Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-02-02

lsnt It as good as ever; You used to
say you'd rather give up Il dinner Ia week
than the Post
-, yes. il is good as over, and ! think
sometimes much better than II was IT,
Il great pleasure to read it But | mus,
retreneh at every point, aud then don't see
how m to get along. Wheats down to
ninety cents, and falling daily
But the paper is but two dollars year,
Mr Ashburn
Il know; but two dollars are two dollars.
However,, it's no use to talk, Mr. Collector ::
the Post must be stopped Ill have bet.
ter luck next year will subscribe for it a
gain
This left the Collector, nothing to urge,
and he withdrew la his next letter to the
publishers, he ordered the paper t. be dis
continued which was accordingly done,
Otthis little act Of Ictrcnchmcnt. Jane,
Margaret and Phoebe. knew nothing at the
time, aud the farmer was rather 10th to tell
them When the fact dill become known
as soon in must hc, he expected a huzziug
in the hive, aud the anticipation OF this made
him half repent Of what he had done, and
almost wish that the Collector would forget
to notify the office Of bis wish to have his
paper stopped But the Collector was a
prompt man. On the second Saturday
morning Ashburn went to the postofhce as
usual The post master handed him . let
ter, saying as he did So
4 cant find any paper for you to- day
They have made mistake in not mailing it
. this week
= no replied Ashburn, have stopped
it.
Indeed The Post is au exccllont pa.
per What other one do you intend to
takcT
I shall not take any newspaper, this
year replied Ashburn
Not take newspaper, Mr. Ashburn ?
said the post master and with a tone aud
look of surprise.
No must retrench ] must cut off all
superdous expenses Aud | believe | can
do without a newspaper as well as anything
else It's mere luxury, though pleasant
one | own, but still dispcnsable.'
Not luxury, but necessary, | say
and Indispensable, returned the postmaster.
don't know what ! wouldn't rather do
! without than the Post What in the world
are Phoebe, and Jane, and Margaret going
i, to doY
They will have to do without There is
now help for it
If they don't raise storm about your
ears that you will bc glad to allay, even at
the cost of half dozen newspapers ] am
u mistaken, said the postmaster laughing.
> Ashburn replied as he turned away, that
he thought that he could face all storms Of
that kind without flncmng.
Give me the Post papa, said Margaret
running to the door to meet her father whcr
, she saw him coming.
T. 4 havnt got it, replied MIR Ashburn, feel
ing rather uncomfortable.
4 Why Hasn't 1t come
= no; 1t hasn't come
Margaret looked very much disappointed
1T has never missed before, she said
y looking earnestly at her father
No suspicion Of the truh was in her mini
., but to the eve Of her father her counte
- nance was full Of suspicion Still, he ha'
not the courage to confess what he ha,
" done
ne The Post hasn't come he heard Mar
II. garct say t. her sister ic" minute
g afterwards, and Their expressions OF disal
Pointmcnt fell rcbnkingly on his ears
- i seemed to Nr. Ashburn that be hear
Of little else while in the house during tho
whole day, but the failure OF the newspaper
When night came, even he, as he sat wit
nothing to do but to think about the lo'
= price OF wheat for an hour before bedtime
L. missed his old friend with the welcome fac
that had 50 often amused, instructed an
ed Interested him
ID On Modday morning, the girls were yer
ass urgent for their father to ride over to III
g.. ro-tofhcc aud see il the paper hadn't come
III. but Of corusc the farmer was too busy f