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stump, and ghost tn every bush-I bought l my gin, and was back to fathers as quick as a patent shuttle. IguesS the gentleman knew how the case stood for he took put ] fourpence and gave it tO me with smile. ! My quarrel with Dick Brown was about this fourpence,a ,and l called him poor ragA amullin.

 Dick knocked me down; and we didn't speak for a fortnight. We made mp after 1 wards and Dick often went wi,h me to 1 look at the silver Nj; had locked up in ] my hrIr box. Dick and 1 went to premtlCc atcTwardS--hc to shor&ecpcr, aud l iu d blacksmith. We both got up in the world, and began to look upon iourpen- ny bit as very sm Ill concern. Dick turn cd out the most prosperous of the two.-- He's got his country seat and his carriage, and has sent ten boys to college but I'll bet beaver hat he'd be glad to 20 back to the lime when he knocked mo down about the tourpcnce. Ile has got into dreadful uneasy way-ihinkS he has got thousand l complaints that never come near him, and that his sons are going to bring hin, to the alms-IIousc.

 He has some reason for that, poor man; 1 for they are a set scape graces, sure e. nough. They never earned any money, poor lads how should they know the val ue oft! They don't take to books, and their father makes 'em go through college, for tue name on't-what can the poor fel- lows do with their time, without they have a high go now and then? We ought to have deal of compassion and charity for the rich, ,neighbor Jones. Pm going to tell you, about myself. I heard tell about Dicks house and furniture had'a pret- ty sum of ofmoney,so thought I'd turn gen. tleman too. gave up business, and pur- chased two horses and a sofa. was idle, and l called it being at ease: but not one speck ofease could find. had my chim- 'neys pulled down four times. My wife said there was nothing the matter with them :: but said there was. However, it was bad business |" pull down chimneys for living, so I gave that up. Ehe wind and the weather furnished me with considerable occupation. watched the weather-cock as close as ever watched my anvil: and there was no small comfort in grumbIng a.

 bout the dry and wet spells, which, said

 was going to ruin the farmer. Having nc business of my own, kept my eye upon

 other peoples. thought I was pret-

 ivy close observer, and I declared, as

 lazy folks always do, that the world was going to desiruction, as fast as it could

 go: Lut the world didn't mind mc--so l

 gave that up. I wanted to complain to my neighbors, but they hadn't time 10 hear me.

 'When talked to my wife, she kept on knitting, and only said, T always told you you was fool for giving up your business. If had any real calamity, l might have

 been pretty well ff,though l had too much ? money. My eldest son grew very fat; and

 for long time I worried myself every = night for fear he would be attacked by

 apopIexy; but instead oftaking fits he took to poIitics-and I could soon count his 5 ribs It was too baG-with all my whims and notions could not get enough to think r about. I could not take my favorite walk , without having the east wind blow in my ], face. Folks came to me for my money,& I let lem have it because I did not know f what to do with it myself-there was real , satisfaction in being of use to somebody. HOW Olu WdtCH lcE ny pAIS Io peeOHle due Many a time I've had breakfast an hour earlier than common, and set out on a brisk trot to pay mechanic, who liv- ed ten rods from my door,

 But how did your money. hold out neighbor Bond 2 said Jones. E desire to be thankful, ,neighbor Jones, the barrel run low at the bung hole. l had to go to work again-and now am happy man, sir.-- My children all behave we'll for didn't play rich long enough to spoil them. My oldest son goes a representative from our town; and my daughters are all well mar rieG. Sometimes they tell me they wish I wouldn't work so hard but say to them Eve learnt wisdom by experience-let them be idle that like it. Here I'll dig, till you have to dig new home for me. = But neighbor Bond, said Jones, it makes me mad to see them ruffled shirt gentry in Boston, with their white wristbands over their hands, walking by the market so state ly-like, as if they was afraid my breath would spoil their new broadcloath-Don't it raise your old Adam, neighbour Bond 2 Not bit, man-not bit; often look over my shoulder at them and laugh, as | Loo tl,: