Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-03-17

reader. The room was hung around plentiful
ly with very minute maps OF unexplored timbe
tracts, all plentifully intersected by navigabl
slreams---pians of magnificent cities in the viii
derness, with sites marked out for the court
house, the theatre, the park, the hotel, and tn
bank--formulous Of all unimaginable inventions
and drawings of new-boats, new bridges, new
engines, and new architectural designs.
On the shelf were arranged various speci
mems of granite, marble, soap-stone, gold-ore
malleable iron, and many other articles belong
ing TO the meteorological and metallic king
doms.
There are the bonds, old boy" said Tim
berstock, handing some papers tied with rel
tape. TO Mr.. Gray.
:" And there is the money" said Mr. Gray
delivering check upon the Bullion Bank, L
the broker.
You have got great bargain out of me
Gray" said Timberstock, depositing the checl
in company with mountain of bank bills il
an immense pocket-book. :" would not hav,
suffered any one but an old friend like you ,o
come over me in that way"
Mr.. Gray put on his spectacles and turned
to the splendid lithographic map, which covered
nearly the whole of one side of the walls.
Let me see" said the old gentleman, tracing
with his cane the course of very circuitou,
and many-armed stream, "my tract lies off ir
this direction. Are you quite sure the railroad
will run to this pont!"
My dear sir" said Timberstock, "look a
Its natural advantages, and then tell me if yot
can entertain doubt upon the subject. Stand
ing as 1t does al the confluence of the Grea
Humbugbee, with the Little Mudwaddy, wha
site could be selected better calculated 10 be-
come the great metropolis of that mighty re-
gion---the sublime pork emporium of that rich
and romantic valley? And then, the name--
WkOlehogopOhS-- could be more felicitous
land piguliar?"
That's very true. And it strikes me that
the names of some of The neighboring cities are
also rather peculiar. Pray what sort of place
is Frogs Misery!"
Frogs Misery! Ahem! Why, as for the
location, it is somewhat swampy, confess.
but the city is populous, sir, uncommon popu
lous. don't like the inhabitants, however
devilish dull set of croakers They put uE
at the Cornucopia, when they come to New
York"
'' shouldn't like Frogs Misery" sighed Mr.
Gray. "And here are ScampviIle, Bucket
borough, Wa-hootchee- e-pootchee
ga, and others, which must be very odd places
If may Judge from their names?"
Thriving places, sir, thriving places. Saw
mills, wind-mills, railroads, canals, court-hou-
ses, beautiful new jails and pententiaries,
meeting houses and distilleries going up all
the time. Wages high, produce low. Only
wants women 10 civilize it. No wives TO be
had for love or money. Great speculation to
send out few cargoes"
Poor Gray muttered devoutly TO himself, al
wish they would take Mrs. G. would sell hel
cheap"
But touching my other stocks, do you think
the Grand-Rag-Sugar-Ant-Slaye-Labor-Co Com
pany, will actually destroy the cane-growers.'
Beyond a doubt, reduce the revenue o
Cuba, ninety percent. Look at that---wha
do you think of that for sugar!" continued Tim
bers,ock, thrusting into the hand of Gray, wha
resembled in lis hue nest egg, that had served
the incubaiory purposes Of dozen generations
of venerable hens.
alt strikes me that it has sort Of mouldy
taste, as it were" said Gray, making wry
face
All" replied Timberstock, "the flavor i.
devilish fine, when you get used it. A splen
did article, sir, and no mistake! 1t beats beet
sugar and canes cane-sugar all to nothing.
am President Of the Company, and ought Il
know"
Pray. when does the milk-supplying com
pany 60 into operaiion" inquired Gray.
Z" Let me see, you have only fifty thousanc
OF that stock!" said the broker
THAT is all. hope it will continue Il
rise, Mr.. Timberstock"
"Oh! never doubt that, old boy" said tn,
speculator. ct will go up, up, up---up, lik,
rocket, sir"
Al this juncture, spruce young man enter
ed the Office with a flushed counienance, ant
apparently big with intelligence interesting Il
his employer.
"Well, Mushroom, what is it," said Tim
hersiock. "NeVer mind the present Company
Are stocks DOWN."
Down, low as Lucifer. Rag Sugar ninet
percent below par---Milk-supplying stock dow
10 nothing. and WhOlehogopolis city lots re
fused with premium 10 purchasers"