The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-17
BIDDEFORD, MAINE, FRIDAY, AUGUST17, 1855

bu, they had Sc, their hearts upon building
the mill in ,ha, section, and they wished
not 10 give il up.
"Ah, gentlemen" said Tatnall, with a
bland smile, ailer their offer had been made,
"lhat price was no, fixed one; that was
only sum named two days ago for accept
ance or rejection then. Igave no claim or
refusal. cannot sell for that now.
"Are you in earnes,'" asked Mr.. Farms
worth.
"I am, most assurcdly."
"And for what will you sell now 7"
"You may have the whole for twenty
two hundred dollars"
But sir" uttered Ridgley, this is mon
s,rous. The mills may not return us cent
for years. Why, sir, for six years al least,
y.. ~;ll make mora by the mills than we
shall"
"That is looking farther ahead than is
needed" replied Ta,nall; the property is
worth wha, have asked.n
"But you will take of someihingW
"No sir.n
"You will say two ihousand!"
"No, cent less than twenty-five hun.
dred."
Both the young men saw iha, Tatnall was
trying TO overeach them, but they did no,
give ven, 10 their feelings, for they wanted
the mill privilege much. They had exam
ined the nature Of the land up and down the
river, and they had found that for many
miles il was rich, deep inlervale and that
such works as they meant 10 put up would
surely make large village there in a few
years. And then the circumjacent upland
was good, being beautifully divided into
undula,ing tracts, and bearing a heavy
growth Of oak and maple. But they were
no, prepared 10 pay sum which they knew
was only forced upon them through necess-
ity. Many man would have almost Civ.
en- them the mill privilege in consideration
Of the benefit that would thereby accrue TO
the other property. The two young men
pointed out 10 Mr.. Tatnall all this; they
told him they were going TO embark their
little all in the enterprise, and that they
should have nearly all their money paid oui
if,hey gave him such price for his proper,
ty. But he cared not for that.
The result Of the conference was, that the
young men wanted week in which to con,
slider upon the matter.
"Very WELL" said Tatuall, "you can
take as long as you please"
"Bu, you will not raise on your price
again'" added nsworih.
"Dop't know about that" was the re.
sponse. "The offer I have just made is
only open for to-day"
The two partners conversed together In q
whisper, and for few moments they had a
mind 10 accep, Tatnal's 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 oi
every penny they had, il he could do SO
under cover Of the law. But the mill priv.
ilege would be valuable 10 them-very val.
uable-and Of this Farnsworih spoke.
81 know it," returned Ridgely, "but
you mus, remember that Il is our energy
aud perseverance that will make il valuable
Let US think Of it while"
So they went away, and left the matter
for settlement in one week. Mr.. Ta,nall
rubbed his hands when they were gone, for
he felt sure they would come back, and he
had made up his mind that he would have
just twenty-five hundred dollars for the lol
he was 10 sell
On the next day the two partners took a
stroll down the river, and a, distance Of
seven miles from Tatnall's place they came
TO point where sort OF bayou, or inlet,
made up into the shores. From curiosity
they followed this up, and found il run in
about twenty rods, and then turned and ex.
tended down some quarter OF mile almost
parallel with the river, and there it ended
in deep, wide basin. Opposite this point
in the river, wa, steep fall Of wafer, bu,
no thoughts OF building mill there had
been entertained on account OF the rocky, +,
rugged nature Of the shores. But this inlet
seemed almost cut out by Providence for
mill. BY expending one hundred dollars
a, the outside, The bayou could be Gu, righ,
on 10 the river, striking the bank abou, Is
rods below the fall, and their mills could
be built, and be not only free Of danger
from freshets, bu, with enormous power
In fact, the water power could be made as
extensive as was necessary. But then
there were other advantages. In the frs,
place the building spot was far superior TO
tina, OF Tatnalls, and then |, lell a splendid
growth Of intervale pine above, which could
be easily ca, and run down.
As soon as the two young men had fully
realized the splendid nature Of the discov-
cry they had male, they fairly danced with
JOY. They Sc, off a, once 10 find the own.
er, and they found him 10 be Mr.. Simon
Winthrop, poor, honest man, and the very
one whom Mr.. Tainall had so imposed up
on in the OK trade. Winthrop owned enough
on the river, and the circumj mjacent upland,
for quite township. I, had been lei, him BY
his uncle, and he had moved on 10 il, cleared
a small farm, and had begun now 10 make
quite comfortable living by getting of
timber, though he had not yet got of
thousandih part oft.
Tho two partners found him in his house
iha, very evening, and they commenced by
informing him Of the trials they had had