Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-12-22
THE PAPERLESS MAN

mo, SIT! uOn want nOInln
Of the kind. In the first place
hayn't got the money and in thu
next place, if | had the money,
wouldn't have none Of your pa
pers."
, So spoke Titus Closely, in an.
swer to man who had called to
see if he would like to subscribe
! fora newspaper. Said man kept a
store in neighboling village, and
was also the postmaster; and he had
made arrangements to add to his
business by establishing a newspa.
per agency. a."
II can furnish you with any pa
per you may like" he exclaimed to
Mr. Closely, "aDd | can furnish it
cheaper than you can get it in any
other way; because, by buying of
me, you will save the postage. |
shall have papers devoted to the
interests Of the family; papers for
the farmer; papers for the mechan-
ic; and papers for both young and
old and in short, | can assure you
that any one of them would be
worth far more to you than ] pro.
pose to ask, Ask your v ifc what
she thinks. You have no idea what
a vast amount Of valuable infor-
nation you will find"
Nancy Closely wanted a paper,
but her husband said:
80. bother ! don't want it, i
tell ye. I've got as much as ! can
do to LOOK arter my farm; and III
Nancy and the children want to
read, they can get tracts of the
minister"
"Your ncighbor, Dcepwater, has
subscribed for two papers, said
the agent. ''He will take a pleas
ant, hieh-toned, literary paper for
his family, and paper devoted to
art, science, and agriculture, es-
pecially for himself"
"The more fool he! !" cried Titus
Closely, contemptuously. John
Deepwater can't afford it no more
that | can My farms bigger an
bettern his is; and | tell you flat
and square that Nv not got any
three dollars to throw away FOR
newspaper"
"But, Titus ,
"Shut up, Nancy I tell you l
don't want it."
And Nancy closed her lips; and
the agent went his way; and Titus
Closely went forth to plow his
ground with the great lavorite old
wooden plow which his father and
his grandfather had used before
him.
And time passed on. The news
paper agency was established at the
village postoflice, but Titus did not
patronize it. He felt that he had
principle at stake. He had said he
would not But in one thing he
was consistent; for he would not
allow his wife Of children to borrow
papers Of his neighbor Deepwater
if he knew it,
One evening Titus Closely and {
his wife took tea, by invtion, with
neighbor Deepwater.
~ declare, Nancy sald lltus'
on thelr way nome prudence
Deep"ater beats all creatlon Tor
doht she ia no ldea
she was such hahd at lt' won
DER where she got them fresh straw !
berries
"ohe preserved Vtell herSell' an {
Swered Nancy
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