The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26

atore they've got the raisin' over with.
Funny, people allus have to have
raisin's when feller's in a hurry. Pay
fer this next time I come in; fergot my
pocketbook."
The speaker who had interrupted
the postmaster grabbed the pipe and
tobacco and was gone, the whole
transaction occupying scmething less
than thirty seconds. He was a
man of middle age, showing signs Of
hard work His only clothing was
hickory shirt, denim overalls, a pair
Of cowhide boots and a very dilapi
dated straw hat. His overalls were
hung by one Euspender, and in lieu OF
a button at one end Of this solitary
suspender was a nail.
Neither the Squire nor the postmas.
ter had said a word from the time he
rushed into the store until he ran out,
Jumped into buggy with a broken
spring and a slivered thill, and disap
peared down the road in cloud of
dust.
IT wonder if Scudder'll ever find
time to die7" said the postmaster, re,
fectively, forgetting the sui ject that
was up before the interruption OF that
gentleman.
IT s'pose he will" answered the
Squire; 'but unless he mends his ways
he'll never find time to do anything
else."
IT dunno but you're right, 'Squire,''
assented the postmaster. Hes been
goin' on the jump ever sence I come
to this settlement an still he's never
got even with himself yet. He's allus
more or less in debt an never has any
money. I'll be lucky il see what he
owes me in six months, an give up
long ago ever gettin' the account
square. don't mind trussin' people,
Squire, but between me an you, I
think cash business is better. When
you an two or three others come in to
buy something O. me I know I'm goin'
to git the money right on the nail an
allow you'd be witlin' to say sell
things to you reasonable9'
II must say you do"
"Well, I try to make it up to them
as pays cash, for they hain't got no
part nor portion in the credit give an
I hain't got to worry about bad debts.
There's scudder now; he's allus on the
run, but he don't seem to make any
headWay. He runs here an runs there
an does little o. this an little o.
that an he don't half do what he does
work at. I've bout concluded that it's
better to do little we'll that to give a
good many things lick an promise
an let it go at that, an never git the
benefit of anything feller does"
''That's So" said the Squire. ''Jake
Scudder is in such hurry that he
don't take time to think an never
plans mint ahead. don't make no
sort of doubt that he's tried to do a
days work today afore he started to
the raisin' an probably he done half a
dozen different kinds o. work at that
Now he's goin' down to Smiley's jest
in time to be too late to help an he'll
rush back an try to make up for the
time he lost He amt a mint over
forty five an yet he looks as old as
me. He's worked harder an accomp
lished less than any man in the settle
ment. His farm looks worse'n Hank
Listers an allow that's putin it
pretty far down. He amt got no more
ready money than Hank has. all be
cause he goes right ahead without stop
PIN to make any plans. You wouldn't
never had this store il you hadn't
sot your stakes an went right straight
for 'em, allow"
Nor you wouldn't had your farm
clear of a mortgage an stocked bet
tern any other in this diggin's if you
hadn't done your work on some sort Of
a system that give you a chance to
make showin' every day." said the
postmaster.
That's right, that's right" said the
Squire. "'Tain't them that goes the
fastest that allus gifts the most done
You know the Good Book says: The
race is not to the swift, nor the battle
to the strong, but to him that endureth
to the end an no man can endure
long enough to reach the end onless he
goes at gait that he can stand"
Eyes, haste makes waste in more
ways than one," said the postmaster,
as the Squire started home, IAN a
man can waste his time easier by
workin' without plans than Almost
any other way. Farmers Voice.
Intensive farming is the thing that
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