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NARA 244 slacken their labor, and let my crop, and their own get in a misirably grassy condition, almost irrecoverably lost. On Sabbath morning before the Election, I rose, and blew the horn as usual, sometime after daylight. Then dressed, and went after sunrise, to their cabin, called several times - no one made reply. I struck the door and roused them, and told them. "If you do not intend to attend to business; get up, pack up your duds and leave"! I then fed the hogs. After which Ben came slowly walking toward the crib, with a sack on his arm. I told him to "give me the sack. If you will not attend to business, I have no further use for you; I can feed - myself"! Which I did. He left - I saw him no more till evening, when he came and asked me to give him a statement that I "had discharged him". I told him "I shall do no such thing". I want your work - and want you - if you will attend to business, But, if you are determined not to do that - leave here! And the sooner you do so, the better it will be for you". They were talking of quitting for a week or ten days previous to going, and seemed only wanting some pretext to get away. I saw clearly, without a change they would not benefit