The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-03-12

Inconvenience from counting to-mor-
row better than to-day"
This remark troubled Euston Davis.
He feared he should be deprived of
some pleasure by his prOcrastinatton;
but after his uncle left him lie became
so much interested In his work that he
quite forgot the warning, and lay
down to sleep that night without a
misgivlng as to the morrow. The next
morning he awoke early, and, looking
from the window, congratulated him
self upon the weather ns being favOra-
BILE for transplanting. In weeks
time NO one would know whether it
was done to-day or the day previous.
He, however, had reason to remem-
Der tho delay. He was busy at work
when he saw the family preparing for
n drive, aud 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 SYM
pathy for the boy, whose sad goodbye
and fearful face made her repent leav-
ing him at home.
day behind, but we can't wait for you
to catch up" remarked his uncle, as
they drove away, while Euston looked
after them regretfully.
Such long day as followed! There
was time to accomplish far more than
the prescribed task. Some good reso-
lutiOns were formed, and many antici-
pations 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, with
out a word in regard to waiting.
stEuston, have seen a man to day
known by the name of sOld To- NOR
row. said the uncle, as they worked
together. ssPeople say he was never
known to do anything until the day
after time. He had n good farm given
him by his father, but he was always
behind with his work. He never got
his seed into the ground in season; so,
of course, he lost the best part of the
time for the growing of his crops. He
was behind with haying and harvest
ing, and his apples often froze on the
trees. If there was break in the
fence, he let it go till his own or his
neighbours cattle trespassed on his
fields; and in the fall, when his sheep
needed folding. he left them out till
some of them died from exposure or
were buried under tho snow. He was
always going to do these things to-
morrow. What kind of farmer should
you call such II man ?''
ga poor one, of course, uncle. a
farmer needs to keep everything right
up to the mark"
eyes, he does; but no more than
others. If you lose day you may
run after it all the year, but you will
never overtake it. Old To. morrow
was on his way to the poor-hOuse. He
mortgaged his farm and saw it sold Mt
auction, all because he put off till to-
morrow what should be done today.
People say he was n kind man, but
that did not save him from the natural
consequences Of his shiftless habits.
He bought too late to take advantage
of tho market, and sold too late be-
cause he waited for the day which never
comes"
''What day was TINT ?'' asked Eus-
ton.
tsTo-morrow," was the reply,
"Rut tomorrow does come, uncle"
<'Never, my boy. What we talk Of
as tomorrow will be to-day when it
comes. We live only in the present,
and a day lost is lost forever. Many
General of q great army has sacri-
feed thousands of lives because he de-
layed to Inovc his troops until to.mor-
row; and there are thousands of men
in our country who are wretchedly
poor because when they were mere
boys they acquired the same habit
which kept you mt home while We
wanted you at the lake. Present OPP
portunities are real and golden; future
opportunities are unreliable and shat1.
oWy."
"Then take the golden and leave
the shadowy," exclaimed Euston.
"When I am a man nobody shall Gull
me sOtd Tomorrow But I know
lots of boys who put off things, just as
l have, and need to make up for lost
time as much as did. can tell you,
though, there'n be one less after this.
In look out for every to-day, and
then shall make sure of every to.
morrow"
IL there Is person in this parish
who docs not know of Johnson's Apo.
dyne Liniment we hope, this para