The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-22

"A writer in the Michigan Farmer
says: lie duty Of farmer TO hi
1 hired man, and n hired mans duty tt
the farmer, seems Ia call forth liiilt
comment, and for the farmers side OF
The question some very fair and ocncr
Gus statements have been given. in one
Of which appeared the assertion. thai
I did we understand more fully our de.
pcndeBcc one upon the other. better
should we show by our actions The no.
sllion each should occupy in his avoca-
lion Of Tic. Are there not MANY labor.
crs whose actions indicate that they are
under great obligations to their en-
p'oyer for the comforts Of a home, and
ANY accommodation which they NAV
receive, and no doubt there are some
farmers who set Gs if they were under
a little more obligation to their hired
NAH than to u horse or OK which they
had purchased to do their work. But
how many are willing to sacrifice tho
least of their own wants or wishes 10
oblige the other, and vet is there one
VINO docs not think the other should
always he ready and willing 10 oblioe
him! Consistency is level whose
brilliant iustre is seldom seen, and
conscience, that most elastic faculty of
tho human mind. is frequently over
come by The more prominent one Of
seli-cstcem.
Work begins in the spring, and
everything goes along smoothly until
lie hired man is ccnsured for some
slight negligence, or he may be little
forward ami speak when not really
spoken to, therefore he is thought y
little too important, and the farmer
thinks IN his own mind, "I'll give the
Young jockey to understand that I'm
his boss and tightening the screws OF
an already too arbitrary disposition, lie
'mprcsscs upon the laborers mind the
tact that ono who worlss by the mouth
can have 10 more independence than a !
slave. a man il seldom found in whom |
he spirit of resentment is not stronger
han that of gratitude, and who so in |
that he would not say, "If lie |
IS my boss it is not pleasant TO have ii |
brown ii'to my face at every step"
II las been said that as rule there is |
)nt one RESPONSE lc party TO the con. |
ract. but is n man only responsible to |
he value of certain amount of real |
state which he may own. Are there
zone whose word is like Il bond to any |
agreement! 1t is the responsible man |
who wants TO practice as well ar preach |
he golden rule, t. whom this argument |
= addressed. The law requires me-
manic to work ten hours day. for !
which he receives about two dollars. |
~ present rates his board and washing
'osts not 10 exceed six dollars week |
'omparc this with tho account of the |
armcr's hired man, and allowing a
ihcral discount for bad weather, on
which eide is the balance! II would he
for the law To specify time
or us to WORK; we must DC up III The
morning, take time by the ioretop, and
make hay while the sun shines. Bmt
re there not many who place too high
10 estimate upon the amount Of work n
nan should be required 10 do, and
when rainy dav comes, act IS If lie
llmighiy had grudge against them,
nd wonld not allow iair weather in
yhich 30 accomplish the seasons work?
ivcr uppermost in their mint, seems to
&c the idea that II pay him for his
inc, snd IT there is not work enough
home 10 keen lis nose on the grind
ione, they'd send him to The ncighbors,
here he can help 20 some labOrious or
isagreeablo job. II, as the father OF
nr countr. once said, agriculture is the
OLDEST employment of man, why de-
rade the profession by allowing the
fe,dv thirst Cor gain. or the ungener- ,
rs seliishness OF our own natures 10 ,
nnihila,c tic nobler sentiment of /
jcrdship aud charity. for, notwith-
nndipg The seat of honor III Solomon's e
nipple was given to The smith, is not
10 nosi;inn zach at ia fnret nnrnp; IN .
70 avocaIions of life govern& by the 9
:Gh'y dollar, that potent monarch of o
.r world? =