The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-08-06
ABOUT HIRED MEN.

We have had frequent occasion to no.
tice the different " luck" as they called it.
which employers have had with their hired
help. We knew Mr.. p, who was for
ever in hot water with his men. They
couldn't be trusted out of sight They
would idle away half their time, slight
their work, abuse the horses and cattle,
and waste more than their help was worth
such was the frequent complaint of them
and to them. On the other hand, they
unhesitatingly declared that there never
was such driving, miserly, surly, and al
together contemplate man as their en-
ployer. From early summer until their
employment ceased in the fall, there
seemed to be continual strife between
them, each aggravating the other, each ap.
parently studying to find the limit of hui
man endurance, and as it sometimes hap
pened that actual violence was resorted TO-
hand to hand encounter with one or more
of the men, followed by prosecutions, law
suits, and costs to pay.
But neighbor g. never appeared to have
such difficulty. He frequently hired the
same men employed by Mr.. P. the previ.
Gus season, yet all went smoothly. His
work was done in season, and we'll done
although they were often away from his
observation, there was no disposition shown
to take advantage of his absence, and he
used TO speak with pleasure of his excel
lent hands" Yet he never was heard to
scold, but often to praise, and if fault was
found, the offender only knew of it. This,
we apprehend, was one secret of his sue
cess. He remembered that they were men
as we'll as "help," and as man he knew
that appreciation is one of the highest
stimulants to exertion, and that fault-fnd-
ing, in presence of others, sours the feel
ings and disheartens from effort. The man
who takes as much pains to find points to
commend in those in his employ, as he
does to discover their defects, will soon see
the benefit, in cheerful readiness to work,
and endeavors to please. Scolding never
did any good. A man will listen if you
tell him of his faults, however plainly, il
it be with mildness and in private
Too many men pay but little regard to
the physical comfort of their help
They are kept on the coarsest and some
times the meanest fare, They are sent to
sleep two or three in room, often in the
unfinished chamber of an out-building, and
on beds fit only to do penance upon. Then
too, the men are not only kept at their
work " from early dawn till set of sum-
but one furrow more must be turned, OF
one swath more moved after the full time
of days work is completed Men are
easily affected by what touches physical
feelings. Generous fare-it need not be
expensive-comfortable lodging rooms.
ample noon rests, and prompt turning
out" from the field at night, will be more
than repaid by the cheerful spirit and
working with will" which will be given
in return.
Another cause of much difficulty will be
found in the whiskey jug or cider pitcher
carried into the field. Although the men
may for time seem to do more by the
use of this extra steam, experience has
many times proved that strictly temperate
men can better endure the severe labors Of
farm life; while seven-eights of the quar-
rels and collisions which disgrace too many