New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-21

any PayMsns. Me have placed fifty to your
crsgi.s sna nsye tee nonoy 20 remain etc.
perfect mystery % me - dluubt thsf a. elerk
had made mistsks IA III 19urSn n, rSs;s;o,, !
was becoming enlbArFssdkHS O6asvsxzl lstf,r~
poured in from all quaytsrs, espss5SIiv uE~ 4
made my appearances in black ffoa hsid Is ~. &
to publish biographical sketch y N s. -
and the editor wrote to me asking III M1f&G
particulars. Ladies connected with ~ sssts &
societies begged that my name might b
to their list Of Subscribers, and the money 4 II
to pay for postage was somewhat alarming 10
escape from this avalanche Of inquiries hastily
called on n1y brokers, BY whom vas reseived
as heirs to q large property generally are
e Sorry that yon have poor opinion Of the
Spanish stock y said Monsieur BeTgert; z there
has been great rise, however, We only sold ont
half your parcel."
know what the present value Of the remainder
might be !" | replied.
Certainly, sir; ten thousand piastres stock
at seventy (the piastre being at i've francs,
thirty five centfmes) the sum already paid
being -- IF you sell out to-day you win, with
the proceeds of last sale, have from two hum
dred and ten thousand to two hundred and
twenty thousand francs. i"
g Very we'll. You said something about .
German bank think p
Yes; the Government made some difficulty
about granting charter but it is all settled
now, and the promised shares have risen con
siderably." J" 81 s
G Certainly you have ffty, at four hundred
and fifty forms profit; that VIII bring you in
about sixty thousand francs. :"
6 Without any call to pay r.
ssNone whatever"
g That seems strange; but yon are, doubt.
81 ako1,1d ik,, ,t<, find a
investment for those sums; would you have the
goodness to tell me what would be the best =
g You cannot have anything better than our
own FIVE per cents know Of nothing mofe
secure; at the present price Of that stock, y0u
get six per cent for your money. can easily
understand that you should be worried by such
trifing details as these; yon will soon have
more considerable gums to look after. ?
Then, il invest the combined produce Of
the German and Spanish stocks in the five per
cents, what should get q year
eeLet me see. Three hundred thousand francs 4
funds at eighty eighteen twenty, yes,
| twenty thousand francs year. K :.
/ 6 All! twenty thousand francs . year And
when can the investment be made Il s5s
g Tomorrow morning; that - Il yon will
allow our firm to conduct the transaction. i.
Certainly; in whom could my conAdense be
better placed?"
The banker made polite bow
6 And now continued, 6 should feel OBJ
tliged If you would have the goodness to, advance
| me few louis, as am rather short Of cash ]"
My dear sir, ,all the cash possess is at your
service. How much do You want-two hum
dred-four hundred I"
| s. Thank you, fifty win be quite sufficient. 2
May i hope," added the banker, when rose
/ to take leave, /" that our firm may be favored
with the continuance Of your patronage r.
/ Certainly" replied
There are few moments Of my life on which =
occupied in my interview with M. Bergeret
doubt if should have believed in the enty
thousand francs q year, if it had mot been LOT
the fifty Napoleons.
In the meantime, my two friends were shocked
at the success of their story, and were not q
little alarmed at my sudden journey to Paris
which was attributed by others to legal busi-
ness. George and Albert then began to fear
that really believed in the authenticity Of the
9 invention they had concocted
Three days after my return, they came to see
me with long faces.
T. sssMy dear Louis" said George, you KNOW
: your cousin is not dead I"
: 9. cannot he sure of that i replied, { for
, am by no means convinced Of his existence. =
.sWel1 but you know that the inheritance = =
only hoax r
!, people who are Of that opinion"
, 4Tss We have been very wrong to originate sucn
foolish invention, for which we are very sorry
4 "On the contrary am very much Obliged %
you"
"a Bnt it is our dnty TO eentradict ii, and Il
= confess how foolish we have been. 2
Truth cannot remain long concealed; people
began to wonder that no news came from Mar
i. Unique; the wise and prudent shock their head
ominously when my name was mentioned
ssThe most ludicrous feature in the case is, .
said one &C that he has ended by believing in the
y truth of his own invention. For my part, must
~ hot nj lvoxy rath Srnpftna1 ahnJIf
!, that Inheritance"
l "And also,' said Mr. Felix, 6 though it has
cost me fifteen thousand francs"
II On seeing dozen letters on my table one
! morning guessed that the bubble had burst
: Their contents were much alike for ins ance
! ssMr. Mayors respects to Mr. Meran, and hav
J, ing heavy payments to meet, will feel abHget
!, by a check for the amount Of the enclosed 2
My replies disarmed oil doubts of my perfect
solvency.
"Mr. Meran's thanks to Mr.. Mayer for having
at last sent in his account, and encloses ehecl
" " for the amount.''
IL My cool and unconcerned demeanor kept Gu
> riosity alive for few days longer,
% ssWhat q lucky fellow p said one.
ssLuck has nothing to do with it, rejeined
~ another; he has played bis cards well, and hal
~ won" ''-.
1t "Once or twice, 1 confess, l felt compunctior
Of conscience; but moments reflection CON
:. vinced me that my own exertions had no shar,
y in my good fortune, and that owed all to q
. universal public worship of the Golden Cali, ane
g to the truth of Alberts axiom, the next hes
y !, thing to capital is credit
!, A HuGGINa ScRApE--. Acorn,'' the Rosto
+ correspondent of the NewYork Spirit Of th
d Times, tells the following story:
- ga few days since some Of the hloods,' re
y siding at Nahant. had rare sport A number 0
the friends of the Maine liquor law, with poss
7 of constables, proceeded to Drews Hotel, for tn
" purpose Of seizing q quautity Of the enem,
= that steals away mems brains,' and that wag 9
u fellow, Sam Loring, whilom of the fremont
:. getting wind of the intended proceeding, AMI
y having the fear of the law before his eyes, re
: y solved not to break the peace Of the Common
wealth himself, nor allow the inmates Of the hote
i TO do so by any overt act, yet he was still de
u sirous of giving the party an affectonate recep
!. ton! Consequently, he summoned all the scrul
= women about the house, (some fifteen lust
e Irishwonen,) and agreed to give them three dol
y lars each if they would allow themselves to b
covered from head to foot with soft soap an
grease; and Immediately upon the informers an
o pimps entering the house. each one was to seiz
bnr mo ~ md no,nr o,,,hroc;n. hin,