Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-09-21
FAYETTE, MISSOURI, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER ga 1sa4

papers procured.
One day, about two months afterwards, |
they met as they had done frequently dur.
ing the intermediate time.
"Have you sold your wheat yet?' asked
Mr.. Alton.
Yes. sold it day before yesterday"
allow much did you get for IL"
"Eighty-fve."
mo morel'
Il don't know that had any right TO
expect more. Wheat hasn't been above
that for two months past"
But it is above that now"
"How do you knowl"
"Why, thought every one knew that
the price had advanced to ninoty-two
centsi To whom did you sclll"
ITO Wakeful, the store-keeper in R.
He met me day before yesterday, and
asked me if l had sold my crop yet. ]
said had not. He then offered to take it
at eighty-f five cents the market price, and
| said he might as we'll have it, as there
was, doubtless, little chance of its 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
eighty five. But, l had just received my
newspaper, in which saw, by the prices
current, that in consequence of accounts
from Europe of a short crop, grain had
gone up. | asked him ninety-two, which
after some little higgling, he was quite will
ing to give"
Did he pay you ninety-two cents?" ex-
claimed GaskIl, in surprise and chagrin.
"He certainly did"
TOO bad too bad No better than
downright cheating to take such shameful
advantage of a mans ignorance"
Certainly. Wakeful cannot be justified
in his conduct" replied Mr.. Alton. at is
not right for one man to take advantage
of another mans ignorance, and get his
goods for less than they are worth. But.
does not any man deserve thus to suffer,
who remains wifully ignorant, in world
where he knows there are always enough
standing ready to avail themselves Of his
ignorance. Had you been willing to ex-
pend one dollar and sixty-six cents for the
use of a newspaper for a whole year,
you would have saved, in the single item
of your wheat crop alono, fourteen dollars
Just think of that Wakeful takes the
newspapers, and watches them closely.
He knows every week, the exact state of
the market, and is always prepared TO
make good bargains out of you, and some
dozen others around here, who have not
wit enough to provide themselves with the
only sure avenues of information on all
subjects--the newspapers"
Have you sold your potatoes yet" asked
Gaskill, with some concern in his voice.
20, no. Not yet. Wakeful has been
making me offers for the last ten days.
But, from the prices they are bringing in
Philadelphia, am we'll satisfied they must
90 above thirty cents here"
above thirty Why, l sold to Wakcful
for twenty-six cents"
"And great Ounce you were; if must
speak so plainly, neighbor Gaskill. Its
only Yesterday that he offered me twenty
nine cents for four hundred bushels. But |
declined. And was right. They are worth
thirty-one to-day: and at that price am
going to SELL
Isn't it too bad" calculated the mortified
farmer, walking backwards and forwards
impatently There are twenty-five dol.
lars literally sunk in the sea. That Wake
full has cheated me most outrageously'-
"And all because you were too close II
spend one dollar and sixtv-sx cents for a
, newspaper. | should call that saving at
the spicket and letting out at the bung
hole. noighbor Gaskill."
81 should think it was indeed. This
very day III send off money for the paper
And if any one gets a head Of me again
he'll have to be wide awake, lean tell him .
"Have you heard about Sally Black
Mr. Alton said, after brief silence.
mo What Of her?'
"She leaves home tomorrow, for R
q "Indeed What for?"
"Hcr father takes the papers you know
e Eyes"
"And has given her good education?'
$50 they say. But never could sei
. that it had done any thing for her, excep
I to make her good for nothing"
: "Not quite so bad as that, friend GaskilI
r But to proceed. Two weeks ago, Mr.
Il Black saw an advertisement in the pape
I for young lady to teach music, and som
It other branches, in Seminary at R
: He showed it to Sally, and she asked hin
e to ride over and see about it, He did Sc
K and then returned for Sally, and went bac
y again. The Trustees of the Seminar
g liked her very much, and engaged her at
o salary of four hundred dollars year. t
&c morrow she goes to take charge of he
g classes"
y You cannot surely, be in earnest" far
o mer Gaskill said, with look of profoun
-, establishment.
= at is every word true" replied NJ