Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-22

ly retarded his progress, and all ior the want
Of a few simple tools
One rainy day in the fall, after harvesting
was completed, Mr.. Thompson was in his
tool chamber, making apple boxes, when his
neighbor Holmes appeared.
"Thompson," said the latter, afer he had
watched the movements Of his neighbor's fore
plane for few moments, how much did
that oS.sled of yours cos,' have got to
buy a new one this winter"
"Oh. iha, COS, nothing. made II myself
those rainy days we had before harvesting -
| got tho timber out when hauled out my
wood last winter, so tha, the JOB came quite
easy"
"well, neiebbar Thompson" SAID IIslms,
after .ome little time spent 10 harl study, 81
don, sec how it is tha, YOU get along So
Your farm don't produce any more than mi""
doe, and am sure YOU don't work as lard
al do. Your VIII, doe, no, mako any bot
ter butter mr. cheese than mine docs your
sheep don't bear better wool your bee, don't
make better honey. You raise more fruit
than DO. 10 be sure"
"Bui have no more irer,," said ThomP-
son.
7 "No. but then your fruit i, ofb'uer quail.
", md find, a moro ready market"
"Ccrtainly, because I have grated in the
lcs, species My trees were the same a.
yours twelve years ago and with regard to
other matters, think ifyou will look around
tho other places. Won will fnd in MANY re-
,pscts, miuo is the most productive. Ny
cows give more milk than yours Do through
the winter, because they have a better shed
room anJ a warmer barn. ] raise more pork
Than you 10. because ms pens and pig.hous,'
arc tight and comfortable and then I'm IN
cl.ncd 10 think ny bees make rather more
honey than yours, for nv hive, are 10 better
order. may not raise moro than YOU do,
but guess the rat, and squirrels don't have
such an easy entrance to my grain chamber
as they do 10 your''
"Psrh,p. you are right" mulirrcd llo'me'
with a crc,rfllcn look "aud ] suppose YOU
arc laying mp Money"
"Ccrainly anr--one or two hundred dol
l5u year"
so much as that" murmursd Ilulmc',
with mush Of surprise. WHY, I can't lay
up cent"
"I.ct me give you bit of secret said
Thompson, in Kind Of ne.shborIy tone, a.
hr laid hi, plane upon ,hs bench. " Last
summer. you bought louE new 1kr' and
pI,chiork. How much did they cost you ~
"Iets see, the rakss were twenty-five
"wcll, now, my FORK handle 60. broken
by acciien, last winter, and 20 did some Of
the akcs bat Immediately took such paris
as were good, and brought them up here, and
then a, my fn, leisure opportunity, ! fixed
them up There aye two dollars saved
Now YOU have nothing To DO to-day"
NO. i, rains too hlrl.'
"huj yel you see am II work.
"And 40 ibis eomfs Of your having tools
lu work with saii Holmes, 10 sort Of sub
: dusi 'on..
Mostly, " returned Thompson
/ well, ifl bad iuol-, might save good
many small sums 90 the course ui 'hc ysar.
but never bad the money % spare lur them
Why, the tools You have here 10 tho house,
over anl above your nrmtu. m,ps.l,, must
be worth Gny dolllu."
"Abou, tia, SUM-
Thea fear shall have To sclpc along
with borrowed tools. never can spare any
such sum as shat"
"You don't understand the secret, Mr.
Holmes. Lctme explain. ! never should
lave gone with a $50 bIIl and bough, the
tools, bot have collected them gradually
| lhlye Joush, every tool | have on the prem
i,rs. with ny -.or money"
"Gug money" reiterated Holmes, IN
blank sunrise.
oy.. " ,,,ri,J rbou,.o, with , ,lrlt
, ,uio-,.m, GRO, NANCY Now am not
Going to Give YOU 4 temperance leclur-, tor
Won are 4. well able to ndgo for yourself a.
I / am but am going 10 give YOU a little
, pr,ociplc or economy. and show YOU II, con.
: ,s,pc1t c,mrpr,. content and hsppinc,,. The
dr., ven, w,, on this farm. used. occasion.
,lIy ,o take , lille spirit. auI whenever /
.,, al,