Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-03-24
GETTING A SUBSCRIBER.

OEIllNG a oUbSCh1bER.
Tired and fatigued from long days ride;
covered with the dust we had gathered on
dry, sandy road, we called at Squire Hobbs
to wet our mouth, rest our bones, and have
a chat with the Squire. On our part, how
ever, there was disposition very soon to
talk less and doze more. This, Hobbs-a
good natured soul-perceived, as by intui-
ton; and soon left us to the soft influences
Of natures sweet restorer."
Now how long we slept we needn't tell,
and our readers needn't know. 1t wasn't
long, however, for loud talking in the
'Squire's office soon aroused us, and we
listened to a conversation highly interesting
to us. 1t seems that JOAQUIN Guile, old Joe,
q clever, sober-sided, close-fsted neighbor
of the Squire's-had called to talk about the
''craps," and matters and things in general.
"Well, Squire" SAID Mr.. Guile" ''do
you know where fellow can buy right
smart chance of a niger boy, these times?"
Really, Uncle Joe, don't know at this
time. There was sale in town last week,
ofsome six or eight at one time"
"There was?"
eyes. And got right likely negro
boy, eighteen years old, for $3.50. My
word for it, | wouldn't take thousand dol
lars for him to-day
"Just my luck-why l never heard a
word of it. Who told you, 'Squire?'
so, you know take the paper. saw
the sale advertised, and as had to go TO
town any way, l went on the day of sale,
thinking | might hit bargain, perhaps, and
| did hit a bargain, sure.'
"Well, Iswear, l have got to have hand,
somehow. You see have put in more than
l have hands to work. Who's got hand
to hire anywheres about?"
"Youre too hard for me again, Uncle Joe;
the hiring season is over. About month
ago all the negroes belonging to the estate Of
IL, deceased were hired ont at auction
and I'm told they went very low
"The ID you say. Why didn't you tel
me 'Squire?"
81 hardly know why. l saw it adver
tised in our paper, and l supposed everybo
dy took that. More'n that, l didn't know
you wanted to hire Did you know hav
sold my Harden tract ofland?"
'.No indeed. Who to?"
i "Why to a rich old fellow from Alabama
1t was day before yesterday, and l got tn
"yellow boys" cash up only six dollar
per acre. He said, that he came across on
paper in "Old Alabama" He liked tn
description of the country; saw my wee bi
of an advertisement, and came to see abou
it. We struck trade in no time"
; "Jerusalem And here I've been tryin
: to sell tract of land for the last two year:
and couldn't get dollar and half an acre
It's better land than yours, too, and yo
know it, Squire. Well, what is, It's, an
can't be any tiser, but reckon, Squire, Nv
] beat you on sugar. | bought, last weel
two barrels of sugar at 6 cents, when ever
= body else had to seven cents. Beat tha
e eh?"
J. "With all ease, Uncle Joel bougl
:, mine at 5 cents"
h mo, sir!--I don't believe it. Now sa
e where?"
"At the house of W g. Co. got
rare bargain. You see they advertised
;, the paper that they were selling of at cos
= l knew groceries would go quick, SO
. bought a years supply. Their groceri'
A were all sold before night, l didn't pay Il
# money either, for they took my U. S. Lar
Warrant at 81 20 per acre"
"Now, now, Squire! that can't be, f
my lawyer told me that it wasn't legal
Il sell my Land Warrant"
, "Very true, some time ago; but the new
r. come lately in the paper that Congress h
made them assignable?"