The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-07-28
THE PAPERLEss MAN.
ny sYLvANus COBB, JR.

if | had The money, wouldn't have
none o. your papers, v IT,.
SO spoke Titus Closely, in answer
to man who had called to see 1t he
would like TO subscribe for a ncwspa.
per. Said man kept store in the
neigheoring village, and was also the
postmaster and he hod made arrang'
meats to add to his business by es-
tablishing n newspaper agency.
=" eau furnish you with any paper
you may like" he explained to Mr..
Closely, "and lean furnish it cheap.
er than you can get it any other way,
because by buying of mo you will
save tho postage. l shall have pa.
pcrs devoted 10 the interests Of the
Family papers for the Farmers pa
pers for the Mechanic and papers for
both young and old and, in short. ]
may assure You that any one Of them
would be worth far more to yor than
I propose TO ask. Ask your wife what
she thinks. You have no idea what q
vast amount of valuable Information
you will find.'
Nancy Closely wanted a pnpor bu,
her husband said
20 bother | don't want il, I tel
yc. I've got as much as can do tc
look arter my farm and, il Nancy
and tho children want to read, they
can get tracts Of tho minister"
"lour neighbour Deepwatcr, ha,
subscribed for two papers" said the
agent. 'He will take pleasant, higl
toned paper for his family, and n pa
per devoted to Art, Science rnd Agri'
culture for himself"
"The more fool he y cried Titus
Closely, contemporary. John Deep
water can't afford it no morn can.
My farm's bigger an bet,ern his is
and tell ye, fiat an square, at
ha'n't got no three dollars to throw
away for newspaper
"But-Titus-'
"Sbut up, Nancy! l tell yc dom
want it,"
And Nancy closed her lips, and th,
agent went bi, way (; and Titus Close
" went forth to plow his ground with
the great old wooden plow which hi.
father and bis grandfather had used
before him.
And timo passed on. The news.
paper agency was established at the
village post-oflicc (; but Titus did moi
pntronize it. Hc tclt that he had q
principle n: stake. IIc said he would
not-and he wouldn't. But in on,
thing he was consistent he would no,
allow his wife or children to borrow
papers of his ncighbor Decpwatcr il
lie knew it.
One evening Titus Closely and hi,
wife took tea by invitation, with neigh.
Dor Deepwater.
~ declare, Nancy" said Titus, on
their way home, Prudence Dccpwa-
ter beats all creation for cooking, don
she 7 I'd no idea she was such 4
hand at il. | wonder where she got
them fresh Strawberries"
"She preserved them he.'sclf," an.
swered Nancy"
"O--git cout :! Thcm wasn't pro-
sarved-they was rs fresh as new
picked
"Its the way they are fixed, Titus"
"Eh I can you do It ?" ..
81 could il / had her paper"
"Eer paper 7"
"Yes. She found tho recipe 10 the
newspaper. And that's where she
learned how to do most all Of her nice
cooking"
Titus changed the snbject of con,
versation,
Autumn came, and tho Agricultural
Fair was held in an adjoining town.
Titus went over with \ yoke Of what
no considered very fine oxen; but he
found, when the exhibition cama off,
that he was very far behind tho times
New breeds, OF which he had known
nothing, had been introduced, aud
his own animals were not deemed
worthy of notice.
"Whew I" whistled Titus, as he sat
10 his kitchen, with u crumpled re.
port of the Awarding Committee 10
his hand. A friend had given him
the printed document. John Deep
water has got the premium for sheep.
BY hockey I'll bet | clip more wool
than he does next season."
"Becausc you've got moro sheep"
suggested Nancy. "But wait and see.
The new breed which he has procured
n very valuable one"
l.sBsh VThint what it cost him
hf9dollars for pair OF en-
! Nd added Nancy. che sold two
OF his ring lambs 10 Mr.. Thompson
Tor eighty. dollars"
"Git eon< M
"Prudence old me So. John Decp.
water saw ~ any fiatteriug accouutl
Iof thoss,shsey ih'his paper .that be
knew II woph be Nc 10 invest. |" -
Ti.ssrafnrsd sgaif>~ ths Rsp0rt
"Hellol I'm blessed ifSs,!y Down
or hasp't got the first ,promian> for
cheese Eve dollars.' 80
"Yes,' said Nancy. S"Shs was tell
ing mo about her cheesSp. She found
out how to mako them her paper
I tell ye, Titus, it's . good thing h
have . good newspaper. I visl
you'd--"l3v1 atgt ~ ~ SpKa0
"Bah /! Don't s,ik To ps p Al,
lTitua threw down the Rs1ort. and 70
tired from the kitchen 10 disgust.
The winter pa'ssd |; s.1 th: spring