The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-04
AerilnItnrE.

Oar readers have doubtless heard the
snecdeie Of The yonns man vbo vS 81
loss which Of TIRES sis,sn 10 select for
wife, where they sppeAred 90 nearly
poised 10 their attractions He therefore
caused broom 10 be thrown down 10 the
path where they we're 10 be snddrrly call.
ed 10 zee . curious object Two Of The
girls 10 their ssgsrness 10 zee via, bad
turned mp. stepped over tho broom aud
passed Oh. The third defily picked up
the broom 10 passing. The young mans
choice vss made. He preferred the girl
Who would evidently keep things in
order.
A similar instance occurred within our
knowledge where tSo sisters thus unlike.
became each the bead OF family. 0ne OF
them conld never succeed 10 keeping her
house iI anything iiks neat condition
A slop pail stood 10 the door. chair Was
upset, the dustpan bad not been used,
quantity Of apple psrings were on the din
ner table. and Kitchen puddle ornament
ed the interior Of the dwelling. With the
other. everything was neatness and order,
and nothing appeared to be ont OF place.
The question was asked her, how. with
her Ave lively children. she always main.
tanned without apparent effect, such uni
form tidiness. She said the process wss
avery simple one-fbe had always taught
her children that when any one Of them
saw anything out Of order to Immediately
stop aud put II right to do II themselves.
and not each one to ask or expect any one
else TO do it. This lesson was regularly
and continuously impressed on them
always 10 pleasant manner. II attempted
only now and then, 1t would prove a
failure. Intermittiug or occasional les
sous never became permanent, There are,
however. parents who do not possess the
disposition to carry il out, and who would
prefer living IN the midst Of dirt and dis
order rather than take the trouble TO put
it liz practice.
There are some persons who think that
the young man above made q trihin de
cisiou, but be did not 1t was an all.im,
portsnt one. The character thus devel
oped extended through the long years Of
sitter life, and 1t had Q controlling iDfu
ence on all those around her.
The same pecularity Of character often
makes the difference between the thrifty
a1d unsuccessful farmer. A man may
own the farm be occupies, but be may
meet with continued loss b. permitting
disorder to prevail. by allowing weeds
to spread, by broken fences. unbinged
gates, broken stable doors, which he
habiiually leaves out OF order. In con
trast with bis practice is that OF another
farmer who never allows, il possible, the
sun to go down on anything which needs
repair. His directions TO his men when he
hires them are: Whenever You see
broken tool. an unhinged gate. defective
fence. stop Immediately and get it right.
or il you cannot do it, report it to me at
oncs." To this way the owner has imme
date knowledge Of what ever needs stten,
ton, which he at once systematicly
records for prompt mending. As a sam
pile OF bis thorougbness. he directs the
man who works 10 the garden and among
the trees. that whenever he sees the first |
vestige Of black knot on any CT bis plum
trees, TO Immediately lay down bis tools
and cut out the excresence. II he sees
tool out OF place, to stop at once and re.
place it, aud thus hours are prevented
from being wasted in bunting for what il
lost. and which might be kept in place with
! single minutes attention. This farm is
,lwsysa model OF order and neatness:
regular system Of operations is carried on
With little Interruption; and fair amount
II profit isderived from its products.
His boys are growing up to be farmers as
choice OF their business.