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

mind 10 say that lac fclt very comfortable.
or had done 50 since stopping the Post, an
act for which he bad sundry times more
than half rcpcntcl But as it had been
done he could not think Of recalling it,
Very sober were the faces that surround
cd the supper table that evening. and but
few words were spoken Mr. Ashhurn felt
oppressed and also frettcd to think that
bis daughters should make both themselves
aud him unhappy about the trihc Of a news.
paper, when he had such serious troubles
to bear
On the next Saturday as Mr. Ashburn
was walking over his iarm.hc saw a nau sit
ting on one Of his fences. dressed in n Jock
cv cap, and wearing a short hunting coat.
He had rife over his shoulder, and carried
a powder flask, shot and bird bags In fact
he was fully equipped sportsman a some.
what rdrd driS in those parts
What's this lazy fellow doing here said
Ashburn to himself 4 wonder where he
came from
'Good morning ucighhor, spoke out the
stranger in a familiar way, as soon as the
farmer came in speaking distance. Is there
any good game about here 7-.iny wild tur
KEYS. on phcascnts?
There are plenty Of squirrels, returned
Ashhurn little sarcastlcally, and the woods
are full Of robins.
Squirrels make first rate pie But |
needn't tell YOU that nv friend Every
farmer knows the taste of squirrels said
the sportman. with good humor Still, |
want to try my hand at wild turkey |
have come of here in the country to have a
crack at game better worth the shooting than
we get in the ncighborhood Of P
You're from p, thcn2' sad the
farmer
yes live in P
when did Won leave there 2
.Four or five weeks ago
tTbcn Won don't know wha, whoa, is
.oll;no for row9
.Wbeo,2 No I,hinl, !, was ninety five
or n dollar don't remember which. hen
ILG'
,Ninc,v is all lis selling for here
sNine,y should like to buy some h,
that
4 have no,doubt YOU can be accommodo.
ted renl,ed the farmer
.Tha, is exceedingly low for wheat, II
II wasn't far bovinr weeks snot, amono
vonr wild ,urL,cs and the hone Of be,nG
ohle 10 kin a deer I'd sion and bur n lat Of
wheat on spccula,lon'
TIl sell Won five hundred bushels nj nino
,v,yo' sad the farmer half honinc TIM,
this rreen customer MIGHT be- ,empIcd to buv
y, ,bis advance rnon ,ho rcoul,r ratio
.W,II voo p ,pop,r,d Tho s,,o,cor
.rn half,emn,rd 10 take Won mn Treol
~ believe Nall mus, knock oyc,
some wild turk,es frs, |, won, J,I[
come thus far w,,hou, b,oginq rorcr o,m,
,han wheat | believe mus decline m,
friend
/ What would you say to ninc.y.onc p
The nrmcr had heard rumor d,y n
two before. Of fail Of two or lhrcc cents J,
wheat. and il he could get off five hnndre,
bushels upon this sportsman. who had lie
the breast Of his Goa, ny open far enouol
to give glimpse of large. thick poke,
book, a, ninety one II would be quite Il de-
srahle operation
Ninety zone -uinoy,one. sand the s,ran
ger to himself That Is n temptation
can tura a penny on that Bot the wll
turkrcs mos, have crack at Wild tar
key or deer think friend he adIc
speaking louder, that will have some spoi
in these paris for few days first Then
may be I'll buy up few thousand bushel
Of wheat if the prices hnv'nt gone I'M
Il shouId'n, wonder If prices advanced
nhr' slid the farmer.
'Woudn, YOU 2 And the STRANGER l,ot
ed into the lafmer's face with a vorv innl
ceni expression
1t can't 90 much lower lfthcrc shoul
be any change. 1t will DOUBTLESS b. an in
provemcnt-
How much wheat have YOU z nskcd m
sportsman.
I've bou, thousand bushels left
a thousand bushels Ninety cents