The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-08-25
WESTMINSTER, Md THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25 l87


water saw so many haileriug accounts
of those sheep in his paper that he knew
il would he safe to invest"
Titus referred again to the Report.
Hello I'm blessed if Polly Dow.
ner hasn't got the first premium Tor
cheesc--fve dollars -
Yes" said Nancy. She was tell
ing me about her cheescs. She found
out how to make them in her paper |
tell you, Titus, its good thing TO have
a good newspaper wish you'd"
Bah Don't talk to NC :" And
Titus threw down the REPORT, and re.
tired from the kitchen in disgust,
The winter passed and the spring 5
work was dnno and the time for sheep.
shearing came. Titus Closely sheared
one hundred and fifty sheep, and OBJ.
tanned thcre'rom not quite six hundred
pounds Of wool, being less than an
average of four pounds to the sheep.
Titus, didn't | tell you that neigh
Dor Deepwaters sheep would prove by
far the most profitable 1t costs NJ
more to keep one OF his splendid animal;
than it does to keep one OF ours AND
then his lambs are heavier; and hi,
mutton is
"stop yer CAB, Nance. know wha
ye'rc pltchin at It's one o them tar
nal papers ! Let John Dcepwatcr 90 ii
if he wants to- I've got more wuolr
he has"
And you wintored more than lwic,
as many as he did
" Shct up. will ye 2"
Nancy was silent But the end wa,
not yet
After the haying had been done, Mr.
Decpwaler aud his wife called over anC
took tea, aud speut the evening, with
Titus aud Nancy,
In the course of conversation Pru
dence told to Nancy many new thing,
which she had learned of househol,
mysteries, while Mr. pccpwatcr talk &c
to his host of the great improvement,
which were being made in agriculture
And Titus was interested in spite o
himself though he tried to appca
otherwise.
by the way, Titus" said John Deep
water, late iu the evening, "when yol
get ready to sell your wool, | think
can recommend you to good market
"Much obIeegcd, John; but I've sold.
Sold p? TO whom
"To Saddler 4 Rydcn, of Brinkton.
Did they come for it 2"
"Yes. Old SaddIer came himself.
" What did he pay you ?"
Thirty cents"
"Thirty-cents? Thirty cents
poundP"
"Yes."
i" Goodness mercy, John! You didn'
sell your whole clip at that price ?"
Ye.c.s. Why ?"
" Why? Why-wool, like yours, j
worth lorty,iive cents aud was au
thorized by Mr.. Fairman to offer 20,
that price for your clip. " You mus
have had over five hundred pounds 2
Yes" said Titus, gaspingly, II sol,
five hundred aud seventy"
But-didn't you know that WOO
had risen in value ?"
No. Mr. Saddler said thirty cent.
was all twas worth"
Mr.. Snddler deceived you. Bu
you should have watched the marke
reports. Didn't you notice them in tn,
paper 7"
don't take no paper"
I" declare, Titus, am sorry for you
But it cant be helped now"
Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly hi.
friend was feeling, and he said no more
When the company had gone, Titu.
Closely took down the old slate from
its peg by the side of the looking. glass
and began to cipher. The difference
between thirty and forty five was fifteen
and fifteen multiplied by five hundred
and seventy gave product of eighty
five dollars and fifty cents.
On the following morning Titus
Closely went to the village and sub
scrlbed for two papers-one for himself
and one for his wife; and in time he
came to regard the newspaper as one Of
the greatest institutions Of the age.