Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-12-24

uIuerehce, L didn't notice particularly
! ow much there was. thought l should
like TO build there, and if you would sell
the land reasonably, might like to pur
chase. 1t would be enough to affol
me quite a garden; though 1 suppose it
would cost me about as much to ill
such land as the produce would be
worth"
THAT would depend upon how you
worked it" said Peter drily.
] 20. YES, suppose so. But you are
willing to sell out, suppOse?"
Certainly"
The mans eyes begin to brighten.
"How much should you want for it?''
he asked.
"Well. l don't know. What could
you afford TO pay ?"
"Why. suppose could afford to pay
a great deal more than it sworth. Rather
than not have it would pay-well. say
two hundred dollars, or two hundred
and fifty at the outside"
a don't think there is much use oI
our talking. sir"
"But--you paid one hundred only il
| mistake not"
81 had my choice between one hun
dred dollars and the land, and | chose
the latter. But as you seem to labor in
the dark, L will explain to you. In the
first place there is not another spot OF
land in this section of the country, that
possesses the natural advantages which
this one does. l can have my early peas
and vines up and hoed before my neigh
bors get their ground plowed; SO have
my early sauce in the market ahead of
all others, save few hot house owners,
whose plants cannot compare with mine
for strength and size. Then my soil is
very lich, and yields fifty per cent more
than mos, other land. Now look at this: &:
! During the last season | have realized
over eight hundred dollars from this
land. and during next season l can yet
uch more than that. for my strawber-
ry vines are flourishing finely. There
are not any two farms in this town that
can possibly be made 10 realize so much
money as my hillside, for you see it is
the time of my produce, and not the
quantity hat does the business. A bushel
of NV early peas on the twenty second
day of May, are worth ten times as much
as my neighbours bushel on the first of
July and August. Two hundred dollars
will more than pay me for all my time
and trouble in attending to my land so
you see this year have six hundred
dollars interest"
Then you wouldn't sell for less than
six hundred dollars. 1 suppose ?" said
Mr.. Anderson carefully.
Would you sell out concern that
was yelling you net profit of six hun
dred dollars year for that sum-" asked
Peter.
"a hem-well-ah-you putt rather
curious
"Then I'll Put it plainly. You may
have the hillside for ten thousand dol
lars"
Mr.. Anderson laughed but he found
that Peter was in earnest. and he com.
menced TO curse and swear. At this,
Peter simply turned and left his cusIo.
mer TO himself, and he saw nothing more
Of the speculator.
Two days afterwards, however, three
OF The merchants came to see our hero. /
and when they had heard his simple /
story, they were ready 10 do justly by |
him. They went up and examined the
spring, which they found TO be pure as
and as it was then dry season
they saw that the supply of water could |
never fail, and all the houses which |
might be built upon Peters land could |
be supplied with running water; even in
the attics of The upper ones.
The merchants first went to the man |
who owned he land above Peters, in
Guiding the ledge and spring, and he
agreed to sell for two hundred dollars.
This TO builders was great bargain, for
the stone of the ledge was an excellent
granite. They then called surveyor
aud made pot of the hillside, whereby
they found that they could have forty
house lots, worth from two hundred and
ifiy to four hundred dollars each. They
lesitated not moment after the plot
Was made, but paid Peter his ten thous-
md dollars cheerfully.
Ere many days after this transaction
Peter White received very polite note
1om Cordelia Henderson, asking him to
,all and see her; tut he did not CALL
lie hunted up Mr.. Somers and went into
business with him. and this day Somers
md White do business in that town, and
Walter Sturgis is their book keeper
And in all the country there is not pret-
ier spot than the old hill side. The
abroad depot is near its foot, and it is
by sumPiuOus dwellings, in
which live merchants who do business in
he adjacent city.