Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-04-23
Miscellany.
For tho New u alcr.
Keep an Account With Yourselves,


To go hacl to the creation of men and
recount their evils is not NV intention. II
is the evil ofihe present day and the cause
with which have to deal.
Two neighhors purchased each faru,
lying side. by si1e Of equal size and good.
ness as to buildings and everything. Each
had wife. aud we're equal as regards
family. When they had purchased and
paid for Il small stock. a horse each, and
their farms, they had nothing left hat
just enough to buy few farming tools,
which they did Their health aud Their
age was equal; 50 with their wives arl
families. fine Of these individuals kept
an account of his expenses, income and
outgoes, which he cast ur at The end Of the
ycal. He fourd that his expenses were
more than his income, aud said to his
"Lelter half" This will never do; five
20 on at this rate, ere long we must be
ruined. We must make our tea and G. e.
fee little weaker, aud uot buy 20 many
articles not absolutely necessary. We
will then see how it stands nexr year. for
il We 90 on for few years as we did the
last. it will he too late; we shall get so
far into debt that it will be IN vain to try
to get out without selling our farm 1hr
fc-good woman--looked over the ac-
count, aud perceived where she might
have dona little different The next years
account showed that their income was
something more than their ouIgo, thus il
continued, aun they became independent
The other neighbor kept no account
knew not that his expenses exceeded his
income the first year-his good lady did
not know it $50 they went on for few
years, unrilI they became so involved that
the farm was mortgaged, aud there was
an end ofii. for they never could, of course.
redeem it. Five hundred dollars have
thus gone. whereas had they known how
they were going, ty taking different
course, ccont ni2irg htllc, moi laying out
so much for apparel fond. &c, fora few
years at f,st, they would. like the neigh.
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bors, have become independent. Prom.
iscs ruined Que, while he kept no account
the other took care what he die. how hC
promised. and went on without being
blindiolded The poor wife would have
done rs the other did, had her husband
kept an account, as he ought, so that he
might have given her the necessary eau
ton, aud told her how their affairs were
going on. Had both proceeded alike a
first, they might have spread II little more
sail afterwards. Both farmers wrr,
cqua ly Industrious, and Of good habits
the difference was, one only seemed aware
that small leak would sink IA large shin
if not stopped i'll season. How many mer
shabts. and even mechanics, have tai CT
by not,akihg an account yearly Of then
goods. debts, &C.? whereas If they woud
only have been content TO live within then
income, for a few years then they nigh,
hive spread sail and purchased estates
on FIRST setting out, - Behold how great Il
fire little match kindleth y Ii all would
do as the successful individual above,
bank rupts would be scarce, aud homes;
men, who trustttose who keepn account.
with themselves. would not so often suffer
None need be bapkrupts except those
who meet losses arsea, BY fire, in conse'
queDce Of sickness, or the failure or dis
honesty of those with whom they have
dealings. Such arc to be pittled But
those who rush heedlessly and headlong
luto debt wc have no patience with. nc
mo- than with Ears or rascals. There
are too miny such, who, when yon call OF
the nj for the pas nicnt ot just dtniu,ds,
vii threaten thai they will take advan-
lagc OF good law made or bone,t uior
tunates. But unttrIuuately for villains,
they are known, aud will always be des.
pissed by all but Iascals. viii the read
ers of the NEwsDEALER, read, and fol
once reflect upon the subject Keep an
account with yourselves. E. Nj. G.
Hyde Park.
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