Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-07-27

ing TainalPs above here, and running
down four miles below. Now what
do you say TO making me the third
man 10 your party You put your
own energies, and knowledge, and
money, with my stout hands and
broad lands. We shall all share a.
like, whether in fields, mills, or
stores. What think you 2
We must think of that uttered
both the young men in a breath.
So do. But remember the mill
privilege is yours if you wanti,, will
put up mill on it, without cost,
provided my other offer does not suit
you
The two men went away about 9
O'Clock, but they felt sure that they
shonld take up with the last offer,
though upon thing of such extent
they wanted time to reflect.
On The next morning early, Mr..
Tainall was at Withrop's door. He
wanted to buy large lot of iniervale
Woodland, which lay next TO his own
on the river. But Mr.. Winthrop
would listen to nothing of the kind.
Mr.. Tatnall hung on, for he felt sure
Of the mills being built upon his land,
and he wanted all the neighboring
lumber. He swore al Winthrop for
his obstinacy,' but the latter only
laughed.
That afternoon Messrs. Farms
worth and Ridgley called upon Tat
nall, and informed him that they had
concluded not to buy Of him.
Very well, gentlemen coolly
returned he, for he thought they were
only trying to bring him down.
So they both turned TO leave, and
as they babe him goodbye, MI
Tainall turned pale. He began to
think they were in earnest.
Stop, stop, he cried. 'Are you
in earnest. Amt going to put up
the millSF
Not here, sir
Bu,-but-Don'l be in hurry.
Perhaps we can-come in, come in.
Let's talk the matter over
There is no need answered
Farnswor,h, for we have made up
our minds
But perhaps | might take up with
your offer of two thousand
No, sir
But hold on n moment. declare,
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, for dn
nj want your land
But mill privilege 2
Nor do we want that either
But cried Tatnall, in frenzy
Of alarm, let the land go, and take
the water privilege, and give me
what YOU like for it only put 10 .
good mill there even if you-you-
take ii for-for-nothing ?
You are too late, sir returned
Farnsworlb, with look and tone of
contempt. Had you at first acted
the part of man you would not on
ly have got good round price for
your water privilege, and your land
which we wanted, but all your other
property would have been enhanced
in value one hundred per cent. You
thought we were in your power, and
you would overreach us, bu, you will
find in the end tina, this time, AT
least, you have overreached your
sclfH
John Tainall shrank away into his
house, and he had q bitter pill to
suck upon.
The two young men returned 10
Simon Winthrop's house and inform
ed him that they should accept his
offer. So papers were at once made
out, and Mcssrs. Farnsworih, Rid
gley and Winthrop, commenced bu-
siness in good earnest. The saw
mill was commenced upon Immodi-
ately, and at the same time men were
set at work cutting out the canal
No less than eighty men were thus
employed, and the store was built
at once. The greater part OF these
men took pay for their labor in land,
reserving only enough of the timber
on it for their own building purposes,
and by the next Summer those OF
them who had families moved them
in. The grlst-mill was put up in
due time, and by e'second Autumn
quite village Of snug warm log
huis had gone up. After this the
colony fourished and grew. Great
numbers of hands were employed
during the Winter in telling lumber,
aud when it was sawed it could be
RATED and run ont to sea by the high
tipes of the Spring aud Fall. Those
who came 10 cut lumber, saw the
nature of the soil when the snow
was gone, and they took up lots for
farms.
A, the end Of eight years the
wilderness was changed into vii
lage, and Messrs. Farnsworth, Rid
gley aud Winthrop were wealthy
and respected. A Touring village
had grown up about them, all upon
their own land-their three mills
were in full operaiion--iheir store
did good business, and their land
was continually yielding them inn
mense profits. A school house had
been put up for three years, and that
Fall saw the finishing touch put upon
a handsome church.
And where was John Tatnall all
this whilel He still lived upon his |