The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-11-13

hours ia day, and bimeby there won
be any more dare; aud when they 80
( the chances 20 too. The acorn tha
wanted 10 be an OAK tree didn't Ike Il
be covered up In the ground, because 1
was bright and pleasant outside, and 81
waited tiIl the next day, and the mex
month, till bimeby the san, aud the wint
aud the rain soaked IL, aud split IL, snt
Iotied Il, aud the acorn was uothiu' bu
al acorn, and q poor specimen at that
when some one kicked IL oat Of the way
for what is an acorn good Tor II tain
never going to bs a treeg It's very eas!
to lie round In the sun doin' nothin' bu
seeein' how the trees are gitin' on, bu
there Ain't no SUI or wind to waste
What they don't spront they'll spoil; Sc
IL you're goin' to drink cut Of that err
skinner, you know how you'l have tC
do Il.
Too much of good thug may be goot
for uothin', bat health amt one Of then
things. A man don't Centrally have
more'u be wants, but IL isn't hard to &c
rid OF 1t, provided he is overstocked. /
man wants his bank robbed, all he's 60
10 do is to leave the vaults unlocked, with
the doors aud windows wide open; only
he mustn't grow if, some day, when he
wants ready money, there ain't nonc
there.
Sound lungs and good liver, and /
stomach that knows the right sort of fooC
and how to take care of il; strong mus
cles that will carry one over the ground
on his two legs; strong arms that can lin
a wagon out Of ditch, If its got stuck in
one; hands that know pitchfork or &
plough from pipe or q pistol, and can
manage somethin' besides clothes and
cards, and cane, are very convenient to
have, but they're a kind of property that
wants consid'abIe looking after. Nc
mans lungs are goin' to be cheated out
of fresh air, and pay hundred per cent
on what they don't git. If you hang
ropes and chains up in the woodhouse,
where they amt no sort of use to nobody
and let 'em hang and hang, they'll rot
aud rust, and break when you pull on
'em; but to my thinkin', there's more
profit in 'em than mans muscles that
haven't been stretched and used, for old
iron is alus worth somethin'.
'Iwouldn't be very good economy to
put that fine watch of yours a soak in salt
water, but don't know as on the hull
its any more yalable than the machine
you're cloggin' with terbacker, and coffee
and candy, and smoke that spiles your
eyes and hides eyerythin' wuth seein'.
When the watch runs down, you can set
it goin' again, though faint no special
improvement to let ii run down; but its
better than diggin' hole and coyerin' il
up, provided its wuth anythin'. But
when blood and bones give out, there
amt nothin' much to do with 'em except
git 'em out of the way as soon as possi'
bic.
The ragged straw hat was pulled over
the gray hair aud wrinkled forehead, and
the old man rose stifily.
My chances are about overall had,
and never had no great show in thi:
world. But amt goin' to find fault.
says to myself, David Sharp, ,mebbe you'll
git better start over yonder, but before
you go, you might speak word or two
to them that has got it here and don't
make no use of it. If the Lord wants us
to wrap our talent in napkin, Hell
send the napkin along with it; but as
near as | can calc'late, that amt the way
He wants His property used! Taint that
He's hard mah, who bears down pretty
heavy on His creditors. He only wants
'em TO do the square thing by themselves,
and see that they don't cheat themselves
in their own bargains.
SO, young man, when you're lookin'
over them ere papers, you might kinder
just give little 'tention to some ofyour
private accounts, aud see now much in.
terest you'll have to add to the Lords
principal when lie happens 10 call for it
and just remember that all I've been d
sayin' comes from the haukerin' have
for my own SISTERS child, who hasn't had
no one to remind him that ii he's got to
drink from Il skinner, he's got to drink
quick.