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

: CorRrrors READER II have hcart
that nothing gives m author SO grea
pleasure az TO find his works respectfully
quoted by others Judge, then, how
much mus; have been grati6ed by an in
ciien: am going to relate to You.
stopped my horse. lately, where = great
MANY people were coll cted at an auction
Of merchants goods. The hour Of the
sale not being come they were convcrsiug g
on the badness Of the times and one Of
the company called to pl,in, clean old
man. with white l"eks-"Pray. father
Abraham. what think you Of the tim-s :?
Will NOT these heavy take, quite ruin the
country? How shall We DC ever able to
pay themi What would You advise Us
TO Z" Father Abraham stood ur, and re-
Piled: IL you would have my a.vicc. |
will give it to you in short =; tor A cord
to the rise is rnoryh, a. Poor Rich ard
says They joined in desiring him to
speak his mind. AMI, gathering round
him, he proceeded as follows:
Friends" said he. 1.-The taxes are in
.
the government, were the only ones we
had to pay, We might more easily lis
charge them but we have many others,
and much more grcvous 20 some of us
We are taxed twice as much by our idle-
ness, three times as much by our pride.
and fonr times as much by our Jolly ; and
from these taxes the commissioners can
not deliver US. by allowing All abatement.
However. let US hearkcn to go'd alvi e.
and something may be done for Us: fo- God
helps them that help Memsslres, as Poor
Richard saws.
/. Il would bc thought hard govern
ment tho. should tax it's people onc-t nth
of their time. to be employed in its SER
! vice but iilcncss taxes many OF US much
more slcth, by bringing on disease, alb.
sclutcsy sho,,eus life Sioth. like rust.
consumes faster than Mbor ,rears : rhTe
the used key as aiicays bright. as Poor
Richard Gays. But dost thos lore Hfc ,
then do not s9uander time, for that is the
stuff life is made Of, as Poor Richard
says. How much more than is necessary
DO we spend in sleep. !or getting that the
s'cepirg for catches no poultry. and that
there ,eiu be s'eeping enough ~ the grave,
q, Poor Richard says.
"Jtime Be Of al tiinss the most pre-
cious, ,casting time must bc. as Poor Rich
ard says. the greatest p-odigality since,
as he elsewhere tells US. Lost thine is ner-
sr foand again; assd ,rhas zoe call time
rnossh. al.cass prores lih'e enohyh =
let US then up aud be doing and doing
to the purpose !; Sc. by diligence, shall
VIC DO more with less rcrrlcxi,v. Sloth
make. sR tAisss d. tsslt, bs.i sd,.ssry all
easy, sad Is AkIt ris<s iase muxtrot al
d,ry and dan seo~ce crrrssm kis susi.
n,ss at night while Lasiness trarels so
slou'y that Poverty soon orsr'uks Rim. r
| prite thy business. Tt not that ,irirc thee ),
and Ed,iy TO ,u' and ,oriy TO rise. makes
q maa healthy. 'rcaahy and rise. as Poor
Rirhad says.
$50. VIA. signifies wishing and horirs
for better times? We may make these
times be.tsr. il We bsstir ourselves. IN
duStry reed not rish ard he thm Hrcs
upon hopes shall de fasting. There are
no scins r ri,koaf pains. Then hep, hands.
for u hase NO hass ); or il ! Ia We they are
smsr,ly taxed lie Mat Sath d trade hath
an estate. aud lie that hath calling hath
an etise efpreft aad honor, as Poor Rich
ard says but then the trade must be
worked at. and the calling followed, or
neither jhe estate nor the Office viii ena-
hSscussorsycur ta1es.- ,rc in
dus,rious We shall nsverl sssrvc for 1t
tic scork'xg n,ahs hoase haager looks in
Dat dares not easss. = Mr. will the tailisf
or the constable eater, for lsdustry yqys
&6h. rkilS AsftSr* inera1ssA Aa >
Nat phoue b oa hsse ton.l 10 sress-
ure, nor any r,ch relation left YOU a lesa-
cy. D1is,Rcs IS slsr methrr Of coed hsesI.
asd God siess all tAiass 10 iadastty.-
Then PiassA deep rhiie slxs,anis .ie~p.
and goa shau hars cers to. seR aud 10
keep Work while it is calscd ,o-Shx.
for you know pot how much YOU NAV b
hiudered tomorrow. One to-day is ,coyth
'nss-assroSs ,aspoer Rlclussd saws: and
further. Never leave that ill to-morr,x.
which yoa caa do to-day. If ron we're .
ser want, would ycu not b. ashsn~d lha,
. ecoa mater shosld catch you idle g.
Asc yos then your own masscrS r.
ssba med to catch yourself idle. vhe.
there 10 so much to be done for Yourself