Southern planter., 1832-04-21

Rir-doRars
Expenses for ihc 6rui quarter. 1000
paymont five bill given n, Frey g. Co. 200O
Iaieresi for six moptbs on 1000 R. D. 80
Interest iofsix months On $500 RID. 7s
80 ~ TOTAL, Sias
Thus successful, scbneidor considered mmselE
hencefnwFd. (and his genius was mol deceyed,)
as master oftha capitals Of SwiizeIsnd but bis
ambilion did not reach to that height he only desr
III 10 live with comfort and be useful 70 bis coun-
~. Frey. lhe banker had not the least uneasiness
c0nccmlpa schneider's bill but The youlh was de-
oirousof pIo6line by The iwo months which he bad
before hin 70 place BIS credit upon stable founda-
lion, aud to give il certain success lie went TO
Frey, and ioId him thar FIVE per cont. was a heavy
interest ~ pay. aud that # he could agree with N.
Ffegasio The immediate taking up Of the bills, he
would do 40 with pleasure, on having discount.
lAhi ahl NJ Schneider, you know business, 4 seei
polhinQ y 80 sure as dscounung one'sow paper--
hhtis esrne system Of banking '-sBut lit at al
ipierierea with your books''Not al all but will
accedc M one condition only Name eit'--'lfyou
WAnt money p any tune, you must come 70 me for
Agreed ..t .4 .
'srbnciaer had played bis cards adroidy; but ho
Thought prndeni for some lime 10 change his len
dcrs, which h. .coptryed very dulIfuily 10 manage,
90 as 70 extend he credit all over Switzerland This
took three years 70 elect, nncr ghleh time hewas
Compelled 20 refuse The offers ofnoney made 20 him
npop p1nciple, 4 viii be understood, That dufing
nesp iltee year be was actually 10000 rx-dollars
y debi, exclusive q the interest az hye per cent
Bei this was nothing--his credit was establslnd
He had limited his expenses 10 1000 rix-dolisrs
per anuum; and he lived sxiy years, be calculs.
ted that Switzerland and be would be quits---at
least that hs county would have paid him hIs deb,
pf460OOQ rx-dqlarg, which, By the admirable ien-
prof hnliIe, be would baYe returned 10 il with q.
spry. 10 fci HE eopduct was exemplarRs I, Asa
mepchanl (fof he Rag one, es he had accounts open
Elth qA be hl houses n SwiizcrlaBdl his punct.I.
eliiy and execlnos were extreme; he Eepi BIZ owr
books, and BY 9uble entry Every night 10 struck
bis balance, and carried his cash'bo up into his
bed-rQom.. His bill-book was a model Of precsion
and method He held nothing more sacred tban
Hia6lBmtule, which was never protested. lie made
D rigid vow nqVerto exceed his revenue by silver
and be kept bic pledge sacredly. His pfobitv also
sfembed at iheidea Of exceeding The little ciyilIist
whichhe bad waup for bis country. Asaso.
cial and won -palahe was quoted in tho Canton
He had built delighllV villa, where he had a libs.
" dipingroom, parlour, aud spare bedrooms
AL tie skill Of Swiss horticulture was displayed IN
hls golden, TO which belonged small farm, whence
nesupplied BIS ho1Ashold wants As moral char.
aeief, he did good 70 all around him; be estab.
Asned schoolssof ugricutufe and industry I a
memorable example, and which two beneiac-
tots to swN fiand have renewed Win -
much success As a religious man, Schns;der
taldlled ,ai TIE duties Of Christian and refund.
90 10 aims To- the poor portion Of his capi.
~, amounting 70 At least 1000 rxLdollars Finsl
4glas apolilical character, he made his est,,,' -
Narns Of househodj paid alldue imposls and Al ~.
erypoblle meeting, spoke comfortably 70 III in,e,-
esis ofthe Canton, and voted according 10 hiscon.
SeeHee. But Schneider did not conceal from, him.
slf that his station es man thus drawine On his
eouaiIy forhis capital, carried on for ffy years.
would occasion at his death check 10 the nafonsi
aWealshcf Switzerlandi his honest heart was there
tore occupied with devsing means Of PRODUCING: !,
wagnot enough for bis feelings that he left 10 III
fsllow-oitizens great exampeof tho power of cre,.
II, he wahed also TO create, or improve Brnnch &c
national Industry, and for ihispurpose deterfnneJ
i0tluvel His attention was arrested bv ,be VaIle,
DfGrnyers snd ne remarked The beauty oftbec cows,
Aoobsefved thcir independent lite In The midst os
a. pastures; he iequifed and learned from tbe
.heFdsnen fBulle that.lhe heritage Of Gruyers 40
aided the uddeF Of the COWS, that they produced
siK times the usual quantities Of milk He s.vy
ihat their products varied with the seasons thai /;
spring they yielded twenty -four pints Of milk each
row, twelve in summer and six Ia autumn. willis,
sitting economy suggested that he should fofbear 10
mix during the three months ofwntdr schoeider
undertook tho management Of flook, and from his
abundant supplies conceived the glorious thou0bl
81 that celebrated cheese, which the Old and New
"otld now consume with delight under the dis,in.
guished appelaiion Of Gruyeres cheese. Soon
hesdmcn aud cattle 6lled the ierue vale. and mai.
.ng eheeso occupied all the inhabitants. Thus did
Schnederpay his debt to his country, or rather ,vss
entitled 70 draw upon il for double or even trnIe
cnpiiali uud thus, too he rendered the universe m;
uialy @ = humble valley Of Switzerland ~
o Ought be now TO have felt a, shadow ofs sh.d.
et'Hscmploof dfuwing on bis country for his II
lpNaneoof 1000 dollars annually Ass,rsFI,,
aot. thus thnn che excellent Schneider ~. ~
end and bankruptcy approach without perturba,;on
As ne died uIth g. Cleag and funsullled conscasuc
he was de1iT0uso6 declaring with bis own ln,s l;s
hoHonble ailuro, and not leaving to the sypdc ,be
care ofcalling bis creditors together. Heemnlov
81 1.-The last days Of his exemplary life in putIl1o n.
ionse and cash-booksin order; and havin6 eaep,,s
~ ms accounts and adjdtied his balances he orns
tlpt he owed 309,7a nx.d0llars, inclusive Of in,e,
e.t ipr hily years and his Creditors were ,nrjas.
q Three hundred He assembled them on ibe an
q !anuwyiTa0. They were ignorant of scbre;.
nei' : intentions, but such was their reoard coe
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