The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-04-12
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GOING DOWN HILL.
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lnsspTIlh}atsl = That LOCKS bad,1s exclaimed farmer
White, with an expressive shake of the
head, as he passed neglected garden
and broken fences, in one of his daily
olI,. .yu
NaiAs' s. !lmo9 coed sad lluss1 on
tsa'" Bad enough" was, the reply Of the
companion te whom the, remark was ,ad-
dressed. Neighbor Thompson appears
to bo running down hill pretty fast. !
can remember the time, wheh, everything
around he place was trim apd, tidy"
t'attIt IS quite the contrary now" re.
turned the farmer. House, outbuild'
ings and grounds all show the want oI
the masters care. / am afraid Thomp.
son is in the downward path"
{" He always appeared 10 be steady
industrious man." rejoined the second
speaker, II have. a pair of boots on my
feet at this moment, of his make, and
they have done me good service"
81 have generally employed him for
myself and family" was the reply, "and
must confess that he is a good work
man but, nevertheless, believe shall
step into Jack Smiths this morning and
order pair Of boots, of which | stand
in need. always make it rule never
TO patronize those who appear to be run.
ming behindhand. There is generally
some risk in helping those who do not
try to help themselves" ha ga
Very true. and as my wife desired me
to see about pair Of shoes for her this
mornipg9I | will follow your example and
call upon Smith. He is no lavorite Of
mine. however--an idle, quarrelsome
fellow" 81 iru'HsI.3 a.gauA
"And yet he seems to be getting ahead
in the world" answered the farmer, (" and
| am willing to give him lift. But |
have an errand at the butchers. Step in
with me for moment l will not detain
YOU" ,a' aa4
AT tile butchers they met the neigh
Dor who had been the subject of conver-
sation. He certainly presented a shabby
appearance, and in his choice Of meat
there was regard to economy which did
not escape the observation of farmer
White. 4." tai @
A fter few passing remarks, the poor
shoeu,aker took his departure, and the
butcher opened his account-book with q
somewhat anxious air, saying as he
charged the bit Of meat. E" l believe it is
time that neighbor Thompson and | came
to settlement Short accounts make
long friends" al L I
No time to lose I should say" re-
marked the farmer. '.i 'a
"Indeed Have you heard of any
trouble, neighbor White?" %
lA g. No, / have heard nothing but "a
man has the use of his own eyes you
know, and I never trust any one with
my money. who is evidently going down
HILL" 1g es'7 t
"Quite right, and I will send in my
bill this evening. l have only delayed
on account Of the sickness which the poor
man has had in his family all winter. j
suppose he must have run behindhand a
little, but still | must take care of number
one" n1faaEP sai
q" Speaking of Thompson. are you!"
Observed a bystander. who appeared to
take an interest in the conversation
Going down hill, is he? I must look
out for myself then. He owes me snug
little sum for leather. l did intend to
give him another six months credit, but
on the whole guess the money would
oe safer in my own pocket,
Here the four worthless separated, each
With his mind filled with the affairs OF
lis aeighbor Thompson, the probability
hat he was going down hill, and the best
way Of giving him push.
In another part Of the little village 2
similar scenes were passing. a
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~ declare" exclaimed Mrs. Bennett,
he dressmaker. to favorite assistant, as
he hastily withdrew her head from the
whence she had been gazing on Il
he -passers by, eff there is mot Mrs. "
Thompson, the shoemaker's wife, coming d
p the steps with 8 parcel in her hand
'he. wants to engage me to do the spring e.
york I suppose, but think il would be 4.