The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-16
MIsOELLANE0Us.
JONES AND JOHNSON.


nv. MARIA n. cusnnAn.
William johnson aud Edwin Jones were both
ef them farmers, aud they we're also near neigh.
bofs. Their hfnis wefr beautifully situated
| the t0ll naturally productive. 10 lal there wa.
not particle of dliereser between The two places,
yei they vote a very dlsslniilaf aspect. William
johnson . bulldings looked nice and tidy. lila
door ysrd vas clean bis house neatly palnisd, hia
| windows nh0le. His barns aud oni.bulldinss
we're snug aud comfortable. hls orchard looked
!hfin{, and The trees we're carefully drssssd.
N0w W. Jobes bad no more " family 10 sup.
port ihan bis nslgbbof, yet The aspect VI hls
house anf iafm was very different. Old rubbish
wss hiekine around 10 The Jafd, lha, should
have been 10 lees slightly places hls h0use looked
wtAihef.beaien aud neglected, rags 10 he seen 10
sp0ta where panss Of giass are expected 10 10
iound ihsfs we're large cracks IN bis baro,
through which the winds of heaven had free
eoafss. ils apple iFess we're dishguFed By old
bark and dead limbs IN shofi, evsrythlne ssem.
% 10 wear look u diapidaion and nerlset.
kdwin Johss was haFd.wOrkla log man, yet every.
thing was ai loose ends With him, and be often
ennRht himssh w0ndefing how u was that bis
sslghbof johnson kept along 20 smoothly and
quietly and YET had everything In such Isffeei
"0ood morning. johnson" said Jones, ono
dsJ IN spfinR, % be put biz bead In 81 the door,
have you got an auguF p
TO b. ssfe, A" returned johnson, - shouldn't
kno. bom 10 get alonz without one"
wei, want 10 borrow u little while.
hsse delayed sowing my grain nOW these iwp
days, btcaus my harrow vas broke. and I h.d
noihiag 10 mead II with"
"Ah nine is already 10 ihs ground, aaid
Johnson.
"Asd II is high time. returned tie o,b.,
What an 10 do nos don't know haze
lOai one of nly sieefs
That's bed h0u did u happen p
"lis broke bis Veg
Broke bis leg How, pray -
"Why, be- returned With = mortified ali,
'wby The floor hsd got worn and shaky, sud %
be got BIZ leF through u, aud snapped ibs bone
right of 20 had 20 MI him
"Ah : NJ. Jones, such losHss % these We far
fnsfs shoald guard against. A little labor, 81 the
pfoIsf tine, would hass saved all that"
y knos y, snd should have hIed the hoor
long ago, " had bad The tools bat Il IL no
:, s'' stllsg fof spilled milL. What Is dOos oas'i
sod that vas Eawis Jops. Only eoasola,IOs.
Ntsa . thing was dons he satisfied himself with
Tie fshsriion that " could not BE- hslped, and
,ld't' led W his ssl~fiencs fof future uss. Mr.
johnson iafBed iOusfds ihs she'd, and led the
say ~ iaio light chsmiisf asd Jones followed
hin Here uas = stout bsnrh, ell htied for uas
nlon y fell sst u planes. saws. hsmmsrs. Ae.,
Hhils, "a fask against ibs Partition. sess o..
TAGGED Aaei of cbissis gnlsis screw driver 6lss
asd hung aiound wefe sasmbsf 0f different sized
snfefs, 70 short ssffyihing that . man eoaid
need fof fepaifinR aboai the house. Mr johnson
sspplsd bic nsighbof With the required aF,lsle.
snd - be basded Il 10 him Re rsfnafked-
~ lsni Jour hoy Q small hammer . ksw DAYS
$50, Shish be pfomised 10 bring back soon.
h..s t-ih" needed ii atOsi pui,ing dovs the
wei, johns slsk. he l. qsIss Gsy.s,.h. ssa
Ue have hsd 70 seDd fof ihe doctor. lls rot
cold. spoe, spatiefing ihfosgh the vet. fact
y. vas rather eafeess sb0ai a. I knsw bic
boois wanted msnding. and meant 70 have car.
iisa sesm dosn 20 The village And set them axsd.
