Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-04

snow-whte rug which lay before the draw
ing room fre--ihe sweeping draperies Of
one Of the curtains was still dripping with
something which bore n marvellous resem.
| blance to melting ice cream, and the whole
suit of apartments wore that air of desc
lation which usually characterizes "ban.
quet hall deserted"
/" DO you calculate the destruction OF
furniture in counting the cost Of your par
Ties, ,Chalesl" asked Mr.. Waterton.
"Oh no-that Of course is expected; fur
niture, you know, becomes old.iasloned,
and requires to be renewed about every
three years, and therefore one may as well
have the use OF it while it is new"
on mast have a vast addition to your
fortune if you exPectto pay for all these
things"
"My dear SIR replied the nephew, with
a most benignant smile at his uncles super.
lative ignorance Of his affairs. "my dear
sir, you do not seem TO know that, in the
course Of about three years, shall be one
Of the riches men in New York"
"Do you sell on creditw asked the old
man, significantly.
Certainly; every body does so now"
swell, then, my boy, take an old mans
advice, and don't count your chickens be-
fore they are Matched; don't live on ten
thousand year, when that sum exists only
IN your ledger. Call in your debts, and
when your customers have paid, then tell
me how much you have gained"
"My dear uncle; you are quite obsolete
in your notions. wish could induce you
10 enter with me into a new scheme; it
would make Your fortune"
81 am con tent with my present condi-
ton, Charles; my salary Of eight hundred a
year is quite sufficient for the wants OF a
bachelor, anel leaves me little for he
peace Of mind and quiet Of conscience for
all the fortunes that will ever be made by
spectators.
sit is not necessary to sacrifice either
peace or principle in making q fortune,
uncle"
YOU have not seen the end yet, my dear
boy; have lived long enough to behold
several kinds of speculative mania, and all
terminated in similar unfortunate manner.
1t is spirit of gambling which is abroad,
and | am old-f;ashoned enough to believe
that money thus obtained never does good
to any one. 1t is like the price Of soul
the devil is sure to cheat the unhappy bar
ganer."
How hate 50 hear people talk about
business" lisped Mrs. Waterton, as she safe
lis,lessl y in her loose wrapping gown a, the
breakfast table; IL think no one ought to
mention the word before ladies'"
The old man looked at her with i-dis-
guised contempt.
sit will be well for you, young lady,"
said he, "it you never have to learn the
necessity Of knowledge Of business"
Laura put up her pretty lip, bu, was ST.
lent, for she was much too indolent, AMI
rather too well bred, 10 get angry.
Charles Waterton had given his uncle
what he believed to be an accurate view of
his circumstances. Excited beyond the
bounds Of sober sense by his seeming sue
cess, he was as sanguine dupe as ever
bled beneath the leech craft Of speculation.
His real estate, which he uery moderately
estimated at qu,ntuple its cost, formed, at
such prices, an immense fortune. His book
debts were enormous, for his money was
scattered east, west, north and south, and
in consequence of giving long credits, he
was enabled to obtain large profits. But
the Eldorado, whose boundaries seemed so
accurately defined on paper, became ex-
ceedingly ndistinct as he fancied himself
about to approach its shores. The follow
ing year began 10 afford tokens of coming
trouble. Credit was still good, but none V
had entirel ~ disappeared from the commu-
nifty, and men who had learned to make
notes in order TO acquire fortunes, were
now obliged to continue their manufacture
in order to apOid ruin. Rumors of ap.
preaching distress arose IN the money
market; men began to look with distrust
upon their fellow; and as unlimited conf
dence in each other had been the founda-
ton Of the towering edifice of unstable
prosperity, the moment that was shaken,
the whole structure fell crumbling to the
earth. AS soon as doubt arose, destruction
was at hand, and at length one wild crash
OF almost universal bankruptcy startled the
dreamers from their golden visions.
One fine morning IN the spring of 1888,
the doors OF one OF the most stately houses
in - street, were thrown open to the
public, and the auctioneers flag waving
from the window gave general invitation
TO every passer by. That ominous red flag
no less significant Of evil than the black
banner OF the rover Of the seas; for it is
ever the signal of the disruption of house,
hold ties. That ominous red flag! some.
times betokening the instability OF fortune
sometimes the work of death-sometimes
Of broken hearts, but Arrays OF discomfort,
and disquiet. And yet few things will SC
readily collect concourse of people as tina,
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