Smyrna times., 1858-04-22

| On the same day he saw Poland and aske,
him what he meant.
81 mean to bring my farm up;" replied tn,
latter.
"But can get enough for two acres of corr
every year, and that's enough" said Lyman.
For you it may be, but | wish to manure
more. Our land was well run out when W.
took 1t, and in order to get it up to its fulles
capacity, we must be prodigal of rich dressing!'
"Well," said Lyman, with a sort of playing
expression, "go ahead: but if you ever see you
money let me know"
"Pll give you good account-never fear >
returned Poland, laughing. "I must feed my
land, if | would have it feed me. We have moi
got land here like those rich alluvial bottoms
IN the West. My land needs nourishing now.'
But Anson Lyman could not see the use Of
wasting money in that way. He thought the
man who would first cut his tillage land down
one-half, and tEen 60 off and buy such guam
tlty of manure, must be little better than fool
ish. He was such fool, ut all events.
During the following winter, while Lyman
was cutting and hauling wool to the village for
two dollars and half cord, poor Poland was
hauling his to the tavern to pay for manure
which he had not got yet!
1t was on the first day of April that Poland
came to his neighhor. lie wanted to borrow
u hundred dollars for six months or q year, if
be could.
What are you going TO do with it 90 asked
Lyman.
| want TO make some improvements in my
barn cellar, and also enlarge the building by
putting al attic up, thus throwing the cattle out
of my main barn.
al declare, Poland, il is too had said Lyman
Pityingly. "Iere have laid up over two hun
dred clear cash. and you are worse than moth
In-ln debt. BY the jlngo, John,l do not want
10 see you foolIng away money SO. Your barn
is large enough-as large mine is with dou-
BILE land to empty into it. If lend you hun
dred dollars what assurance have | that | will
ever see it? | would rather let it 90 where |
know it is safe. l should not want to sue you,
and might not get it without. Your farm is
as good as mine, and you have no more need of
borrowing than have--or you shouldn't have"
John Poland did not say anything about the
two animals he bought year and a half before
and the calf they had yielded him, for which he
had been offered within the week four hundred
dollars He owned that amount of stock over
and above that Owned by Lyman. He turned
the subj bjecG of conversation as soon as possible,
for he waated TO hear no more reasons from his
friend for not lending him the money.
That afternoon be went over to see the man
Of whom he had bought this new stock, who
readily lent him the money he needed.
"What a fool - said Lyman, as he saw the
capenters at work tearing away one whole side
of his neghbor's barn, preparatory to adding an
apartment capable Of accommodating forty five
head of cattle. However, Poland worked on,
and tried in vain to get his neghbor to listen to
his advice.
"Do not talk to me-" cried Lyman, at the
end Of the second year. - | have got four hum
dred dollars at interest. How much have you
got Z"
"a thousand or So" returned the other.
Eth what do you mcan!'
"Why all the money have laid out on this
place is on interest"
"Oh, ah, ah, ah, ah,--and how much interest
have you realized -
$50 far have let it all run on compound in.
tercst right in with the principal, and there it
lies.''
"Yes, and there it will lie. don't believe
you can raise fifty dollars now in cash."
"You are right, Lyman; | could not raise it
without selling something which do not wish
at present to part with"
81 thought so, but take your own way"
Ere long AnsOn Lyman was astonished to
find that his neighbor had subscribed for ano-
ther paper, besides buying lot of books for his
children.
"Whot's the use !' he sad as he sat in his
neighbours room, and saw a large pile of books
on the shelf al want my children TO learn to
wOrk-not to be spending their time over books.
They get schooling enough when our school is
OPEN"
$50 mean that my children shall work."
returned Poland; " but that shall not prevent
them from becoming we'll educated. would
rather leave them with good health, good char
acters and we'll educated, than with thousands
of dollars each, minus the education"
soho! that is the way you mean to lay up
a thousand dollars-to have it il books and pa
pers, and newtie-ups, and such like"
You shall see when the time is up"
awe shall" replied Lyman, as he turned to-
wards home.
Mr.. Lyman had not fully realized how much
corn Poland had received frem the land he had
manured so heavily and so carefully; and on
the second year he only noticed that his neigh
bor had extraordinary good luck with his
wheat, getting about ninety bushels from three
acres. But he had occasion to open his eyes
the third year.
One evening, just at sundown, Lyman went
over into Poland's field, where the men were
finishing raking up the acre piece where the
grain had been the year before-the first piece
the owner had plowed up and dressed.
"BeGn polling some hay here!" said Lyman,
as he saw the huge lunches of hay nearly thick
as they could stand.
"No, this was all cut from these three acres,' -
returned Poland.
Lyman counted the bundles, and then esti-
mated their average, and upon reckoning up
ne found that the land had yielded not far from
four tohs TO the acre! He had just got IN the
itoO acres which he had first dressed upon the
new farm, and he had obtained short of two
tons per acre He knew that Poland had got
ten bushels more of wheat per acre than he had
dene, and alse more corn. He began 10 think
but yet he would not let his money 60 for any
such " experiments" upon his place.
I The five years came round, and Anson Lymar
went on that day and sold fourteen bushels o
corn in order to get fourteen dollars 10 put il
with nine hundred and eighty-six dollars hC
had at home.