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Book, page 31 / 161 you ninety cents cash for all you've got, one half payable now, and the other half on delivery of the wheat at the canal, provided you get extra force and deliver it immediately." Ashburn stood thoughtful for a moment or two, and then replied-- "Very well, sir, it's a bargain." "Which, to save time, we will close immediately. I will go with you to your house, and pay you five hundred dollars on the whole bill for a thousand bushels." The farmer had no objection to this, of course, and invited the stranger to go to his house with him, where the five hundred dollars were soon counted out. For this amount of money he wrote a receipt and handed it to the stranger, who, after reading it, said-- "I would prefer your making out a bill for a thousand bushels, and writing on it, 'Received on account, five hundred dollars.'" "It may overrun that quantity," said Ashburn. "No matter, a new bill can be made out for that. I'll take all you have." The farmer saw no objection to the form proposed by the stranger, and therefore tore up the receipt he had written, and made a bill out in the form desired. "Will you commence delivering to-day?" inquired the sportsman, who all at once began to manifest a marked degree of interest in the business. "Yes," replied the farmer. "How many wagons have you?" "Two." "As it is down hill all the way to the canal, they can easily take a
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