The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-02-03

10 say that he felt very comfortable or ha
Z, done so since stopping the Post, az &C
for which he had sundty times moro that
hall repeated. Bat. MS !, had been done
he could no, thuk Of recalling il.
: Very sober we're the faces that sur
: rounded the supper table that evening, en-
Ia, few words were spoken. NJ, Ashburl
felt oppressed, and also fre.el TO think iha
his daughters should nuke both ibemselve
aud himself unhappy abuu, the ,rlf!, Of I
newspaper, hen liz bad such serious irou
/, bles 10 bear.
Ga The mex, Sturdy, rs Mr.. Ashlurt
sas walktn. over his farm, he saw mat
sitting on one of hrs fences, dressed 10 a
lpckey cap, snd wearing shou hunting
coat. lie had a rife over his Shoulder,
and carried powder TASK, shot and bird
bags. 10 fact he .as a fully equipped
sporIsman, somewhat rara drssiG ,hoso
parts
/ What's this las fellow doins here u
s'id Astburn, 10 himself. "a aoadcr
where he comes ifou
GOOD morning, nrighbpr, spoke gu,
I The stranger N ttmilas way. "a soon "a,
Tho farmer came within speaking distance.
4" Is there auy good gsme abou, here =
Any Wild turkeys, OF phensanls y
There arc plenty Of sIuirfclp," return.
ed A,hbgfn. a Iinle sa'cas'ica!ly, "uni
he woods are fu,l % robbins.
"Sqaltrcls make frtra'epe. Bp' |
ueld..'i tell YOU that, ny friend. Every
f,tmer knows the ta.te of squirrels. SAID
he ,por'.man. ~i'h gfca, good hunor,
Sui, | can't to iiy ms hand o, Wild
'u'key. I've come III hero N the couniry
to have a crack at eabr heller worth the
shooting than We get IN the neishbofhooJ
Of p"
You're FROM p. then r. slid The
tarmet.
Yes, Ilse 10 p"
+" hen DID ysu leave there
Four or five seeksago
Then you duu't knos sia, shest is
selling for. now =
Wheail M. think Il wa, ninety.
Eve or a dollar, d0n', femsmbet ~hieh
-hcn left"
Ninety j. alt; selling f,r here"
Ninety should ike 10 buy some Al
that"
:" have NJ doubt you csn Be ,ccommo
lated, replied the iafaef.
TIA, Is exese1ag low fif she.i n
It wasu'' fof hssia. scsk'. .p"r, anon.
y our Md ~ keys, ard the kprr Of being
able 10 MI i cr, IL ''ap aad boy sra 10;
0: whca, on speculation
"i'ii sell you five hundred bushels a,
dinety 40, sad tho farmer, hail hoping
that this green customer nigh DO tempted
y. buy a, thus advance upon Tie regular
rate.
WIN 700 4 ,at.ffosated The stranger.
'm half tempted - take 500 up. !
really believe | No - mus, knock over
some Mid turkeys first. Il aou', Do 10
come this fat suhno. bagglng 'arer game
than wheat. believe mus decline.
f.i.nA y
" VIVA, would YOU say To ninety one T.
Tho farmer had hesrd a rumpt. day or
two before. Of fall oftso or thee crns
IN wheat aud II be could &c, 81 i've hon.
led bushels upon his SPORTSMAN, Who had
let the breast Of his coat O. open faf enough
10 give a glimpse Of Iaf.c. thick pocket
bnat, a; nIns'y .oac, Il would b. qpue tcsl.
tabls operation.
Ninety ons-.uiueiv one, said the
stranger to himself. Ina, IS ,emp,a
ton can turn psnny 90 'hpl. Bu,
the wild turkey mus, have crnck a,
a srld turkey or deer think, Trend"
he added speaking louder, Tbs, | will
have some sport IN these parts cor few
days first. Then, may be, III buy up
lev lhoosand bushels 81 wheat ,i she prices
sn'. goce op.'
| shouldn't wonder if prices advanced
a lte," SAID tho farmer.
~ ouljn't YOU !" Aud The stranger
locked into the farmers lace with very
nnocent expression.
Il can't 30 much lower; fihere should
be any change, II will doubtless be al ln.
prnvement"
How much whoa, havo you !" asked
/ the sportsman.
"fse about thousand bushels left"
a thousand bushes. Ninety cen's-
nine hundred dollars III tell you What,
4 friend, since taking TO you has pu. me IN
tho notion Of irving my hand at .pccula.
,lou on wheat. I'll Inst make yon an offer
which you may accept or not, jus, as YOU
please. III give you ninety cents cash io'
all you've go', one half payable now, auc
the other half on delivery Of the what a
the canal, provided you get extra force snc
deliver 1t immediately"
"A ,hburn stood thoughtful for momcn
ofI~o, aud then replied
livery well, sir, its a bargain"
a (Which. TO save time, NO viii close i'm
med,siely. will 20 With yon 10 you
house, aud pay you live hundred dollars OF
the whole bill for thousand bushels"
The farmer had no objection to this. o
course, and invited the stranger 10 go Il
his house with him, whore the five hundred
dollars were soon counled,out. For thu
amount OF monuy he ~rote receipt an
h.niad ~ 10 tina airanuer ~ ho affair r0au