The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-23

" e'su uusheIS ol potatoes. ! our Herald, /
my opinion, is dear bargain al tina, nrice.
;, Mr.. Alton changed the subject, and 500
ID alter len neighbor Gaskill 10 his own far
n cles. A wise man was found 10 ma ke on
l. OF The proposed club, and by them the iiv
collars were cent on aud papers procured
y One day about two months afletward
= shey met, as they had done frequently dor
u ing tie intermediate times.
Have you sold your wheat YET n a.l,
cd MIR. Alton.
> es sold it day before Yesterday"
= :" How much did you get for it %
; Eighty FIVE cents"
No more p
81 don't know tho, had any riab, I,
expect more. Wheat hasn't been aboy,
that for two months past"
:" But it is above that now"
81 How do you knowl"
Nv by, thought that every one knew
the price bad advanced to ninety two cents
20 whom did you sell :"
/ 10 Wakefield the store keeper in Ra.
vonaa. lie net me day before Yesterday
and asked me il | had sold my crop vet. /
soid had not. He then offered to take i, \,
eighty FIVE cents, the market price, and |
told bun he nigh, as well have il, as there
vas doubtless little chance Of lis rising
yesterday be sent over the wagons, and
took II away"
/ THAT vas hardly fair in Wakefield
He knew prices had advanced. He came
10 me also md offered 10 buy my crop o.,
eighty FIVE. But had JUS, received nv
newspaper, 10 which | saw by the prices
current, that IN consequence Of accounts
from Europe Of short crop, grain had
gone up. uskcd him nineiy.tao cents,
which after some higgling he was quite
willing TO give"
Did he pay you ninety two cents" ex.
claimed G4skrl in surprise and cha.rn.
&" lie certainly did,"
" Foo bad too bad No better than
down right cheating, TO take such shame.
FOL advantage Of another mans Ignorance"
"Certninly. Wakef field cannot be us,i
tied in his conduct, replied Mr.. Atom
" IL is not right for one man to take adyan.
'aec Of another mans ignorance, and get
his goods. for .lsss aha" observe mus TO sui
fer who remains wilulIy ignoran, in world
where he Knows there are enough siand
ing ready TO abuse bis ignorance. Had
YOU been wiling 10 spend two dollars and
fifty cents for the newspaper a whole year,
you would have saved in the sin lie item Of
YOUR wheat crop alone fourteen dollars
Jus, think of that. Wakefield takes The
newspapers ard 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 here, Who have no, wit enough 10
provide themselves with the only avenues Of /
information on all ohjec,s-;hc newspapers.
Have you sold your potatoes yetl' /
asked Gashill, with some concern in his
voice.
40, 10. Not yet. Wakefield has been
making me offers for the last ten days
But from the prices they are bringing IN
Philadelphia, am well satisfied they must
20 over thirty cents here"
above thirty why, sold TO Wake
field for twen'y-six cents"
a great Ounce you we're; If | must
speak so plainly, ueiehbor GaskiIl. lis
only yesterday lha, be offered me twenty
nine cents for four hundred bushels. But
| declined. And vas right. They are
worth thirty one TO day; and at that price
| am going TO sell"
Isn't Il too bad !" sjtculaled the MORT.
fed farmer, walking backwards and for
wards impa,ently. There are twenty
five dollars literally sunk IN the sea. That
Wakefield has cheated me most ouira
geous!y."
Aud oil because you were too close to
spoud 81 50 cents for newspaper
should call tina, SAVING al the spie and
letting out al the bunghoIe, neishboF Gas
kill" .
81 should think Il vas indeed. This We
~ day I'll send OF money for the Papor.--
And if any one gets ahead OF me again bel
have 10 he vide awake, can tell him" /
"fIsve you heard about Sally Black =
Mr.. Alton said, after brief silence.
mo. What Of her I" /
"Sho leaves home tomorrow for Raven
na."
"lndced wha, for 7"
"llor father takes the newspaper you
know"
Yes"
"And has given her good education 7"
$50 they say, But | never could see
tina, i; had done any thing for her, except
to make her good for nothing"
"Not qnie so bsd as that, friend Gas
kill. But 10 proceed.
"Two weeks ago, Mr. Black saw an ad
yertisemen, in the paper for young lady
TO teach music, and some other branches,
in the Seminary ut Ravenna. lie showed
!, to Sally, and she asked him to ride over
and see about il. .ile did so, and then re
turned for Sally, and went back again
The Trustees OF the seminary liked her We.
nv much, and engaged her at salary OF
four hundred dollars year. To'porrow
she goes 10 take charge Of her classes"
"You canno, surely be in earnest tar,
cosLill said. with look OF profound