The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-01-12
!. '.. a. - HTLLsDALE, MICH, TUESDAY JAN. Ia 1858

lage, one day, and there learned that his
neighbor Poland had engaged all their ma
nure for four years; and that he was able
to pay for it in wood, and butter, and
cheese, and such other articles of produce
as might be wanted.
Dolly, what do you suppose Poland has
been and done nowp
Il don't know, Pm sure, returned the
wife looking up.
well, I'll tell yeu. He's been and on
gagged all the manure made at the tavern
stables for tho next four yeais, and he's
got to haul wood, and let his butter and
cheese go to pay for itp
On the Same day he saw Poland, and
asked him what he meant. Il mean to
bring my farm up, returned the latter.
But | get manure enough for two acres
of corn, every year. and that's enough
said Lyman.
'For you it may be, but wish to ma
nure moro. Our land was we'll run out
when we took it, and in order to get it up
to its fullest capacity VIC must be prodigal
of rich dressing
'Well,' said Lyman, with sort of pity
ing expression-go ahead; but if you ever
see your money let me know
Ill give you good account, never fear
replied Poland, laughing, l must feed my
land if would have It feed me. We
havn't got land here like those rich alluvial
bottoms in tho West. My land needs nur-
sing now.'
Ben Anson Lyman couldn't see the use
of wasting money in that way. Ho tho't
the man who would first cut out his tillage
land down one-half, and then 90 off and
buy such quantity of manure, must be
little better than foolish. He wasn't such
fool, at all events.
During the following winter, while Ly-
man was cutting and hauling wood to the
village for two dollars and half per 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 Po-
land came to see his ncighbor. Ho wanted
to borrow hundred dollars for six months,
or for year if he could.
what are ye going to do with it ~ asked
Lyman.
Il want to make some improvement in
my barn cellar, and also enlarge the bull
ding by putting on tie~up, thus throwing
the cattle out of my main barn.
Il declare, Poland, it's too bad,' said
Lyman. pityingly. Hero I've laid up over
two hundred dollars clear cash, and you
are worse off than nothing-in debt. By
the lingo, John, l don't want to SEQ you
fooling away your money so. Your barn
is large enough-as large as mine is with
double your land to empty into it. III
lend you an hundred dollars what assur-
ance have l that I shall ever see it? I'd
rather let it 60 where know it is safe.-
| shouldn't want to sue you, and might
not get it without. Your farm is as good
rs mine, and you have no more need of
borrowing than | have--or, you shouldn't
have
John Poland didn't say anything about
the two animals he had bought year and
half before, and the calf they ha yield
ed him, for which ho had been offered
within the week four hundred dollars
owned that amount ofstock over and above
the stock owned by Lyman. He turned
the subject of conversation as quickly as
possible, for he wanted to hear no moro
reasons from his friend for not lending him
the money.
That afternoon he went over TO sec the
man of whom he bought this new stock,
who lent him the money he needed, read
lily.
what fool said Lyman, as he saw the
carpenters at work tearing away one whole
side of his neighbor's barn, preparatory to
adding an apartment capable of accommo-
dating forty-fivo head of cattle. However,
Poland worked on, and tried in vain to get
his neighbor to listen to some of his advice.
Don't talk to me- said Lyman, at the
end of the second year. 'Fvc got four
hundred dollars at interest. How much
have you got?
"A thousand or so, returned the other.
'Eh? What do you meant
'Why, all the money have laid out on
this place is on interest
'Oho-ah, ha, ha, ha,-and now how
much interest have you realizedP
so far I've let it all run at compound
the interest right in with the
principal, and there it lcs.'
YES, and there it will lie l don't be-
lievc 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
i thought so. But take your own way
Ere long Anson Lyman was astonlshed
to find that his neighbor had subscribed
for third paper, besides buying a lot of
books for his children.
whats the usep he sail, rs he sat in
bis neighbor's front room. and saw a large
pile Of books on the shelf Il want my
children to learn to work-not to be spen-
ling their time over books. They get
schooling enough when our school is OPEN
so mean that my children shall learn
% ork,' returned Poland, but that shall
lot prevent them from becoming well edu.
,ated. had rather leave them with good
,ealth, good characters, and we'll educated,
han with thousands of dollars each, minus
he education
Ohio, that's the way you mean to lay