The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-25

Illus cuaIlSeu lne SuDJeCL Vi cOnFerS a
tion.
Autumn came, and the Agricultural
Fair was held III an adjoining town
Titus went over with a yoke of what he
considered very fine oxen but he found
when the exhibition came off, that he
was very far behind the times. New
breeds, of which no had known moth.
ing, had been introduced, and his own
animals were not deemed worthy of no.
tice.
"Whew - whistled Titus, as he sat in
his kitchen, with crumpled report of the
Awarding Committees in his hand. A
friend had given him printed document
"John Deepwa;er has got the premium for
sheep. BY hockey! I'll be, clip more
woorn 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! Think what it cost him fifty
dollars for pair on 'em -
''Git eout ~
"Prudence told me so. John Deep
water saw SO many fattering accounts of
those sheep in his paper that he knew it
would be safe TO invest
Titus referred again to the Report.
"Hello I'm blessed if Polly Downer
hasn't got the first premium for cheese
five dolers ~
eyes," said Nancy. "She was telling
me about her cheeses. She found out
how TO make them IN her paper. [ tell
ye, Titus, it's a good thing to have good
newspaper. wish you'd
"Bah! Don't talk to me y And
Titus threw down the Report, and retired
from the kitchen in disgust.
The winter passed and the springs
work was done; and the time for Sheep
sheering 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 the sheep.
Titus, didn't | tell you that neishbor
Dcepwater's sheep would prove by far the
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 CAB, Nance! | know what
you're pitchin at: Its one of them tarnal
papers Let John Deepwater go it, if he
wants to. I've got more wool'n he has. "
"And you wintered more than twice as
many sheep as he did"
''Shet up! will yer
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 Nancy many new things which she
had learned of household mysteries, while
Mr.. Deepwater talked to his host of the
great improvements which were being
made in agriculture And Titus was in
terested in spite of himself, though h'
tried to appear otherwise.
s'By the way, Titus" said John Deep
water, late in the evening, "when you ge
ready to sell your wool, think can re-
commend you to a good market
s'Much obleeged, John but I've sold.
''Sold To whom p
s'To Saddler & Ryder, of Brinkton.
''Did they come for it ?"
Eyes. Old Sadd.er came himself"
"What did he pay you 2
s'Thirty cents.''
"Thirty cents !-thirty cents n pound?
eyes"
"Goodness mercy, John! You didn'
, sell your whole clip at that price 2
"Ye-es. Whya"
"Why hy?-Why-wool, like yours,
worth forty five cents and | was author
, lied by Mr.. Fairman TO offer you tina
[ price for your clip. You must have ha
over five hundred pounds ?"
eyes," said Titus, gaspingly, 81 sol
five hundred and seventy"
"But-didn't you know that wool ha
t risen in value g.
"No. Mr.. Saddlcr said thirty cent
9 was all twas WORTH
Y ''Mr. Saddler deceived you. But yo
t should have watched the Market Report:
Don't you notice them in the paper =
"I-I-don't take no paper"
r 'sI declare, Titus, I'm sorry for YOU
3 But it can't be helped now.''
E Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly h
# friend was feeling, and he said no mor'
e When the company had gone, Titr
j. Closely took down his old slate from il
II peg by the side of the looking glass, an
II began to cipher. The difference betwee
thirty and forty. five was fifteen and fl
e teen multiplied by five hundred and sever
,r ty gave product of eighty>five dolla
and fifty cents
ir On the following morning Titus Clos
is ly went to the village, and subscribed f
d two papers-one for himself, and one +
l his wife and in time he came to rega
y the Newspaper as one ofthe greatest ms
tutions of the age-N. Y. Ledger.
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