The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-11-25

get forty tons from twenty acres"
'Crazy as March harew muttered Ly-
man, as he turned away.
Ere long Lyman was me, with another sur
prise. He was at the hotel in the village one
day, and there learned that his neighbor Po-
land had engaged all their manure for four
years; and that he was 10 pay for it with
wood, butter, cheese and such other articles
OF produce as might be wanted.
Dolly, what do you suppose Poland has
been and done now w
al don't know, I'm sure" returned the
wife, looking up.
"Well, IN tell you He's been and en-
gagged al! the manure made at the tavern sla.
bles for the next iour years And he's GO,
TO haul wood, ant lot his butter aud cheese
60 10 pay for ii"
On the came day he saw POLAND, and a,ked
h i'm what he meant.
81 mean TO bling my farm up" said the
latter.
"Bul get manure enough for two acres
OF corn every year, aud that's enough" said
Lyman.
"For you il may be, but wish 10 manure
more, Our land was we'll run out when we
took it, and in order 10 get il up 10 its fullest
capacity, we must be ptodical of rich dress
iag'
"Well, said Lyman, with sort Of pity.
ing expression, ,-"go ahead; but if you ever
see your money, let me know"
"Ill give you a good account, never fear,"
replied Poland, laughing. "I must iced my
land if would have ii feed me. We have
got land here like those rich alluvial bottoms
in the west. My lands need nursing now"
But Anson Lyman couldn't see the use OF
wasting money in that way. He thought
the man who would first cot down his liIage
land one half, aud then go of and buy such
a quantity must be little better lhar foolish
He wasn't such fool al all event.
During the following winter, while Lyman
was cutting aud hauling wood TO the village
for two dollars and half per cord, 'poor"
Poland was hauling his 10 the tavern TO pay
for manure which he hadn't go, yet
TWAS on the first day of April ,hs. Poland
came 10 see his neiShbor He wanted to
borrow hundred dollars for six months, or
for year il he could.
"Wha, ye going to do ~itb Il . asked Ly-
man.
81 wantio make some Improvements in
my barn cellar, aud also enlarge The building
by putting on tie up, thus throwing The
ca''ls out of my main barn."
II declare Poland, it's too badl" said Ly.
man, piryingly. "Here, I've laid up over
two hundred dollars clear cash, and you are
worse of than nolhing-in debt BY the jim
80, John, don't want TO SEQ you iooling
away money so. Your barn is large enough
AS large as mine is with double your land
TO emty into ii. II lend you hundred dol.
lars what assurance have l that / shall ever
see it again? I'd rather lei ii go where !
know il is safe. shouldn't want 10 sue you,
and | nigh, not gel it without, Your farm
is as good as mine, and you have no more
need to be borrowing than have,-or, you
shouldn't have"
John Poland didn't say anything about he
two animals he had bought year and half
before, and the calf they had yielded him,
for which he had been offered, with n The
week, four hundred dollars. He owned that
amount of stock over and above the stock
owned by Lyman. He turned the subject of
conversation as quickly as possible, for he
wanted TO hear no reason from his friend for
not lending him the money.
That afternoon he went over 10 see the
man of whom he had bought this new stock,
who readily lent him The money he needed.
"What fool p said Lyman, as he saw the
carpenters at work tearing away one whole
side Of his neighbors barn, preparatory 10 ad.
ding an apartment capable of accom- odating
forty.fve "head of cattle" However, Po
land worked on, and tried in vain 10 ge, his
neighbor to listen TO some of his advise.
"Dont talk to me-" cried Lyman, at the
enc ofthe second year. Pve got four hun
d,cl collars at interest. How much have
you gow
"a aousand or So" returned the other.
81 En What do yon meanF'
Why, all the money have laid out on
this place is on interest,""
"Oho-aha, ha, ha,-and how much inter-
est have you realizedW
$50 far I've let it all run at compound in
terest-put the inleres, rishlln with the prin-
cipal, and there it lies"
"Yea, and there it will lie. don't believe
you can raise fifty dollars now in cash"
"You are right, LYMAN could not raise
il without selling something which | do mo-,
wish TO present TO part with"
"T thought so. But, take your own way"
Ere long Anson Lyman was as.ouished
10 find that ais neishbor had subscribed fer a
third newspaper, besides buying lot OF
books for his children.
whats the use 2" he said, as he sat in
his neighbours front room, and saw largs
pile of books on the shelf. al want my chill
dren 10 learn 10 work-not 10 be spending
their time over books. They get schooling
enough when our school is open."
so mean ths, my children shall learn to
work, :" returned Poland, "bul that shall not