Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-07-07

And time passed on. The newspaper
agency was established at the village
post-ofice !; bnt Titus did not patronize it.
He felt that he had principle at stake.
He had said he wouldn't land he
wouldn't But in one thing he was con-
sistent He would not allow his wife or
children to borrow papers Of his neghbor
Deepwater if he knew it.
One evening Titus Closely and his wife
took tea, by invitation, with neighbor
Deepwater.
1 declare, Nancy said Titus, on their
way hame, Prudence Deepwater beats
all creation for cooking, don't she ?
Tide no idee she was such hand at it
I wonder where she got them fresh straw
berries
She preserved them herself answered
Nancy.
'O,-git eout! Them wasn't presarv-
ed,-they were fresh as new-picked
1t is the way they were fixed, Titus
'Eh Can you do it ?
4 could if had her paper
'lIer paper?'
Yes. She found the recipe in the
newspaper. And that's where she learned
how to do most all her nice cooking
Titus changed the subject of converse
ton Autumn came, and the Agricultu-
raj Fair was held in an adjoining town.
Titus went over with yoke of what he
considered very fine oxen but he found,
when the exhibition came off, that he was
far behind the times. New breeds, of
which he knew nothing, had been intro
duced, and his own animals were not
deemed worthy of notice.
"Whew ? whistled Titus, as he sat in
his kitchen, with a crumpled report of the
Awarding Committees in his hand. A
friend had given him the printed docu-
ment. John Deepwater has got the pre-
MUM for sheep. By hockey I'll bet I
clip more woopn he does next season.
Because you've got more sheep sug-
gested Nancy. But wait and see. The
new breed which he has procured is
very valuable one
Bah p Think what it costs him :
Fifty dollars for pair on 'em !
And added Nancy, 'he sold two of
his spring lambs to Mr.. Thompson for
eighty dollars
Git eout!'
Prudence told meso. John Deep
water saw so many hattering accounts of
those sheep in his paper that he knew it
would be safe to invest
Titus referred again to the Report.
.Hellow! I'm blessed if Poly Downer
hasn't got the first premium for cheese
five dollarsD
Yes said Nancy She found out
how to make them in her paper. [ tell
ye, Titus, it's good thing to have good
newspaper. I wish you'd
Bah! Don't talk to me!' And Titus
throw down the Report, and retired from
the kitchen in disgust.
The winter passed and the springs
work was done and the time for sheep
shsaring came. Titus Closely sheared
one hundred and fifty sheep, and obtained
therefrom not quite six hundred pounds of
wool. being less than an average of four
pounds to a sheep.
John Deepwater sheared seventy sheep,
and obtained very near five hundred
pounds of wool. thus giving him yield
of triAe over eight pounds from each
sheep.
Titus, didn't I tell you that neighbor
Deepwater's sheep would prove by far tue
most profitable =? 1t costs no more to keep
one Of his splendid animals than it does
to keep one of ours. And then his lambs
are heavier and his mutton is
Stop yer glab, Nance |! | know what
we're pitcher at It's one O them 'tarnal
papers Let John Deepwatcr 60 it, if he
wants to. I've got more wool n he has
And you winter more than twice as
many sheep as he did,
'Shet up viii ye?
Nancy was silent. But the end was
not yet.
After the haying had been done Mr..
Deepwater and his wife called over and
took tea, and spent the evening with
Titus and Nancy.
In the course of conversation Prudence
told to Nancy many new things which she
had learend of household mysteries, while
Mr.. Deepwater talked of bis host of the
great improvements which were being
made in agriculture. And Titus was in
terested in spite Of himself, though be
tried to appear otherwise.
BY the way, Titus said John Deep
water, late in the evening, when you
get ready to sell your WOOL l think l can
recommend you to good market
Much obleeged, John, but I've Sold
Sold :? To whom ?
TO Saddler & Ryder, Of Brinkton."
Yes. Old Saddler came himself
What did he pay you?
Thirty cents
Thirty zee nts?-Thirty cents pound?
Yes
Goodness mercy, John ! You didn't
sell your whole clip at that price 2
'Ye-e-s. Why?
'Why?-Why,- wool, like yours, is
worth forty-fve cents ; and l was author
lied by MIR. Fairman to offer to you that
price for your clip. You must have had
five hundred pounds?x
Yes said Titus gaspingly I sold five
hundred and seventy pounds
But didn't you know wool had risen
in value ?
NO. Mr.. Saddler said thirty cents
was all twas worth
sMr. Sadder deceived you. But you
should have watched the Market Reports.
Didn't-you notice them in the paper.
I-I-dont take no paper
Il declare. Titus, am sorry for you.
But it can't be helped now"
Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly his
friend was feeling. and said no more.