The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-07-16
Trem tteso veso, IN. Y. Palladium.
Cioclxs and Newspaper..

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Clocks and Newspapers.
Some d our readers may recollect the
story about the Yankee Clock Pedlar and
the Western Emgrant The latter was
poor aud could not afford to purchase the
ciock which the former had 10 sell. Be
sides, he was afraid Of getting bit By the
Yankee. The Pedlar employed all sorts
of meansto effect sale, but il was 40 60.
ThAASttler had made up his mind not 10
purchase: said he had no use for a clock !.
| that he had always done without it, and
could in future. The Yankee proposed
leaving il; butt no, he would not have it
upon any terms. The Yankee nav start
cd eia, bot had not been gone long before
he returned, saying that his horse was
sick, the roads bad, and his load so heavy
/ that be wanted the privilege of leaving
one Of his clocks until his return. The
settler finally consented, on condition
that he should not be ed TO buy it when
lie did come.
The clock was put up and set in motion.
And il proved very great convenience
of course il did Tie good housewife
regulated all her business by it. The
meat was put into the pot at certain
hour; the dinner was on the table nst as
the clock struck twelye;at nine o'clock
the family retired, and got up as The clock
ctrnnl Gya Tbn inl.h In,
house to learn the time. Ia short, nothing
was done about the hruse without con.
sulling the clock.
Al length the pedlar came TO obtain the
time peace. lie was in great hurry now
however, as he had a great way to go tha,
day. Bat such an uproar as there was ia
the house had never before been kicked
up. The settlers wife declared she coult
not get along without the clock; that she
would never know when to do any thing
. the child ren, TOO, commenced crying, ant
beg ped the father not TO let the clock go
The result was, the clock was purchased
But wha, has all this to do with news
papors!' the reader will perhaps ask
Well, wen tellycu.
There are many families in the ccuntr.
in which there is no paper taken. The
have alwa avs got along without one; an
they cannot see why they are not just a
well off as those who do take thep,
if these persons wonIt receive and rea
4 good newspaper one year. they woul
be satisfied OF its yalne, and few of thet
! could be induced to part with il rpon an
condition. TAe good housewife weuld sa
G she couldn't get along without the paper
and the children would cry a. the bar
thought that they couldn't longer read il
We dare say we have subscribers nPot
+ our books, who wouldn't part with tn
+ P Palladium for ice the amount of th
= subscription.
: At all events, we recommend TO faml
II lies 10 which there is no paper taken, t
e subscribe forthwi h.--Try the expert
+ meut ALLOW the clock to be put up; an
il, at the end OF the year, you want it taE
+ en- down it " i'll be done without hesi a
. tior.
b We do moi say these things by way {
e begging patronage Our paper is a
e ready literally patronized; but if there
: any body in the county who considers on
S papcr worth what we ask for i'--wh
n thinks lie would be doing himself a faso
o as well as us, by snbscribing--let hi'
: walk up and give us his name. We shoul
II all be glad to tabe him BY the hand.