Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-10-27
Sel II tea JaIe.
TWO WAYS TO SAVE MONEY.
A LIFE SKETCH.
BY sylvia Nus com JR.


we give II 10 the reader simply as it oc-
Cured, only concealing the real names
OF the parties concerned. And as the
story bears lis own moral we Will not tire
you with any reflections
John Poland and Anson LYMAN BOUGHT
farms adjoining each other. The land
had formerly been owned by one man who
had carried on the whole, EMPLOYING a
heavy force in the work When the two
friends bought the land it was as equally
divided as possible and after the line of
separation had been run, those who had
worked much or the land declared that
they would not give the toss of a con-
per for choice between the two farms.
The old buildings were almost useless. so
new ones were erected, and at the same
time both men commenced farming in
earnest. They were poor, having paid
their last pennies for the farms, and be-
ing Obliged to run some IN debt TO get
stock and tools.
In all respects the two men comm enced
evenly. They were both married, and
while Poland had one son and two daught-
ers, Lyman had one daughter and two
sons.
" Look ye;;" said Lyman, as the two
sat together after their farming operations
were commenced, -. | have set my mark
TO ann al. I'm determined, if have my
health, to lay up thousand dollars, clear
or everything, Ia five years"
" That IS rather short time for such a
purpose, returned Poland.
" Not bit" cried the other. enthusi-
asticallg. "Tm not going to wear rnv
backbone away for nothing. I'm going
70 lay up money!
. So hope TO do said Poland; {. but
money I>L't the first consideration"
" What's the reason it isnt?" asked
Lyman. g If you have money YOU can
have everything. Money is the kew that
uulocks all doors-the card that admits
YOU TO all places. o. give me a thous-
and dollars, and III be content o.
. So must have thousand dollars"
! remarked Poland and then the conver-
satioa took another turn.
One day man came along who had
-. SOM splendid young cattle. They were
OF pure English breed, or rather cross
/ ie-ween two OF the best breeds ever I'M
ported, and came very high, Poland saw
( ann passing and hailed hun. Our friend
! was ANXIOUS 10 grow a fine stock, and he
knew that he must commence in The right
way.
The owaer Of the stock said be was
willing TO sell, but he must have his price.
He had tiue young pair, male aud fe-
male, two years old, which he would sell
for two hundred dollars Poland offered
his note on SIX months, together with a
bill of sale Of the cattle aSsecuritv. The
owner was satisfied, and the bargain was
made. The animals were brought home,
and Poland was not disappointed in his
purchase.
" PAew" broke from Lymans lips,
as he heard the price which his neighbor
had paid for the new stock. Two hun
dred dollars for a wo-year-old bail and
+ heIser! Nny-what ou earth could YOU
nave been thinking Of, Poland Why
( l wouldn't have gwen seveuty-tive dollars
for 'em no how Ny COWS will give as
much milk and make as much butter and
cheese. tell you plainly you'll never
see that thousand dollars if you launch
out in hat way
9 But. my dear sir, | am determined
to have h best stock | can get" return
ed Poland, earnestly; for those farmers
who have made the most money have
made it from stock. Iassure you It is one
I Of the greatest faiGngs our farmers have
tha; they are content with small, poor
cattle, when, by a little trouble and ex-
pense, they could have much better"
5" Nv stock answers nv nurDose. at
any rate, resumed Lyman. | can't
afford 10 nav Two bundred dollars for =
pair of two-year-olds. and one q them =
heifer at that. when for fifty dollars can
buv one of the hest co,ys in the co,,rtr1,
:" You have a rich, to your own onin.
ions"
= Ave-and I'll have nv thousand dol
lars. 100" laurhed LYMAN as he turned
away.
1t was only a week after this that the
canvasser for an agricultural newspaper
stopped at Lyman's house; bat the host
couldn't afford 10 take it.
Hadn't YOU better o. yapfu-ad his