The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-19
The Pa,p,erless Man.
BY sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

kind. In the first place, i ha'nt got the
money; and In the next place, II l had
the money, I wouldn't have none o. your
papers, 2 Do y ~ 50. rnnH 1i. 9
So spoke Titus Closely, In answer e
man who had called to see II he would
subscribe for newspaper. Said man
kept q store In the neighboring. village
and was also the postmaster; and he had
made arrangements to add to his busi-
ness by establishinga newspaper agency.
Il can furnish you with any paper you
may like he explained to Mr.. Closely,
and I can furnish It cheaper than You can
get II any other way. because by buying
OF me you will save the postage. shall
have papers devoted to the interests oi
the Family; papers for .he Farmers
papers for the Mechanic; and papers for
both old and young; and, In short, I may
assure you that any one of them would
be worth far more to you than ! propose
TO ask. Ask your wife what she thinks.
You have no idea what q vast amount oil
valuable infoi nation you will find.
Nancy Closely wanted q paper; but
her husband said .,a s-r.L III a.
30, bother! don't want II, I tell ye,
Two got as much rs can do TO look AZ
ter my farm; and, II Nancy and tho chill
dren want to read, they can get tracts oi
tho minister .r.rr .t.lI.I.ra.'.... :.
Your neighbor. Deepwater, has sub
scribed for two papers, said the agent.
He takes pleasant, high.toned literary
paper for his family, and paper devoted
to Art, Science. and Agriculture for him
self .... .r. .r.r
The more fool he! cried Titus Closely
contemptuously. John Deepwater can't
afford It no more'n l can. My farms
bigger and better'n his Is; and l tell ye,
fat an square. att ha'n't got no three
dollars to throw away for a newspaper.
.But-Titus-' ~ .i.. 'I'''.-lf. ..H :.
Shut up, Nancy! I tell 70. 1 don''
want it. ...a,
And, Nancy closed her lips, and The
agent went his way; and Titus Closely
went forth to plow his ground with the
great old wooden plow which his father
ss6 his grandfather had used before him,
And time passed on. The newspaper
agency was cstablised at the village post.
Office; but Titus did not patronize 1t. He
felt that he had principle Mt stake. He
had said he wOnldnt-and he wouldn't
But in ,nc thing he was consistent; he
would not allow his wife or children tc
borrow papers of his neighbor Deepwa.
ter n he knew Il. -
One evening Titus Closely and his wife
took tea, by invitation, with neighbo'
Deepwater. .'
,fdeclsrc, Nancy said Titus, on theil
way' home, prudence Deepwater beat.
all creation for cooking, don't shop IL
no idea she was such hand at it,
wonder where she got them fresh straw
berries ...
she preserved them hersclf,' answer
ed Nancy. . .'HH ...,
.O-git out! Them wasn't presarved-
they was rs fresh rs new-picked.'
1T is the way they were fixed, Titus
.Eh! can you do itT
4 could If I had her paper
Her paper?' ..a-, !,
Yes. She found her recipe in the
Newspaper. And that's where she learn
ed to do most all of her nice cooking
Titus changed the subject Of converse
ton.
Autumn came, and the Agriculture
Fair was held In an adjoining town
Titus went over with yoke OF what M
considered very fine oxen; but no found
when the exhibition came of, that hs
was very far behind the times. New
breeds, of which he had know nothing
had been introduced. and his own animal:
were not deemed worthy of notice.
.Whew! whistled Titus. rs he sat In
his kitchen. with u crumpled report o.
the Awarding Committees in his hand
A friend had given him the printed docu'
ment. John Deepwater has got the pre-
MUM for sheep. BY hockey! I'll bet
clip more woOl'n he does next season.
Because you've got more sheep. slIg
gested Nancy. But wait and sec. The
breed which he has procured Is very
valuable One.'
bah! Think what It cost him: fly dol
lars for par of them!
And added Nancy. he sold two o
his spring lambs to Mr.. Thompson fo'
eighty dollars
Git eout Y
Prudence told me so. John Deepwa'
ter saw 50 many fattering accounts o
those sheep In his paper that he knew II
would be safe to invest
Titus referred again to the Report.
Hello! Tn blessed II Polly Downe'
hasn't got the first premium for cheese
five dollars = 49,
Yes said Nancy. She was telling
me abont her chceses. She found on,
how to make them In her paper. tel
ye, Titus, it's good thing to have good
newspaper. wish you'd
Bah Don't talk to me ! And Titus
threw down the Report, and retired IRON
the kitchen in disgust. -rr-
The winter passed and the spring'
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 four
pounds to the sheep. -,
Titus, didn't tell you that neighbor
Deepwater's sheep would prove by far the
most profitable II cost no more TO Keep
one of his splendid animals than It does
tn keep one of ours. And then his lambs
are heavier; and his mutton Is"
Stop yer cab, Nance / know what
we're pitchin at: It's one o them tarnal
papers! Let John Deepwater 60 It, u nc
wants to. Two got moro wool'n no has.
And you wintered more than twice rs
many sheep rs he did
.Shet up viii yep :.
Nancy was silent. But the end was
not yet. ~
Aitsr the haying had been done. Mr..
Deepwatsr and his wife called over Ar AND
took tea. and spent the evening with Titus
and Nancy. sr- :
In the course of conversation Prudence
told to Nancy many new things which
she had learned of household mysteries.
while Mr.. Dcepwater talked to his host ol
the great improvements which were being
made In agriculture. And Titus was In
terested in spite OF himself, though DC
tried to appear otherwise: ...-.I. :
by the way, Titns.' said John Deepwa.
ter. late in tho evening. when you gel
ready to sell your wool. think can REQ