time must be, as Poor Richard says, the greatest prodigality; since, as he elsewhere tells us, Lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough, always proves little enough. Let us, then, up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; so, by diligence, shall we do more with less perplexity.

6. "Sloth makes all things difficult; but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels 80 slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him. Drive thy business, and let not that drive thee, as Poor Richard says.

7. "So, what signifies wishing and hoping for better times? We may make these times better, if we bestir ourselves. Industry need not wish; and he that lives upon hopes, will die fasting. There are no gains without pains: then help hands, for I have no lands; or, if I have, they are smartly taxed. He that hath a trade, hath an estate; and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor, as Poor Richard says; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes.

8. "If we are industrious, we shall never starve; for, At the working man's house, hunger looks in; but dares not enter. Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter; for Industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them. What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy: Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry.

Then plow deep while sluggards sleep,

And you shall have corn to sell and keep.

9. "Work while it is called to-day; for you know not how much you may be hindered to-morrow. One to-day is worth two to-morrows, as Poor Richard says; and further: Never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day.

10. "If you were a servant, would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you ídle? Are you then your own máster? Be ashamed to catch yourself idle, when

there is so much to be done for yourself, your family, and your country. Handle your tools without mittens: remember, that The cat in gloves catches no mice, as Poor Richard says. It is true, there is much to be done, and, perhaps, you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will sce great effects: for Constant dropping wears away stones; and, By diligence and patience, the mouse ate in two the cable.

11. "Methinks I hear some of you say: 'Mast a man afford himself no leisure?' I will tell thee, my friend, what Poor Richard says: Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure; and since thou art not sure of a moment, 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 A life of leisure and a life of laziness, are two things. Many, without labor, would live by their wit only; but they break for want of stock; whereas industry gives comfort, plenty, and respect. Fly pleasures, and they will follow you."

QUESTIONS.-1. What questions did one of the company at the auction, put to Father Abraham? 2. What was his reply? 3. Can you repeat some of the precepts given?

What rules for the different inflections in the first paragraph? What, for those in the 10th paragraph ?

INDUSTRY AND FRUGALITY LEAD TO WEALTH.-CON

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1. "But, with our industry, we must likewise be steady, and careful, and oversee our own affairs with our own eyes, and not trust too much to others; for, as Poor Richard says:

I never saw an oft-removed tree,

Nor yet an oft-removed family,

That throve so well as those that settled be.

2. "And again: Three removes are as bad as a fire; and again: Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee; and again: If you would have your business done, go; if not, send. And again :

He that by the plow would thrive,

Himself must either hold or drive.

3. "And again: The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands; and again: Want of care does us more harm than want of knowledge; and again: Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse open. Trusting too much to the care of others, is the ruin of many; for, In the affairs of this world, men are saved, not by faith, but by the want of it; but a man's own care is profitable; for, If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

4. "A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; and, for want of a horse, the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.

5. "So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we may add frugality, if we would make our industry more certainly successful.

Many estates are spent in the getting,

Since women for tea, forsook spinning and knitting,
And men for punch, forsook hewing and splitting.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as of getting

The Indies have not made Spain rich; because her outgoes are greater than her incomes.

6. "Away, then, with your expensive follies, and you will not then have so much cause to complain of hard times, heavy taxes, and chargeable families. You may think, perhaps, that a little punch now and then, diet a little more costly, clothes a little finer, and a little entertainment now and then, can be no great matter; but remember: Many a little makes a mickle. Beware of little expenses: A small leak will sink a great ship, as Poor Richard says; and again: Who dainties love, shall beggars prove; and, moreover: Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

7. "Here you are all assembled at this sale of fineries and knick-knacks. You call them goods; but, if you do not take care, they will prove evils to some of you. You expect they will be sold cheap, and, perhaps, they may for less than cost; but, if you have no occasion 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.

8. "And again: At a great pennyworth pause awhile He means, that, perhaps, the cheapness is apparent only, and not real; or the bargain, by straitening thee in thy business, may do thee more harm than good. For, in another place, he says: Many have been ruined by buying good pennyworths.

9. 66 Again: It is foolish to lay out money in a purchase of repentance; and yet this folly is practiced every day at auctions, for want of minding the Almanac. Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone hungry, and half-starved their families. Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets, put out the kitchen fire, as Poor Richard says.

10. "These are not the necessaries of life; they can scarcely be called the conveniences; and yet, only because they look pretty, how many want to have them! By these, and other extravagances, the genteel are reduced to poverty, and forced to borrow of those whom they formerly despised; but who, through industry and frugality, have maintained

their standing; in which case, it appears plainly, that A plowman on his legs, is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says.

11. "Perhaps, they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of: they think, It is day, and will never be night; that a little to be spent out of so much, is not worth minding; but Always taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom, as Poor Richard says; and then: When the well is dry, they know the worth of water. But this they might have known before, if they had taken his advice.

12. "If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing, as Poor Richard says; and, indeed, so does he that lends to such people, when he goes to get it back again. Poor Richard further advises and says:

Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse;

Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse.

13. "And again: Pride is as loud a beggar as Want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but Poor Richard says: It is easier to suppress the first desire, than to satisfy all that follow it. And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich, as for the frog to swell in order to equal the ox.

Vessels large may venture more,

But little boats should keep near shore.

14. "It is, however, a folly soon punished; for, as Poor Richard says: Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy. And, after all, of what use is this pride of appearance, for which so much is risked, so much is suffered? It can not promote health, nor ease pain; it makes no increase of merit in the it creates envy; it hastens misfortune.

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