Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-01-08
From the Albany Argus.
Taking a Newspaper.
4 PRACTICAL STORY, PLEASANTLY TOLD.

the wheat CROP Dy Tue means OF a ian.
Very fine day, friend AIton-any news p return
ed the individual addressed
Nothing of Importance have called over TO
see if you wouldn Join Carpenter and myself in
taking the paper this year. The price is only two
dollars
Nothing cheaper that you do Mt want returned
Gaskl in a positive tone; Il do MT believe in
newspapers never heard Of one doing any good
If an old stray one happens 10 get into our house,
my gals crazy after it, and nothing can 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 infor-
nation your gals would get, il they had fresh
newspaper every week, filled with all the latest in
telligence The time they would spend IN reading,
would be nothing to wha. they would gain
And what would they gain, l wonderl Get
their heads filed with nonSenscal stories Look
at Sally Black is MT she fine specimen of your
newspaper reading gals Not worth to her father
three pumpkin seeds. | remember well enough
when she was one Of the most promising bodies a.
bout hero. But her father fool enough to take
newspaper. Any one could see a change in Sally !
She began 10 spruce up and to look smart. First
came bow her Sunday bonnet, and then gloves
to 90 TO meeting. After that, she must be sent to
school again, and that at the very time when she
began 10 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 10 Mr. Gaskill.
20 no that will not. Money thrown away on
newspapers, is worse than wasted. never heard
of their doing any good. The time spent in read
ing a newspaper every week would be enough to
raise hundred bushels Of potatoes. Your news
paper, in my opinion, is dear bargain, at any
price
Mr. Alton changed the subject, and soon left
neighbor GaskilI 10 his fancies.
About three months afterwards, however, they
again met, as they had frequently done during the
intermediate time.
Have you sold your wheat yetr asked Mr. Al
ton.
Yes, sold ii day before yesterday
How much did you get for it,.
'Eghly-hve.'
No more! Why, | thought every one knew
that the price had advanced to ninety-fve cents
To whom did you sell 2
TO Wakeiul, 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 il at eighty-6ve cents, the market
price, and | said he might well have it. as there
doubtless little chance Of its rising Yesterday
he sent over his wagon and took it away
This was hardly fair in Wakefu He came to
me also, and offered to buy my crop at eighty-fye
But had just received my newspaper, in which
saw that in consequence Of accounts from Europe
of short crop, grain had gone up. l asked him
nlneiy-hve, which, after some haggling he consent
ed to give
Did he pay you ninety-6ve cents p exclaimed
Gaskill, in surprise and chagrn
He certainly did
Too bad too bad No better than downright
cheating, TO take such shameful advantage of a
mans ignorance
Certainly, Wakefu cannot be justified in his
conduct replied Mr. Alton. 1t is not right for
one man TO take advantage of another mans gno-
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 always enough ready to avail them
selves Of his ignorance Had you been willing TO
expend two dollars for the use Of newspaper for
whole year, you would have saved, in the single
item of your wheat crop alone, fourteen dollars
just think of that Mr. Whalely lakes the news
papers, and by watching them closely, is always
prepared TO make good bargains with some half
dozen others around here, who have not enough
10 provide themselves with the only sure avenue of
information on all subjects-the newspapers
Have you sold your potatoes asked GaskilI,
with some concern in his voice.
20 no, 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 Whately for about
f0eRfy-SiE cents
"A great Ounce you were, il must speak so
plainly he offered me twenty nine cents for four
hundred bushels, but declined And Twas right.
They worth thirty to-day, and at that price am
going to SELL
is Mt it too bad ? calculated the mortified far
mer, walking backwards and forwards impatienty.
There are twenty-five dollars literally sunk in the
sea. That Whaely has cheated me most outra-
geousy'-
And all because you were too close TO take a
newspaper. | should call that saving at the spigot,
and letting out al the bung- hole neighbor Gaskill'
Il should think it was indeed. This very day
I'll send off money for paper and if any one gets
ahead of me again, he'll have 10 be wide awake,
can tell him.
Have you heard of Sally Black asked MIR Al
ton after a brief silence.
No What of herr
She leaves home tomorrow and goes 10 r.
Indeed What for 2
Her father takes the newspaper, you know
Yes
And has given her good education
so they say but could never see that il has
done any good for her, except TO make her good
for nothing
Not quite so bad as that friend Gaskill. But 10
proceed two weeks ago, Mr. Black saw an adyer-
tsement in the paper for young lady to teach mu-
sic and some other branches in the seminary at
R.. He showed tito Sally, and she asked him
to ride over and see about it, 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