The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-31
TAKING A NEWSPAPER

pleasant day this neghbor GaskilI." said
one farmer to another, coming into the harm of the
lal'er' VINO was engaged in separating The chat
rom the wheat by the means of fan.
very line day, friend Alton. Any news %
returned the individual addressed.
9 No, nothing of importance. believe Jbove
called over to see if yuu wont join Carpenter and
myself In taking the paper this year The price
Is TWO dollars but by taking three copies we can
gel the whole fur five-which you see is some
thing OF a saving''
- Nothing is cheap that Won don + wan, 70
turned Gaskll, in positive tone. don't believe
In newspapers never heard of their doinr ,nv
good 1t an old stray one happens To get into the
mousse my gas are crazv after it, and nothing can
De got ont at them until it is read ihrongh. They
wouldn't be good for cent if a paper came everv
week And besides, dollars amt picked M in
every corn hill ~ -
bnt think, neghbor Gaskll, how much in
formation your gals would get. if ihey had a
iresh newspaper every week. filled with all the
latest intelligence. The time they would snerd
IN reading 1t would be nothing to what thew wound
gain"
And what would they gain wonder ? Get
thelr heads filled with nonsense and love stories
Look at Sally Black. Isn't she fine spec;mpn
oI ynnr newspaper reading gals? Not worth TO
her father three pumpkin seeds remember weI
< mn
httie bodies about here. But her father was fool
enough to take a newspaper ANY one coud 600
a change in Sally. First came bow on her
sunday bonnet, and then gloves TO 90 TO rneetinr
After that she must be sent off to school arain
ana mat at The very time she began to be worth
something about the house And now she has
got tnrte piano and fellow comes every wool
to teach her music 'N
men you wont join us. neighbor % Mr.
Anon SAID avoiding useless reply to GasIill
E" Oh, no. That | will not. Money tbro,v,
away on newspapers in worse than wasted +
never heard OF them doing any good The time
spent IN reading newspaper every week wonld
ne enough to raise hundred bushels of potatoes
fonr newspapers, in my opinion, is dear bar
gain at that price,
MT. Alton changed the subject and soon after
left neighbor Gasllill to his own (ancies 4 ,viso
man was found willing to make one of the propos-
ed club; and by them the five dollars were sent
on. and the papers procured
One day, about two months afterwards tbey
met as they had done frequently during the in.
termediate time
Have you sold your wheat yet 2" asked Mr.
Yes sold it day before yesterday
How much did you get for ,7'
Eighty five"
No more 2"
don't know that had any ripht to expect
more. Wheat hasn't been above that f,r ,yo
months past" WV
9 But it is above that now
g How do you know -
Why, thought that every one knew that
the price had advanced to ninety two cents? tn
whom did you sell ?
10 Wakefield the store keeper in h no
met me the day before yesterday. and asked me if
had sold my crop | said / had not. He then
offered to take It at eighty five cents. the market
price and told him he might as well have il. as
there was doubtless little chance Of its rising
Yesterday he sent over the wagon and took il
away
That was hardly fair in Wakefield He
knew that prices had advanced. He came ,o mo
also offered TO buy my crop at eighty.ive. But.
had just received my newspaper. in which
saw by the prices current that in consequence If
accounts from short crops. grain had gone IN.
asked him nineiy-twO cents. which after some
little hggling, he was willing to give"
Did he pay you ninety two cents ?" excIarn-
ed Gaskill in surprise.
" lie certainly did"
Too bad Too bad No better than down
right cheating to take such shameful ADVANTAGE
of another mans ignorance"
Certainly. Wakefield cannot be justified in
his conduct" replied Mr.. Alton II is not riobt
Tor ono man TO take advantage Of another mans
ignorance. and get his goods for less than thew
are worth But does any man deserve thus 10