Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-01-09

| MN our services, as occasion may require
Twenty thousand piastres let the ette
( fail in sheer amazement. What would have
been my astonishment, if, more conversant witt
/ terms of commerce and more attentive to the
enclosed account current, had seen that wha
| took for the principal, was only the yearly
interest? lost no time in writing to my cor
respondents to inform them that the sum was
much too large; Il have received no money,
| sad from Martinique, and it would be i'm,
possible for me to meet my engagements
An answer came by return of post.
we learn, with regret, that you have mis-
givings with regard to the Spanish loan. Ac
cordng to your orders, we have sold out halt
the stock assigned to you, which brings you in
already net profit of eighty thousand francs
With regard to your property at Martinique,
we are too well acquainted with the delays
which bequess at such distance must neces-
sarily involve, to think for moment that you
can be Immediately put in possession of your
inheritance; but your simple signature will
suffice to procure you all the money you may
require in the meantime. We take the liberty
Of reminding YOU Of the advantage of making
timely Investments; lest, when the legal ar
rangemcnts are ended, you should find difficult
ty in getting good interest for so large capi-
tall With the hope that you may entertain a
better opinion Of German securities than you
do of Spanish, we hand you a prospectus for
establishing bank at Grunnlngen. You viii
please to observe, sir, that no deposit is reGuiI
ed, and that, as calls are only made at long in
tervals, it will be easy for you to sell your
shares, should You change your mind, without
your having OCCASION to make any payment
We have placed fifty 10 your credit and have
the honor to remain &c.
Eighty thousand francs The amount was
a perfect mystery to me; no doubt the clerk
had made some mistake in the figures. My
position was becoming embarrassing. Con-
gratulatons poured in from all quarters cspc-
cially when made my appearance in black
ron head to foot. The Journal de Goubmou-
ges thought it rght to publish biograp ph.cal
etch Of my cousin, and the editor wrote II
me asking for further PARTICULARS. Ladies con-
nccted with all sorts Of societies, begged that
my name might be added to their list Of sub
scrbers, and the money had to pay for post
ares was something alarming. 10 escape
from this avalanche Of inquiries | hastily de-
parted for Paris. Directly got there, called
on my bankers, by whom | was received as
heirs to a large property generally are.
Sorry that you have such a poor opinion of
the Spanish stock said Monsieur Bergerct =
there has been great rise; however, we only
sold out half your parcel
"Would you have the goodness to let me
know what the present value Of the remainder
might be !. replied.
Certainly, sir ten thousand piastres stock
at scven'y ,the piastre being at five francs,
thirty five ccnLimes.) the sum already pad be-
Ing Ifyou sell out to day you will, with
the proceeds Of last s1le, have from two hun
dr,d and ten thousand to two hundred and
twenty thousand francs
'Very well! You said something about 4
German bank, think"
Yes the Government made some difficulty
about granting Il charter, but it Is all settled
now. and the promised shares have risen COLI
ii lerably.'
Can sell on? ?
'Ccrtainly: you have fifty, at four hunirel
and fifty iiocins profit; and viii bnng You IN
ab III sixty thousani irancs.'
Without any cajs to pay?
'NOuc what"ger.'
hat seems strunyc but YOU are ~ doubt
well informed. should ll,c to find secure
investment for those sums; would you have
the roodncss 10 tel. me what would be the
Jc,' :
You cannot have anything better than our
own five per cents. know OF nothing more
sacurp. M in. nr,seot urIca OF that st,r,; Won
ret six per cent for your money. can e.,s,jy
Understand that vou :hould be worriai nv su,h
Ir,A,no detail, rs these; Won will soon have
more Considerable sums to look after
hen. III invest the combined produce of
the German and Spanjsh stocks m the five D,r
cents what sbonlJ ret wear"
let me see TAree hundred thousand
at -eirhtecn-lwenty-
ve,. twenty t5ou,,nI franc, year.'
. .ALl t,yontv thous,ud francs wear, And
when can the inycstmen, be made
.To.morrow mornjno: that il. if Won will
al}ow our firm 10 c,n.iS.t the Transaction
.Cor,,;,Iv. IN whom couId NV confidence
he bottor n]9ced.
rbp banker In,dc = nolite how
sAnd now continued. i should feel ob,ir-
ed if you would hive the goodness to advance
me A few lon,s. as am rather Short Of CASH.
NV dear sir, all the cash possess is at your
soryiro IIow much do Won wnn,-tyn Lun.
drcd-four bundrnd:'
.TbanI VOC t;tiv will bo om,o sufficient,
NAV hone, aided the bnnker. when rose
n t,ka ln,yr Shat o,,r firm NAV he favored
,y,,h tho coniirr,rca ot' vonr n,tion,,a.,
,C.r,onIy r,nl,oJ
Tnnro,r f.,y ,,,,non.s Of NV If, q, ,yhioh