Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-11-27

ly,-l must have that THOUSAND DOLLARS y
"Thcn you won't take il 7" said the agent.
"No sir. Can't afford it. But there's
my neighbor Poland-he'll take anything
that anybody offers him."
"rve called on him, sir, and he told mo
I'd botter stop here. lie said you wcro ta-
king no paper"
"And did ho subscriber"
"Yes-and paid me the money"
"I tell yo, Dolly, Poland's thousand dol
lars II come out minus-now you mark my
words"
Dolly Lyman said nothing, for she was
troubled at that moment by the thought
that her husband was cvoroioiug u spirit of
poauriUuSnesS which looked mean; but she
did not say so.
"Hallo what are We doing I" cried Lyman,
as he saw Poland commencing to run fence
across his field.
"Pm going to throw out just half Of this
field iuto pasturing," returned Poland.
"WhatT exclaimed Lyman, hardly able
to believe what he had heard. Throw off
half of your field Why-that won't leave
you with more than twenty acres TO till"
81 know it,--and that's all | want.
am determined not to waste my time and
energies in swinging scythc over forty
acres of land after five and twenty tons Of
hay when get forty tons from twenty
acres"
"Crazy as a March hare " muttered Ly.
man, rs he turned away
Ere long Lyman was met by anothe
surprise. He was at the hotel in the vii
lage, one day. and there learned that hi
neighbor Poland had engaged all their ma
nure for four years; and that he was to pa
for it in wood, and butter, and cheese, an
such other articles of produce as might b
wanted.
"Dolly what DO you suppose Poland ba
been and done nowT
81 don't know, I'm sure" returned thc
wife, looking up.
"Well, I'll tell you. He's engaged al
the manure at the tavern stables for tht
next four years, and he's got to haul wood
and let his butter and cheese go to pay 70
Iitp
On the same day he saw Poland anc
asked him what he meant. al mean tc
bring my farm up" returned the latter.
"But get manure enough for two acre,
OF corn every year, and that's enough,
said Lyman.
1 "For you it may be, but wish to ma
} nure more. Our land was well run ou
when we took ii, and in order to get it "
to its fullest capacity we must be prodiga
OF rich dressing,
"Well," said Lyman, with a sort of pity
: ing expression---"go ahead; but if you eve
see your money let me know"
"iil give you good account never fear,
replied Poland, laughing. 81 must fee
my land if | would have it feed me. w
hav'nt got land here like those rich alluvia
bottoms in the West. My land needs nur
: sing now."
But AnSon Lyman couldn't see the use {
wasting money in that way. He though
the man who would first cut his tillage Ian
. down one-half, and then 60 off and bu
such quantity of manure must be littl
, better than foolish. He wasn't such foo
at all events.
4 During the following winter, while j,
man was cutting and hauling wood to til
: village for two dollars and half per cor,
o "PooR' Poland was hauling his to the IA,
P ern to pay for manure which he had not gc
yet!
: 1t was on the first day of April that Pe
land came to see his neghbor. He wante
: to borrow hundred dollars for six month
9 or for a year if he could.
S "What nre We going TO do with it 2v aske
i Lyman.
J, 81 want to make some improvements
my barn cellar and also enlarge the bui
: ding by putting on tie-up, thus THROWN
n the cattle out of my main barn.
81 declare, Poland, it's too bad" said l.
o man, pityingIv. "Here I've laid nm ov,
e two hundred dollars clear cash, and YOU a
n worse off than nothing-in debt. By Il
d jingo, John, don't want to see you foolir
g away money so. Your barn is large cnouc
o las large as minc is with double your laI
le to empty into it. If lend YOU an hun
red dollars what assurance have | that
l. shall ever sec in I'd rather let Il c,o who
: / know it is safe. / shouldn't want to $,
G, you, and / might not get il without. Yo
% farm is as good as mine, and YOU have
% more need TO be borrowing than have
e or, you shouldn't have"
IS John Poland didn't say anvthine abo
c the two animals he had bought wear M
d half before, and the calf they bad Weld,