The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-05-13

have everything. Money Is the key
that unlocks all doors--tbo card that
admits you to all places. Oi give me a
thousand dollars, and TIL be contenu'
$50 must I have a thousand dollars, %.
remarked Poland; and then the conver-
sation took another turn.
One day man came along who had
some splendid young cattle They were
Of a pure English breed or rather a
cross between two Of the best breeds ev-
er imported, and came very high Po-
land saw him passing and hailed him.
Our friend was anxious to grow a fine
stock, and he knew that he must com
mence in the right way,
The owner of the stock said he was
willing to sell, but he must have his
price. He had fine young pair male
and female, two years old, which he
would sell for two hundred dollars. Po-
land offered his note on six months, to-
gother with bill of sale of the cattle as
security. The owner was satisfied, and
the bargain was made The animals
we're brought home, and Poland was not
disappointed in his purchase.
"Phel0" broke from Lymau's lips, as
he heard5the price which his neighbor
had paid for the new stock. "Two hun
dred dollars for a two year.old bull and
heiferl Why-what on earth could you
have been thinking Of Poland2 Why
Il wouldn't have given seventy-fve
dollars for EN- no how My COWS will
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butter and cheese. I tell you plainly
you'll never see that thousand dollars if
you launch out in that way"
"But, my dear sir, I am determined
to have the best stock can get re-
turned Poland earnestly; "for those
farmers who have made the most money
have made it from stock. assure you
it is one of the greatest failings our
farmers have that they are centont with
small, poor cattle, when, by a little
trouble and expense, they could have
much better"
Only stock answers my purpose, at
any rate" resumed Lyman 81 can't
afford to pay two hundred dollars for a
pair of -year-olds, and one O. them
heifer at that, when for fifty dollars 1
can buy one of the best COWS in the
country"
"You have a right to your own opin-
ions"
"Aye-and I'll have my thousand
dollars, too" laughed Lyman, as he
turned away.
It was only week after this that the
canvasscr for an agricultural newspaper
stopped at Lyman's house; but the host
couldn't afford to take it.
"Hadn't you better?' ventured his
wife.
"No. We take the Village PioLings,
published right in our own town, and
that's enough. You know what 1 told
you Dolly,--I must have that thousand
dollarsi
"Then you won't take it?" said the
agent
Ono, sir. Can't afford it. But there's
my neighbor Poland-he'll take any
thing that anybody offers him."
GIVE called on him, sir, and he told
me I'd better stop here He said you
were taking no agricultural paper
"And did he subscriber
"Yes-and paid me the money"
"I tell ye, Dolly Poland's thousand
dollars I'll come out minus;-now you
mark my words, "
Dolly Lyman said nothing, for she
was troubled at that moment by the
thought that her husband was exercis-
ing spirit of penuriousncss which
looked mean; but she did not say so.
"Hallol what ye doing?" cried Lyman,
as he saw Poland commencing to run a
fence across his field.
"Im going to throw out just half Of
this field into pasturing, returned Po-
land,
"What?" exclaimed Lyman, hardly
able to believe what he had heard
"Throw off half of your 6eld2 Why
that won't leave you with more than
twenty acres to till"
oI know it,--and that's all I want
am determined not to waste my time
and energies in swinging a soytho over
forty acres Of land after fve.and-twenty
tons of hay when 1 can get forty tons
from twenty acres.
"Crazy as a March haroI" muttered
Lyman, as he turned away.
Ere long Lyman was met by another
surprise. He was at the hotel in the
VILLAGE one day, and there learned thai
his neighbor Poland had engaged all
their manure for four years; and that he
was to pay for it in wood and butter
and cheese and such other articles Of
produce as might be wanted
/ "Dolly, what do you suppose POLAND
has been and done now"
81 don't know, I'm sure, returned
! the wife, looking up.
dwell, I'll tell you:-He's been anc
engaged all the manure made at the tav
ern stables for the next four yearsl AND
hes got to haul wood, aud let his butter
and cheese go to pay for itl''
On the same day he saw Poland, and
asked him what he meant
"I mean to bring my farm up, re
turned the latter.
"But get manure enough for two
acres Of corn every year, and thatI
enough, said Lyman.
uFor you it may be, but I wish to ma
/ lnure more. Our land was we'll nigh rul
out when we took it, and in order to &c
, Iit up 70 it's fullest capacity We must b
prodigal Of rich dressing
Al UWeH" said Lyman, with a sort Of
g. loo .n.,.I. htvt b