Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-09-20
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theT WI nelus, HlIs or sto'es' wat thlnk
you!" ....
"We must think OF that" uttered both the
young men tn breath.
On the rext morning. early, Tatnall was
at Winthrop's door. lie wanted to buy a
large lot of intervale woodland, which lay
next to his own on the river. But Win
thfop would listen TO nothing of the kind
Tathall held on, for he felt sure of the mill
being built on HE own land, and he wanted
all the neighboring lumber. He swore at
Winthrop for his obstinancy, but the latter
only laughed.
That afternoon Farnsworth and Ridgely
called upon Tatnall, and told him they had
concluded not to buy his land.
avery well, gentlemen" cody returned he,
fof he thought they were only trying to bring
him down.
So they turned to leave, and as they bade
him "good bye,' Mr.. Tatnall turned PALE
He began TO think they were really in
earnest. -.
"Stop, stop!" he cried, are you really in
earnest! Aint you really going to put up
the mill!'
"Not here; SIR"
"But--but-don't be In n hurry. Perhaps
we can-.cume in, come in. Let's talk the
matter over" ..
"There's no tieed," answered Farnawotthj
"fbr we have made up our minds"
,"But perhaps might take up with your
offer of two thousand"
"No. sir.' +.,.t..
"But hold on a moment. Rather than
have the thing blow over now, would come
back to my old offer Of seventeen hundred
dollars"
"No, sir. It's no use; we don't want your
land"
"But," cried Tatnal., inc phrehzy of alarm,
"let the land go and take the water privilege,
and give me what you like for it; only put up
a mill there, even if you--tahe it--for noth-
irg!'
"Your too late, sir" returned Farnsworth
with look and tone of contempt. "Had
you at first acted the part of man, you
would not only have got round price for
your water privilege and the land which we
wanted, but all your property would have in
creased one hundred per cent. You thought
we were III your power, and you would over
teach us, but you will find in the end that
this time you have overreached yourself"
The young men told Winthrop that they
should accept his Offer So papers were
made out at once, and "Messrs. Farnsworh
Ridgely g. Winthrop commenced business
in good earnest. The saw mill was com
menced upl Immediately, and men were sci
at work cutting out the canal. No less thar
eighty men were thus employed, and the
'store' was built at once. The greater par
of these men took pay 70, their work in land
built houses, and moved their families in
The gristmill was put up in due time, and BY
the second autumn quite village had sprun!
up: After this the colony fourished ant
grew. Great numbers of.hands were employ
ed, and at the end of eigh, years the new
firm were wealthy and respected. A flour
shng town had sprung up about them, al
upon their own and-their store did goot
business, ard their land were yielding then
immense profits. A school house had beei
put up for three years. and that fall saw th
finishing touch put upon handsome church
+ And where was John Tatnall all this while
He still lived upon his farm, seven miles u
the river; and he had grown poor in flesh, al
most TO skeleton. His power of pinchin!
his neighbors was gone, for no ore was oblig
ed to do business with him. He saw tina
, village grow up, and he saw poor, homes
| Mr.. Winthrop become wealthy and respect
, ed--and he knew that all this might hat
been on his own land if he had been an hon
est honorable man. But twas too late H
could only look Upon his own wilderness
r and then upon The smiling lards of his neigh
Dor, and the canker ate into his soul an
| made him miserable. His chagrin and ehv
, had killed him; and he who made 1t rule o
> practice to overreach all with whom he ha
> any dealings, was himself at last overreeche
, by that power against whom 70 art of eaft
d can prevail. o> ..a.r.