Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-30

guess John will be about sgain in day o
two. | must be off and fix my harrow
1t took Edwin Jones all dav 10 fix his har
row, SO he had to postpone borrowing hi
ground till the next day, and when he at las
got his grain into the ground, he was jos
one week behind his neiehbor. His sol
John was colfneG to the house nine days
and during that time he had to hire an extrl
hand, besides having the doctors bill tt
pay. 1t was just so all the way through
Whes it cane to haying he had to buy new
rakes; the old ones were gone to rack ant
ruin. Perhaps they started with the loss o
few teeth, or the breaking of bow, ant
so for the want of proper tools TO repair the
break, he was obliged to replace them with
new rokes. So in all the departments o.
his business, he was constantly meeting OBJ
stacles that retarded his progress, all for the
want of few simple tools.
One rainy day in the fall, after harvest.
ing was over, Johnson was st work in bis
tool chamber when his neighbor Jones en-
tered.
Johnson said the latter. after he ..had
watched the movements of his neighbor':
plane q few moments, 'how much did tina,
sled of yours cost! have got to have one
this winter
%, that cost me nothing; l made thai
myself. got the timber cut last winter, SC
that matters disposed of; and / feel quite
proud of it too. It's my first attempt
We'll, neighbor Johnson. I don'tsee how
in the world you get along SO. Your farm
don't produce any more than mine does an d
don't believe you work IS hard as do
Your wife don't make any better butter
than mine; your sheep don't grow any
better wool. You raise more fruit to be
sure
81 have not so many trees as you.'
No, but the fruit is of better quality, and
finds a ready market
yes, because have taken great pains
20 obtain the best gratis. My trees were
the same as yours when We started. My
COWS give more milk than yours do in the
Winter, fer they have a warmer barn.
raise more pork than you do. because my
pens are tight and comfortable, and so on.
And suppose you are laying up mon
ey.' .outtered Jones, with crest-fallen
look
Certainly | am-about two hundred a
year.
SO muchr exclaimed Jones; with look
of surprise: why can't Law up single
cent; in fact, am running behind hand
Let me tell you the secret said Johnson
in the kindest, most neighborly way. "Lrsr
summer saw you buy two new rakes and
two pitch forks; now how much did they
cost you1'
"Let's see-two dollars and half"
"Well. now, my fork-hande got broke
last winter, so did some of my rakes.
brought them right up here, g. when had
leisure, just fixed them up. There was so
much saved. Now, you have nothing at
all TO do to-day
No, indeed it rains TO hard
'But am at work, making nv apple box
es; how are you going to get yoursp
Grandson makes them for me, and |
am to give him barrel ofapples.'
Which is as good as two dollars Now,
if you hire as good sled as mine made, it
will cost you at least twelve dollars. Yon
see how these little things count up
sAnd all this comes of your having tools
to work WITH returned Jones, whose eyes
were beginning to open.
yes, neighbor.'
well, if had tools, | light save good
many sums in the course of the year, but
never have the money to spare for them
Why, these ERE tools of yourn must have
cos. mere'n fifty dollars
Just about that
Then I'm mighty afraid shall have to
scrape along with borrowed tools. shall
never have that sum to spare.'
You don't understand Let me explain
the secret. | should never have gone with
fifty dollar bill and bought these things
] have procured one at time with my grog
and tobacco money!
,Grog and tobacco money! repeated
Jones. with lock of blank surprise.
yes said Johnson, with a smile. Now
] am not going to give you lecture, am
going 10 give you the benefit of my expe-
rience. The first year begun on the farm
used to keep spirits by me, and every Eow
and then take a drink to keep up my
strength, as said to myself. In the long
warm days, n haying and harvesting, the
the bottle was patronized literally. But
finally began 10 see thai it was growing
upon me to resist; and so after deliberaiine
upon the subject, I came to the conclusion
that rum and tobacco die me no good and
might do much evil, and would leave them
off, and did. So commenced laying uT
the money they cost me. | saw how much
might be saved if could only do the work
myself had been obliged to pay for and 81
began buying such tools as tn ought
would come hanGy. AT the end Of the frs;
year / found had quite little collection
and Il bad all come from money nigh
otherwise have drunk and smoked up, and
felt healthier and happier than the year
before. knew ! had laid the foundation
for future good. Time passed on; my groe
and tobacco money kept coming in. |
was now hammer, then saw, then
new anger, another plane, a bit stock
&C., till | have now an excellent stoci
of tools. and they are not only sourc'
!, Of great profit. but solid comfort into th,
bargain. believe. friend Jones, that ir
giving mp my grog and tobacco, hav
been great gamer. Now, do you no
think you would {, cl full as we'll withou
np
Johnson said Mr.. Jones at length, al