Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-01

] iVI ipuB tlnc. lie hau very CholCe StVCN
Of cattle, and having received an excellent Of
fer for them, he could buy in the Spring to
good advantage SO he sold eight oxen for
price which might be considered by some al
most fabulous The same purchaser wanted
horses, and John sold his three heavy ones,
keeping only threo- year-old cold. which he
thought would answer for all his riding thro'
the winter
Very near Johns farm was a large tract Of
land covered with heavy pine trocs-most of
them magnificent white pines and he had
partly contracted to cut those trees down,
fashion the logs, and haul them distance Of
three miles to the river. The contract would
be a valuable ono for him, because he lived
so near TO the wood. He supposed he could
find plenty Of men who would bc glad to como
on and furnish teams If he would keep them
He had hay and grain in plenty. and of course
wished TO have most Of it eaten mp ON the
place. BY selling his oxen and horses be had
made clear profit of abaut onc-half of all he
got for them and now If he could get some
ono 90 como on and furnish teams, and inrc-
turn take onc-hall the proceeds Of the job,
and have their animals kept, be would do
well. But he found IL more difficult than he
expected TO obtain the help. lie could find
[ plenty Of men who would gladly come with
such teams as they owned but he wanted
heavier ones.
/ At length be hit upon the very man.
/ I've found him he said to his wiic one
evening on his return from a visit to a neigh
boring town. "I'vo found just the man
He's got teams enough. and will come on as
soon as wanted.
"Who is hc:" asked Matilda. quite pleas
ed with her husbands success
"Aaron Rolf You know him, don't yc:
He's got six yoke of oxen and four good hor-
ses and be says il III give him equal shares
Of what | am to have. and take care of his an
imals and men. he'll come
aaron Rolf ! know him we'll If he
says he will come then YOU may depend upon
him. lie never makes promise until he
tno,cs he can keep it and be never under
takes to do a thing which he cannot do as it
should be done. Some people call him odd
and don't know but he is, in one sense of
the word, for he minds bis own business, has
everything in its proper place, and will have
mo- ono about him, if he can help it, who viii
not follow his example
"Why, you seem to know him we'll Tiddy"
And why shouldn'tI. You forget that
lived in his fathers family several years.
"Oho is he a son Of Ben Rolf
'' ] tNs nus eldest DoN
"Aha, that's it ch Well. I'm glad he's
such a man. tn make it good for me"
81 should like to have him here very well
this coming Fall and Wintor.-that is, if you
must have some one"
So John Bogg gave himselfuo more uneasi-
ness upon the subject of the Falls work -
Mr. Rolf was coming over to look at tho tim
Der before he closed the bargain; but ihen
John had explained everything fully to him.
and he was perfectly satisfied
One day John went to tie his colt ND in
the stall. and he found that the edge Of the
trough was worn almost down to the hole
through which the halter was tied. He knew
that it was not safe A slight pull would
break it ont
81 declare, be said to himself, 81 must fix
that when get time"
He meant when he felt like it, for he had
ample time .hon All that was necessary WIS
to step to the wagon house. get an inch -and-a-
half ausur. and bore n new hole II would
have taken him. perhaps. five minutes TO have
performed the whole operation lie led the
colt into the next stall. and then went to
the house and sat down