The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-10-02

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TAXING A NEWSPAPER.
PRACTICAL STORY, PLEASANTLY TOLD.
pleasant day this, neighbor Gaskil, said one
farmer to another coming into the barn OF the latter,
who was engaged in separating the wheat from the
chaf by the means of a fan.
Very fine day, friend Alton-any news! return
ed the individual addressed.
Nothing of importance; l have called over to see
;fyou woudn'tjoin Carpenter and myself in taking
the paper this year. The price is only two dollars
Nothing cheap that you don't want returned
Gsskill in positive tone; l don't believe in the
newspapers; I never heard of one doing any good,
and nothing can be got out of them until it's read
through. They would not be good for cent if the
paper came every week; and, besides dollars amt
picked up in every corn kil3.
But, think, neghbor Gaskill, how much informa-
,ou YOUR gals would get, if they had fresh news
nauer every week, filled with all the latest intei-
qrnce. The time they would spend in reading would
+, nothing to what they would gain
And what would they gain, wonder get thei r
heads filled with nonsensca lstories. Look al Sally
Black-isn't she fine specimen of your newspaper
re,doo gals! Not worth to her father three pumpkin
seeds / remember we'll enough when she was one
of the mos; promising bodies about here. But her
f,,her was fool enough to take newspaper. Any
one could see change in Sally. She began to
surace up and look smart. First came bow on her
Sunday bonnet, and then gloves to go to meeting.
After that she must be sent to school again. and that
at the very time when she began to be worth some
thing about home And now she has got forty piano,
and fellow comes every week to teach her music ,
Then you won't join US, neighbor? Mr.. Alton
said avoiding, useless reply to Gaskil.
IN I will MOneV thrown
newspapers is worse than wasted. never heard of
their doing anv good. The time spent in reading
newspaper every week would be enough to raise
hundred bushels of potatoes. Your newspaper, in
my opinion, is dear bargain at any price.
Mr. Alton changed the subject, and soon left neigh
Dor Gaskill to his fancies.
Abou. three months afterwards, however, they
again met as they frequently did during the inter-
mediate time.
Have you sold your wheat yet = asked Mr.. Alton.
Yes. sold it day before yesterday.
How much did you get for it9'
sEighty-f five cents
NO more! Why thought every one knew that
the price had advanced TO ninety-fve cents TO
whom did you sell 2
To Wakefal, the stoorkeeper in R. He met
me day before yesterday, and asked me if had sold
nv crop vet. | said had not. He then offered to
said he might as we'll have it, there was doubtless
little chance of i,s rising. Yesterday he sent over
his wagon and took it away
This was hardly fair in Wakeful. He came to
me also and offered to buy my crop at elghty-hve-
but told him had just received my newspaper, In
which saw that in consequence OF accounts from Eu-
rope of short crop, grain had gone up. lasked him
ninety five, which, after some haggng ne consented
to give
did he pay you ninety-fve!' exclaimed GasAill
in surprise and chagrin.
He certainly did,
ITO bad too bad !! No better than downright
cheating, to take such shameful advantage Of
mans ingorance.'
sCertainly, Wakefu cannot be justified in his
conduct, replied MIR. Alton 1t is not right for one
man 10 take the advantage of another mans ignorance
and get his goods for less than they are worth.
But does not any man deserve to suffer who remains
wilfully ignorant, in world where he knows there
are always enough ready to avail themselves of his
ignorance! Had you been willing to expend two
dollars for the of a newspaper for whole year,
YOU would have saved in the single item OF your
wheat crop alone, fourteen dollars just think of that
Mr.. Wakeful takes the newspapers, and by watch
ing them closely is always prepared to make good
bargains with some half dozen others around here,
who have not wit enough to provide themselves with
the only true avenue of information all subjects
the newspapers.
Have you sold your potatoes! asked Gasklli,
with some concern in his voice.
% no, not vet. Wakeful has been making me Of
fes for the last ten days. But from the prices they
are bringing in Philadelphia, am well satisfied they
are worth 80 cents here
.Abou, thirty! Why sold to waketal for about
twenty six cents.
"A great Ounce you were, if l must speak plain
ly; he offered me 20 cents for 400 bushels. But
declined-and was right. They are worth 80 to
day, and and that price am going to SELL
Isn't it to bad! calculated the mortified farmer
walking backwards, impatienty. There are $25,
}iter,v s,nk in the sea That Wakeful has cheat
ed me most outrageously.'
And because you too close to take the newspa-
per. should call that saving at the spgot and let
ting out at the bunghole, neighbor Gaskill.
Il should think it was indeed. This very day IL
send Oft money for the newspaper; and IT any one
gets ahead of me again he'll have to be wide awake,
] can tell him.
Have you heard Of Sally Black = asked Mt. Al
ton, after brief silence.
She leaves home tomorrow, and goes to R.
'Indeed. What for!'
Her father takes the newspaper you know
YES
And has given her good education' ...
So they say, but could see that it had done
any good for her, expect make her good for nothing
Not quite 80 bad as that friend Gaskil. But to
proceed two weeks ago, Mr.. Black saw an adver-
tisemenk in the paper for young lady teach mus
ic and some ether branches in the Seminary at.
He showed 1t to Sally, and she asked him to ride
over and see about it. He did so and then returned
for Sally, and went back again. The trustees of the
seminary liked her very much, and engaged her at
the salary of $500 year. Tomorrow she goes to
take charge of her respective classes
'You surely cannot be in earnestl' farmer Gaskill
said, With look Of profound astonishusns.
It's every word true, replied Mr.. Axiom. And
now yoa will hardly say that newspaper is dear at
any price. OF sha, ahe reading of them has spoiled
Sally Rlask,'
eiasksh lacked npon the ground for many minstes.
fhen aisiag his hsa4 he half CALCULATED With sigh
II havn't heeH eoafounded fool, I eo1e plaguy