Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-27
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1914.
TAKING A NEW SPAPER.


turned the individual addressed.
mo, nothing of Importance, | believe. | have
called over to see if you won't Join Carpenter and
myself in taking the paper this year. The price is
two dollars; but by taking three copies, we can get
the whole for five which is, you see, something of
a saving One dollar sXty-siX cents Is dog cheap
for the Courier
Nothing is cheap that you don't want returned
Gaskill, in positive tone. I don't believe nI
newspapers. | never heard Of their doing any
good If an old stray one happens to get into the
house, my Gals are crazy after it, and nothing can
be got out of them until it is read through. They
wouldn't be good for a cent if paper came every
week. And, besides, dollars amt picked up in ey-
cry cornhill'
But think, neighbor Gaskill, how much informa-
ton yoIr gals would get, if they had fresh news
paper every week, fillcd with all the latest ne.
gence The time they would spend IN reading it
would be nothing to what they would gain
'And what would they gain wonder? Get their
heads filed with nonsensc and love stories. Look
at Sally Black. Isn't She a fine specimen Of one
of your newspaper reading gals? Not worth to
her father three pumpkin seels. | remember well
enough when she was one of the most promising
little bodies about here. But her father was fool
enough to take newspaper ANY one could see
a change in Sally. She began to spruce up and
look smart
First came how on her Sunday bonnet, and
then gloves to 90 to meetin. After that she must
time she began to be worth something about the
! house. And now she has got forte piano: and
| fellow comes every week to teach her music
Then you won't Join us, neighbor" Mr.. Alton
said avoiding useless reply to Gaskill.
ooh, no. That will not. Money thrown away
on newspapers is worse than wasted ! never
heard of their doing any good. The time spent in
readiug newspaper every week, would be enough
to raise n hundred bushels Of potatoes our Cour-
Ter, in my opinion is dear bargain at that price,
Mr.. Alton changed the sub ject, and soon after
left neghbor Haskell to his own iancies. wise
man was found willing to make one of the proposed
club, and by them the five dollars were sent on,
| and papers procured.
One day. about two months aterward, they met
as they had done frequently during the intcrncdi-
ate times,
"Have you sold your wheat yet?o asked Mr.. A.
'Ycs, | sold it day before yesterday
How much did you get for it
Eighty-fiye.'
No more "
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
'Iow do you know?
'Whv, thought every one knew that the price
had advanced to ninety TWO cents; TO whom die
you sell ~
TO Wakefield, the storekeeper in R. He me-
me The day before yesterday, and asked me t.
al had sold my crop, SAID nau not lie tncn OIL
fered to take it at eighty five cents, the marke
) price and told him he might well have it, as
there was doubtless little chance of its rising
Yesterday, he sent over the wagons and took /
away
.That was hardly fair in Wakefield. He knew
prices had advanced. He came to me also, Offered
10 buy my crop ut eighty five. But, bad Just re
ceived my newspaper, in which saw by the price
y current that in consequence of accounts from Eu
rope of a short crop, grain had gone up. asket
him ninety two cents, which, after some hggng
he was quite willing to give.
"Did he pay you nnety-two cents" eXcaimC
e Gaskill, in surprise.
II Gle certainly did,
TOO bad Too bad No better than downright
cheating to take such shameful advantage of an
other mans ignorance
II Certainly. Wakefield cannot be justified in hi
conduct replied Mr. Alton. 1T Is not right 70
d one man to take advantage of another mans ignol
d arce and get his goods for less than they ar
i worth. But does not any man deserve thus 10 SUI
e fer who remains wllfully ignorant in world wher
e he knows there are always enough standing read
r to avail themselves Of his ignorance Had you bee
u willing to eXpend one dollar and sixty six cent
id for the newspaper for whole year, you woul
have saved in the single item of your wheat Gro
re alone fourteen dollars. Just think of that Wake
s. field takes the newspapers and watches them clos
- ly. lie knows every week the exact state Of I'll
market, and Is always prepared to make good ba
- gains out OF you ana some dozen OtncrS arOul
at here, who have not wit enough to provide then
ID selves with the on y sure avenues Of inturmatic
A on all subjecs--the newspapers
CT Have you sold your potatoes yet" asked Gask
n with some concern in his voice
D. 80, no. Not yet Wakefield has been makir
a. me offers for the last ten days. But from the pl
r. ces they are bringing in Philadelphia, | am We
OF satisfied they must go above thirty cents here
nd above thirty! Why sold to Wakefield f
IL twenty-sX cents
n "A great Ounce you were: if must speak
n plainly, neighbor Gasbll It's only yesterday III
r. he offered me twenty nine cents for four hundrt
Gu bushels. But declined, And was right; the
I'M are worth thrtyone to-day; aud at thai price q
Nv going to SELL
ne Isn't it too badr calculated the mortified farm
Is walking backwards and forwards lmpatientIy.
M There are twenty-five dollars literally sunk in i
sea. That Wakefield has cheated me most OF
rs, rageously'-
* And because you are too close to spend one d
ict lar and sXty-slX cents for Il newspaper. | shot
ny think that was saving at the spoke and letting
'e- at the bung-hole, neighbor Gaskill.'
Il should think it indeed This very day
yea will send of money for the paper. And if a
body gets ahead of me again, he'll have TO be wi
she awake, | can tell him.
old Have you heard about Sally Black" Mi Alt
said after short silence.
If No. What of her?
inc She leaves home to morrow morning for r -
Indeed What for?
,,or Her father takes the newspaper you know
NC Yes
,oir And has given her good education;'
',rs So they say
,''' But could never see that it had done any til
- for her except to make her good for nothing
~ Not quite so bad as that, friend Gaslil. b.
cI proceed
hor Two weeks aso, Mr.. Black saw an advert
, 70 mont in the paper for young lady to teach mu
,,,s and some other branches in seminary at r.
aver lie showed it to Sally and she asked him TO
und I Co. liz J % hao Wv ~, "'E r I,'1T ~
of the Seminary liked hervery much, and enga
her a salary Of four hundred dollars year.
morrow she goes to take charge Of her classes.
bred You cannot surely, be in earnest farmer c
tent, kill said, with look of profound astonshment.
1T is every word true replied Mr.. Alton,
IS. now will you hardly say that newspapers are