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

deteruand not to waste my time and ener-
ges in swinging scythe over forty acres oi
land alter five and twenty tons Of when Lean
get forty tons from twenty acres" "a
"Crazy as March hare" mutered Ly-
man, as he turned away.
Ere long Lyman was met with another sur
prise. He was al the hoiel 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 to pay for II with
wood, butter, cheese aad such other articles
OF produce as might be wanted. D..
dolly, what do you sapposs Poland has
been and done now W
al don't know, Pm sure" returned 1.-The
wife, looking up.
swell, Pll tell you He's bees and en-
gagged all the manure made ct the tavern sta-
bles for the next ionr years! And he's got
10 haul wood, anG lot his butter and cheese
60 TO pay for tw
On the same day he saw POLAND. and asked
b i'm what he meant.
81 mean TO bring my farm up" said The
"But get manure enough for two acres
of corn every year, aud that's enough said
Lyman.
"For you il may be, but l wish to manure
more, Our land wss we'll run out when we
took it, and in order to get it up 10 its fullest
capacity, we must be pfodcal of rich dress
iHg.' ...
"Well,' said Lyman, with sort of pity
ing expression,-'go ahead; but If you ever
see your money, let me know"
"I'll give yon good account, never fear,"
replied Poland, Laughing. ''l must efeed my
land if would have il feed me. We have
got land here like those ricn alluyial 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 frs, crt down his iillage
land one half, and then go off and buy such
quantity must be little better lhaI foolish.
He wasn't such fool al all event.
During The following winter, while Lyman
was cutting and hauling wood 10 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
Itwas on the first day of April that Poland
came 10 see his neishbor. He wanted to
borrow a hundred dollars for six months, or
for year il he could.
"Whal ye going to DO With il? asked Ly-
man.
"I want 10 make some Impffss. s1lefi.s IN
my barn cellar, and also enlarge The building
by putting on tie up, thus throwing the
cattle out of my main barn."
II declare Poland, it's 100 badth said Ly.
man, pityingy. "Here, I've laid up over
two hundred dollars clear cash, ond you are
worse off than nothing-in debt. By the jim
go, John, don't want to see you fooing
away money so. Your barn is large enough
-as large as mine is with doubls your land
to emty into it. If lend you hundred dol.
lars what assurance have | that | shall ever
see it again Pd rather let it go where
know il is SAFE ! shouldn't want TO sue you,
| and might not gel it without. Your farm
is as good as mine, aud you have no more
need to be borrowing than have,-or, you
shouldn't have"
John Poland didn'l say anything about he
Two animals he had bought year and half
before, and the calf they had yiSsdsd him,
for which he had been offered, with in the
week, four hundred dollars. He owned thai
amount of stock over and above The stock
owned by Lyman. He turned the subject OF
conversation as quickly as possible, for he
wanted 10 hear no isason from his friend for
not lending him the money.
That afternoon he went over TO see the
man of whom be had bought This new stock,
who readily lenl him the money he needed.
i "Whal fool p said Lyman, as be saw the
carpenters al work tearing away one whole
side Of his neighbors barn, preparatory 10 ad
ding an apartment capable of ccomodating
! forty five s'head OF CATTLE" However, Pc.
land worked on, and tried in vain TO get his
neighbor to listen 10 some of his advise.
s'Donl talk to me-" cried Lyman, at the
end of the second year. Pve got four hun
dred dollars al interest. How much have
you golp
"a thousand or so," returned the other.
"Eh! What do you meanP
"Why, all the money have laid out on
this place is on interest,""
"Oho-aha, hs, ha,-aud how much inter-
est have you reslized"
$50 farl've et il all run at compound in
teresl--put the interest right IN with the prin'
cipal, and there it lies"
"Yes, and there il will lie. ldonr believe
you can rsise fifty dollars now in cash"
"You are right, Lyman--I could moi raise
ii without setting something which do no
W tell 10 present 10 parl with" A....
"I thought so. But, take your own way
Ere long Anson Lyman was astonshe'
TO find thai his neighbor had subscribed fer
third newspaper, besides buying lot
books for his children. s
"Wha,'s- the uss 2" he said, as he sat IL
his neighbours front room, and saw larg
pile of books on the shelf 'tl want my chill
dren 10 learn 10 work--not 10 be spending
, their time over books. They get schoolin
enough when our school is open.n
$50 mean lba, my children shall learn
work." returned Poland, "but that shall nj
prevent them from becoming we'll edueatet