Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-04-21

your tools withoa. mitseas, rememberins
that The cat in the gloves catches no mice
as Poor Richard says. 'Itis true there i.
much to be done, and pcrhaps, you an
weak-bsndcd bat stick 10 il steadily
and you wiil see great effects !; fer Constant
dropping wears away stones and By
diligence and psfience the mouse ate in
two the cable; aud Little strokes fell
F, great oaks. -tal :" rt.-s ~.
"Methinks hear some Of youl saw,
Most man afford himself no leisure |?
will tell thee my friend. shat Poor
Richard says: Employ thy time cell, il
thcu m.snest 70 gain lei. ure aud Since
thou art no. sure of . minute, throw not
away IN hour. Leisure is tine for doing
some,hing useful. This leisure the dill
gen. man will obtain. but the laxy msn
n.ver; for life Of leisure and life Of
laziness are two things. Many. without
labor, would live by their wits Only. but
they break for want Of stock whereas,
ind dustry gives comfort and plenty and re-
speet. Fly pleasures aud they will follow
you. The diligept spinner has . large
shift and Now have u sheep and a
COW, everybody bids me good.morrow.
"II. But with our Industry We must
likewise be steady. settled and careful /;
aud oversee our own Affairs with our own
eyes ar1 not trust too much to others
for as Poor Richard says
Il never saw al of removed tree,
Nor yet an OF removed family
That throve so well as those that settled be ,
And again. Three removes are as bad as
FIRE aud again. Keep thy shop, and
thy shop will keep thee and again, il
you would have your business done, 90
ii not. send and again
'lre that by the plow must thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive
And again, The eye Of tho master will
do more work than both his hands; and
again, Want of care does us more dam
age than wan. of knowledge : and again,
Not 20 oversee workmen is to leave them
your purse OPEN Trusting too much to
others care is the ruin Of many; for In
the affairs Of tbs world men are saved not
by filth, but by the want of it, but q
mans own care is profitable for, III you
would have faithful servant. aud one
that You like, serve YOURSELF a little
NEGLECT may breed great mischief for
want of n nail the shoe was los. for
want OF a shoe the horse was lost for
wvnt of horse the rider was lost, being
orertaken aud slain by the enemy all
for the want Of little care about q horse
shoe nail
"III. So much for industry. my friends.
and attention tn ones own business. But
TO these We must add fruga.ity, il we
would make our industry more certainly
successful. A man NAV, If he knows not
how to save as he gets. keep his nose all
his life to the grinds.one, and die no,
worth groat at last. a fat kitchen
makes lean will ; and
Many estates are spent in the getting,
Since women for tea forsook spinning and knit
ting,
And men for punch forsook hewing and split
ting
IL you would be wealthy, think OF saving
as we'll as Of getting The Indies have
not made Spain rich. because her outgoes
are greater than her incomes
"Away then with your expensive fol-
lies. aud you will no. then have so much
cause to complain Of hard times. heavy
taxes, and chargcable families for
Women and wine, game and deceit,
Make the wealth su,all, aud the want great
And further. What maintains one vice
would bring up two children You may
think. perhaps. that a little tea. or little
punch. now aud then. or diet . little
moro costly. clothes little finer. and
little entertainment now aud then can be
no great matter; but remember, Many a
little makes a micklc.' Beware Of lille
expenses. a small leak will sink great
ship as Por Richard says; and again
Who dainsies love. shall beggars
prove |; aud. moreover. Fools make fe asts,
and wise men cat shcm.'
''Here you are all got together at this
sale Of fneries and knick -knacks. You
call them goods; but if you 90 not take
care. they will prove eri7s to some Of you.
You expect they will be sid cheap; and
perhaps they may be. for less than they
cost; but. il You have no occasion for
them, they must be dear to you. Re-
member what Poor Richard says: .Buv
what thou has, no need Of. aud ere long
thou shalt sell thy necessaries.' And
asain-'At grea. peunywor,h pause Ca
uhile.' He mesns that perhaps the
eheapuess is apparent only. and not real;
or the bargaio. by straisening thee i. thv
business. may do thee more harm than
good. For IN another place he saws
Many have been ruined by buying rood
penny vorths.'s .Again-.is Is foolish TO
lay out h,snsy IN purchase Of Irepen.
tapee ! aud vet this folly is srraetisea
every day as aassious. for want OF mind
.nc she Almanac. Many one, for cake
"f finerv ON the back. has gone With q
haugry belly and half starved his ami-
ly. 'Silks'and sa,ins. .carlets and vel
vets, pu, out the ki,ehcn-frs,' ~ Psor
Richard says. .-tasrt'-. ei. -a..g
"These are nc. the uecessaries Of life;
they can scarcely be called the ccnveai-
ences; aud yA. only bccause they look
pretty, hcw many want TO have them:
BY these aud other extravayances, the
gentccl are reduced 10 poverty, and for.
eed TO borrow Of those they formerly des-
piscd, but vAo. through industry sud
frugxlity. have msiusaia, ID their tssndsng;;
in whicd case Il appesrs pis;nly that "A