Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-07-27

bearing heavy growth Of oak and
maple. But they were not prepared
to pay a sum which they knew was
only forced upon them through ne
ccssity. Many a man would have
almost given them the mill privilege
in consideration Of the benefit that
would thereby accrue to the other
property. The young men pointed
Quito Mr.. Tatnall all this they told
him they were going to embark their
little ali in the enterprise, and that
they should have nearly all their
money paid out if they gave him
such a price for his property. But
he cared no, for that.
The result OF the conference was
that the young men wanted week
in which 10 consider upon The mat.
ter.
Very wei, said Tatnall, 'yot
can take as long as you like
But you will hot raise on your
price again 2 added Farnsworth.
Don't know about that was the
response. The offer have Just
made is only open for today
The two partners conversed to-
gelhcr in whisper, and for few
moments they had a mind TO accept
TatnalPs last offer. They saw that
they were completely in his power,
and they had read enough of his
character to be assured that he would
rob them of every penny they had,
if he could do so under cover of the
law. But the mill privilege would
be valuable TO them-very valuable
and Of this Farnsworlh spoke.
| know it,, returned Ridgloy,
but you must remember that il is
our energy and perseverance that
will make it valuable. Let US think
of it while
So they went away, and left the
matter for settlement in one week.
Mr.. Tatnall rubbed his hands when
they they were gone. for he fel, sure
they would come back, and he had
made up his mind that he would have
just twenty-five hundred dollars for
the lot he was TO sell
On the next day the two partners
took a stroll down the river, and at
distance Of seven miles from Tat
nails place they came 10 point
where sort Of bayou, or inlet, made
up into the shore. From curiosity
they followed this up, and found it
to run in about twenty rods, and
then turn and extend down some
quarter OF mile almost parallel with
the river, ana there ii ended in a
deep wide basin. Opposite this point
in the river. was steep fall Of water,
but no thoughts of building n mill
there had been entertained on ac-
count of the rocky, rugged nature
of the shores. But tins inlet seemed
almost cut out by Providence for a
mill. BY expanding one hundred
dollars at the outside, the bayou
could be cut right on TO the river,
striking the bank about fifteen rods
below the fall, and their mills could
be built, and he not only free of
danger of (reshets, but with enormous
power. In fact, the wa,er-power
could be made as extensive as was
necessary. But then there were
other advantages. In the first place
the building spot was far superior to
that of TaInall's, and then it left a
splendid growth of inlervale pine
above, which could he eesilv cut and
run down.
As soon as the two young men
had fully realised the splendid nature
of the discovery they had made,
they fairly danced with JOY. They
set off at once TO find the owner,
and they found him TO be Mr.. Simon
Winthrop, a poor, honest man, and
the very one whom Mr.. Tatnal had
so imposed upon in The OK trade
Winthrop owned enough land on the
river, and the circumjacent upland
for quite a township. 1t had been
left him by an uncle, and he had
moved Oh to il, cleared a small farm,
and had begun now 60 make quite a
comfortable living by getting off lin
Der, though he had not yet got off a
ihousandlh part of il.
The two partners found him ia his
house that very evening, and they
commenced by informing him of the
trials they had with Mr.. Tatnall.-
Winthrop smiled as they finished
their account, and for the Amusement,
of the thing he related the story Of
his OK trade. The millwrighls were
very soon assured that they had an
honorable man 10 deal with now, and
they frankly told him OF the remark
able discovery they had made and
at the same lime explained 10 him
that the mill privilege upon his land
was worth double that of Ta,nall's.
And then they asked him how he
would sell the waier-power AID a
goodly piece of land. He first wish
ed to know all their plans, and they
freely told him, for they knew that
he was not the nan 10 oveneach
them. They told him of the saw
mill, the grist-mlll, the clothing-mIll,
and that they should probably put
up store, if people enough moved
in to support one.
Now, how much money have you
got ? asked Winthrop. That Is
how much can you raise to put into
the place 2
I'VE can raise just eight thousand