Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-12-23
JONES AND JOHNSON
A FOR. Earusnvs

sons buildings looked nice and tidy Ills door ward was
clean his house neatly painted, and his windows whole.
His barns and out buildings snug and comfortable,
his orchard looked thrifty the trees were carefully
dressed Now, Mr.. Jones had family tn sup
port than his neigbo yet the aspect Of his house
farm very different Old rubbish was kicking around
in the yard that should have been in less slightly places;
his house looked weather beaten and neglected rags
seen In spots where panes glass expected found;
there were large cracks in his barn. through which the
disHgurcd by old bark and dead limbs in short
seemed to look NJ dapidation and neglect Edwin
Jones was hard working man. vet everything was at
loose ends with him, and he often caught himself
ing how that his nrghbor johnson kept along so
smoothly and quiet and yet had everything in such per-
"Goodmorung johnson" said Jones one day in spring
he put his head In at the door YOU got an ager
l. "Io be sure returned johnson; 81 should not know
how to get along without one"
We'll, want to borrow it little while. have delay
ed sowing my grain these two days, because my harrow
was broke, and had nothing to mend it with"
AN mine Is already in the ground" said johnson.
ANA rs nigh Time returned the other "Whnt am l
to do now ldon't know. have lost Of my steers.
He broke his leg"
"Brokc his eg-how, pray;"
"Why,' he returned with n mortified mir, 'the floor
had gotworn and sny and he got his leg through it,
AMI snapped the bone right off, so had to Kill him"
"Ahl Mr.. Jones, such losses these farmers should
guard against little labor at the proper time, would
81 know it-I should have fixed the floor long ago i'll
hnd the tools. But ii is crying about spilled milk.
what's done can't be helped"
And that was jones only consolation When n thing was
DONE he satisfied himsefWith the reflection that ID could
not be helped and seldom laid mn his cxnerience for frt-
er Mr.. johnson turned towards the shed and led
the into light chamber and Jones followed him.
Here stout bench all fitted for upon it full
set o planes saws hammers, &C. while in rack against
the partition, were arranged set Of chissel gimets,
screw-drivers files and hung around number Of
different sized augers; in short everything that man
could need for repairing about the house Mr. Johnson
supplied his neghbor with the required article and lie
handed it to him he remarked:
81 lent your boy small hammer few days ago, which
he promised to bring back have rather needed it
about putting down the carpet"
"We Johns sick; he is quite feverish and we had to
send for the doctor He got cold spose, spattcring
through the wet. Fact H. rather careless about it.
knew his boots wanted mendng. and meant to have
carried them down to the village and got them xed but
81 do all such little jobs myself noghbor JONES'" was
thcquiet reply. 81 always keep little leather hand;
then when thereis tapping to be done, fix it in few
Then should otherwise be idle"
"We" returned Jones, &c" suppose could cobbe a shoe
II had the tools, but Il takes quitea collection fl
cobber's hench However what's done be undonc
g9ess John will be about in day or two must be of
and fix my harrow"
1t took Edwin Jones all day fix his harrow he had
to postpone his narrowing till the next day, and when be
at last got his grain into the ground he was Just one
week behind his neghbor. His John confined to
the house nine dn,s and during that time he had hire
an extra hand besides having The octo bin to nav 1t
was just all the way through when haying.
he had to buy rakes; the old had gone rack
and ruin. Perhaps they started with the loss of few
teeth or the breaking ofa bow and for want Of proper
ools to repair the break, he obliged to repac ethe
with rakes. So, in all the departments Of his bust
MSS he was constantly meeting obstacles that retarded
his progress all for the want of few simple tools.
One rainy day in the fall after harvesting was over
was NJ Woh III MS tool Wltu MS nelSn
| hor Jones entered.
"Johnson, aid the latter, after he had watched thc
movements Of his ncghhor's plane few msmen's, "hov
= this winter"
"O that cost me nothing; I made that myself got
outthe timber last winter, SO that matters disposed of
aud feel proud off it, too. Its my first attempt"
well neighbor Johnson don't see how in the world
You get along So Your farm don't produce any more
than mine does and don't believe yon work hard
DO. Your wife don't make any better better than mine
your sheep don 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 nds ready
market"
Yes, because have taken pains to obtain the bes
CRAFTS My the yours when started
My give milk than yours do in winter for the,
have warmer barn. raise pork than YOU do, be
cause pens tight and comfortable, and on"
Audl sposc you are laying money! imuttered Jones
with crcst-falcn look.