- DO sll such little Johs aysslf nslshbor
yoess. - vas tbe qsls, reply. "Islways kssp Q
little leather on hand then, when there is isp-
ping 10 b soes can hH 10 fsw minaiss. Al
ihsss tblaEs eas bs attended 10 ralny DAYS. whsa
shosld oihsfsiss 10 Idle"
well, feiafBed Jones. u suppose I conld
t0hbls shoe " bad the toois, bai " takes quite
. collection 10 OIL . eobblefs bench. iIossssr.
shats done esa't h. andops. I geess Johs will
b. .eoHi agsin 10 day % tao. most bs OF
snd g. 10y hsffov ."
u ioot Eswls Jones alI dsy 10 G1 bic harrow.
% be had 10 postpone harowisg bic groand illI
ibs bsri dsy, snd sbss be 81 last got bic gFsin
isio ths gfound, he vas Just one weed bshlnd
bis ssighbof Ilis con John vas eon6aed 10 ths
hoaa nins days, and during that time hs haa 10
blfs 80 efifa land, besides having the doelor's
klll 10 pay. Il vas jssi 80 al The wsy through.
When i cane 70 hsJiBg. be bsd 20 boy new
fskes tie Old OBss usfs gone 20 rack and fuia
Perhaps ihey started with ihs los ofA Esw teeth,
o. tbs t'saking ofa bow, and - fof The wans "
proper isos 10 repair the Lfsak, he vas Obliged
20 fsplass Them wifh new fskss 10 10 eli ths
dsDafimsnts " his basinens, be was eonsiasiiy
mesting Sib obstacles that retarded bis progress,
ell fof ibs want u few simple tools.
Oss falsy dsy 10 The falI, alter harvsslipg vas
ever, yohnson vas q, work 10 his tool ehamber,
shss hls sslghbof Jones entered
'Jobason," sald The latter, afisf he bad watch
ed tbs m0gslpenls of bic nelabbof's Plans Q few
nemsnis, how mach did tkaf sled o. youneostf
hsss got 70 have oss this wintsr."
20. that oosi me soihing made that mysslf
got tbs ilashsf cot last uIsisF. - that maitsys
el1pssss ef SD Eel qniis proud 0fiitoo. irs
my 1fSi aiismpi."
''Wsli, sslshbof Johnsos, don's go bow IN
tbs woIid yos get along %. Your farm den't
pfeanes ssy more ibsn mlns dos and ! don's
bsllsse yoa Wofk - hard - ! DO. YOur vie
eont mahs say better beitw than ulns your
shssp eent g.ow asy better wool. Yoa raise
= hsgs ses % Macy issss as yos."
ne, eai shs isSI' . of fbssisF quality, andands
''Ye.. bssssss have taken great paius 70 OBJ
tais ths best efaftB. NJ trees we're ths sams as
geegB shea ee started. NJ eOus give mofs miIk
fbas yogS 10 10 he wlntsf, fOF they have .
wafmeS bafn. ! faiss more pofk fhaa goa Dc,
= ss..s.. ~ pas s's Digit ssa ssufsrsAfis, ssA
casa : ssppos ysu ass Iaylss % ssasy r.
Dellsfst 1esss, sIfh . esell-fsIlln Isek.
'cssisInIy ss-sbssi too hssafsd dollars
90 nsss y sssisImsd gssss, wlsb Issk q
fssi. en- fsnaieg hshlaa. a.kas1."
''Iss l1s isiI ges ~ secret" s.ii Jebnson. 10
fhs kla9esi. mosi nslghbosig wsy. Last s1m.
mss So yos bsy tEe fnkss sd two plieh
fofkes nos how nIach 80 fhsy eogs res -
sTNf'e ens--sso Dollars anA half"
"welI, SEQ, ~ fofk-hsndis eet bFoksn lssi
gisisf, - - aoms ot Ne rakes. ! broaght
lAem DOT - bsFs. aeA thsn wkea haa ieis1ss,
- hss1 f1es ~. Tbsfs sas - mssb mss1.
hess yes hsss aeihisg q ~ 70 - today"
ne. ls4ss1 u falss loe hasd."
.Bsl : :. q we't, ..tisg ~ aepls bssss
- go ges gelsl = 70 ysss :"
s'.s 80. - Z !. l..s.I q sgs'..." -, = !.
e. e. Sss = - sss.ss sssis@. Yss - s"~ ~
ebess slns lkisg eeanf -"
"Aa1 aa lhi1 eomaB n gous hagiBa lools %
gs.t 80. (" ssisFssl Ssss. sbsss sysS ssIs
''zss'. zss. ..'sss,~ s
"Nal. " ~ ~. rulShs ssss . So
masg felA nnms u a. egalns ~ flIs gaas, 80
sssa b - - meaey r. was aes f4sm whg