Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-03-28
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NV Newspapers.

MY NEW = DaIfSI-
Who can estimate the value ofthe news
paper? No one until he has lost it-until
the pleasant periodical visits, like the face
OF a dear friend, bringing such fund of
Wit, news and general intelligence, that
he is always greeted with hearty wei
come, are Withdrawn. 1t is i'll one sense
the light of the world, without which the
neltal universe would be as much in
darkness as the terrestrial is without the
sun.
There are books, it is true, good, wise,
instructive and entertaining; but they do
not tel Us what We want to know of paSS-
ing events, or direct lis 10 the best places
nt trade or business. Neither do they in
form It's of who Of our friends are passing
away or getting married. or who is doing
i driving business, or who is bankrupt,
or vino has sailed to the eastern continent,
or who has returned from tour thither.
| did nOt think of all this until had
formed the foolish resolve not to take my
paper another year The pressure of the
times was severe, business dull, my fami-
y expensive, and it really seemed neces-
sary 10 rctrench sOBtt1Uherc, in order to
make both ends meet at the end of the
Year. So / thought, as | sat one evening
III dressing gown and slippers, with my
feet upon the fender had my last paper
III my hand, which | perused with a
greater degree ofinterest than ever before
/, may be because [ resolved to part with
it..
i tell you, Katie said I to my wife,
it. wont do, We must curtail expenses;
and i Will begin by withdrawing my ad-
Nertisement from the newspaper, and
ordering ii discontinued. Taxes will soon
be due, which must be paid; wood is enor-
mously high, but we can't do without it
nor groceries, nor lights or clothing, or
many other incidental expenses. I'VE
have plenty of books and magazines. old,
10 BE sure, still they are readable; and we
must 90 without tie paper for 4 year to
come
II is only one dollar and half Il year
said my wife, quietly.
/ know it, replied, but every dollar
counts nOW-a-days'
But do you not believe that it will have
tendency 10 render your business still
more dull not to advertiser she asked
Nonsense! place so Well established
needs not so questionable a lever to help
II on. | do not suppose that will make
amy difference, while the cost of advertis-
ing amounts to considerable l replied,
little impatient.
But what will You do for the news p
she Ventured again.
ON, can gain enough Of that by inter
course with others, and can occasionally
buy or bOFfO1C Il cOpv.'
John Smythe,' now fully aroused, L
am ashamed of you. What! too poor to
take paper yourself, ana yet willing to
iIch information from Others whose mon
ey has paid for what they learn, and, at
the same time, dcfraud the honest pub
fishers, who are constantly laboring with
head and hand for others good Talk
about retrenchment. You had better stop
your bills ut the saloons for ale and seoars
-aneedless expenditure eforyourselfalone,
While the newspaper is a perpetual intel
lCctual feast for the whole family. your-
self not excepted, and it costs but the
merest tritie i'll comparison to the money
You spend every week for tobacco ana
drink. You have not spoken of the in
creased price of these articles Stop the
paper, indeedn And my wife ierked her
chair around with not a verv graceful
movement, and sat with her back toward
me, III utter contempt for my 'pennywisa
and pound foolish resolution.
Now, make it point never to Weld a
point 10 my wife or any of the family. if
/ can help ii, as in case | should | would
become Il secondary consideration in nv
own lamily-a position l by nomeans in
tend to occupy; so l said nothing. but sal
and puffed my fragrant Havana, watch.
itself III little wreaths about my head.
resolved that, come what would. | would
not yield indulgence in the delicious weeC
for the sake of newspaper.
The next day l called upon my pub
Usher, settled accounts, and ordered the
paper to be discontinued.
On what grounds?' he asked in som,
surprise.
Nothing I said, only I can't atforc
it, and | walked away, leaving him tC
his own reflections.
Time passed on, and on the day wher
ii was due | could not feel quite content
ed at the Ron-appearance of nv news
paper. ] missed the bright cheerv face O
the carrier and the Interesting news h,
was want TO bring with the return of eacl
week, through fair weather and foul
There were other papers about, for
bought a copy occasionally; but thes
were published liz eastern cities, and con
tanned no local news of my own home.
At night, when | reached home m
eldest daughter, Myra. met me in tn
ball.