Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-24


We remain, Sir,
Yours to command,
FLANoEs g. CO.
TO this was added postscript by the
head Of the firm
We have heard with pleasure Of the re-
cent good fortune that has fallen to the lot
OF our old friend and correspondent, aud
beg to offer him ON services as occasion
may require
Twenty thousand piastres | let the
letter fall in sheer amazement. what
would have been my establishment, il, more
con,ersant with the terms Of commerce, and
more attentive to the enclosed prices cur
rent, had seen that what | took for the
principal, was only the yearly interest
lost no time in writing to my correspondents
to inform them that the sum was too large.
| received no money said from Mar
Unique, and it would be impossible for me
to meet my engagements.
An answer came by return post
We learn, with regret, that you have
misgiyings with regard to the Spanish. Ac-
cording to your orders, we have sold ont
one half of the stock assigned to you, which
brings you in already a net profit of eighty
thousand francs
With regard to your property at Mar
Unique, we are too well acquainted with
the delays which requests atsuch distance
must necessarily involve, to think for mo-
ment that you can be Immediately put in
possession of YOU inheritance but your
simple signature will suffice to procure you
all the money you may require IN the mean-
time. We take the liberty OF reminding
you Of the advantage of making timely IN
yestments least, when the legal arrange
ments are ended you should find difficulty
in getting good interest for so large capt
tai With the hope that you may entertain
better opinion of German securities than
you do of Spanish, we hand YOU a prospec-
tus for establishing a bank at Grunnlngen.
You will please to observe, sir, that no de-
post is required, and that as calls are made
only at long intervals it will be easy for
you to sell your shares should you change
your mind, without having occasion to
make any payment. We have placed fifty
shares to your credit, aud have the honor to
remain, &c.
FLANGrs & Co.
Eighty thousand francs The amount
was a perfect mystery to me no donbt the
clerk had made some mistake IN the hg-
ures.
Ny position was becoming really embar-
RAISING Congratulations we're pouring III
upon me from all directions; especially
when | made my appearance, IN black from
head to foot. The journal de Goubmon-
ges thought 1t right to publish bIograph-
cal sketch OF my cousin, aud the editor
wrote me asking for further PARTICULARS
Ladies connected with all kinds of socle-
ties, begged that my name might be added
to their list of subscribers, aud the money
that had 20 pay for postage was something
alarming.
To escape from this avalanche of enqul-
ries hastily departed for Paris. Directly !
got there, called on my banker, by whom
was received as heirs TO large property
generally are
Sorry that you have such poor opin-
ion Of the Spanish stock, said Monsieur
Bergerei, for there has been a great, rise !;
however, we have only sold out half your
parcel
Would you have the goodness to let me
know the present value of the remainder 7
| replied
Certainly, Sir; ten thousand piastres
stock at seventy, the piaslre being at five
francs, thlrty-hve cenumes the sum already
paid being Ii YOU sell out to-day,
you viii, with the proceeds of last sale,
have from two hundred and ten thousand
to two hundred aud twenty-five thousand
francs
Very we'll You said something about
a German bank
Yes; the Government made some diff
Guilty about granting a charter but il is all
settled now, aud the promised shares have
risen considerable
Can sell out ?
Certainly; you have fifty at four hun
dred and fifty norens profit; that will bring
you in about siXty-hye thousand francs, !,
you SELL
Without calls for pay 2
None whatever
That seems strange but you are no
doubt well informed. should like to find
"a secure investment for those sums would
you have the goodness to tell me what would
be best
You cannot find any thing better than
our own five per cents. know Of nothing
more secure; at the present price of that
stock you get six per cent for your money
| can easily understand that you should be
worried by such trtling details as these -
YOU viii soon have more considerable sums
to look after
Then if should invest the combined
produce of the German and Spanish stocks
IN the five per cents, what should get a
Year,
Let me see. Three hundred thousand
lrancs-fund at eighty-seyenieen- elgh-
teen-twenty-yes, twenty thousand francs
year
All twenty thousand francs a year :
And when can the investment be made ?"
Tomorrow morning; that is, if YOU will
allow our firm, to conduct the Transaction"
Certainly; IN whom could my conf
dence be better ?"
The banker made a polite bow
And now" continued, 81 should feel
Obliged if you would have the goodness to
advance me a 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 hundred-four hundredl"
Thank you, fifty is quite sufficient