Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-08


stamp and living on small farm contiguous
to large manufacturing village, he had ample
resources TO make money on a scale cOmmen-
suraie with HE ideas Of greatness. He al
ways selected the best articles Of produce for
his more wealthy customers, and reserved the
inferior qualities for the workng-easses and
common people. making. however, no reduction
in the price aud the blacksmih's wife was
told tla, Mrs ESQ. and Mis-. DIR. paid 50 much
that very morning, and he could not afford 10
sell cent less 90, rather than lose the chance
Of andihef purchase, or be at the trouble 10
go on the street for her tables supplies, the
blacksmitI's wife would pay The Esq.'s price,
aud take wIia. they had lef. Whsn Mf.
Slnallsonl weighed out his butter for the mar.
kei, il vas always done before the las, ''work-
ing over aud moi one lump ia twenty would
turn the scale. IN selling milk too. sufh-
cien, quantity Of wafer was kept IN the cans
To keep them sweet. az the milk thereby would
become the better conled. lie never carried
quart with Clip 10 il, or held his can
near the measure when pouring il out as 10 en-.
danger It's contents. by which foreihohght the
milk was enabled TO Gil up the quart with
beautiful white froih. making clear gain 10
Mr.. Smallsoul Of four cents per eau,
When he carries grains TO the mill for his
own use, he makes very large bush,l, bot II
grain is high in the market, he always pays
the miller tot the toll. provided he will make
cent and half deduction On the bushel for the
benefit Of receiving the money Mr. Small
soul has pecolar faculty TO pedde charcoal
so as To make il hold out, and knows exactly
] ka. IL a. ID 81 r. al.
basket, and Just how much to heap IT, for the bens
eft fhis own picket. Loadins wood is quite an
amusement to him he thinks il pity 10 pick
out every crooked stick, and every chestnut, or
g'eeu pine which one may chance TO get among
load Of maple or walnui-the village people
so need "kindiing stuff. " Mr. Smallsoul, ia
common with the surrounding farmers, always
draws quantity Of wood up the hill adjacent
to the village. and leaves il beside the road 10
"tup out his loads with as he drives into town.
Now il sometimes happens that he arrives at
the top Of .he hill with bis load before it is
light enough for him to discern his pile of stop
wood from his neighbnrs, which habit Of ear
ly rising brings him quite a snug sum in ,hs
course Of the year.
A few years ago Mr. Smallsoul built a new
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public road. as his neighbor, who owned on
the opposite side, had not reset his wall since
the highway was changed from turnpike TO a
Town road and thereby made narrower, Mr..
Smallsoul availed himself Of tho right to take
in all The land his side, and thus secured 10
his moving many rods Of good arabic land
This neighbor, dreading quarrel, submitted
to the injustice in silence. Afier a shower.
Mr. Smallsoul may be seen with hoe 10 his
hand digging little channels across The road TO
turn the wash frUm bis neighbor's farm on TO
his own meadow. His neighbor has row of
apple trees glowing in 10, by the roadside.
which, if Mr. s.. had not claimed all the land
on his side Of the turnpike, would have stood
so far in as 10 render their irnii secure. As
it is, however, their branches hang over tho
road. Now Mr.. Smallsoul's pasture lies by
this way, aud he makes il q rule to get his cows
out early, never forgetting 10 drive them on the
side Of the road where the trees Stand, sni
waiting patiently for them TO Gu, the fruit which
has fallen during the night.
Mr.. Smallsoul never ''irusls out TO tho
amount OF dollar, without good real esia.e
security, and was never known To be so impru-
den, as to put his name on a subscription paper,
though it is said he once paid his minister scs.
eniy-Gse oenis lie always burrows ,he news
paper, and has no books ia his library except
the ''Oid Farmers Almanac" and Adams
Arithmetic.
Time would fail nc 10 tell all the ways and
means he desises for money-geiiine. When
we think Of his success, il Is a wonder that
any body can live long in this world without
Ia frl 1ofa.
somewhere, and we wish the Legislature would
pass an act that all poor penpc should become
rich al once, But the land is full of shifiless
people, and we fear ii always will be, spite Of
the brilliant example Of The Suallsonls.
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