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

merely acknowledged that the privileg
was good. If l buy here,' he contin
ued, L should want some forty or fift
acres of land to 90 with the water lot
for | should want lumber enough to pu
up all my buildings, and some beside.
OF my own, to commence work on
You can have all you want wa
Tatnall's reply; and shortly afterwards
they leturned to the house.
Now what is your price = askec
Farnsworth, after he had declined t,
take & lass of rum that had been pour.
ed out for him.
Well, returned Tatnall, thoughtful
ly, l haven't thought much of selling
for | have had some idea of putting W
a mill there myself
This was ialsehood but then Tat
nall said such things as naturally as @
child laughs when it is pleased.
But you will sell, l suppose p
'Oh yes
Then what would be your price =
you mean for the mill privilege ant
fifty acres Of woodland p
Yes? &C. y.
Well, the water lot is valuable, anC
we all know that the land is excellent
and then the lumber on it is of the frs
quality
Il have seen all this, sir. Now fol
your price,
We'll, | have thought that, if some
one would put up mill there, l would
sell the privilege, with land enough for
a garden and the necessary buildings
say about six acres for thousand dol
ars. And then if you wanted the fifty
'cres, l should say about seven hundred
nore.'
But, my dear SIR uttered Farms
worth in surprise, DO you consider
low this will enhance the value Of your
'ther property? We mean to put up
ot only saw mill, but also a good girls
nill, and carding and clothing mill,
o that we can saw the lumber, grind
he grain, card the wool, and dress the
10th, for people who may come and set
le here
Then you mean to do all this = said
'a;nall, really surprised but without
howing it.
Yes, SIR
Now Tatnall knew that this would be
vast benefit to him. The nearest mill
7as now six miles off, and even that was
poor, flimsey concern, put upon a
mall brook that was dry nearly half the
ear. From this circumstance the pco-
le had not settled down upon the rich
,nds by the river, and the trees still
to ID upon the finest aluvial soil in that
ection of the country Such an estab-
lshment, Mr.. Tatnall at once saw would
aw quite village together in few
a ;, aud then his land would make
lin independe illy wealthy. But he
lIeved he had the power all in his own
ands, and be meant to use it.
| can not take cent less be said
fter moments thought To be sure,
le establishment you speak Of will be a
enefit to me, but that is no reason why
should sacrifice now 1t will also be
benefit to you, for which you can well
ford to pay. If you will take the
hole for seventeen hundred dollars you
IN have it,
Well, said Mr.. Farnsworth, L have
partner engaged with me in this busi-
ess, and | must see him first | will
xplain the case TO him, and next day
ter to morrow | will sec you again
Mr. Farnsworth left aud when Tat
sI found himself alone, he began to
e lltate upon the plan he had thus en-
red on. Il
If these two men have got their
inds made up on this mill, he said to
msclf, they won't stop at trifes.-
t course they have got money enough,
else they wouldn't be going into auy
Ich extensive business. IW feel Of 'emp 1
Mr.. Tatnall said this with a sort of
,uckle, and he clasped his hands to-
,tber just as though ho had a elpless
an within his grasp.
At the appointed time Mr.. Farms.