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


beginning To open. 4 could have squeezed
along with that sum-
Now, continued Thompson, 6 | sold my
wool yesterday, and they sent to my door
and took IT, | go, for,y-igo cents pound
for it, had one hundred aud seyenly-6,e
pounds. and by reckoning il over after
had sold 1t, ! found that ! had made Just
twenty-one dollars; that is | had ATTAINED
twelve ceuts more on a pound than should
if | had sold when you did. So you see
how these hltle things multiply themselves
And all this COMES Of Your having tools
to wuFk with, said Holmes, ~ sort OF sub
dued tone
Mostly, returned Thompson.
Well, If | had tools | nigh, save good
many small sums ia the course Of the year,
but ! never had the money to spare fnr
them. Why, the tools ynu have here m
the mouse, over and above your farming
utensils, mus, be worth fifty dollars
Just about that sum
Then fear shall have to scrape along
with borrowed tools can never spare A.
ny such sun as that
You don't understand the secret, Mr..
Holmes. Let me explain. never should
hive gone with a fifty dollar bill aud bought,
tools. But have collected them gradual
y. have bought every tool have on my
premises, with my grug mnuey'
Greg m0HeyP reiterated Holmes, IN
blauk surprise.
Yes returned Thompson, with a slight
smile" with my gtug-money. Now, ah
h"i gong to give you atemperauce lecture,
lnr you are as well able 60 Judge for Your
self as am but am gn,ug 40 give YOU a
lille principle of economy, aud show YOU
tis consequent cominrt, content and happi-
ness. The first year was on this farm /
used occasionally to take a hue spirit, aud
whenever would 60 to the village, which
was usually twice a week, would drink
TWO or three tunes. ! knew not that ex-
perienced any bad effects from il; but /
am confident It dad me no good aud that
It was d habit that might grow into big
evil As near as could calculate, the spur
1t had used cost me 90 an average TWEEN.
ty-d.e ceu's "a week ! suppose II costs
YOU that now.
Ie>, every ceat of A.
Wen. ! commenced ON the frs. day OF
January, To- lay up my grog-money, aud
with that disposition came peculiar desire
to commence saving in other ways. aud
soon found the means of stopping up many
more gaus M my financial affairs
saw how much miphi he saved If
c'uId only do some of the work that wat
then Obliged to pay for, aud To tins end
commenced buying such luuls as though
would come most handy. Al the end Of III,
FIRST year found myself The owner OF thur
teen dollars worth of tools and II had m
come from The money might have other
wise drank up. felt stronger and hearth
er than ! did before, aud ielt much hap
pier, for knew that was laying the foun.
daton for future good Time passed on
and my twenty five ceuis week kept com
ing va. II was now saw, then hammer
thea anutner plane, then new auger thel
a bu-sioch aud bns, unlli IA eleven years,
have not only collected an excellent vaiiei,
Of tuols. bat have drawn directly from ml
grpg-iund nearly HUNDRED dollars IN casl
besides but the value o. NV tools canno
be estimated so muney. as have alread,
shown yuu. They are not ouly source o
great profit, but they are alsu source u
ar lncalculAble degree Of comfurl. A small
gap Ia a mans business at ms may seem
lullmg thing al first, bat ); Is like liiilt
hole IA Tie bauk that confines the hlgh wa
ters of Ike. The almust lnsigmfcan
stream viii be sure To grow lrightfnllv lar
ger, and unless snon stopped up the pure
waters of the lake viii ere long lose Them
selves IA the neIghboung streams be
lieVe, my friend, that IA giving up my grol
have not sacrificed me single cumiou. -
NM don. you think ynd would feel As wei
without 49, Compare the products of gu
grog-noney with the products of mlue'
MIR. Holmes made no answer, but he pc
ked deep down INTO The shavings with IN
foot, as Though expected To hud an ide
there.
fhompsnn.' he said At length, wisl
you had explained this lo me years ago
| was AFRAID II might offend YOU, for t
touch upon mans private affairs is al bes
a delicate matter
| know u-bui Nathan Holmes is n,
the man 10 be offended with his friend f.
klnd admnnilluD aud instruction.
Well, said Thompson, with a look {
extreme qualification, II is not too late no'
To commence, and If ever you have an OF
portuult,, take advantage of the market
aud # fifty dollars OF SO would be Of an
use to you, will lend it to you with pleas
> ure.'
Mr.. Holmes thanked his friend with moi.
, tened eyes. aud shortly afterwards wer
home The next day he went to the VI
lage but instead of bringing home his Ii
lie brown jug, he brought home an augeI
and he really felt proud when he found hlu
self al work with one of his own tools.
The winter passed away, aud when sprn
came, Holmes found himself the owner
six dollars worth OF tools, and all from m,
ney that would have been worse than was
4 ed had he not bought them. But this thin
u operated IA many ways for good. Now tn
n he lad the ability to fix up his building
? without borrowing tools, he began to take
+ degree Of pride IN them that he had neyt
i fell before Tie built racks aud stands f,
; his farming utensils, reset his windows, fl
ed up his bee-hiyes aud rooted them owe
lighieLed his barn, and during the rain
" days, he found himself with plenty Of u.s.
2 fol aud profitable work TO do. His chldre
= never wear worthless shoes now, nor do h
d cows break through the barn-noor, but |