The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-18
From lho Yankee Blade
THE FEMALE FlNANClER,

, .s.ald ha silHh "Ragd liiups,' lllal Thought
. Culiiufnm aud our metropolis would only lr
another name for lhe gold region, Now look
+ az il;-w where hfc ~ cnrpelr"
"iou speak wiie,HH II had the whole ron'
T0l ul ct..',ls, How could ! lnroHee that
times would be- hH lhcy nrc-moncy ar ninr
aud ten pee cent, and hanks frfuro 10 diH.
count oul, the best of puIcr-stuoka down,
aud manufacturing interests 0I stand com
paralVely, for the last ycur 90 least Fhon div
idcudHV -
B II miALl wetc a man, Mr Oldhuck, and lll
warrant Sou would have llingu dilrrrui.---
DO YOU suppose | would serve on Ward
Committees GGriuF ull Iiio exciting campaign
io elect a President, altcndod caucussos, cor.
rlrd torch lights, aud gwen sucl, cnirftnin,
mouts, AMI, after all be- turErd uil wubuui ~
office THIS b. the wofld'r gratitude, Nc
Oldbuck No, WhaU was IA WhsHinftonI
would have kept there 'ull Rotsouctu.nP,
+ II I had stayed q whole ycnf Ia accomplish
my pufpuse' .,,
"You' rason very ioolirlily wife. Did
NOT .srurr all ihr testimonials ~ ny uhiliy
b,. .u, 0tiirr Drl uut $50 10 Rfral oaPsi'a''r
and wait uuil "hupr deferred made uy
-Ec1H SEX, 6s NtisS kcWhir -ui'i iu-t night
.nrd did yoi, not -ny had bcitcr return aud
mud uiy own business
"Nhnt ~ did N he'd boOu mHn,
sho0ld hnvChud more pluck, ~ warrant 80
| would hH,c made oll /uck pny tur all ihr
'cihmpugGC uut umc Ind spcut IN h- lee
-i...l., ~! LilI Lllhed il-nu -oi hi- saMn pgck,
rj-.'
"Yuu would Wen, well, did not, aud
= 80 lrt tlir mhll,f itsi,'
"liul tell you want tomc urw carpets
"Nhru uN dividends Warrant n, vic, you
-hull have thru, You know AZ we'll n- do
h0w "stOrks EiUud Uuw--tt'' uFi'rtt'' -'i'-' 'l'''
unrl,rL 40 time 60 sell, nnduo time tn buy
~ on are q fool. Mr. Oldbuck, io loi your
broker serve Nuu such game. Have you
lot ull confidence ~ your own ludgMEni
rlIut ,ou must trint 20 him when It h hest tn
",cl uuin or "luy IN lle'll fleece you ~
Glenn M old irhnhud Cannon was srNch'
@GHumuu, Gnmmun-W Who was lac =
"Mhy, nv luclr lchnbod, To- bc sure
Didu'i hc rmpluy broker Ia invest nll hiH
money, and didu'l lac keep changing stocks,
Hud Cuiug ~ iliir hnd down tfs', uufri NJ I
Inst nll hs property got ia tie icofHied mill
III II wofsicd hlm poor old man. on' "i nll
hc hnd. Aud your tate viii bo no better, Mr.
Dldbuck, lyon don't Jurn Ghuui and du your
own husine.s ~ your own wny.'
"Nhai would you hnvc had me do with
the money bad, wife ~
"Icl Il out iu the street, to hc surr;-if
money Is worth nine aud twelve per ccut,I
take II iu Sntc street aud Whru You found Al
mun hard punched, ns you call ii, let u lo .
him nu Time, With good security
: SLEIGH hu !' sighed Mr Oldbuck. "Nheu
invest again, YOU shall certainly hc consult
ed, wife,
G." ilcr 1t Is all gone, aud The time 10 gGi
extra interest Is gone 10y, I suppose mny
take IT,. Alicr stocks have gone down TWEEN
~ per cent, aud you hnyc lost five hundred
on this, aud thousand on that, suppose
lou would bc worry glad to huvc hp~ under,
take and clcnr mp thlugs just us regulate
dsordrrcd house, or rcpnir suit oi old
clothes; but NJ Oldbuck, this is not my place
nor work married You To look uilcr out
foor concerns while attend to the house,
There was TO ho n house auction the next
dny suit of Brussels carpets were To bc
sold that had been down hut Two years, aud
The size exurtiy tittrd Mrs Ollbucks draw.
ing rooms. Slid had never been at ala Huc- 7
ton, but her ncighbor Grimshnw had often
shown her great bargains she had procured.
She had thought she would ask her to nc
company her, aud it she got decided hnr'
gain. las she felt confident she should,) there |
would be- no trouble but her husband could
rErsJ rtIr -uruury-tr t'ny f'-'-l4eg pufelia2eA-=
The plan met with hc ncighhor's entire np- |
rr--,-,--+-...-. ngAl Llnlnlnm hnll LII. d.
dies were at the sale There we're some |
hcdstrads of beautiful tiuish, ,somo mattresses
and number Of articles which exactly hlled
Mrs Oldbuck's eye to Curnlsh anew her spare
chamber She resolved shc would get some
bargains, nj any rate; they were $50 new, 80
little soied, So exactly whnt she wautcdi her
vision rnnguiticd every time sl'e locked hpnh !
thcm,and il WINS with the greatest impaucncc |
she waited for the nucioneer 10 cone io the
articles she meant to bid upon. AT length /
the carpets were put up.
GLOW much nm offered for these hcauu- 7
ful carpcts y inquired the EtTruwti uttr'tui'-e'
-"uew, cloan, hnaiiuiul pattern, and been
used hut two years, without STAN or spot. /,
-nOae dollar per yard" said Mrs Chdbnck. |
Ncighhnr Grimshawl, touched hcr--"l on
are 100 fast, ,dou't BID again"
"Oue dollar i've ceuis--tcn--twelEc, am
nfIcrcd-whu says more for this splendid bar
enin = ,,, i
zone dollar tAcuty- five hulocd nh INK
iuus hy bidder. i
oOne tln,,," .haptcd Mrs Oldhuck, and
nobody saving more, HE carpets were knock |
ed down ~ Mrs Jrdcd,nh Oldhuck. Wv hal (
a bnrrainm said she 10 Mrs Grimshnw.
guess iuy husband will hc'--
"DidNou know, mnduu," sald Il w shndrr, |
"rl,t lbr,, rntucts wcrc baiJy moth eaten /
tot, rr1rrir-r--rtr- t+.-.4 .4.4l1lt riErss
Poor Mrs Oldhuck how changed in IA mo. I
ncnt of timc But she comioried herself
that she could III li out to suit her rooWs'- -
Shc wns rrrat tor contriviHl, anti such bar
e,tin. she still persisted inenying.
They walked up stoirs The hedstroI'
solid mahogany, Win slat bottom, how uueh
aT7 I UtfUrud /" -. -,,... e., ...
Wron dollar, ssi.l Mts- Oldbuck"
Nobody bid over hcr,--it was fairly hers ]