, 1857-07-10

morning we sat down to the meat and
bread, as usual, and clean butter was on
the table that time, il recollect rightly.
But there was one plate with something
upon it that bad not deciphered. look
ed at it carefully, and bye and bye l conclu-
ded that it family resembled pie Sister
Walker came along, saying: Brother
Young, there is some pie, it is peach pie
do eat some" 1t was made Of dough roll
ed out into thin cake, and put on plate,
with thin streak of poor refuse, fuzzy
peaches, that had been merely halVed and
the pits taken ont, and then another thick
tough crust put over them. took a crust
and said to brother Kimball, what is thisf
at the same time giving him wink. why,
Dr. Young" replied Mrs Walker: ut Is
peach pie." / remarked, br. Kimball /
never saw the like before in my life, did
you2 Never" went into the orchard
where they had been making brandy out
of the best peaches, for three or four weeks.
Could they be put into piel no, but they
must use the little, nasty, witheredup ones.
l have related that circumstance to :
show you how much they knew about liv-
ing. That family had plenty Of fowls, cat
tie and milk, and If they had known how
to manage their abundance, they could
have had every comfort Of life served up in
the richest and best style. They could
also have made hundreds Of pounds Of
maple sugar, which is the best Of sweeten-
ing, for they had a sugar orchard on the
farm. Yet, when was there, they had .
house with Eve or seven beds in one room,
and when you walked across the floor the
planks woald 60 cllatter-to-bang. And
when they had to open the door, or draw
up 10 the fireplace and benefit by the light
that came down the chimney, l asked
Esquire Walker why he did not put a good
floor in bis house, and put 10 windoWsl
he replied: II have been thinking would,
for several years. Friend Young, have
4 good deal Of money and properly on hand,
and think Of going to NauVoo to invest
several thousand dollarsn / state this TO
show you that many people do not know
what to do with what they have.
You may see some little girls around the
streets here with their mothers skirts on,
or their sun bonnets, and with their aprons
full Of dirt. Your husbands buy you calico.
but you do not know what 70 do With Il. II
Is to be carefully worn until the last thread
Is worn out, and then put into the rag bag
to make paper.Fith.
Many men not know what 10 do with
their means You may take The poorest
mechanic, afd one who has nothing but
bread to eat, and you may fnd him paying
half dollar for meal Of vlctuals. You
may see the barber shops crowded with
our poor mechanics, who pay from three to
Eve dollars a quarter for being shaved l
bought razor when began to shave,
that cost thirty-seyon and Q half cents, and
used Il for fifteen years. Some black their
boots 50 that they will not last more than
two or three years, and then give them 70
the poor.
Nearly oil who grumbIe about their poor,
scanty fair, would be rich II they would do
as do. Take care Of your articles Of
food, Of your clothing, Of your boots and
hats, and yen viii have plenty; and LET the
women take care Of what Is taken into the
house. Ifyou do not 20 now and pre-
pare for the day Of trouble, you viii be
sorry, aud win lament and mourn.
1 now want to tell you the feelings Of
several in this community: Il do not want
TO build a good house, because ! shall have
to move away by-and-bye; our enemies will
come and possossi IL. do not want to lay
up corn, because our enemies viii come and
take Il from me-" II this people will do as
they are told, viii live their religion, walk
humbIy before their God, and deal justly