Demoine courier., 1854-07-06
The Way to make Slow Progress in
the World,


I find that man. men labor unde- a
erea, mistake in buying poor articles
A man whom we call Un'hril,y, buys a
yoke of poor, i'll matched stays. three
years Did for thirty. five dollars; he keeps
them three years, (during which time
they perform labor enough to pay for
their keeping and no more;) at which
time he sells them for sixty dollars
His neigllbor, Mr.. Thrifty buys a pair Of
thrifty. we'll matched steers three years
old. for which he pays sixty five dollars.
Un.hrifty laughs at him for paying such
G great price for a yoke Of rattle; he
keeps them three years, during which
time hey pay for their keeping and fifty
dollars over; he then sells them for one
hundred and thirty dollars. Which OF
these men uses The bes, economy?
MIR. UnIhrlfty then buys q poor COW.
ten years old. in the Fall Of the year,
for ten dollars; lie keeps her four years,
during which time she gives scarcely
milk enough 10 pay for her Keeping
Before The end of the third year he be-
gins 10 see she is not very profitable, and
tries hard 10 sell her, blu. does no. make
il on ill the end of the fourth year,
when he sells her for eight dollars. and
is very glad to get that. Thrifty buys a
good COW six years old at forty dollars.
Unlhrfty makes derision of him for
paying SO much for one COW, when he
might have three for the same money;
bu, Thrifty being a man of noble mind.
bears all the sneers with patience. He
keeps her four years, and in that time
she pays for her keeping and fifty dollars
over aud above; he then, after a little
extra feeding. sells her to a butcher for
fifty dollars; think of this if you please.
Mr.. Poor Economy buys at auction,
an old pleasure wagon. entirely out Of
fashion for twenty dollars. He has no
use for the wagon, but buys it because
i. 10 going cheap. During the first year
lie tries hard to sell it for thirty dollars,
but not succeeding, the second year he
reduces the price to twenty-five. and
finding no sale, reduces the price to
twenty dollars. Remembering he hired
the money 10 pay for the wagon, he
tries his best the third year 10 sell 1t. and
finally succeeds. He has to take for
pay an old horse eighteen years old in
the Fall Of the year: he has no use for
.he horse. but takes him because he
thinks he is better than no pay. ltcusts
him twenty-five dollars TO winter the
horse; lie tries all winter TO sell him. and
makes out in the month OF May 10 get
fifteen dollars for him; or what he calls
that, which is Zen dollars and an old
watch. His note which he gave for The
purchase money OF his wagon, has now
amounted TO twenty-five dollars; he
hires twelve dollars, which with the ten.
makes twenty-five. He then turns on
the old watch for three dollars, and
makes out 10 pay the note. Mediate on
this when i. is a proper time.
A certain husbandman wishing TO get
rich very fast, sells all the hay. straw
and manure that his farm produces. A,
the end Of five years he fnds that his
his neighbor sells twice the amour. OF
produce per acre that he does, not know
lug what is the matter. he wishes TO get
rid Of his farm, but it being in a bad
condition, he does no; succeed; he final
" makes cut to swap with his neighoor,
by giving him two acres for one. A.
the expiration Of five years, the farm
he snapped away is better than the one
on which he liyes. He now begins 10