Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-10-28

Hello I'm blessed if Polly Dow
ner hasn't got the first premium for
cheese-five dollarsp
Yes said Nancy. She was telling
me about her cheeses. She found out
to make them in her paper. tell ye.
Titus, it's good thing to have a good
newspaper. | wish you'd
Bah! Don't talk to mer 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-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.
"1'itEs, didn't 1 tell you that neigh
bor Deepwater's sheep would prove by
far the most profitable? 1t costs no
more to keep one of his splendid ami
mails Ihan to keep one of ours. And
then his lambs are heavier; and his
mutton Is"
stop yer CAB, Nance! 1 know what
ye're pitchin at: It's one o. them tar
nal papers Let John Deepwater go
it, if he wants to. pve got more wooln
he has,
And you wintered more thar twice
as many sheep as he did,
'Shet up! will ye?
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 Pru-
dence told to Nancy many new things
which she had learned of household
mysteries, while Mr.. Deepwater to his
host of the great improvements which
were being made in agriculture. And
Titus was interested i'll spite of HIM
self, though he tried to appear other
wise.
BY the way Titus said John Deep
water. late in the evening, 'when you
get ready to sell your wool, think |
can recommend you to a good mar
ket.'
Much obleeged, John: but I've
sold"
Sold? To whom?'
To Saddler & Ryder, of Brinkton'
Did they come for it &"
Yes. Ola Saddler came himself
What did he pay yOu?'
Thirty cents
'Thirty-cents Thirty cents a
pOuld
Yes
Goodness mercy, John ! You didn't
sell your whole clip at that price p
'Ye-e-s Why?'
Wig .-Why-wool, like yours, is
worth lorty-hve cents ; and l was au-
thorlzed by Mr.. Fairman to offer you
that price for your clip. You must
have had over five hundred pounds ?''
Yes, said Titus, gaspiugly, Il sold
five hundred and seventy
'But-didn'tyou know that wool had
risen in value -
no. Mr.. Saddler said thirty cents
was all twas worth,
Mr.. Saddler deceiyed you. ButyOu
should have watched the MEket Re
ports. Didn't you notice thefn in the
paper?'
'I-I-dOn't take 10 paper
Il declare, Titus, am sorry for you.
But il can't be helped now
Mr.. Deepwater saw how badly his
friend was feeling, and he said 10
more.
When the company had gone, Titus
Closely took down the Old slate from
its peg 10y the side of the looking-glass,
and began to cipher. The difference
between thirty and forty-five was tif-
teen and fifteen multiplied by five
hundred and seventy gave product
of eighty. five dollars and fifty cents
On the following morning Titus
Closely went to the village, and sub
scribed for two papeTs-One for him
self, and one for ms wife and in time
he came to regard the Newspaper as
one of the greatest institutions Of the
age.-N. y. Ledger.