The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1883-07-05
TWO CHARACTERS.

Iowa State Register: A man who
has lived as long as the agricultural
editor, and has had his eyes open,
has seen many good lessons fully
demonstrated. Let US take two &C
tual characters, young men who mar
ried aud started in life about forty
five years ago. One was the son OF
a rich farmer who had been able to
raise his children to industrious hab'
its, and finally finish their education
by sending them to college. About
the time of the end of the schooling
the father died and left his son with
a four-hundred acre farm close to
town, unfortunately, with good
buildings and the farm we'll stocked.
Soon after, be married worthy wo-
man whom he became acquainted
with at school.
He took charge Of the house and
farm, hired large number OF hands
and was apparently prospering, tie
had enough to do to superintend bis
farm and visit town. The product
of the farm probably paid the bands,
though doubtful. His credit was
good and he used it. He had no bad
habits, and was recognized as an &C
ceptable member of an orthodox
church. Debts, as the sequel shows
ed, were constantly accommodating,
but his neighbors bad no intimation
of it, as his credit was 80 good he
could carry large debt without their
aid. At the end of twenty years be
was sold out by the Sheriff, and he
had to resort to the occupe'iou OF a
hired hand to support bis dependent
family.
During the life time of bis father,
there was on one corner of his farm
a faithful old tenant. He had some
worthy, hard working boys, who
went to the common school in winter
and worked on the farm in summer.
John, one of the tenants sons, a year
after he was of age, married wife,
his equal--industrious, economical,
yet model housekeeper She was
the daughter Of tenant on neigh
boring farm. He rented farm of
eighty acres in the neighborhOOd.-
Between the time of coming OF age
and marrying John had saved his
earning and purchased span of hor
ses. With the aid of his wife John
cultivated the entire farm and had
good crops. No hired hands to pay.
When his crops we're sold be had a
considerable sum of money. tie
invested it carefully, with the ardent
hope that in a few years be and his
true wife would own an eighty acre
farm of their IN, the height of their
ambition. At the end of three years
of hard toll, but happy life, he had
enough to pay two-lhirds of the price
of the desired farm At the end of
FIVE years it was oil paid for and a
good comfortable house erected on
it They were then rich, they were
happy. But John and bis wife did
not relax their industry, and though
more liberal in their family supplies,
yet at the end Of each year there
Yves large balance in their favor
Soon they added another eighty acres.
Now be had to hire help, but he
stayed home and worked with them.
Alter this he added yearly at least
eighty acres more to his farm. Al
the end of twenty years, the period
at which bis neighbor, who started
with bis hands full, was sold out
John owned farm of fifteen bun
dred acres, and had considerable
railroad and bank stock, and was q
KIDD hearted man. aiding Literally
in subscriptions to build churches enc
ready with open hand to help the
poor And be and his wife are now
living a comfortable and happy old
age, well known to the writer. Are
these two cases the result of luck, OF
OF honest industry and wise manage
ment9 Any young man starting
now can travel in the track of either
of these characters, which ever they