The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-06-22


q minute, throw not away an hour
Leisure is time for doing something
useful; this leisure the diligent man
will obtain, but the lazy man never;
for q life Of leisure and a life OF lazi-
ness are two things.'
But with our industry we must
likewise be steady, settled and careful,
and oversee our own affairs with our
own eyes and not trust too much TO
Others; for, as Poor Richard says,
Three removes are as bad as a fire.;
and again, Keep thy shop and thy
shop will keep thee and again, II
you would have your business done,
go; II not, send;' and again, The eye
otthe master will do more work than
both his hands, and again, want OF
care does us more damage than want
OF knowledge
"A mans own care is profitable,
for If you would have faithful SER
want and one that you like, serve
yourself "A little neglect may breed
great mischief 'For want OF a nail,
the shoe was lost; for want OF q
horse, the rider was lost, being over.
taken and slain by the enemy-allfor
want Of little care about a horse
shoe nail.
80 much for industry, my friends,
and attention to ones own business;
but to these We must add irugality,
il We would make our industry more
certainly successful A man may, IL
he knows not how to save as he gets,
keep his nose to the grindstons all his
life, and die not worth q groat at
last. Iiyou would be wealthy, think
OF saving as well as of getting The
Indies have not made Spain rich be.
cause her outgoes are greater than
her incomes
away with your expensive iollies,
and you will not then have so much
cause to complain OF hard times,
heavy taxes and chargeable families;
for what maintains one vice would
bring up two children Beware OF
little expenses, Many a little makes
a mickle.' "A small leak will sink a
great ship Here you are all got to-
gether at this sale OF fineries and
knickknacks. You call them goods,
but, If you do not take care, they will
prove evils to some OF you.
"louexpect they will be sold cheap,
and perhaps they must be, for less
than cost; but, II you have no occas.
ion for them, they must be dear to
you. Remember what Poor Richard
says: Buy what thou hast no need
OF, and ere long thou shalt sell thy
necessaries.' Silks, sstins, scarlet
and velvets put out the kitchen fire.
These are not the necessaries OF life;
they can scarcely be called the con-
veniences; and yet, only because they
look pretty, how many want to have
them!
"By these and therextravagances,
the greatest are reduced to poverty,
and forced to borrow OF those whom
they formerly despised, but who,
throughindustry and irugality, have
maintained their standing. II you
would know the value of money, 20
and try to borrow some; for he that
goes a.borrowing goes a-sorrowing;'
and, indeed, so does he that lends to
such people, when he goes to get 1t
again.
at is as truly folly for the poor to
ape the rich, as for the frog to swell
in order to equal the OK. After all,
this pride OF appearance cannot pro.
mote health, nor ease pain; 1t makes
no increase Of merit In the person; II
creates envy; 1t hastens misiortunes.
"But what madness 1t must be to
run in debt for superfluitiesl Think
what you do when you run in debt;
you give to another power over your
liberty. If you cannot pay at the
time, you will be ashamed to see your
creditor; you will be in fear whenyou
speak to him; you will make poor
pitiful, snesking excuses, and by de
grees come to lose your veracity
and sink into base, downright lying
for the second vice is lying, the frs
is running in debt as Poor Richard
says; and again, Lying rides upor
debts back
UWhau vou havo not vour ho p0oiv