Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-12

DnrIssUtsnED SrEASakRs.-one Of the most prominent
weaknesses OF people, whatever may be said tho
eeausfy n Their eullibliy The facility which they
may be "aken in" by gushed .uanaers" Ia real
~ matter OF astonshmenL Lexington eor,.pondsu, Of
toe Louisville Courier funishs. the following ase In point
Some tins during the OF lS4S there came TO
Lexington, unnoueed aud unknown, . Doctor Edward
Shumann, German by birth and dentist BY profession
Tie seemed an ordinary sort Of man psry ordinary in his
appearance; indeed, homey man-and discover
ed any thing remarkable in him either mentally bodily
But not many weeks had passed before ndsnet
'o"e great good fortune tina, had besen tho Doctor
came to be circuladhe public interest began be ca,
cited about Doctor Shumann-thc public mind became
awake TO the Importance OF Doctor Shumannhe sud
denly discovered to be very interesting man-was the
Doctors he improved very much In his personal appear
anee IN low Gays IN the Of the public, and became
"sseh lore Of 4 man." did the Doctor-snd then whom
the whole glorious truth BURT upon u.s. undef-
stood that his rich uncle. The Count" in Germany had
died and left him SIXTY thousand dollars in cash y hats
were od and supple knees bent; and incense
from the crowd the grauhed nasal organs OF Shu
mann. Who grsat-so admired--so respected as
dear Mr. Shumanni And yet, how meekly his honors sit
upon him!
Mr.. Shumsnn resolves to become one OF our landed
proprcioTs, and the public astounded
nounccmcnt that he had bought Of Mr. B, farm for
$50 600. which, few months before, b had bought
at SlOOUObui, said the public, Shumann quar-
reis or hggles about price.
lie furnishes his house in tho handsomest stye-bus
buggics, rockaways horses cattle, end farming utensils
upon an extensive scale, aud In his magncence, thinks
not OF paS-but VINO can doubt his solvoncyi
life vt busy occupation, weafies OF the mouoony his
farm, and dc crmnes his attention merchandise
ing Gong North, he purchases large stock OF goods
by far, the greatest portion credt-being assisted in
purchases by the endorsement OF the above mentioned Mr.
b, whose credit is unboundcd. The store proceeds;
things go swimmngy. month since Shumann lett
tor the North TO lay another stock Of goods After
few days. his wife received letter from him. stating he
would Lexington, and advising that
she had better to her fathers house AL terror
aud dismay. Ii discovered that fortune was left
him. and that the whole affair swinde Strange To-
you meet suspected from the first that
Shumann was ID rascal and things have turned out
Just as he expected"
Twenty chaneery suits the result OF the Shumann
humbug. "l Is ilwind that blows nobody good md
verify TINS blown good the lawyers who lick their
chops and look grave and rub their hands with inwa
isacton-and in their hearts bless Shumann
In the chancery suits MIR B is involved. The bills
charge that he engaged in a combustion with Shu
TO deceive and deiriud the public by investing Shu
with the title to the land; upon which Bye claims
lion for the purchase money, and thereby giving him
fore the world credit which he entitled Tie
charges OF course denied. B seeks to subject the
form to the payment of the unpaid purchase money and
the other creditors seek their Such
- hc glorious uncertsnty tho law that predict the
result requires spirit of prophecy by your
correspondent.