aud luoks.'
o, Thomas wasn't bareiuoled, but you.
see There vas hole ia tne b0ttom Of ms
shoe. meant Ia have carried it dawn To-
the village aud had It mended but forgot
4 it,
All friend Holmes, ! save all such diff
culues Dis that. always keep lltlle eath-
er by me, aud when there Is Iille patch
ln1 ur tapping tu hr doue, can fix It up ~
few minutes. Al these things can be
duue 90 RAINY days, when | might he lying
idle
Well mulerrd Holmes, 4 suppose
co,ld cnhhie a shoe well enough, If oul,
had the Tools, bat 1t takes quite colleu
tinn ui implements tn I'LL cubhler's bench
How eyer, what's dnue can't be helped !
gue~- lom wall be nui "a a day nr two. But
must hurry of now To fix nay harrow
II look Mr. Holmes neatly all day To-
mend ms harrow, 80 that he had to post
pone the harroAing of his iaud Til the next
murunng. aud amen at length be got his
graiu INTO the ground, he was just five day
bemnd his ueighbor Thompson. HIS son
was confined 10 the house over a week, aud
during that ume he had To hire au extra
baud, winch cost hun about four dollars,
besides the dnctur's bill he had to pay. -
When II came hayug time, he had to buy
new rakes, because the old ones had gone
To rack and rum. Perhaps they had start
ed wuh the loss of few teeth or the
b'cahinL OF how, ~ perhaps even tie
head nl1nl have got broken, and thus, III
stead 90 SAVING a good handle, etc, and
making The uher parts that we're needed,
tor the want OF proper tools, be was oblig-
eG ln buy new takes entlre. So az aIi the
departments Of ln, business, be vas com
sllniy meeting wlih obstacles that retard-
ed lbs progress, snd all Tor the want of d
few simple tools.
One RAINY da, in the fall, after the harry.
esung was completed, MT Thompson va,
IN has tool-chamber, making some apple
boxes, when his neighoor Holmes appear
ed
Thompson, said the latter, after he hac
watched the movements of his neighbour
fore plane a few moments how much dld
that ox-sltd Of yours cost, | have got tc
have me one tins winter
o. that cost me nothing | made d
myself durng some of thuse rainy days vs.,
had before harvesting | go, the lumber ou
When hauled "nl my wood last winter, :,
the job came quue easy
Well neIghnur Thompson, said Holuies
after some llue tine spent IN hard study
y cont see how It IS ;hat YOU get along SO.
Your farm don't produce any more than
miuc d'es aud l'ui sure you don't work ;,
hard ls ! DO Your VIE does not make a.
ny better butter ur cheese than nine does
your SHEEP don't bear better wood yuui
bees doa'l make better honey. You ralst
more lrun than do TO he sure
Bu have no more trees, sand Thomp
suu
M, but then your fruit is of better
qualny, and finds a mnre ready market
Certainly, hecause have grated IN the
hest species Ny tfees we're Tie same a,
yours w,re Twelve years ago; aud with re-
gard lo uihcr matters, Ihlnk At You wil
louk about lhe t0n places, you will mae
thai 300 man, respects nine Is the most pro-
duclye. Ny coAs give more mix ,hal
youfs DO through the WINTER because thel
have better shed-rmm, aud warmer bArn
rare more park than you do, because M
pen- aud Wg-h"Vses are tghl aud cunipr
table and then ! im inclined Ia think tina
mj bees make fuher more honey than your
b, d., fu my hive, are IA better order ma
not raise more lhan yuu do, but guess lh
rat, ANA >qnures don't have such an ea-
, entrance To my gram chamber a. they d" 4
yours.
Perhaps yen are right, muitered Holme
, with cresl.aen look aud suppose yo
are laying up money
Certainly am--One or two hundre,
dollars every year
" So much as thatP uttered Holmes
: with lo"k Of surprise. Why, cant la
4 up a cent
: Let me give YOU TN of secret. SAL
= Thompson, m kind, nelghborly tone, a
he lad ms plane upon the bench. Las
summer you bought four new rdkes aud
pnchlork. Now how much did they co,
you 2
l.els see the rakes were twenty-five
cents apiece, aud the fork came 10 a do
lar
d Well, now my fork-handle got broke
). accidentally last winter, aud SO dad some {
!, the rakes but Immediately took sue
II parts as we're good and brought them u
here, aud then at my first leisure opporl,
p nifty, ! fixed them up. There are two do
y lars saved. Now you have nothing to do Il
. day
No, II rains too hard
l. Aud yet you see am at work. No
le how are You gong 10 get your apple boxes
# MarslOn Is going to make them for m
Il and am going to give him barrel of goo