The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-09

WHY SAM SIMPSON SOLD OCT My Gel9n-
Dor sam Simpson has sold OFT and is gong
West. There has been Il plain, honest. III.
dustrious, economical German, Hans Lei
bernstein, banging around Simpson Tor some
time trying TO purchase his farm. \, ia>t
Hans rot il. Simpson thinks he sold 1t nj
a bargain. Doubtless Hans thinks he got II
lat a bargain. | had an crtaru DOWN 10
Sjmp,ou's the other night. had not heard
that he had sold his farm, but upon my en-
trance into the house saw by the look on
the faces OF the family that some unusual eX'
element was animating them.
"Wcil, CrGmple, you're going to lose me
for a reighbor," we're Simpsons first WORD,
after had got settled in the spllnt-botlomed
chair his daughter sally handed me; and
the whole SlGpson family looked at me Is
if they expected | would jump out of that
chair on account Of the news with sud-
denness ana force only cQuallcd by IN tx
plosi0n OF nitro.g ycerine under me hut |
didn't. l simply asked, Iow's that :"
''To whom:' Hans" That was the
whole story. | didn't need apy further cX-
! PLANTATION; but Simpson proceeded TO say ::
You See the old farm is completely run
oct. l can't make the two ends meet the
best Of years. Eve got tired tumbling
around among the stones, and Pm going
where there's some virgin soil that will pro-
duce something. So / struck up trade
with Klaus. He has been after it, off and on,
! for 4 year or more. / wanted $40 per acre
for the Oil place. He offered me SO. FL
tally he offered me $50, and after con-
sidering the subject / told him l would
take 1t il he would pas me cash
a. ,l,.sf .ty, I. Ill IL .
but he sud if | would throw in the stock
and farm implements he thought he could
raise the money. tioaly told him would !;
aud what do you think, sir! lie hauled out
OF bis greasy old pats pocket Sl,O0O-bill
and banded it to me TO bind tue bargain, and
said a. soon rs the papers were Icceipted he'd
Day me the balance, which he has done to-
day. | iccl kind OF sorry to part with the
o,d place but the thing is done, and there's
an end ou't. What dye thirk:'
All this timo my Crumple nature had been
rising within me like an inspiration. Here
was this man Simpson who inherited this
farm--one of the finest in the neighbour
hood--who had skinned it without Scruple
until it would scarcely raise white beans
under bis system OF treatment. And he had
got 10 have, or mortgage the farm Of his an.
cestors TO live on.
Then here was Hans, who came iuto the
neighporhood with his frau tive years before,
with only his wife's strong and willing
hands, economy, and Industry. They had
rented z woIn.out farm which they had
finally purchased and paid for, and had
saved $1,000 with which to pay for Simp-
sons 100 acres. Sd in answer TO "Whst dye
think:' was ready to respond, and did it
in this wise:
What do think? I'm glad you're 60
ing, neighD0r Simpson! l'm glad Huns has
got the farm. Lie deserves it, you don't. lie
has 20, brains and udustry; you havn't got
either. Uader your management the farm
Is 4 disgrace to the neigh borhood; Hans will
make TIA credit. Your farm lying next to
nine dcpsccia,es the value oil my land ten
per cent; the SAME land owlfed by Hans
will add 10 the value of mine twenty per
cent. l shall be the richer tor your going
and the poorer for your staying. anu glad
you're golns.'-Ne,c York Tribune.