The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
WHOLE NUMBER 226

should take up with the last offer, tho
upon a thing of such extent they wanted
time to reflect
On the next morning early, Mr.. Tat
nall was at Winthrop's door. He want
ed 10 buy IA large lot Of intervals wood
land, which lay next to his own on the
river. But Mr.. Winthrop would listen
to nothing of the kind. Mr.. Tatnall
held on his own land, and he wanted all
the neighboring lumber. He swore at
Winthrop for his obstinancy,' but tho
latter only laughed.
That afternoon Messrs Farnsworth
and Ridgely called upon Tatnall, and
Informed him that they had concluded
not to buy of him.
very well, gentlemen coolly re-
turned he, for he thought they were on
ly trying to bring him down.
So they turned to leave, and they
babe him good bye Mr.. Tatnall
turned pale. He began to think they
we're in earnest.
Stop, STOP he cried, sare you real
ly in earnest Amt YOU really going
to put up the mills!'
Not here, SIR
but-Don't be in hurry
Perhaps we can-Come, come in. Let's
talk the matter over
There's no need,' answered Farms
worth, for we have made up our
minds
But perhaps I might take up with
your offer of two thousand.
mo, sir
But hold on moment declare,
rather than have the thing blow over
now, l would come back to my offer of
seventeen hundred dollars
No, sir. It's no use, for We don't
want your land
But the mill privilege =
Nor do we want that either
But cried Tatnall, in phrenzy of
alarm, let the land 20 and take the
water privilege, and give me what you
ike for it; onl put up good mill
here, even if you-take it--for-noth-
ng.'
You are too late SIR returned Farms
vorth, with look of contempt. Had
ou at first acted the part of man, you
would not only have got good round
rice for your water privilege and your
and, which we wanted, but all your
,ther property would have been enhan-
ed in value one hundred per cent
You thought we were in your power,
Ind you would overreach us, but you
will find in the end that this time, at
east, you have orerreached yourself =
John Tatnall shrank away into his
,ouse and he had bitter pill to suck
lpon.
The two young men returned to 81
non Winthrop's house, and informed
im they should accept his offer. So
apers we're at once made out, and
Messrs Farnsworth, Ridgely & Win
nrop,' commenced business in good
The saw mill was commenced
pom Immediately, and at the same time
ZEN were set at work cutting out
No less than eighty men were
nployed, and the 'storc was built at
nee. The greatest part of these men
ok pay for their work in land, reserv-
G only enough of the timber for their
vn building purposes, aud by the next
mmer those of them who had families
owed them in. The grist mill was put
, in due time, aud by the second au-
mn quite a village of snug, warm log
Its had gone up. After this the colo
Aourished and grew. Great numbers
hands were employed during the win
r in telling lumber, and when it was
wed it could be RATED and run out to
"a by the high tides of the spring aud
II. Those who came to cut lumber
W the nature of the soil when the snow
rs gone, and they took up lots Tor
rms.
At the end of eight years the wilder,
'ss was changed into village ana
essrs Farnsworth, Ridgely < WIN
rop, were wealthy and respected a
,urishing village had grown up about
EN-. all upon their own land-.their
~ three mills we're iu full OPeratien--