The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21

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the moon, with superior race of hu-
man bein's; and this is the place, and
you are the people, '''
'1t wasn't more than a couple Of days
before he begun to pry around, and find
fault, and grumble at the expense; and
| saw there was danger of things relaps-
ing into something like their former
condition. So Itook bin one side, and
talked to him. ~-g @ a.
'Jedwort, says /, you're like man
raised from the grave. You was the
same as buried to your neighbors, and
now they come and look at you as they
would at a dead man come to life. To
you, its like coming into a new world;
and I'll leave tito you now, if you don't
rather like the change from the old state
of things to what you see around you
to-day. You've seen how the family
affairs go on, ,--hOw pleasant everything
is, and how we all enjoy ourselves.
You hear the piano, and like it; you see
your children sought after and respect
ed,-your wife in finer health and spir-.
its than you've ever known her since the
day she was married; you see industry
and neatness everywhere on the premi-
ses; and you're beast if you don't like
all that, In short, you see that our
management is great deal better than
yours; and that we beat you, even in
the matter of economy. Now, what !
want to know is this; whether you think
you'd like to fall into our way Of living,
or return Ikea hog to your wallow.'
e"I don'tsay but what l like yonr
way of liyin' very well,' be grumbled,
"sThen,' says |, you must justlet us
go.ahead, as we have been going ahead.
Now'sthe time for you to turn about
and be aarespectable man, like your
neighbors. Just own up, and say
you've not only been out of your head
the past four years, but that you've been
more or less out Of your head the last
four-a1d- d-twenty years, But say you're
in your right mind now, and prove it by
acting like man in bis right mind.
Do that, and I'm with you; we're all
with you. But 60 back to your old
dirty ways, and you go alone. Now |
sha'n't let you off, till you tell me what
you mean to do 81. a.as at
she hesitated some time, then said,
MAY be you're about right, Stark you
and Dave and the old woman seem to
be dOin' pooty well, and guess I'll let
you go on" a,H ie..t.a
Here my friend paused, as if his story
was donej when one of the villagers
asked, "About the land where the old
meetin' house stood ,--what ever was
done with that?" - .'n na
"That was appropriated for a new
school-house; and there my little shaw
ers 60 to school" 2 ..''39 a5a t.-'
''And old Jedwort, sis he alive yet ?"
"Both Jedwort and his wife have
gone to that country where meanness
and dishonesty have a mighty poor
chance, where the only investments
worth much are those recorded in the
Book of Life. Mrs. Jedwort was rich
in that kind of stock and Jedwort's
account, 1 guess, will compare favora-
bly, with that of some respectable peo-
Pile, such as we all know. ! tell ye, my
friends" continued my fellow-traveler,
"there's many a man, both in the higher
and lower ranks of life, that 'twould do
adeal Of good, say nothing of the mer-
cy 'twodd be to their families, just to
knock 'em on the head, and make Neb-
uchadnezzars of 'em,-then, after they'd
been turned out to grass few years,
let 'em come back again, and see how
happy folks have been, and how we'll
they have got along without 'em. a''
Ne 81 carry on the old place now" he
added. i''The younger girls are mar
ried off; Dan'sa Doctor in the North
Village; and as for Dave, he and i
have struck lie. Pm going QUITO look
at our property now.' nj sno.e qu.5.n'-
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