The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-01-20

PIace ln tne MOOR OF Ine te-up, WDere Ia
D cows were kept. He had noticed it thre
days before. He saw one of the COW
tread upon it, and he knew that beav
OK would break through there at once
: But the floor was not mended yet, for a
that.
When the ring or hub band came hom
Mr.. Boggs went to work to put it Oh, bu
it would not work He had missed fig
ure in his calculations. The spokes haC
worn the sockets so much that all tb
straps in the world could never fit on tba
broken limb agaip.
Jerusalem 7 muttered the disappoint
ed man, as he found he could not max,
the thing work, if I had only fixed th,
thunderin' thing when l ougbt to, thi,
wouldn't have been. Its too bad-tot
thunderin' bad =
! But there was no help for it. A new
hub bad to be made. He managed te
find an old wheel which be could use
while the wright was fixing his, and this
uncomfortable way be managed to get a.
long without losing more than day IS
time.
One morning. about a week after the
breaking Of the hub, one of the little girls
came running in while the family were at
breakfast.
Papa papa! the white faced heife:s'
broke right through the foor!'
John Boggs knew that his wife was
looking sharply at him, and be avoided
the peculiar glance which be felt sure be
should find there if he turned that way.
He called up the two men and hurried
out. AS good fortune would have it, the
heifer was not seriously harmed; but
John knew he could not claim credit for
her safety. When be came back his wife
said not a word on the subject. At first
John was afraid his wife would repri-
mand him; but when he found that she
kept silent on the subject, he felt worse
than he would if she had just chided bim
a little. He knew that she felt it-that
she understood it-and her continued ST.
lence seemed to indicate that she consid-
cred him iDcorrigible. From that mo-
nent be resolved that be would reform.
had made that resolution before.
For two months 10 real accident hap
peued, for John Boggs kept things pref
ty straight, but still there were some
shortcomings. The habit of procrastina-
ton was two firmly fixed to be easily
thrown off.
As autumn drew near, John Boggs be.
gan to look around for an opportunity to
carry into execution a plan be had been
considering for some time. He bad
very choice stock of cattle, and having
received an excellent offer for them, be
could buy in the spring to good advan-
tage. So be sold eight oxen for price
which might by some be considered al
most fabulous, The same purchaser wan
ted horses, and John sold his three heavy
ones, heepiDg only three year old colt,
n bich be thought would answer for all
his riding through the winter.
Very near johns farm was a large
ract of land, covered with very heavy
pine trees, some Of them N magnifcent white
pines; and be bad partly contracted to
:ut these trees down, fashion the logs,
aud haul them distance of three miles
70 the river. The contract would be a
one to him, because be lived so
near to the wood. He supposed be could
ind plenty OF men who would tie glad to
,ome on and furnish teams if he would
Keep them. He had hay and grain in
plenty, and of course wished to have most
If it eaten up on the place, BY selling
ais oxen and horses be made clear prof
t of about one-half of what he got for
hem; and now, if be could get some oDe
% come on and furnish teams, and in re-
urn take one half of the proceeds of the
OBJ, and have their amin ais kept, he would !
10 we'll. But be found it moro difficult
han he expected to obtain the help. He
ould find plenty of men who would glad
y come with such teams as they owned
'ut be wanted heavier ones.
At length be hit upon the very man.
'I've found bim, lie said to bis wife
ne evening, Oh his return from a visit to
neig bboriug town. I've found just the
nan. He's got teams enough, and will !
ONE on as soon as wanted
who is be 2 asked Matilda, quite
LEASED with ber husbands success.
Aaron Rolf; you know him, don't yel |
les got six yoke of oxen and four good
orses, and be says if III give him equal
hares of what | am to have, and take
are of bis animals and men, be II come.
Aaron Rolfl' repeated the wife. I
now him well If he says be will come,
hen you may depend on him. He new
r makes promise until he knoacS he can
eep it; and be never undertakes to do a
hing which be cannot do as it should be
one. Some people call him odd; and
ont know but be is, in one sense of the
ord, for he minds bis own business, does
is own business, has everything in its
roper place; and will have no one about
i'm, if be can help it, who will not follow
is example,
why you seem to know him we'll, Tie-
~
And why shouldn't II You forget
lat lived in bis fathers family several