The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-05-30
Jones and Johnson.
BY MARIA D. CUSHING,

beautifully situated; the soil naturally
productive. So far there was not par.
ticle of difference between the two places.
Yet they wore different aspect John
sons buildings look nice and tidv. His
door ward was clean, his house neatly
painted, his windows whole His barns
were snug aud comfortable, his orchard
looked thrifty, and the trees were careful>
" dressed. Now, Mr.. Jones had no more
Of a family to support than his neighbor,
vet the asTect of bis house and farm were
very different. Old rubbish was kicking
around in bis yard, that should have been
in less unsightly places; his house looked
weather. beaten and neglected; rags were
seen in spots where panes Of glass are ex-
pected TO be found; there were large
cracks in lis barn, through which the
winds Of Heaven had free course. His
apple trees were disfgured by old bark and
dead limbs; in short everything seemed
to wear look of diIapidation and neglect
Edwin Jones was hard working man.
yet everything was at loose ends with him,
and he often found himself wondering how
it was that his neighbor johnson kept
along SO smoothly and quiet, yet had eve
ry thing in such perfect order. < x
One rainy day in the fall, after harvest
ing was over, Johnson was at work in his
tool chamber when his neighbor Jones
entered.
"Johhson," said the latter, after he had
watched the movements Of his neighbours
plane few moments, chow much did
that sled of yours cost? have got to get
one this winter"
"Oh, that cost me nothing: I made
that myself [ got out the timber last
winter, So that matters disposed of and
feel proud Of it too LIS my first at
tempt"
"Well, neigLbor johnson, I 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 You work
as hard as l 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"
q have not 50 many trees as you"
mo, but the fruit is of better quality,
and finds a ready market
"Yes, because | have taken pains to OBJ,
tain the best gratis. Ny trees were the
same as yours when we started. Ny COWS
give more milk than yours DO in. winter,
for they have warm barn. | raise more
pork than you do, because my pens are so
tight and comfortable"
"And l suppose you are laying up
money!" mu.tered Jones with a crest
fallen look
"Ce!tainly, | am-about two hundred
ayear,"
so mucbr' exclaimed Jones, with
look of surprise; why I can't lay up a
single cent; in fact I'm running behind"
Let ne tell YOU the esecret," said John.
son, in the kindest and most ueighborly
way. "Last summer saw you buy two
new rakes and two pitchforks; now, how
much did they all cost you z"
Let's see--two dollars and half"
" Well, now my fork-handIes got brcke
last winter, 50 did some Of my rakes. l
brought them right here, and when had
leisure jnst fixed them up. There was
so much saved. Now you have nothing
at al to do day"
" No. indeed. it rains too hard"
g But | am at work making my apple
boxes; how are You getting yours 2"
Grandson makes them for me; and l
am to give him barrel Of apples"
" Which Is as good as two dollars
Now if YOU have as good sled as mine
made ii would cost you at least twelve
dollars. You see how these little things
count up"
land all this comes of your having
tools to work with" returned Jones, whose
eyes were beginning to open.
" Yes, neighbour
Well, if | had tools I might save
good many sums in the course Of a year,
but | never have the money TO spare for
them. Why, these 'ere tools Of yourn
must have cost morn fifty dollars"
just about that"
"Then Tin mighty afraid | shall have TO
scrape along with borrowed tools. shall
Leyer have that sum to spare"
You don't understand. Let me ex
PLAN the secret. | should never have
gone with fifty dollar bill and bought
these things. | have procured one at a
time with my grog and tobacco money"
"Grog and tobacco money ~ repeated
Jones, with look Of blank surprise
Yes said Johnson, with a st.;le.-
Now, I am going to give you the be4eft
of my exper. cnce. The frat year began
on farm | used spirits, and DOW and then
took a drink TO keep up my strength |
said to myself. In the long, warm days,
in haying and harvesting, the bottle used
to be patronized literally. But finally
began to see that it was growing hard for
ma to resist and so after celebrating
upon the subject, ! came to the concu-
sion that rum and Tobacco did me no good
and might do me much evil, and | would
leave them of, and | did. So | commen>
ced laying up the monsy they cost me
saw how much might be saved if | could
only do the work myself l had been obli-
ged to pay for, and so | began buying such
tools as | thought would come handy
At the end of The first year found bad
quite collection, and it had all came from
money ! might Otherwise have drank and
smoked up, and ! felt healthier and hap
pier than the y2ar before. | knew had