Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1847-12-02

are full OF robbins"
"Squrrcls make first rate pic. But needn't
tell you that my friend. Every farmer knows
the taste Of squirrels" said the sportsman, with
great GOOD hunor. "Still, want 10 try my
hand at a wild turkey. I've come off here in the
the shooting than we get in the neighborhood Of
P"
"You're from P, then Z" said the farm
or.
ayes, live in P"
"When dld you live there 2"
-Four or five weeks ago"
"Then you don't know what wheat is selling
for, now p
"Wheat? No. think it was ninety five or
a dollar, dontt remember which, when left"
"Ninety is all that it is selling for hero"
Ninety | should like to buy some at that
81 have no doubt you could be accommodate
ed" replied the lurmcr.
"That is exceedingly low for wheat If it
wasn't for having weeks sport among your
turkeys, and the hope Of being able 10 XIII a
deer, Id stop and buy up lot Of wheat on spec
ulation."
"l'il sell you five hundred bushels at ninety.
two" said the farmer, half hoping that this green
customer might be tempted to by at this advance
upon the regular rate.
"Will you?" interrupted the stranger" l'm
halt tempted to take you up. | really believe /
Mol must knock over some wild turkeys first.
1t won't do to come thus far without bagging
rarer game than wheat | believe | must de-
cline, friend"
"What would you say at ninety .ono?" The
farmer had heard "A rumor, day or two before,
Of fall Of two or three cents in wheat and if
he could get off five hundred bushels upon the
sportsman, who had let the breast OF his coat fly
open far enough to give a glimpse Of a large,
thick pocket book, at ninety-une, 1t would be
quite desirable operation.
Ninety onc -nluety-Onc," said the stranger
to himself. " That is a temptations ! can turn
a penny on that. But the wild turkeys: must
have a crack at wild turkey or deer. think
friend" lie added, speaking lorndcr, "that will
have some spot in these parts for few days,
first. Then, maybe I'll buy up a few thousand
bushels OF wheat If the prices hav'nt gone up"
shouldn't wonder If prices advanced lit
tie" said the farmer.
into the farmers face, with a very innocent OK
preston.
alt can't go much owcr; if there should be
any change, it would doubtless be an improve
ment."
How much wheat have youi' asked the
sportsman.
I" have about thousand bushels LETT
"a thousand bushels. Ninety cents nine
hundred dollars; -lll tell you what, friend, since
talking to you has put me in the notion oftrying
my hand at a speculation on wheat, I'll just make
you an offer, which you may accep. or not, just
as you please. III give you ninety cents cash
for all you've got, one half payable now, and the
other half on The delivery Of the wheat at the
canal, provided you get extra force and deliver
it Immediately"
Ashburn stood thoughtful for moment or
two, and then replied
every well, SIR, it's bargain"
Which, to save time, we will close immedi-
ntey. | will 90 with you to your house, and pay
you five hundred dollars on the whole bill Tor a
thousand"
The farmer had 10 objection to this, of course,
and invited the stranger to 10 to his house with
him, where the five hundred dollars were soon
counted out. For this amount of money he wrote
a receipt and handed it to the stranger, who, at
ter reading it, said
81 would prefer your making out n bill Of a
thousand bushels, and writing on 1t, Received
on nccourt five hundred dollars"
at may oycrrun that quantity" said Ashburn.
The farmer saw no objection to the form pro-
posed by the stranger, aud therefore tore up the
receipt he had written, and made out bill in
the form desired.
"Will you commence delivering to-day?' in
qured the sportsman, who all at once began to
manifest marked degree of interest in the bu.
slness.
"Yes," replied the farmer.
show many wagons have you :"
"Two."
GAS it is down the hill all the way to the ca
nal, they can easily take hundred bushels
each"
sob, yes"
every well. They can make two loads apiece,
to-day, and by starting early, three loads apiece
on Monday, which will transfer the whole thou
sand bushels to the canal. | will go down i'm
mediately and see that boat Is ready to com
mencc loading. You can 90 to work at once"
By extra efforts the wheat was all delivered by
Monday afternoon, and the balance OF the pur-
chase money paid. AS Mr. Ashburn was riding
home, neIghbor who had noticed his wagons
going past his house with wheat for two days,
overlook him.
So see, friend Ashburn, that like ne, you
are content to take the first advance IN the mar
ket, instead Of running the risk of decline for
further rise in price. What did you get for
your wheal?'
81 sold for ninety cents"
"Nlncly cents" exclaimed the neighbour
"Surely, you didn't sell tor that: :"
81 certainly did. ! tried to get ninctytwo
but ninety was the highest offer could obtain
"Nneiy cents! Why, what has come over
you, Ashhurn? Wheat is selling att dollar and
twenty cents I've just sold five hundred bush
els for that"
"Impossi5le - CALCULATED the farmer.
"Not at all impossible. Don't you know tina
by the last arrival IRON England, have come ac
coInts Of bad harvest, and that wheat has taken
a sudden rise !"
"No don't know any such thing" returned
the astonlshcd Ashburn.
| swell, IFS so Whcre is your newspaper
| Haven't you read it ! got nine Friday eve
! ming, and saw the news. Early on Saturday
morning found two or three spectators ready
| to buy up all the wheat they could get at ole
prices, but tEey didn't make many operations
One fellow, who pretended to be fancy sports
man, thrust himself into my way, but even ii
had not known of a rise in the price OF wheat,
should have suspected it as soon as | saw him
for read in the Post, of last week, OF Just sucl
looking chap as him, having got ahead OF SOM
ignorant country farmers, by buying up their pro
duce on a sudden rise OF the market, at prize
much below its real value"
GOOD day !" said Ashburn, suddenly apply
plying his whip to the flank of his horse; an
away he dashed homeward at full gallop.
The farmer never sat down to make a regula
calculation of what he had lost by stopping hi
newspaper; but II required no forlnallty OF pen
Gil and paper TO arrive at this. difference {
thirty cents on each bushel, made, Tor a thousan
bushels, the important sum Of three hundred do
lars, and this fact his mind instantly saw
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