Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-10-14
MisttIlautous.
JOHN B0GGIs BARN DOOR; OR, THE
EFFECTS OF PROCRASTINATI0N.

1t is too bad!' said John Boggs.
What's too bad ? returned Matilda, his
wife
'Why-the carts broken down; and now
be hands must be idle while it's being mend
d'
The cartr repeated Mrs Boggs, laying
iown the stocking she was darnng, and re-
.srding her husband with peculiar look
Do YOU mean the large oxcart?
Yes
What's the matter with it ?
The hub is split right slap in two halves!
N But thought it began to split long time
\ 40. | heard you say last week, that you must
NJ ave new iron band made for it,
Il YeS-I know said John BoggS, rather
abiously; did say something about it, but
len didn't think it was SO bad
Yet Won knew it needed mending, john
n ,r YOU said so yourself | wish you would
earn to be more prompt about these things.
You lose more than you are aware Of
0. no, Tiddy. | don't lose anything
N Everythiug on my place is as well as things
gsnerally are
Not quite John ] know you manage to
tstp things in pretty good order; but you
-cst acknowledge that you are in the habit
\. q Iuocrastinating It's only last week that
oQ lost valuable sheep just because you put
& mending the floor in the shed. And now
VII oa must lose half days work of three hands
st because you didn't mend your cart hub
rbeu il ought TO have been mended. All
pO do lose much; aud there's no use trying 20
aie it,
"A. III hat a
ere case, muttered John.
M No. quickly but pleasantly returned Ma
lis; but paying heed to your experience
.ght mend the whole trouble
Pooh! You sit here in the house darniu'
FSkH's; and 'spose you think cause you
IL see where to run your needle, you could
Se everything in u barn at once
No. no, john said the wife smiling. You
INIT put il in the right shape. / can see the
.ss Of a stocking, aud when l see place
'aere my needle needs to run, | run it there.
H lol't expect you to see but one thing at q
1s and also to see that it needs mending then
ae time to mend it,
John BOggS commenced TO whistle medley
sPasmodc notes and at the same time drew
Ms coat He had got to go five miles to
A'cksmith's shop to have an iron ring made.
John said his wife, plying her darning nee
Z as she spoke, now mark my words; if you
.Ai turn over a new leaf in this respect you'll
~'e lesson one of these days that'll cost you
~',e than YOU can afford to pay
'oan whiStled with renewed energy, now
HEag fairly into Yankee Doodle, and with
,QolouS shake of her head, bis wife turned
= attention to her work
sohn Boggs had two men to work for him,
= By this breaking of the cart they were
'a'' obliged to lie still or go at work which
y little use. lie had large farm aud
EXCELLENT Que for producing vegetation; and
+S quite we'll TO do in the world. His
~4'eO were all daughters, aud hence the
AaeSs Of overlooking tue affairs OF the farm
asvOIyed upon him.
@ We have seen, John Boggs had one fault
would put of till 10 morrow what could be
M should be done to-day. He contrived TO
us place looking clean and tidy, because
~'ain periods he would be seized with q
u rehoTatlng ct, and would then roll up
Sse'es and 90 at il. But this didn't work
Many time very important things
- eii ull As feIt iikt " That was great
e>Aoh OF his: 'Well-lsAsn A feli AXE ~ ,
aneS there would be breakdown that
- oe attended to immediately; and while
s,.1s 'as hammer and nails 10 bis hands be
.s,;.. " Up several other things that had been
his coming. Very often sn hour was
: sS,-t ~ over something which would not have
i've minutes of his time, had he ts-
u hand when be first discovered it,
~ oaiy %, ba. be lost in ;vo ether WAYS