, 1844-10-19

smart. First came a bow on her
Sunday bonnet, then gloves to go TO
meeting in. After that she must be
sent off TO school again, and that at
the very time when she had begun 10
be worth something about home
And now she has got a forty piano;
and a fellow comes every week to
teach her music
Then you wont join us. neighbour
Mr.. Alton said, avoiding a useless re
ply TO Gaskil.
II. 40. That ! will not. Money
thrown away on newspapers is worse
than wasted. never heard of their
doing any good. The time spent in
reading newspaper every week,
would be enough to raise a hundred
bushels OF potatoes. Your Courier,
IN my opinion, Is a dear bargain at
any price,
Mr.. Alton changed the subject,
and soon after left neighbor GasklII to
his own fancies. A wise man was
found willing to make one Of the pro-
posed club, and by them the five dol
lars were sent on, and the paper pro-
cured.
One day. about two months alter
wards, they me as they had done
frequently during the intermediate
time.
Have you sold your wheat YETI
asked Mr.. Alton.
Yes. sold ii day before yester-
day.
How much did you get Tor it,
'Ei-hty five
'NomoreF
d dsn;t know that J had any right
10 expect more. Wheat hasn't been
above that tol two months past
Bot IL Is above that now
How do you know?
why. ! thought every one knew
that the price had advanced to ninety
two cents! To whom did you seIl?'
To Wakeful, The store-keeper in
RI. lie met me day before yes
lerdav, and asked me if ! had sold
my crop yet. ! said had not. lie
then offered to take it at eighty-hve
cents, the market price, and +! SAID he
might as we'll have it, as there was,
doubtless, little chance Of raising
Yesterday he sent over his wagons
and took it away
That was hardly fair in Wakeful.
He knew prices had advanced. He
came to me, also. and offered to buy
my crop at e~ighty-fve. But, had
Just received my newsl aper, in which
| saw, 10y the prices current. that IN
consequence of accounts from Eu-
rope Of a short crop. grain had gone
up. ] asked him nInet,-two, which
alter some little higgiing, he Gas quite
wiling 10 give
Did he paw you ninety-twO c'Hts?
exclaimed GaskiIl, in surprise and
chagrIn.
He certainly did,
TOO bad. too bad. no better
than downright cheating to take such
shameful advantage Of a mans Igno,
rance
Certainly. Wakeful cannot be
Justified in his conduct replied Mr..
Alton. at is not right for n man
10 take advantage OF another mans
ignorance, and &c, his goods for less
r than they are worth. But does no,
!, anv man deserve thus to suffer, who
remains wilfulIy ignorant, in a world
where he knows there are always
enough standing ready to avail them,
selves of his ignorance. Had you
been willing TO expend one dollar
and sixty. six cents for the use OF a
newspaper for a whole year, you
would have saved, IN the single item
q, -our wheat crop alone, fourteen
doII,r,. just think Of that! Wake
FIJI takes The newspapers. and watch
es ,hem clLseIy. He knows every
weeg, the exact state OF the market,
and IS alwuvs prepared 10 make good
baryains on, of you, and some dozen
:. others around here, WHO have MOI
wit enough to provide Themselves n
with the only sure n o. ln'or'
nation on all subjects-the newsfa'
pers.'
Have you sold your potatoes yet?
asked GaskilI, with soma concern IN
his voice. ,,,
%, no. Not vet. Wakeful has
been making me offers for the last
ten DAYS. Bot, from the prices they
are bringing in Philadelphia, am
we'll satisfied they must 60 above
thirty cents here
Above thirty! Why, | sold to
WakefuI for twenty-slx cents
And a great Ounce you were; if |