New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-24
From the Albany Argus.
Taking a Newspaper.

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From, the Albany Argus.
Taking q Newspaper.
PRACTICAL STORY, PLEASANTLY TOLD.
"pleasan, day this, neighbor Gaskill," said one
farmer to another, coming into the barn OF the lat
Ter. who was engaged in separating the chaf from
the wheat crop, oy the means OF a tan
4very fine day, friend Alton-any news T. re
turned the individual addressed
Nothing Of Importance have called over 70
zee if you would Mt join Carpenter and myself IN
taking the paper this year The price is only TWO
dollars ..,-,
ed Caskil in positive tone 81 don't oeiie'e 10
newsoapers: never heard o. one dong any good
Il an old stray one happens get into our house.
nv gals are crazy after II, and nothing can be got
on, of them until il 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 infor-
nation your gals would get if they had fresh
newspaper every week. filed with all the latest in-
telligence The time they would spend in reading,
would be nothing 10 what they would gain
"And what would they gain, wonder? Get
their heads filled with nonsenscal stories Look at
Sally Black; is nj she fine specimen OF your news
paper reading gals Not worth TO her father three
numpkin seeds I remember well enough when
she was one OF the most promising bodies about
here. But her father was fool enough TO take a
newspaper. Any could see change In Sally
She began 10 spruce up and to look smart FIRST
came a bow on her Sunday bonnet, and then gloves
TO 20 TO meeting Alter that she must be sent TO
school again, and that al the very time when she
began TO be worth something about home. And
now she has got forty piano, and fellow comes
every week 10 teach her music
"Then you won't join US, neighbor, Mr., Alton
said avoiding a useless reply TO Gaskill
n II hat I ,t,ill Money thrown
newspapers is worse Than wasted. never heard
of their doing any good. The time spent IN read
ing newspaper every week would be enough to
raise a hundred bushels of potatoes. Your news
paper in my opinion, is dear bargain al any
price"
Mr.. Alton changed the subject, and soon left
neighbor Gaskill to his ianccs
About three months afterwards. however they
again met, as they had frequently done during the
intermediate time
Have you sold your wheat yet r. asked Mr.
Alton.
.Yes, sold i, day before yesterday
How much did you ge, for it =
"Eighty-tive
"No more Why, I thought every one knew
that the price had advanced 10 nnety.hve cents
To whom did you sell y
"To Wakeful. the storekeeper in X. de
met me day before yesterday. and asked me Il
had sold my crop yet. l said had not He then
offered take ii eishtyhve cents, the market price;
I IT,,
doubtless little chance of its rising. Yesterday he
sent over his wagon and took ii away.
This was hardly fair in Wakeful He came 10
me also, and offered TO buy my crop al eighty-fve
But had Just received my newspaper III which
saw that In consequence OF accounts from Europe
Of short crop, grain had gone up asked him
nnety.fve, which after some hagglng, he consent
ed to give
did he pay you nnety.fve centsl" exclaimed
Gaskill, In surprise and chagrin.
He certainly did
.Too bad TOO bad No better than downright
cheating, TO take such shameful advantage OF
mans ignorance.
Certainly. Wakeful cannot be justified in his
conduct replied Mr. Alton. :" II is not right for
one man TO take advantage OF another mans lgno-
rance and get his goods for less than they are worth
But does not any man deserve thus 10 suffer who
remains wholly ignorant, In world where he
knows there are always enough ready TO avail
themselves Of his ignorance Had you been will
Ing to expend two dollars for the use OF newspa-
per for whole year you would have saved, IN the
single item Of your wheat crop alone, fourteen dol
lara Just think OF that Mr.. WakefIl takes the
newspapers, and, by watching them closely. is al
ways prepared 10 make good bargains with some
half dozen others around here. who have not wit
enough TO provide themselves with the only sure
avenue OF information all subecis-the news
papers"
Have you sold your potatoes J" asked Gaskill
with some concern In his voice.
"Ono. not yet Wakeful has been making me
Offers for the last ten days But from the prices
they are bringing in Philadelphia, am well salts
fed they are about thirty cents here
About thirty Why sold to Wakefu for about
sreHtysir centslH
"a great Ounce you were. Ii l must speak 50
plainly he offered rne twenty nine cents for four
hundred bushels. But declined And was right
They worth thirty to-day, and at that price
going to SELL
=. Is nj. TOO bad'' eiaculated the mortified far.
mer, walking backwards and forwards. mparen.y
There are twenty-five dollsrs literally sunk in the
Sea- That Wakeful has cheated me most outra-
geously"-
And all because you were too close to take y
newspaper should call that saving al the spiSo;,
XIII d le''Ds GUY al ''' '1-s '''''' ''s '''' N''
II send of money for paper and if any one gets
ahead OF me again, he II have TO be wide awske,
can tell him"
Have you beard OF Sally Black" asked MIR,
Alton. after brief silence
"No. What of her ~
"She leaves home 10 morrow, and goes 10 R
Indeed What for :"
Her father takes the newspaper, you know
Yes
And has given her sood education
$50 they say but / could never see that !, has
done any good for her except to make her good tor
nothing
Not qoi,e so bad as that, friend Gaskin. But to
proceed TWO weeks ago Mr.. Black saw sn adver-
tisement in The paper for yoing lady 10 teach mu'
sic and some other branches in the seminary al
r.. he showed IL Sally. and she asked him
70 ride over and sec about L. He did so, and then
returned for Sally, and went back again. The trus-
tees OF the seminary liked her very much, and en-.
gagged her at the salary of four hundred dollars a
year. Tomorrow she goes to take charge OF her
fo9 cannot, surely be IN earnest" farmer Gas.
Aiii Ss,c' WIN look OF profound as,onshment.
now yoo will hardly cay ,ha, newspaper is dear
Sally Black" St'''NN
Gaskill looked upoa the sroand for MANY min,
ntes. Then raising his head, be hall calculated