The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
WESTERLY R. l., THURSDAY, AUGUST q 1855.

partner, man of about the same age ot
himself, named Ridgely. They went
out and looked the place over, and at
length they concluded they would pay
the seventeen hundred dollars. 1t was
a heavy sum, much more than the prop
erty was worth but they had set their
hearts upon building the mill in that
section, and they wished not to give it
up.
Ah, gentlemen said Tatnall, with
a bland smile, after their offer had been
made, that price was not fixed one !;
that was only sum named two days
ago, for acceptance or rejection them
| gave no claim or refusal | can not
sell for that 1ow.'
Are you in earnest' asked Mr..
Farnsworth =
| am, most assuredly.'
And for what will you sell now ?
You may have the whole for TWEEN
ty-two hundred dollars
But, SIR uttered Ridgely, that is
monstrous. The mills may not return
US cent for years. Why, sir, for six
years at east, you will certainly make
iSarc by}sas mills than we shall
This is looking further ahead than
is needed replied Tatnall; the prop
erty is worth what | ask
But you will take off something
mo, sir.
you will say two thousand ??
{ Not single cent less than twenty
two hundl ed
Both the young men saw that Tatnall
was trying to overreach them, but they
did not give vent to their feelings, for
they wanted the mill privilege much. -
They had examined the nature Of the
land up and down the river, and they
had found that for many miles it was
rich, deep interval, and that such works
rs they meant to put up, would surely
make large village there in a few years.
And then the circumj jacent upland was
good, being beautifully undulating and
bearing heavy growth Of oak and ma
Pile. But they were not prepared to pay
l sum which they knew was only forced
upon them through their necessity.
Many man would have almost given
them the mill privilege in consideration
Of the benefit that would thereby accrue
70 the other property. But he cared
not for that.
The result of the conference was, that
the young men wanted week to con-
slider upon the matter, and make fual
decision in regard to it.
Very WE'LL said Tatnall {; you can
AXE as long as you like
But you will not rise on your price
again = added Farnsworth.
Don't know about that was the re-
lponse. - The offer / have just made is
open only for to-day
The two partners conversed together
IN whisper, and for Il few moments
hey had mind to accept Tatnall's Of
'ar They saw that they were complete
y in his power, and they had read
enough of his character to be assured
hat he would rob them of every penny ,
hey had if he could do so under cover |
If law. But the mill privilege would
De valuable to them very valuable !
md of this Farnsworth spoke t
L know it, returned Ridgely, but v
'ou must remember that it is our ener- !
" and perseverance that will make it Ii
aluable. Let us think for while a
SO they went away and left the mat t.
er for settlement in one week. Mr.. n
'atnall rubbed his hands when they a
7ere gone, for he felt sure they would \
ONE back, and he had made up his Il
4 nd that he would have just twenty y
We hundred dollars for the lot he was m
D sell la
The next day the two partners took e.
stroll down the river, and at the dis th
lnce Of seven miles from TatnalTs place
hey came to a place where a sort of b
ayou or inlet, made up into the shore.
rom curiosity they followed this up, p'
nd found it to run in only about twen- Vi
, rods, and then turn and extend down OF
,me quarter of mile, almost parallel
'ith the river, and there it enled in O ri