The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-03-18
GETTING A SUBSCRIBER.


to wet our mouth, rest our bones, and have O
chat with the Squire. On our part, however
4 there was disposition very soon to talk less
and doze more. This, Hobbs-a good natured
soul perceived, as by intuition; and soon
left us to the soft influences of nature'e
"swect restorer."
Now how long we sleptwe needn't tell, and
our readers needn't know. 1t wasn't long,
| however, for loud talking in the 'Squire's Of
flee soon aroused us, and we listened to u
conversation highly interesting to us. 1t
seems that JOAQUIN Guile, old Joe, clever,
sobersided, close -fsted neighbor of the
'Squire's--had called to talk about the scrap
and matters and things in general.
"We.l, Squire" said Mr.. Guile" edo you
know where fellow can buy a right smart
chance of niger boy, these times!"
| "Realy, Uncle Joe, don't know at this
time. There was sale in town last week,
of some six or eight at one time"
"Thore was!"
"Yes. And Igot right likely negro boy,
| eighteen years old, for $3.50. My word for
it, wouldn't take thousand dollars for him
to-day' go
"Just my luck--why never heard word
Of it. Who told you. 'Squirer
80, you know l take the paper. saw the
sale advertised, and as had to 60 to town
any way, went on the day of sale, thinking
| might hit bargain, perhaps, and did hit a
bargain, sure"
"Well, swear, have got to have u hand,
| somehow. You see have put in more than |
have hands to work. "Who's got hand to
hire anywheres about!"
you're too hard for ME again, Uncle Joe;
the hiring season is over. About month
ago all the negroes belonging to the estate of
II, deceased, were out at auction, and
Pm told they went very lows
"The ID you say. Why didn't you tell
me Squirrel" '.N.
81 hardly know why. saw it advertised
in our paper, and supposed everybody took
that. More'n that, didn't know you wanted
to hire. Did you know have sold my Harden
tract of and!' ....,
"No, indeed. Who to-" A.
"Why, to rich old fellow from Alabama.
1t was day before yesterday, and l got the
"yelow boys" cash up-only six dollars per
acre. He sal d, that he came across our pa
per in "Old Alabama" lie liked the descrip-
tlon of the country; saw my wee bit of an
advertisement, and came to see about it. We
struck a trade in no time"
"Jerusalem! And here I've been trying to
sell a tract of land for the last two years, g.
! couldn't get dollar and half an acre. It's
better land than yours, too, and you know it,
Squire. Well, what is, tbs, and can't be it's
er, but reckon, Squire, I've beat you on su-
gar. bought, last week, two barrel of sugar
at cents, when everybody else had to give
cents. Beat that, eh"
"Wth all ease, Uncle JOEL bought
mine at cents" ..t. ....,.... s......
"No, sir!-I don't believe it. Now say
where!p 10. -
cat the house of W g. Co. got u
rare bargain. You see they advertised in the
paper that they were selling off at cost. I
knew groceries would go quick, so bought a
years supply. Their groceries were all sold
before night, din't pay the money either
for they took my U. S. Land Warrant at ST.
25 per acre." ..... g.. SOD. ... IL.
SNOW, now, Squire! that can't be. for my
lawyer told me that it wasn't Legal to sell my
Land Warrant"
"Very true, some time ago; but the news
came lately in the paper that Congress had
made them assgnablew ......... .,...
"Well, tisn't fair! its rascality! What right
has these editors to get all the news and keep
it to themseives!" ..
| "Ah! Uncle Joe, you misunderstood it. Ed
itors and printers labor night and day to gath
er the news, and give it to the people-to in
struct their readers-to inform them OF all
the improvements of the age-and ameiorate
the condition of society Their paper goes
abroad, recommending our people and country
to interesting and intelligent emigrants. Can
they labor thus for nothing! Should they not
be paip! Is there man who is not benefited
by paper! Is not every subscriber repaid
four-fold for the pittance of So, his subscrip-
ton pricep t.. s
"Stop, Squirrel stop right there I'm going
to take the paper. I'll take six, and send
some back to my kinfolks in Georgia"
"You needn't 60 far for that-here's the ed
itor right in the room"
Here the parties rushed in upon US, where
we were acting out most admirably, person
fast asleep. 1t is enough for US to say, that
after an introduction, the name Of JOAQUIN
: Guile was entered upon our note book as !
: subscriber-paid in advance. And now, wher
the parties alluded to shall read ths-we hope
I, they will pardon US for giving to the public
d the substantial facts urged by the Squire
: aiding us so effeetually in "GETTING SUB
scRIBER. ."-Herald, jefferson, Tsras. " -
!. ..', G., l-sGiI1---- Mii hY'.fs .. .io
l We find the following "wet blanket" float
ing about in our exchanges: Young mothe
l-(who is extremely sentimental on notcn
i that her first born in the cradle, is excessivel
Is restive.) The angels are whispering to thee
IS my own darling babe. Grsndmother-(e,
't tremely matter-of-fact)--I.'s no such thing