Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-12-06
CHAPTER III.
"Yes, twas moonlight night
The little dog gazed upon;
And though he barked with dread

les tWasa moonlight Night
The little dog gazed upon;
And though he barked with dread alright
Yet still the moon shone on"
A few more months rolled on and there was
no change in farmer Smiths household. An
other crop had been gathered, but from mat
tention to the farm, it fell far short Of the one
Of the year previous. Farmer Smith trou-
bles increased, and time was fast naking its
sure impress upon his countenance. Que eve
ming, he was sitting at the door of his farm
house, when young man drove up IN a
buggy.
Farmer Smith, I believe. said the young
man, addressing him.
That is what am called, replied the farm
er.
understand that you have large quantity
of potatoes on hand.
About a Thousand bushels, believe.
Do you wish to sell them9
Well, yes, il l can get my price.
What do you ask for them?
believe they are giving sixty cents bush
ell down in the village, and | wouldn't like to
take less.
Suppose take the whole lot. just as they
lay?
You can't have them for cent less.
I'll give you 6fty-fve cents bushel, and
pay you the cash down,
Not cent less than sixty. I'll let them rot
first
You are too hard. But want the potatoes
to fulfill a contract, and must have them.
Shall we close the bargain at sixty?
Just as you please.
After the potatoes had been examined, the
bargain was accordingly closed, and Farmer
Smith received the money and gave receipt.
What contract have you to fulfill? asked
the farmer Of the stranger.
Well, must acknowledge, was the reply,
that have deceived you in that respect. l
have been stopping several days at the village.
and when the mail came in to-day, I learned
that potatoes had raised fifty cents bushel in
c., during the last three days
Fifty cents a busheI!' exclaimed farmer
Smith, in astonishment.
Yes, fifty cents. and still going up. knew
that you had large lot on hand, and ,presum-
ing that you was not subscriber for news
paper and would not he likely to get the news
soon, came out Immediately. l can return
to the village and get one dollar bushel for
your potatoes without touching them. Some
thing Of speculation, farmer Smith, he said,
slapping him on the shoulder, and laughing in
his face, but then you know it is not your fault
as you don't take The papers. -..
Leaving the farmer almost trans6xed with
astonishment, the young man jumped into his
buggy and was about leaving for town, when
Mr.. Smith awakened from his reverie, and
asked r-..r
Say, sir, what paper did you get that news
in?
In the Dollar, to be sure.
The Dollar exclaimed the farmer, in
the height Of astonishment, is that paper still
published? aae .aea
Certainly it is. Why do you ask that ?
Mercy on me! l stopped my subscription a
year ago, and was sure it had killed the pa
per, LILA. ls.ss .r..... w
Ha ! ha well you are green, and deserve to
get only half price for your potatoes. The Dol
lar - seems to have more subscriber now.
than ever. .-.. ..... ~..... ,t.-..
Astonishing continued the farmer, why no
body takes it about here-they all stopped
their subscriptions. --... t...
Yes, and found they could not get along
without it, and gladly renewed .heir subscrip,
tions again, said the young man, as he cracked
his whip and drove away. .-.0 ~.
1t was not many minutes before farmer Smith
recovered from his astonishment. His first acl
then was to saddle his horse. ride to town, and
renew bis subscription to the Dollar -.