The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-09-11
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JOHN BOGGS' BARN DOOR
The EGects Of Precrsstinatien

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dts too bad!' said John Bogcs.
"What's too bad!' returned Matilda.
his wife.
"Why-the carts broke down and
now all hands must be idle while it's be-
ing mendcd."
"The cart !" repeated Mrs. Boggs, lay
ing down tho stocking she was darning,
and regarding her husband with pecul-
lar look.
"Do you mean tho large OK cart!"
"Ycs."
"What's the matter with it,"
"The hub is split right slay in two
halves"
"But Thought it began to split long
time ago. | heard you say, last week,
that you must have new iron band made
70. IL.
"Yes-I know" said Boggs, rather
dubiously: Il did say something about
it, but then / did Mt think twas 90 bad
"Yct you knew 1t needed mending,
John; for you said Sc, yourself. | wish
you would learn to be more prompt about
these things. You lose more than you
are aware Of"
20 no, Tiddy; ! don't lose anything.
Everything on my place is as well as
things generally are.
.sNot quite, John l know you man
age to keep things in pretty good order;
but you must acknowledge that you are
in tue habit Of procrastinating. It's on
| " last week that you lost valuable sheep,
just because you put Of mending the
floor in the she'd And now you have
lost half days work of three hands,
just because you didn't mend your cart
hub when il ought to have been mendcd.
| Ah-you do lose much; and there's no
use trying to hide it."
"Well-complaining won't mend it,
that's a sure case" muttered John.
"No," quickly but pleasantly returned
Matilda; '.but paying heed to your expe-
ricnce might mend the whole trouble. /"
"Pooh! You sit here in the house dar-
min stockin's; and / s'posc you think
cause you eau sec where to run your nee
ole, you could see everything on farm
at once"
$50, no, john" said the wife smiling;
"you don't put it in the right shape. l
can see the heel of stocking; and when
l see place where my needle needs to
run, | run it there. don't expect you
10 sec but one thing at time; but when
you see that one thing, and also see that
It needs mending, then is the time to
mend it,
| John Bogss commenced to whistle a
medly of spasmodie notes, and at the
same time drew on his coat. lie had
got 10 20 FIVE miles to a blacksnith's to
have an iron ring made
"John," said his wife plying her nee
die as she spoke, "now mark my words,
| if you don't turn over q new Leaf in this
respect, you'll have a lesson one of these
days that'll cost you more than you can
afford to pay"
John vhistled with renewed energy,
now striking into yankee Doodle" and
with . dubious shake Of her head, his
wife turned her attention to her work.
John Boggs had two men at work for
him, and by this breaking Of the cart
they were either obliged to lie still, or 80
at some work which was of little use.
He had large farm, and an excellent one
for producing vegetation; and he was
quite we'll do in the world His chill
dren were all daughters, and hence the
business Of overlooking the affairs Of the
farm all devolved upon him.
As we have seen, John Boggs had one
fault. He would put off till tomorrow
what could be and should be done TO- day.
He contriyed to keep his place looking
neat and tidy, because at certain periods
he would be seized with q sort of renova-
ting is, and would then roll up his sleeves,
and 20 at it. This didn't work always.
Many a time very important things were
left till he "felt like il" That was Z
great expression of his: "Well-rhea 1
feel like III Sometimes there would be
! break down that had to be attended to
immediately; and while be had the ham.
mers and nails 10 his hands, he would fix
mp things that awaited his coming. Very
often an hour was required over some.
thing which would not have consumed
Eve minutes Of bis time, had he taken il
ia hand when he first discovered it. And
not only so, but be lost in two other ways
Il required more nails to do the work al
this late hour, and could never be made
80 good, at that, - 1t was before, nor a,
it would have been had it been attended
to in season.
John had often promised his wife tha,
he would reform but he had not done il
vet. He did not realize how much ht
! had lost; or If he did, the effect was mo
momAntary- When he lost his sheep b.
felt sorry, and resolved that he woulc
J never let such a thing 60 again. Ant
vet there wss at this very moment bat
place in the aoor Of his tie-up, where th'
cows were kept, he had noticed 1t thre'
days before. He saw one of the cow
tread upon it, and he knew that hsav.
or would break through at once. Blu
the Aoor was not mended yet, for al
+ that.
when the ring or hub-band cam
home, Mr.. Boggs went to work to put
on. But il would not work. He ha
. missed a figure in bis calculations. In
smokes had worn the sockets SO muc
that all the straps in the world could neS
q ct that brote.s ..lub on again.
. Jerusalem T. muttered the disaI
pointed man, q he found that he coul
!, not make the thing worx. : -
only fixed the thing when I'd ought Il
|, this weuldn's hsse bsen! Its too bad--to
badp'
n hut there was no help for ii, A ne,
hub must Be made. He managed to I'm
and old wheel which he could use Will
the wright was fixing his, and in this IN