TAKING A NEWSPAPER.
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"PIeasant day this, neighbor GaskilI,' said one
armer to another, coming into the barn of The lat
ter, who was engaged in separating the chaf from
the wheat crop by the means Of a fan. r


"Very 6ne day, friend Allon any news2" re-
turned the individual addressed fs.'.< Z


Nothing of Importance have called over to
see if you would ldn't join Carpenter and myself in
two dollars" - 90 - 5f9.'' &. 3~'sa %


Nothing cheap that you don't want" !" returned
Gaskill, IN positive tone " l don't believe in
newspapers; never heard of one doing any good
fan old stray one happens to get into our house,
my gals are crazy after it, and nothing can be got
out of them rniil it's read through They would
not be good for cent if paper came every week
And, besides, dollars amt picked up in every corn
hiII.'' ,s,lz, ~. -aa s.lasa.


{" But think, neighbor GaskilI, how much in
formation your gals would get if they had a fresh
newspaper every week flied with All the latest
intelligence. The time they would spend in read
ing, would be nothing to what they would gain" !"


"And what would they gain, wonders Get
their heads filled with nonsensical stories. Look
at Sally Black isn't she fine specimen Of one
of your newspaper reading gaIs2 Not worth, to
her father, three pumpkin seeds remember
well enough when she was ono of the most pro-
missing bodies about here. But her father was
fool enough to take newspaper, Any one could
see change IN Sally She beganlto spruce up
and to look smart. First, came a bow on her
Sunday bonnet and then gloves TO go to meeting,
After that, she must be sent to school again. and
that at the very time when she begun to be worth
something about home. And now she has got a
forty piano, and fellow comes every week TO
teach her music" raF -.


Then you won't join us, neighbor," Mr. Al
ton said, avoiding a useless reply to Gaslill. B.


40 no; that will not Money thrown away
on newspapers is worse than wasted / never
heard OF their doing any good. The time sprint
in reading a newspaper every week would be
enough TO raise hundred bushels of potatoes.
Your newspaper, in my own opinion, is dear
bargain, at any price" d s5e .


Mr.. Alton changed the subject, and soon left
Ineig hbor GaskiI 10 his fancies. Il


About three months afterwards, however, they
again met. as they had frequently done during
the Intermediate time est a


g Have you sold your wheat yet2"" asked Mr..
Alton.7s.a Jjei944.s 5os.sasI .a.4ete


Yes, sold Il day before yesterday"


/ How much did you ge4 for it 7''s 7sst '.'o


Eiphty-6ven nae4s.7s s5eysAi 3sr 1853 p sH43a aa'


sNo amore2 Why, thoi1ght every one knew
thai the price had advanced to ninety-five cents
To whom did you seIl2n IS


To Wakefal, the store-keeper in R.
He met me day before yesterday. and asked me If
bad spidmy crop yet Isaid had nos He
then offered totakeit at eighty five cents, the mar
ket price, and said be might as well have il, as
there was doubtless little chance of its rising.