Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-03-01
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TAKING THE NEWSPAPER,
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sEyEETY.0EE AND EiGHTY-oEE.
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CHAPTER J.
| Talk to me about your newspapers l
tell you neighbor Parker. They are con-
sarned humbug = exclaimed father Cheney
That's great mistake Of yours, neigh
Dor. For my part ! would rather live on
two meals day, than be without . good
newspaper.
Git out | wonder what the worlds com
ia to. There's my gals have teased me to
take Harper's Magazine, till hadn't any
peace o my life. But ! put my foot right
down, you cant humbug me with any sieb
kind o. trash and farmer Cheney compla-
Gently wiped away the tobacco juice which
was now streaming from both corners Of bis
miserable mouth.
You are in the wrong, neighbor Cheney
says neighbor p.
isfed, and nothin would do but must take
the American Union. and the England Gull
tivator. But it want no use. wouldn't
have the trash in the house, sayin' nottin' O.
waisin' money on EN-
DO you never read the paper Z
Me no. not l.; I've got better use for
my time
But the long winter evenings?
We'll, we alters have corn to she'll
Not all winter?'
No; but when couldn't fiud no work to
do, I'd anuif sight rather set in the corner
and go to sleep
But your son Reuben takes the paper. /
think
Yes; but ! never brought him up to any
such thing He takes the Union and Guilt
vator both, and stews bis brains over EN-
half the time. That amt the worst on it
nuther.
No evil effects has followed it, ! humbly
trust"
Yes there has; there's my youngest boy,
Tom, read somethu' Or nuther over to Reu-
ben's 'totber day. about a chance for young
men, and nothinl do, but he must go right
into it. He's of to Boston next week. So
much for having newspaper round
But perhaps he may improve the opportu
nifty, and make money BY it.
No SIGH thing. He's got two hundred
dollars, and when that's gone, he'll be back
again--see if be don't.'
Perhaps not
We'll, my minds made up about it; but
between you ard and ibe side Of that gate
post, wouldn't mind giving Reuben the
price Of the paper. If he only wouldn't take
'em home
But Reuben has the reputation of being
one of the best farmers in town
That's all true enough, but be didn't
learn how to firm from bis newspapers, let
me tell you He was brought upin the good
old way when there want no books round
but the Bible and Almanac
You will grant that he does not follow all
the oid Iasni0nea notions
Wei, poorly much all He's got some no
tions of his own. though
How was it about planting corn in rows
ueighbor Cheney?
That's one of Reuben's notions to plan,
in rows.
And be got seventy bushels to the acre
Yes, but the ashes done the business
The ashes the rows, and the cultivator
between them.
well, there amt no doubt but what that !.
the best way to raise corn At any rate al
the neighbors follow it now
1T is not the old fashioned way
/ No; it's Reuben's way
Where do you suppose Reuben got it 2
L don't know not from your darned pa.
pers, though
But he did,
\ Cit out =
Its fact
Now, neighbor Parker, you don't say thai
them fellers in Boston that never saw corn.
field in their life. can tell me how to rast
corn said farmer Cheney, little in wrath.
They have correspondence all over th,
country. and the subscribers have the bene6
of their united experience
Don't believe word of it,
But it was no use of urging the matter. Sc
the two farmers separated. When farmer
Cheney got home, be found visitor await.
ing him.
CHAPTER III.
i understood you had a large quantity Of
corn for SALE said the stranger.