Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-03-09

~ Wdsu iof hdNiHS Neth SpOEt among
yonr wild turkeys. and the hope of being
able 20 kill deer. I'd stop and buy up a
lot of wheat on speculation.
Ill sell you five hundred bushels al
ninety-iwo.' said the farmer. half hoping
that this green customer might be tempt.
ed 10 buy at this advance on the regular
tate.
will you'' Intercepted the stranger.
Yes
Pm half tempted to take you up. !
really believe I-no!-I must knock over
some wild turkey first. /, won't do to
come this far without bagging rarer ga me
than wheat. believe | mus, decline,
friend
What would you say to ninety one?
The farmer had heard rumor day or
two before of fall of two or three cents
in wheat, and If he could get off five hun
dred bushels on this sportsman. who had
let the breast of his coat fly open far
enough to give glimpse Of a large. thick
pocket book, at ninety-one, ii would be
a desirable operation.
'Einety- -one-ninetr one said the
stranger 10 himself, That is 4 tempta-
tion! can iurn q penny on that. But
lhe wild turkey or a deerl think, friend,
he added. speaking louder. 'lhat shall
have some spor, FOR q few days first
Then. maybe I'll buy up "a few thousand
bushels Of wheat If The prices havn'tgon-
up
4 siculjn't wonder if The prices .ad-
vanced little. s. id the farmer.
'Wouldn't your and the stranger look
ed into he farmers face with very in
necent expression.
Il. can't 90 much lower. If ,here be
any change, it Will doubtless be an i'm
provement.
How much whsat have your asked the
sportsman.
Il have about :housand bushels left
a thousand bushels. Ninety cents,
nine hundred dollaEs-lll tell you what.
friend, since talking 10 you has put ne
in the notion oftrying m hand at spec
ulation on wheat. I'll jus, make you an
offer, which you may accep; or not. jus,
as you phase. I'll give ninety cash. fer
all you have. one half payable now. and
the other half on delivery Of the wheat t
the canal, provided you get extra force
and deliver it Immediately.
hshburn stood thoughtful fox a mo-
ment or two. and then replied:
Very we'll sir. il is bargain
Which, to save time. we will close
nediately. will go with you to your
tr''e sra ~~y fve hrri-ei anlis-7 oa
the whole bill for thousand bushels
The farmer had no objection to this o.
course. aud invited the stranger to his
house with him. where The five hundred
dollars were soon counted cut. For this
amount of money he wrote a receipt. and
handed it to the stranger, who after read
ing it, said:
4 would prefer you making out bill
for thousand bushels, and writing on i;
received on account. five hunlred dol
lars
1t may oveIrun that quantity. said
Ashbun.
No matter. new bill can be made cut
for that. I'll take all you have
The farmer saw no objection 10 the
form proposed by the stranger. ald there
fore tore Up the receipt he had written.
and made bill out in the desired form
VIII you commence delivering to-
dayf' inquired The sportsman. who all at
once began 10 manifest marked degree
of interest III the business.
Yes replied the farmer.
'How many wagons hare you?'
Two.
AS it is down hill all the way to the
canal. they can easily take a hundred
bushels EACH
'Oh. yes
Very we'll. They can take two loads
apiece to-day. BY starting early. three
loads apiece on Monday. which will
transfer the whole thousand bushels to
the canal. | will go down immediate
ly and see that boat is ready to COM
mence loading. You can go to work a,
once
BY extra efforts The wheat was all de-
livered by Monday afternoon, and the
balance of the purchase money paid. As
Mr.. Ashburn was riding home. a neigh
boz who had noticed his wagons going
past his house with wheat for two days,
overlook him.
so See, Ashburn. that like me. you
are content to take the first advance OF
the market. What did you get for your
wheat?'
i sold for ninety cents.
Ninety cents!' exclaimed the neigh
bor. Surely you didn't sell for thar
Il certainly did; tried to get nine
two. but ninety was the highest offer
could obtain
Ninety cents. Why. what has come
over you Ashbarn? Wheat is selling for
a dollar and twenty cents. I've just sold
five hundred bushels for that
'Impossi blel' exclaimed the farmer
Not at all impossible. Don't you
know that by the las! arrival from Eng
land have come accounts of bad har
vest. and that wheat has taken sudden
riser
No. don't know any such thing.
returned the Bstonished Ashburn.
We'll. it's SO. Where is your news
paper? Havn't you read itl l got mine
Friday evening and saw the news
Early on Saturday morning found two