The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-25
Another Key-Notc on Hard TimeS

Editors OF the lnlelllgencer;
Inyour issue Of the 18th david Dash, y
In reply to my article on "hard times"
fayors the patrons Of your paper with n
lengthy dissertation on the unusually busy
employment Of farmers, caused BY the
"wetseaSon," with wheat in "shock, ""Oats
lodged and struggled over the ground,
meadows ripe and bleached, and after the
labor and fatigue superinduced by the Of.
fort to save all he can, or vending his
way home "as wet Ms II he had been wad.
ing In the river and great deal madden,
to receive whatever welcome a tired wife
could give"
think Mr.. "Dash" is certainly to he
pitied, as indeed should unhard working
men, lie as well as the business man who
can take his stool and set in the shade,
with "his cloth CATERS on" rdcking hiS
brain In devising some method by which
he may meet his obligations 10 pay rith.
oA distressing his customers, amongst
whom are good farmers, whose custom he
would rather not lose for fear that his
"buSineSs palnic" might turn up minus
the "mud-sills and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
and leave him only the shingles, brack.
etS and ornamental work.,
AM sorry to hear Of my friends reudi-
ness to run into the "inevitable" before the
"gale Is past" which fear will not sub.
side until after a few more Cuisines
tours" are made either by "thc merchant
or his superficial minded" clerk to the
farmer, or until the farmers pay him a
visit and improve his vision so that he
can see "farther than those bills he failed
10 collect from him according to promise.
"Dash" truly says FARMERS certainly
play very important part In the present
arrangement OF affair" and ! could wish
he had gone farther aud said the farmer
Tor ngriculture) il the basis Of all bust
ness, as another earth," which he cult.
Yates, il the foundation Of all wealth.
But while this is the case Is it not TO be
regretted that he who gets the cream OF
her surface, or dives into her bowels for
her hidden treasure, should withhold q
portion Of that which he realizes there
from from others whose well.being and
success so much enhances his own. Com.
mend me to the farmer who "is trying TO
earn money and pay his debts, but | fear
his liable about the wolf muddying tile
stream" Is hard on the lambs, according
to what will appear before he gets his
"blind hand' out Of Il. Yet hope he
will "possess his soul (patience) in peace
and let lis yentilate tile subject In such a
way that II a few shingles should be found
flying about, few mudsills may be found
on which TO build a better business fab.
ric."
As my friend il eloquent on clancy for
tunes let us see how 1t works on the 9th
OF side.
a farmer having n fancy carriage went
to his saddler In a village and bought n
fancy set oil harness, for which the saddlet
supposed he would get the money In hand,
but did not After waiting for lis money
and having urgent need for IL he called
on him but was told he could not pay him
then. SO he made application to neigh
Dor for the loan Of money and was in.
formed that he had none himself but
could get II for him. and did borrow ii
from he farmer rho orred he addisr. Now
that "lamb had no money 10 pay his
debt but had II 10 loan.
A dealer down the river had for years
been good, prompt customer Of q mer.
chant in the city, but Of late had failed to
be "a prompt In paying, and the merchant
sent his collector to see lin, who asked
him to explain why he was 40 tardy in
paying, and was told In reply that he had
plenty on his books and In notes to pay
all he owed and exhibited notes on good
farmers, The clerk saw a note on oneman
who he knew had n thousand dollars in
one Of the city banks, and told the dealer
10 give him that note and he would give
him the cash for its excess over his claim.
This was done and the clerk presented the
note for payment, but was told by tho
farmer he could not pay ii. Well, says
the clerk, you haveA thousand dollars In
the bank and | must have the amount Of
this note. But, says the farmer, Al can.
not disturb that" "You had better do it,
said the clerk, "lhan have trouble" and
not till he found the clerk was going to
put Il to the Inevitable lei Il come did
he give him a check for be money.