Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-06-04
Tomorrow.

al will do it tomorrow"
Z" 1t should be done today. No one knows
what tomorrow will bring"
"But, Uncle Granville Aunt Jane wants
this wedding finished. The weeds grow so
fast this warm, damp weather, they need to
be pulled up root and branch"
"Your Aunt Jane wanted the weeds
pulled yesterday"
Yes, sir, but | was cleaning the cellar
yesterday"
"The cellar ought TO have been cleaned
the day before. You are a day behind in
all your work, and you have been so ever
since you came here"
"Why, uncle try to work fast"
You do work fast but you are never
ready TO begin on time. You can finish the
wedding to-day and set the plants to-mor-
row, but you must expect some inconven-
fences from counting tomorrow as better
| than to-day"
This remark troubled Euston Davis. He
feared he should be deprived of some pleas
ure by his procrastination; but after his
uncle left him, he became so much inter.
ested in his work that he quite forgot the
warning, and lay down to sleep that night
without misgivng as to the morrow. The
next morning he awoke early, and looking
from the window congratulated himself
upon the weather as being favorable for
transplanting. In weeks time no one
would know whether it was done to-day or
the day previous.
He, however, had reason to remember the
delay. lie was busy at work when he saw
the family preparing for drive, and was
told that they were going to the lake for a
days fishing.
% am sorry you are not ready to go with
us, but those plants must be set" said his
Aunt Jane, with real sympathy for the
boy, whose sad good-by and fearful face
made her half repent leaving him at home.
Such a long day as followed There was
time TO accomplish far more than the pre-
scribed task. Some good resolutions were
formed and many anticipations of better
times INDUCED. When the party returned
in the evening, and Mr.. Davis requested his
nephew to assist in dressing the fish which
had been caught, the latter put aside the
book he was reading, and in which he was
greatly interested, without word in regard
to waiting.
" Euston, have seen man to-day known
by the name of Old Tomorrow, said the
uncle as they worked together. "People
say he was never known to do anything un
til the day after time. lie had a good farm
given him by his father, but he was always
behind with his work. He never got hi.
seed into the ground in season ; so, of course
he lost the best part OF the time for the
growing of his crops. lie was behind with
haying and harvesting, and his apples often
froze on the trees. If there was a break il
the fence, he let it 60 till his own or hi,
neighbors cattle trespassed on his fields
and in the FALL when his sheep needed fold
| inn ba l.ft than fill # than, 4
from exposure or were buried under tn,
snow. He was always going to do all thes,
things to morrow. What kind of farme
should you call such a man ?'
"A poor one, of course, uncle. A farme
needs to keep everything right up to til,
mark"
ayes, he does but no more than Others
If you lose day, you may run after it al
the year, but you will never overtake il
Old Tomorrow was on his way to the poor
house this morning. lie mortgaged his farm
and saw il sold at auction, all because h
put off till tomorrow what should be don
E today. People all say he was kindhearte'
man, but that didn't save him from tn
natural consequences of his shiftless habits
/, He bought too late to take advantage of tn
market, and sold too late because he waite,
for the day which never comes"
"What day was that ?" asked Fusion.
Tomorrow was replied.
E But tomorrow does come, uncle"
1 Never, my boy. What we talk of a
tomorrow will be to-day when it comes
We live only in the present. and day los
is lost forever. Many general of grea
army has sacrificed thousands of lives be
cause he delayed to move his troops unit
tomorrow and there are thousands Of me
, in our country wretchedly poor because
/. when they We're boys, they acquired tn
same habit which kept you at home Will
:, we wanted you at the lake. Present OF
portunties are real and golden future OF
portunties are unreliable and shadowy."
Then ] take the golden and leave tn
shadowy," exclaimed Euston. "When
am man, nobody shall call me Old Tc
morrow But know lots OF boys who pu
off things just as much as | have, and nee
to make up for lost time Just as much as
did can tell you, though, there'll be on
less after this I'll look out for every to-day
and then shall make sure of every to-mol
row. Weii-Sprinq.