The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-08-25
have good newspaper. I wish

have a good newspaper. wish
you'd
"Bah! Don't talk to me!' And
Titus threw down the report, and re-
tired from the kitchen in disgust.
The winter passed and the springs
work was done; and the time for
sheep-shearing 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 pounds to the
sheep. i'GeiIi54.t ~
"Titus, didn't tell you that neigh
Dor Deepwater's sheep wonld prove
by far the most profitable? It 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 ..s@ -
"Stop your CAB, Nancel I know
what ye're pichin' at /; it's one O. them
'tariial papersl Let John Deepwater
go it if he wants to. I've got more
,weoIn he has" .yF.515.sli IN 81 E,
Sand you wintered more than
twice as many sheep as he did" ."'ia -
"Shet up! will yep 5s.5. gd
Nancy was silent. But the end
was. not yet. hia5ol HiHas d35I SdI o.
After the shearing had been done,
Mr.. Deepwater and his wife called.
over and took tea, and spent the ewes
ming, with Titus and Nancy. sIildt hh
a9In the course of conversation, Pr1-..
dence told to Nancy many new things
which she had learned of household
mysteries, while Mr.. oDeepwater
talked to his host of the great inn
provements which were being made
in agriculture. And Titus was inter-.
ested in spite of himself, though he
tried to appear otherwise. qi9j4gG 80
By the way, Titus said John
Deepwater, latein the evening, s'when
you get ready to sell your wool, l.
think can recommend you to q good
market" afaz ia9ieag elii -Hisoi -
Much obleeged, John; but I've
Sold" III. @i. . 5''''. ,,,t.. .-... - Il
Sold9 To whom?D a7an..oq sif
"To saddler &c Ryder of BRINK
ton." ~ gHf4 3H" a!aAn3 tIW 81,
@Did they come for it 2s 'i3..,4i, g. .,.... 10
eyes. Old Saddler came himselfr'
What did he pay you?n - =
Thirty CENTS. -fegA zf-aslI E,i s..
"Thirty cents? Thirty cents "a
pound?" - sa '7'l9tiskg,is} ., ~
Yes - '.',. 80 ~ rs
"Goodness, mercy, Titus +! If j ou
didn't sell your whole clip at that
price ?'s'9ft 40 - {..'la+i.iiri 2aii II
"Ye-e-s.- Why ?" .,a',i,;,.., y a ~. ,dt ~
.Why?-Why--wool, like yours,
is worth forty-tive cents; and I was
authorized by Mr.. Fairlnan to offer
you that price for your clip. You
must have had over ffve hendrea.
pounds" raEh~ :zQdzs.F 80
sYes,n said Titus, gaspingly, 81
sold five hundred and seventy 4I
But-didnf you know that wool
had risen in value 2" sol 5s1tl s..
Mr.. Saddler said thirty cents was
all twas WORTH" 49,. .-i'..ts ~ 80
"'Mr. Saddler deceived you. But
you should have watched the Market
Reports. Didn't you notice them in
the paper ~ 20
"I-I-don't take no paper. ":i
~ declare, Titus, 1 am sorry for
YOU But it can't be helped now" o4
Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly his
friend was feeling, and he, said no
more. 800 $500 = ,.-....... -, no
When the company had gone, Titus
Closely took down the old slate from
its peg by the side of the looking!
glass, and began to cipher. The diff
ference between thirty and forty-fiYe
was fifteen; and fifteen multiplied by
five hundred and seventy gave a pro-
duct of eighty-fiye dollars and fifty
centsi ss...! aIlT =.
On the following morning, Titus
Closely went to the village, and sub
scribed for two papers-one for him.
self, and one for his wife; and, in
time, he came to regard the Newspa7
per as one of the greatest institutions
of the age.--N. Y. Ledger.