The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-02-03
CHARLOTTE. N. c. FEBRUARY ;, 1913.

"No matter, new bill can be made OH
for that. l'l,ake all you have"
The farmer saw no objection TO The fora
proposed by tho stranger, aud therefor
tore up the receip, he had written, an,
made ou' bill 10 the form desired.
"WIli YOU commence deI,yering.o day 7
inquired the sportmun. who sll Al once be
gan 10 nantes, marked degree Of inter
est IN the business.
y" Yes" replied the farmer.
How many wagons have you'll"
Two"
As i, is down the hill oil the WY TO IA,
canal they con easily take hundred bush
els each"
40 yes"
"Vcsy we'll. They can make Two loads
apiece to-day, and, by starting early, three
leads apiece on Monday, winch will trans
fer the whole thousand bushels to tho canal.
| will 20 down immediately and see lha,
the boat is ready TO commence loading.
You can 60 10 work at once
BY ezra efforts the wheat MAS all delv.
cred by Monday afternoon, and the balance
OF The purchase money pald. As Mr.. Ash.
bum ~ss riding home, ne,ghbor Who had
roilced his wagons gong pas, lis house
"iih wheat tor tao days overlook him.
$50 ] see. friend Ashhutn. that like me
you are cnnicnt TO take the firs, advance 10
the market, instead Of runnirg The risk OF
a decline Tor further rise 10 prices. Wha,
did you &c, Tor your shea, -
I" | cold for ninety eeni.."
Ninety cruls e,clalmed tho neigh.
bor Surely you ddn'i sell for that I"
81 certainly did. tried to get ninety.
Two, but ninety VAS the highest, oder |
could obtain"
Ninety cents Why. What has come
over you. Ashbotn' Wheat IS selling at
dollar and twenty cents I've Just sold i've
hundred bushels for that"
lmpoa'ble' ejlcua,rd the farmer.
No, al al impossible. Don, you know
that by the las, arrival from England have
romc accounts Of bad harses, and that
.th"si has taken sudden rec T.
No, dou, kres any such thing" &c.
ufugd tie 7s;onlshcd tshbItu.
Well rs so. Where IL your neespa.
,er Haven, you read ~ | 30, m,nc
Friday cvcaing and saw the news. Early
~ Saturday moiu,ng fouad ,so or three
peculalofs ready to buy up all the wheat
hey could get aiold prices; but they didn''
make many operations. Oae fellow, sho
pretended 10 bs fancy spnf,smsn, thrust
ilm,cl, IE.e nv sss bot, even Il had not
.noNn Of iise IN Tie pGce Of wheat,
'houid have suspeeted u a. .non e. SAY
,'n, FOR | rad 10 he Post, Of la, week,
ii JiH such Loeb q. ehsp rs hn having
70, ahead Of 'amr isnotani country tafmers
" buying up their produce on a sudden
l'c o. the mafke', a. pl.ce much below
10 ,cal value
Good daJ -ali A.ilurn, suddenly
'pp,ing his .h'p . lie tlink ni hi. horse
,ud awe! ne dAsbtJ aoncsard G, a tall
,s'Iop.
ibc farmer never sat down to make
regular calculation ol shai he had lost hy
stopping his newspapef hn 4 required no
'GrmA!ty OF pencil and paper to arrive at
MS. a q grencc Of ihtsty cents on each
bushel. made, Tor lhgus.nd bushels, this
important sum Of three hundred dollars,
md this TACT hIs mud Instantly saw
b. the next mai he enclosed Two dolnr
10 the PUBLISHER Of the Posi- aud rc.or.
ie;ed the paper. lie Will, d ubiless, ,htuk
, good ~hlIo and rclreneh at good many
poinl' before he orders smother dlsconlluu
ance.