Ceredo crescent. [volume] (Ceredo, Va.) 1857-1861, 1858-12-11
JeA0 Leake aoA the Pail or Wa

Nr. Csrtis's Coo sectieut home. Order was not
I>sskss orst lav, nor his last Though he vas
gssd sstsred, easy tempered, obligisg man.
there vas 10 oee whom his seighbors % mach
drss4sa seeing approach their homes. {" There
comes Lesks 70 borrow somethisg," they would
~, aea hoe, hsouer, or nks, we're srudginely
lsst Ses they vsre eersais that Lsake would
lee o forget the srtiels, or At best return it
nssss hssdls. A story west the rounds that
Lsskss ssst seighess, cot e patience, said TO
hin, "yss take the hoe bat yos must use Il in
ny eessSssd." Tine west on, and Lestes
eehirs rss down, - slack mems will and be
ess3ded 70 poll up stakes and move to vernont.
thes ts:et Of sesst,led and productive land.
ssd called the New State" Leakes Connee.
tiest htiesds gathered about the great wagon in
vhieh bic battered household goods aud bis wife
ssd sAildrsa we're packed, and sorry they we're
at the last TO part with him; they nov forgot
his teasing fsslts, and felt only that he vas
cheerful. kisd hearted felio~.
Rustic tokens Of good viii we're offered at
parting. The best VI ih &c vas bright new
axs, With Q strong helve. on which the giver.
name and John we're both carved and painted.
aed tied together With true lovers kuot-- an
odd aesrish foe an axe helve. Take care Of
this. John. sid Uncle Ben. the givcr, q" and
10 viii Be better than gold to you in the New
State" The axe fsi6iied its mission il did
prove oe more value to Lcake than . xo.!d full
VI gold.
NO offence. John. " ssid smother n,irhtor.
t.tisE card ffom his pocket; here !. come.
thisG thst. " ySs will tack il up in your Gre
p'ses ssd take heed To IL. wii, lie cure to make
yCs . forchssded man in tic New State. -.
Leske looked ~ the writing oa the card. II
~ss the good Old household rule "A time fus
everything snd every thing in i,s time place
for everything sSd every thing in its place. .
Lake resd il sIoad. and then the good nstsrcd
fsllss ssid. eLaekiing, =. thsnks .. neightor; its
pretty smart rod. bai u sbs st fall on fools
bsrk. 10 take care Of ia. snd be deposited
70 10 bis hst crown bis usual place Of safe keep.
Eivss 20 oes %
.-ss. p. $50 :s..: s:. <. .:'' i T.. r::: :.:
Wkss ths aovers halted ih,i Coy for tLrir
~oesise. the very Gr,t time John took his hat
oa he dropped ont Cneic Bes's card witheu,
psseeisisS 10. His sor, I.y o.as Leale. did zee
6 Lymsa. lad or ten or eleven, ws. the very
oppesits "f HE fsth-r. MD a. probably L,
the sane isduenee that makes the light Lceied
daughter or the hesvy .heeled mother. - Some
Psrests are exanpies: s"Eie. ala. are tsaeons
Lyisss picked up the card. and probably tiink
isE. "Fsshcr will never mi-. ii. rnd Le,.r take
esrs Of w." be slipped " into hs own little
lestbern rsrsc. wh.eh had sI,o been given hin.
for parting token.
Lyman wss 10 learn, Ly . hard e.perienec.
tbs worth of the words writses on that card
\ doc oL~ervsncc of then. through q Ef- time
would give large 6Sure H. money re-, u!ts, lie.
sides = world of comfort
The LITTLE faEiiy srriyci. sftrr ,ome mi.Lsp..
ITO be e,pected,) such 90 losing their Whip.
icsving their hsliers and their water pail ~ .
brook, etc. ai their lodge 10 y vas, wilJcrre,s
Dst IN two Jssrs they got s'il ahead. IN spite
nf Leskrs dci'ruefi,c sud otstiac'i,c ksLii,
for be vas . h=rl workin. Eligw Field. ssr.
cleared snd t.ilci around biri Le had luii, q
small hsneI house adj joining the To- Lu,. neigh.
t-crs hsd COME IN u no great si.'sb~c. aud vii.
lsys wss gro~iDS up bot f.r from bin.
10 spite 81 good sdsise. D.. had connected :
wood house snJ a stable With hi. Lou...
"Tske care, Lrslr. 'sid fIi,sI o, Liza ;
'"h sseds careful m,n Go bniid 90. 4 Ere iu
vistes sp 10 THE cold s"aa'ry j. -os.ihis,
tsssdfsl: its Ike guupowder--s hs-S sud I'll
10 gone.
oh. never frsr. ssiJ Lssie Il h.,e Lad
ny portion of III forfuse ir thi. world 49,,
lsrk DO. turned. (sir Curii- ofien imtrs,-rI
90 the ehildres that What ,hifils.. People call
ill fortune sud bad lu.k {. but the ips,it.L,.
eosssqsesee of their o~s igpruJssre or care.
IL use daring tbe third wit,er of the Icsl =
sssides'e 90 their new hone. thst. ja.t .t the
close of short wist~fs day. the merry tipl
iisg VI sleigh hell. ~. heard. and ih- efcsliny
of the rvsness on the hard ffore. .nov. aud .
Iisss esssr 20 s,"sle sirigh) .forlsJ - Lcsi,s
u vss esr~cted tbs door ores-j. snJ .hou,.
sf Jog followed. sad gisd srssiiag. 81 uaeie ''
ssd "suss ssd cousin. .rnsie Il.n"
Esd hi. fsmily bsd cone from conp.,fieu, g.
ssts long promised Wei, wiea suffer ~.
ssdsd. the esrd tss'ing h~ domestic sIioH
esssht tseie Bee. eye. IL 90. ss,icI 10 ib.
~slI over the msa'eI piser. Il d., isre'" b.
sssisissd. yell ! never expected 90 zee ths
bit sfgss'ebosrd .gais . siif CIV. you er,Ji,
srsst Tor preserving that. Jobs.
Voc sssf give that credit mst 10 Lyn,s
brother he yrssersed a., esrd ~, yos n,u.,
give me one fOr issbins him csfs
Csels Bes saii.i "Ye.. ssid H.. 30.
hsvs isssh hin. John. ts, wrong sss forsrso.t
--srosr end fssemc.,
The evening pssssd ~ jsiisb,fany TL-
usssisssd sre ~ . sss eosnffy tsrsed Grishn,
bsstss ef 6ss srpie. from the I'D hon. or
ehssd 10 Connecticut %. BsJsr.sI ssI sa,.
ssre esssted snJ esses The .iisr. tsil.i
sboss old times L~ste s,,s the hi.tory ofL
tolls 90 he sev farm. ssI hi- .secs..s. ~
told (hs hsd some right 90 tg,.' f,r h. nd
scrtsd d.iigssty) hoe ms-h issIb b. LsJ et.,,
ID. shs, erors he h,i rsi.~J. SD eo.ris5eI
9th. Ny bsrs 10 foil ! L,ss tisst, Of -Lsr
esd ecss. sid cat. IN ,ks IoG o,sr NY .eoI
hosss ssd psst 10 NJ esiisr ,si or -f-
kos tsksa svsy The tst Laft<, al .,,f.