The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-11-18
The Granary--A Flint to Deiinqusnts.
BY A. G. THOMAS. ssi

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i Jonathan Homespun, having purchase,
an extensive farm, and provided himself
with every thing requisite 10 prosperous
1husbandry, proposes TO furnish subscriber
with one quart Of wheat weekly for on,
yenr, at the low price oftwo dollars if pai
nfer six weeks.
| The facilities afforded by goveTnnuen
for the transportation OF wheat to ever,
section Of The Union and the adjacent pro
vinces, are such as to prove satisfactory
to every subscriber; and the proprietoroi
the Grapnry assures all who may patron
ize him, that he will exert himself to sup
Iply un article Of the best quality. -
/ N. B. Agents will be allowed gener.
GUS per centago. Address pos, paid) Pro-
Iprietor Of the Glanary, IIopewell.
Such was the prospectus issued by my
friend Mr.. Homespun. Feeling lively
interest in his welfare, visited his farm,
although it was a long journey from my
home, and was pleased to find everything
in nice order. He Informed me that he
had contracted alarge debt in the purchase
of the promises, stock and implements Of
husbandry, but he had no doubt Of his
ability 70 discharge overy obligation in, a.
few years. He also stated that he had
received many hundred subscribers, and
that in four or FIVE weeks he would com
mence the delivery of the wheat according
to his proposals. 5f"r
1
| The scheme appeared plausible, and my
friend was so conideut Of success, that |
had not the slightest doubt Of his prosperi-
lty. | entered my name as subscriber,
and when | left him he wps preparing
many quart sacks.
! Every week for the space oftwo or three
years, l received my quart Of wheat, and
concluded from its excellent quality and
prompt delivery, that everything was
prosperous with Jonathan Homespun and
his farm. So | gave myself no concern
about my Indebtedness to him, for said /,
"to farmer SO extensively patronized as
he is, the small pittance oftwo years. mr.
rearages would be but drop in the buck
ct. 1t is true there was occasionally
printed on the sucks a general notice to
delinquonts, but j never suspected that
this was intended for his friends. q
The notice, however became more fre-
, quent, and having leisure concluded /
would visit my friend. the proprietor of
the Granary. He greeted me cordially,
but saw there had been trouble, He was
evidently worn with toll and anxiety, and
in the conversation of the evening he en-
{ tered into the particulars.
J "Here have been laboring day and
night almost two years, and am more in
debt now than when | began. My cred
itors are pressing for payment / am con-
scious of my inability to meet their de-
nands, and ] can perceive no results but
bakruptcy and ruin"
"But you have large list Of subscrib-
ers,' said |.
"Yes, very large list" was the reply;
"but too many of them IRE like YOU"
"Pardou me-" said my friend, in mol
2 ancholy tone, "pardon me for the express
0 sion, my situation would make even a wise
man mad. You have had quart Of
wheat weekly for two years. | have
large list Of The same Kind Of patrons scat.
tered here and there over thousand miles.
lfthey would pny me the trifes they sew.
orally owe me, ! should be directly freed
from embarrassment, and 20 on my way
Q rejoicing, But thoy reasoned as YOU reas-
$ oned, and among you am brought to the
door poverty and ruin"
: felt the whole force Of the rebuke; and
promptly paying arrearages ut the in
: creased price named in the prospectus, and
: also year in advance, | shortly bude adieu
: to the worthy and wronged farmer, re-
solving to do everything in my power to
5 repair the injury which had been occa-
stoned by my delinquency,
n 0, ye patrons of Jonathan Homespun! l.
wherever ye are--ye who hive received
: and eaten the wheat from MS Granary
d without making payment--ye are guilty
!, ofa grieyous sin of omission! Therefore
repent! pay him what you owe him. I'm
e Gle Sans teamsters bring the sacks Of
grain every week, and Uncle Sans team
tiers will carry the money safely TO iona.
than Homespun.
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