The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-04-21


thing he beard was,
Aba, Peter, you've missed It
How 80 asked Peter
Why, how much did yen get fol
your hlll-sids2,
What do you mean
Haven't you sold it2
No sir.
Why there was a man here looking
AT il a week or so ago. and to day he
came aud brought five city merchants
with ham. aud can take my oath, that
each one of them engaged building
LOT Of him. One oi EN- spoke to ms
about what q lovely spot il was; aud
told him nobody would have thouoht
Of building there till you get the rocks
Oft But haven't You sold it, though ?
No, not an inch Of it
Why that man told me he had en-
gagged to pay four hundred dollars for
choice lot Of twelve square rods.
Then he viii ind his lot somewhere
else | guess, till | sell out.
Some more conversation was held,
aud then Peter went home. On the
following forenoon, the very man who
had been the first to come and look at
the hillside, called to see Peter, intro
ducing himself as Mr. Anderson.
Let's see-I believe You own some
two or three acres Of land, mp here on
the hillside be said very carelessly.
i own four acres there replied
Peter very exactly.
'Ah, yes well: it doesn't make much
difference. didn't notice particularly
how much there was / thought
should like to build there; il you would
sell tho land reasonable, might like to
purchase. 1t would be enough to afford
me quite garden; though suppose it
would cost about as much to till such
land as the produce would be worth
That would depend upon how much
worked il, said Peter dryly.
%, yes, | suppose SO. But you are
willing to sell out, / suppose
Certainly
The mans eyes began to brighten.
How much should you want for it2'
he asked ....a # s- ...
Well, l don't know What could
You afford to pay?'
Why, I suppose / could afford to
pay a great deal more than il is worth.
Rather than not have it would pay
--well--,say two hundred dollars, or
two hundred and fifty at the outside.
4 don't think there is much use of
our talking sir .. ....
But-but you paid one hundred,
only, if | mistake not sa.s7
L had my choice between one hu j
dred dollars and the land, and / chose
the latter; but as you seem TO labor in
the dark, viii 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. can have my early
peas and vines up and hoed before my
get their ground ploughed;
so | hayes my early sauce in market
ahead of all others, save a few hot |
house owners, whose plants cannot COM
pare with mine for strength and size.
Then my soil is very rich, yields fifty
per cent more than most other land. |
Now look at this: During the last seas
on have realized over eight hundred |
dollars from this land, and next season
/ can get more than that, for nay straw
berry vines are fourishing finely
There are not any two farms in town |
that can possibly be made to realize so
much money as my hillside, for you |
sec it is the time Of my produce and |
not quantity, that does the business.
A bnshel OF my early peas on the TWEEN
ty second of May, are worth ten times
as much as my neighbours bushel on |
tho first of July and August Two
hundred dollars win more than pay me
for all my time and trouble in attending
my land; SO you see ] save this year six
hundred dollars interest
Then YOU wouldn't sell for less than
Blk hundred, | suppose said Mr.. An
derson, carlessly.
Would you sell out a corner that
was yielding you lot Of profit of six
dollars a year, fc. hat sum,
sir ? asked Peter. a
a hem well-ah You put it rather Gu
riously.
Then LII 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 be COM
menced to ours and swear At this,
Peter simply turned and left his Gus
.omer TO himself. and he saw nothing
more Of the speculator
Two days afterwards, however, three
# the merchants came to see our hero.
md when they had heard his simple
tory they were ready to DO Justly by
lim- They went up and examined the
,pring, which they found TO be pure as
.rystal, and as il was then dry season
hey saw that the supply Of water could
lever fail and al the houses which /
night be built Oh Peters land could be
applied with running water, even ia I
he very attics Of the upper ones i
The merchants first went to the man !
gho owned the land above Peters {
ncluding the ledge and spring, and he !
greed 70 sell il for two hundred dollars I
his to builders was a great bargain, {
1r the stone of the ledge WAS excellent y
rnpitn Then thev called a ea,ssas-o,.