Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-11-21

small portion Of the community, yet we
venture to say lha, nine on, Of ten reading
,nen in cur town aud neighborhond, read
1t. regularly or occasionally. To these
Ron-Pay ing patrons we have few words
10 say.
Have you eger thought that while you
are reading the paper as the expense OF
others, you are not acting altogether hon
orabI, lf you never have. jusl lny dow
your borrowed paper which YOU are read.
ing. and reflect little Ror. You know
that it is an'ndvan,nge TO your low n and
nc;ghbe.hoyd land Of cnurse To you), to
Rave a newspaper published in IL. You
know this, WI say or il you d"n't, yo"
ough, to, and little reflection will enable
you 10 perceive it. Il YOU see or h-as
OF saything in another paper hich you
think would benefit yourself, your party.
YOUR friends, or your town. YOU afe anx-
icus tbs, j. shoOld appear il t'st. rar-r e,
home or if public mailer comes up.
which you may deem Of inp 'rtAnce 10 the
place or yourself, you expect 10 End
The pnper pushing II forward: and il j,
does no,, you are perhaps the first to COM
plain, altho' you have always been sponR-
ing the reading Of some neighboi's paper.
and have never given cent 10 sust 'in
that which you expect 10 advance your
interests. Now, jus; think lhtle-is this
right! rriu,rrs can no, afford TO d" work
for nothing and keep ,hemselvea." and yet
you are practically asking them to do l..
r. sou hsd 40 papc, in your place. you
would be FIRST to Geel the want Of II, for
YOU are ENJOYING ne hrn-iits resulting
from it. without allowing your rockr, to
suffer in the -as, 'hrr by.
You NAV answer, You needn't talk
80 saucy about il, for Il you don't publish
a paper here, some one else will" True
enough, We admit but that don't better
your conduct 10 the lea<t. The paper Is
nop going on, and you are no~ spomgi"g,
that which others more thoughtful. or per-
haps more honorable. are pay ing i"r.
"Bu, l dont like the political course Of
,our paper,' you may say N" mailer
fer that you read it, whether you like II
or no, and i, is your duty 10 support
your local paper. even il it be not perfect
mirror, rejecting precisely your own poll
,icsi views. |, is worth more than lh-
subscription prize, for The other nare'
" which it contains.
{" But | can't afford it-P.n too pocr.'
Are you sure or ;nur! Just lhink. now
have YOU TO, over and over agaIn, paid
more than our subscription price for arll-
c!es OF. much less value TO You Than u
pewspansr VIC feel confident that you
have, hui if you have moi, As soon rs we
get all 10 subscribe Who should do SO, We
~IlI send you q copy for nothing.
Bat am getting city paper, and
ean', affnrd nno,hcl." We suppose you
rs.sun in this way There's no use in
nv paying for The Appalachian. Some
Of my nrighbors take it, ard can borrow
i, from them, or pick it up in their stores
or ..cI.. and Z, nd il for nothing. j. don't
d" any harm to read i, niier they have go'
il 50, III send for a city paper, md thus
sr. reading two. while pay for one. l.'s
almost throwing money away. to pay :or
The Apalachian, for ! read 1t az. how"
This will all do very we'll for men "ho are
d~,erm,ncd To get all hey cnn wnhou: re-
gard TO righ,-to reap where they have
not sown-bu, ior honorable men land We
l., not wish 10 say tia, .ou are not such,
although he circumstances are strongly
against +, ,ou,) Ii - certainly very strange
ink. and i! YOU think Ii tie on the SUB
j,c,. y"0~iil agree with Us. We MAINTAIN
that YOU should .urPor, paper al home,
f,.f. and ulicrwards take Us many more
4, you msy .ee proper.
We wish you 10 understand, however.
that whcn we ask YOU to support" or
"sus:an' US, Ne do lot ask Il as gift Of
ehari!S, lor Ne CONSIDER the paper worth
al. hat 10 asked for II. Ii We didn't, We
would'n, ask you 10 take II.
We have 's'hea long enough to ynu, i"f
,l,. pre.rni, smi nnpe yea valref'eci upon
,ue sc',jcc' nnd come 10 tfie wis" conclusion
that you All. ia iunsef be tep,ni' nj upon
oihers for lh,, which yo1 should have
Yourself. Do,,'i think, now. ,hsi We are
k.nfing Il, some person : j, is yoa' se are
speaking "-you. who are sow reading
this paper which somebody else f,ae paid
or. II you ""se family, ray for the
paper. aud lei them read il; if you have
not, take The paI or al once. Tor yo" cant
Expect "ny high minded girl will have