The Red Cloud chief., 1883-07-13

A man who has lived rs long "a the
agricultural editor. and has had his
eyes open, has Sc IN many good lessons
fully demonstrated. Let us take two
actual characters. young men who mar
ricd and stared in life about forty-fivc
years ago. One was the son Of n rich
farmer who had been able To raise his
children to industrious habits. and final
" finish their education by sending
them to college. About the time Of The
end If 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 well
stocked. Soon after. Re married a
worthy woman whom he became &C
quainted with at school.
He took charge III the house and farm,
hired a large number Of hands and MAS
apparently pruspering. lie had enough
to do to surerintend his farm and visit
town. The product of the farm PROB
ably paid the hands. though doubtful.
His credit was good and he used it.
He had no bad habits. and was rccog-
nized as an acceptable member Of an
orthodox church. Debts, rs the sequel
showed. were constantly accommodating.
hut his neighbors had no intimation Of
1t. as his credit was so good he could
carry q large debt without their aid.
At the end Of twenty years he was sold
out by the Sheriff, and he had to resort
to the occupation of a hired hand to sup
port his dependent family.
During the lifetime IF his father.
sha~, 49,. - u, n, L.. -
faithful old tenant. He had some
worthy, hara-working boys, who went
to the common school in winter. and
worked on the farm N summer. John,
one of the tenants sons, q year sfter
he was Of age. married q wife. his
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. economical, vet q
model ~housekeeper. She Wa the
daughter Of q tenant OF q neighboring
farm. He rented q farm Of eighty
scres in the neighborhood. Between
the time Of coming of age and marry
ing John had saved his earnings and
purchased q span Of horses. With the
aid Of his wife John cultivated the en-
tire farm and had good crops No
hired hands to pay. When his crops
were sold he had a considerable sum Of
money. He invested il carefully. with
the ardent hope that in . few wears he
and his true wife would own an eighty
acre farm Of their own. the height Of
their ambition. At the end Of three
years Of hard toll. but happy life. he
had enough to pay two-thirds Of the
price Of the desired farm. At the
end Of five years it was all paid
for and a GOOD COMFORTABLE h0nSe
erected on il. They were then rich.
they hsppy. But Joha and his
wife did not relax their industry. and
though more liberal in their family sup
plies, vet IT the cad Of each year there
was . large balance inaheir favor. Soon
they added another eighty acres Nov
he had to hire help. bat he stayed home
and worked with them. After this he
added yearly ut least eighty acres more
10 his farm. Al the end q twenty yeaFss-
the period at which his ncighbor. who
started with his hands full. was sold ont.
John owned q farm Of kftsen hundred
SreA and had considerable railroad md
~ stock, and was . kind-hearted
Ming literally in suhscripsioas 30
cul'1 cIssSAes and ready with open
o:.so 90 Up poor. Ard h and NJ
WE are now hySx . ccmfugnke and
happy old age. weAs.oSr -
Aro these two cases the..snk -
or 6 honest indHstry 1n6wiN EI~
nsatr ANY young nan stassi,e 2
an travel n the track a e1oR6 -
characters wAjeAevsr they ehouee.-
lops SSsfe Rsgisfes.