Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-11-27


wheat crop by the means of fan.
Very fine day, friend Alon-any news :" rel
turned the individual addressed.
"Noihing of Importance; | have called nver to see
If you wouldn't join Carpenter and myself in taking
the paper this year. The price is only two dollars
Nothing cheap that you don't WANT returned
Gaski in positive tone; " don't believe in news
papers; | never heard of one doing any good IL an
old stray one happens to get into our house, my
gals are crazy after 1t, and nothing be got Out
of them until it's read through. They would not be
good for cent if paper came every week. And
besides, dollars amt picked up in every corn HILL
- But think, neighbor GaskIll, how much nforma-
ton your gals would get if they had fresh newspa
per every week, filed with all the latest intelligence
The time they would spend in reading would be no.
thing to what they would GAIN
And what would they gain, wonder, Get their
heads filed with nonsensical stories. Look at Sally
Black; isn't she fine specimen of one of your news
paper reading galsi Not worth to her father three
pumpkin seed. | remember well enough when she
of the most promising bodies about her. But
her father was fool enough to take newspaper. Any
one could change in Sally She began to spruce
up and to look smart. First came bow on her Sun
day bonnet, and then gloves to go to meeting After
that, she must be sent to school again, and that
the very time when she began to be worth something
about home. And now she has got forty piano,
and fellow comes every week to teach her music"
"Then you won't join us, neghbor," Mr.. Alton
said, avoiding useless reply to Gaskill.
30 no! that will not M,'ney 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 10 raise a
hundred bushels of potatoes. Your newspaper, in /
my opinion, is a dear bargain at any pr.ce."
Mr. Alton changed the subject and soon left
neighbor Gaskill to his fancies.
About three months afterwards, however. they
again met, as they had frequently done during the
intermediate time.
Have you sold your wheat yeti" asked Mr.
Alton.
Eyes, sold it day before yesterday"
/" How much did you get for it z"
/ "Eghty-fve."
50 No more! Why I thought every one knew that
the price had advanced TO ninety-fve cents To
whom did you sell!"
ITO Wakeful, the storekeeper in R. He met
me day before yesterday, and asked me if had sold
my crop yet. / said had not He then offered to
take it at eighty-ive cents, the market price and
said he might well have it. there doubtless
little chance of its rising. Yesterday he sent over
his wagon and took it away"
This hardly fair in Wakeful. He came to
me also, and offered to buy my crop at eightyive.
But had just received my newspaper, in which
saw that in consequence of accounts from Europe,
of short crop, grain had gone up. | asked him
ninetyfve which, after haggling, he consented
to give"
did he pay you ninety-fve cents a" exclaimed
! Gaskiil, 4 surprise and chagrin.
. He certainly did,
Too bad too bad No better than downright
cheating. to take such shameful advantage of mans
! ignorance"
S Certainly, Wakefn cannot be justified in his
conduct replied Mr. Alton - 1t is 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 deserve thus to suffer who remains
wholly ignorant, in a world where he knows there
are always enough ready TO avail themselves of his
f ignorance! Had you been willing to expend two
ILL tIn, Of
you would have saved, in the single item of your
wheat crop alone, fourteen dollars Just think of
that! Mr.. Wakeful takes the newspapers, and, by
watching them closely, is always prepared to make
good bargains with some half-dozen others around
here, who have not wit enough to provide themselves
with the only of information on all sub
: jects-the newspapers"
= Have you sold your potatoes - asked Gaskill
with some concern in his voice.
40 no, not yet. Wakeful has been making me of
fers for the last ten days But, from the prices they
f are bringing in Philadelphia am well satisfied they
are about thirty cents here.''
"About thirty! Why sold to Wakeful for about
] ttcenty-Sir cents! -
"A great Ounce you were if must speak so plain
ly he offered twenty cents for four hundred
] bushels But I declined And was right. They
worth thirty to-day, and at that price am going
to SELL"
Isn't it too bad!" calculated the mortified far
mer, walking backwards and forwards impatiently
There are twenty-five dollars literally sunk in the
q sea. That Wakeful has cheated me most outrage
e ously -
And all because you were too close TO take a
newspaper. could call that saving at the spigot,
and letting out at the bung-hoe, neighbor Gaskil
81 should think 1t was, indeed This very day
I'll send off money for paper; and if any one gets
= ahead of me again, he'll have to be wide awake |
can tell him.
Have you heard of Sally Black !" asked Mr. Al
ton, after a brief silence.
No. What of her! ~
q She leaves home tomorrow and goes to R"
Indeed What for!''
" Her father takes the newspaper, you know
EYES,
Sand has given her good education"
$50 they say: but l could never that it has
done any good for her. except to make her good for
, nothing"
Not quite so lad as that. friend Gaskill But to
proceed two weeks ago. Mr. Black saw an adver-
tsement in the paper for young lady to teach music
: and some other branches in the seminary at R.
He showed it to Sally and she asked him to ride over
and about it. He did so, and then returned for
Sally and went back again The trustees of the SEM
mary liked her very mucb and engaged her at the
! salary of four hundred dollars year. Tomorrow
. she goes to take charge of her classes"
'You cannot, surely, be in earnest :" farmer Gas
g kill said. with look of profund establishment
I" It's every word true" replied Mr.. Alton. I" And
now you will hardly say that newspaper is dear
any price, that the reading of them has spoiled
. Sally Black"
Then raisng his head, he half calculated with SIGH:
> If havn't been confounded fool, | came pla-
guy near it But | will be fool no longer; I'll
subscribe for a newspaper to-morrow-see if don't -
/ BRUTAL MURDER-A most brutal murder was COM