"Ccrtaiuly Iam-about two hundred year"
ESQ much" exclaimed Jones, with a look Of surprise
why cam lay up single cent in fact I'm running be
"et me tell you the secret" said Johnson in the kind
est and most neghborly way. "Lgst summer you
buy two new rakes and two ptchforks; how mucl
did they cost yOu!"
"Let's see-two dollars and a haIf''
"Well now fork handle got broke last winter, did
some Of my akes. brought them right up here, am
when had leisure, just liked them up. There 81
much saved Now, you have nothing at all to do do to
; ''No, iudeedl it rains too hard"
D "Bnt am to work. making my apple boxes; how arr
l. "Gnndson makes them for me, and am to give him
barrel Of apples"
"Nhi ~ good as two dollars. Now, IL hire
gooda SLED as mine made will cost you at least twelve
dollars. You how all these little things count up"
And all this comes Of your having tools tools wor
with returned Jones' whose eyes were begnningt to open
" ayes, neighbor."
l. "Weli, if had tools, might save good many sum
in the course of year. but never have the money
spare for them Why these ere tools of yourn must
4 morn fifty dollars"
o 'Theu I'm mighty afraid shall have to scrape aIon
o with borrowed tools. shall never have that sum l.
'You don't understand, Let Inc explain the secret
should have gone with fifty dollar bill and bough
these things have procured them one at time, witt
''GroFa tobacco money!! repeated Jones, with a loo
:, eyes" said Johnson with smile. "Now I nm goin
to give you lccture am going to give you the benef
ofmy experience. The first year began a farm use
to keep spirits by me, and every now and then take
J. drink to keep up my strength, soid to myself In TIA
long days in having and harvesting, the bottle
patronzed literally. But 6nay began to that
growing hard Tor to resist and after debeat
- ing upon the subject came to the conclusion that
II and tobacco did mo no good and might do much evil
v ondI would leave them on, and did. So commence
laying up the money they cost me. l how muc
Is might be saved, if could only the work self
been obliged 10 pay or ana SO begun buying such tool
thought would come handy. At the end of the frs
D. found had quite collection, and it had all
from money might otherwise have drank and smoked
10 aud felt healthier and happier than the year before
A. knew had laid the foundation tor future good Tim
passed my grog and tobacco money kept coming in
&c II was now hammer then saw then anger an
ST and another plane bit Of stock, &c, til have
excellent stock Of tools and they are not only
great profit but solid comfort into the bargain. bcev,
friend Jones' that in giving up my grog and tobacco,
w have been great gamer Now, you not think 20
would feel well without it,"
"Johnson, said Jones at length, after protraced 81
te ence, II wish you had told me this long ago"
81 afraid might offend you; it is delicate matte
10 at best"
o. 81 know it, Edwin Jones not the man to be offend
ed with neighhor for friendly advice"
~ "We" said johnson, with look Of extreme gratifc,
tion "ts too late to mend and IL get pine
where fty hundred dollars will be ofuse YOU CON
G. to me-"
n 'Mr Jones thanked his friend with suspicious mos
"a shining in his eye and shortly after took his leave
lr The very next day. he went into town. and instead Of
filling the brown jug and empty box, he brought home
u, auger and proud and happy man was he TO be
work with his own tools Time passed away, and he
found himself the Of quite little lot Of implement
r This thing operated well in many ways for good No
that he had the ability too fix up his buildings whor
W. borrowing TOOLS he began take certain pride in dOn
Dk It, lie reset his windows rooted his beehouse, bui
"A new pg-pens, tighened his barn, and in rainy weah'
Jn without pleasant and profitable empOymen
His do not break through the barn loOr now,
and they give much milk his bees make much hone
ST his yield good apples his neghbor johnson
do and all this because he stopped his grng and tObacC
expenditure boughthis TOOLS and left oil depending upo
his neighbors and so he Is happy thriving and col
tented farmer.
eff ---->--@~+S-
is Augustus Frank, of the Wyoming Cor
Il gressona District n y had been suffering for
weeks from that most excrutiang of all diseases inhn
matnry rheumatism. The disease its height q
beginning of the week preceding the meeting OF Gong
IN but Thursday he able TO be up and Friday
could move with the aid Of crntchps Whereupou he no
~ bed to the ears pushed to Washington, and WAS
his scat when the roll called Monday. Il To
hoped that mischief will result 20 Mr.. Frank from ID
10 exhibition Of zeal and devotion to duty.