The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-16
= yourn have cost moFs'n m

,hs,. e: tools q yourn have cost mO'sn my
.'yust Aboui that"
Then IN mighty afraid shall have TO scraps
ssSs. ,ss, ~. wis =, borrowed orr. '00' ha never have
"You don't understand. L., me explain the
secret. should never have gone with . Gfiy
collar blll aud bought these things, ! have pro-
s cured one ssa time with my srog and tobacco
.,Gios .na tobacco money" repeated Jones,
with q Look o. blank surprise.
"Yss, aald johnson, with smlle ',Now. r am
not going 70 give you . lecture, AN going 70
give yeu ihe bensht u my eKpsfisnes. ThS arIt
year begun on The farm, nssd 10 kssp spirIls
~ ne, and every now and then take drInk 10
keep up my strength, 80 saId 70 mysslf. Ia tbe
long warm days, 10 haylng aad harvesting The
bottle was palroaizod literally. Bat l dnaily
began 70 Sc that u was too growing upon me,
and might become too strong for me 70 FssIsi
and 20, amer dslibsFailng upon the subjoei,
came 70 the conclnslon that rum and tobacco did
me no good and might do much evil, and would
lsavethsm OF, and did. So commenced laying
up the money ihey cost me. aaw how much
might b. saved y could only do the work my.
gan buying such tools ss thought would come
handy. A. the end OF the frat year ! found
bad quilt little collection, aud II had all come
from money ] might otherwise have drank and
smoked up, and iei, hsallhIer and happier than
TIE year before. knew had laid the founda-
ton fog future good. Time passed on my grog
and iohacro inonsy kept coming 10. u was nov
. haminof. then aaw, thea new auges, another
plane, BIZ stock, Sc, Ill ! have nov an excel.
lent stock OF tools, aud they are not only source
0f great profit hat solid comfort Into the hara ain
J believe. hiTnd Jones, that In giving up my gfog
aud iobarco. ! have been = great galnsf. Now,
DO yoa iLink you would fesl full ss we'll without
"Johnson," sald Mr.. Jones At length. after a
Rso,'acisdi silence. II wi'h you had told me this
q vas sfrsId !, nigh, offend ,Ou I, was a
delicate matter NJ best"
II know n. bu, Edxln Jones 10 not the man 10
be onsndsd With . neighbor for friendly advice"
We'll said johnson, With look Of extreme
qualification, "its never too late 10 mend and
y you get IN = pinch where hhy or q hundred
dollars will bs Of use 90 you come 10 me-"
NJ. jones thanked BILE ifisnd With suspicious
moisture shining 10 bis eye, and shortly after
look bis leave. The vtry next day he usnt into
town, and, instead ~ rsflling the brown Jug
and empty boz. he brought hons . new anger,
aud proud and happy nian was be 10 bs at
woik ~iih ono Of bis own tools. Time passed
away, and he soon found himself the owner Of
quite little lot of implements This thiag Opera.
ted 10 many says for good. Nov that he had
the ability 10 hx up his buildings without Dor. |
rowing tools he began 10 take q certain pride 10
dolng u. lie reset bis Windows rooted SIS bee. |
honse, built new plg.i<ns iighisnsd bic barn. |
and 10 fsiny weather was never without pleasant |
aud profitable einploymsni. iiis cows do not
break through the barn floor now, and ihey give
- much milk. his bees make ~ much honr, ~. |
trees Yield 81 good apples ~ his neighbor John.
son's do, and ell this u becansr h- siOp,rd MI.
gfog and tobacco expenditure. bought BIZ tools. |
snd Isii on depending upon his nrighbofs, aud |
- he h nov happy, ihfivlns and eonispied |
farmer.