The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-04-10

capacity, we must be prodigal Of itch dres-
sing =
"Wd." said Lyman, with a sort of play
ing expression. go ahead but if you ever
see your money let me know"
&" I'll give you good ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "
returned Poland. laughing. 81 must feed
my land if would have it feed me. We
have no, got land here like these rich allu
wal bottoms il the West. My land needs
nourlShing now"
But Anson LYMAN could not STE the use Of
wasting money in that way. He thought the
man who would first cut his tillagc land down
one halt, ard then 90 oil and buy such
quantity Of manure must he little better
that foolish. He was such fool, at all
events.
During Me following winter, while Lyman
was cutting and hauling wood 10 the village
for two dollars and IA half a cord. poo Poland
was hauling his to the tavern to pay for
manure which ne had no; got yet
1t was on the first lav Of April that Poland
came to his ncghbor He wanted to borrow
d hundred dollars for six months VI u year, if
he could.
" What are you gong to do with it ? asked
Lyman.
" want to make some improvements in
my barn ccller, and also enlarge the building
by putting on tlc-up, thus throwing the
cattle out Of my main barn.
Il declare, Poland, it is too bad" said
Lyman lit,ingly. "llcrc have laid up
over two hundred dollars clear cash, and you
are worse than nothng-in debt. BY the
iing", John, do not want to see you loolng
away money 50. Your barn is la rye enough
as large as mine is with double land to
empty into it. II | lend you hundred dol
| las what assurance have that will ever
see il would rather let it 20 where
know it is SAFE. | should not want to sue
YOU, and might not get it without. loul
farm is as good as NINE and you have 10
more need Of borrowing than have or you
| shouldn't have"
John Poland did not say anything about
| the lwo animals he bought a year and Il half
before and the calf they had yielded him, for
which lie had been Offered within the week
four hundred dollars. lie owned that amount
Of stock over and above that owned by Lyman
| He turned the subject of conversation As soon
rs possible, for he wanted to hear no more
reasons from his friend for not lending him
the money.
That afternoon he went over to see the
man Of whom hc had bought this new stock
who readily len, him the money he needed.
"Nhat a fool ~ said Lyman, as he saw the
carpenters at work lcarn. away one whole
side o. his ncig hbor's barn, preparatory to
adding an apartment capable of accommodate
tirg ;orly-iive head of cattle However. Po-
land worked on, and tried in vain TO set his
neigllbor to listen to his advice.
'' DO not talk to me-" cried Lyman, at the
end Of the second year. Il have got four
hundred dollars at interest. How much have
WV = thousand or so, - returned the other.
I" I'm what do you mean -
" " ny all the money | have laid out on
this place is on interest
" On, all, all, ali, ah,-aud how much
interest have you realized e.
:" So far ! have let it all run on compound
interest right i'll with the principal and there
1t lies"
Yes, and there it will lie. don
believe you can raise fifty dollars now i'll
cash"
q You are right, Lyman. could not
raise it without selling something winch | do
not With at present to part with.
- thought so, but take your own way
Ere long Ansop Lyman was aStonl,hrd TO
lind that his ncighbor had subscribed for
another paper. besides buy lot Of book 5
FOL lis cnlidrcn.
What's the usc?" he said, as he sat in
his neighbours room, and saw large pile OF
books ON the shelf. | want my children to
learn to work-not TO be spending their time
over books. They get schooling enough when
our school is open"
/" So mean that my children shall learn
to work. returned Poland bu, that shall
not prevent them from becoming well cduca-
ted. | would rather leave them with good
hcal,h. good characters. aud well educated
than with thousands Of dollars each, minus
The education.
"Oho that is the way you mean to lay up
a thousand doliars-to have it in hooks and
papers. and new tie.ups, aud such like"
{" You shall see when the time is up
We shall, replied Lyman, as he turned
| towards home.
Mr.. Lyman bad not fully realized how
much corn Poland had received from the
land he had manured so heavily and 50 care
| fully; and ON the second year he only noticed
that bis ncighbol had " extraordinary good
tuck with his wheat, getting ab'ut ninety
bushels from three acres. But he had occa-
sion to open his eyes the ihiid year.
One evening, Just at sundoyn, Lyman
went over into Poand's field, where the mcn
where finishing raking up the ac,e piece
where the grain had been the year before
the first piece the present owner had plowed
up and dressed.
q" Been polling some hay here 2" said I.y-
man, as he saw the huge punches Of hay
nearly as thick as they could stand.
No, this was all cut from these three
acres,' returned Poland.
Lyman counted the bundles, and then est.
mated their average, and upon reckoning up
he found that the land had yielded not far
from fDu tons to the acre lie had Just got
In the iro acres which he had first dressed
upon the new farm, and he had obtain, d
shor, of two tons per acre. He knew that
Poland had got ten bushels more of wheat
per acre than he had done. and also more
corn. lie began to think but yet he would
not let his money 80 for any such expert
ments upon his place.
The five year came round, and Arson Ly-
man went on that day ard sold fourteen
bushels Of corn in oIder 10 get fourteen dol
lars to put in with nine hundred and eighty
six dollars he had at home
"Wcll, Poland, I've good the prize 2" said
LYMAN entering the formers bara in the af-
t,ruoon. 1t was carly spring, just five years
from the day they bought. I've got the
one thousand dollars, now what have you
got 2"