The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-04

reasonable, might like to purchase.
| would be enough to afford me quitea ga
den; though suppose it would cost abou
as much to till such land as the produc
r would be worth.
Q "That would depend upon how you work
0 ed IT," said Peter dryly.
40. yes, | suppose SO. Butyou are will
, ing to sell out, suppose2"
Certainly"
The mans eyes began to brighten.
"How much do you want for it?' h
asked.
"wcll don't know. What could yo.
afford to pay2"
"why, suppose I could afford to pay
great deal more than 1t is worth. Rather
than not have it I would pay-well, say
two hundred dollars, or two hundred ant
City ut the outside"
"I don't think there is much use Of oul
talking, SIR"
But-you paid one hundred, only, if
mistake not"
81 had my choice between ono hundred
dollars and the land, and I chose the latter
But as you seem to labor in the dark,
win explain to you. In the first place,
there is not another spot ofland in this sec
ton ofthe country that possesses the natur'
al advantages which this one does. l can
have my early peas and vines up and hocd
before my neighbors get their ground plow-
cd so have my early sauce in market
ahead of all Others, save few hot.house
owners, whose plants cannot compare with
nine for strength and size. Then my soil is
very rich, and yields fifty per cent. more
than most other land. Now look at this
! During the last season I have realized over
eight hundred dollars from this land, and
next season can get much more than that,
for my strawberry vines are aourishing fine
ly. There are not any two farms in thi'
town that can possibly be made to realize SC
much money as my hill side, for you see il
is the time for my produce, and not th'
quantity, that does the business. A bushc
of my carly peas on the twenty-second day
of May are worth ten times us much rs my
neghbor's bushel ON the first of July ant
August. Two hundred dollars will NOR
than pay for my time and trouble in at
tending to my land; 80 you see have thi
year six hundred dollars interest"
"Then you wouldn't sell for less than si'
hvndred, SUPPOSE" said Mr.. Anderson
carefully.
"Would you sell out concern tina
was yielding you net profit Of six hun
drcd dollars year for that sum sir ?" askc
Peter.
"A-hcm-well-ah-you put it rathc
curiously."
"Then I'll put it plainly. You ma.
have the hill side for ten thousand dol
lars"
Mr.. Anderson laughed: but he foun,
that Peter was in earnest, and he commence'
to curse and swear. At this, Peter simpl,
turned and left his customer to himself
and saw nothing more of the speculator.
Two days afterwards, however, three o
the merchants came to sec our hero, AM
when they had heard his simple story, the.
were ready to do justice by him. The.
went up and examined the spring, whicl
they found to be pure as crystal, and as !
was then dry season they saw that tn
supply of water could never fail, and all th'
houses might be built on Peters land coulc
be supp led with running water even in tn
very attics of the upper ones.
The merchants first went to the man whC
owned the land above Peters including the
ledge and the spring, and he agreed to sci
for two hundred dollars. This, to builders
was great bargain, for the stone of tn
ledge was excellent granite. They ther
called q surveyor and made q plot of th'
hill side, whereby they found that the!
could have forty building lots, worth from
two hundred and fifty to four hundred dol
lars each. They hesitated not momen
after the plot was made, but paid Peter hi
ten thousand dollars cheerfully.
Ere many days after the transaction, Pc
ter White received very polite note from
Cordelia Henderson, asking him to call anC
sec her /; but he didnot call. lie hunted ~
Mr.. Somers and went into business will
him, and this very day Somers 4 White dc
business in that town, and Walter Stursis i
their book keeper. And in all tho countr.
there is not u prsttier spot than thc;ol'
hill side. The railroad depot is near it
foot, and it is occupied by sumptuous dwell
ings in which live five merchants who d.
business in the adjacent city.
One thing Peter misscd-that he did no
reserve building spot for himself. Bu
his good fortune attended him, even here
a wealthy banker had occasion to move t'
another section Of the country, and sold on
his house and garden to Peter, for just on
half what it cost him. So Peter took
wife who loved him when he dug in tn
earth, and found u home for her and him
self upon the hill side.
And now, reader, where do you think tn
hill side is? Perhaps you know for it is
veritablc history have been writing, an
tile place have told you about is now on
of the most select suburban residences.
How IT Looks ron PEsNsrLvNSS.--Th