Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-07-29
THE PAPERLESS MAN.

No, sir don't want noth'n O the kind
In the first place, I ha'n't got the money
and in the next place, if I had the money
wouldn't have none O your papers
So spoke Titus Closely, in answer to
man who had called to see if he would lik
to subscribe for newspaper Said maj
kept store in the neighboring village, an,
was also the postmaster, and he had mad
arrangements to add to his business by es
tablishing newspaper agency.
I can furnish you with any paper you
may like he explained to Mr. Closely
and I can furnish it cheaper than you cal
get it in any other way because by buying
of me you will save the postage. I shall
have papers devoted to the interest Of tn,
Family, papers for the Farmers, papers fo
the Mechanic and papers for both youns
and old !; and, in short, may assure yo1
that any one Of them would be worth fal
more to you than propose to ask. Ask
your wife what she thinks You have nc
idea what vast amount of valuable infor.
nation you will fnd.'
Nancy Closely wanted a paper, but her
husband said
%, bother I don't want it, I tell ye.-
I've got as much as l can do to look after
my farm, and if Nancy and the children
want to read, they can get tracts Of the min
ister.' eA"
Your neighbor, Deepwater, has sub
scribed for two papers, said the agent He
will take a pleasant, high-toncd literary
paper for his family, and a paper devoted
to art, science and agriculture for himself
The more fool he!' said Titus Closely,
contemptuously John Deepwatcr can't
afford it no more'n l. AN. My farms bigger
an better'n his is; and | tell ye, fiat an
square, at I ha'n't got no three dollars to
throw away for newspaper
But, Titus 1ifs d,@s1 A
Shut up, Nancy I tell ye 1 don't want
it, s1s i. .,..t',ts s
And Nancy closed her lips, and the agent
went his way, and Titus Closely went forth
to pillow his ground with the great old wooden
pillow which his father, and his grandfather
had used before him.
And time passed on. The newspaper
agency was established at the village post
office but Titus did not patronizc it. He
felt that he had principle at stake He
had said wouldn't-and he wouldn't !. But
in one thing he was consistent. He would
not allow his wife or children to borrow
papers of his neighbor Deepwater if he
knew it.
One evening Titus Closely and his wife
took tea, by invitation. with neighbor Deep
water.
I declare, Nancy said Titus, on their
way home, Prudence Deepwater beats all
creation for cooking. don't she? I'd no idee
she was such hand at it. I wonder where
she got them fresh strawberries
She preserved them herself answered
Nancy
%, git eout! Them wasn't preserved,
they was fresh as new picked
1t is the way they were fixed. Titus
Eth can you do it
I could if had her paper
Her papery
yes. She found the recipe in the news
paper And that's where she learned how
to do most all her nice cooking
Titus changed tho subject of converse
tion.
Autumn came, and the Agricultural Fair
was held in an adjoining own. Titus went
over with yoke Of what he considered very
fine oxen but he found, when the exhibit
ton came off, that he was far behind the
times New breeds of which he had known
nothing, had been introduced. and his own
animals were not deemed worthy Of notice.
sWhew 7 whistled Titus, as he sat in his
kitchen, with crumpled report of the
Awarding Committees in his hand A
friend had given him the printed document,
John Deepwater has got the premium for
sheep. By hockey! IN bet | clip more
wool'n be does next season.
Because you've got more sheep sug-
gestcd Nancy. But wait and see. The
new breed he has procured is very valua
Bile one.'
Bah Think what it cost him. Fifty
dollars for pair on 'em!
And added Nancy. he sold two Of his
spring lambs to Mr.. Thompson for eight
dollars ,Ha al
Cit eout = --aet l5t f..s
prudence told me so. John Deepwater
saw SO many Aattering accounts of those
sheep in his paper that he knew it would be
safe to invest a el
Titus referred again to the Report.
Hello! I'm blessed if Polly Downei
hasn't got the first premium for cheese
five dollars
:Yeg' said Nancy. she was telling me
about the cheese. She found out how to
make them in her paper. I tell you, Titus,
it's good thing to have a good newspaper
I wish you'd
Bah Don't talk to me ! and Titus
threw down tho Report, and retired from
the kitchen in disgust
The winter passed, and the springs work
was done, and the time for strengthening
came. Titus Closely sheared one hundred
and fifty sheep, and obtained therefrom no
quite six hundred pounds of wool, being les
than an average of four pounds to the sheep
John Deepwater sheared seventy SHEEP
and obtained from them very near five hun
dred pounds of wool, thus giving him 1
yleld OF a trme over eight POUNDS lfou eacl
sheep
Titus, didn't tell you that neighbo
peepwater's sheep would prove by far thu
most profitable 1t costs no more to kee!
one of his splendid animals than it does t
keep one of ours. And then his lambs ar,
heavier, and his mutton is
Stop yer CAB. Nance ! know wha
ye're pitcher at it's one O them tarna
papers Let John Deepwater 60 it, if h.
wants to. I've got more woopn he has,
And you wintered more than twice a
as many sheep as he did
'Shet up will YET?
Nancy was silent. But the end was no
yet.
After the haying had been done, Mr.