The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-03-06

In the mud TO push, little Roadway is
made; the logs are just simply swing
ing round: and nj makes the task OF
finally moving them out OF the way
of h country's progress is, with every
turn they are settling down and be
coming more difficult to move. The
President, I'm afraid viii soon be-
come discouraged, and tell the hands
to let the old things be; tina to get
them out of the way is 4 hopeless job,
and there's no use in trying, any Ion
ger, to make men DO right who don't
know What it is to respect the golden
rule.
As to purging politics Of its wick
ednes5 and restoring the good old ways
of C~incinnatus, who followed the pillow
until he was called for To serve the
state, is. l fear, about Us impossible
as shooting the man out Of the moon
with a bow and arrow; but, go more
Impossible than making men love
their neighbOrs.
The accomplishment Of these ana
other things, which might be men
toned. is mad Impossible by legisIa-
ton which. while to the unsuspect-
ing, looks fam enough, is intended to
let things remain as they are. The
year OF jubilee, seemingly. gets no
nearer. The good time that's COM
'fng-thc millennium looked for-don't
come.
The man who bought a piece OF
land from old Hayes never did pay
for it. Hayes convinced him that he
could pay for it in a very short time
and i'll a manner SO easy he'd hardly
know how it was done.
'Yc&,' said old Hayes. you can
stay right here and work for me at
three dollars Il day, MI. Brown; you
lars a day, and let one dollar Il day
go on the land debt"
How long will it axe me to pay
off the debt?" asked Brown
Just a thousand days: that's all.
Of five hundred days, cid Hayes said
to him: You are getting along finely,
Mr.. Brown; you've paid five hundred
dollars, and only owe me five hun
dred. But times are getting right
hard with me, and SO. instead of pay
ing you three dollars a day, [ can't af-
ford to pay more than two dollars and
d half. You can live on two dollars,
as before, and, instead Of paying Il
dollar q day on the land, you need
not pay but fifty cents"
How long viii ii tax me to pay
the five hundred dollars?" Brown
"A thousand days" Hayes an
Brown demurred for awhile, but
finally gave in, and went to work.
When he had worked five hundred
days, old Hayes congratulated him
upon the fact that he had brought
the debt down to two hundred and
fifty dollars and, at the same time,
told him, that on account of the hard
times he would be obliged to cut his
wages down to tWo dollars and twenty
five cents a day. But said he,
"yCu'lI still have two dollars a day, to
support your family, and III only re-
quirc YOU TO pay twenty-five cents a
day on the land debt"
How long Will it axe me to pay
the debt at that rate?' asked Brown.
"A thousand days answered old
Hayes.
Brown wiIted. He was no nearer
bought the land. But he concluded,
amid protestations and deep drawn
signs, that he'd just as Well put III
for another thousand days. and clean
up the debt. At the end of five hun
dred days the debt had been reduced
to one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars, and he was COnSratulat1ng NM
self that in five hundred days more
he would be able TO pay the last cent.
But old Hayes tOId him that. on ac-
count Of some severe losses, he could
not afford to pay him in future more
than two dollars a day, but, said he,
YOU will have to reduce your family
expenses only twelve and a half cents.
You can afford to live on q dollar
eighty-scvcn and a half cents, and let
twelve and q half Il day SO Oh the
debt"
How long Will it take me to pay
out. at that rate" asked Brown.
~ thousand days. old Hayes,
blandIy answered.
Brown was SpecChleSS. Another
thousand days stared him in the face
before he could call the land his own
He gave UP in despair and i'll Il few
days he laid d0Wn and died.
The widow knowing how her nus
band had boon treated was afraid
that. perhaps. he didn't die in Il prop
er frame Of mind. and 50, she, very
naturally, was anxious To know where
he WAS. after Il life of 50 much worry
ana so many appointments. She,
therefore, sought the very first OPP
to consult Il spiritualist about
the matter. He told her he could call
m Brown and ascertain whether or
not he was happy. She told him shed
pay him if he would. In a few days
he informed her he had seen the de-
parted husband and that he was ali
right-safe in paradise.
did you see MI. BroWn?'
II certainly did" the medium re-
.@Waat was he doing?' the wife
asked.
~.'siuging," he replied.
What Was nc singing, a~nXi"usiy|
.cnuuircd the wife.
AS we'll as | could understand
him." said the medium. II was say
ing:
For this I'll sing ana shout and praise
I'm free at last from old man Hayes.
L am sure that was he the wife
said. Poor mani He could never get
any nearer q settlement with Hayes
than a thousand days
| AS | sec it, the year Of Jubilee NnlSh'